Queens Park Rangers vs Reading

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

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SATURDAY 29TH JANUARY, 2022 

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SATURDAY 29TH JANUARY 2022 

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04 12 

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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 Lyndon Dykes 

19 COLUMNIST 

Ben Summer has his say 

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 Gary Micklewhite 

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 AIDAN MAGEE 

The view from the press box 

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HOOPS 

The Gaffer 

FIRSTLY, MAY I EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO 

VELJKO PAUNOVIC, HIS STAFF, PLAYERS AND ALL 

ASSOCIATED WITH READING FC. 

T 

he club have had a tough 

season for a variety of 

reasons, however Veljko is an 

excellent coach and there is no doubt 

that he will bring a very well-organised 

team to our stadium today, one that 

can deliver a high level of performance. 

They have a nice blend of youthful 

energy and good quality experience, 

and we are very aware that they will 

present a formidable challenge. As 

always, it is an encounter we are very 

much looking forward to, and while we 

are not permitted to share a postgame 

drink with Veljko and his staff, 

we wish everyone a safe journey back 

to Berkshire. 

The game on Tuesday evening against 

Swansea was obviously frustrating. Of 

course, we never want to drop points 

in any fixture, however the home 

games are seen as vitally important 

for any team with high aspirations. 

It is important not to lose sight of 

the bigger picture, and the players 

deserve much praise for delivering 

four consecutive wins and moving 

themselves into a strong league 

position. Expectations naturally get 

raised and I believe it is of course 

important for our supporters to enjoy 

seeing the team do well, but similarly, 

this division presents a tough challenge 

with every single fixture. On occasion 

we must recognise that taking one 

point from a game might prove 

invaluable come the end of the season. 

In addition, with individuals away on 

international duty and the injuries that 

naturally accompany this stage of a 

campaign, the players have stepped up 

and responded well to being asked to 

play unfamiliar roles or slightly differing 

formations. They have displayed a 

unity and togetherness combined with 

an outstanding work ethic and these 

attributes, combined with no shortage 

of skill, have moved them into such a 

positive position. 

With the league schedule meaning we 

soon play another seven games in 21 

days, it would obviously help to add some 

depth and quality to the squad, but only if 

the right players become available. 

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stepped up and 

responded well to being 

asked to play unfamiliar 

roles or slightly differing 

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HOOPS 

From a defensive perspective, we have 

been able to secure the services of Dion 

Sanderson, on loan from Wolves, and 

we are delighted to welcome him to the 

club. Dion has played against us this 

season while at Birmingham and showed 

his qualities both with and without the 

ball. A physically powerful athlete, Dion 

is comfortable in possession, and he will 

provide another layer of quality to both 

the defensive unit and the overall playing 

squad. Dion will undoubtedly be pushing 

hard for a starting berth, and it is this 

level of competition that we must have if 

we are to keep pushing forward. 

An attacking midfield option would be 

another ideal addition, but such players 

are so difficult to secure. Any player 

coming into the squad must provide a 

quality that we currently lack and as such, 

with the calibre of players we already 

have at our disposal, this will prove 

difficult at best. Much work is going on 

behind the scenes and, as we approach 

the end of the window, we may hopefully 

see some late flurry of activity. 

You will see from the club website 

that some of our younger players are 

being sent out on loan to gain invaluable 

experience. Stephen Duke-McKenna 

has gone to Torquay and Aaron Drewe 

has joined Weymouth. This is such a 

brutally difficult business for any aspiring 

player, and it is the experience gained on 

such loans that can play an important 

part in defining the next stage of their 

careers. We wish all of our young loanees 

the best of luck. 

That just leaves me, as always, to express 

my appreciation for the continued 

backing that you have consistently given 

the team, both at home and on the road. 

Once again on Tuesday, despite freezing 

conditions and the game being shown live 

on Sky, you turned out in good numbers 

and gave great vocal support. I apologise 

for repeating the same message, however 

the backing is greatly appreciated and 

never taken for granted! 

Enjoy the game! 

Gaffer 


HOOPS 

PETE & MARIO 

Happy birthdays to both Pete 

and Mario Collins, who travel all 

the way from Devon to cheer on 

the R’s! Pete is celebrating his 

54th and Mario is celebrating his 

10th. This is the first time their 

birthdays have coincided with 

a QPR match so let’s hope it’s 

especially memorable for them! 

Have a great day, lots of love 

from Jo and Crystal xx 

PAUL & CHRISTINE 

There’s also a matchday 

celebration for QPR fans Paul 

and Christine Harding! Happy 

70th birthday for today to 

Christine and a belated happy 

70th to Paul, who hit that 

landmark on the day Rangers 

beat West Brom here recently. 

IZZY 

Happy 17th to Izzy, who is 

hoping to see Lyndon Dykes 

score a winner today! From Dad, 

Owen and Sam. 

VALUR 

Happy 12th Birthday to an 

incredible guy! Love always, 

Mum, Dad, Isak, Kolmar. 

JAMES 

Happy eighth birthday to 

Rangers supporter and Junior R 

James Leonard from his family 

and friends. Enjoy the game! 


HOOPS 

REECE 

Happy 20th birthday to Reece 

Buckley, enjoy your day with your 

mates. Love Mum, Dad, Ciara, 

Billy and Natalie xx 

GEORGE 

Season ticket holder George Wheeldon enjoyed the R’s dramatic 2-1 

victory at Coventry recently. George turns 13 next Tuesday and his entire 

family are coming to watch today’s game, so hopefully they’ll witness a 

similar result! Happy birthday George. 

JACK 

Happy 18th birthday to Jack 

Collins who turned 18 yesterday. 

Jack is a season ticket holder in 

HU and a passionate QPR fan, 

like his dad and brother. Have a 

great day at the game Jack! Love 

from Mum, Dad, Sam and Lucy 

KAELIN 

Happy birthday to Kaelin Carey 

who will be nine on Sunday. Love 

from Mum, Uncle Andrew and all 

your family x. COYR’S!!! 

JAMIE 

Happy 15th birthday to 

season ticket holder Jamie Power! 

Lots of love Mum, Dad, Chloe, 

Gemma and the rest of the family. 

DEMI 

Happy birthday to lifelong QPR fan and season ticket holder Demi 

Constant, pictured here with his two sons Chris and Nick and best 

mates Peter, Mark and Russell. Have a great day. UR’SSS! 


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HOOPS 

SANDERSON SEALS 

RANGERS MOVE 

QPR confirmed the signing of 

Wolves defender Dion Sanderson 

on loan until the end of the 

season just before Tuesday’s 

game against Swansea City. 

The 22-year-old, who can play 

in a central role or on the righthand 

side, emerged onto the 

pitch to greet Rangers fans prior 

to the 0-0 draw. 

Sanderson could make his debut 

this afternoon, having lined 

up against the R’s twice this 

season during his loan spell with 

Birmingham City. 

“This is the next stage of my 

development and I couldn’t be 

anywhere better than QPR,” said 

Sanderson. 

“I studied QPR, their style of play 

and how the gaffer likes to play, 

and it suits me so it just made 

absolute sense to come here. 

“I’m an aggressive ball-playing 

defender. I like a battle with any 

strikers – it’s part of my game. I 

might not look the biggest but I’ll 

give you a tough time. 

“The team are in a good 

place. Promotion is key but we 

have to take one game at a time. 

“Wherever the gaffer wants 

me to help, I’m willing to help – 

whether that’s playing or in the 

dressing room around the boys.” 

Sanderson, who has been on 

the books at his hometown 

club since the age of eight, has 

also had previous loan spells at 

Cardiff and Sunderland. 

DUO DEPART ON 

LOAN 

TWO younger members of the 

squad have been loaned out to 

National League sides until the 

end of the season. 

