One has to feel sorry for Robert Green. Castigated in the wake of England’s diabolically poor World Cup two years ago, centring on his terrible mistake against the United States of America, he was a national joke for a while. Green endured relegation with West Ham United and remained under the footballing radar for a Continue reading
October 1952: An Outbreak of Malicious Damage at Loftus Road & the QPR v Newport County Match
Team: Brown, Poppitt, Ingham, Clayton, Spence, Farrow, Gilberg, Smith, Addinall, Quinn, Shepherd Attendance: 14,800 ‘Behind the Scenes’ -The Editor begins his programme notes with not one, but two stern warnings: ‘A WARNING – The amount of malicious damage being done at this ground has reached such proportions that drastic steps have to be taken to Continue reading
‘The Club is Delighted with its Continued Positive Relationship with the OSC’
News appeared on the official website recently of a meeting between the club and the Official Supporters Club last month: ‘The club met with the QPR Official Supporters Club (OSC) in August and since the meeting both parties have been in contact to follow up key points that were raised. The first action that came Continue reading
The Second John Baines QPR Football Card
Martin Botwright suggested to me that a second John Baines QPR football card was known to exist. Then a few months ago Moreno came across it within a collection of cards that were coming up for auction and kindly forwarded me an image of the card which is shown below. The Lot was estimated at Continue reading
Manchester City v QPR
Team: Green, Bosingwa, Fabio, Ferdinand (Onuoha), Nelsen, Granero (Cisse), Wright-Phillips, Park, Faurlin (Dyer), Johnson, Zamora Subs Not Used: Murphy, Derry, Mackie, Hoilett Attendance: 45,579 I thought that we got better and that there were some positives to take from the game, not least of which was seeing Faurlin starting his first league game in just Continue reading
QPR Back the Campaign to Save Hammersmith Hospital’s Threatened Accident & Emergency Department
Greg Burns wrote the following article for the local Chronicle: ‘QPR Football Club are the latest Premier League Side to throw their backing behind the campaign to save the borough’s threatened accident and emergency department. The top-flight side is taking time out to voice their concerns about plans to shut the A & E department Continue reading
QPR v Walsall – Capital One Cup 2nd Round
Team: Green, Bosingwa, Fabio, Ferdinand, Nelsen, Park, Faurlin, Wright-Phillips (Traore), Hoilett (Dyer), Johnson, Zamora (Cisse) Subs Not Used: Murphy, Onuoha, Derry, Mackie Attendance: 6,129 (including 436 visiting fans) Great display from Faurlin on Tuesday night and so pleased for the fella. I thought Zamora had a good one as well. And whisper it quietly, but Continue reading
Norwich City v QPR – First Away Point Since 1st February
Team: Green, Fabio, Ferdinand, Hill (Onuoha), Traore (Bosingwa), Mackie, Park, Diakite (Derry), Hoilett, Zamora, Cisse Subs Not Used: Murphy, Taarabt, Wright-Phillips, Johnson Attendance: 26,317 Unfortunately Jimmy was still unwell so Paul Finney volunteered to drive us up to Norwich. I met up with him at Stanmore station and we later picked up Mark and Jamie. Continue reading
In Memory of Mrs QPR – Daphne Biggs
Daphne Biggs was born on 29th July 1925 and today marks the tenth anniversary of her death in 2002. She contributed so much to the Club and to generations of R’s fans in over 50 years dedicated service. She really must of had blue and white blood flowing through her veins. The article reproduced below Continue reading
QPR v Swansea City – And Then it Happened….
Team: Green, Onuoha, Hill (Wright-Phillips), Fabio, Ferdinand, Park, Diakite (Derry), Taarabt, Mackie, Hoilett, Cisse (Johnson) Subs Not Used: Murphy, Nelsen, Dyer, Zamora Attendance: 18,072 Anyone remember this from the recent Augsburg trip article ? ‘My only worries were the way we were carved open time and again in the first 30 minutes. Fabio at left-back Continue reading