Team: Springett, Brady (P), Angell, Gibbs, Brady (R), Keen. Lazarus, Leary, Bedford, Graham, McQuade. Attendance: 6,598 Most people of a certain age can recall where they were and what they were doing when USA President John F Kennedy was shot down and killed on the 22nd November 1963. I must admit that I can’t really Continue reading
Rangers’ Return to the White City was a total Washout
The following article is dated 4th October 1962 and appeared in the local Gazette and Post: ‘The biggest night in the history of Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club ended in a big washout at White City on Monday evening. After torrential rain had flooded the pitch, the referee postponed the match against Hull City half-an-hour Continue reading
Home Game for the Irish R’s in Kilkenny
In the build-up to the big day I’d been toying with the idea of getting an Irish Indy R’s flag made up, but I couldn’t get myself to agree on an Irish logo to go with the hoops and the Indy R’s badge; the tricolour would make it a Republic of Ireland Indy R’s and Continue reading
Minutes of meeting – QPR and fan websites 12 November 2013
The latest meeting between various unofficial QPR websites, message boards and podcasts and the club’s media team was held at Loftus Road on Tuesday November 12. From the club: Press and media manager Paul Morrissey (PM) and multi-media officer Adam Hulme (AH) From the sites: Paul Finney (PF) from the Open All R’s Podcast; Ron Continue reading
The Forgotten Story of Alec Stock – The First Gentleman of Soccer
The following article appeared recently in the Guardian as ‘The Forgotten Story of Alec Stock’. It’s not a forgotten story as far as R’s fans are concerned of course. However, this article does give a further insight into the disgraceful treatment of a QPR legend: The tale of the QPR manager who took the club Continue reading
Reading v QPR
Team: Green, Simpson, Dunne (Onuoha), Hill, Assou-Ekotto, Phillips, O’Neil (Johnson), Barton, Jenas (Kranjcar), Hoilett, Austin. Subs Not Used: Murphy, Traore, Henry, Chevanton Attendance: 21,497 A cracking start, where the game should have been all but over in the first 15 minutes, but this is QPR. We made enough chances throughout the game to finish them Continue reading
We Will Remember Them
The following servicemen had at some time played for Queen’s Park Rangers and all tragically lost their lives serving their Country: Corporal Albert ‘Ben’ Butler’ – Apart from playing for QPR, he was also the first professional footballer in the ranks of 17th Middlesex to be killed in action (I wrote more about him in Continue reading
QPR U18 (4) – Crystal Palace U18 (2)
The U18’s got back to winning ways the previous week with a 2-1 win at Coventry. From 0-1 down at half-time, Steve Gallen’s side won the match with two goals after the interval from Cole Kpekawa. For their next game at Harlington last Saturday, Rangers lined up as follows: Team: Smith, Furlong, Kakay, Comley, Wise, Continue reading
The Comic Connection – No.11 – Roy of the Rovers – 17th December 1977
‘Roy of the Rovers’ has previously been featured four times so far in this series and this edition is dated 17th December 1977. QPR v Nottm. Forest was the ‘Big Action’ on the back page and the caption reads: ‘This exciting aerial action at Loftus Road shows Forest’s Kenny Burns and Dave Needham of QPR Continue reading
QPR v Derby County – R’s Midfield Dominate in Demolition Derby
QPR ‘s excellent home form continued with a well-deserved 2-1 victory against Derby County in an entertaining early November encounter at Loftus Road. It keeps Rangers biting at the heels of fellow promotion hunters Burnley and Leicester City as the Championship table begins to take a settled look about it. Rangers came into the game Continue reading