Queens Park Rangers v Swansea City

THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF QUEENS PARK RANGERS FC 2021/22 SEASON 

ISSUE 17 £3.50 

v SWANSEA CITY 

TUESDAY 25TH JANUARY, 2022 

KICK-OFF 7.45PM

HOOPS 

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TUESDAY 25TH JANUARY 2022 

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04 THE GAFFER 

Words from Mark Warburton 

09 NEWS + MESSAGES 

All the latest from W12 

12 THE BIG READ 

Interview with David Marshall 

19 AIDAN MAGEE 

The view from the press box 

21 VISITORS 

An in-depth look at our oppo 

28 FREEZEFRAME 

A classic pic from yesteryear 

32 ANDY SINTON 

Our ex-winger pens his column 

36 1981/82 FEATURE 

A chat with Mike Flanagan 

42 KEY FIXTURE 

A vital clash from 1981/82 

45 ONE OF ‘R’ OWN 

Focusing on our U18s 

46 OTHER USES OF LR 

The ground has seen it all 

50 JUNIOR HOOPS 

Test your knowledge 

54 MIKE DONOVAN 

A trip down memory lane 

62 FIXTURES & RESULTS 

Stay updated this season 

65 STAT PACK 

Key facts from the Champ 

66 COLUMNIST 

Sam Taylor has his say 

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HOOPS 

The Gaffer 

FIRSTLY, MAY I EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO RUSSELL 

MARTIN, HIS STAFF, PLAYERS AND ALL ASSOCIATED WITH 

SWANSEA CITY FOOTBALL CLUB. 

S 

wansea have played a number 

of games less than most teams 

in the division and as such, are 

sitting in a somewhat false lower league 

position. We are very aware of the 

quality they possess in their ranks and 

the statistics highlight their ability to 

dominate the ball and create numerous 

problems for opposing teams. We need 

to prepare well and deliver a 

performance of intensity and purpose if 

we are to emerge with the much 

sought-after three points. Alas, due to 

Covid protocols we are not permitted to 

share a post-game drink with Russell 

and his staff, but we wish everyone a 

safe journey home. 

I am writing these notes on the coach 

as we return from a hard-earned 

victory against a very strong Coventry 

team. Very often, we have fallen foul 

of not taking the rewards that a good 

performance has justified – however, 

on this occasion there is no doubt 

that our opponents should feel very 

frustrated at not emerging with the 

spoils. They displayed a higher level 

of intensity, especially in the second 

half, and we rode our luck on several 

occasions. 

We started well, got an early goal 

that was taken very calmly by Andre 

Gray and should have been able to 

go forward and control the game. 

However, despite dominating the 

closing stages of the half, we failed to 

capitalise on some good opportunities 

and were made to pay shortly after 

the half-time break. A well-worked 

corner was struck sweetly home and at 

1-1 it was Coventry very much in the 

ascendancy. 

Despite our opponents dominating 

much of the period, it was a moment 

of quality, with Chris Willock crossing 

for Albert Adomah to finish, that 

sealed the win and allowed us to 

leave the stadium with all the points 

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The players, I hope, 

know that I will always 

seek to give an honest 

appraisal and we know 

that the better team on 

the day lost the game. 

However, the overriding 

factor is that the players 

found a way to win. 


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safely secured. In addition, we stood up 

defensively and protected our goal with 

an evident desire and resilience. 

The players, I hope, know that I will always 

seek to give an honest appraisal and we 

know that the better team on the day 

lost the game. However, the overriding 

factor is that the players found a way to 

win. Despite being way below our normal 

level and despite missing players from 

the squad, they dug in, showed character 

and won the game and for that, they 

deserve enormous credit. 

As the players left the dressing room 

prior to kick-off, we spoke about the 

4000+ QPR fans who had made the trip 

to Coventry to support the team. We 

highlighted the responsibility we have as 

a team to each and every supporter and 

set the target of being able to ensure 

they all enjoyed the journey home. I hope 

very much that this was indeed the case!! 

Last week’s victory over West Brom 

was significant for many reasons of 

course, however one key aspect must 

be highlighted as it deserves so much 

praise. In starting the game, Albert 

Adomah broke the Championship 

appearance record by competing in his 

456th fixture, a quite remarkable feat. 

Not only should Albert take much pride 

in recording this number of appearances, 

but also in his level of professionalism, 

his work ethic, his desire to impact 

both individually and collectively, plus 

of course his love for QPR! Albert is a 

pleasure to have in the squad and is 

undoubtedly highly regarded by everyone 

at the club. My sincere congratulations to 

‘Uncle’ on this magnificent achievement. 

Finally, we now enter a run of games that 

involves playing on average once every 

four days for the next six weeks. The 

squad will be challenged and demands 

will be faced and there will be occasions 

when we have to dig deep. However, 

with your continued support playing 

a vital role, I hope very much that we 

can continue to deliver the level of 

performance that ensures you enjoy 

watching the team play. 

Enjoy the game! 

Gaffer 


HOOPS 

feel it all 


HOOPS 

UNCLE ALBERT 

TOPS THE LIST 

THERE was plenty to 

celebrate after the Hoops’ 

dramatic late win over West 

Brom earlier this month – 

and that included a personal 

distinction for Albert Adomah. 

The popular QPR winger became, 

in terms of appearances, the 

most experienced player at 

Championship level by clocking up 

his 456th game in the second tier. 

Aside from two Premier 

League outings during his time 

at Middlesbrough, Adomah 

has been operating in the 

Championship ever since August 

2010, when Bristol City signed 

him from Barnet. 

He also featured for Boro at 

this level, as well as Aston Villa, 

Nottingham Forest and Cardiff 

before signing for Rangers in 

October 2020. 

The West Brom game moved 

Adomah moved ahead of 

previous record holder Luke 

Chambers, the former Forest 

and Ipswich defender who is 

currently at Colchester. 

Blackpool centre-back Richard 

Keogh – who is also a popular 

figure among QPR fans, for 

different reasons – is third on the 

list, with recent Rangers arrival 

David Marshall in fourth place. 

FIXTURE CHANGES 

QPR’s Championship clash 

against Millwall at the Den has 

been rearranged for Tuesday 

15th February, kick-off 7.45pm. 

The game was originally 

scheduled to be played 10 days 

earlier, but Rangers’ progression 

to the FA Cup fourth round 

on the same date forced a 

postponement. 

As a result, the club requested 

that the trip to Barnsley three 

days earlier on Saturday 12th 

February – originally moved to 

8pm for live coverage on Sky 

Sports – revert to its original 

3pm kick-off time. 

QPR chief executive Lee Hoos 

said: “I would like to apologise 

to fans for the inconvenience 

caused and clarify the reasons 

for the change back to 3pm. 

“We were concerned by the very 

limited recovery time available for 

the squad. Travelling back from 

Barnsley after an 8pm fixture, to 

arrive home in the early hours of 

Sunday morning before visiting 

Millwall on Tuesday, presented a 

significant issue. 

“I would like to thank both the 

EFL and Sky for their assistance 

in changing the kick-off time back 

to 3pm at the request of QPR.” 

Fans who have been financially 

impacted by purchasing nonrefundable 

fares are advised to 

contact the club. Visit www.qpr. 

co.uk for further information. 

Meanwhile, Rangers’ visit to 

Sheffield United, which was 

postponed last month following 

an outbreak of Covid-19 cases 

at the club, has now been 

rescheduled for Tuesday 5th 

April, kick-off 7.45pm. 


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AFCON ADVENTURE 

ENDS EARLY FOR 

KAKAY 

OSMAN Kakay’s hopes of glory at 

the Africa Cup of Nations are over 

after Sierra Leone were eliminated 

at the group stage after a 1-0 

defeat to Equatorial Guinea. 

The QPR defender played in all 

three of his country’s Group E 

fixtures, helping them to draw 

with Algeria and Ivory Coast 

before the Equatorial Guinea loss 

sealed their fate. 

However, Seny Dieng and Ilias 

Chair both retained an interest 

in the tournament going into 

today’s knockout ties, with 

Senegal taking on Cape Verde 

and Morocco up against Malawi 

for quarter-final places. 

WELCOME MARTY 

Congratulations to Scarlett 

Knight and Alex Makel on the 

birth of their son Marty on 8th 

January 2022. 

Another Ranger in the world! 

Love from Uncle Jake. 

GRAY’S WORLD 

CUP TARGET 

ANDRE Gray misses tonight’s 

game, as well as Saturday’s home 

clash against Reading, as he 

prepares to try and fire Jamaica 

into the mix for World Cup 

qualification. 

The QPR striker is part of 

the Reggae Boyz squad for 

three upcoming fixtures in the 

Concacaf qualifying section, all 

against the teams directly above 

them in the table. 

Rangers’ B team coach Paul Hall 

is currently in temporary charge 

of Jamaica, who are sixth in 

the table and take on Mexico 

on Friday before travelling to 

Panama three days later. 

They also host Costa Rica on 

Thursday 3rd February, with the 

final set of qualifiers due to take 

place at the end of March. 

The top three in the Concacaf 

section automatically qualify for 

the finals, with the fourth-placed 

team contesting a play-off to join 

them in Qatar later this year. 


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HOOPS 

Ready and Willing 

DAVID MARSHALL 

INTERVIEW: BEN KOSKY 

A SUDDEN SHORTAGE OF 

GOALKEEPERS FORCED QPR TO ACT 

SWIFTLY – AND DAVID MARSHALL 

ANSWERED THE SOS CALL. THE 

EXPERIENCED SCOTLAND STOPPER HAD 

NO HESITATION IN JOINING A TEAM HE 

FIRMLY BELIEVES ARE GOING PLACES… 


HOOPS 

David, your move to QPR 

came about very quickly, 

was it a straightforward decision for 

you to make? 

It was a whirlwind couple of days, really. 

