Taddy & Co. produced three sets of cards in their Prominent Footballer series. This is now the eighth QPR card that buy cialis 5mg I have featured from the first series in 1907. They issued another set the following year and a number of these cards would have included the same players. This card was Continue reading
The 1974 Terry Venables 7‚’ Single -‘What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?
Whilst still a Rangers player, Terry Venables recorded his version of; ‘What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For? Backed by the Billy Amstell Jazz Band, the single was released by Decca in 1974 (catalogue no. F 13500). The song was written by; Joseph McCarthy, Howard Johnson and James V. Monaco in Continue reading
Memories of QPR winning the Championship Play-Off Final: Part Two – Dundee to Wembley
My Wembley plans started rolling as soon as Charlie Austin scored the winner against Watford, to secure our play-off spot. A bit premature I know, but, what if? The finances were worked out, I had saved enough pound coins to pay for the train and I would ask my wife for a match ticket for Continue reading
The 1951 Hammersmith Palais Jazz Band Ball (Jiving is Forbidden!)
The following article was written by Robert Raymond and appeared in the Picture Post on 7th April 1951: ‘Jazz as they play it at the Hammersmith Palais, is a serious matter. Youth goes mad about it – one way or the other. It’s the music of an unsafe, unsure, age. Hundreds of boys and girls Continue reading
We Are QPR – A Visual Record of Flag Day at Wembley
In 2011 I put together a selection of Martin Percival’s pics on the Home Page as a ‘flag day’ record of our promotion celebrations. Consequently we wanted to put together something similar following our recent visit to Wembley for the Championship Play-Off Final against Derby County. Apart from the abundance of fans banners on display, Continue reading
‘Hi Ho Silver Lining’ – The QPR Connection
Last Saturday at Wembley, when they played Jeff Beck’s ‘Hi Ho Silver Lining’ at the end of the game, it reminded me of Daphne Biggs, the long-standing QPR Supporters Club secretary and away travel organiser. I thought to myself “I’m sure there’s a lot of Ranges fans here today who don’t know the significance of Continue reading
Memories of QPR winning the Championship Play-Off Final: Part One – Dublin to Wembley
I have a trade union activist friend who was sacked once, in his youth, for having his haircut in the canteen during working hours. The company sought an injunction to stop the resulting strike which was contested on grounds that the shop steward’s sacking was trumped up. At the High Court, the judge asked the Continue reading
News of a Limited Edition QPR t-shirt depicting Bobby Zamora’s Winning Goal at Wembley
Luke Cuthbert of ‘Art in Football’ has been in touch regarding the limited edition t-shirt and art print they’ve just produced. It depicts that magical moment when Bobby Zamora dramatically scored our winning goal in the 90th minute at Wembley. The goal is described on their website as follows: ‘With Derby coming in with emphatic Continue reading
QPR v Derby County – Championship Play-Off Final – Wembley Stadium
Team: Green, Simpson, Onuoha, Dunne, Hill (Henry), Kranjcar (Traore), Barton, O’Neil, Hoilett, Doyle (Zamora), Austin. Subs Not Used: Murphy, Suk-Young, Hughes, Morrison. Attendance: 87,348 (including around 40,000 R’s fans) Many QPR supporters walked to Wembley for this Championship play-off, and they must have set off home feeling like they could walk on water after this Continue reading
A ‘QPR Room‚’ somewhere in Norway: Room with a View – No.2
I have around 50 shirts, 4/5 of them are signed. For me the most special one is the play-off final shirt. I was outside the entrance at Loftus Road after the Chesterfield match the season after (03/04), when Steve Russell introduced me (cheers for that Steve!) to the then Club Director, Nick Blackburn. Blackburn brought Continue reading