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THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF QUEENS PARK RANGERS FC 2022/23 SEASON<br />
ISSUE 07 £3.50<br />
vs CARDIFF CITY<br />
19.10.22 | 7.45PM<br />
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
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Contents<br />
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CLUB DIRECTORY<br />
<strong>Queens</strong> <strong>Park</strong> <strong>Rangers</strong> FC<br />
QPR Holdings Ltd, Loftus Road,<br />
South Africa Road, London, W12 7PJ<br />
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Superstore: 020 8749 6862<br />
Direct Mail Order Line: 0870 240 4547<br />
Community Trust: 020 8740 2509<br />
Official Website: www.qpr.co.uk<br />
STAFF<br />
QPR FC/QPR Holdings Ltd Chairman:<br />
Amit Bhatia<br />
QPR Holdings Ltd Vice-Chairmen:<br />
Tony Fernandes, Ruben Gnanalingam<br />
Board members:<br />
Tony Fernandes, Ruben Gnanalingam,<br />
Amit Bhatia, Richard Reilly<br />
CEO: Lee Hoos<br />
Financial Director: Ruban Ghandi<br />
Director of Football: Les Ferdinand<br />
Head Coach: Michael Beale<br />
Club Ambassador: Andy Sinton<br />
Club Historian: Chris Guy<br />
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PROGRAMME<br />
Editor:<br />
Ben Kosky<br />
Contributors:<br />
Tony Incenzo, Simon Cheshire,<br />
Lennie Harvey<br />
Designed by:<br />
Thomas Ridge<br />
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04 THE BOSS<br />
Words from Michael Beale<br />
10 NEWS + MESSAGES<br />
All the latest from W12<br />
34 MAGIC MOMENT<br />
Stainrod’s stunning scissor-kick<br />
36 30 YEARS ON<br />
Maurice Doyle remembers 92/93<br />
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14 THE BIG READ<br />
Interview with Sam Field<br />
22 ANDY SINTON<br />
Our ex-winger pens his column<br />
25 VISITING W12<br />
A look at our opposition<br />
48 ONE OF ‘R’ OWN<br />
Focusing on our U18s<br />
52 JUNIOR HOOPS<br />
Test your knowledge<br />
62 FIXTURES & RESULTS<br />
Stay updated this season<br />
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OUR HEAD COACH SETS THE SCENE<br />
FOR TONIGHT’S GAME...<br />
Since my last programme notes, I’m very<br />
pleased that we’ve managed to strengthen<br />
our squad further with the signing of Elijah<br />
Dixon-Bonner.<br />
Elijah’s a young player with a very good future in<br />
front of him and he’s delighted to sign for QPR and<br />
be back in London. I’m sure you’ll all give him a warm<br />
welcome as he begins his career at Loftus Road.<br />
I’ve spoken before about how we want to make<br />
Loftus Road into a fortress. Every team that aspires<br />
to have a successful season needs a strong home<br />
record to enable them to achieve it – and I felt<br />
our last game here against Reading was a good<br />
example of that. Overall, it was everything we want<br />
to see from a QPR team in terms of commitment,<br />
drive, effort and lots of technical ability thrown into<br />
the mix as well against very good opponents.<br />
We also had a fantastic atmosphere on the<br />
night and I felt that, on and off the pitch, what<br />
we showed against Reading is exactly the way<br />
we want to portray our club. Not only to our<br />
opponents, but also to the TV viewers who were<br />
watching the game.<br />
Our 2-1 win rounded off a very big week for us,<br />
where we took nine points out of the nine available<br />
and that meant we went into the Luton game<br />
last Saturday full of confidence. But it turned into<br />
a really disappointing day for us overall, both in<br />
terms of the performance and the result. We lost<br />
players to injury before the game and then having<br />
Leon Balogun forced to go off so early on really<br />
disrupted our flow.<br />
We had a big moment in the game when we<br />
were really in the ascendancy and came close<br />
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to equalising through Jake Clarke-Salter.<br />
Unfortunately we weren’t quite able to take that<br />
opportunity and then just a couple of minutes later<br />
we conceded the second goal – along with another<br />
injury to Jimmy Dunne. That incident probably<br />
summed up our day.<br />
The away support at Luton was excellent and I’d<br />
say the other big positive to take from the trip was<br />
the return of Taylor Richards, who came on for the<br />
last 10 to 15 minutes. It’s good to have him playing<br />
again and we all hope that’s only the beginning of<br />
his QPR story.<br />
It’s now about putting that result behind us and<br />
moving on quickly – which we have to do as we<br />
now face two home games in four days, starting<br />
with tonight’s fixture. A warm welcome to <strong>Cardiff</strong><br />
and Mark Hudson, who’s made a really positive<br />
start to life as their caretaker manager – after<br />
this evening’s game, we wish Mark and his players<br />
well. We’re going into tonight on the back of three<br />
away games – and two away wins – in our last<br />
four. As much as those big away performances at<br />
