Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City

THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF QUEENS PARK RANGERS FC 2022/23 SEASON 

ISSUE 07 £3.50 

vs CARDIFF CITY 

19.10.22 | 7.45PM 

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP

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04 14 

25 36 

04 THE BOSS 

Words from Michael Beale 

10 NEWS + MESSAGES 

All the latest from W12 

34 MAGIC MOMENT 

Stainrod’s stunning scissor-kick 

36 30 YEARS ON 

Maurice Doyle remembers 92/93 

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14 THE BIG READ 

Interview with Sam Field 

22 ANDY SINTON 

Our ex-winger pens his column 

25 VISITING W12 

A look at our opposition 

48 ONE OF ‘R’ OWN 

Focusing on our U18s 

52 JUNIOR HOOPS 

Test your knowledge 

62 FIXTURES & RESULTS 

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OUR HEAD COACH SETS THE SCENE 

FOR TONIGHT’S GAME... 

Since my last programme notes, I’m very 

pleased that we’ve managed to strengthen 

our squad further with the signing of Elijah 

Dixon-Bonner. 

Elijah’s a young player with a very good future in 

front of him and he’s delighted to sign for QPR and 

be back in London. I’m sure you’ll all give him a warm 

welcome as he begins his career at Loftus Road. 

I’ve spoken before about how we want to make 

Loftus Road into a fortress. Every team that aspires 

to have a successful season needs a strong home 

record to enable them to achieve it – and I felt 

our last game here against Reading was a good 

example of that. Overall, it was everything we want 

to see from a QPR team in terms of commitment, 

drive, effort and lots of technical ability thrown into 

the mix as well against very good opponents. 

We also had a fantastic atmosphere on the 

night and I felt that, on and off the pitch, what 

we showed against Reading is exactly the way 

we want to portray our club. Not only to our 

opponents, but also to the TV viewers who were 

watching the game. 

Our 2-1 win rounded off a very big week for us, 

where we took nine points out of the nine available 

and that meant we went into the Luton game 

last Saturday full of confidence. But it turned into 

a really disappointing day for us overall, both in 

terms of the performance and the result. We lost 

players to injury before the game and then having 

Leon Balogun forced to go off so early on really 

disrupted our flow. 

We had a big moment in the game when we 

were really in the ascendancy and came close 

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to equalising through Jake Clarke-Salter. 

Unfortunately we weren’t quite able to take that 

opportunity and then just a couple of minutes later 

we conceded the second goal – along with another 

injury to Jimmy Dunne. That incident probably 

summed up our day. 

The away support at Luton was excellent and I’d 

say the other big positive to take from the trip was 

the return of Taylor Richards, who came on for the 

last 10 to 15 minutes. It’s good to have him playing 

again and we all hope that’s only the beginning of 

his QPR story. 

It’s now about putting that result behind us and 

moving on quickly – which we have to do as we 

now face two home games in four days, starting 

with tonight’s fixture. A warm welcome to Cardiff 

and Mark Hudson, who’s made a really positive 

start to life as their caretaker manager – after 

this evening’s game, we wish Mark and his players 

well. We’re going into tonight on the back of three 

away games – and two away wins – in our last 

four. As much as those big away performances at 

Bristol City and Sheffield United have given us all 

a lot of confidence, these home games are really 

important, as I’ve already said. 

Never doubt the part you play in driving us on, 

especially here at Loftus Road. I believe the 

atmosphere you created against Reading was the 

difference between a 1-1 draw and a 2-1 win. The 

energy that your support got out of the group was 

far greater than any words of encouragement I can 

offer and we’ll thrive on that support again tonight. 

Come on you R’s! 


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| SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP | SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER 2022 

LUTON TOWN 

1 

QPR 

KENILWORTH ROAD | ATT: 10,011 | HT SCORE: 1-0 

FORMER QPR 

MIDFIELDER LUKE 

FREEMAN FOUND 

THE NET FOR LUTON 

IN ADDED TIME TO 

CONFIRM RANGERS’ 

FIRST DEFEAT IN SIX 

GAMES. 

Freeman tapped home Harry 

Cornick’s cross to make it 3-1 

in the second minute of injury 

time just after an own goal by 

Ethan Horvath had given the R’s 

renewed hope. 

Elijah Adebayo opened the 

scoring with an 18th-minute 

header, but Mick Beale’s men 

went close to levelling when Jake 

Clarke-Salter’s effort rattled the 

Luton crossbar. 

However, the home side doubled 

their advantage after a defensive 

mix-up, with the ball deflecting 

off Jimmy Dunne and beyond the 

stranded Seny Dieng. 

Rangers halved the deficit 

when Rob Dickie’s header 

struck goalkeeper Horvath 

and bounced over the line, but 

Freeman’s immediate response 

snuffed out any late chance of a 

recovery. 


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how we 

lined up 

1 Dieng 

26 Balogun 

Kakay 14’ 

3 Dunne 

Dozzell 79’ 

5 Clarke-Salter 

22 Paal 

8 Amos 

Johansen 62’ 

47 Iroegbunam 

15 Field 

Dickie 62’ 

11 Roberts 

Richards 79’ 

9 Dykes 

10 Chair 

Unused Subs: 

13 Archer 

37 Adomah 

THE STATS 

Possession: 

LUT: 41% 

QPR: 59% 

Shots/Shots on target: 

LUT: 16/3 

QPR: 11/4 

Corners: 

LUT: 9 

QPR: 9 

Fouls: 

LUT: 16 

QPR: 12 

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CHLOE 

Massive congratulations and best 

of luck to Chloe for her upcoming 

wedding. Hope you and Jamie 

have the best day and a 

wonderful life together. 

Love from Beth, Ed, Euan, Julie, 

Neil, Dan and everyone at QPR. 

FRANKIE 

Happy birthday to Frankie 

Delaney, who turns 11 

today. Frankie is a first year 

season ticket holder in X 

Block. Lots of love from 

Mum, Dad, Daisy, Harry, 

Archie, and Fred. 

GRANDAD 

JOHNNY & 

JEMIMA 

Happy birthday Grandad 

Johnny and Jemima. Lots 

of love James, Nat, Lee 

and Luna x 

DAPHNE 

Happy birthday today to 

Daphne Milner from 

husband Nick. Daphne has 

been a loyal QPR 

supporter for 40 years and 

her favourite player is 

Lyndon Dykes. 

DONAL 

Happy 80th birthday to 

dad and grandad Donal 

O’Sullivan. 57 years of 

following his beloved QPR! 

Love from Martha, 

Stephen, Barry and all the 

family xx 

DEAN 

Happy 46th birthday to 

Dean Russell, who has 

jetted over from Australia to 

see Rangers in action! With 

love from mum Sue Russell 

and uncle Michael Harman. 

Come on URRRRRs! 

HUGHIE & 

FREDDIE 

Good luck to Hughie and 

Freddie, who are running 

to raise money for 

children with cancer. 

Donations welcome at 

https://www.justgiving. 

com/fundraising/ 

hughiefreddierunforgosh 

#100kmfootball 

groundchallenge 


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Proud to support 

#RainbowRangers #QPR 

#RainbowLaces 


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AS WE CELEBRATE RAINBOW LACES UNDER 

THE LIGHTS, THE NEW CHAIR OF OUR LGBTQ+ 

SUPPORTERS GROUP, RICHARD YOUNG, EXPLAINS 

WHY INITIATIVES LIKE THIS ARE STILL NEEDED IN 2022. 

Why do we have a Rainbow 

Laces match every year? 

Why do we need an LGBT 

supporters group? Don’t we 

already have equality in 2022? 

In my short time as chair of 

QPR’s LGBTQ+ supporters 

group – Rainbow Rangers 

– these are just a few of the 

questions I’ve been asked. The 

simple answer, and the sad fact 

of the matter, is that things 

might not be quite as rosy as you 

think. In fact, YouGov research 

for Stonewall found that 43 per 

cent of LGBTQ+ people felt 

unsafe and unwelcome at public 

sporting events. 

Not so long ago, it seemed that 

we were finally on an upwards 

trajectory, with a number of 

high profile men’s players finally 

feeling safe enough to come 

out. Only last month, Zander 

Murray became the first openly 

gay Scottish men’s footballer. 

But anyone who witnessed 

the Casillas ‘coming-out/ 

not coming-out’ debacle on 

Twitter recently couldn’t have 

failed to notice the sheer 

volume of hateful comments 

that followed. And let us not 

forget that the men’s World 

Cup is being held in a country 

where it’s not even safe to talk 

positively about being LGBTQ+, 

let alone come out. 

So our purpose as a fan group 

(and the idea behind Rainbow 

Laces) is simple – let’s make 

football a place for everyone. 

A place for everyone to feel 

safe. A place for everyone 

to feel welcome. And a place 

for everyone to be their true 

selves. 

It’s not all doom and gloom 

– the response we’ve had in 

recent weeks from fellow QPR 

fans has been nothing short 

of amazing. Not just from the 

LGBTQ+ fans – of all ages, 

races and backgrounds, dotted 

throughout the stadium – but 

the allies, the parents of gay 

kids, the fans who remember 

a time when there were no 

conversations about inclusivity. 

It’s you fellow R’s who give 

me hope that one day we 

might not need an LGBTQ+ 

supporters group and we 

might not need to light up the 

stadium with rainbows to share 

our message. But that day 

hasn’t come yet. 

Like all clubs, we have our fair 

share of keyboard warriors, 


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and our fair share of fans who 

don’t think before they shout 

or don’t think what the words 

they sing might be doing to 

the person sat next to them. 

Not through spite or hatred or 

malice necessarily, but through 

a lack of understanding or 

experience. 

