QPR pulled off a shock win against in-form Arsenal to record back-to-back home wins for the first time this season. With seven league wins on the trot, this victory may have seemed unlikely, but with QPR’s No.7, Adel Taarabt, putting in a magnificent performance the home team were thoroughly deserving winners. The Moroccan opened the Continue reading
Dreams Can Come True – The 1982 FA Cup Semi-Final at Highbury
Is it really 30 years ago since that never to be forgotten FA Cup run ? A hell of a lot has happened to our club in the years since. Some of it, if it appeared in a film would be deemed to be too unbelievable. The 1981-82 season had commenced with Terry Venables about Continue reading
Dave Clement – The Complete Player
31st March 2012, is the 30th anniversary of Dave Clement’s sad and untimely death. For many younger Rangers fans his name is associated with the never to be forgotten 1975-76 team that came so agonizingly close to winning the League Championship but, for those of us old enough to have seen Dave play regularly, he Continue reading
Recent Youth Team News
Two weeks ago the U18’s took on Crawley Town at Harlington and lined up as follows:- Trani, McDonnell, Walker, Champion, Downes, Sendles-White, Sutherland, Comley, Andrade, Monthe, Webb With Gareth Deane still unavailable, it was an opportunity for Tommaso Trani to finally make his debut, all six foot seven inches of him. Although Crawley had lost Continue reading
Sunderland v QPR
Team: Kenny, Young, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Taiwo, Derry, Taarabt (Wright-Phillips), Mackie, Diakite (Buzsaky), Cisse, Zamora (Bothroyd) Subs Not Used: Cerny, Hill, Gabbidon, Barton Attendance: 37,128 I travelled in style to Newcastle, due to the vagaries of rail ticketing, first class was cheaper than second ! Had to queue 45 minutes for a ticket, but at least Continue reading
QPR v Liverpool – Steve McQueen is Revving up the Motorbike
QPR pulled off their own version of ‘The Great Escape’ on Wednesday night as they came back from two goals down with 13 minutes remaining to snatch the three points in injury time. Jamie Mackie played the role of Virgil Hilts at the death as he slotted the ball past a bemused Pepe Reina to Continue reading
Turkish Acrobatics Were a Delight – QPR v Galatasaray in 1950
The R’s had toured Turkey twice just after the War and had played Galatasaray on both occasions. There was the 1-1 draw in May 1948 when Cyril Hatton converted a penalty and this was followed in June 1949 with a 4-2 victory. The scorers were Duggan, Addinall, Muir and Pointon. In 1950 it was the Continue reading
Where Do I Begin ?
I was chuffed to be asked to write for ‘Independent R’s’ although, of late, I haven’t felt very inspired. Unsurprisingly, it has been very hard to find anything positive or upbeat to say about my beloved QPR. It is no easier now as, having returned from the Bolton game, I have come to accept what Continue reading
Bolton Wanderers v QPR: ‘I Am Not in a Sporting Humour Now‚’
So wrote William Shakespeare in his play, ‘The Comedy of Errors’. Not sure if he had the game at the Reebok in mind when thinking of a title for his farce, but there are a lot of similarities. Why, football is even mentioned in the play at one stage when Dromio of Ephesus says to Continue reading
QPR U18 (5) – Gillingham U18 (1)
Team: Lumley, McDonnell, Walker, Champion, Brown, Sendles-White, Sutherland, Comley, Gibbons, Monthe, Webb. Frankie Sutherland was back after playing for the Irish U19’s against Turkey. Bruno Andrade was apparently unwell and Gareth Deane, Marcel Henry-Francis and Bradley Simmonds were still nursing injuries. Prior to kick-off we watched the start of the U16’s game against AFC Wimbledon Continue reading