Team: Kenny, Young, Traore, Hall (Gabbidon), Ferdinand, Derry (Mackie), Faurlin, Barton, Taarabt (Bothroyd), Wright-Phillips, Helguson Subs Not Used: Murphy, Hill, Buzsaky, Smith Attendance: 36,147 (including nearly 3,000 R’s fans) We gave the ball away far too cheaply, with Taarabt the biggest culprit. It put us under immense pressure 1st half, against a good side who Continue reading
QPR U18 (3) – Leyton Orient U18 (1)
Youth Alliance Cup Team: Deane, Downes, Walker, Champion, Browne, Sendles-White, Simmonds, Hubble, Gibbons, Henry-Francis, Fitzpatrick Subs: McDonnell, Monthe, Koeris, Daly, Adekunle When I arrived the 1st team squad were going through their paces and two QPR Girls matches were set to take place. Marcel Henry-Francis was back having completed his loan spell with Hampton & Continue reading
Good Luck to the 30 R’s Fans Walking from Loftus Road to White Hart Lane on Sunday
Following on from last season’s walk to Vicarage Road, QPR in the Community have organised another fundraiser for the Tiger Cubs this Sunday. The walk to Watford raised just under ¬£10,000 and this is the target for the latest fundraiser. Thirty walkers, including Paul Finney from the Independent R’s, will be leaving Loftus Road at Continue reading
The Rutland Arms, 15 Lower Mall, Hammersmith, London W6
Situated close to Hammersmith Bridge, this riverside pub is said to have been established in 1849 and then re-built in its present form around 1870/80. The Hammersmith Regatta in August 1921 was in aid of the West London Hospital and the prizes were presented on the balcony of the West End Boathouse which used to Continue reading
QPR v Chelsea – ‘I’ve Never Felt More Like Singing the Blues….’
‘When Rangers Win and Chelsea Lose, Oh Rangers, You Got Me Singing the Blues’. The fact that both these lines happened in the same game makes it all the sweeter. Queen’s Park Rangers beat Chelsea in an ill tempered local derby which saw the visitors reduced to nine men before half-time. QPR won their first Continue reading
The Greatest Ever Queen’s Park Rangers Away Performance ?
Slovan Bratislava 3 – QPR 3: UEFA Cup 2nd Round 1st Leg – 20th October 1976 If there was ever to be a vote held to address the above question then there would be several games that without a doubt would be contenders. The 4-1 win at Old Trafford on New Year’s Day 1992, the Continue reading
In Memory of Paul Harford: 9th August 1942 – 23rd September 2011
Paul Harford passed away last month after a long illness. He lived around the corner from me in South Harrow although he was actually born in Cheltenham and it wasn’t until he eventually moved to Kilburn in the late 50’s that he became an R’s fan. I was looking through my 1964/65 programmes recently and Continue reading
QPR v Blackburn Rovers – The Long Wait Continues
QPR’s search for their first home win of the season continued as they played out a dour 1-1 draw with struggling Blackburn Rovers. Rangers did manage to take the lead for the first time at home since they hosted Leeds last May with Heidar Helguson becoming the first QPR player to score at Loftus Road Continue reading
HAC Le Havre v Queen’s Park Rangers (Friendly) – Saturday 10th October 1987
Breaks in the football season nowadays tend to be due to internationals, but they’re nothing new and clubs have often filled them with friendly games to help maintain players match fitness and to generate some income. Back in October 1987, Rangers travelled the relatively short distance to Le Havre in France for a Saturday evening Continue reading
QPR U18 (1) – Southend United U18 (0)
Youth Alliance Cup Team: Lumley, McDonnell, Walker, Champion, Browne, Monthe, Simmonds, Webb, Gibbons, Daly, Fitzpatrick Subs: Comley, Hubble, Young, Koeris, Adekunle Last Saturday the U18’s recorded their fifth win of the season with a 1-0 victory at Northampton courtesy of a superb strike from Jordan Gibbons. During the week an U17’s side beat Charlton 7-0 Continue reading