That’s why we’re really proud 

to be able to work so closely 

with the club and the Trust 

to plan events like Rainbow 

Laces. To get people talking. 

To get people thinking. And 

slowly but surely, to help make 

Loftus Road that place where 

everyone feels welcome. 

If you’re interested in finding 

out how you can get involved 

with Rainbow Rangers, 

want to join us for a prematch 

beer or just want 

a free pin badge(!), come 

and say hello on Twitter @ 

qprainbowranger or Instagram 

@qprrainbowrangers 

PASSING ON 

THE BATON 

QPR has been part 

of my family for 

generations. But as 

a gay woman, I didn’t 

know how to find and 

connect with others 

like me within the club. 

That’s why, with the 

full support of the 

Community Trust, I set 

up Rainbow Rangers. 

I’ve enjoyed every 

minute of building this 

community but, after five 

years, one child and a 

move up north, it’s time 

to hand over the reins to 

someone who can give 

more time and energy to 

growing the membership. 

Over to your new chair, 

Richard Young… 

Emma Miller-McCaffrey 


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INTERVIEW: BEN KOSKY 

Battle 

READY 

INDUSTRIOUS MIDFIELDER SAM FIELD 

CHEWS OVER HIS ROLE IN THE QPR TEAM, HIS 

LONG-TERM CAPTAINCY AMBITIONS AND THE 

IMPORTANCE OF RECAPTURING THAT WINNING 

HABIT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE… 

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Sam, how would you assess the season so far? 

Positive and promising are probably the two 

words I’d use. We’re not even a third of the way 

through the season and we’ve shown signs of 

what we can do, but there’s also a hell of a lot 

for us to work on. Actually, I’d add a third word – 

exciting. It’s nice to be part of and at the minute 

there’s a good energy around the place. 

Do you feel that recent run of three straight 

wins, including a victory at Bramall Lane, made 

people sit up and take notice of QPR? 

I hope so. It was probably a marker for us more 

than anything – to recognise that we can go 

and play against top teams and get points. 

The way we won those games was a little bit of 

everything, sometimes great attacking football 

and sometimes dogged defending. If it has laid 

down a marker to the rest of the Championship, 

great – although that brings its own challenges 

when teams come with specific game plans 

against you. People chatting ahead of that week 

might have estimated four or five points from 

those three games, so to get nine was fantastic. 

But at the same time you don’t want it to be the 

highlight of your season. 

It might have been tempting to get carried 

away, but I can’t imagine the boss would have 

let that happen… 

No chance of the boss getting carried away! 

Yes, there was a pat on the back but then he was 

straight back on it, telling us where we need to 

improve. He wouldn’t let us get too far ahead of 

ourselves, that isn’t what we need 14 games 

into the season. 

Unfortunately our winning run came to an end 

at Luton, but now it’s all about how the team 

respond… 

While you’re on a wave, you’ve got to make the 

most of it but at some time we will go through 

a bad patch. What we didn’t do well last season 

was to turn it around quickly, we went on four or 

five-game losing streaks and you can’t do that 

in the Championship. When you lose a game, 

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because, if you don’t pay attention, you can slip 

down the table very quickly. 

At the start of the season, you spoke about 

trying to develop into more of a box-to-box 

player – is that still the long-term aim? 

Whatever’s required of me is the aim. I want 

to improve in all areas. I’ve had to go back to 

being deeper holding, but I’ve got no problem 

with that – it’s something I’ve enjoyed last 

season and this. The manager’s trying to add 

more tools to my toolbox really and I’d still 

like to develop that side of my game. I think 

it’s something I can do but implementing it 

is dependent on our shape and the match 

situation. 

Tim Iroegbunam looks as though he might 

have that quality about him – is it fair to say 

he’s made an impact pretty quickly? 

You can see the talent of Tim straight 

away. He’s still 19 but what you saw in 

the game against Reading was a really 

mature performance and, although the 

Championship’s a tough playground to come 

and learn in, you’ll see him continue to grow this 

season. I’ve enjoyed playing with him so far and 

he’s only going to help the team. 

Suddenly there’s a lot of competition for 

those midfield spots, does that pressure 

bring the best out of you? 

I don’t think it should worry anyone, that’s 

what we all sign up for! It’s only a positive thing 

because it’s about trying to make the best QPR 

– the gaffer’s stated that many times. It’s really 

healthy that we’ve got a competitive squad, 

we’re all desperate to play and that’s only going 

to make everyone better. I think later we might 

look back and think it’s exactly what we needed. 

I’m fully aware other people are trying to take 

my spot and I’ve no problem with that. All I can 

do is train hard and do my best on a matchday. 

Along with Seny Dieng and Ilias Chair, you’ve 

started every game so far. That must be 

particularly satisfying after missing so much 

playing time through injury a year ago… 


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Definitely, from the start of last season to the 

start of this one has been like chalk and cheese! 

I’m very happy to be playing and I’ll keep striving 

to do that. It’s been a good start and to get that 

rhythm into your game is always vital. 

Having captained Rangers for the first time 

in the cup tie at Charlton earlier this season, 

is it something you could see yourself doing 

permanently further down the line? 

Hopefully. When the manager pulled me for that 

one and told me I was going to be captain, it 

was a great honour and it took me by surprise. 

Unfortunately losing on penalties means I 

haven’t got a great record as captain! Seriously, 

though, we’ve got a lot of good leaders in the 

squad and I don’t feel you always have to wear 

the armband to fill that role and help your teammates. 

It’s really good that he wants different 

people doing it, everyone has different qualities 

and personalities and that’s healthy. 

Tonight’s opponents, Cardiff, have picked up 

since their change of manager – do you expect 

another hard-fought game? 

I remember last season we were 1-0 up against 

Cardiff, looking pretty comfortable and lost in 

the end, so we’re fully aware we need to right 

that wrong. Cardiff are a big physical team with 

lots of qualities and it’s always a difficult time to 

play a team when they’ve got a new manager. It’ll 

be a good game, especially under the lights and 

we’ll be ready for them. 


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| SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP | FRIDAY 7 OCTOBER 2022 

QPR 

READING 

LOFTUS ROAD | ATT: 16,656 | HT SCORE: 1-1 

2 

1 

BIRTHDAY BOY 

LYNDON DYKES 

NETTED TWICE AS 

RANGERS CAME 

FROM BEHIND TO BEAT 

READING UNDER THE 

LOFTUS ROAD LIGHTS 

AND MAKE IT THREE 

WINS IN A WEEK. 

The Royals went in front on 

the half-hour mark after Tim 

Iroegbunam was adjudged to 

have brought down Lucas Joao 

and Andy Carroll fired home the 

resulting penalty. 

But the R’s were level just three 

minutes later when substitute 

Osman Kakay whipped over a low 

cross for Dykes to steal in front 

of his marker and glance beyond 

Joe Lumley. 

Reading began the second 

half strongly, but Rangers kept 

them at bay and the scoreline 

remained unchanged until six 

minutes from time. 

This time Iroegbunam was felled 

by Mamadou Loum inside the box 

and Dykes celebrated his 27th 

birthday by stepping up to fire the 

winner past Lumley from the spot. 


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how we 

lined up 

1 Dieng 

27 Laird 

Kakay 26’ 

3 Dunne 

5 Clarke-Salter 

22 Paal 

47 Iroegbunam 

15 Field 

Dickie 69’ 

6 Johansen 

Dozzell 74’ 

11 Roberts 

Amos 74’ 

9 Dykes "" 

10 Chair 

Unused Subs: 

13 Archer 

25 Shodipo 

37 Adomah 

THE STATS 

Possession: 

QPR: 65% 

REA: 35% 

Shots/Shots on target: 

QPR: 11/5 

REA: 9/2 

Corners: 

QPR: 4 

REA: 5 

Fouls: 

QPR: 10 

REA: 14 

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SINTON 

OUR CLUB AMBASSADOR’S 

VIEWS ON ALL THINGS QPR… 

Good evening everyone and welcome back 

to Loftus Road for tonight’s game against 

Cardiff City. 

Cardiff have made an indifferent start to the 

season and, as I write these notes, currently sit 

in 18th position in the table – which I’m sure they 

will be looking to improve on in the coming games 

and weeks. Prior to Saturday they had taken seven 

points from the nine on offer, which is a very 

good return, but they suffered a disappointing 

home defeat to bottom club Coventry City at the 

weekend, so will come here tonight looking to 

make up for that. 

We ourselves go into the game on the back of 

a defeat at Luton last weekend. Following three 

successive wins against Bristol City, Sheffield 

United and Reading, we would have gone to 

Kenilworth Road full of confidence, but on 

the day I felt Luton were the better side and 

imposed themselves and their style of play on us 

throughout the game. 

However, at 1-0 down, we hit the bar through Jake 

Clarke-Salter and then made a crucial mistake 

which resulted in Luton going further ahead. A 

goal with a few minutes remaining gave us some 

hope but it was Luton who increased their lead to 

send us all home with nothing and disappointed, 

especially after the run we have been on. Often 

when things go against you, as they did on 

Saturday, it is important to look at it but not dwell 

on it for too long. The beauty of the Championship 

is that the next game is usually not too far away. 

Yes, Saturday was not what we wanted in terms 

of the performance and the result, but we have 

started the season well and got ourselves into a 

good position. There will be bumps in the road 

over the course of the season, but it is vital we 

keep doing the right things on and off the pitch 

and striving to improve every day, every game as 

best we can. 

Tonight’s game, here at Loftus Road in front of our 

fans, gives us the opportunity to put the weekend 

behind us and get another three points. Like every 

game in the Championship, it won’t be easy – no 

game in the Championship ever is – and Cardiff will 

be tough opponents for us to overcome. 