Defender Aaron Drewe, who 

made his first-team debut 

against Rotherham in the FA Cup 

earlier this month, will spend the 

remainder of the campaign at 

Weymouth. 

The 20-year-old made his 

Terras debut in their 2-1 home 

defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge 

on Tuesday. 

Midfielder Stephen Duke- 

McKenna has been loaned to 

Torquay and featured twice in 

their starting line-up this week, 

helping the Gulls to a 2-1 victory 

at Altrincham before a 2-0 

reverse against Solihull Moors 

three days later. 

WELCOME BACK, 

ANTON 

FORMER QPR defender 

Anton Ferdinand returns to the 

pitch at half-time today for his 

induction into the ranks of the 

Forever R’s club. 

Ferdinand, who had spent several 

years at the top level with West 

Ham and Sunderland before 

joining Rangers in 2011, made 49 

appearances for the club. 

The 36-year-old played in Turkey 

and Thailand prior to a twoyear 

spell with this afternoon’s 

opponents, Reading. He is now 

retired from the game, having 

ended his career with stints at 

Southend and St Mirren. 


HOOPS 


HOOPS 

Looking To Get 

Back To It 

LYNDON DYKES 

INTERVIEW: BEN KOSKY 

AFTER SHAKING OFF A TROUBLESOME 

ANKLE INJURY, LAST SEASON’S TOP 

SCORER LYNDON DYKES IS BACK 

AND EAGER TO GET AMONG THE 

GOALS AGAIN AS QPR CLIMB THE 

CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE… 


HOOPS 

Lyndon, after the team’s recent run 

of form, can we dare to dream about 

making the top two? 

It’s always good to dream because it 

gives you something to push for, but 

you can’t get carried away and take your 

foot off the gas. We might be saying ‘we 

could have done better’ at the end of the 

season, or we might be saying ‘what a 

year!’ and we’ve gone up into the Premier 

League. There are a lot of games left at 

this stage and anything can happen. 

Having missed most of November and 

December with an ankle injury, you must 

be pleased to be playing regularly again… 

It was bad timing with the injury – my 

momentum was good in terms of playing 

games and scoring goals. I picked it up 

in the game against Nottingham Forest, 

it was just from the impact of a tackle 

and it was a lingering thing that ended up 

being ligament damage. I played a couple 

of games with the injury and struggled 

to get through it. I hate being injured but 

it was one of those things and I’m just 

happy to be back on the pitch, feeling 

good and also with the team playing well. 

Your first goal of 2022 was that late 

equaliser against Rotherham to keep us 

in the FA Cup… 

Rotherham were a decent side and, 

although I didn’t start the game, I just 

wanted to make a difference for the team 

once I got on. It was really good to get 

that goal and ultimately we did well in the 

penalty shoot-out and got through. You 

want to get as far as you can in the FA 

Cup, hopefully draw some big teams and 

I think that’s something the supporters 

enjoy as well. 

This may be a predictable question 

for any centre-forward – can you 

feel content if you’re contributing to 


HOOPS 

So many of the boys have 

been chipping in with goals, 

especially late in games - 

Charlie, Albert and Yoann for 

example - that we’ve managed 

to keep momentum going 

victories for your team but not finding 

the net regularly yourself? 

Of course. We’ve been on an amazing 

run and everyone can see where we are 

in the league. As a striker, you want to 

chip in with goals, but sometimes you 

might not get as many chances as you’d 

like and, especially if you’re playing as 

one of two up front, you also have to do 

more work tracking back. But so many 

of the boys have been chipping in with 

goals, especially late in games – Charlie, 

Albert and Yoann for example – that 

we’ve managed to keep momentum 

going, even in games where we haven’t 

played at our best. 

At the beginning of your QPR career, 

you were operating as a lone striker 

– how much difference has it made 

playing in a pair more frequently? 

It is different playing as a pair – you have 

to work together and obviously it means 

you also have different roles because 

there are fewer players in midfield. 

Charlie and Andre are great strikers, 

we all have our different qualities and, 

when you’ve got strikers who can link 

up well, things tend to go better for the 

team. It helps that you can spread the 

goals around and, when you’re attacking 

crosses, it means defenders have to 

worry about two of you instead of just 

one – that can free you up and give you 


HOOPS 

Charlie and I get on 

really well but maybe if 

that comes up, I’ll have to 

put him in a headlock to try 

and get the ball 

the extra space you need. Every team is 

different and you have to adapt to what’s 

required – with Scotland, for example, we 

play one up top with a No 10 in behind. 

You and Charlie Austin both have a 

pretty decent record when it comes 

to taking penalties – who gets first 

crack if you’re both on the pitch at 

the same time? 

For a striker, penalties can add a few 

goals to your tally at the end of the year, 

so obviously we both want to be taking 

them. I’ll certainly put my hand straight 

up for it! That situation hasn’t happened 

yet but it’ll be a conversation to be had 

between us, depending on the game and 

the situation. Charlie and I get on really 

well but maybe if that comes up, I’ll have 

to put him in a headlock to try and get 

the ball! 

Your international team-mate David 

Marshall recently joined QPR – did you 

get involved in ensuring that move 

came about? 

I spoke with David beforehand – in my 

head I thought he’d be a great addition 

to the squad with his experience. You 

can see how big a player he’s been for 

Scotland and, with Seny going away at a 

critical time in the season and then the 

injury to Jordan, it just happened to work 

out and he’s started really well. With all 

the experience he brings, sometimes 

you need that when you’re trying to push 

for promotion – it can be a major factor 

in winning games. 


HOOPS 

Being involved with the 

Euros last summer was 

amazing, now we’ve got a 

massive play-off game coming 

up and we’re very close to 

getting to the World Cup 

Having been in a great run of form for 

Scotland just before you got injured, 

what would it mean if you could score 

the goals to nail down World Cup 

qualification? 

It would be a moment in my career 

that’d stay with me forever, I think. I 

wanted to play for Scotland to try and 

become remembered by getting the 

team back to major tournaments. Being 

involved with the Euros last summer was 

amazing, now we’ve got a massive playoff 

game coming up and we’re very close 

to getting to the World Cup. I think we do 

deserve to be there with the players we 

have. I really enjoy going away with the 

Scotland boys, we’ve got a great bond 

and togetherness that’s taken us to 

where we are now and hopefully I can be 

involved in taking us to the World Cup. 

On the subject of tournaments later 

this year, given your background – who 

will you be cheering for at the Rugby 

League World Cup? I believe Scotland 

and Australia are in the same group… 

I’ll be backing Scotland! It’ll be a tough 

one because the Aussies are quite good, 

but we’ll see what happens when that 

comes around. Hopefully I’ll be in Qatar 

watching the final on TV – that’d be nice! 


HOOPS 

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HOOPS 

Columnist 

‘R’ GENERATION WRITER BEN SUMMER SHARES 

HIS LATEST COLUMN 

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our thousand, and you could hear every 

single one of us from miles away. 

There’s something poetic about an away day. 

They don’t really make sense on paper. Spending 

all our cash on a train to god-knows-where to 

stand up for two hours in the cold, with the bestcase 

scenario – no guarantee, mind – that we 

see our football team win a match. 

My away journeys are rarer than I’d like, and they 

don’t start as some other people’s do. There’s 

no crate of beer, no group of mates (there aren’t 

many of us travelling to Coventry from Cardiff!). 

The day starts as a relatively sedate affair. 

Then, slowly, the away day starts ticking, and 

signs of life appear. It’s usually not a QPR scarf 

(the other day it was actually Bristol Rovers). Oh 

look, there’s someone else going to an away 

game! They’re a part of the same bizarre routine 

that I am! That’s fun! 