Bristol <strong>City</strong> and Sheffield United have given us all<br />
a lot of confidence, these home games are really<br />
important, as I’ve already said.<br />
Never doubt the part you play in driving us on,<br />
especially here at Loftus Road. I believe the<br />
atmosphere you created against Reading was the<br />
difference between a 1-1 draw and a 2-1 win. The<br />
energy that your support got out of the group was<br />
far greater than any words of encouragement I can<br />
offer and we’ll thrive on that support again tonight.<br />
Come on you R’s!<br />
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| SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP | SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER 2022<br />
LUTON TOWN<br />
1<br />
QPR<br />
KENILWORTH ROAD | ATT: 10,011 | HT SCORE: 1-0<br />
FORMER QPR<br />
MIDFIELDER LUKE<br />
FREEMAN FOUND<br />
THE NET FOR LUTON<br />
IN ADDED TIME TO<br />
CONFIRM RANGERS’<br />
FIRST DEFEAT IN SIX<br />
GAMES.<br />
Freeman tapped home Harry<br />
Cornick’s cross to make it 3-1<br />
in the second minute of injury<br />
time just after an own goal by<br />
Ethan Horvath had given the R’s<br />
renewed hope.<br />
Elijah Adebayo opened the<br />
scoring with an 18th-minute<br />
header, but Mick Beale’s men<br />
went close to levelling when Jake<br />
Clarke-Salter’s effort rattled the<br />
Luton crossbar.<br />
However, the home side doubled<br />
their advantage after a defensive<br />
mix-up, with the ball deflecting<br />
off Jimmy Dunne and beyond the<br />
stranded Seny Dieng.<br />
<strong>Rangers</strong> halved the deficit<br />
when Rob Dickie’s header<br />
struck goalkeeper Horvath<br />
and bounced over the line, but<br />
Freeman’s immediate response<br />
snuffed out any late chance of a<br />
recovery.<br />
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how we<br />
lined up<br />
1 Dieng<br />
26 Balogun<br />
Kakay 14’<br />
3 Dunne<br />
Dozzell 79’<br />
5 Clarke-Salter<br />
22 Paal<br />
8 Amos<br />
Johansen 62’<br />
47 Iroegbunam<br />
15 Field<br />
Dickie 62’<br />
11 Roberts<br />
Richards 79’<br />
9 Dykes<br />
10 Chair<br />
Unused Subs:<br />
13 Archer<br />
37 Adomah<br />
THE STATS<br />
Possession:<br />
LUT: 41%<br />
QPR: 59%<br />
Shots/Shots on target:<br />
LUT: 16/3<br />
QPR: 11/4<br />
Corners:<br />
LUT: 9<br />
QPR: 9<br />
Fouls:<br />
LUT: 16<br />
QPR: 12<br />
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match highlights<br />
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CHLOE<br />
Massive congratulations and best<br />
of luck to Chloe for her upcoming<br />
wedding. Hope you and Jamie<br />
have the best day and a<br />
wonderful life together.<br />
Love from Beth, Ed, Euan, Julie,<br />
Neil, Dan and everyone at QPR.<br />
FRANKIE<br />
Happy birthday to Frankie<br />
Delaney, who turns 11<br />
today. Frankie is a first year<br />
season ticket holder in X<br />
Block. Lots of love from<br />
Mum, Dad, Daisy, Harry,<br />
Archie, and Fred.<br />
GRANDAD<br />
JOHNNY &<br />
JEMIMA<br />
Happy birthday Grandad<br />
Johnny and Jemima. Lots<br />
of love James, Nat, Lee<br />
and Luna x<br />
DAPHNE<br />
Happy birthday today to<br />
Daphne Milner from<br />
husband Nick. Daphne has<br />
been a loyal QPR<br />
supporter for 40 years and<br />
her favourite player is<br />
Lyndon Dykes.<br />
DONAL<br />
Happy 80th birthday to<br />
dad and grandad Donal<br />
O’Sullivan. 57 years of<br />
following his beloved QPR!<br />
Love from Martha,<br />
Stephen, Barry and all the<br />
family xx<br />
DEAN<br />
Happy 46th birthday to<br />
Dean Russell, who has<br />
jetted over from Australia to<br />
see <strong>Rangers</strong> in action! With<br />
love from mum Sue Russell<br />
and uncle Michael Harman.<br />
Come on URRRRRs!<br />
HUGHIE &<br />
FREDDIE<br />
Good luck to Hughie and<br />
Freddie, who are running<br />
to raise money for<br />
children with cancer.<br />
Donations welcome at<br />
https://www.justgiving.<br />
com/fundraising/<br />
hughiefreddierunforgosh<br />
#100kmfootball<br />
groundchallenge<br />
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Proud to support<br />
#Rainbow<strong>Rangers</strong> #QPR<br />
#RainbowLaces<br />
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AS WE CELEBRATE RAINBOW LACES UNDER<br />
THE LIGHTS, THE NEW CHAIR OF OUR LGBTQ+<br />
SUPPORTERS GROUP, RICHARD YOUNG, EXPLAINS<br />
WHY INITIATIVES LIKE THIS ARE STILL NEEDED IN 2022.<br />
Why do we have a Rainbow<br />
Laces match every year?<br />
Why do we need an LGBT<br />
supporters group? Don’t we<br />
already have equality in 2022?<br />
In my short time as chair of<br />
QPR’s LGBTQ+ supporters<br />
group – Rainbow <strong>Rangers</strong><br />
– these are just a few of the<br />
questions I’ve been asked. The<br />
simple answer, and the sad fact<br />
of the matter, is that things<br />
might not be quite as rosy as you<br />
think. In fact, YouGov research<br />
for Stonewall found that 43 per<br />
cent of LGBTQ+ people felt<br />
unsafe and unwelcome at public<br />
sporting events.<br />
