The following article appeared in ‘Goal’ magazine in the late 60’s: ‘As many full-backs know, Queen’s Park Rangers raider Barry Bridges has quite a turn of speed. And now he may put it to effective use outside footballby competing in the big professional New Year’s Day sprint at Powderhall. The potential of Bridges as a Continue reading
Birmingham City v QPR
Team: Green, Onuoha, Traore, Assou-Ekotto, Dunne, Hill, Hoilett (O’Neil), Barton, Jenas, Morrison (Carroll), Doyle (Keane) Subs Not Used: Murphy, Hughes, Henry, Benayoun. Attendance: 14,500 (including 1,348 R’s fans) I enjoyed the performance on Saturday, what a difference when we move the ball with purpose, attack in numbers and get behind defences, must be a new Continue reading
In Memory of John Poppitt
John Poppitt sadly passed away on 12th February 2014 at the age of 91. He was born in West Sleekburn on 20th January 1923. A junior athletics champion, but when he joined Derby County in 1942 he was no longer eligible to take part in amateur running events so he turned professional. John signed for Continue reading
QPR v Leeds United
Team: Green, Hughes, Onuoha, Dunne, Hill, Hoilett (Keane), Jenas (Carroll), Henry, Traore, Morrison (Benayoun), Doyle. Subs Not Used: Murphy, Suk-Young, Sendles-White, Maiga. Attendance: 16,448 (including 1,794 Leeds fans) Leeds were typical of teams coming to Loftus Road, get bodies behind the ball, defend narrow, press high, make us play long balls from the back and Continue reading
Wembley 1967 – W12 Boy and the Magic of the Cup
The summer of 1966 was a big one for this 11 year old W12 Boy, the World Cup, leaving a Rangers Coverdale Road Primary School to go to a Chelscum Holland Park Comprehensive and little did I know that the next nine months would put my beloved Rangers on the same stage as the big Continue reading
QPR Fans Anti-Merger Pitch Demonstration on 28th February 1987
The next stage of the ‘No Merger’ campaign was to demonstrate on the pitch and stop the home game against Manchester City from kicking-off. The signal to go on was to be triggered by the appearance of the referee, linesmen and the two teams. I normally stood in the Loft, but I and many others Continue reading
From 1934: Coventry City Pushed out of Second Place
Team: Mason, Barrie, Ashman, March, Goodier, Blake, Emmerson, Eaton, Blackman, Langford, Brown. Attendance: 9,701 On 18th January 1934, the R’s travelled to Coventry in a top of the table encounter. The following match report was written by “Fieldsman” and appeared in the Midlands press the next day: ‘Coventry City lost a great opportunity of greatly Continue reading
Charlton Athletic v QPR
Team: Green, Hughes, Dunne, Hill, Onuoha, Traore, Carroll (Benayoun), Jenas, Hoilett (Keane), Morrison, Doyle (Maiga). Subs Not Used: Murphy, Suk-Young, Henry, O’Neil Attendance: 17,333 (including 3,267 R’s fans) Not just another poor performance, but nothing to suggest this will get any better. Another game, another punt from Harry, another bucket load spent, but still not Continue reading
Dave Thomas on Sir Tom Finney and the 1974 Radio Times Cover Story
MP: What was the story behind you being on the front cover of the Radio Times Dave in August 1974 with Tom Finney? DT: Well it was when Don Revie had left Leeds United to become the new England manager, after Sir Alf Ramsey. The BBC wanted to run an article and I was contacted. Continue reading
Kid Jensen – Once a Ranger (Not) Always a Ranger ?
The following article must have appeared in ‘Shoot’ magazine sometime in 1979: “Hey, that was really something,” smiled top Radio One disc jockey Kid Jensen. “I’ll remember this morning for a long time to come.” Kid had accepted an invitation to train with his QPR heroes – and had the time of his life! David Continue reading