Then another (Wimbledon). Then another 

(Aston Villa). Then another (Swindon). Like in a 

sci-fi film, when the camera pans out to reveal 

a wider, more glorious landscape than the 

initial shot suggested, you realise you’re part of 

this great sprawling machine of club football. 

Thousands of people going to hundreds of 

places on millions of (delayed) trains. Challenge 

any of them to explain why, and the explanation 

wouldn’t sound like something any sensible 

human would willingly do. 

But what was the trip to Coventry, if not a 

reminder of EXACTLY what it’s all about? 

All the clichés, every damn one of them. Hearing 

the roar of a packed away end echoing across 

the stadium, folding back in on itself, completely 

enveloping you. Watching a goal go in, and 

grabbing fistfuls of scarves and arms and coats 

and leaping and yelling and losing your voice and 

yelling some more. 

Being rewarded, so thoroughly, for our 

travels. People talk about how Warburton has 

reconnected the team with the fans. It’s true. It 

would still be true if we weren’t winning games. 

People wouldn’t be saying it if we weren’t winning 

games. People are fickle, and I include myself in 

that. We’re exceedingly lucky that things, even if 

just for now, are going as well as they are. 

But in those moments, when I was stood next to 

Sam Taylor, founder of the ‘R’ Generation site, 

who I’d known for nearly two years online but 

only met in person that day, with his dad and his 

friend, and then Adomah scored, it felt like we 

were destined to win that game, and we were 

destined to win every other game in the future 

until the universe eventually ceases to exist. 

The decision to go to Coventry suddenly made 

perfect sense. 


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HOOPS 

CLUB FACTS: 

STADIUM: 

[ Select Car 

Leasing Stadium ] 

OPENED: 

[ 1998 ] 

CURRENT CAPACITY: 

[ 24,161 ] 

RECORD ATTENDANCE: 

[ 24.184 ] 

(Reading v Everton) 

CLUB COLOURS: 

[ Blue & White ] 

IN THE CABINET: 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE 

CHAMPIONSHIP (LEVEL 2) 

Champions: 2005/06, 2011/12 

Runners-up: 1994/95 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE ONE (LEVEL 3) 

Champions: 1925/26, 1985/86, 1993/94 

Runners-up: 1931/32, 1934/35, 1948/49, 

1951/52, 2001/02 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE TWO (LEVEL 4) 

Champions: 1978/79 

R E A D I N G F A C T F I L E 


HOOPS 

READING 

OPPOSITION 

OVERVIEW 

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

IT’S now 16 years since Reading swept all before them en route 

to the Championship title and a record points total of 106 – and 

this season is all about survival for the beleaguered Berkshire side. 

The Royals spent three seasons in the Premier League between 2006 

and 2013, sliding back to the second tier alongside QPR in the latter 

year and an agonising play-off final defeat to Huddersfield on penalties 

marked the closest they have come to a return. 

Since that Wembley disappointment in 2017, Reading have 

generally struggled both on and off the field, with managers coming 

and going at regular intervals prior to the appointment of current boss 

Veljko Paunović. 

Earlier this season the club were hit by a six-point deduction for a 

breach of EFL financial rules, having racked up losses of around £40m 

in the previous three years. 

That has restricted Paunović to loans and free transfers as 

he attempts to strengthen his squad and, with four consecutive 

losses coming into today’s game, the Royals are hovering 

dangerously above the relegation zone. 


HOOPS 

[ THE GAFFER ] 

M 

VELJKO PAUNOVIC 

Age: 44 

Nationality: Serbian 

Year Appointed: 2020 

Succeeded: Mark Bowen 

Former Atletico Madrid 

forward Veljko 

Paunović may have 

been a surprise choice 

to replace Mark Bowen 

at the start of last 

season, but the Serbian 

manager surpassed 

expectations by 

guiding the Royals to 

seventh place. 

Paunović, who won two 

full caps for Serbia & 

Montenegro, had two 

spells with Partizan 

Belgrade and also 

played in Germany and 

Russia before winding 

down his club career 

with Philadelphia Union. 

He began coaching with 

the Serbia national 

team, taking charge of 

the U18 and U19 sides 

before overseeing 

World Cup success with 

the U20s in 2015. 

That achievement took 

Paunović back to the 

United States for a 

four-year stint as coach 

of Chicago Fire, where 

he led his side to the 

play-offs and two 

semi-final appearances 

in the US Open Cup. 

Having departed the 

Fire at the end of the 

2019 season, Paunović 

was out of the game 

until the following 

summer, when he was 

offered the opportunity 

to take charge at the 

Select Car Leasing 

Stadium. 

R E A D I N G T H E G A F F E R 


HOOPS 

R E A D I N G K E Y Q U A R T E T 

[ SAFE HANDS ] [ THE ROCK ] 

22 

# 

22 

LUKE SOUTHWOOD 

GOALKEEPER 

Age: 24 

Nationality: N. Irish 

Signed From: Academy 

ACADEMY graduate 

Luke Southwood has 

made the number one 

shirt his own this 

season, with Brazilian 

goalkeeper Rafael 

Cabral recently 

departing the club 

after being restricted 

to the bench. 

Having joined Reading as 

a youngster, Southwood 

signed his first 

professional contract in 

2015, but had to wait 

another five years to 

make his Royals debut. 

Loan spells Bath City 

and Eastleigh, followed 

by a season in the 

Scottish Premiership 

with Hamilton, gave the 

young keeper valuable 

playing time and he has 

since seized his chance 

at Reading, as well as 

earning a first call-up to 

the Northern Ireland 

squad in November. 

EXPERIENCED central defender 

Michael Morrison arrived at 

Reading in 2019 following a 

five-year stint with Birmingham 

City, where he made 183 

appearances and scored 14 goals. 

Having started out at Cambridge 

United, Morrison then had spells 

at Leicester City, Sheffield 

Wednesday and Charlton – 

winning promotion to the 

Championship with both the 

Foxes and the Addicks – before 

moving on to St Andrew’s in 2014. 

Since joining the Royals, 

he has become a key part of their 

back line, helping to guide a 

relatively young squad and in now 

nearing a century of appearances 

for the club. 

CLASSIC KIT 

TREVOR 

SENIOR 

1985 

# 

4 

MICHAEL MORRISON 

DEFENDER 

Age: 33 

Nationality: English 

Signed From: Birmingham 


HOOPS 

[ THE HIT MAN ] 

47 

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47 

DODGY BARNET 

STEPHEN 

HUNT 

2009 

28 

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28 

JOSH LAURENT 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 26 


Signed From: Shrewsbury 

[ THE ENGINE ] 

FORMER QPR youngster Josh 

Laurent worked his way up 

through the leagues before 

becoming a regular at 

Championship level with the 

Royals and was named their 

player of the season for 2020/21. 

Despite spending two years with 

the R’s, Laurent failed to make a 

first-team appearance and moved 

briefly to Brentford in 2015 before 

further spells with Hartlepool, 

Wigan and a loan switch to Bury. 

The midfielder’s breakthrough 

came at Shrewsbury, where he 

scored eight goals in 93 games 

over a two-year period and 

Reading snapped him up on a free 

transfer when his contract expired 

in 2020. 

GEORGE PUSCAS 

FORWARD 

Age: 25 

Nationality: Romanian 

Signed From: Palermo 

Romania international 

George Puscas became 

Reading’s record 

signing when the club 

paid £8m to Inter Milan 

to secure his signature 

in the summer of 2019. 

Inter signed Puscas 

as a teenager, giving him 

a taste of Serie A and 

Europa League football 

before loaning him out 

to Bari, Benevento and 

Novara and the striker 

eventually moved to 

Serie B side Palermo 

in 2018. 

