Last year, my summer reading consisted of an interesting book by Jack Rollin called, ‘Soccer at War’ which is a complete account of football in Britain during WW2. Although the angle is football, it also draws an interesting picture of everyday life during the war years.. When Germany attacked Poland on 1st September 1939, the Continue reading
Doncaster Rovers (0) – QPR (1) – Donny Undone
Team: Kenny, Orr, Hill, Gorkss, Hall, Derry, Faurlin, Routledge, Smith, Ephraim (Buzsaky on 63 mins). Helguson (Hulse on 80 mins). Subs Not Used: Cerny, Chimbonda, Shittu, Vaagan Moen, Agyemang. Attendance: 11,747 On a gloriously sunny morning, I jumped on the train for the 40 minute journey to Doncaster and set off in search of the Continue reading
Wycombe Wanderers U18 (1) – QPR U18 (5)
Team: Sam Cowler, Michael Harriman (booked), Tony Sanderson, Michael Doughty (booked & replaced by I think Jordan Walker), Stephen O’Donnell, Taylor Parmenter, Sam Bewick, Frankie Sutherland, Mo Sharif, Marcel Henry-Francis (replaced by Bruno Andrade),Bagasan Graham. This was a straight forward 5-1 win for Steve Gallen’s U18’s side at the idyllic setting of Bisham Abbey on Continue reading
‘Grounds For Divorce’ By Mel Huckridge
“You’re mad”, the first two words in this 232 page book. Every reader of the book may come to the same conclusion having followed his trials and tribulations as Mel sets out on his plan to do as many games in a football season in as many weird and wonderful places and share that experience Continue reading
QPR U18 (2) Aldershot Town U18 (1)
Team: Cowler, Harriman, Sanderson, Doughty, Parmenter, O’Donnell, Bewick, Sutherland, Graham, Henry-Francis, Sharif. A free kick in from the left was screwed just wide of the post then, a Marcel Henry-Francis shot was blocked after he set himself up to pull the trigger. Another ball came in from the left and Mo Sharif quickly got into Continue reading
QPR v Crystal Palace – Normal Services Resumed
QPR got back to winning ways and notched up their 20th win of the campaign following the midweek blip against Millwall. Two goals from Heidar Helguson put paid to Dougie Freedman’s Crystal Palace attempts at winning away for the first time since before the clocks went back. Warnock recently completed his first year in charge Continue reading
Millwall v QPR
Team: Kenny, Orr, Hill, Gorkss, Shittu, Derry, Faurlin, Taarabt (Smith), Buzsaky (Miller), Routledge, Helguson (Chimbonda). Subs Not Used: Cerny, Vaagan Moen, Ephraim, Hulse. Attendance: 14,104 (including 2,186 R’s fans) A poor display, but what’s important is how we come back from it. Other results went our way yet again so not too much damage. Adel Continue reading
The FA Charges Queen’s Park Rangers with Seven Breaches of FA Regulations
The Rangers Community was stunned when the FA issued the following statement: ‘The FA has charged Queens Park Rangers FC with seven breaches of FA regulations. The Club charges relate to the player Alejandro Faurlin and concern the alleged existence of an agreement between the Club and a third party in respect of the player’s Continue reading
QPR v Leicester City – Unbeaten Run Extended to 11 Games
QPR extended their unbeaten run to 11 games as a late, late winner from Ishmael Miller put paid to Leicester’s valiant efforts in front of a packed Loftus Road. In the process, we stretched our lead to 8 points at the top of the table following other results and with the Cardiff game still to Continue reading
The Fundraising Appeal for Seven-Year-Old QPR Fan Grace Murphy
Many R’s fans will already know who Grace Murphy is. Grace is of course the little seven-year-old QPR fan suffering from a condition known as Spastic Diplegia which is a form of Cerebral Palsy. In January a fundraising appeal launched to help send her to America, very quickly gathered momentum as the news spread throughout Continue reading