Making the decision was not an issue – 

I was going to leave Derby during January 

anyway, but I was keen not to let it get 

to the end of the window. Sometimes 

that’s out of your hands because clubs 

like to do their business late in the 

month. I spoke to (goalkeeping coach) 

Gavin Ward on Monday afternoon, then 

I got a call at 6.30pm and the plan was 

to get down as soon as possible and 

train on Tuesday. We couldn’t get the 

paperwork done until the next day but I 

managed to train with Gavin on Tuesday 

afternoon. It was an easy decision to 

make because there was an opportunity 

to play straight away and the cherry on 

top of the cake was that QPR are flying 

high in the league. So I got a clear sense 

that it was the right place for me. 

It’s often the way, but of course the 

opportunity came about through 

someone else’s misfortune – you must 

have sympathy for Jordan Archer? 

I know Jordan personally from our time 

together with Scotland, we have a good 

relationship and yes, it’s an awkward 

feeling when you benefit from another 

player’s disappointment. I saw him do his 

shoulder at the end of the penalty shootout 

and that was terrible luck. It was good 

to see him at the training ground the 

other day, from what I understand the 

surgery went well and hopefully he’ll keep 

making good progress. 

How did you find your debut against 

West Brom? I’d imagine a win and a clean 

sheet must have ticked the right boxes… 

Yes, I couldn’t really have asked for more 

than a 1-0 win! I enjoyed the fact it was 


HOOPS 

So I got a clear sense that it 

was the right place for me 

a vital promotion game – going straight 

into a huge match against a rival like 

West Brom added to it. They were ahead 

of us in the table going into the game, 

so to beat them was important – it 

gives the boys a bit more belief and the 

atmosphere around the stadium was 

incredible too. It was a big win for the club. 

Having spent the majority of your 

career in the Championship – and won 

the title with Cardiff City in 2013 – 

what do you feel a team needs to be 

successful at this level? 

Nice of you to mention the high point, 

because I’ve experienced life at both 

ends of this league! I know it’s a cliché but 

consistency really is the key – that’s the 

reason the boys have got to where they 

are and it’s vital to keep it rolling, chipping 

away and putting pressure on the teams 

around us and taking our chances against 

rivals when those come along. It’s only a 

big result if you follow it up with another 

and you can’t afford to let yourselves get 

either too high, or too low on the back of 

one game. What’s also important is that 

the quality of the squad is there – at the 

moment we’re missing a few lads who are 

away at the Africa Cup of Nations, yet the 

quality is still really high. 

During those eight years at Cardiff, you 

must have experienced some keenlycontested 

battles against tonight’s 

opponents, Swansea City… 

The first few years I was at Cardiff, we 

certainly did – and then Swansea got 


HOOPS 

QPR have given me an 

opportunity and hopefully I 

can repay the club. It’s a 

massive few months coming 

up and we’re in a good 

position, so there’s no reason 

why we can’t be thinking 

about promotion 

promoted to the Premier League, so 

we were trying to catch them up. Once 

we did go up, it was a big moment for 

me to play in the first Welsh derby in the 

Premier League and we managed to win 

that one, 1-0 at home, although they 

beat us in the return game at the Liberty 

Stadium. Swansea do have a unique style 

of playing – certainly different to most 

Championship teams – and I think Russell 

Martin’s added to that since he’s been 

there. If they get a run together, they’ll 

certainly be targeting the play-offs. 

You mentioned Swansea boss Russell 

Martin, someone you played with at 

international level – was he always 

one you’d have expected to become a 

coach or manager? 

I know Russell quite well, he’s a good 

mate and I hope things go well for him, 

just not this evening obviously! He always 

seemed like one of the players within the 

squad who had a future in coaching – he 

was captain at Norwich for a long time 

and a strong voice in any dressing-room. 

I’ve run into Russell a few times since he 

finished playing because the coaching 

licences also take place where the 

national squads are based and he had a 

great start at MK Dons, which got him 

the opportunity to manage Swansea. He 


HOOPS 

That was a big occasion 

at a fantastic stadium and 

it’d be amazing to top this 

season off at Wembley, as 

long as we win! 

doesn’t deviate from his style of football 

regardless of results, he sticks to his 

principles and always will do. 

On the subject of Scotland, you’re not 

too far off 50 caps – presumably that 

must be an added incentive to perform 

well for QPR, with the World Cup playoffs 

coming up? 

It’s been a strange few months in that 

regard. Obviously I’ve played for Scotland 

over the last three or four years, including 

the European Championships last 

summer, so then not being involved at 

all with Derby has been tough. Playing 

for Scotland again is in the back of your 

mind, but first and foremost you have 

to be thinking about club football – if 

you’re not playing and performing, you’re 

never going get those international 

caps. QPR have given me an opportunity 

and hopefully I can repay the club. It’s 

a massive few months coming up and 

we’re in a good position, so there’s no 

reason why we can’t be thinking about 

promotion. If that goes well, then I’m sure 

the Scotland thing takes care of itself. 

You kept a clean sheet against England 

at Wembley in the Euros last summer – 

what would you say to a return visit in 

May for the Championship play-off final? 

That was a big occasion at a fantastic 

stadium and it’d be amazing to top this 

season off at Wembley, as long as we win! 

But, before we start thinking about the 

play-offs, let’s try and get ahead of that 

lottery – I honestly think it’s possible. 


HOOPS 

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there is one that we must all share. There is 

no place for discrimination in our game. If 

you do not agree, then you are not welcome. 

If you see or hear discrimination in this 

stadium, please report it to the nearest 

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HOOPS 

Columnist 

I 

THE JOURNALIST AND BROADCASTER PENS HIS 

LATEST COLUMN… 

’m starting to believe anything is 

possible with this QPR team. 

As I looked ahead to Coventry, reflecting 

on the progress they’ve made and momentum 

they’d gathered under Mark Robins in recent 

seasons – not to mention their impressive 

showing even in defeat here at Rangers in 

September, I’d have taken a point. 

I believe we’ve played far better on numerous 

occasions this year. The performance on 

Saturday, though, was a rugged display against 

a strong side. We were under intense pressure – 

and produced two pieces of attacking quality to 

win the game. Indeed, it was the kind of display 

which characterises promotion-winning teams. 

Believe me, I’ve seen my fair share of those 

in 20 years covering the EFL, and we’re now 

in contention for automatic promotion for 

good reason. 

I had planned to get to Coventry, but GB News’ 

new weekend breakfast duo of Anne Diamond 

and Stephen Dixon invited me to appear on their 

show to preview the day’s football and discuss 

the latest on the Novak Djokovic saga. 

It left me cutting it fine to reach Coventry by 

train, especially as planned engineering works 

meant a rail replacement bus service on part of 

the journey. I was tired after getting up for work 

at 4am, and I faced a similar wake-up time for 

work the following day. I ruefully gave it a miss. 

QPR made a brief chat about football 

shirts during Anne and Stephen’s Sunday 

morning show – the latter even challenging 

me to post a picture of myself in a QPR top on 

Twitter. As you can see, that’s exactly what I did. 

The ‘Dennis the Menace’ number always goes 

down well with Rangers fans and neutrals alike. 

Finally, a word on the support at Coventry – it 

was nothing short of magnificent, as it has been 

away from home throughout the campaign. We 

shall keep it up, I’ve no doubt. 


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Today , s Opposition: 

SWANSEA 

CITY 

IN THE CABINET: 

CLUB FACTS: 

STADIUM: 

[ Swansea.com 

Stadium ] 

OPENED: 

[ 2005 ] 

CURRENT CAPACITY: 

[ 21,088 ] 

RECORD ATTENDANCE: 

[ 20.972 ] 

(Swansea v Liverpool) 

CLUB COLOURS: 

[ White & Black ] 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE 

CHAMPIONSHIP (LEVEL 2) 

Promoted: 1980/81 

Play-off winners: 2010/11 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE ONE (LEVEL 3) 

Champions: 1924/25, 1948/49, 2007/08 

Promoted: 1978/79 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE TWO (LEVEL 4) 

Champions: 1999/2000 

Promoted: 1969/70, 1977/78, 2004/05 

Play-off winners: 1987/88 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP 

Winners: 2012/13 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE TROPHY 

Winners: 1993/94, 2005/06 

S W A N S E A C I T Y F A C T F I L E 


HOOPS 

SWANSEA CITY 

OPPOSITION 

OVERVIEW 

O P P O S I T I O N O V E R V I E W 

ASIDE from their rapid rise and fall during the late 70s and early 

80s, Swansea’s recent seven-year spell in the Premier League 

ranks as the pinnacle of the club’s history. 

Known as Town until city status was conferred on Swansea in 

1969, the South Wales side won three promotions in four years 

under the stewardship of John Toshack – only to drop back to the 

bottom rung of the Football League ladder even more swiftly. 

But Swansea’s star rose again following their move from the Vetch 

Field in 2005 and they worked their way up again, ascending to the 

top flight in 2011 and winning the League Cup – the first major 

trophy in their history – two years later. 

Relegation in 2018 inevitably led to a rebuilding process, with the 

task initially handed to Graham Potter and then Steve Cooper, who 

steered the Swans to the play-offs in successive seasons. 

Cooper’s departure last summer meant the baton passed to former 

MK Dons boss Russell Martin, but it has been a patchy campaign so 

far, with the team hovering around lower to mid-table. 


HOOPS 

[ THE GAFFER ] 

M 

RUSSELL MARTIN 

Age: 36 

Nationality: English 

Year Appointed: 2021 

Succeeded: Steve Cooper 

FORMER Norwich and 

Scotland defender 

Russell Martin is in his 

second managerial 

post, having taken 

over at Swansea after 

almost two seasons in 

charge of MK Dons. 