He scored nine goals 

in his first season with 

the Sicilian club, but 

their relegation 

prompted Inter to 

activate a buy-back 

clause in the deal – 

only to sell him again 

to Reading just 

months later. 

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R E A D I N G D A N G E R M A N 

[ DANGER MAN ] 

Having netted a 

hat-trick when the R’s 

drew 3-3 at Reading 

earlier in the season, 

former England U21 

playmaker John Swift 

should pose a major 

threat again this 

afternoon. 

An FA Youth Cup 

winner with Chelsea, 

Swift made only a 

single first-team 

appearance for the 

club and gained 

experience with loan 

spells at Rotherham, 

Swindon and then 

Brentford, where he 

scored seven times in 

28 games. 

That stint at Griffin 

Park ensured that 

Swift caught the eye, 

with Reading moving 

to sign him on a 

permanent basis in the 

summer of 2016 and 

he immediately 

established himself 

there, helping the 

Royals to reach the 

Championship play-off 

final in his first season. 

The 26-year-old is now 

approaching 200 

appearances for the 

club and, with eight 

goals and 11 assists to 

his name so far this 

season, he leads the 

way in both of those 

categories. 

10 

# 

10 

JOHN SWIFT 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 26 


Signed From: Chelsea 


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FAMILIAR FACE: 

MIKELE 

LEIGERTWOOD 

Midfielder Mikele Leigertwood featured in successive 

Championship-winning seasons, playing for QPR in 2010/11 

before moving to Reading and matching that achievement a year 

later. 

Leigertwood, who began his career at Wimbledon, won promotion to 

the Premier League with Crystal Palace before moving on to Sheffield 

United and then Rangers in a £900,000 deal in August 2007. 

During his three and a half years with the Hoops, he was also deployed 

in central defence and at right-back, finding the net 12 times in 131 

games prior to joining Reading, initially on loan. 

The Royals signed Leigertwood on a permanent deal at the end of the 

2010/11 season and he went on to score the goal that sealed their 

promotion a year later, eventually retiring due to injury in 2014. He 

returned to the club two years later as Academy loan manager. 

QPR Apps: 131 Gls: 12 

2007-11 

RFC Apps: 97 Gls: 7 

2011-14 

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FREEZEFRAME 

A PICTORIAL LOOK BACK AT A PREVIOUS 

CLASH WITH TONIGHT’S OPPONENTS… 

QPR striker Conor Washington nets his second 

goal of the game from the penalty spot as the home 

side launch their 2017/18 campaign with a 2-0 victory 

against Reading. 


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OUR CLUB AMBASSADOR’S 

VIEWS ON ALL THINGS QPR… 

G 

ood afternoon and welcome 

back to the Kiyan Prince 

Foundation Stadium for today’s 

game against Reading. 

Reading have had a difficult season so far 

and sit just above the relegation places 

going into today’s game. They are on 

a poor run of form at present, but they 

have some very good players and will 

prove a difficult hurdle to overcome as 

we try to gain another valuable three 

points this afternoon. The reverse fixture 

back in September was an entertaining 

game where we came back from 3-1 

down to get a point with late goals from 

Andre Gray and Stefan Johansen. 

That game should be a reminder that 

Reading have quality in their ranks and 

we need to be fully focused on the job 

in hand. I believe people can sometimes 

make the mistake of looking at league 

table positions or the latest run of form 

and expect the game ahead to be a 

formality in terms of winning. Football 

does not work like that and, while form 

and league position can be a guide, you 

still have to earn every point you get and 

make sure you are prepared and ready 

for every opponent and the challenge 

they throw at you. 

The Championship is such a tough 

league that, if you are not quite at 

the levels you need to be at, you will 

come unstuck and lose games. I am 

sure we will be fully focused, ready and 

determined to do all we can to get the 

result we want today. 

I am writing these notes after the 0-0 

draw with Swansea City. Reflecting on 

the game, it is fair to say we were not at 

our best by any means against a Swansea 

team who like to dominate possession 

and are a good side. Chances in the 

game were few and far between, but we 

had a couple of decent opportunities 

that we didn’t take and also had an effort 

come back off the inside of the post. 

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frustrated and disappointed having not 

won the game. 

However, looking at the positives to take 

from the game, it is another point on 

the board which could prove to be very 

valuable in the long run and also keeps 

our good unbeaten run going to six 

games, five of which are in the league. 

Thirteen points from a possible 15 on 

offer in those five games is an excellent 

return. Defensively, it’s another clean 

sheet and we are still fourth in the table, 

so we are in a very good position as we 

come into today’s game. The table is 

very tight and there is still such a long 

way to go in the season, but every point 

matters and has to be earned. One thing 

for sure is that there will be twists and 

turns and bumps in the road over the 

coming weeks and months. 

Can I take this opportunity to welcome 

new signing Dion Sanderson and hope 

his time here with us is successful both 

for Dion and for the club. Dion will add 

real competition for places in defensive 

areas, which can only be a good thing 

over the next few months, and all of us 

here at the club wish him well. 

Finally, I am sure you will join me in 

extending a warm welcome back to 

Anton Ferdinand, who returns to be 

inducted into our popular Forever R’s 

club at half-time today. The challenges 

Anton faced during his time at the club 

are well documented, but I know how 

much he appreciated the support he 

received from the fans during what was 

an extremely difficult period for him 

personally. 

Please show Anton all your support once 

again this afternoon as we welcome 

him back and into our former players’ 

association. 

Thanks as always for the tremendous 

support you are giving the team and we 

need you again today. Really get behind 

the team again this afternoon and 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 SKILFUL MIDFIELD MAN 

GARY MICKLEWHITE… 

INTERVIEW: TONY INCENZO 


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GARY, our run to the FA Cup final 

was 40 years ago now but it only 

seems like yesterday, doesn’t it? 

In many ways it does, you wonder 

where the 40 years have gone. So 

much has changed but really it 

doesn’t seem that long ago. 

Looking back at the semi-final 

against top-flight West Bromwich 

Albion at Highbury, all the build-up 

before the game was about Albion’s 

in-form striker Cyrille Regis. The 

pundits said he was unstoppable… 

West Brom were a good team with 

some extremely talented players. 

However, big Bob Hazell was brilliant for 

us in marking Cyrille out of the game. 

Cyrille was an outstanding centreforward 

but Bob played really well – he 

didn’t give him a sniff all afternoon. 

Clive Allen scored the only goal for us 

in the 72nd minute when he blocked a 

clearance by West Brom defender Ally 

Robertson and the ball cannoned into 

the net. Would you say it was a scruffy 

but glorious moment? 

The game started well for us, but it 

could have gone either way before we 

got a little bit of a fluke goal! The ball 

flew in off Clive’s knee. I remember, 

with about 10 minutes to go, one of 

their lads had a shot and I was right 

behind him. He arrowed it at the goal 

and how it missed I don’t know! I 

thought to myself: “Oh my God! How 

did that not go in? We must be in the 

final now!” 

Rangers had tremendous support at 

Highbury – our fans filled the whole 

of the famous North Bank… 

I remember arriving on the team coach 

outside the main entrance and all we 

could see were West Brom supporters. 

I was thinking: “Where are our fans?” 

But when we got inside, there were a 

lot of QPR supporters already in the 

stadium. They gave us magnificent 

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The celebrations at the final whistle 

were immense… 

Before the game, I don’t think any 

player thinks about what you are 

going to do if you win. You are 

concentrating so much on the match, 

what you need to do on the pitch and 

how you are going to play. And then 

afterwards if you have won, it is just a 

massive release. So there were tears 

in the dressing room at Highbury, 

laughter and cheers. Everybody was 

just so pleased knowing that we had a 

huge game coming up at Wembley 

Stadium in a few weeks’ time and we 

all wanted to play in it. We were just a 

young team and ecstatic to be in an 

FA Cup final. I was only 21 and I 

thought: “If you get this every couple 

of years in your career, it’s brilliant!” 