Not so long ago, it seemed that<br />
we were finally on an upwards<br />
trajectory, with a number of<br />
high profile men’s players finally<br />
feeling safe enough to come<br />
out. Only last month, Zander<br />
Murray became the first openly<br />
gay Scottish men’s footballer.<br />
But anyone who witnessed<br />
the Casillas ‘coming-out/<br />
not coming-out’ debacle on<br />
Twitter recently couldn’t have<br />
failed to notice the sheer<br />
volume of hateful comments<br />
that followed. And let us not<br />
forget that the men’s World<br />
Cup is being held in a country<br />
where it’s not even safe to talk<br />
positively about being LGBTQ+,<br />
let alone come out.<br />
So our purpose as a fan group<br />
(and the idea behind Rainbow<br />
Laces) is simple – let’s make<br />
football a place for everyone.<br />
A place for everyone to feel<br />
safe. A place for everyone<br />
to feel welcome. And a place<br />
for everyone to be their true<br />
selves.<br />
It’s not all doom and gloom<br />
– the response we’ve had in<br />
recent weeks from fellow QPR<br />
fans has been nothing short<br />
of amazing. Not just from the<br />
LGBTQ+ fans – of all ages,<br />
races and backgrounds, dotted<br />
throughout the stadium – but<br />
the allies, the parents of gay<br />
kids, the fans who remember<br />
a time when there were no<br />
conversations about inclusivity.<br />
It’s you fellow R’s who give<br />
me hope that one day we<br />
might not need an LGBTQ+<br />
supporters group and we<br />
might not need to light up the<br />
stadium with rainbows to share<br />
our message. But that day<br />
hasn’t come yet.<br />
Like all clubs, we have our fair<br />
share of keyboard warriors,<br />
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and our fair share of fans who<br />
don’t think before they shout<br />
or don’t think what the words<br />
they sing might be doing to<br />
the person sat next to them.<br />
Not through spite or hatred or<br />
malice necessarily, but through<br />
a lack of understanding or<br />
experience.<br />
That’s why we’re really proud<br />
to be able to work so closely<br />
with the club and the Trust<br />
to plan events like Rainbow<br />
Laces. To get people talking.<br />
To get people thinking. And<br />
slowly but surely, to help make<br />
Loftus Road that place where<br />
everyone feels welcome.<br />
If you’re interested in finding<br />
out how you can get involved<br />
with Rainbow <strong>Rangers</strong>,<br />
want to join us for a prematch<br />
beer or just want<br />
a free pin badge(!), come<br />
and say hello on Twitter @<br />
qprainbowranger or Instagram<br />
@qprrainbowrangers<br />
PASSING ON<br />
THE BATON<br />
QPR has been part<br />
of my family for<br />
generations. But as<br />
a gay woman, I didn’t<br />
know how to find and<br />
connect with others<br />
like me within the club.<br />
That’s why, with the<br />
full support of the<br />
Community Trust, I set<br />
up Rainbow <strong>Rangers</strong>.<br />
I’ve enjoyed every<br />
minute of building this<br />
community but, after five<br />
years, one child and a<br />
move up north, it’s time<br />
to hand over the reins to<br />
someone who can give<br />
more time and energy to<br />
growing the membership.<br />
Over to your new chair,<br />
Richard Young…<br />
Emma Miller-McCaffrey<br />
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INTERVIEW: BEN KOSKY<br />
Battle<br />
READY<br />
INDUSTRIOUS MIDFIELDER SAM FIELD<br />
CHEWS OVER HIS ROLE IN THE QPR TEAM, HIS<br />
LONG-TERM CAPTAINCY AMBITIONS AND THE<br />
IMPORTANCE OF RECAPTURING THAT WINNING<br />
HABIT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE…<br />
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Sam, how would you assess the season so far?<br />
Positive and promising are probably the two<br />
words I’d use. We’re not even a third of the way<br />
through the season and we’ve shown signs of<br />
what we can do, but there’s also a hell of a lot<br />
for us to work on. Actually, I’d add a third word –<br />
exciting. It’s nice to be part of and at the minute<br />
there’s a good energy around the place.<br />
Do you feel that recent run of three straight<br />
wins, including a victory at Bramall Lane, made<br />
people sit up and take notice of QPR?<br />
I hope so. It was probably a marker for us more<br />
than anything – to recognise that we can go<br />
and play against top teams and get points.<br />
The way we won those games was a little bit of<br />
everything, sometimes great attacking football<br />
and sometimes dogged defending. If it has laid<br />
down a marker to the rest of the Championship,<br />
great – although that brings its own challenges<br />
when teams come with specific game plans<br />
against you. People chatting ahead of that week<br />
might have estimated four or five points from<br />
those three games, so to get nine was fantastic.<br />
But at the same time you don’t want it to be the<br />
highlight of your season.<br />
It might have been tempting to get carried<br />
away, but I can’t imagine the boss would have<br />