During almost nine 

years at Carrow Road, 

Martin twice helped 

the Canaries to secure 

promotion to the 

Premier League, 

captaining them in the 

second of those 

successes before a 

brief spell with 

Glasgow Rangers. 

The 36-year-old took 

his first steps into 

coaching while still a 

player at Walsall, 

eventually moving to 

Milton Keynes for a 

final swansong in 

January 2019. 

Martin featured in the 

side that clinched 

promotion to League 

One, but hung up his 

boots during the 

following season when 

the Dons invited him to 

take charge after Paul 

Tisdale’s departure. 

Having initially kept 

the Dons in the third 

tier, Martin then 

guided them to a 

13th-place finish last 

season, with Swansea 

moving to appoint him 

as head coach on the 

eve of the current 

campaign. 

S W A N S E A C I T Y T H E G A F F E R 


HOOPS 

S W A N S E A C I T Y K E Y Q U A R T E T 

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[ SAFE HANDS ] [ THE ROCK ] 

BEN HAMER 

GOALKEEPER 

Age: 34 


Signed From: Huddersfield 

THE expiry of Freddie 

Woodman’s loan from 

Newcastle allowed 

Hamer the opportunity 

to establish himself as 

Swansea’s number one 

– and the experienced 

keeper has certainly 

done that this season. 

Beginning his career at 

Reading, the 34-yearold 

impressed during 

three separate loan 

spells with Brentford 

and a three-year spell 

between the posts for 

Charlton, helping the 

Addicks to gain 

promotion from League 

One in 2012. 

He moved on to 

Leicester, making 12 

Premier League 

appearances for the 

Foxes and seven more 

for Huddersfield, 

leaving the Yorkshire 

side a year ago to join 

Swansea as back-up to 

Woodman. 

With more than 200 Swansea 

appearances under his belt, Kyle 

Naughton has been an integral 

part of the Welsh club’s defence 

since his arrival from Tottenham 

seven years ago. 

Having launched his career with 

hometown side Sheffield United, 

the England Under-21 

international eventually moved to 

Spurs in 2009 alongside fellow 

Blade Kyle Walker, going on to 

feature 74 times for the north 

Londoners. 

Naughton was also loaned out to 

Middlesbrough, Leicester and 

Norwich before eventually 

departing White Hart Lane 

permanently in 2015, with 

Swansea stumping up a £5m fee 

for his signature. 

CLASSIC KIT 

SCOTT 

SINCLAIR 

2011 

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26 

KYLE NAUGHTON 

DEFENDER 

Age: 33 


Signed From: Tottenham 


HOOPS 

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[ THE HIT MAN ] 

# 

3 

DODGY BARNET 

DEREK 

DRAPER 

1962 

RYAN MANNING 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 25 

Nationality: Irish 

Signed From: QPR 

[ THE ENGINE ] 

Back at the Kiyan Prince 

Foundation Stadium for the 

second time since his departure, 

Ryan Manning will be keen to 

feature after remaining on the 

bench during the Swans’ 2-0 

victory on Boxing Day 2020. 

The versatile 25-year-old, who 

joined the R’s from Galway United 

in 2015, had to wait for his 

first-team opportunity but went 

on to score nine goals in 96 

appearances for the club before 

opting to make the switch to 

South Wales during the early part 

of last season. 

Despite often utilising Manning as 

a defender, Swansea have moved 

the Republic of Ireland 

international back to his favoured 

midfield role in recent weeks. 

MICHAEL OBAFEMI 

FORWARD 

Age: 21 

Nationality: Irish 

Signed From: Southampton 

Southampton’s 

youngest ever Premier 

League scorer when he 

netted against 

Huddersfield as an 

18-year-old, Michael 

Obafemi left St Mary’s 

last summer to sing a 

three-year deal with 

the Swans. 

Obafemi, who had been 

released by Watford in 

his teens, arrived at 

Southampton in 2016 

via Leyton Orient and 

went on to feature in 

39 games for the 

Saints, finding the net 

five times. 

Having also been eligible 

to play for England and 

Nigeria, the striker 

nailed his colours to the 

Republic of Ireland mast 

and made his full 

international debut in 

November 2018, 

coming on as a 

substitute against 

Denmark. 

S W A N S E A C I T Y K E Y Q U A R T E T 


HOOPS 

S W A N S E A C I T Y D A N G E R M A N 

[ DANGER MAN ] 

AIMING to follow in the 

footsteps of the many 

great Dutch players 

who have plied their 

trade in English 

football, Joël Piroe has 

made a promising start 

to his Swansea career. 

Piroe, who 

represented his 

country at U15 

through to U20 level, 

has already hit double 

figures for the Swans 

since his summer 

arrival, with five of 

those goals registered 

in his first eight 

appearances. 

Originally a left-sided 

defender or midfielder 

in the youth set-up 

at NEC Nijmegen, 

Piroe was moved 

further forward and, 

after a year on the 

books at Feyenoord, 

he signed for PSV at 

the age of 15. 

He made his 

professional debut 

with their reserve side 

in the Dutch second 

tier, but was loaned to 

top-flight Sparta 

Rotterdam during the 

2019/20 season before 

returning to PSV and 

netting three goals in 

14 appearances. 

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JOEL PIROE 

FORWARD 

Age: 22 

Nationality: Dutch 

Signed From: PSV Eindhoven 


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FAMILIAR FACE: 

WAYNE 

ROUTLEDGE 

FLYING winger Wayne Routledge became a popular figure at 

QPR when he arrived from Aston Villa in 2009 – having turned 

down a permanent move to Cardiff, where he had been on loan. 

After scoring seven times in 49 appearances for the R’s, the former 

Crystal Palace and Tottenham man signed for Newcastle and 

helped the Magpies to clinch the 2009/10 Championship title. 

However, Routledge moved back to W12 on loan the following 

January, playing a pivotal role during the second half of the 

campaign as he went on to repeat that title success with Neil 

Warnock’s side. 

He joined Swansea that summer and spent a memorable decade 

among the Jack Army, playing in the club’s 2013 League Cup 

triumph and netting 33 goals in 304 appearances before eventually 

hanging up his boots last year. 

QPR Apps: 64 Gls: 8 

2009-10 & 2011 

SWA Apps: 259 Gls: 25 

2011-21 

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FREEZEFRAME 

A PICTORIAL LOOK BACK AT A PREVIOUS 

CLASH WITH TONIGHT’S OPPONENTS… 

Adel Taarabt takes on Swansea’s Garry Monk 

during his home debut for QPR in March 2009, 

on loan from Tottenham. Taarabt would return for a 

second loan spell before spearheading Rangers’ title 

success in the 2010/11 campaign… 


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VIEWS ON ALL THINGS QPR… 

G 

ood evening everyone and welcome 

back to the Kiyan Prince Foundation 

Stadium for tonight’s game against 

Swansea City. 

After losing in the play-off final last season, 

Swansea had a new head coach in Russell 

Martin take charge just before the season 

started, but have had an indifferent campaign 

to date and currently sit in 17th position in the 

table. I am sure they will be looking to improve 

that league position in the second half of the 

season as they have a talented squad and 

come here on the back of two good results. 

They drew away at Huddersfield and won at 

home on Saturday against Preston, so they 

will come here full of confidence. Like every 

team in this division, they will provide tough 

opposition for us to overcome and get the 

three points we are hoping for. 

We come into tonight’s game having won our 

last four league matches, which has put us 

in a very good position in the table. Since my 

last notes, we have picked up two tremendous 

victories against West Brom and Coventry. In 

the West Brom game, Charlie Austin came off 

the bench to head a late winner against his 

old club after great work from Chris Willock. 

I thought we played extremely well in the 

second half and really got at a very good and 

well organised team. I said on commentary 

with Nick London, who is great to sit alongside 

at every game, that when we play at a high 

intensity in the way we close opponents down, 

move the ball quickly and put them under 

pressure, we are a very good side. We also 

defended really well throughout and it was 

great to get a clean sheet – that always gives 

you the platform to win games. That win felt 

like a big three points as we leapfrogged West 

Brom in the table. 

We were then faced with another tough 

game on Saturday, when we made the trip 

up to Coventry and came away with another 

tremendous three points after a 2-1 victory. 

Having taken an early lead with a very good 

finish from Andre Gray – again after excellent 

work from Chris Willock – Coventry really 

came back at us very strongly. New signing 

David Marshall was called into action several 

times in the opening half-hour and showed 

what a very good goalkeeper he is with vital 

saves to keep us in front. I was impressed with 

Coventry on the day and you can see why 

they’ve enjoyed a good season so far. They 

scored a stunning equaliser before the game 

was immediately stopped due to an incident in 

the crowd. It is something we have seen a few 

times recently and full credit must go to all the 

medical personnel who were quickly on hand 

to deal with the situation facing them. I speak 

for everyone when I sincerely hope the person 

involved is safe and well and makes a speedy 


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recovery and I send them the best wishes of 

everyone connected to QPR. 

Due to the incident that took place, the game 

was stopped for some 13 minutes, which 

must be very difficult for all the players to stay 

focused as they wait for the restart. Once it 

did resume, Coventry pushed us hard but we 

again showed good grit and determination 

to withstand what they threw at us and it was 

brilliant to see Albert Adomah head home a 

fine Willock cross and win us the game. We 

were not at our best on Saturday and when this 

happens it is so important to pick up points, so 

to get all three was fantastic. 

Due to the position we have got ourselves into, 

it seems every game is now an important one 

and tonight will be no different. We will be going 

all out to get another valuable three points but 

know we will have to really work hard and play well 

to do that. 

I think it is very important to take each game as 

it comes and just focus on ourselves, making 

sure our preparation and performances are 

where they need to be. Get this right and you 

will usually get the results you are striving for. 

Mark and his staff, all the players and everyone 

behind the scenes at the club have worked 

incredibly hard and we are in a very good 

position. However, we all know that there is so 

much work still to be done and a long way to go 

this season, so we must remain totally focused 

on the job in hand and the next challenge. That 

challenge is tonight and one to look forward to. 

