This article with the then QPR Secretary, Mr G. H. Mousell, appeared in the Willesden Chronicle on 14th July 1899 and gives a wonderful insight into the early development of the Club: With cricket in full swing, and a visitation of tropical heat about us that makes any suggestion of violent exertion objectionable, the football Continue reading
QPR v Brighton & Hove Albion – ‘We’re Queen’s Park Rangers, We’re Top of the League’
Team: Green, Simpson, Dunne, Onuoha (Assou-Ekotto), Hill, Phillips (Traore), Barton, Henry (Jenas), O’Neil, Wright-Phillips, Austin. Subs Not Used: Murphy, Carroll, Faurlin, Hitchcock. Attendance: 17,246 Strange atmosphere last night, a lot of frustration around that we couldn’t make our second-half possession advantage count. The fact that we are top of the league seemed to pass many Continue reading
QPR v Ipswich Town – U21 Professional Development League 2
Team: Lennox, Gibbons, Monthe, Ehmer, Sendles-White, Magri, Sharif, Ephraim, Hitchcock, Kranjcar, Andrade Subs Not Used: Lumley, Brown, Kpekawa The first decent chance of the afternoon came within a couple of minutes following a corner awarded to the visitors. A good ball into the box was headed over the bar by their No.6, Jonny Leddy. However, Continue reading
Queen’s Park Rangers Vs Birmingham City 14 September 2013: Never mind the style, look at the table…
The Championship returned to Loftus Road after another of those tiresome international breaks. Just when a season is beginning to gather momentum, a blank window in the schedule comes along and lets a good deal of the air out. The day began with a visit to the Crown & Sceptre where I had the pleasure Continue reading
To Transfer or not to Transfer that is the Question?
Now the dust has settled on a difficult period of QPR’s recent history, namely the summer transfer window, I thought I’d look at the changes Redknapp has made in personnel in the First Team squad. We all knew that the First Team squad, as it was made up in May 2013, was nothing short of Continue reading
Don Givens – QPR and Irish International Legend
The 30th October 1974 will stand forever in the memory of sports fans the world over, for it was on that date that Muhammad Ali defeated George Foreman in the “Rumble in the Jungle” in the heat of Kinshasa, Zaire. Another event happened on that historic evening in 1974 that will never be forgotten by Continue reading
Juggling Practice According to QPR’s Legendary No.10, Rodney Marsh
In 1970, Anglo Confectionary Ltd issued 48 cards in a series titled: ‘Learn the Game’. No. 46 in this set dealt with ‘Juggling Practice’and featured Rangers’legendary No.10 Rodney Marsh: The instructions on the card read as follows: ‘Juggling Practice is most necessary to improve ball control. Try to keep the ball up by using head, Continue reading
The Prince Edward, 73 Princes Square, Bayswater, London W2
Ahead of some afternoon research at the Kensington Library, Colin (ESSEXURs), Bernard (Kerrins) and I headed from our rendezvous point outside Queensway Station to the Prince Edward in Princes Square. The pub was established in 1858 and originally known as the Princes Hotel. Behind the horseshoe shaped bar was a very large clock. On the Continue reading
Leeds United v QPR
QPR’s third 1-0 league victory in a row ensured that they left West Yorkshire with all 3 points in another tightly contested Championship match at Elland Road. This was the R’s first victory over Leeds since a 3-1 win back in the 1995-96 season. The 1-0 score-line in this game suggests it was a narrow Continue reading
QPR v Swindon Town – Capital One Cup 2nd Round
Team: Murphy, Suk-Young, Onuoha, Hill, Simpson, Diakite (Johnson),Jenas, Faurlin (Hitchcock), Wright-Phillips, Austin, Zamora (Sharif) Subs Not Used: Green, Young, Ehmer, Henry Attendance: 9,715 (including 1,684 away fans) I suppose I should have known better than to have such a match for my first game of the season. After a good day with Steve Russell and Continue reading