FA Cup 3rd Round Replay A solitary Danny Gabbidon goal was enough to see QPR scrape past a plucky MK Dons side and set up a home tie with neighbours Chelsea in the 4th Round. In doing so QPR got rid of one of the most unwanted losing streaks that saw no win in this Continue reading
Newcastle United v QPR
Team: Kenny, Hill, Gabbidon, Ferdinand, Young, Derry, Buzsaky (Macheda), Mackie, Wright-Phillips, Bothroyd, Helguson (Smith). Subs Not Used: Cerny, Orr, Hall, Ephraim, Campbell Attendance: 49,865 (including 1,300 R’s fans) This was my first visit to Newcastle since Rangers lost there in the 1995/96 first Keegan era. In the interim the ground has been extensively rebuilt and Continue reading
QPR U18 (1) – Everton U18 (0)
FA Youth Cup 4th Round Team: Deane, Downes, Walker, Champion, Browne, Sendles-White, Sutherland, Simmonds, Henry-Francis, Andrade, Webb Subs: Lumley, Monakana, Monthe, Hubble, Daly Everton have a very impressive record in the FA Youth Cup having appeared in seven finals and winning three of them. They had defeated Crystal Palace 2-1 in the previous Round courtesy Continue reading
The 1906 Ogden’s QPR Cigarette Card
This card was No.14 in a set of 50 depicting ‘Football Club Colours’. Issued by Ogden’s in 1906, the reverse side of the card reads: ‘Formed in 1885 as the amateur St Jude’s Institute, they became the Queen’s Park Rangers in 1889, and adopted professionalism in 1898, joining the Southern League in 1899-1900. Formerly the Continue reading
Mark Hughes Wants to Build QPR Legacy after being Appointed Manager
Mark Hughes is determined to build a legacy at Queen’s Park Rangers after replacing Neil Warnock as the club’s manager. Hughes is targeting a place in the Europa League next year, if he is successful in avoiding relegation this season. Hughes, who will be joined by Mark Bowen as assistant manager, Eddie Niedzwiecki as first-team Continue reading
Independent R’s Statement
In some ways the news of Neil Warnock’s departure wasn’t a total surprise, opinions had been very mixed recently and last week Tony Fernandes had also reportedly stated that: ‘nobody’s job was safe’. However, the expectation was that Neil Warnock would still have significant funding at his disposal to strengthen the squad. Neil Warnock will Continue reading
QPR Part Company with Neil Warnock – Club Statement
Tony Fernandes had more than hinted last week that Neil Warnock’s departure could be forthcoming and the Club then issued the following statement yesterday: ‘Queens Park Rangers Football Club has today (Sunday 8th January 2012) parted company with Manager Neil Warnock. Warnock joined the Club in March 2010, overseeing 84 matches in charge, winning 33, Continue reading
MK Dons v QPR
FA Cup 3rd Round Team: Cerny, Young, Hill, Hall, Gabbidon, Derry (Buzsaky), Faurlin, Mackie, Smith, Campbell (Helguson), Macheda (Bothroyd). Subs Not Used: Murphy, Orr, Connolly, Andrade Attendance: 19,506 (Stadium record and including over 5,000 R’s fans) I thought that it was another inept, and at times diabolical performance. Helguson managed to get us out of Continue reading
The Dove – 19 Upper Mall, Hammersmith, London W6: A Mysterious Challenger Arrives & then Disappears.
A few years ago I managed to pick up a copy of George Izzard’s rare book, ‘One for the Road’. Written in the late 1950’s, it’s described as ‘the autobiography of a London Village publican. He arrived at ‘The Dove’ on a misty November afternoon in 1929 and his book takes us through nearly thirty Continue reading
QPR v Norwich City – Who Says that the Pantomime Season is Over ?
Norwich City snatched a late winner at Loftus Road against ten-man QPR as the hosts slump continued. Steve Morison was the Canaries hero with the late winning goal, but it will be Joey Barton who will make all the headlines as first he gave QPR the lead, then was sent off in bizarre circumstances before Continue reading