‘Street Life’ cost 25p and hit the streets fortnightly, but I don’t remember it lasting very long. It was mainly music related and this particular issue also included interesting articles on Tom Waits and Dr. Feelgood. Issue No.17, Volume 1 is dated June 12 – 23, 1976, and features a superb article/interview with Stan Bowles Continue reading
The 1907/08 Cohen Weenen Cigarette Card Featuring QPR Captain William Yenson
The tobacco company Cohen Weenen & Co. issued a series of cards for the 1907/08 season which depicted football club captains. This set of 60 included captains in Division 1, Division 2 and also from the Southern League. This particular card features William Yenson and is from series No.5. I don’t know what the current Continue reading
The Swan, 66 Bayswater Road, London W2
Simon Staal was over from Sweden and as he was staying in Lancaster Gate, I thought that it was a good opportunity to have a pint with him down the Bayswater Road. Situated on the edge of the Manor and opposite Kensington Gardens, ‘The Swan’ dates back as a coaching Inn to at least 1721, Continue reading
West Bromwich Albion (3) – QPR (2)
Team: Cesar, Bosingwa, Nelsen, Ferdinand, Hill (Traore), Mbia (Hoilett), Granero, Wright-Phillips (Mackie), Park, Taarabt, Zamora Subs Not Used: Green, Onuoha, Faurlin, Cisse Attendance: 23,987 Jimmy picked me up at the Target and we made it to ‘The Vine’ before it got rammed. Although it’s a 15/20 minute walk to the ground, it really is an Continue reading
Wormholt Park – The First Hundred Years
Written by Peter Trott and edited by Cat Moulton Peter kindly wrote a superb article for us in 2010 titled: ‘Thorpebank Road, Shepherd’s Bush & the QPR Connection’: https://www.indyrs.co.uk/?p=384 Last month I was invited to the launch of his book: ‘Wormholt Park – The First Hundred Years’ at the Hummingbird Cafe on Oaklands Grove. It Continue reading
QPR v West Ham United – Too Late the Hero
Team: Cesar, Hill, Onuoha (Hoilett), Nelsen, Mbia, Park (Diakite), Granero, Faurlin, Zamora, Cisse, Wright-Phillips (Taarabt) Subs Not Used: Green, Ehmer, Mackie, Ephraim Attendance: 17,363 (including 1,681 away fans) Many R’s fans began calling for Adel Taarabt, and when he was finally introduced, he immediately made an impact. He started to wave his magic wand without Continue reading
James Patrick Andrews: 1st February 1927 – 12th September 2012
Jimmy Andrews was an inside forward/winger for the R’s during the 1959/60, 1960/61 and 1961/62 seasons, playing 82 league games for the club and scoring 16 goals. He was signed by Alec Stock from Leyton orient in June 1959, having previously been at West Ham. After injury terminated his playing career he became coach and Continue reading
QPR v Reading – Capital One Cup 3rd Round
Team: Cesar, Dyer (Nelsen), Mbia, Hill, Onuoha, Mackie, Granero, Faurlin (Diakite), Park (Zamora), Hoilett, Cisse Subs Not Used: Green, Derry, Ehmer, Wright-Phillips Attendance: 11,562 (including 1,495 away fans) I arrived in the Crown & Sceptre nice and early and was later joined by Steve Zico, Bradleyog and Simon Staal from Sweden. Rangers got off to Continue reading
QPR’s Fringe Players Begin to Break into the Mainstream
Injuries have begun to stretch the Queen’s Park Rangers squad thin. The absence of Anton Ferdinand on Sunday brought about a return for Clint Hill, while Kieron Dyer replaced the injured Jose Bosingwa at full-back. Adel Taarabt, Jamie Mackie and Junior Hoilett have all been left out of the side at one point or another Continue reading
Tottenham Hotspur (2) – QPR (1) – Gutted and Yet Proud !
Team: Cesar, Hill, Onuoha, Nelsen, Bosingwa (Dyer), Park, Wright-Phillips (Mackie), Granero, Hoilett, Faurlin, Zamora (Cisse). Subs Not Used: Green, Ehmer, Derry, Diakite, Attendance: 36,052 I got home from Spurs and dived into a very hot shower to warm up ! And to try to spend some quiet time trying to work out just how we Continue reading