As far as I can remember, this leaflet was handed out to fans as they entered the ground, probably before the Bristol Rovers home game on 3rd December 1966 (Rangers scored three more that day): ‘As a good friend and loyal supporter of Q.P.R. please help us to win more friends and more loyal supporters Continue reading
West Ham United v QPR – Rangers Beat off the East End Chill to Hold on for a Point
With fears over the threatening snowy weather put aside, Queen’s Park Rangers went to the Boleyn Ground in search of a vital three points which would catapult them towards the holy grail of Premier League safety. Redknapp made a single change from the side which bravely battled for a point last weekend against Tottenham Hotspur. Continue reading
West Bromwich Albion v QPR
FA Cup 3rd Round Replay Team: Green, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Hill, Ben Haim. Derry, Faurlin, Bothroyd (Mbia), Park, Mackie (Taarabt), Cisse (Wright-Phillips) Subs Not Used: Murphy, Ehmer, Ephraim, Hulse Attendance: 11,184 Jay Bothroyd headed QPR into the fourth round of the FA Cup – and a home tie against MK Dons – but the visitors were Continue reading
When a Broken Jaw was a Blessing in Disguise for Mike Kelly
The following article was written by Chris Coles and appeared in ‘Goal’ magazine: ‘Queen’s Park Rangers star Mike Kelly is today rated among the game’s most useful keepers. Yet only last season he was wondering if he had any future in the Football League. When QPR went from Third to First Divisions in successive seasons Continue reading
QPR v Tottenham Hotspur – No Favours from the Pack as Rangers Stand Firm
Results elsewhere at the bottom of the Premier League provided slim comfort to the R’s faithful as they took great heart from a battling performance in the day’s early kick-off at a packed Loftus Road against third-place Spurs. In an afternoon of mixed feelings, QPR were left five points adrift of safety and flat bottom Continue reading
The 1980’s Hoover Advert Featuring Alan McDonald
Following on from the Gola and Cossack Hairspray articles that went up last year, QPR related adverts seem to have turned into a mini-series ! This latest one features Alan McDonald and appeared in the Official Club Newspaper, ‘Bush Ranger’ in the late 80’s. We lived next to the Hoover factory in Bideford Avenue for Continue reading
QPR v West Bromwich Albion – When Just Enough Was Good Enough
FA Cup 3rd Round A disappointing crowd of less than 9,000 was thoroughly underwhelmed by the FA Cup fare at Loftus Road against West Bromwich Albion. The poor turnout was effectively guaranteed by the club’s misguided policy of charging ¬£25 per adult ticket, but was also influenced by the recent expense for many of the Continue reading
To Spend or Not to Spend ? That is the Question
Queen’s Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp may well be mulling over this very conundrum after his side pulled off an extraordinary 1-0 victory at Stamford Bridge. Fresh from humiliation against Liverpool on Sunday, QPR turned from a disorganised, inept rabble into a side capable of ending the Blues’ four-game winning streak. Ryan Nelsen was once Continue reading
Chelsea v QPR: ‘Oh My God the Ball is Actually in the Net !‚’
Team: Cesar, Hill, Onuoha, Nelsen, Fabio, Derry, Taarabt (Dyer), Granero (Park), Mbia, Mackie, Hoilett (Wright-Phillips) Subs Not Used: Green, Ferdinand, Faurlin, Cisse Attendance: 41,634 (including 3,015 R’s fans) We didn’t stop singing from the very 1st minute to the last. We had a lot of fun too – like teasing the Chelski fans by “celebrating” Continue reading
QPR v Liverpool – A Diabolical Farewell to a Diabolical Year
Harry Redknapp made four changes from the line-up which succumbed to West Brom at Loftus Road on Boxing Day for the final Premier League clash of 2012. Julio Cesar started in between the sticks in place of the luckless Robert Green. The trio of Anton Ferdinand, Fabio da Silva and Ale Faurlin were replaced with Continue reading