let that happen…<br />
No chance of the boss getting carried away!<br />
Yes, there was a pat on the back but then he was<br />
straight back on it, telling us where we need to<br />
improve. He wouldn’t let us get too far ahead of<br />
ourselves, that isn’t what we need 14 games<br />
into the season.<br />
Unfortunately our winning run came to an end<br />
at Luton, but now it’s all about how the team<br />
respond…<br />
While you’re on a wave, you’ve got to make the<br />
most of it but at some time we will go through<br />
a bad patch. What we didn’t do well last season<br />
was to turn it around quickly, we went on four or<br />
five-game losing streaks and you can’t do that<br />
in the Championship. When you lose a game,<br />
make sure you turn it around as soon as possible<br />
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because, if you don’t pay attention, you can slip<br />
down the table very quickly.<br />
At the start of the season, you spoke about<br />
trying to develop into more of a box-to-box<br />
player – is that still the long-term aim?<br />
Whatever’s required of me is the aim. I want<br />
to improve in all areas. I’ve had to go back to<br />
being deeper holding, but I’ve got no problem<br />
with that – it’s something I’ve enjoyed last<br />
season and this. The manager’s trying to add<br />
more tools to my toolbox really and I’d still<br />
like to develop that side of my game. I think<br />
it’s something I can do but implementing it<br />
is dependent on our shape and the match<br />
situation.<br />
Tim Iroegbunam looks as though he might<br />
have that quality about him – is it fair to say<br />
he’s made an impact pretty quickly?<br />
You can see the talent of Tim straight<br />
away. He’s still 19 but what you saw in<br />
the game against Reading was a really<br />
mature performance and, although the<br />
Championship’s a tough playground to come<br />
and learn in, you’ll see him continue to grow this<br />
season. I’ve enjoyed playing with him so far and<br />
he’s only going to help the team.<br />
Suddenly there’s a lot of competition for<br />
those midfield spots, does that pressure<br />
bring the best out of you?<br />
I don’t think it should worry anyone, that’s<br />
what we all sign up for! It’s only a positive thing<br />
because it’s about trying to make the best QPR<br />
– the gaffer’s stated that many times. It’s really<br />
healthy that we’ve got a competitive squad,<br />
we’re all desperate to play and that’s only going<br />
to make everyone better. I think later we might<br />
look back and think it’s exactly what we needed.<br />
I’m fully aware other people are trying to take<br />
my spot and I’ve no problem with that. All I can<br />
do is train hard and do my best on a matchday.<br />
Along with Seny Dieng and Ilias Chair, you’ve<br />
started every game so far. That must be<br />
particularly satisfying after missing so much<br />
playing time through injury a year ago…<br />
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Definitely, from the start of last season to the<br />
start of this one has been like chalk and cheese!<br />
I’m very happy to be playing and I’ll keep striving<br />
to do that. It’s been a good start and to get that<br />
rhythm into your game is always vital.<br />
Having captained <strong>Rangers</strong> for the first time<br />
in the cup tie at Charlton earlier this season,<br />
is it something you could see yourself doing<br />
permanently further down the line?<br />
Hopefully. When the manager pulled me for that<br />
one and told me I was going to be captain, it<br />
was a great honour and it took me by surprise.<br />
Unfortunately losing on penalties means I<br />
haven’t got a great record as captain! Seriously,<br />
though, we’ve got a lot of good leaders in the<br />
squad and I don’t feel you always have to wear<br />
the armband to fill that role and help your teammates.<br />
It’s really good that he wants different<br />
people doing it, everyone has different qualities<br />
and personalities and that’s healthy.<br />
Tonight’s opponents, <strong>Cardiff</strong>, have picked up<br />
since their change of manager – do you expect<br />
another hard-fought game?<br />
I remember last season we were 1-0 up against<br />
<strong>Cardiff</strong>, looking pretty comfortable and lost in<br />
the end, so we’re fully aware we need to right<br />
that wrong. <strong>Cardiff</strong> are a big physical team with<br />
lots of qualities and it’s always a difficult time to<br />
play a team when they’ve got a new manager. It’ll<br />
be a good game, especially under the lights and<br />
we’ll be ready for them.<br />
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| SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP | FRIDAY 7 OCTOBER 2022<br />
QPR<br />
READING<br />
LOFTUS ROAD | ATT: 16,656 | HT SCORE: 1-1<br />
2<br />
1<br />
BIRTHDAY BOY<br />
LYNDON DYKES<br />
NETTED TWICE AS<br />
RANGERS CAME<br />
FROM BEHIND TO BEAT<br />
READING UNDER THE<br />
LOFTUS ROAD LIGHTS<br />
AND MAKE IT THREE<br />
WINS IN A WEEK.<br />