However it never, ever happened for 

me again after that. 

On to the final against Tottenham 

Hotspur – in those days, it was the 

biggest showpiece occasion in 

football, wasn’t it? 

Yes, there was a really big build-up on 

television from 10 or 11am, showing 

the players getting ready at their 

hotels and so on. The feeling that we 

were going to be playing in the final 

and be part of it all was just incredible. 

Glenn Hoddle gave Spurs the lead in 

that first match before Terry Fenwick 

headed our equaliser. It was a truly 

pulsating affair and you played your 

part, didn’t you? 

I started the afternoon on the 

substitute’s bench. I was hoping to 

get on but really did not expect to play 

a major role. Sadly for him, Clive Allen 

twisted his ankle after about five 

minutes – it was obvious straight away 

that he really couldn’t continue much 

longer. Clive managed to limp on until 

half-time and then Terry Venables 

had to substitute him and change the 

system around so I went on. It was a 


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tight game, obviously the lads did very 

well and Peter Hucker had a fantastic 

match in goal. I know Spurs scored but 

we were well in the game. From a 

throw-in and a flick-on, Terry Fenwick 

nodded our equaliser and all of a 

sudden, it was game on again. We 

went back to the hotel knowing that 

we had a replay to look forward to on 

the Thursday evening – another 

chance of a victory. 

When did you realise you would be in 

the starting line-up for that replay at 

Wembley? 

I was obviously hoping to start 

because I had played quite a chunk of 

the first match when Clive came off, 

but I didn’t know for sure until a couple 

of days before the replay. I was thrilled 

that I was going to be involved and I 

just loved every minute of the game, 

apart from the result, which was 

devastating. It is among my favourite 

memories from my football career. I 

am so proud nowadays to say that I 

played in an FA Cup final. 

We did everything but score in that 

1-0 defeat… 

Quite early on, Tony Currie brought 

down Tottenham’s Graham Roberts in 

the box. Glenn Hoddle converted the 

penalty for them and it looked like we 

were up against it. But we played really 

well and I thought I had equalised 

when I shot home from close range. A 

free-kick came in, the ball went up in 

the air and I half-volleyed it into the 

net. As I struck the ball, I did hear the 

whistle but naturally I carried on. 

Regrettably, the ref gave a free-kick 

for Spurs and, to this day, I don’t really 

know why my goal was disallowed. 

We’ll never know! We had lots of other 

good chances and John Gregory hit 

the bar with a volley, a great effort 

from him! I think we were the better 

team for the replay despite being 

Division Two underdogs. It was just 

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If you get this every 

couple of years in your 

career, it’s brilliant! 

our way. On reflection, it was 

marvellous to get to the final, it really 

was. To win it would have been the 

icing on the cake. 

Tottenham had some world-famous 

players but we were a very good 

Division Two side, weren’t we? 

An exceptionally good team when you 

look at the players that we had…Clive 

Allen, John Gregory, Terry Fenwick, 

Simon Stainrod, Peter Hucker, Warren 

Neill. There was real quality 

throughout the whole Rangers squad. 

So it was no surprise at all that Terry 

Venables got us going. In many ways, 

Terry played a major part in all our 

careers. He was a coach who was just 

on a different planet to everybody 

else. He got us organised and closing 

down, showing opposition players 

inside and everything. Teams close 

down in the modern era but Terry had 

us doing that way back in 1982. When 

you achieve that organisation with 

decent players, all of a sudden Terry 

had a very good team at QPR. After 

reaching the FA Cup final, we won 

Division Two the following season and 

12 months later we finished fifth in 

the top flight to qualify for the UEFA 

Cup. But unfortunately Terry decided 

to go off to manage Barcelona and 

the Rangers team broke up soon 

afterwards. It was a real shame. 

How would you sum up your own 

style of play? 

Most of the time, Terry played me on 

the right. But throughout my career, I 

appeared in several different positions 

in midfield and I finished up as a 

right-back, playing for Gillingham 

under Tony Pulis. 

You’re 60 years old now, Gary – what 

are you up to? 

I was a professional footballer for 19 

years and now I have been a black cab 

driver for 20 years. I don’t work loads 

of hours these days, I just do what I 

have to do and get myself home. I got 

married last year and moved house a 

couple of years ago. It’s nice being 

settled – I have three daughters and 

five grandchildren and my wife has 

three children, so it’s a big family for 

us. Looking back, I loved my time at 

QPR and remember that spell fondly. 

The crowd were so close to the pitch 

at Loftus Road that the atmosphere 

was always electric. Those fans at 

QPR were very kind to me and it was 

such an enjoyable part of my life. I 

wish I could do it again, in all honesty! I 

am so pleased that the R’s are doing 

well this season as I always look out 

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1981/82 

QPR 5 

BLACKPOOL 1 

Date: Tuesday 26th January 1982 

Competition: FA Cup fourth round replay 

Attendance: 11,712 

The Programme: 16 pages, price 40p 

STRIKER supreme Clive Allen trotted off the 

pitch at the end with the match ball tucked 

safely under his arm after poaching four goals 

for Rangers in their comfortable victory. 

This FA Cup fourth round replay took place 

following a 0-0 draw in swirling weather 

conditions up at Blackpool three days earlier. 

Hoops boss Terry Venables promised that 

there would be a different outcome on the 

Loftus Road plastic pitch and he was correct 

with his prediction. 

On a mild, clear evening, Division Two 

promotion contenders QPR ripped into their 

fourth-tier opponents. And once that first 

goal had arrived, the floodgates opened. 

The breakthrough came in the 26th minute. 

Midfield maestro Tony Currie fired over 

a dipping cross shot which visiting keeper 

Iain Hesford spilled and Allen applied 

a simple finish. 

On the stroke of half-time, Simon Stainrod 

made it 2-0 to Rangers from the penalty spot 

with his 17th goal of the season. That award 

came after Blackpool’s veteran defender 

Peter Noble fouled Terry Fenwick in the box. 

In the 54th minute, QPR struck again. Mike 

Flanagan spotted Hesford off his line and 

executed a crafty chip but the ball bounced 

off the crossbar. Allen nipped in to convert 

from 10 yards out. 

Seven minutes later, the R’s striker sealed his 

hat-trick with the best goal of the game. Ian 

Gillard’s cross from the left was headed back 

at the far post by John Gregory, allowing Allen 

to do the rest. 

Blackpool notched a consolation strike on 72 

minutes through substitute Wayne Entwistle. 

Then with 13 minutes to go, Allen capitalised 

on a Keystone Kops-style defensive mix-up to 

lash home from 20 yards. He thereby became 

the first QPR player to score four times in a 

game since the great Rodney Marsh. 

In his match report in The Sun newspaper, 

Steve Allan wrote: “Clive Allen last night hit 

the goal trail again…and how. He blasted QPR 

through to the fifth round of the FA Cup with 

a superb four-goal show which devastated 

poor Blackpool.” 

RANGERS: Hucker, Fenwick, Gillard, Waddock, 

Howe, Roeder, Allen, Flanagan (Stewart 69), 

Currie, Stainrod, Gregory. 


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EDITORIAL SNIPPETS: An article 

about a youngster who had 

broken into the QPR side…‘Peter 

Hucker is of the stuff anti-heroes 

are made. Not flash, not big 

headed, one of the crowd. Only 

he is now Rangers’ first team 

keeper…It is saying something for 

a young keeper to come out of 

the blue into the side and for the 

crowd not to show some panic, 

even if the keeper is not showing 

it himself…the Loft lifted him 

when he was keeping at their end. 