I have to mention our supporters again and 

say what incredible backing you are giving the 

team both at home and away. The atmosphere 

and noise here in the second half against West 

Brom was brilliant and then we had 4000 fans 

travelling to support the team at Coventry 

– amazing and thank you for that support. It 

really is so appreciated and does make a huge 

difference to the players. 

There is a real togetherness around the club at 

present, on and off the pitch, and this will be so 

important in the coming weeks and months ahead. 

Get behind the team again tonight. Be loud and 

be proud of who we are. We are QPR! 

Enjoy the game, 

Come on you R’s! 


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THIS SEASON MARKS 40 YEARS SINCE 

QPR REACHED THE 1981/82 FA CUP FINAL. 

IN EACH MATCHDAY PROGRAMME, WE SPEAK 

TO A MEMBER OF THE SQUAD WHO PLAYED 

A ROLE IN THAT UNFORGETTABLE JOURNEY 

TO THE TWIN TOWERS. NEXT UP, IT’S CLASSY 

FORWARD MIKE FLANAGAN… 

INTERVIEW: TONY INCENZO 


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MIKE, it’s been 40 years since our 

run to the 1981/82 FA Cup final, 

but it only seems like yesterday, 

doesn’t it? 

It does. We had a great run in the cup 

and I have good recollections of those 

games – particularly in the later stages 

of the competition. 

One of the biggest fixtures was 

Crystal Palace at home in the 

quarter-finals. It was a huge 

needle game as several QPR men 

– Terry Venables, Terry Fenwick, Clive 

Allen and yourself – had previously 

been at Palace… 

It was a big fixture for me especially, 

because Terry Venables originally took 

me to Crystal Palace when he was 

there and I wouldn’t say I had the best 

of times. Then when Terry moved to 

QPR, I was one of three players who 

followed him, so it was nice to play my 

old club and get a result on the day. It 

was a really tight game and there 

wasn’t much in it. Palace had a very 

good side at the time and it was end to 

end stuff, with the crowd right behind 

us. We left it very late as Clive Allen 

managed to snatch the only goal with a 

couple of minutes to go – that secured 

the result and put QPR into the 

semi-finals. 

We had the plastic Omniturf pitch 

at Loftus Road during the cup run 

and critics used to say that it gave 

us a big advantage. Did the surface 

suit our players? 

It suited us as a side, yes. But from 

what I can remember, our league 

form was always very good at home 

before the artificial playing surface 

was installed. Then when the Omniturf 

came along, I think it did give us an 

advantage. You don’t need plastic 

nowadays though as the grass 

pitches in the present era are totally 

different to what we were used to in 

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On to the semi-final against 

top-flight West Brom at Highbury, 

all the build-up before the game 

was about Albion’s in-form striker 

Cyrille Regis. The pundits said he 

was unstoppable… 

Cyrille was a very good player, a top 

goalscorer and obviously one of their 

danger men. But big Bob Hazell had a 

fantastic game for Rangers at the 

back, along with Glenn Roeder. Bob 

kept Cyrille very quiet in the game and 

didn’t give him too many chances. 

Again, it was a very close match and it 

was always going to be the one goal 

that would decide it. 

Clive Allen scored the winner for us in 

the 72nd minute when he blocked a 

clearance by West Brom defender Ally 

Robertson and the ball cannoned into 

the net. It must have been a 

tremendous feeling at the final whistle… 

We were lucky enough that Clive got 

himself on a clearance and it 

rebounded into the goal. QPR had a lot 

of fans there on the famous North 

Bank. In fact, we had great support 

right through the cup run. And when 

the players got back into our 

dressing-room at Highbury, it was an 

unbelievable scene with all the 

celebrations going on. I think we were a 

little bit shell-shocked that we had 

actually got ourselves to the final! 

Let’s talk about your style of play, 

Mike. You played wide left for us – 

was that always your position during 

your career? 

I appeared as a wide player in my early 

days at Charlton Athletic, but then they 

sold centre-forward Derek Hales and 

the manager started to play me as a 

striker. I did really well up there. 

However, it was always tough to get 

decent left-sided players in those days. 

So when I linked up with Terry Venables, 

I found myself playing out on the left 

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QPR. We had a very good attacking 

side, with Simon Stainrod and Clive 

Allen supported by John Gregory as a 

forward-running midfielder, so I was 

pleased to be part of that. 

On to the final against Tottenham 

Hotspur at Wembley Stadium. In that 

period, it was the biggest match on 

the football calendar, wasn’t it? 

Without a doubt. I sat indoors on many 

occasions watching the FA Cup final 

and you would see the big build-up 

– the team coaches arriving at the 

stadium, all the players getting off. 

Then the pre-match things that went 

on, the warm-ups, meeting the Royal 

Family before kick-off and the game 

itself. It was an amazing day. 

What was the preparation like for the 

Rangers players ahead of the final? 

We had a good night in the hotel on 

the eve of the match, everyone was in 

good spirits. I don’t know if the lads 

got a decent sleep though because of 

the huge occasion the next day. But 

we went out at Wembley and gave it 

our best shot. 

We forced a 1-1 draw against 

Tottenham in the first game. Glenn 

Hoddle gave Spurs the lead before 

Terry Fenwick headed our equaliser… 

Yeah, I can remember Hoddle scoring 

after we got ourselves in a little bit of a 

mess around the edge of the box. 

Then we were pushing to try to get an 

equaliser. We had a throw-in on the 

left, it got a little bit of a flick-on and 

Terry had come up from the back. He 

managed to get his head on it and 

scored to put us back in the game. 

You had a good career - what did it 

mean to you personally to appear in 

an FA Cup final? 

There were so many great footballers 

who had played in the 1960s and 

1970s and never got to the final. So it 

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His man-management was 

really good. He was very 

friendly with the players, 

always chatty and he liked 

a bit of a joke with the lads 

and stuff like that 

you would never forget. Maybe you 

thought you would never get there. 

QPR did well, as a Division Two side 

against a top Division One club, to take 

them to a replay. I thought we did 

ourselves and the club proud. Terry 

Venables performed magnificently to 

put that Rangers team together. We all 

got on well with one another as a tight 

group, so we would help each other 

out on the pitch and that carried us 

right the way through our FA Cup run. 

What was Terry Venables like as a 

manager? 

His man-management was really good. 

He was very friendly with the players, 

always chatty and he liked a bit of a joke 

with the lads and stuff like that. But he 

set out how he wanted us to play. We 

had a 4-4-2 formation and we all had 

our roles in the side. Terry used to say 

to us: “Look, you’ll have some good 

games, you’ll have some bad games. 

But at the end of the day, you’ve got 

your jobs to do in the team. As long as 

you do them, you will stay in the 

starting line-up.” I’ve seen one or two 

interviews and programmes about 

Terry on the box and he was very bright 

in his coaching, with lots of new ideas. I 

thought it held us in good stead for the 

three or four years that Terry was in 

charge at QPR and he did a great job as 

manager of the club. 

The replay took place at Wembley on 

the following Thursday evening and 

we did everything but score in that 

1-0 defeat… 

There wasn’t much in either of the 

games against Tottenham. Sometimes 

it is all about the team that gets the 

opening goal. Spurs went ahead in the 

first game and we fought back – then in 

the replay, it was very close again. I 

suppose there were chances at both 

ends that could have been taken. But it 

was Spurs who went on to win the cup 

with a penalty by Hoddle. 

You are now 69 years old, Mike – what 

are you up to these days? 

I’m retired from work now. I haven’t 

been to many professional football 

matches lately, but I go to watch 

Billericay Town FC who are just down 

the road from me. In fact, I was 

surprised to bump into Clive Allen in 

the club bar at one of the matches just 

recently! We had a good chat about 

some of the things that happened 

back in the old days. I also currently do 

a little bit of coaching with the 

Under-23 players at Brentwood Town 

FC, so I am keeping myself busy. I still 

look out for the QPR results and follow 

my old teams. It is nice to see the R’s 

doing well again. 


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1981/82 

BLACKPOOL 0 

QPR 0 

DATE: Saturday 23rd January 1982 

COMPETITION: FA Cup fourth round 

ATTENDANCE: 10,227: 

THE PROGRAMME: 16 pages, price 30p 

A BATTLING performance by Queens Park 

Rangers earned a replay in very windy 

conditions by the seaside. 

After QPR held their own for the opening 45 

minutes, Division Four outfit Blackpool 

reverted to a very direct approach. Towering 

striker Dave Bamber featured prominently as 

their target man, with crosses and set-plays 

peppering the danger area. 

Indeed, the home side might have been 

awarded a penalty 10 minutes after the 

break. Ronnie Blair definitely appeared to be 

impeded by R’s centre-half Ernie Howe in the 

box. However, referee Keith Hackett ignored 

noisy protests by the hostile home crowd and 

waved play on. 

Despite all the pressure, Rangers held firm, 

with man of the match Peter Hucker pulling 

off a string of sprawling saves in goal. 

Blackpool manager Allan Brown was incensed 

by the main talking point and he said 

afterwards: “It should have been a penalty.” 

Brown didn’t comment on another 

controversial incident where QPR midfield 

maestro Tony Currie leapt up to punch the ball 

away from Bamber’s head right in front of goal. 

Hoops boss Terry Venables was in a more 

relaxed mood after the final whistle. He told 

the waiting press pack: “We didn’t perform well 

today, especially in the second half, but I am 

still very pleased with this result. It will be a 

different story at Loftus Road for the replay.” 

In the News of the World match report, Martin 

Leach wrote: “Rangers live to fight again on 

their own artificial turf, thanks to Blackpool’s 

bad finishing and referee Keith Hackett’s 

strength of mind. 