The Royals went in front on<br />
the half-hour mark after Tim<br />
Iroegbunam was adjudged to<br />
have brought down Lucas Joao<br />
and Andy Carroll fired home the<br />
resulting penalty.<br />
But the R’s were level just three<br />
minutes later when substitute<br />
Osman Kakay whipped over a low<br />
cross for Dykes to steal in front<br />
of his marker and glance beyond<br />
Joe Lumley.<br />
Reading began the second<br />
half strongly, but <strong>Rangers</strong> kept<br />
them at bay and the scoreline<br />
remained unchanged until six<br />
minutes from time.<br />
This time Iroegbunam was felled<br />
by Mamadou Loum inside the box<br />
and Dykes celebrated his 27th<br />
birthday by stepping up to fire the<br />
winner past Lumley from the spot.<br />
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how we<br />
lined up<br />
1 Dieng<br />
27 Laird<br />
Kakay 26’<br />
3 Dunne<br />
5 Clarke-Salter<br />
22 Paal<br />
47 Iroegbunam<br />
15 Field<br />
Dickie 69’<br />
6 Johansen<br />
Dozzell 74’<br />
11 Roberts<br />
Amos 74’<br />
9 Dykes ""<br />
10 Chair<br />
Unused Subs:<br />
13 Archer<br />
25 Shodipo<br />
37 Adomah<br />
THE STATS<br />
Possession:<br />
QPR: 65%<br />
REA: 35%<br />
Shots/Shots on target:<br />
QPR: 11/5<br />
REA: 9/2<br />
Corners:<br />
QPR: 4<br />
REA: 5<br />
Fouls:<br />
QPR: 10<br />
REA: 14<br />
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match highlights<br />
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SINTON<br />
OUR CLUB AMBASSADOR’S<br />
VIEWS ON ALL THINGS QPR…<br />
Good evening everyone and welcome back<br />
to Loftus Road for tonight’s game against<br />
<strong>Cardiff</strong> <strong>City</strong>.<br />
<strong>Cardiff</strong> have made an indifferent start to the<br />
season and, as I write these notes, currently sit<br />
in 18th position in the table – which I’m sure they<br />
will be looking to improve on in the coming games<br />
and weeks. Prior to Saturday they had taken seven<br />
points from the nine on offer, which is a very<br />
good return, but they suffered a disappointing<br />
home defeat to bottom club Coventry <strong>City</strong> at the<br />
weekend, so will come here tonight looking to<br />
make up for that.<br />
We ourselves go into the game on the back of<br />
a defeat at Luton last weekend. Following three<br />
successive wins against Bristol <strong>City</strong>, Sheffield<br />
United and Reading, we would have gone to<br />
Kenilworth Road full of confidence, but on<br />
the day I felt Luton were the better side and<br />
imposed themselves and their style of play on us<br />
throughout the game.<br />
However, at 1-0 down, we hit the bar through Jake<br />
Clarke-Salter and then made a crucial mistake<br />
which resulted in Luton going further ahead. A<br />
goal with a few minutes remaining gave us some<br />
hope but it was Luton who increased their lead to<br />
send us all home with nothing and disappointed,<br />
especially after the run we have been on. Often<br />
when things go against you, as they did on<br />
Saturday, it is important to look at it but not dwell<br />
on it for too long. The beauty of the Championship<br />
is that the next game is usually not too far away.<br />
Yes, Saturday was not what we wanted in terms<br />
of the performance and the result, but we have<br />
started the season well and got ourselves into a<br />
good position. There will be bumps in the road<br />
over the course of the season, but it is vital we<br />
keep doing the right things on and off the pitch<br />
and striving to improve every day, every game as<br />
best we can.<br />
Tonight’s game, here at Loftus Road in front of our<br />
fans, gives us the opportunity to put the weekend<br />
behind us and get another three points. Like every<br />
game in the Championship, it won’t be easy – no<br />
game in the Championship ever is – and <strong>Cardiff</strong> will<br />
be tough opponents for us to overcome.<br />
Last week I was able to attend the annual fans’<br />
forum where Mick Beale, Les Ferdinand and Lee<br />
Hoos spoke and gave very honest answers to all<br />
the questions asked and shared their views on all<br />
things at the club as we move forward. Speaking<br />
to many of our fans that were in attendance on the<br />
night, there is a good optimism around the club<br />
at present and I hope that will continue to be the<br />
case as the season progresses.<br />
Tonight we welcome back and induct into the<br />
Forever R’s former manager Neil Warnock,<br />
in recognition of his time at the club and his<br />
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achievements while he was here. Neil has had an<br />
outstanding managerial career over many years<br />
and his successes with the clubs he has been at<br />
are there for everyone to see.<br />
Of course, Neil was in charge here at QPR and<br />
guided us to promotion to the Premier League<br />
as champions in the 2010/11 season. That was a<br />
really good team with some outstanding players<br />
and characters throughout, which Neil was able<br />