Last week I was able to attend the annual fans’ 

forum where Mick Beale, Les Ferdinand and Lee 

Hoos spoke and gave very honest answers to all 

the questions asked and shared their views on all 

things at the club as we move forward. Speaking 

to many of our fans that were in attendance on the 

night, there is a good optimism around the club 

at present and I hope that will continue to be the 

case as the season progresses. 

Tonight we welcome back and induct into the 

Forever R’s former manager Neil Warnock, 

in recognition of his time at the club and his 


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achievements while he was here. Neil has had an 

outstanding managerial career over many years 

and his successes with the clubs he has been at 

are there for everyone to see. 

Of course, Neil was in charge here at QPR and 

guided us to promotion to the Premier League 

as champions in the 2010/11 season. That was a 

really good team with some outstanding players 

and characters throughout, which Neil was able 

to mould into what he wanted and give Rangers 

fans some great memories. We hope Neil enjoys 

his evening back here at Loftus Road and I am 

sure he will get a fantastic reception from our fans 

when he comes onto the pitch at half-time. Neil 

also enjoyed success and promotion with tonight’s 

opponents Cardiff, so no doubt their fans will give 

him a nice reception as well. 

Welcome back Neil. 


Tonight we as a club are once again delighted to 

support the Rainbow Laces campaign, which aims 

to ensure football is a sport for everyone and a place 

where everyone feels welcome. Much has been 

done in recent years to increase LGBTQ+ inclusion 

in football – but there is still much that remains to be 

done and Rainbow Laces helps to raise awareness 

and educate everyone on these important issues, 

both in sport and society as a whole. 

Thank you once again for the incredible support 

you are giving to the team, both at home and away 

matches. Let’s get behind Mick and the team once 

again tonight as we try to gain another valuable 

three points. Be loud and be proud of who we are 

– We are QPR. 

Andy 

Enjoy the game. Come on you R’s! 

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Visiting W12: 

CARDIFF CITY 

Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium (2007) - Current Capacity: 33,280 - Club Colours: Blue & White 

IN THE CABINET: 

FIRST DIVISION (LEVEL 1) 

Runners-up: 1923/24 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE 

CHAMPIONSHIP (LEVEL 2) 

Champions: 2012/13 - Runners-up: 1920/21, 

1951/52, 1959/60, 2017/18 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE ONE (LEVEL 3) 

Champions: 1946/47 - Runners-up: 1975/76, 

1982/83 - Play-off winners: 2002/03 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE TWO (LEVEL 4) 

Champions: 1992/93 - 

Runners-up: 1987/88, 2000/01 

FA CUP 

Winners: 1926/27 - Finalists: 1924/25, 2007/08 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP 

Finalists: 2011/12 

FA CHARITY SHIELD 

Winners: 1927 

CLUB RECORDS: 

RECORD ATTENDANCE: 

33,082 (Cardiff City v Liverpool, 

April 2019) 

RECORD GOALSCORER: 

Len Davies (179) 

MOST APPEARANCES: 

590– Billy Hardy (1911-1932) 

BIGGEST WIN: 

16-0 v Knighton Town 1962 

BIGGEST DEFEAT: 

2-11 v Sheffield United, 1926 

RECORD TRANSFER 

FEE PAID: 

£11 million (Gary Medel, Sevilla) 

RECORD TRANSFER 

FEE RECEIVED: 

£10 million (Gary Medel, Inter Milan) 

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Cardiff City 

OPPOSITION 

OVERVIEW 

CONSISTENCY has 

proved something of 

a problem for Cardiff 

ever since the opening 

day of the season, when 

an eye-catching victory 

against Norwich hinted 

at a push towards the top 

end of the table. 

So far, the Bluebirds have 

struggled to string results 

together despite a general 

upturn in form since 

the club ended Steve 

Morison’s 11-month 

tenure at the Cardiff City 

Stadium in September. 

After finishing in 18th 

place last season, 

Cardiff recruited heavily 

during the summer, with 

established Championship 

players like Callum 

Robinson, Mahlon Romeo, 

Andy Rinomhota and 

Callum O’Dowda all 

heading for South Wales. 

Yet a stuttering start to the 

campaign leaves the team 

in lower mid-table ahead 

of tonight’s game, with 

a sequence of just one 

success in seven games 

– along with a dearth 

of goals – prompting 

Morison’s departure. 

Former Bluebirds skipper 

Mark Hudson was asked 

to take temporary charge 

and the players responded 

to his appointment 

immediately by battling to 

a 1-1 draw in their home 

clash with Burnley. 

Cardiff followed that up by 

registering back-to-back 

victories for the first time 

this season, building on 

a single-goal win against 

Blackburn with a 3-1 

triumph away to Wigan 

four days later. 

Their undefeated record 

under Hudson came to 

an end in controversial 

circumstances last 

weekend, with an apparent 

equaliser by Robinson 

chalked off as they went 

down 1-0 at home to 

Coventry. 


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The Gaffer 

Former Bluebirds defender 

Mark Hudson was handed 

the reins on a temporary 

basis last month, stepping 

up from his role as first-team 

coach after the departure of 

Steve Morison. 

The 40-year-old was a firm 

favourite among Cardiff fans 

during his five years as a player 

in South Wales, captaining the 

side throughout that period 

and winning the Championship 

title in 2013. 

Hudson began his playing 

career at Fulham, but was 

unable to break into the first 

team and flourished on loan 

at Oldham before moving 

to Crystal Palace, where he 

scored seven times in 122 

appearances. 

After a single season at 

Charlton, Hudson signed for 

Cardiff and featured in the 

club’s first League Cup final 

appearance in 2012, when they 

lost to Liverpool on penalties, 

as well as the following year’s 

promotion success. 

Finishing his playing career 

with a three-year stint at 

Huddersfield, he took over as 

coach of the Terriers’ Under-23 

side in 2018 and served twice 

as caretaker manager before 

returning to Cardiff just under 

a year ago. 


The Squad 

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Ryan 

ALLSOP 

GOALKEEPER 

Age: 30 

Signed from: 

Derby 

Jak 

ALNWICK 

GOALKEEPER 

Age: 29 

Signed from: 

St Mirren 

Jack 

SIMPSON 

DEFENDER 

Age: 25 

Signed from: 

Rangers 

Perry 

NG 

DEFENDER 

Age: 26 

Signed from: 

Crewe 

Joe 

RALLS 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 29 

Signed from: 

Farnborough 

Andy 

RINOMHOTA 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 25 

Signed from: 

Reading 

Callum 

O’DOWDA 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 27 

Signed from: 

Bristol City 

Tom 

SANG 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 23 

Signed from: 

Man United 


The Squad 

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Niels 

NKOUNKOU 

DEFENDER 

Age: 21 

Signed from: 

Everton (Loan) 

Cédric 

KIPRÉ 

DEFENDER 

Age: 25 

Signed from: 

West Brom (Loan) 

Curtis 

NELSON 

DEFENDER 

Age: 29 

Signed from: 

Oxford 

Ryan 

WINTLE 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 25 

Signed from: 

Crewe 

Romaine 

SAWYERS 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 30 

Signed from: 


Jaden 

PHILOGENE- 

BIDANCE 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 20 

Signed from: 

Aston Villa (Loan) 

Mark 

HARRIS 

FORWARD 

Age: 23 

Signed from: 

Academy 

Sheyi 

OJO 

FORWARD 

Age: 25 

Signed from: 

Liverpool 


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Danger Man 

REPUBLIC of Ireland 

international Callum 

Robinson joined the 

Bluebirds at the end of the 

summer transfer window, 

having netted 17 goals in 89 

appearances for West Brom. 

The 27-year-old initially came 

through the ranks at Aston 

Villa, making his senior debut 

at the age of 18 before joining 

Preston on loan during the 

2014/15 campaign. 

After a short-lived loan 

spell with Bristol City the 

following season, Robinson 

returned to Preston and 

eventually signed a permanent 

deal at Deepdale, helping the 

club to build on promotion back 

to the second tier. 

The striker’s most prolific 

season for Preston came 

in 2018/19, with 13 goals 

convincing Sheffield United to 

sign him that summer, but he 

found the net just twice in his 

Blades career. 

Having originally moved to 

West Brom on loan in January 

2020, Robinson – who has 

seven international goals to 

his name – made the switch 

permanent later that year in 

a swap deal that took Oliver 

Burke to Bramall Lane. 

FORWARD 

Age: 27 

Nationality: Irish 

Signed from: West Brom 


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Year on Year 

1908: 

Having been formed in 

1899 as Riverside Cricket 

Club, the Bluebirds turned 

professional and changed 

their name to Cardiff City. 

1927: 

Hughie Ferguson netted 

the only goal at Wembley 

as Cardiff overcame 

Arsenal to win the FA Cup 

for the only time in their 

history. 

1961: 

Cardiff secured their 

biggest ever victory 

with an emphatic 16-0 

thrashing of Knighton 

Town in a Welsh Cup fifth 

round tie at Ninian Park. 

2003: 

Substitute Andy Campbell 

scored in extra time – 

inflicting heartbreak on 

QPR fans – as Cardiff 

gained promotion with 

a 1-0 win in the Division 

Two play-off final at the 

Millennium Stadium. 

2009: 

The Bluebirds moved to 

the brand-new Cardiff 

City Stadium at the start 

of the 2009/10 campaign, 

ending their 99-year stay 

at Ninian Park. 

2018: 

Experienced manager Neil 

Warnock guided Cardiff 

to the runners-up spot 

in the Championship and 

promotion back to the 

Premier League. 