“…After a rocky start, Rangers began to take 

over against a side that curiously tried to 

out-football possibly the Second Division’s 

most talented team. 

“…when Blackpool at last began to bustle and 

push in the second half, Rangers disappeared. 

Glenn Roeder and goalkeeper Peter Hucker 

were heroes in the siege, but chances were 

thrown away. 

“Referee Hackett’s moment of truth came 

after 55 minutes. Blackpool looked worth a 

penalty when Ronnie Blair was flattened by 

Ernie Howe. Certainly it looked easier to give 

a spot-kick than refuse it. But Hackett – last 

season’s FA Cup final ref – stood firm.” 

RANGERS: Hucker, Fenwick, Gillard, Waddock, 

Howe, Roeder, Allen, Flanagan, Currie, 

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EDITORIAL SNIPPETS: Blackpool 

manager Allan Brown wrote: ‘It’s 

the magic of the FA Cup again 

today…and, at last, we’ve got a 

home tie! We know there’ll be a 

special atmosphere for today’s 

game, which really puts us within a 

short step of competing with all 

the giants of the fifth round…and 

what a prospect that would be… 

‘…I had a look at the 

Middlesbrough-QPR replay at 

Ayresome Park on Monday night, 

and I’m confident that…we will be 

respected, if not feared, by our 

higher-grade visitors this 

afternoon. 

‘In cup competitions, you make 

your own luck to some extent and 

we’re all looking forward to an 

exciting cup-tie in keeping with the 

dramatic traditions of the FA Cup.’ 


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ONE OF 

‘R’ OWN 

A CLOSER LOOK AT QPR’S UNDER-18 

SQUAD AS WE FIND OUT MORE ABOUT 

THE POTENTIAL STARS OF TOMORROW. 

INTERVIEW: LENNIE HARVEY 

HENRY HAWKINS 

CENTRE-BACK 

From: Hillingdon 

Joined QPR: Age 8 

Pre-match Meal: 

Chicken and rice 

with a shake 

How did you get scouted? 

I got scouted playing Sunday league for my local 

side Ickenham Youth. I played there from when 

I was seven until I got picked up by QPR. The 

majority of the boys in the team got picked up 

by other clubs like Arsenal and Chelsea. 

Have you always played in the same position? 

I got picked up as an U9s forward and have 

been all over the pitch, position wise, going 

through the early development phases at QPR. 

I played midfield and full-back until around 

U13s, when I first played at centre-half and 

have been there ever since. I’ve seen many 

players and coaches come and go over the 

years, however the philosophy of the first team 

is seen throughout the academy. 

What’s been the highlight of your career so far? 

Probably receiving my scholarship, which is a 

reward for my hard work over the years. Not just 

me but also my parents, who have travelled miles 

and put in the hours to help me get to training 

and matches. To be full-time, you’re living the 

professional footballer lifestyle and becoming 

accustomed to being in every day, which can be 

physically and mentally demanding at first. 

Who’s your favourite player/inspiration? 

My favourite player is Sergio Ramos – he’s 

aggressive but also composed on the 

ball, which is what a centre-back needs in 

modern football. He has been one of the 

best defenders in the world for the past 10 

years and he’s won everything there is to win 

trophy-wise. It shows the winning mentality 

he has and how that’s impacted his personal 

performances and his team’s. 

Where do you see yourself in five years’ time? 

I’m hopeful I will be playing first-team football 

consistently – QPR is the dream. However, I’ll 

be grateful just to be playing in a first team 

consistently for someone, as high up the 

league ladder as possible! 

What are your targets for the rest 

of the season? 

To secure myself another contract at the 

club and to keep developing as a player, 

becoming a more powerful and commanding 

defender. Hopefully I can get minutes with 

the U23s in the second half of the season 

which will be a test, while giving me the best 

preparation for the possibility of playing 23s 

football next year. 


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Other Uses Of 

LOFTUS ROAD 

CRICKET, HOCKEY, RUGBY, BOXING, CONCERTS AND MORE 

- LOFTUS ROAD HAS SEEN IT ALL DOWN THE YEARS. WE 

EXAMINE THE OCCASIONS WHEN OUR FAMOUS GROUND 

PLAYED HOST TO SOME VERY DIFFERENT EVENTS… 

SAUDI SUPER CUP 

LOFTUS ROAD has played 

host to a couple of Saudi 

Super Cup matches in the 

past seven years. 

This is an annual showpiece 

fixture organised by the Saudi 

Arabian Football Federation 

and contested by the winners 

of their Pro League and the 

knockout King Cup... 

12th August 2015 

AL-NASSR 0 AL-HILAL 1 

Scorer: Al-Hilal – Carlos 

Eduardo (63) 

Referee: Craig Pawson (England) 

Attendance: 8,439 

18th August 2018 

AL-HILAL 2 AL-ITTIHAD 1 

Scorers: Al-Hilal – Carlos 

Eduardo (35), Rivas (62); Al- 

Ittihad – El Ahmadi (67) 

Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) 

Attendance: 16,300 

An interesting article by 

Alan Smith in the Guardian 

newspaper, back in 2015, 

explained how the Saudi 

Super Cup had come to 

Loftus Road… 

“What had started off as 

a pipe dream of the Saudi 

Arabia Football Federation 

(SAFF) to take their season 

curtain-raiser on the road 

became a reality when they 

realised both teams would 

be in Austria for pre-season 

training. At that juncture, 

with both clubs happy for the 

game to be held overseas, 

the federation sent a party to 

London to secure a location 

to host the game. ‘We chose 

London because of the 

amount of expatriates living 

here and also the amount of 

tourists,’ SAFF’s Mohammed 

Ahmed told the Guardian. 

They scouted some other 

venues, including Fulham’s 

Craven Cottage but, keen for 

a cosy atmosphere, decided 

upon W12. Then there 


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were the political and social 

considerations. ‘We wanted 

to show off the best of Saudi 

Arabia,’ Ahmed says. ‘We are 

passionate about football, 

it is our national sport and 

we wanted to spread the 

word.’ The ferocious din 

that greeted the teams as 

they made their way on to 

the pitch, the fervour with 

which the national anthem 

was sung, and the incessant 

cheers of support would 

suggest the venture was a 

success, even if there was a 

sense that the majority here, 

who forked out between 

£25 and £75 for a seat, were 

already converted. 

It was genuinely a lot of fun 

and the hope, according to 

SAFF, is that on the back of 

this success it will become 

an annual event. ‘We want to 

show our football off around 

the world and we want this to 

happen again,’ Ahmed said. 

The match was big news 

in Saudi Arabia. Both teams 

share the King Fahd stadium 

in Riyadh and regularly attract 

crowds of 50,000 

for important league games. 

The national broadcaster, 

MBC, showed the game 

live, the press area was 

oversubscribed, and the 

game was expected to be 

the lead story in newspapers 

back home... 

The concept of playing 

these type of games abroad 

may be relatively new, but 

the idea appears destined 

to increase in popularity. 

Others in Europe have tried, 

notably with France’s Trophée 

de Champions and Italy’s 

Supercoppa and, considering 

his previous desire to play a full 

set of league games around 

the world, it cannot be much 

longer before the Premier 

League’s chief executive, 

Richard Scudamore, is 

angling for the Community 

Shield to be played away from 

Wembley too.” 


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Columnist 

talkSPORT REPORTER AND RANGERS FAN 

TONY INCENZO RECALLS SOME WEIRD AND 

WONDERFUL STORIES... 

JIMMY CORKHILL 

I DISCOVERED many years ago that inviting a 

lady to watch QPR away from home was a really 

good way of getting to know her. But it could 

also be the make-or-break point in a budding 

relationship. 

Back in the 1990s, I was dating someone who I 

will call ‘Tina’. She seemed very streetwise when 

we were out and about in London. 

But problems arose when I asked her to 

accompany me to see the R’s play up at Everton. 

I quickly discovered that she was very naive 

about the rest of the country and had no idea 

how to behave. 

Just before we set off on the train from Euston, 

an excited Tina said: “Ooh, so what’s the 

Liverpool area like then?” 

And I replied: “Well, it’s like Brookside on the telly.” 

“What are you talking about Tony?” she said. 

“They all talk like the people on Brookside.” 

“Oh don’t be so stupid!” 

“What do you mean?” 

“Nobody talks like that. It’s a made-up accent 

for the television. It would be really ridiculous if 

people spoke in those voices in real life.” 

“Yeah, they do. They’re called Scousers.” 

“No, I don’t believe you. You‘re winding me up.” 

Anyway, when we arrived at Liverpool Lime 

Street Station, we jumped in a taxi to get to 

Goodison Park. The cab driver started talking 

and Tina was amazed that the Brookside accent 

did actually exist. 

She said: “Ooh, you sound just like Jimmy 

Corkhill! Ooh, say this...‘Calm down, calm down 

Terry or I’ll call the bizzys’...Come on, I want to 

hear you say it!” 

The bemused cabbie played along with her and 

repeated the stereotyped Liverpudlian phrase. 

But he gave me a strange look when we arrived 

at the stadium and I paid the fare. 

Rangers won the match 5-3. 

Follow Tony Incenzo on Twitter at 

@TonyIncenzo 


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FUN, GAMES, TRIVIA & MORE! 

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Hey guys, it’s your 

favourite feline friend 

here! Over the next 

couple of pages you’ll 

get the chance to 

test your footballing 

knowledge! Challenge 

your family and friends 

to see who comes out 

on top! 

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JUDE’S JOKE 

Q: Which team do sheep support? 

A: Baaaa-rcelona 

GROUND HOPPER 

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BIRTHDAYS! 