Certainly the defence don’t play 

as if they have a new keeper 

behind them…Given a good run, 

young Peter could become a 

bargain, and here to stay! 

Meanwhile the crowd can boost 

his confidence as only they can.’ 


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Lorent Talla 

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 

LORENT TALLA 

MIDFIELDER/WINGER 

From: Kilburn 

Joined QPR: Age 12 

Pre-match Meal: 

Sometimes eggs 

and beans 

How did you get scouted? 

I was at Brentford for five years before the academy was closed 

down. QPR offered me a chance straight away, along with other 

clubs, but I chose QPR. 

Have you always played the same position? 

I have always played either centre mid or on the wing. But 

recently I suffered a long-term back injury and have been out 

for six months. I’m on the road to recovery now though and 

hopefully I’ll be back in the near future. 

What’s the highlight of your career to date? 

My international debut for Kosovo. It was at an U15 UEFA 

tournament against Estonia, Albania and Kazakhstan. We won 

the tournament, beating Albania 1-0 in the final. The feeling of 

winning was great! I also got the most assists in the tournament 

(4) and scored my first ever direct free-kick! Unfortunately, due 

to injury, I’ve not been able to attend any other camps. 

Who’s your favourite player or inspiration? 

I’ve got two – Philippe Coutinho and Kevin De Bruyne because 

I play like a combination of both. I try to take bits of their game 

and add them to mine, with Coutinho’s creativity and De 

Bruyne’s ability to pick out a pass. 

Which of your team-mates is most likely to become a coach 

or manager one day? 

I see Henry Hawkins as a future manager because he is a good 

leader. He leads by example on and off the pitch. 

Where do you see yourself in five years’ time? 

I hope to be playing in the Premier League and representing my 

country regularly. 


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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… 

ICELAND V 

TRINIDAD & 

TOBAGO 

AN INTERNATIONAL friendly 

fixture between Iceland 

and Trinidad & Tobago was 

staged at Loftus Road on 

Tuesday 28th February 2006. 

The evening match attracted 

a crowd of 7,980, with the 

T&T fans vastly outnumbering 

those supporting Iceland. 

T&T won the game 2-0 – with 

both goals scored by former 

Premier League star Dwight 

Yorke, who played for Sydney 

FC in Australia at the time. 

In a match report in The 

Guardian newspaper, Simon 

Burnton wrote: “Carnival 

was celebrated in Trinidad 

& Tobago yesterday and 

last night their fans and 

footballers succeeded in 

bringing something of the 

same to west London, where 

two goals from Dwight Yorke 

saw them dance to victory 

over Iceland. 

“The T&T coach Leo 

Beenhakker seemed to be 

the only one unmoved by the 

performance, however. ‘I’m 

very happy with the result,’ he 

said later, ‘but I think I can ask 

much more of the players.’ 

“For all the Dutchman’s 

coolness, his team were 

impressive and even if Sven- 

Goran Eriksson is unlikely to 

be losing much sleep as he 

prepares England for their 

meeting on June 15, the World 

Cup’s great outsiders showed 


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enough talent and tactical 

discipline to suggest that they 

will be an asset to the event. 

“So too will their supporters, 

who arrived as if determined 

to pretend that they were in 

sunny Port of Spain rather 

than icy Shepherd’s Bush, 

the streets around the 

ground humming to a party 

fuelled by beating drums 

and barbecuing meat. ‘I think 

we will bring a lot of colour, 

on and off the pitch,’ the 

goalkeeper Shaka Hislop said 

later. ‘Everyone’s very excited 

about our prospects.’ 

“The carnival atmosphere 

continued inside too where, 

to a constant musical 

accompaniment, T&T warmed 

to their unfamiliar role of 

match favourites by throwing 

themselves forward from the 

first whistle. With a population 

of only 1.1m, they may be one 

of the smallest countries ever 

to have qualified for the World 

Cup, but last night they were 

much the mightier of the 

two sides. 

“Iceland’s manager Eyjolfur 

Sverrisson can choose from 

only 296,737 people and 

his team is ranked 45 places 

behind T&T in 96th. They 

justified such a ranking during 

a World Cup qualification 

campaign that was as 

miserable as Trinidad’s was 

memorable. Their confidence 

may have been low last night 

but it seemed their motivation 

was too as they played as if 

afraid of pooping a party. 

“Dundee United’s winger Collin 

Samuel had already caught the 

eye before he skipped down 

the left wing and sent in a 

10th-minute cross which was 

headed out as far as Yorke, 

who had time to control before 

shooting into the top corner 

from 15 yards. 

“With T&T deservedly ahead, 

the party continued at halftime 

with the appearance of 

a group of female dancers 

whose attire was not 

altogether appropriate for 

February in England. Their 

team, however, were not 

distracted and Avery John, 

impressive at left-back, soon 

overlapped well and Stern 

John was bundled over by 

Ivar Ingimarsson as he fought 

to reach the cross. Little 

about Yorke appears to have 

changed since he 

left for Australia, 

and his cheeky 

chipped penalty 

was familiar to 

everyone except 

the flummoxed 

substitute 

goalkeeper Dadi 

Larusson.” 


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Columnist 

talkSPORT REPORTER AND RANGERS FAN 

TONY INCENZO RECALLS SOME WEIRD AND 

WONDERFUL STORIES... 

QPR’S OLDEST 

I WAS interested by the fact that David 

Marshall’s debut for Rangers against West 

Bromwich Albion earlier this month came at 

the age of 36 years and 316 days. That puts him 

third in our list of all-time oldest debutants. 

The second oldest was Roy Bentley, who 

made his first QPR appearance aged 37 years 

and 94 days. 

Born in Bristol on 17th May 1924, Bentley had an 

excellent career at Newcastle United, Chelsea 

and Fulham. Originally playing as a striker, 

he won 12 full England caps and scored nine 

international goals. 

Bentley moved from Craven Cottage to join 

QPR in June 1961. By this stage, he had become 

a defender and he made his debut for us on 

19th August that year in our 3-0 home win over 

Brentford on the opening day of the Division 

Three season. 

After 52 appearances here at Rangers, Bentley 

moved on to become manager of Reading in 

1963. He later had a spell as Swansea’s boss 

before returning to Reading as club secretary. 

Bentley died on 20th April 2018, aged 93. 

Meanwhile, QPR’s all-time oldest debutant was 

Wales international goalkeeper Paul Jones at the 

age of 38 years and 300 days. 

Jones, who was born in Chirk, North Wales, on 

18th April 1967, signed for QPR in 2006 after 

being released by Wolverhampton Wanderers. 

His debut came in our 1-0 home win over Millwall 

in the Championship on 11th February and he 

stayed at Loftus Road until May 2007. Jones 

made a total of 26 appearances for us and won 

five Welsh caps as a QPR player. 

Follow Tony Incenzo on Twitter at 

@TonyIncenzo 


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JUNIOR 

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FUN, GAMES, TRIVIA & MORE! 

Hello everyone! 

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! 

Jude 

JUDE’S JOKE 

Q: Why was the football pitch shaped like a triangle? 

A: Because someone took a corner. 

GROUND HOPPER 

Which Champ stadium is this? 

Follow me on Twitter 

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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 

Hugo Lloris/Olivier Giroud 

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Answers: Groundhopper: Cardiff City Stadium, Know Your History: Martin 

Rowlands, Young Gun: Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) 


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QUEENS PARK RANGERS FC QUEENS PARK RANGERS FC Q 

DEFENDER 

OSMAN 

KAKAY 

D.O.B: 25.08.1997 

NATIONALITY: SIERRA LEONEAN 

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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… 

AS Mike Myers said, in the 

guise of the amateur cable 

TV presenter in the comedy 

film Wayne’s World, I’m feeling 

saucy (in the cheeky sense). 

