Super sub Djibril Cisse scored an 89th minute winner at Fortress Loftus Road to give QPR an outside chance of retaining Premier League status. A fraught and tense afternoon of football looked like it was going to end in frustration, what with scores coming in from other grounds, but this side has shown the patience Continue reading
The Independent R’s 1982 FA Cup Final Commemorative Badge
My thirteenth Indy R’s badge commemorates Rangers reaching the FA Cup Final for the first time in 1982. Limited to just 100, at the time of writing, only 27 remain. Also available are a small stock of some of my previous badges. All badges are ¬£3.00 each and postage within the UK is ¬£1.35 for Continue reading
When QPR Threatened to Quit the FA Cup
Rangers did not compete in the 1926-27 FA Cup competition because the club secretary forgot to submit the entry form in time ! The R’s could of missed out again years later for very different reasons. In 1981 the club installed a plastic pitch at a cost of ¬£350,000 which proved to be very controversial. Continue reading
Chelsea v QPR – Rangers All at Sea and Out of Their Depth
QPR’s travel sickness woes continued as they were demolished by a rampant Chelsea team at a rain sodden Stamford Bridge. The 6-1 score-line even flattered Rangers as time and time again they were carved open at the back by defence splitting passes as our back-four seemed all at sea. Even the Thames Flood Barrier wouldn’t Continue reading
QPR v Tottenham Hotspur – Another Added to the List of Big Scalps at Loftus Road
A single goal from the Moroccan Magician, Adel Taarabt, put a dent in Spurs’ drive for a Champions League qualification whilst boosting QPR’s hopes of staging this league fixture again next season. This game had everything that is good and bad about Premier League football. We had the good of a sublime free kick winning Continue reading
The Premier League’s New ‘Bad Boys‚’
Leeds United, have, on more than one occasion, been English football’s “bad boys”. A bunch of, let’s be honest, dirty, cheating reprobates in the 1970’s, the Leeds side of the early 2000’s featured a number of shall we say, “morally dubious” individuals. Now Queen’s Park Rangers are by no means of this ilk, but under Continue reading
Dreams Can Come True – The 1982 FA Cup Semi-Final at Highbury – Part Three
On a bright spring day, the meet was in the Earl of Derby, Kilburn High Road, with my Dad, his mates and copious amounts of the black stuff. A pub that was renowned for its Guinness, the Irish, and a small group of Rangers fans. Too much drink early doors, and it was off to Continue reading
R’s Fan Ben Donnelly Will Be Appearing at the Ginglik Club with His Band ‘Platonic Curry’ On Saturday 21st April
Ben Donnelly is an R’s fan and his band, ‘Platonic Curry’, will be appearing at the Ginglik Club in Shepherd’s Bush on Saturday, 21st April. The band perform regularly at a number of London venues and are in the final recording stage of producing their first album. Ben has emailed the following details about the Continue reading
West Bromwich Albion v QPR – Rangers Lack Guile to Break the Baggies Down
Team: Kenny, Diakite, Hill, Ferdinand, Onuoha, Derry (Wright-Phillips), Taarabt (Helguson), Mackie, Barton, Taiwo (Traore), Zamora Subs Not Used: Cerny, Young, Gabbidon, Buzsaky Attendance: 25,521 (including approx 2,700 R’s fans) We met up with bambam at the Target just after the two Supporter’s Club coaches had departed. Around 90 minutes later we pulled up outside ‘The Continue reading
An Easter Resurrection !!!
A few weeks ago, I put down in writing my feelings of disappointment at the way our season was turning out. Joey Barton did not seem to agree with my views and responded on Twitter to that effect. But far more importantly, to me at least, he responded on the field of play. And, along Continue reading