COMINGS 

AND GOINGS 

COMING IN 

Jak Alnwick (GK) 

St Mirren 

Ryan Allsop (GK) 

Derby 

Mahlon Romeo (D) 

Millwall 

Jamilu Collins (D) 

SC Paderborn 

Jack Simpson (D) 

Rangers 

Vontae Daley- 

Campbell (D) 

Leicester 

Niels Nkounkou (D) 

Everton (Loan) 

Cédric Kipré (D) 


Andy Rinomhota (M) 

Reading 

Sheyi Ojo (M) 

Liverpool 

Callum O’Dowda (M) 

Bristol City 

Romaine Sawyers (M) 

West Brom 

Jaden Philogene- 

Bidance (M) 

Aston Villa (Loan) 

Callum Robinson (F) 

West Brom 

Kion Etete (F) 

Tottenham 

GOING OUT 

Dillon Phillips (GK) 

KV Oostende (Loan) 

Alex Smithies (GK) 

Leicester 

Aden Flint (D) – Stoke 

Ciaron Brown (D) 

Oxford 

Sean Morrison (D) 

Released 

Mark McGuinness 

(D) – Sheffield 

Wednesday (Loan) 

Will Vaulks (M) 

Sheffield Wednesday 

Marlon Pack (M) 

Portsmouth 

Leandro Bacuna (M) 

Released 

Isaac Vassell (F) 

Released 


HERE’S 

A ST AT 

I BET 

YOU 

DIDN’T 

KN 

W

OVER HALF A MILLION 

SKY BET CUSTOMERS USE DEPOSIT LIMITS 

TO MANAGE THEIR BETTING BUDGET. 

THAT’S ENOUGH TO FILL: 

6 WEMBLEYS. 

201 ALLY PALLYS. 

OR 8 CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP DAYS. 

(THAT’S A LOT OF TWEED) 

ALL GOOD BOOKMAKERS 

HAVE DEPOSIT LIMITS. 

SO WHOEVER YOU BET WITH, 

SET AN APPROPRIATE ONE FOR YOU 

AND THEN ENJOY THE SPORT. 

DEPOSIT LIMITS 

THAT’S BETTING BETTER.

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QUEENS PARK RANGERS 2 

CARDIFF CITY 0 

SATURDAY 28TH NOVEMBER 1981 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO 

SIMON STAINROD swivelled in mid-air to score with 

a brilliant bicycle kick that sealed this QPR victory. 

Stainrod had already given Rangers the lead in the 

54th minute and added his audacious second at 

the Loft End five minutes later. Tony Sealy crossed 

from the left, Mike Flanagan headed back at the far 

post and the ball dropped behind Stainrod, who was 

standing with his back to goal near the penalty spot. 

With mind-blowing agility, Stainrod launched 

himself six feet above our Omniturf plastic pitch to 

perform a stunning scissor-kick that exploded into 

the top right -and corner of the net. 

R’s boss Terry Venables said afterwards: “We get a 

lot of criticism about our artificial playing surface, 

but no one can complain about Stainrod’s goal as 

the ball was in the air and not on the pitch!” 

Reflecting on that game nearly 41 years ago, Stainrod 

said: “I probably scored half a dozen overhead kicks in 

my career, but that was my most satisfying as QPR are 

my favourite club that I played for. 

“Mike Flanagan nodded the ball behind me, but 

he had great awareness on the pitch so he knew I 

might be able to do something and I managed to 

get a decent strike on it. To grab a goal like that 

was really pleasing. 

“I had a lovely rapport with the fans at Loftus Road 

and we just used to have a real hoot. It was all a 

dream come true for me with the R’s.” 

RANGERS: Burridge, Gregory, Fenwick, Waddock, 

Howe, Roeder, Micklewhite, Flanagan, Sealy, 

Stainrod, Gillard. Sub not used: Stewart. 

Attendance: 10,225 


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INTERVIEW: TONY INCENZO 

IT’S NOW 30 YEARS SINCE ONE OF 

THE BIGGEST SHAKE-UPS IN ENGLISH 

FOOTBALL – THE LAUNCH OF THE 

PREMIER LEAGUE. 

As founder members of the new breakaway division, 

Queens Park Rangers made their mark on that inaugural 

1992/93 campaign, finishing in fifth place as London’s 

highest-ranked team. 

We take a wander through memories of that season with 

the players and staff who made it happen… next it’s 

effervescent midfield man MAURICE DOYLE. 


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MAURICE, the first season of the 

Premier League was 30 years 

ago now – does it only seem like 

yesterday? 

Yes, 30 years have passed. I didn’t think 

it was so much to be honest. But it is a 

long, long time ago. 

The Premier League launched that 

year and there was plenty of publicity 

at the time, but did anyone realise how 

big it was going to become? 

As players, we didn’t really realise what 

was going on when it all started. It 

was a bit of a strange one as no-one 

actually said anything to us. All we 

heard was that the overall name was 

being changed from Division One 

to the Premier League. That was it! 

Then suddenly, there was razzmatazz 

before the games with dancing girls on 

the pitch. But no one envisaged how 

huge the Premier League was going to 

become or how large players’ wages 

would grow. I can hardly believe how 

much money is being splashed about 

nowadays. When we were playing, you 

didn’t even think about how much you 

were earning. Things have changed so 

much for modern footballers. 

Looking back to that time, QPR could 

compete with the very best clubs in 

the country… 

Yes, we had a great side at Loftus Road. 

People like Les Ferdinand, Clive Wilson, 

“His aerial prowess, 

his goalscoring, his 

pace and his power 

made him a magnificent 

striker. He fully 

deserved his place in 

the England squad. ” 

Andy Sinton, big Alan McDonald and Ray 

Wilkins were fantastic footballers. 

We also finished as top London club, 

which was a meaningful milestone 

back then… 

You look at the sides we were 

competing against. Chelsea, Arsenal, 

Tottenham – big teams with big names. 

But little old QPR was a fabulous family 

club and we went on to nick fifth place 

in 1992/93. 

You made your first-team debut for 

QPR in February that season away to 

Ipswich Town. What do you remember 

of the occasion? 

I had originally signed from Crewe 

Alexandra but it took me four seasons 

to get into the R’s first team. Before the 

Ipswich game, we stayed at a hotel and 

QPR boss Gerry Francis called me over 

for a chat. He said: “I will start you!” So 

I replied: “I haven’t got a problem with 

that.” And Gerry replied: “You shouldn’t 

have a problem with that. Just go out 

and enjoy yourself.” I had been given my 

chance because of a couple of injuries 

and I was excited to make my debut. I 

did enjoy it and it ended 1-1, with Devon 

White scoring for Rangers. 

After that, you had a good run of 

games for us through March… 

Right: Maurice 

Doyle featured 

regularly for 

QPR during 

the latter 

half of the 

inaugural 

Premier 

League 

season 


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Left: Rangers 

manager Gerry 

Francis gave 

Doyle his firstteam 

debut 

away to Ipswich 

Town 

I can recall a 3-1 home victory over 

Norwich City where Les Ferdinand 

hit two amazing goals. I think I had a 

half-decent game in that one. The next 

fixture was away to Liverpool, probably 

the biggest match I ever played in. I am 

from the north-west of England and I 

have always been a Liverpool fan so to 

line up against Ian Rush, John Barnes 

and people like that was a dream made 

in heaven. I touched the famous “This 

Is Anfield” sign in the players’ tunnel 

before the kick-off. Then to go out 

there on that pitch was something really 

special for me personally. But at the end 

of the day, I was still playing for my team, 

so I had to give it my all. We lost 1-0 and 

I can remember Tony Roberts saving a 

couple of penalties for us on the night. 

Les Ferdinand was the focal point of 

our attacks and he scored 20 goals for 

Rangers that season in the Premier 

League. How good was ‘Sir Les’? 

Oh, he was quality. His aerial prowess, 

his goalscoring, his pace and his power 

made him a magnificent striker. He 

fully deserved his place in the England 

squad. All of the QPR fans were very 

sorry to see him go when he moved on 

to Newcastle United. 

We had Ray Wilkins pulling all the 

strings in midfield. He was another 

outstanding player… 

An absolute ‘baller’ for me. Players at 

that time learned so much from him. 

He was not just great as a footballer but 

also as a man. When Ray arrived at the 

training ground each day, the first thing 


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Above: Doyle 

speaks warmly 

of his former 

R’s captain, the 

late Ray Wilkins 

he would do was go up to the young 

apprentices who were sorting the kit 

out. A lot of them were staying in digs 

so Ray would make sure they were OK 

with their living arrangements. He didn’t 

have to do that. I had a lot of respect for 

Ray and he is sadly missed now. 

What was Gerry Francis like as 

manager of the R’s? 

He was unlucky not to be appointed 

to the England job at one point. I 

believe he was in the final three 

applicants but Glenn Hoddle got it in the 

end. At QPR, Gerry was always honest 

with everyone and a good tactician. The 

only downfall was all the running he used 

to make us do at the training ground on 

a Tuesday if we didn’t have a midweek 

game! But overall, he was a very good 

manager and a top man. 

What are you up to nowadays? 

I am manager of a football team in the 

West Cheshire League called Sutton 

Athletic. My two sons, Calum and Conor, 

play in the side. In fact, I was playing 

myself until this season but I am 52 now 

and my legs are giving way a little bit! So 

I have left it to the younger ones and I 

have taken on the managerial role. 

Do you still keep an eye on events 

here at QPR? 

Yeah, of course. My very best memories 

in football were at QPR and I made 

some lifelong friends. I still chat to Tony 

Roberts and Robbie Herrera. I had some 

lovely times at Loftus Road. 