It’s midwinter, mid-season. 

When warmth is traditionally 

gained in a cold draughty 

press box with about five 

layers, gloves and a thermal 

beanie hat. 

But my mischievous sense 

of timing thought it might 

be fun to feature the time 

I completed a pre-season 

training session with Queens 

Park Rangers when the 

summer sun was blazing 

down. At best, it would 

remind us of the time of year 

associated more with T-shirts 

than over-overcoats. 

It was August 1983 and 

Terry Venables’ Rangers had 

just been promoted to the 

top flight (something Mark 

Warburton’s current troops 

are hoping to emulate this 

term, of course). 

I recall being mistaken for a 

member of the playing staff 

by a reporter – who should 

have gone to Specsavers – 

asking Venables the identity 

of his new signing in reference 

to this correspondent. 

And the players goodnaturedly 

taking the rise out 

of me and my lame efforts 

to join in a session taken 

by assistant manager Allan 

Harris – who sadly passed 

away in November 2017 – 

aided by reserve 


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and youth team manager 

Frank McLintock, the former 

QPR captain. 

I attempted exercises, runs, 

sprints, drills and a practice 

match over two hours, 

resplendent in a proper 

QPR training kit, although 

the professional look was 

diluted when you looked at 

my footwear: a pair of my own 

Dunlop Green Flash pumps. 

Also, I provoked subdued 

giggling after drinking water 

from a pitchside tap as I 

staggered off the field at 

the end. As Barry McKenzie, 

the cartoon figment of 

comedian and erstwhile 

Edna Everage impersonator 

Barry Humphries’ fertile 

imagination, might have 

put it, I ‘chundered’ over the 

otherwise pristine, newlymown 

grass. 

Older readers might 

remember my account of 

the experience being published 

in the Rangers programme 

after its appearance in the 

Ealing Gazette. 

But the younger among the 

Super Hoops following would 

be unlikely to have seen the 

feature. 

So for them and the more 

senior citizens whose 

memories are not what they 

once were, I have copied a 

few extracts of my 

experiences that day. 

I was nervous and 

afraid of looking foolish 

as I joined the players at 

10am at the training 

ground in Birkbeck 

Avenue, Greenford 

I wrote: “The spontaneous 

applause I received from 

QPR’s players was the 

perfect end to two hours of 

torture. Every muscle ached 

and I was sick with exhaustion 

after what they called ‘a little 

light training’. 

“Rangers boss Terry Venables 

made me feel even better 

as he strolled across, 

scarcely able to contain his 

amusement and told me, ‘I’ve 

just been speaking to a top 

football reporter and he asked 

me who my new signing was’. 

“I was nervous and afraid 

of looking foolish as I joined 

the players at 10am at the 

training ground in Birkbeck 

Avenue, Greenford. 

“Reserve and youth manager 

Frank McLintock set us off 

on a light jog and I followed 

goalkeeper Peter Hucker, 

who was doing a Superman 

impersonation. 

“A back-breaking variety 

of warm-up exercises to 

loosen leg, arm, stomach and 

back muscles followed. My 

attempts at press-ups had 

already caused a few sniggers 

so I was dreading the ‘squares’ 

section. … Allan Harris called 


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Mike Donovan 

DAVE 

MACKAY 

Football’s 

Braveheart 

The 

Authorised 

Biography 

Forewords by Derek Mackay and Denis Law 

out a number of a square 

marked on the pitch and 

we had to run to it. Last man 

there gets 10 press-ups. My 

slim chances of escaping the 

penalty vanished when 

Glenn Roeder ‘bodychecked’ 

me. My protests were 

drowned in laughter. 

“I was more than a little 

warmed up by the time 

Harris announced a practice 

match. I lined up in defence, 

comforted by the presence 

of skipper Terry Fenwick 

(who was to face Diego 

Maradona in the 1986 World 

Cup for England, incidentally) 

and Steve Wicks, with Gary 

Waddock, Simon Stainrod and 

Mike Flanagan ahead. Against 

us were jet-heeled Clive 

Allen, Wayne Fereday, Roeder, 

Warren Neill, Ian Dawes and 

latest England international 

John Gregory. 

“Fenwick was long suffering, 

telling me when to push up 

or get goalside. Wicks was 

unimpressed and sent me 

into midfield. There I was, 

totally bemused by the pace 

and skill of it all. I could run as 

fast as some but their speed 

of thought and quickness off 

the mark left me trailing by 

half a yard. Allan Harris saw 

me struggling and sent Bob 

Hazell on as a substitute. 

“It was the first and 

probably last (it was!) time 

I’ll train with a top division 

club, but one remark from 

Glenn Roeder afterwards 

proved it was worth it. 

“He told me: ‘You did quite 

well. A lot of media men 

criticise us, so do the fans, 

without knowing what it’s 

really like. Now you’ve got 

a rough idea and you can 

criticise from experience’.” 

I’ll always be grateful for those 

remarks from a lovely guy with 

whom I kept in touch. I wish 

I could have ghost-written 

his autobiography as was 

planned but shelved. Who 

knows, there might have been 

a mention of the day I trained 

with the Super Hoops?! 

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 

CAMBRIDGE UNITED 0 

QPR FC WOMEN 4 

DEMI Edwards’ double, coupled with goals from 

Vicky Grieve and Melanie Hall, earned Rangers 

a third consecutive victory as they continued 

their impressive start to 2022. 

Defender Grieve set the ball rolling at St Neots 

Town, scoring the visitors’ opening goal in the 

12th minute. 

Edwards made it 2-0 with her first of the 

afternoon just before the half-hour mark and 

the Super Hoops built on their advantage 

during the second period. 

A second goal for Edwards, slotted neatly into 

the Cambridge net in the 61st minute, took 

Steve Quashie’s side further ahead. 

Top scorer Hall rounded off the victory with 

Rangers’ fourth goal 12 minutes later, ensuring 

that they climbed to fifth place in the FA 

Women’s National League table. 

Rangers return to action on Sunday when they 

travel to Harlow Town Ladies (kick-off 2pm). 

QPR: McLean (White 69), Jordinson, Lewin 

(Nygaard-Parsons 50), Maloney, Grieve, Searle, 

Hennessy, Blodgett (Moore 46), Akerman 

(Kumaning 61), Edwards (Carolan 74), Hall. 


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PUTTING THE SPARK 

INTO MATCHDAY 

PROGRAMMES... 

PROUD PROGRAMME 

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2019-22 

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

@QPRtrust 

TRUST DELIVERS SUCCESSFUL NCS SCHEME 

ALMOST 100 young people took part in a twoweek 

National Citizen Service programme in 

conjunction with the QPR in the Community 

Trust College Academy. 

The academy is a full-time time football and 

education programme for players aged 16-19, 

enabling them to combine their development 

with studying for BTEC Level 1, 2 or 3 sports 

qualifications. 

Based at the Middlesex FA headquarters 

in Rectory Park, Northolt and Stubbers 

Adventure Centre, Upminster, the Trust’s 

NCS team led a variety of engaging outdoor 

activities and workshops. 

Outdoor events included rock climbing, laser 

tag, archery and team-building exercises, while 

there were workshops on first aid training, 

careers after football and understanding sport 

psychology. 

Ray Paul, the founder of BBC Radio 1Xtra, was 

among the guest speakers who provided the 

participants with an insight into potential 

careers after leaving education. 

The young people were also given the 

opportunity to devise their own social action 

projects, which included litter picking around 

Rectory Park, fixing the nets of their goalposts 

and helping maintain the facilities around them. 