Big birthday wishes to 

all Junior Hoops 

celebrating in January… 

Teddy Disson – 1st 

Bertie Mills – 1st 

Danny O’Sullivan – 1st 

Mason Savage – 1st 

Nikki White – 1st 

Harry White – 1st 

Taylor Arnett – 2nd 

William Hanman-Killick – 2nd 

Martha Haran – 2nd 

Finlay Reeves – 2nd 

Harry Sone – 2nd 

Zach Harper – 3rd 

Lawrence Woolacott – 3rd 

Harry Brown – 4th 

Daniel Emerson – 4th 

Abbie Foreman – 4th 

Darcy Meade – 4th 

Athena Morgan Wells – 4th 

Barney Askwith – 5th 

Kathryn Brennan – 5th 

Jasmine Digweed – 5th 

Ben McNiff – 5th 

George Potter – 5th 

Leo Hardy – 6th 

Andrew Kassir – 6th 

Zachory Lester – 6th 

Archie Marsden – 6th 

Aiden Thorpe-Owen – 6th 

Max Wheeler – 6th 

Joseph Dezzani – 7th 

George Krikler – 7th 

Michael Power – 7th 

Nancy Charles – 8th 

Grace Connor – 8th 

Tre Fuller – 8th 

Niall Hanks – 8th 

Harry Jagger – 8th 

Thomas Jagger – 8th 

Thomas Lally – 8th 

Lennon MacDonald – 8th 

James Rogers – 8th 

Joshua Schwartz – 8th 

Charlotte Segal – 8th 

George Sone – 8th 

Leah Head – 9th 

Theodore Macson – 9th 

Naiya Marsh – 9th 

Elias Milne – 9th 

Jamie Townsend – 9th 

Oscar Bass – 10th 

Callum Jones – 10th 

Rebbeca Mannion – 10th 

Cassius De Pear – 11th 

Darcey Kennard-Wood – 11th 

Luke Maberly – 11th 

Archie Pledge – 11th 

Max Punter – 11th 

Charlotte Taylor – 11th 

Archie Kay – 12th 

Cameron Hibbs – 13th 

Albert McCarthy – 13th 

Seren Wade – 13th 

Amelia-Rose Cleveland – 14th 

Sonny Connors – 14th 

Benjamin Gurney – 14th 

Aimee Lovell – 14th 

Grace Lily Murphy – 14th 

Brooke Povey – 14th 

Harriet Raven – 14th 

Robbie Benton – 15th 

Kenzie Cole – 15th 

Oliver Davey – 15th 

Valur Gudmundsson 

Goldstein – 15th 

Frankie Reilly – 15th 

Scarlett Vary – 15th 

Tommy Whitby – 15th 

Thom Williams – 15th 

Ollie Edwards – 16th 

Thomas Higney – 16th 

Matthew Mackmurdie – 16th 

Toby Yates – 16th 

Matthew Austin – 17th 

Dominic Easton – 17th 

Holly Hunt – 17th 

Kian Smith – 17th 

Samuel Edwards – 18th 

Katie Gordon – 18th 

Casper Gordon-Brown – 18th 

Ben Hart – 18th 

Jack Kelly-Smith – 18th 

George Sharp – 18th 

Oscar Barnes – 19th 

Grace Pears – 19th 

Evie Sweetman – 19th 

Rishi Topan – 19th 

Oakley Baverstock – 20th 

Charlie Day – 20th 

Thomas Radcliffe – 20th 

Kiera Vickers– 20th 

Oisin Egan – 21st 

Thomas Jennings – 21st 

Toby Murrison-Waller – 21st 

Oliver Saragoussi – 21st 

Jonnie Sheehy – 21st 

Brandon Tagg – 21st 

Tommy White – 21st 

Ethan Alexander – 22nd 

Sophie Fox – 22nd 

George Guainiere – 22nd 

Jack McDonnell – 22nd 

Olivia Radley – 22nd 

Isla Blatchley – 23rd 

Jonathan Nolan-Caffrey – 23rd 

Harrison Speirs – 23rd 

Phebee Turner – 23rd 

Alexander Adaway – 24th 

Oliver Baverstock – 24th 

Aiden Berryman – 24th 

Laila Buckingham – 24th 

Ayden Damani – 24th 

Daniel Greene – 24th 

Charlie Hackworth – 24th 

Maddie Kirby – 24th 

Abby Allenby – 25th 

Morgan Baldry – 25th 

Freddie Clayson – 25th 

Freddie Curd – 25th 

Finlay Dickinson – 25th 

Dan Hackney – 25th 

Dan Hurdle – 25th 

Lilly Nugent-Isitt – 25th 

Ted Hall – 26th 

Oscar Ludewig – 26th 

Callum O’Neill – 26th 

Finlay Walker – 26th 

Freddy Carroll – 27th 

Thomas Gallagher – 27th 

Rowan McGirr – 27th 

Alexander Mo – 27th 

Jack Collins – 28th 

Jay Dunleavy – 28th 

Alec Gardner – 28th 

Cillian Patrick Roohan – 28th 

Louise Smith – 28th 

Miles Connell – 29th 

Ryan Deery – 29th 

Daniel Masson-Smith – 29th 

Fred Roberts – 29th 

Landon Harvey – 30th 

Lily Hey – 30th 

Arthur Kay – 30th 

Owen O’Sullivan – 30th 

Harvey Reed – 30th 

Tobias Tatam – 30th 

Isaac Tatam – 30th 

Jake Caplan – 31st 

Izzy Cordwell – 31st 

Alfie Tucker – 31st 

KNOW YOUR 

HISTORY 

Which former QPR ace is this? 

YOUNG 

GUN 

Name this 

current Premier 

League star in his 

early days 

JUDE’S 

LOOKALIKE 

Mats Hummels/Orlando Bloom 

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Answers: Groundhopper: City Ground (Nottingham Forest), Know Your 

History: Don Givens, Young Gun: Teemu Pukki (Norwich) 


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DEFENDER 

JORDY 

DE WIJS 

D.O.B: 08.01.1995 

NATIONALITY: DUTCH 

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|| MEMORY LANE|| 

AS A SPORTS JOURNALIST WITH THE EALING GAZETTE, 

MIKE DONOVAN WAS A MAINSTAY OF THE LOFTUS ROAD 

PRESS BOX IN THE 1970S AND 1980S. IN EACH MATCHDAY 

PROGRAMME, HE LOOKS BACK ON THOSE UNFORGETTABLE 

DAYS OF COVERING QUEENS PARK RANGERS… 

ROBBIE James and Jeremy 

Charles were on opposite 

sides when QPR played 

Oxford United in the 1986 

Milk Cup final; the former 

joining his suffering Rangers 

team-mates in their 

disappointment as the ontarget 

latter celebrated a 3-0 

Wembley triumph. 

But the pair were on the 

same side for Swansea in 

1981 as today’s visitors 

completed a remarkable 

odyssey of moving from the 

fourth division to the first in 

five seasons. In fact, Charles 

made his competitive career 

debut as a substitute for 

midfielder James as the 

Swans beat Newport County 

in August 1976. 

More relevantly for home 

readers of this column, 

James and Charles wore the 

hooped shirt together in the 

mid-1980s when former 

Oxford boss Jim Smith was 

in charge in W12; following 

another Swansea lad, 

Leighton James, who played 

on the wing for Rangers in 

the late 1970s. They were 

Swansea Jacks – a common 

nickname of someone from 

the south Wales city and one 

proudly used by Cliff Jones, 

a legendary Wales flanker 

who was exiled in the English 

capital at Tottenham , to 

describe himself – in a new, 

albeit temporary, home. 

I remember feeling for 

Charles when he arrived at 

QPR for £100,000 in 1983, 

moving from the Vetch Field, 

the predecessor to the Swans’ 

Liberty Stadium, in the wake 


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of the Welsh club’s relegation 

from the top flight as Rangers 

were promoted to it. 

The natural line for an 

introductory feature was clear 

to me – for the Gazette’s sake 

rather than my own – when we 

sat down together in a light, 

airy office overlooking South 

Africa Road. What’s it like 

to follow in the footsteps of 

famous relatives? Charles was 

the son of former Swan and 

Arsenal defender/striker Mel 

and the nephew of dad’s fabled 

brother John, considered the 

greatest Wales international of 

all in certain circles. 

My instinct was and remains 

that anyone would want to 

prove their own worth, rather 

than rely on reflected glory. 

After all, it is a risky business 

comparing yourself to 

legendary figures and almost 

inevitably, you come up short. 

But Charles was tolerant 

of my inquiries – a friendly, 

intelligent chap – and stayed 

at Loftus Road for a year 

before Oxford came calling. 

Having earned 19 Wales 

caps and notched his lone 

full international goal with 

a winning strike against 

Bulgaria, injury forced him into 

retirement in 1987. 

James arrived from Swansea 

via Stoke City for £100,000 in 

1984. Like Charles, he figured 

He was part of the 

memorable night of 5th 

March 1986 when 

Rangers completed a 

two-leg semi-final victory 

over Kenny Dalglish’s 

Liverpool at Anfield 

in John Toshack’s ‘fourth to 

first in five’ team which found 

itself finishing sixth in its 

debut season at the top level. 

But Swansea’s descent 

through the trapdoor the 

following season meant 

James was soon pottering 

off to the Potteries before 

manager Alan Mullery brought 

him to QPR in October 1984. 

He was an integral part of 

the Rangers side as they 

maintained top-flight status 

for the three campaigns he 

served with them (one they 

held onto until 1996). 

James played alongside 

the likes of Gary Bannister, 

Terry Fenwick, Warren Neill, 

Michael Robinson, Martin 

Allen and Alan McDonald. He 

was part of the memorable 

night of 5th March 1986 when 

Rangers completed a two-leg 

semi-final victory over Kenny 

Dalglish’s Liverpool at Anfield 

to secure their decider date 

with Oxford the following 

month. Impressive when you 

consider their hosts had been 

European Cup finalists the 

previous campaign and were 

destined to secure the league 

and FA Cup double by the end 

of the season. 