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JOE PARADISO, A QPR FAN FROM MISSISSAUGA, 

CANADA, ENDED UP WITH AN UNEXPECTED SOUVENIR 

WHEN HE VISITED LOFTUS ROAD BACK IN 1988. 

Joe was taken on a tour of 

the stadium by the legendary 

Tony Ingham, who also gave 

him two tickets for Rangers’ 

upcoming game against 

Liverpool and arranged for kit 

man Ron Berry to take him to 

watch training. 

“When I arrived at the training 

ground, I met Trevor Francis 

over a cup of tea and we 

started a conversation,” Joe 

recalled. “He was very gracious 

with his time and friendliness. 

“We started talking about the 

match and he understood 

tickets were sold out. I said I 

had an extra ticket and could 

offer it to him for his friend. I 

light-heartedly requested his 

match shirt in exchange and he 

agreed. 

“After the match, I was invited 

to the first team’s lounge and 

noticed Trevor forgot the shirt. 

He asked Ron to get one from 

the kit room and he came back 

with a previously used shirt, 

with number 13 on the back. 

“What happened during my visit 

says a lot about QPR and how 

they treat their fans like family. 

What a fantastic club!” 

Do you own a piece of 

interesting or unusual 

QPR memorabilia? If so, 

we’d love to see some 

photos and hear more 

about it – please email 

your contributions to us at 

programme@qpr.co.uk. 


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HALF A CENTURY HAS PASSED SINCE QPR WON PROMOTION 

TO THE TOP FLIGHT FOR ONLY THE SECOND TIME IN THE CLUB’S 

HISTORY. IN EACH EDITION, WE SHOWCASE SOME OF THE MATCH 

PROGRAMMES FROM THAT CLASSIC 1972/73 CAMPAIGN: 

DATE: 

Tuesday 17th October 1972 

RESULT: Fulham 0, QPR 2 

COMPETITION: Football 

League Division Two 

QPR SCORERS: 

Bowles, Givens 

ATTENDANCE: 17,000 

THE PROGRAMME: 

Twenty pages, price 7p 

EDITORIAL SNIPPETS: An 

Article entitled ‘Welcome 

Queens Park Rangers to 

Craven Cottage’ set the 

scene as follows: ‘Queens 

Park Rangers travel the four 

miles from their Shepherd’s 

Bush home to Craven Cottage 

tonight, having lost only once 

in a run of 23 league matches. 

Their lone defeat – against 

Hull at Boothferry Park by 

4-1 last month – was the first 

since former Fulham forward 

Rodney Marsh left to join 

Manchester City last March. 

Now the new-look Rangers 

are making a strong bid for 

promotion. 

‘Last season they won three 

points from us. But having won 

3-0 at Craven Cottage earlier 

in the season, they could not 

repeat their performance and 

fell victims to two magnificent 

goals by Roger Cross to lose 

2-1 in the FA Cup third round 

replay in January. 

‘Since then STAN BOWLES 

has joined the club from 

Carlisle in a £100,000 deal. 

The former Manchester 

City, Crewe and Bury striker 

scored one goal and made 

another in his debut for 

Rangers last month. 

‘Another recent signing 

is DON GIVENS, an Eire 

international, who joined 

Rangers from Luton for a 

£40,000 fee in the close 

season. A left-winger whose 

goal-form has made him an 

instant success.’ 


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DATE: Saturday 21st October 

1972 

RESULT: QPR 3, Sunderland 2 

COMPETITION: Football 

League Division Two 

QPR SCORERS: Bowles 2, 

Givens 

ATTENDANCE: 17,356 

THE PROGRAMME: Sixteen 

pages, price 7p 

EDITORIAL SNIPPETS: In his 

‘BUSH TELEGRAPH’ editorial 

notes, QPR club secretary 

Ron Phillips wrote: ‘TRIUMPH 

AND TRAGEDY. Four games; 

four wins; 10 goals for and 

none against. A superlative 

destruction of Aston Villa’s 24- 

game unbeaten home record 

coupled with a performance 

which left the Villa fans 

gasping. And a standard 

of play at Craven Cottage 

which silenced the Fulham 

supporters completely. All 

resulting in our spectacular 

move into second place in the 

table. This run of events would 

normally leave us in a mood of 

jubilant euphoria but our joy 

has been overshadowed by 

the tragic (broken leg) injury 

sustained by Martyn Busby on 

Tuesday night. Martyn’s recent 

performances have been so 

consistently good that all the 

knowledgeable experts have 

been tipping him for early 

international consideration. 

The loss of our young star 

at such a time and in such 

circumstances is a particularly 

grievous blow and we know 

that all at Rangers Stadium will 

join with us in extending our 

sympathy and commiserations 

to him.’ 


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HEROES 

RODNEY MARSH VS 

BOLTON WANDERERS 

SATURDAY 3RD APRIL 1971 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO 

RODNEY MARSH stole the show as Queens 

Park Rangers beat Bolton 4-0 at Loftus 

Road. 

In a News of the World match report entitled 

“MARSH – TOP OF THE BILL”, Mervyn Robilliard 

wrote: “Rangers wizard Rodney Marsh scored a 

brilliant hat-trick, might have had at least two more, 

and set up the fourth for Mick Leach. It was the 

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“Marsh exploded into action after 35 minutes 

when he back-headed a free-kick past (Bolton 

goalkeeper) Peter Clarke. Twenty-seven minutes 

later he was brought down and scored from the 

penalty. He went on to head his 20th goal of the 

season, then laid one on for Leach three minutes 

from time.” 

Meanwhile, Norman Dixon wrote in the Daily 

Express newspaper: “Rodney Marsh pulled out 

one of his vintage hat-tricks and ironically laid it 

before Queens Park Rangers’ lowest gate since 

they left the Third Division – 8,613. Perhaps the 

fans who missed the 4-0 slaughter of Bolton 

were watching TV, but as someone said: ‘Rodney 

in that form could have won the (Grand) National 

carrying top weight.’ ” 

Pat Collins of The People newspaper wrote: 

“It wasn’t much of a match; more a one-man 

show by R. Marsh, Esq., Soccer Entertainer 

Extraordinary.” 

Other newspaper had headlines which read: “It’s 

that man Marsh again” (London Evening News) 

and “Hail Rodney! (Willesden & Brent Chronicle). 

Born in Hatfield on 11th October 1944, Marsh 

signed for QPR from Fulham in March 1966 for 

£15,000. He made 242 appearances for the R’s 

and scored 134 times, including 44 in 1966/67, 

which is our all-time club record for the most 

goals by one player in a season. Marsh made the 

number 10 hooped shirt famous and won the 

first of his nine England caps as a Rangers man. 


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INTERVIEW: LENNIE HARVEY 

Kieran Petrie 

Position: Winger or striker 

From: Essex 

Joined QPR: Age 17 

Pre-Match Meal: Eggs and beans if it’s a morning 

kick-off, pasta if it’s later 

Nickname: KP 

Instagram: @kieranpetrie_11 

Pre-Match Song: My Dawg – Lil Baby 

How did you get scouted? 

I came on trial around March of this year and after 

a few weeks QPR said they wanted to sign me. 

What are your strengths as a player and what 

do you need to work on? 

My strengths are definitely 1v1 scenarios and my 

creativity/end product. But I would say I’ve got to 

work on the defensive side of my game a bit more! 

What’s the highlight of your career so far? 

Probably signing a professional contract for 

QPR at 17. 

Who’s your favourite player or inspiration? 

My favourite player right now, who I play similarly 

to, is Ousmane Dembele. I just love how he’s 

so direct in 1v1s and he is good with both feet, 

which makes him unpredictable. My inspiration 

though is definitely Neymar. From a young 

age, most kids dream of playing with Neymar’s 

confidence. 

Where do you see yourself in five years’ time? 

Playing in the Premier League and competing in 

the Champions League. 

Which of your team-mates do you see as a 

future coach or manager? 

Definitely Charlie McDonald, we call him Uncle Chaz 

and he’s got so much knowledge of the game. 

Which stadium in the world would you most like 

to play in and why? 

I would love to play at Anfield, because I support 

Liverpool and the atmosphere there is the best 

in the world. 

Who’s had the greatest influence on your 

career so far and why? 

My parents, as they’ve helped with most of my 

decisions and inevitable setbacks. They’ve also 

helped me to stay focused and revitalise my career. 


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Sat Aug 20 Birmingham City W 2-1 

Sat Aug 27 Peterborough Utd W 3-1 

Sat Sep 3 PL Cup R1 

Sat Sep 10 Coventry City PP 

Sat Sep 17 Barnsley L 5-2 

Sat Sep 24 Charlton Athletic L 7-1 

Sat Oct 1 Reading L 2-1 

Sat Oct 8 PL Cup R2 

Sat Oct 15 Cardiff City W 2-1 

Sat Oct 22 Watford 10:30 

Sat Oct 29 Bristol City 11:00 

Sat Nov 5 PL Cup R3 

Sat Nov 12 Sheffield Wednesday 11:00 

Sat Nov 19 Colchester Utd 11:00 

Sat Nov 26 Millwall 11:00 

Sat Dec 10 Ipswich Town 11:30 

Sat Dec 17 Swansea City/FA Youth Cup R3 11:00 

Sat Jan 7 Cardiff City 12:00 

Sat Jan 14 Charlton Athletic 11:00 

Sat Jan 21 Colchester Utd/FA Youth Cup R4 11:00 

Sat Jan 28 Swansea City 13:00 

Sat Feb 4 PL Cup QF 

Sat Feb 11 Bristol City/ FA Youth Cup R5 11:00 

Sat Feb 18 Reading 11:00 

Sat Feb 25 Millwall 11:00 

Sat Mar 4 Watford/ FA Youth Cup QF 10:30 

Sat Mar 11 Ipswich Town 11:30 

Sat Mar 18 Wigan Athletic 11:00 

Sat Apr 1 Burnley 11:00 

Sat Apr 15 Hull City 11:00 

Sat Apr 22 Crewe Alexandra 11:00 

Sat Apr 29 Sheffield Utd/FAYC final 11:00 


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QPR FC 

HOUNSLOW WOMEN 0 

QPR FC WOMEN 9 

SUBSTITUTE Emilia Nygaard-Parsons 

smashed a hat-trick in just three minutes 

as Rangers romped to an emphatic victory 

against their west London rivals. 