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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 W 2-1 4 MARSHALL DICKIE DUNNE BARBET ADOMAH 1 DOZZELL 

Tue 25 19:45 Swansea City D 0-0 4 MARSHALL BARBET DUNNE DICKIE WALLACE FIELD 

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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KEY: GOALSCORER 1 FIRST SUB SECOND SUB THIRD SUB FOURTH SUB FIFTH SUB † OWN GOAL YELLOW CARD RED CARD 

SUBSTITUTES 

REFEREEE 

JOHANSEN BALL WILLOCK AUSTIN DYKES ARCHER, KAKAY, THOMAS, DOZZELL, DUNNE, BETTACHE, ADOMAH LANGFORD 

DOZZELL BETTCAHE ADOMAH THOMAS DYKES WALSH, BALL, KELMAN, WILLOCK, ODUBAJO , MASTERSON, DUKE-McKENNA HICKS 

JOHANSEN BALL CHAIR WILLOCK 1 DYKES 1 ARCHER, KAKAY, THOMAS, DOZZELL, KELMAN, DUNNE, ADOMAH DONOHUE 

JOHANSEN BALL CHAIR DYKES 1 WILLOCK 1 ARCHER, KAKAY, AUSTIN, THOMAS, DOZZELL, DUNNE, ADOMAH MARTIN 

JOHANSEN DOZZELL WILLOCK CHAIR 1 AUSTIN 1 ARCHER, BALL, KELMAN, DUNNE, DUKE-McKENNA, ADOMAH WARD 

THOMAS DOZZELL WILLOCK CHAIR KELMAN WALSH, DUKE-McKENNA, ALFA, GUBBINS NIELD 

JOHANSEN BARBET 1 WILLOCK CHAIR AUSTIN ARCHER, KAKAY, DYKES 1, THOMAS, DOZZELL, DUNNE, ADOMAH WHITESTONE 

BALL 1 JOHANSEN 1 CHAIR AUSTIN WILLOCK ARCHER, KAKAY, THOMAS, DOZZELL, GRAY 1, DUNNE, ADOMAH ELTRINGHAM 

BALL JOHANSEN CHAIR DYKES WILLOCK ARCHER, AMOS, THOMAS, DOZZELL, GRAY, DUNNE, ADOMAH STROUD 

JOHANSEN CHAIR WILLOCK GRAY DYKES WALSH, AUSTIN, BALL , THOMAS, DOZZELL, DUNNE, ADOMAH DOUGHTY 

DOZZELL BALL CHAIR WILLOCK AUSTIN 2 WALSH, KAKAY, AMOS, DYKES, THOMAS, GRAY, DUKE-McKENNA FRIEND 

BALL JOHANSEN CHAIR WILLOCK GRAY 1 WALSH, KAKAY , DYKES, AUSTIN, THOMAS, DOZZELL, ADOMAH LININGTON 

CHAIR 2 DOZZELL WILLOCK AUSTIN DYKES WALSH, KAKAY, DE WIJS, AMOS, THOMAS, GRAY, ADOMAH SALISBURY 

JOHANSEN WILLOCK CHAIR 1 DYKES 1 GRAY ARCHER, KAKAY, DE WIJS, AMOS , AUSTIN, DOZZELL, ADOMAH SIMPSON 

BALL JOHANSEN CHAIR WILLOCK AUSTIN ARCHER, AMOS, DYKES 1, GRAY, DUNNE , DUKE-McKENNA, ADOMAH LANGFORD 

BALL DOZZELL WILLOCK CHAIR 1 DYKES ARCHER, KAKAY, DE WIJS, AMOS , AUSTIN, GRAY, DUKE-McKENNA WEBB 

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 

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CHAMP STAT PACK 

LEAGUE TABLE 

2o21 /22 

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

1 FULHAM 27 17 6 4 73 25 48 57 

2 BLACKBURN ROVERS 28 15 7 6 45 30 15 52 

3 AFC BOURNEMOUTH 27 14 7 6 43 24 19 49 

4 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 27 14 6 7 40 31 9 48 

5 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 27 12 9 6 34 20 14 45 

6 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 28 12 8 8 37 33 4 44 

7 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 28 12 7 9 38 29 9 43 

8 MIDDLESBROUGH 27 12 6 9 31 26 5 42 

9 COVENTRY CITY 26 11 7 8 35 30 5 40 

10 LUTON TOWN 26 10 8 8 38 32 6 38 

11 STOKE CITY 27 11 5 11 32 29 3 38 

12 SHEFFIELD UNITED 25 10 6 9 33 32 1 36 

13 BLACKPOOL 27 10 6 11 28 32 -4 36 

14 MILLWALL 26 8 9 9 27 29 -2 33 

15 PRESTON NORTH END 26 8 9 9 29 33 -4 33 

16 BRISTOL CITY 28 9 6 13 36 49 -13 33 

17 SWANSEA CITY 25 8 8 9 28 32 -4 33 

18 BIRMINGHAM CITY 28 8 8 12 30 42 -12 32 

19 HULL CITY 27 8 5 14 23 31 -8 29 

20 CARDIFF CITY 26 6 5 15 28 47 -19 23 

21 READING 27 8 4 15 33 51 -18 22 

22 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 26 5 5 16 23 53 -30 20 

23 DERBY COUNTY 27 8 11 8 26 26 0 14 

24 BARNSLEY 26 2 8 16 17 41 -24 14 

LAST UPDATED: 25.01.2022 

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Fixtures 

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TOP FIVE 

Goalscorers 

ALEKSANDAR MITROVIC 

FULHAM 27 

BEN BRERETON DIAZ 

BLACKBURN ROVERS 20 

DOMINIC SOLANKE 

AFC BOURNEMOUTH 18 

ANDREAS WEIMANN 

BRISTOL CITY 14 

LEWIS GRABBAN 

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 12 

TOP FIVE 

Assists 

JOHN SWIFT 

READING 11 

HARRY WILSON 

FULHAM 10 

RYAN GILES 

CARDIFF CITY 9 

CALLUM ROBINSON 

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 8 

SORBA THOMAS 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 8 

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 

BEN HAMER 

SWANSEA CITY 9 


HOOPS 

Columnist 

THE JOURNALIST AND BROADCASTER PENS HIS 

LATEST COLUMN… 

I 

’ve been home for about an hour after 

attending the Swansea game. 

Naturally, I’m disappointed that we didn’t win, 

but as one QPR employee mentioned on Twitter 

– if we’d drawn at Coventry and beaten Swansea 

we’d all be in a different mood after four points 

from two games than perhaps we are right now. 

The reality is that results often go against 

expectation in the Championship. If that wasn’t 

the case, we would surely have taken more 

than just two points from nine available against 

Reading, Peterborough and Barnsley this 

season. 

Those clubs currently make up three of the 

bottom four – yet even Reading conceding 51 

goals, the second highest in the division, is no 

guarantee of a hatful of goals for us today. 

Swansea were 17th in the table ahead of their 

visit, with three games in hand on some of the 

sides above them. There was every incentive 

for them to go for the win, yet throughout the 

game they had the look of a team who came for 

the draw. 

They doubled up on Chris Willock, got men 

behind the ball and rode their luck at times. 

Don’t forget, we still have a major creative 

influence in Ilias Chair playing for Morocco at 

AFCON and he’ll be there until Sunday at least. 

Back in August, I didn’t think we had the strength 

in depth to mount a challenge for automatic 

promotion. As we move towards the final three 

months of the season, we’re doing fine. 

It was my first trip to QPR since the 

Bournemouth game last month. It was lovely to 

see the usual gang in W12 and the pies looked 

so good I nearly put a couple in my pocket for 

the tube ride home. 

It was also great to see Dion Sanderson in 

main reception before the game following 

the announcement of his loan from Wolves. 

He impressed me while playing against us for 

Birmingham earlier in the season. Let’s make 

him welcome. 


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