to mould into what he wanted and give <strong>Rangers</strong><br />
fans some great memories. We hope Neil enjoys<br />
his evening back here at Loftus Road and I am<br />
sure he will get a fantastic reception from our fans<br />
when he comes onto the pitch at half-time. Neil<br />
also enjoyed success and promotion with tonight’s<br />
opponents <strong>Cardiff</strong>, so no doubt their fans will give<br />
him a nice reception as well.<br />
Welcome back Neil.<br />
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Tonight we as a club are once again delighted to<br />
support the Rainbow Laces campaign, which aims<br />
to ensure football is a sport for everyone and a place<br />
where everyone feels welcome. Much has been<br />
done in recent years to increase LGBTQ+ inclusion<br />
in football – but there is still much that remains to be<br />
done and Rainbow Laces helps to raise awareness<br />
and educate everyone on these important issues,<br />
both in sport and society as a whole.<br />
Thank you once again for the incredible support<br />
you are giving to the team, both at home and away<br />
matches. Let’s get behind Mick and the team once<br />
again tonight as we try to gain another valuable<br />
three points. Be loud and be proud of who we are<br />
– We are QPR.<br />
Andy<br />
Enjoy the game. Come on you R’s!<br />
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Visiting W12:<br />
CARDIFF CITY<br />
Stadium: <strong>Cardiff</strong> <strong>City</strong> Stadium (2007) - Current Capacity: 33,280 - Club Colours: Blue & White<br />
IN THE CABINET:<br />
FIRST DIVISION (LEVEL 1)<br />
Runners-up: 1923/24<br />
FOOTBALL LEAGUE<br />
CHAMPIONSHIP (LEVEL 2)<br />
Champions: 2012/13 - Runners-up: 1920/21,<br />
1951/52, 1959/60, 2017/18<br />
FOOTBALL LEAGUE ONE (LEVEL 3)<br />
Champions: 1946/47 - Runners-up: 1975/76,<br />
1982/83 - Play-off winners: 2002/03<br />
FOOTBALL LEAGUE TWO (LEVEL 4)<br />
Champions: 1992/93 -<br />
Runners-up: 1987/88, 2000/01<br />
FA CUP<br />
Winners: 1926/27 - Finalists: 1924/25, 2007/08<br />
FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP<br />
Finalists: 2011/12<br />
FA CHARITY SHIELD<br />
Winners: 1927<br />
CLUB RECORDS:<br />
RECORD ATTENDANCE:<br />
33,082 (<strong>Cardiff</strong> <strong>City</strong> v Liverpool,<br />
April 2019)<br />
RECORD GOALSCORER:<br />
Len Davies (179)<br />
MOST APPEARANCES:<br />
590– Billy Hardy (1911-1932)<br />
BIGGEST WIN:<br />
16-0 v Knighton Town 1962<br />
BIGGEST DEFEAT:<br />
2-11 v Sheffield United, 1926<br />
RECORD TRANSFER<br />
FEE PAID:<br />
£11 million (Gary Medel, Sevilla)<br />
RECORD TRANSFER<br />
FEE RECEIVED:<br />
£10 million (Gary Medel, Inter Milan)<br />
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<strong>Cardiff</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
OPPOSITION<br />
OVERVIEW<br />
CONSISTENCY has<br />
proved something of<br />
a problem for <strong>Cardiff</strong><br />
ever since the opening<br />
day of the season, when<br />
an eye-catching victory<br />
against Norwich hinted<br />
at a push towards the top<br />
end of the table.<br />
So far, the Bluebirds have<br />
struggled to string results<br />
together despite a general<br />
upturn in form since<br />
the club ended Steve<br />
Morison’s 11-month<br />
tenure at the <strong>Cardiff</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
Stadium in September.<br />
After finishing in 18th<br />
place last season,<br />
<strong>Cardiff</strong> recruited heavily<br />
during the summer, with<br />
established Championship<br />
players like Callum<br />
Robinson, Mahlon Romeo,<br />
Andy Rinomhota and<br />
Callum O’Dowda all<br />
heading for South Wales.<br />
Yet a stuttering start to the<br />
campaign leaves the team<br />
in lower mid-table ahead<br />
of tonight’s game, with<br />
a sequence of just one<br />
success in seven games<br />
– along with a dearth<br />
of goals – prompting<br />
Morison’s departure.<br />
Former Bluebirds skipper<br />
Mark Hudson was asked<br />
to take temporary charge<br />
and the players responded<br />
to his appointment<br />
immediately by battling to<br />
a 1-1 draw in their home<br />
clash with Burnley.<br />
<strong>Cardiff</strong> followed that up by<br />
registering back-to-back<br />
victories for the first time<br />
this season, building on<br />
a single-goal win against<br />
Blackburn with a 3-1<br />
triumph away to Wigan<br />
four days later.<br />
Their undefeated record<br />
under Hudson came to<br />
an end in controversial<br />
circumstances last<br />
weekend, with an apparent<br />
equaliser by Robinson<br />
chalked off as they went<br />
down 1-0 at home to<br />
Coventry.<br />
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The Gaffer<br />
Former Bluebirds defender<br />
Mark Hudson was handed<br />
the reins on a temporary<br />
basis last month, stepping<br />
up from his role as first-team<br />
coach after the departure of<br />
Steve Morison.<br />
The 40-year-old was a firm<br />
favourite among <strong>Cardiff</strong> fans<br />
during his five years as a player<br />