Nygaard-Parsons rounded off the rout 

late on after goals from Jo Blodgett, Laura 

Hennessy, Melanie Hall, Kasha Petit, Nicole 

Leys and Erin Pope had already put the result 

well beyond doubt. 

Blodgett latched onto a loose ball to put the R’s 

ahead before Hennessy fired home a second 

from the edge of the box soon afterwards. 

Midfielder Hennessy was also involved as 

Steve Quashie’s side went 3-0 up, setting up 

Hall to slot home and Petit found the target 

from close range to give the visitors a fourgoal 

lead at half-time. 

Full-back Leys netted her first goal for the 

club after the break and Pope made it 6-0 

with an impressive free-kick before Nygaard- 

Parsons’s quickfire treble wrapped up a 

resounding victory. 

QPR: Burgess, Leys, Searle (Curr 46), 

Jordinson, Grieve (Carolan 63), Lewin, 

Blodgett, Hennessy, Hall (Parsons 57), Moore 

(Wardlaw 60), Petit (Pope 46).

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JUNIOR 

HOOPS 

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 

SPOT THE BALL 

Can you spot the real ball location below? 

Follow me on Twitter 

@QPRJudeTheCat 


BIRTHDAYS! 

Big birthday wishes to all 

Junior Hoops celebrating 

in October… 

Ella French – 1st 

Kieran Pearman – 1st 

Hamish Reid – 1st 

Roan Strong – 1st 

Jack Havard – 2nd 

Reggie Mellish – 2nd 

Freddie Mullock-Bowler – 2nd 

Harry Prince – 2nd 

Thomas Goodman – 3rd 

Adam Hershkorn – 3rd 

Gracie Houriane – 3rd 

Ronnie Parker – 3rd 

Evie Smith – 3rd 

Maxim Sukan – 3rd 

Monty Carter – 4th 

Leah Coombes – 4th 

Taylor Ensoll – 4th 

Frankie Faulkner – 4th 

Scott Mahony – 4th 

Harrison Thomas – 4th 

Jamie Cooper – 6th 

Sean McCarthy – 6th 

Gracie Phelan – 6th 

Hannah Stoddart – 6th 

Will Thornycroft – 6th 

Ben Wade – 6th 

Edward Cartledge – 7th 

Joshua Hayes – 7th 

Lola Kemp – 7th 

Joseph Morris – 7th 

Frankie Allen – 8th 

Henry Deans – 8th 

Leah Gettens – 8th 

Levon Lockwood – 8th 

James Perry – 8th 

Andreas Sousa – 8th 

Libby Witkover – 8th 

James Ashwood – 9th 

George Clark – 9th 

Will Coates – 9th 

Axel Danowski – 9th 

Elliott Duncan – 9th 

James Elam – 9th 

George Fraser – 9th 

Abigail Howard – 9th 

Logan Mayes – 9th 

Austin McCullough – 9th 

Oliver Wilkinson – 9th 

Jack Worth – 9th 

Oliver Worth – 9th 

Gino Casale – 10th 

Thomas Hopla – 10th 

Carter Marley – 10th 

Arthur Weatherhead – 10th 

George Black – 11th 

Iris Cosson-Court – 11th 

Adam Dell – 11th 

Sean Dell – 11th 

Jayden Marques – 11th 

Henry Sorrell – 11th 

Paddy Fitzgerald – 12th 

Billy Kanjee – 12th 

Sonny Wackett – 12th 

Katie-Jane Card – 13th 

Parsa Fallah – 13th 

Jago Frame – 13th 

Isabella O’Connor – 13th 

Rocco Armstrong – 14th 

Nick Gettens – 14th 

Reece Isaacs – 14th 

Anton Naylor – 14th 

Joanna Partridge – 14th 

Felix Sherman – 14th 

Bobby Hart – 15th 

Max Lousley – 15th 

Lincoln Riley – 15th 

Kristian Duncan – 16th 

Matthew Eyers – 16th 

Nancy Madden-Hedges – 16th 

Sam Marsden – 16th 

Joshua Bass – 17th 

Jasmine Coughlan – 17th 

Amelia King – 17th 

Jack McCarthy – 17th 

George Spencer – 17th 

Harry McBride – 18th 

Oliver Muldoon – 18th 

Callum Downey – 19th 

Jackson Fidler – 19th 

Ben Roohan – 19th 

Arthur Asbridge – 20th 

Daniel Day – 20th 

Oliver Harris – 20th 

Thomas Jenke – 20th 

Lily McBrearty – 20th 

Grace O’Connell – 20th 

Joshua Silvester – 20th 

Jamie Thomas – 20th 

Sienna Baker – 21st 

Henry Coppins Baker – 21st 

Alexander Helland Baker – 21st 

Evie Stedman Baker – 21st 

Amelia Chappell – 22nd 

Rhys Collins – 22nd 

Sonny Du Cann – 22nd 

Finley Kelly – 22nd 

Beau Moody – 22nd 

Amelia Morgan – 22nd 

Robert Fitzmaurice – 23rd 

Sienna Harding – 23rd 

Scott Hutton – 23rd 

Alex Murphy – 23rd 

Tiana Selli – 23rd 

Darcey Carter – 24th 

Jack Coke – 24th 

Hugo Fitch – 24th 

Michael Healy – 24th 

Stanley Hughes – 24th 

Gemma Power – 24th 

Joseph Wills – 24th 

Zac Feldman – 25th 

Callum Grant – 25th 

Catherine Gristwood – 25th 

Connie McBrearty – 25th 

Anton Passera – 25th 

Ben Ridgway – 25th 

Ben Driscoll – 26th 

Sam Edmonds – 26th 

Dominic Goodall – 26th 

Albie Smith – 26th 

Betsy Brown – 27th 

Finley Dye – 27th 

Evie Guainiere – 27th 

Ryan Mee – 27th 

Charlie Wood – 27th 

Ethan Beasley – 28th 

Ralph Charge – 28th 

Danny Cork – 28th 

Alfie Costello – 28th 

Albie Evans – 28th 

Ceelo Warren – 28th 

Harry Brand – 29th 

Freya Craft – 29th 

George Hawkins – 29th 

Lily Kennedy – 29th 

Harley Brady – 30th 

Joey Plumridge – 30th 

Alexander Cobbe – 31st 

Charlie Collar – 31st 

Darcie Humphreys – 31st 

Demi-Leigh Reid – 31st 

Cameron Stewart – 31st 


BACK IN 

THE DAY 

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Which current Premier League manager 

is pictured during his playing days? 

TEST YOUR 

KNOWLEDGE 

Q: Which former Cardiff goalkeeper played 

12 games for QPR last season? 

NAME THE 

PLAYER 

• I was born in south London 

in 1997 

• My senior debut came at 

the age of 18 in a Premier 

League game against 

Aston Villa 

• I played in the England side 

that won the Under-20 

World Cup in 2017 

• Before joining QPR, I 

played Championship 

football for Sunderland, 

Birmingham and Coventry 

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Answers: Spot the Ball: A, Back in the day: Jesse Marsch (Leeds United), 

Test your Knowledge: David Marshall, Name the Player: Jake Clarke-Salter

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Stefan 

JOHANSEN

ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE PITCH WITHOUT 

PERMISSION AND THOSE CARRYING OR USING 

SMOKE BOMBS OR PYROS WILL NOW RECEIVE 

AN AUTOMATIC CLUB BAN. 

‘LOVE FOOTBALL. PROTECT THE GAME’ 

A message about anti-social and criminal behaviour 

To mark the new season, we want to 

make you aware of new measures 

being taken across all of football 

to ensure everyone can have a safe 

and enjoyable experience. We are 

supporting strong action from the 

FA, Premier League and EFL to tackle 

anti-social and criminal behaviours 

that put all of us at risk. 

This reflects the seriousness of 

the risks to fans and staff – pyros 

can burn at 2000 degrees Celsius 

and cause lifechanging injuries, 

while entering the pitch endangers 

players, managers and match 

officials. 

We know those who commit these 

illegal acts do not represent the 

majority of supporters. 

#LoveFootball #ProtectTheGame

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Columnist 

ALEX BULLAMORE 

‘R’ GENERATION WRITER ALEX BULLAMORE 

DISCUSSES THE LATEST GOINGS-ON IN W12 

Recently, I was invited on BBC Radio 

London to talk about QPR. Specifically, 

to answer the question ‘is something 

happening at QPR?’ 

The short answer is: I really bloody hope so, 

and I think I conveyed that quite nicely. I’ve 

never been one to go over the top, especially 

when it comes to QPR – I understand where 

QPR sit in the grand scheme of things. 

Majority of the time we are incredibly 

frustrating and probably bad at football. So, 

when I say this team are an incredibly talented 

bunch of lads who are bringing me immense 

joy, I hope again that you realise how highly I 

rate them. 

