Team: Smith, Furlong, Butler, Comley, Wise, Kpekawa, Young, Mitchell, Mitford, Corkery, Shodipo, Subs: Kakay, Williams, Herdman, Page, Beckles. I bumped into Rob Bennett at Acton Town Station and we later met up with the remainder of the travelling Saturday Morning Crew at Jersey Road, Osterley; Alan Barnes, Clive Kingham, Roger Stokes and Steve Bacon. An Continue reading
When will Rangers Learn ?
Over the past few weeks, Queen’s Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp has been offering a one-man commentary on the deliberations, desires, thoughts and ambitions of Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Scott Parker. Four days ago, the former Tottenham Hotspur boss announced that a “good offer” had been agreed with his former club for the England international, who Continue reading
Queen’s Park Rangers Vs Ipswich Town 17 August 2013: The fine start continues, this time with a sterner test…
An icy blast of winter made an unexpected August return to W12 as the ‘Tractor Boys’ came to town. Well, not really ‘icy’, but you would be forgiven for thinking so by the appearance of blankets amongst the ‘prawn sandwich brigade’ of the C Club. It wasn’t the most pleasant of summer afternoons as a Continue reading
Fan Representatives Meeting 15/08/13
In attendance: From the Club: Phil Beard (Chief Executive Officer), Mark Donnelly (Chief Operating Officer) Andy Rees (Supporters Liaison Officer) From supporters groups: Paul Moore (Disabled Supporters Association), Paul Finney (IndyRs) Bill Cox (Loyal Supporters Association) Stephen Dedridge (QPR1st Supporters Trust) Each represented group was entitled to raise one topic for discussion: QPR1st-Training ground and Continue reading
Cooke’s Pie Shop – Goldhawk Road, Shepherd’s Bush – Letter from Audrey & Mike Boughton
The following letter from the owners of Cooke’s Pie & Mash Shop in the Goldhawk Road, appeared in the current edition of the Fulham & Hammersmith Chronicle – Steve Russell (Source: Ewan Munro) ‘We are writing about the inaccuracies contained in the letter from Councillor Nicholas Botterill (Chronicle, July 26), about Shepherd’s Bush Market re-development. Continue reading
On this Day in 1987 – The QPR Open Day
Twenty six years ago today the QPR Open Day was held at Loftus Road from 10.30am to around lunch time. The Chairman, David Bulstrode, welcomed R’s fans and their families in the 4-page programme: ‘I would like to welcome all supporters to our Family Open Day. I hope the weather is fine – what a Continue reading
England v Scotland – the Queen’s Park Rangers Connections
For anyone under the age of 35, matches between the two countries that invented the game of football and who staged what’s regarded as the world’s first ever football international in 1872, have been few and far between. But if you grew up before the mid-1980’s, when for a variety of reasons the fixture unfortunately Continue reading
Steve Gallen on agents, Raheem Sterling and the ‘secret’ Irishman
QPR youth boss Steve Gallen says agents are making it tougher for clubs to keep their young players’ feet on the ground. More than a decade ago the then Rangers manager Ian Holloway bemoaned the unrealistic wage demands of the club’s youngsters. And Gallen believes the relentless involvement of agents even at youth level means Continue reading
Huddersfield Town Vs Queen’s Park Rangers 10 August 2013 – Everything but the result
The Superhoops made their first competitive away trip of the new season to the John Smith’s, formerly Galpharm, formerly McAlpine Stadium. Such are the vagaries of the naming value of new modern stadia. The Independent Rs team were to be found before the game sampling the local ale in the delightfully-named Gasworks Club. Whilst the Continue reading
The Comic Connection – No.10 – Tiger and Hurricane – 11th May 1968
This comic was originally known as ‘Tiger – The Sport and Adventure Picture Story Weekly’ and launched on 11th September 1954. There were subsequent mergers over the years with various other Fleetway publications before finally coming to an end on 30th March 1985. ‘Men of Steel’ adorns the front cover – Rod Steel, all-round athlete Continue reading