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Mike Donovan 

DAVE 

MACKAY 

Football’s 

Braveheart 

The 

Authorised 

Biography 

Forewords by Derek Mackay and Denis Law 

James went on to complete 

782 league games, moving 

from Loftus Road to Leicester 

City, back to Swansea and 

on to Bradford and Cardiff. It 

put him fourth in the all-time 

appearance list behind Peter 

Shilton, Tommy Hutchison 

and Terry Paine. He was 

also the youngest player to 

make 100 and 200 league 

appearances. He brought 

down the curtain on his 

league career after 20 years 

in 1993 by helping Cardiff seal 

the third-tier title. 

James, who gained 46 Wales 

caps, slipped into non-league 

with Merthyr Tydfil and Barry 

Town. He became playermanager 

of Llanelli, just 10.5 

miles from Swansea, and 

tragically collapsed and died 

on 18th February 1998 while 

turning out for the town’s 

team against Porthcawl. 

James, who has a sculptured 

bust displayed at the Liberty, 

was only 40. 

In a tribute in When Saturday 

Comes, Huw Richards wrote: 

“It was typical of Robbie, who 

died playing in the Welsh 

League for Llanelli, that he 

should still have been playing 

meaningful football at the 

age of 40. He had been doing 

so for a quarter of a century, 

since breaking into Swansea’s 

reserve side at the age of 

15. The statistics of his 

career speak of endurance, 

consistency and quality. 

“If Robbie was fun to watch, 

he also looked as though 

he was having fun – and no 

player is more eagerly relished 

than the one whose skills are 

supplemented by a sense of 

genuine enjoyment.” 

Robert Mark James certainly 

entertained the Rangers 

faithful when he stopped off 

at Loftus Road in the middle 

of a remarkable journey. Along 

with Charles and Leighton 

James, he proved the 

Swansea Jacks could make 

their mark in the heart of 

west London and, of course, 

outside of it. 

Mike Donovan is an author 

and award-winning journalist. 

He produced Queens Park 

Rangers Greatest Games 

in 2013, with Stan Bowles 

helping to promote it and 

Les Ferdinand writing the 

foreword. He has a feel for 

the Bush and was taken to 

Cooke’s Pie and Mash shop in 

the area’s market by his mum 

(who worked in the area) and 

dad, attended concerts at the 

fabulous Empire and hung out 

socially in W12 growing up. 

Mike has written a series 

of football books – most 

recently Football’s 

Braveheart: the Authorised 

Biography of Dave Mackay 

which is available from Pitch 

Publishing. 


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QPR FC 

WOMEN 

LONDON SEAWARD 0 

QPR FC WOMEN 1 

Demi Edwards’ clinical strike right on half-time 

was enough to ensure a winning start to the 

calendar year for the R’s at Wadham Lodge. 

The FA Women’s National League clash began 

in very cagey fashion, with both sides keen to 

maintain possession but unable to carve out 

any significant chances. 

Edwards managed to test home goalkeeper 

Naomi Ogunde before Seaward were awarded 

a golden opportunity to take the lead from the 

penalty spot on the half-hour mark. 

However, Hoops keeper Katie McClean – 

making her first appearance after a spell on the 

sidelines – reacted well to push Abbey Dell’s 

spot-kick around the post. 

Lifted by McClean’s save, Rangers pushed 

forward and skipper Vicky Grieve was unlucky 

not to break the deadlock with an audacious 

40-yard effort that clipped the crossbar. 

But Steve Quashie’s side eventually pulled 

ahead after a fine solo run from wing-back 

Kasha Petit, who cut the ball back to Edwards 

and she was allowed time to turn and fire into 

the bottom corner. 

Seaward pressed for an equaliser after the 

break, but found the Hoops defence in defiant 

mood and the visitors might have increased 

their advantage. 

Ellie Searle’s cross was met by Brogan Moore, 

who was unfortunate to guide her effort over 

the bar, while Sue Kumaning’s attempt brushed 

the left-hand post – but ultimately Edwards’ 

goal proved to be enough. 

QPR: McLean, Petit, Jordinson, Grieve, Lewin, 

Searle, Blodgett, Hennessy, Moore, Edwards, 

Hall. Substitutes: White, Maloney, Akerman, 

Kumaning, Curr. 


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PUTTING THE SPARK 

INTO MATCHDAY 

PROGRAMMES... 

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2019-22 

qprcommunitytrust.co.uk e: community@qpr.co.uk t: 020 8740 2509 

@QPRtrust 

NCS PROGRAMME WINS AWARD 

Congratulations to the QPR in the Community 

Trust NCS (National Citizen Service) team, 

whose autumn 2021 activities earned them a 

Programme of the Week award. 

The NCS programme engaged with almost 

50 young people from Hillingdon, Brent and 

Westminster, providing them with a variety 

of outdoor activities such as climbing the 02, 

Laser tag, London Bushcraft and Go-Ape. 

Workshops included emergency life-saving 

skills, money management, CV & employability 

as well as guest speakers such as Ray Paul (the 

founder of BBC Radio 1Xtra), who provided the 

young people with a taste of potential careers 

after leaving school. 

The programme also involved the theme of 

climate change, supported by Hammersmith & 

Fulham Council and attended by the borough 

mayor, with a day of workshops at the Lyric 

Theatre in Hammersmith. 

Participants were given the opportunity 

to devise their own social action projects, 

which included renovating a community 

centre, sorting and delivering donations for 

Afghan refugees in Kensington & Chelsea and 

organising a charity football match at a school 

in Wembley. 

Stephen McCarthy from QPR’s NCS team 

explained: “We are so glad that the participants 

had such a good time and we really enjoyed 

working with them. 

“Hopefully now we can build off this momentum 

and deliver a great programme in summer 2022.” 

QPR will be running courses in Westminster, Brent 

and Hillingdon from 27th June to 26th August. 


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DATE KO OPPOSITION SCORE POS. STARTING XI 

AUGUST 

Sat 7 15:00 Millwall D 1-1 15 DIENG ODUBAJO DICKIE 1 DE WIJS BARBET WALLACE 

Wed 11 19:45 Leyton Orient CC R1 D 1-1* N/A ARCHER KAKAY DICKIE 1 DUNNE BARBET WALLACE 

Sat 14 15:00 Hull City W 3-0 2 DIENG ODUBAJO DICKIE 1 DE WIJS BARBET WALLACE 

Wed 18 19:45 Middlesbrough W 3-2† 3 DIENG ODUBAJO DICKIE DE WIJS BARBET WALLACE 

Sat 21 12:30 Barnsley D 1-1 3 DIENG THOMAS DICKIE DE WIJS BARBET KAKAY 

Tue 24 19:45 Oxford United CC R2 W 2-0† N/A ARCHER ODUBAJO KAKAY DICKIE 1 DUNNE McCALLUM 

Sat 28 15:00 Coventry City W 2-0 3 DIENG BALL ODUBAJO DICKIE DE WIJS McCALLUM 

SEPTEMBER 

Sat 11 15:00 Reading D 3-3 4 DIENG ODUBAJO DICKIE DE WIJS BARBET McCALLUM 

Tue 14 19:45 AFC Bournemouth L 1-2 6 DIENG KAKAY DICKIE DE WIJS BARBET McCALLUM 1 

Sat 18 15:00 Bristol City L 1-2 8 DIENG ODUBAJO DICKIE DE WIJS BARBET McCALLUM 1 

Tue 21 19:45 Everton CC R3 D 2-2** N/A DIENG ADOMAH DICKIE DUNNE BARBET McCALLUM 

Fri 24 20:00 West Bromwich Albion L 1-2 8 DIENG ODUBAJO DICKIE DE WIJS DUNNE BARBET 

Tue 28 19:45 Birmingham City W 2-0 8 DIENG ODUBAJO DICKIE DUNNE BARBET BALL 

OCTOBER 

Sat 2 15:00 Preston North End W 3-2 6 DIENG ODUBAJO DICKIE DUNNE 1 BARBET BALL 

Sat 16 12:30 Fulham L 1-4 8 DIENG ODUBAJO DICKIE DE WIJS BARBET McCALLUM 

Tue 19 19:45 Blackburn Rovers W 1-0 5 DIENG ADOMAH DICKIE DUNNE BARBET McCALLUM 

Sat 23 15:00 Peterborough United L 1-2 7 DIENG ADOMAH DICKIE DUNNE BARBET McCALLUM 

Tue 26 19:45 Sunderland CC R4 D 0-0*** N/A DIENG KAKAY DICKIE DE WIJS BARBET ODUBAJO 

Fri 29 19:45 Nottingham Forest D 1-1 5 DIENG DICKIE DE WIJS BARBET ADOMAH JOHANSEN 

NOVEMBER 

Wed 3 19:45 Cardiff City W 1-0 5 DIENG DICKIE DUNNE BARBET ADOMAH DOZZELL 

Sat 6 17:30 Blackpool D 1-1 6 DIENG DICKIE DUNNE BARBET ADOMAH AMOS 

Fri 19 19:45 Luton Town W 2-0 6 DIENG DICKIE DUNNE BARBET ADOMAH DOZZELL 

Wed 24 19:45 Huddersfield Town W 1-0 4 DIENG DICKIE DUNNE BARBET ADOMAH DOZZELL 

Mon 29 19:45 Derby County W 2-1 3 DIENG DICKIE DUNNE BARBET ADOMAH JOHANSEN 

DECEMBER 

Sun 5 14:30 Stoke City L 0-2 5 DIENG DICKIE DUNNE BARBET KAKAY JOHANSEN 

Mon 27 17:30 AFC Bournemouth L 0-1 7 DIENG DICKIE DUNNE BARBET KAKAY FIELD 

Thur 30 19:45 Bristol City W 2-1 7 DIENG DICKIE DUNNE BARBET 1 ADOMAH FIELD 

JANUARY 

Sun 2 14:00 Birmingham City W 2-1 5 DIENG DICKIE DUNNE BARBET ADOMAH 1 FIELD 

Sat 8 15:00 Rotherham FAC R3 W 1-1 **** N/A ARCHER DICKIE DUNNE BARBET ADOMAH BALL 

Sat 15 15:00 West Bromwich Albion W 1-0 4 MARSHALL DICKIE DUNNE BARBET ADOMAH JOHANSEN 