in South Wales, captaining the<br />
side throughout that period<br />
and winning the Championship<br />
title in 2013.<br />
Hudson began his playing<br />
career at Fulham, but was<br />
unable to break into the first<br />
team and flourished on loan<br />
at Oldham before moving<br />
to Crystal Palace, where he<br />
scored seven times in 122<br />
appearances.<br />
After a single season at<br />
Charlton, Hudson signed for<br />
<strong>Cardiff</strong> and featured in the<br />
club’s first League Cup final<br />
appearance in 2012, when they<br />
lost to Liverpool on penalties,<br />
as well as the following year’s<br />
promotion success.<br />
Finishing his playing career<br />
with a three-year stint at<br />
Huddersfield, he took over as<br />
coach of the Terriers’ Under-23<br />
side in 2018 and served twice<br />
as caretaker manager before<br />
returning to <strong>Cardiff</strong> just under<br />
a year ago.<br />
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The Squad<br />
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Ryan<br />
ALLSOP<br />
GOALKEEPER<br />
Age: 30<br />
Signed from:<br />
Derby<br />
Jak<br />
ALNWICK<br />
GOALKEEPER<br />
Age: 29<br />
Signed from:<br />
St Mirren<br />
Jack<br />
SIMPSON<br />
DEFENDER<br />
Age: 25<br />
Signed from:<br />
<strong>Rangers</strong><br />
Perry<br />
NG<br />
DEFENDER<br />
Age: 26<br />
Signed from:<br />
Crewe<br />
Joe<br />
RALLS<br />
MIDFIELDER<br />
Age: 29<br />
Signed from:<br />
Farnborough<br />
Andy<br />
RINOMHOTA<br />
MIDFIELDER<br />
Age: 25<br />
Signed from:<br />
Reading<br />
Callum<br />
O’DOWDA<br />
MIDFIELDER<br />
Age: 27<br />
Signed from:<br />
Bristol <strong>City</strong><br />
Tom<br />
SANG<br />
MIDFIELDER<br />
Age: 23<br />
Signed from:<br />
Man United<br />
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The Squad<br />
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Niels<br />
NKOUNKOU<br />
DEFENDER<br />
Age: 21<br />
Signed from:<br />
Everton (Loan)<br />
Cédric<br />
KIPRÉ<br />
DEFENDER<br />
Age: 25<br />
Signed from:<br />
West Brom (Loan)<br />
Curtis<br />
NELSON<br />
DEFENDER<br />
Age: 29<br />
Signed from:<br />
Oxford<br />
Ryan<br />
WINTLE<br />
MIDFIELDER<br />
Age: 25<br />
Signed from:<br />
Crewe<br />
Romaine<br />
SAWYERS<br />
MIDFIELDER<br />
Age: 30<br />
Signed from:<br />
West Brom (Loan)<br />
Jaden<br />
PHILOGENE-<br />
BIDANCE<br />
MIDFIELDER<br />
Age: 20<br />
Signed from:<br />
Aston Villa (Loan)<br />
Mark<br />
HARRIS<br />
FORWARD<br />
Age: 23<br />
Signed from:<br />
Academy<br />
Sheyi<br />
OJO<br />
FORWARD<br />
Age: 25<br />
Signed from:<br />
Liverpool<br />
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Danger Man<br />
REPUBLIC of Ireland<br />
international Callum<br />
Robinson joined the<br />
Bluebirds at the end of the<br />
summer transfer window,<br />
having netted 17 goals in 89<br />
appearances for West Brom.<br />
The 27-year-old initially came<br />
through the ranks at Aston<br />
Villa, making his senior debut<br />
at the age of 18 before joining<br />
Preston on loan during the<br />
2014/15 campaign.<br />
After a short-lived loan<br />
spell with Bristol <strong>City</strong> the<br />
following season, Robinson<br />
returned to Preston and<br />
eventually signed a permanent<br />
deal at Deepdale, helping the<br />
club to build on promotion back<br />
to the second tier.<br />
The striker’s most prolific<br />
season for Preston came<br />
in 2018/19, with 13 goals<br />
convincing Sheffield United to<br />
sign him that summer, but he<br />
found the net just twice in his<br />
Blades career.<br />
Having originally moved to<br />
West Brom on loan in January<br />
2020, Robinson – who has<br />
seven international goals to<br />
his name – made the switch<br />
permanent later that year in<br />
a swap deal that took Oliver<br />
Burke to Bramall Lane.<br />
FORWARD<br />
Age: 27<br />
Nationality: Irish<br />
Signed from: West Brom<br />
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Year on Year<br />
1908:<br />
Having been formed in<br />
1899 as Riverside Cricket<br />
Club, the Bluebirds turned<br />
professional and changed<br />
their name to <strong>Cardiff</strong> <strong>City</strong>.<br />
1927:<br />
Hughie Ferguson netted<br />
the only goal at Wembley<br />
as <strong>Cardiff</strong> overcame<br />
Arsenal to win the FA Cup<br />
for the only time in their<br />
history.<br />
1961:<br />
<strong>Cardiff</strong> secured their<br />
biggest ever victory<br />
with an emphatic 16-0<br />
thrashing of Knighton<br />
Town in a Welsh Cup fifth<br />
round tie at Ninian <strong>Park</strong>.<br />
2003:<br />
Substitute Andy Campbell<br />
scored in extra time –<br />
inflicting heartbreak on<br />
QPR fans – as <strong>Cardiff</strong><br />
gained promotion with<br />
a 1-0 win in the Division<br />
Two play-off final at the<br />
Millennium Stadium.<br />
2009:<br />
The Bluebirds moved to<br />
the brand-new <strong>Cardiff</strong><br />
<strong>City</strong> Stadium at the start<br />
of the 2009/10 campaign,<br />
