FA Women’s National League Division One (South East) Team: White, Petit, Maloney, Carolan, Searle, Kumaning, Akerman, Hennessy, Moore, Hall, Edwards Subs: McLean, Pope, Curr, Nygaard-Parsons Kent Football United arrived at the Powerday Stadium marooned at the bottom of the table, but they took the lead within six minutes. A ball through the middle was then Continue reading
QPR (2) – Sheffield United (1) – ‘They Finally Won Both Points with a Late Goal by Frank Clarke’
League Division Two Team: Kelly, Watson, Harris, Hunt, Mobley, Hazell, Bridges, Venables (Clark), Clarke, Marsh, Leach Attendance: 19,852 On 8th November 1969, second-placed Sheffield United travelled to Loftus Road to take on a QPR side in third. Dick Milford’s match report later appeared in the ‘Sunday People’: ‘The battle of the Second Division giants was Continue reading
QPR U23 (0) – Sheffield United U23 (1)
U23 Professional Development League 2 Team: Halwax, Jude-Boyd, Hamalainen, Bettache, Woodman, Pitblado, Ajose, Pedder, Lloyd, Flaherty, Mema Subs: Salamon, Anthony, Conte, Aoraha, Murphy The first real goalscoring opportunity of the afternoon fell to the home side after Joseph Ajose had cut in, played the ball to Faysal Bettache, but his shot went wide of the Continue reading
In Memory of Bobby Cameron
Bobby Cameron was a cultured inside-forward of the old school. During his spell at Loftus Road from 1950 to 1959, he played 278 first team games and scored 62 goals. Another of my childhood heroes in those R’s colours of white shirts and navy-blue shorts from decades long past. Bobby seemed to be at the Continue reading
Billericay Town Women (4) – QPR Women (1)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South East) Team: McLean, Petit (Nygaard-Parsons), Redhead-Ling, Grieve (Carolan), Blodgett, Searle, Hennessy, Kumaning, Wardlaw, Hall (Pope), Moore (Curr) Facing a side that look set to finish league champions, Rangers went a goal down at the New Lodge as early as the first minute. After losing possession outside the box, Continue reading
QPR U18 (3) – Millwall U18 (4)
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Salamon, Harrack (Luzinda), McDonald, Hawkins, Bagan, Cotter, Dougi, Brown, Kolli (Sackey), Haysman, Bala Subs Not Used: Cant, Hamid On a sunny, but breezy afternoon at Heston, it was the R’s who took the lead on seven minutes after Steven Bala had superbly put Adam Dougi through on goal. He Continue reading
The 25th Independent R’s Badge
My 25th Indy R’s badge is now available and features Trevor Sinclair. Limited to just 104, they are priced at £3.00 each. Also, for sale are a few of some of my previous badges. I’m always happy to do mail order within the UK. For further information or to place an order please email Continue reading
QPR Women (3) – Harlow Town Ladies (1)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South East) Team: White, Petit (Nygaard-Parsons), Searle, Redhead-Ling, Jordinson (Carolan), Maloney, Hennessy, Edwards (Francis-Weir), Moore, Wardlaw (Akerman), Hall With a gentle breeze and the sun poking through at the Powerday Stadium, it was Harlow who provided the initial goal attempts of the afternoon. Firstly, following a throw-in, the ball Continue reading
The Sounds of West London: No.4 – ‘Under the Westway’
This classic ‘Blur’ song about the Westway, that elevated two-and-a-half mile West London section of the A40, was written in 2012. Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon performed the song that year on 19th February at a Benefit concert at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire. Albarn told the audience: “It’s a new song we wrote just up the Continue reading
QPR U23 (0) – Charlton Athletic U23 (3)
U23 Professional Development League 2 Team: Halwax, Jude-Boyd, Pitblado, Bettache, Woodman, Mahorn, Ajose, Pedder, Lloyd, Flaherty, Dju Subs Not Used: Little, Remy On a very cold afternoon in Ruislip, the team sheet revealed two trialists for the R’s. Mesaque Dju at No.11, who incidentally, scored a hat-trick for the ‘B’ team last week, and on Continue reading