Sat 22 15:00 Coventry City 

Tue 25 19:45 Swansea City 

Sat 29 15:00 Reading 

FEBRUARY 

Sat 5 15:00 Peterborough United FAC R4 

Wed 9 19:45 Middlesbrough 

Sat 12 15:00 Barnsley 

Tue 15 19:45 Millwall 

Sat 19 15:00 Hull City 

Wed 23 19:45 Blackpool 

Sat 26 12:30 Blackburn Rovers 

MARCH 

Sat 5 15:00 Cardiff City 

Sat 12 15:00 Luton Town 

Tue 15 19:45 Nottingham Forest 

Sat 19 15:00 Peterborough United 

APRIL 

Sat 2 15:00 Fulham 

Tue 5 19:45 Sheffield United 

Sat 9 15:00 Preston North End 

Fri 15 15:00 Huddersfield Town 

Mon 18 15:00 Derby County 

Sat 23 15:00 Stoke City 

Sat 30 15:00 Sheffield United 

MAY 

Sat 7 12:30 Swansea City 

All fixtures subject to change. *Won 5-3 on penalties **Won 8-7 on penalties ***Lost 1-3 on penalties **** Won 8-7 on penalties 


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BALL JOHANSEN CHAIR 1 DYKES AUSTIN ARCHER, KAKAY, DE WIJS, AMOS, DOZZELL, GRAY, WILLOCK GILLETT 

AMOS CHAIR WILLOCK DYKES GRAY ARCHER, JOHANSEN, AUSTIN, BALL, DOZZELL, DUNNE, DUKE-McKENNA, ADOMAH, DREWE STROUD 

DOZZELL MCCALLUM CHAIR WILLOCK DYKES 1 ARCHER, DUNNE, ODUBAJO, AMOS, AUSTIN, BALL, GRAY DAVIES 

JOHANSEN ODUBAJO CHAIR DYKES GRAY 1 ARCHER, AUSTIN, BALL, AMOS, KAKAY, THOMAS, DUKE-MCKENNA WOOLMER 

DOZZELL ODUBAJO CHAIR WILLOCK DYKES ARCHER, AUSTIN, BALL , KAKAY, THOMAS, FIELD, DUKE-MCKENNA SMITH 

JOHANSEN WALLACE WILLOCK 1 AUSTIN 1 CHAIR ARCHER, FIELD, KAKAY, AMOS, BALL, THOMAS, DUKE-MCKENNA DONOHUE 

JOHANSEN WALLACE CHAIR AUSTIN WILLOCK ARCHER, AMOS 1, FIELD, BALL, KAKAY, THOMAS, DUKE-MCKENNA SCOTT 

DOZZELL WALLACE CHAIR AUSTIN WILLOCK 1 ARCHER, ODUBAJO, GRAY 1 , FIELD, AMOS, BALL, THOMAS SIMPSON 

DOZZELL FIELD CHAIR WILLOCK AUSTIN ARCHER, AMOS, GRAY, THOMAS, BALL, DUKE-MCKENNA HARRINGTON 

JOHANSEN WALLACE CHAIR WILLOCK DYKES ARCHER, DOZZELL , ADOMAH, GRAY, AMOS, AUSTIN, THOMAS, STROUD 

JOHANSEN WALLACE AMOS AUSTIN 1 WILLOCK ARCHER, DYKES , THOMAS, BALL, KAKAY DAVIES 

WILLOCK 1 AMOS WALLACE GRAY DYKES ARCHER, JOHANSEN, AUSTIN, KAKAY, BALL, THOMAS DONOHUE 

JOHANSEN WALLACE THOMAS AUSTIN GRAY DUKE-MCKENNA, ODUBAJO #, DYKES 1, AMOS, DOZZELL, DREWE, FIELD, WALSH, ARMSTRONG SALISBURY 

FIELD WALLACE WILLOCK DYKES GRAY WALSH, AUSTIN 1, BALL, AMOS, THOMAS, DOZZELL, ODUBAJO HOOPER 


CHAMP STAT PACK 

LEAGUE TABLE 

2o21 /22 

# CLUB P W D L F A +/- PTS 

1 FULHAM 26 16 6 4 70 23 47 54 

2 AFC BOURNEMOUTH 26 14 7 5 43 23 20 49 

3 BLACKBURN ROVERS 27 14 7 6 44 30 14 49 

4 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 25 13 5 7 38 30 8 44 

5 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 26 11 9 6 31 20 11 42 

6 MIDDLESBROUGH 26 12 6 8 31 25 6 42 

7 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 27 11 8 8 33 30 3 41 

8 STOKE CITY 25 11 5 9 30 25 5 38 

9 COVENTRY CITY 24 10 7 7 33 28 5 37 

10 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 26 10 7 9 33 28 5 37 

11 LUTON TOWN 24 9 8 7 36 29 7 35 

12 SHEFFIELD UNITED 24 9 6 9 31 32 -1 33 

13 MILLWALL 25 8 9 8 27 28 -1 33 

14 PRESTON NORTH END 25 8 9 8 29 32 -3 33 

15 BLACKPOOL 26 9 6 11 27 32 -5 33 

16 BRISTOL CITY 26 8 6 12 32 45 -13 30 

17 SWANSEA CITY 23 7 7 9 27 32 -5 28 

18 BIRMINGHAM CITY 26 7 7 12 26 39 -13 28 

19 HULL CITY 26 7 5 14 22 31 -9 26 

20 CARDIFF CITY 25 6 5 14 26 44 -18 23 

21 READING 26 8 4 14 30 47 -17 22 

22 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 24 5 4 15 21 48 -27 19 

23 DERBY COUNTY 26 8 11 7 25 24 1 14 

24 BARNSLEY 24 2 8 14 16 36 -20 14 

LAST UPDATED: 21.01.2022 

THIS WEEK'S 

Fixtures 

KICK-OFF 7.45PM UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE 

(Tues) 

VS 

VS 

VS 

VS 

(Wed) 

VS 

(8pm) 

PP 

HOOPS 

TOP FIVE 

Goalscorers 

ALEKSANDAR MITROVIC 

FULHAM 27 

BEN BRERETON DIAZ 

BLACKBURN ROVERS 20 

DOMINIC SOLANKE 

AFC BOURNEMOUTH 18 

ANDREAS WEIMANN 

BRISTOL CITY 12 

LEWIS GRABBAN 

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 10 

TOP FIVE 

Assists 

HARRY WILSON 

FULHAM 10 

JOHN SWIFT 

READING 9 

RYAN GILES 

CARDIFF CITY 9 

SORBA THOMAS 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 8 

ALEKSANDAR MITROVIC 

FULHAM 7 

TOP FIVE 

Clean Sheets 

SAM JOHNSTONE 

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 11 

MARK TRAVERS 

AFC BOURNEMOUTH 11 

MATIJA SARKIC 

BIRMINGHAM CITY 10 

LEE NICHOLLS 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 10 

JOE LUMLEY 

MIDDLESBROUGH 9 


HOOPS 

Columnist 

THE FOUNDING EDITOR OF QPR FANSITE ‘R’ GENERATION 

DISCUSSES THE LATEST GOINGS ON IN W12… 

I 

don’t know about you, but I quite 

enjoyed that West Brom game. It felt 

significant. I brought a friend along, a 

Man United fan, to watch with me and he said 

afterwards, with the tone of a man who’d just 

witnessed a miracle, “Mate. QPR are actually 

good.” I think that insight sums up exactly how I 

felt about the team after the game. 

You get tested in lots of different ways in the 

Championship and some tests matter more 

than others. I’d actually say we don’t have to 

be winning games like West Brom. Realistically 

we could go through the whole season not 

beating a single team in the top six and still finish 

comfortably in a play-off spot. It’s the games we 

can win that we should be winning. But when it 

comes to the big boys at the top, we truly send a 

message when there’s a positive result. 

From the off, there was a pace to the game. Both 

teams had tactics and strategy and ideas on how 

not to lose to the other. There were very few 

clear-cut chances, our defence was doing what 

it does and theirs was doing the same. You could 

tell from that first half, as my Man United friend 

confidently predicted, this game was going to be 

won through one single moment. 

Step up Charlie, Charlie, Charlie, Charlie, Charlie, 

Charlie, Charlie Austin. I’ll be honest. I spoke to 

Charlie at the end of last season. Charlie was 

my hero growing up, I was a striker because 

of Charlie, I wore the number nine because of 

Charlie, I named my dog Charlie because of – you 

guessed it – Mr Austin. I notice I have used the 

word Charlie about 60 times in this paragraph, 

but I just can’t not. Charlie was my guy. So, when 

it came to actually interviewing him, I was not 

exactly calm. Our conversation flew by and 

afterwards I felt awful – I was so flustered by the 

situation that I couldn’t get my words out and 

conducted a rather below-par interview. 

But then he stepped on the pitch and I 

remembered that he wasn’t an interview subject, 

a feedback system for my own journalistic 

insecurities, but a footballer. A footballer who 

loves my club, who loves the game and knows 

how to play it. The man is a hero. That’s what 

he is, that’s what he does. You can’t be a hero if 

there’s no day to save and that’s our advantage in 

this promotion scrap. We have passion, we have 

heroes. At the end of the day, with two teams that 

are both good but fighting for different things, 

you need an ace up your sleeve to beat your 

opponent and we have plenty. 


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