For the majority of last season, the team 

were again brilliant, and some of my best 

experiences from my relatively short time as 

a QPR fan was last season. I really hope that 

everything that came before in the seasons 

under Mark Warburton isn’t forgotten, 

because the foundations of what is to come 

were built then. Obviously the season ended 

in a fashion none of us wanted but I feel it 

reinforces my belief that right now, when 

we’re in incredible form, us fans should be 

enjoying this like there’s no tomorrow. 

I hope this year doesn’t end like last season. 

For the record I think we’re better set up and 

stronger in the majority of positions than last 

year, hopefully that means a better finish. 

We just need to really enjoy this and I feel 

energised to go to every possible game I can 

get to. I want to see the numerous talents we 

have execute the well-laid plans designed by 

Mick Beale and his coaches. I want to see the 

best partnership in football, Ilias Chair and 

Chris Willock, combine with the greatest of 

ease to create footballing poetry and win us 

games of football. 

It is this desire to witness every minute 

possible of QPR’s season that has led me to 

going without my Dad and instead going with 

my friends when he’s not available. They’ve 

gone to Coventry, Cardiff and now Bristol 

City. One of my mates really doesn’t like 

football at all, the fact I’ve convinced him to 

go to not one but two games is a big win, I 

think. It should say a lot that he turned around 

to me and said: “Alex, it was a great idea to 

do this” and yes it was a great idea. He gets it 

now, he’s experienced how fun it can be. 

So basically, I love this – times like these are 

why supporting a club like QPR is so great. 

Most of the time supporting QPR is distinctly 

average and, despite that, we soldier on, 

buying the shirts, the season tickets and train 

tickets to follow the team around the country. 

It makes moments like this all the sweeter 

but, knowing QPR, we’ll go and lose the next 

three games to bring us back to reality! 


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THE W12 CLUB 

THE W12 Club is located 

behind the upper concourse in 

the South Africa Road Stand 

and used to be called The Tony 

Ingham Suite. 

The room was fully refurbished 

just over a decade ago. It is 

a well-appointed restaurant 

which provides a vibrant and 

relaxing atmosphere to enjoy 

matchdays. 

Catering for up to 174 people 

per game, guests arrive via the 

main reception on South Africa 

Road. They then proceed to the 

W12 on the first floor via the 

stairs or lift. 

A three-course meal 

commences two hours before 

kick-off. A half bottle of wine 

per person is included in the 

package plus a complimentary 

match programme. 

There is always a QPR playing 

legend such as Wayne Fereday 

in attendance to greet diners 

and reminisce about previous 

games. Other past players 

being inducted into Forever R’s 

are also entertained in the W12, 

along with their families. 

Guests watch the match from 

padded seats on the halfway 

line. There are refreshments 

back in the W12 at half-time 

and full-time, with a bar that is 

open until an hour after the final 

whistle. 


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2019-22 

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

@QPRtrust 

GREEN MEANS GOALS IN PLANET LEAGUE CUP 

QPR in the Community Trust are Taking part 

in the 2022 Planet League Cup, which brings 

together both professional and grassroots 

clubs to engage fans on climate action. 

The tournament, which is backed by 76 

professional clubs, 15 county FAs and hundreds 

of schools around the country, is a unique, fiveweek 

sustainability event. 

Fans score goals for their club by completing 

green activities like having a meat-free meal, 

using the car less and filling up reusable bottles 

with tap water. 

Each week focuses on a particular theme, such as 

energy, food or travel, and the club whose fans take 

the most action will win the Planet League Cup. 

As well as taking the glory, the fan who scores 

the most goals will win a holiday in the UK. 

Planet League Cup 

• Five-week climate action tournament between 

the fans of 76 professional football clubs and 

their associated club community organisations 

• Fifteen county FAs are helping hundreds of 

schools and grassroots football clubs to take part 

• RSPB, the Rainforest Trust UK, Veganuary, 

Her Game Too and Women in Football are 

also partnering 

• There is Key Stage 1, 2 & 3 classroom 

content for teachers and a school 

tournament running alongside the cup 

Football fans taking part in the Planet League Cup 

can choose from dozens of environmentallyfriendly 

actions in order to score goals. 

These will include unplugging your appliances 

when they aren’t in use, making the best of 

your food before it’s too late with an ‘eat-mefirst’ 

box, taking cooler and shorter showers 

and using public transport. 

The ‘Layer Challenge’ is a fun Planet League 

Cup hero activity with a serious message of 

putting on more layers of clothing instead of 

putting on the heating – to save energy but also 

to save money, given the rise in energy prices. 

The Planet League Cup Layer Challenge 

sees footballers putting on as many layers of 

clothing as possible in 30 seconds. 

The Planet League’s unique technology 

platform includes a virtual assistant referee 

(VAR) system, so actions taken by fans are 

proven through photographs that are uploaded 

to the website and checked. To date, over 

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2022/23 

FIXTURES & RESULTS 

DATE KO OPPOSITION RES. ATT POS. STARTING XI 

JULY 

Sat 30 15:00 Blackburn Rovers L 0-1 14,315 22 DIENG KAKAY DICKIE CLARKE-SALTER DOZZELL JOHANSEN 

AUGUST 

Sat 6 15:00 Middlesbrough W 3-2 15,796 8 DIENG KAKAY DICKIE DUNNE 1 PAAL FIELD 

Tue 9 19:45 Charlton Athletic CC L 1-1* 5,629 n/a DIENG KAKAY DICKIE DUNNE HAMALAINEN THOMAS 

Sat 13 15:00 Sunderland D 2-2 37,884 10 DIENG 1 KAKAY DICKIE DUNNE HAMALAINEN JOHANSEN 

Tue 16 20:00 Blackpool L 0-1 12,575 15 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE DUNNE PAAL DOZZELL 

Sat 20 15:00 Rotherham United D 1-1 12,230 17 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE DUNNE PAAL FIELD 

Sat 27 15:00 Watford W 3-2 19,977 11 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE DUNNE PAAL FIELD 

Tue 30 19:45 Hull City W 3-1 12,716 6 DIENG LAIRD 1 DICKIE DUNNE PAAL DOZZELL 

SEPTEMBER 

Sat 3 15:00 Swansea City L 0-1 15,935 9 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE DUNNE PAAL JOHANSEN 

Wed 14 19:45 Millwall W 2-0 13,384 8 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN DUNNE PAAL JOHANSEN 1 

Sat 17 15:00 Stoke City D 0-0 14,174 6 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN DUNNE PAAL DOZZELL 

OCTOBER 

Sat 1 15:00 Bristol City W 2-1 21,665 5 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN CLARKE-SALTER PAAL IROEGBUNAM 

Tue 4 19:45 Sheffield United W 1-0 26,636 4 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN DUNNE PAAL AMOS 

Fri 7 20:00 Reading W 2-1 16,656 3 DIENG LAIRD DUNNE CLARKE-SALTER PAAL IROEGBUNAM 

Sat 15 12:30 Luton Town L 1-3 10,011 4 DIENG BALOGUN DUNNE CLARKE-SALTER PAAL AMOS 

Wed 19 19:45 Cardiff City 

Sat 22 15:00 Wigan Athletic 

Fri 28 20:00 Birmingham City 

NOVEMBER 

Wed 2 19:45 Norwich City 

Sat 5 15:00 West Bromwich Albion 

Tue 8 19:45 Huddersfield Town 

Sat 12 15:00 Coventry City 

DECEMBER 

Sun 11 13:00 Burnley 

Sat 17 15:00 Preston North End 

Mon 26 15:00 Cardiff City 

Thurs 29 19:45 Luton Town 

JANUARY 

Mon 2 15:00 Sheffield United 

Sat 14 15:00 Reading 

Sat 21 15:00 Swansea City 

Sat 28 15:00 Hull City 

FEBRUARY 

Sat 4 15:00 Huddersfield Town 

Sat 11 15:00 Millwall 

Tue 14 19:45 Sunderland 

Sat 18 15:00 Middlesbrough 

Sat 25 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 

MARCH 

Sat 4 15:00 Rotherham United 

Sat 11 15:00 Watford 

Tue 14 19:45 Blackpool 

Sat 18 15:00 Birmingham City 

APRIL 

Sat 1 15:00 Wigan Athletic 

Fri 7 15:00 Preston North End 

Mon 10 15:00 West Bromwich Albion 

Sat 15 15:00 Coventry City 

Wed 19 19:45 Norwich City 

Sat 22 15:00 Burnley 

Sat 29 15:00 Stoke City 

MAY 

Sat 6 15:00 Bristol City 

All fixtures subject to change. * Lost 3-5 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 

FIELD PAAL SHODIPO CHAIR DYKES 

| 

THOMAS, ADOMAH, ARMSTRONG, RICHARDS, BONNE, DUNNE, WALSH BRAMALL 

JOHANSEN | WILLOCK 1 AMOS CHAIR DYKES 1 ADOMAH, DOZZELL, BONNE, HAMALAINEN, MASTERSON, SHODIPO, WALSH SMITH 

FIELD 

| 

CHAIR DOZZELL BONNE ADOMAH SHODIPO, ROBERTS 1, ARMSTRONG, JOHANSEN, DREWE, DYKES, MASTERSON, WALSH ATTWELL 

ADOMAH CHAIR 1 FIELD 

| 

SHODIPO DYKES ROBERTS, DOZZELL, ARMSTRONG, BONNE, MASTERSON, GUBBINS, WALSH SIMPSON 

JOHANSEN FIELD ROBERTS DYKES CHAIR ARMSTRONG, SHODIPO, ADOMAH, KAKAY, HAMALAINEN, MASTERSON, WALSH DAVIES 

JOHANSEN ROBERTS CHAIR WILLOCK 1 DYKES DOZZELL |, ADOMAH, ARMSTRONG, SHODIPO, KAKAY, ARCHER, HAMAHLAINEN WOOLMER 

| | JOHANSEN DOZZELL CHAIR 1 WILLOCK 1 DYKES ADOMAH 1, ARMSTRONG, MASTERSON, KAKAY, ARCHER, BONNE, SHODIPO STROUD 

FIELD JOHANSEN CHAIR 1 DYKES WILLOCK 1 ROBERTS |, KAKAY, ADOMAH, ARMSTRONG, ARCHER, MASTERSON, BALOGUN MARTIN 

FIELD DOZZELL WILLOCK DYKES CHAIR ROBERTS, IROEGBUNAM, ADOMAH, ARMSTRONG, BALOGUN, ARCHER, KAKAY LANGFORD 

FIELD IROEGBUNAM CHAIR ROBERTS WILLOCK 1 DYKES, DOZZELL, BONNE, ADOMAH, KAKAY, ARCHER, MASTERSON ROBINSON 

FIELD JOHANSEN WILLOCK ROBERTS CHAIR DYKES, IROEGBUNAM, ADOMAH, ARCHER, KAKAY, BONNE, MASTERSON DONOHUE 

FIELD JOHANSEN 1 ROBERTS 1 CHAIR WILLOCK DUNNE, AMOS |, DOZZELL, KAKAY, DYKES, ARCHER, ADOMAH SIMPSON 

FIELD DOZZELL ROBERTS CHAIR WILLOCK 1 DYKES, CLARKE-SALTER, IROEGBUNAM, ADOMAH, DICKIE, JOHANSEN, ARCHER LININGTON 

FIELD JOHANSEN ROBERTS DYKES 2 CHAIR KAKAY, DICKIE, DOZZELL, AMOS |, ARCHER, SHODIPO, ADOMAH BRAMALL 

IROEGBUNAM FIELD ROBERTS DYKES CHAIR KAKAY, JOHANSEN, DICKIE, DOZZELL, RICHARDS, ARCHER, RICHARDS, ADOMAH HARRINGTON 

TONIGHT’S MASCOT 

BUDDY 

BAVERSTOCK 

Age: 12 

Hobbies: Darts, 

trampolining and 

football 

Favourite 

players: Chris 

Willock and Albert 

Adomah 


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CHAMP 

LEAGUE TABLE 

PACK 

TODAY'S 

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

1 BURNLEY 14 6 7 1 24 12 12 25 

2 SHEFFIELD UNITED 14 7 4 3 24 13 11 25 

3 NORWICH CITY 14 7 3 4 21 15 6 24 

4 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 14 7 3 4 20 16 4 24 

5 BLACKBURN ROVERS 15 8 0 7 18 17 1 24 

6 READING 14 7 1 6 15 20 -5 22 

7 LUTON TOWN 14 5 6 3 19 14 5 21 

8 SWANSEA CITY 14 6 3 5 17 20 -3 21 

9 SUNDERLAND 14 5 5 4 19 14 5 20 

10 WATFORD 14 5 5 4 19 17 2 20 

11 MILLWALL 14 6 2 6 17 18 -1 20 

12 BIRMINGHAM CITY 14 5 4 5 14 12 2 19 

13 STOKE CITY 14 5 4 5 17 17 0 19 

14 PRESTON NORHT END 15 4 7 4 8 10 -2 19 

15 WIGAN ATHLETIC 14 5 4 5 15 18 -3 19 

16 ROTHERHAM UNITED 13 4 6 3 15 13 2 18 

17 BRISTOL CITY 15 5 3 7 23 24 -1 18 

18 CARDIFF CITY 14 5 3 6 12 14 -2 18 

19 BLACKPOOL 14 4 4 6 16 20 -4 16 

20 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 14 2 8 4 19 18 1 14 

21 HULL CITY 14 4 2 8 13 28 -15 14 

22 MIDDLESBROUGH 14 3 4 7 15 20 -5 13 

23 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 13 3 2 8 16 21 -5 11 

24 COVENTRY CITY 11 2 4 5 9 14 -5 10 

LAST UPDATED: 17.10.2022 

GOALSCORERS 

JOSHUA SARGENT 

NORWICH CITY 

OSCAR ESTUPINAN 

HULL CITY 

JAY RODRIGUEZ 

BURNLEY 

BEN BRERETON DIAZ 

BLACKBURN ROVERS 

NAHKI WELLS 

BRISTOL CITY 

KICK-OFF 7.45PM UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE 

VS 

VS 

VS 

VS 

VS 

8pm 

ASSISTS 

SORBA THOMAS 

FREDDIE WOODMAN 

8 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 5 

PRESTON NORTH END 

ILIAS CHAIR 

WES FODERINGHAM 

8 

QUEENS PARK RANGERS 

4 

SHEFFIELD UNITED 

DANIEL BARLASER 

VIKTOR JOHANSSON 

7 

ROTHERHAM UNITED 4 

ROTHERHAM UNITED 

ISMAILA SARR 

JOHN RUDDY 

7 WATFORD 

BIRMINGHAM CITY 

6 

JACK CLARKE 

SUNDERLAND 

4 

4 

CLEAN SHEETS 

RYAN ALLSOP 

CARDIFF CITY 

9 

6 

555 


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JOURNALIST AND BROADCASTER AIDAN MAGEE 

PENS HIS LATEST COLUMN 

I’m not normally one for superstitions. 

However, I did notice that I’d watched three 

consecutive QPR games wearing this 

season’s home shirt, which yielded wins over 

Bristol City, Sheffield United and Reading. 

I didn’t finish work until midday on the day 

of the Luton game, but managed to catch a 

disappointing second half at home. 

Sadly, when I arrived back in Bromley, I 

realised my shirt was in the washing machine 

and in an unwearable state. 

In light of this, defeat was perhaps inevitable. 

I will try and wear it under my sweater for 

tonight’s visit of Cardiff. 

Rangers have really got their act together 

since I last wrote – putting some early season 

consistency behind them to stake a claim for 

a play-off place. 

Mick Beale has grown into the role and 

the job he’s doing has attracted admiring 

glances from the Premier League. 

My former Sky colleague Kaveh Solhekol 

told me his central London tailor grew up 

with Mick in Bromley and said he was destined 

for success. Coming from a man who relies 

on precision, dexterity and imagination 

to make his living – not to mention literally 

having to ‘cut his cloth’ – that’s a 

glowing endorsement. 

It seems a while ago since I took my guests 

Andy Keywood, Joanna Franklin and my 

brother Liam to Millwall. 

I presented the Lions’ end of season awards 

last May. Part of my payment package was 

four seats in the 1885 Club Platinum suite for 

the visit of QPR. Thankfully, the players did 

the business on the night at a ground where 

we’d won just once since the stadium was 

built way back in 1993. 

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QUEENS PARK 

RANGERS 

HEAD COACH: MICHAEL BEALE 

SENY DIENG GK ● 1 

OSMAN KAKAY ● 2 

JIMMY DUNNE ● 3 

ROB DICKIE ● 4 

JAKE CLARKE-SALTER ● 5 

STEFAN JOHANSEN ● 6 

CHRIS WILLOCK ● 7 

LUKE AMOS ● 8 

LYNDON DYKES ● 9 

ILIAS CHAIR ● 10 

TYLER ROBERTS ● 11 

JORDAN ARCHER GK ● 13 

GEORGE THOMAS ● 14 

SAM FIELD ● 15 

NIKO HAMALAINEN ● 16 

ANDRE DOZZELL ● 17 

MACAULEY BONNE ● 18 

TAYLOR RICHARDS ● 20 

KENNETH PAAL ● 22 

CONOR MASTERSON ● 23 

CHARLIE OWENS ● 24 

OLAMIDE SHODIPO ● 25 

LEON BALOGUN ● 26 

ETHAN LAIRD ● 27 

JOE GUBBINS ● 28 

AARON DREWE ● 29 

SINCLAIR ARMSTRONG ● 30 

RAY JONES ● 31 

JOE WALSH GK ● 32 

ALBERT ADOMAH ● 37 

MURPHY MAHONEY GK ● 38 

TIM IROEGBUNAM ● 47 

CARDIFF 

CITY 

CARETAKER MANAGER: MARK HUDSON 

1 ● RYAN ALLSOP GK 

2 ● MAHLON ROMEO 

3 ● JOEL BAGAN 

6 ● RYAN WINTLE 

8 ● JOE RALLS 

9 ● KION ETETE 

10 ● SHEYI OJO 

11 ● CALLUM O’DOWDA 

12 ● TOM SANG 

14 ● OLLIE TANNER 

15 ● OLIVER DENHAM 

16 ● CURTIS NELSON 

17 ● JAMILU COLLINS 

18 ● EBOU ADAMS 

19 ● ROMAINE SAWYERS 

20 ● GAVIN WHYTE 

21 ● JAK ALNWICK GK 

22 ● VONTAE CAMPBELL 

23 ● CEDRIC KIPRE 

25 ● JADEN PHILOGENE 

26 ● JACK SIMPSON 

27 ● RUBIN COLWILL 

28 ● ROHAN LUTHRA GK 

29 ● MARK HARRIS 

35 ● ANDY RINOMHOTA 

36 ● MA X WAT TERS 

37 ● NIELS NKOUNKOU 

38 ● PERRY NG 

39 ● ISAAK DAVIES 

47 ● CALLUM ROBINSON 

Referee: 

James Linington 

Assistant Referee: 

Andrew Fox 

Assistant Referee: 

Graham Kane 

Fourth official: 

Dean Whitestone

Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City

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