ending their 99-year stay<br />
at Ninian <strong>Park</strong>.<br />
2018:<br />
Experienced manager Neil<br />
Warnock guided <strong>Cardiff</strong><br />
to the runners-up spot<br />
in the Championship and<br />
promotion back to the<br />
Premier League.<br />
COMINGS<br />
AND GOINGS<br />
COMING IN<br />
Jak Alnwick (GK)<br />
St Mirren<br />
Ryan Allsop (GK)<br />
Derby<br />
Mahlon Romeo (D)<br />
Millwall<br />
Jamilu Collins (D)<br />
SC Paderborn<br />
Jack Simpson (D)<br />
<strong>Rangers</strong><br />
Vontae Daley-<br />
Campbell (D)<br />
Leicester<br />
Niels Nkounkou (D)<br />
Everton (Loan)<br />
Cédric Kipré (D)<br />
West Brom (Loan)<br />
Andy Rinomhota (M)<br />
Reading<br />
Sheyi Ojo (M)<br />
Liverpool<br />
Callum O’Dowda (M)<br />
Bristol <strong>City</strong><br />
Romaine Sawyers (M)<br />
West Brom<br />
Jaden Philogene-<br />
Bidance (M)<br />
Aston Villa (Loan)<br />
Callum Robinson (F)<br />
West Brom<br />
Kion Etete (F)<br />
Tottenham<br />
GOING OUT<br />
Dillon Phillips (GK)<br />
KV Oostende (Loan)<br />
Alex Smithies (GK)<br />
Leicester<br />
Aden Flint (D) – Stoke<br />
Ciaron Brown (D)<br />
Oxford<br />
Sean Morrison (D)<br />
Released<br />
Mark McGuinness<br />
(D) – Sheffield<br />
Wednesday (Loan)<br />
Will Vaulks (M)<br />
Sheffield Wednesday<br />
Marlon Pack (M)<br />
Portsmouth<br />
Leandro Bacuna (M)<br />
Released<br />
Isaac Vassell (F)<br />
Released<br />
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QUEENS PARK RANGERS 2<br />
CARDIFF CITY 0<br />
SATURDAY 28TH NOVEMBER 1981<br />
FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO<br />
SIMON STAINROD swivelled in mid-air to score with<br />
a brilliant bicycle kick that sealed this QPR victory.<br />
Stainrod had already given <strong>Rangers</strong> the lead in the<br />
54th minute and added his audacious second at<br />
the Loft End five minutes later. Tony Sealy crossed<br />
from the left, Mike Flanagan headed back at the far<br />
post and the ball dropped behind Stainrod, who was<br />
standing with his back to goal near the penalty spot.<br />
With mind-blowing agility, Stainrod launched<br />
himself six feet above our Omniturf plastic pitch to<br />
perform a stunning scissor-kick that exploded into<br />
the top right -and corner of the net.<br />
R’s boss Terry Venables said afterwards: “We get a<br />
lot of criticism about our artificial playing surface,<br />
but no one can complain about Stainrod’s goal as<br />
the ball was in the air and not on the pitch!”<br />
Reflecting on that game nearly 41 years ago, Stainrod<br />
said: “I probably scored half a dozen overhead kicks in<br />
my career, but that was my most satisfying as QPR are<br />
my favourite club that I played for.<br />
“Mike Flanagan nodded the ball behind me, but<br />
he had great awareness on the pitch so he knew I<br />
might be able to do something and I managed to<br />
get a decent strike on it. To grab a goal like that<br />
was really pleasing.<br />
“I had a lovely rapport with the fans at Loftus Road<br />
and we just used to have a real hoot. It was all a<br />
dream come true for me with the R’s.”<br />
RANGERS: Burridge, Gregory, Fenwick, Waddock,<br />
Howe, Roeder, Micklewhite, Flanagan, Sealy,<br />
Stainrod, Gillard. Sub not used: Stewart.<br />
Attendance: 10,225<br />
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INTERVIEW: TONY INCENZO<br />
IT’S NOW 30 YEARS SINCE ONE OF<br />
THE BIGGEST SHAKE-UPS IN ENGLISH<br />
FOOTBALL – THE LAUNCH OF THE<br />
PREMIER LEAGUE.<br />
As founder members of the new breakaway division,<br />
<strong>Queens</strong> <strong>Park</strong> <strong>Rangers</strong> made their mark on that inaugural<br />
1992/93 campaign, finishing in fifth place as London’s<br />
highest-ranked team.<br />
We take a wander through memories of that season with<br />
the players and staff who made it happen… next it’s<br />
effervescent midfield man MAURICE DOYLE.<br />
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MAURICE, the first season of the<br />
Premier League was 30 years<br />
ago now – does it only seem like<br />
yesterday?<br />
Yes, 30 years have passed. I didn’t think<br />
it was so much to be honest. But it is a<br />
long, long time ago.<br />
The Premier League launched that<br />
year and there was plenty of publicity<br />
at the time, but did anyone realise how<br />
big it was going to become?<br />
As players, we didn’t really realise what<br />
was going on when it all started. It<br />
was a bit of a strange one as no-one<br />
actually said anything to us. All we<br />
heard was that the overall name was<br />
being changed from Division One<br />
to the Premier League. That was it!<br />
Then suddenly, there was razzmatazz<br />
before the games with dancing girls on<br />
the pitch. But no one envisaged how<br />
huge the Premier League was going to<br />
become or how large players’ wages<br />
would grow. I can hardly believe how<br />
much money is being splashed about<br />
nowadays. When we were playing, you<br />
didn’t even think about how much you<br />
were earning. Things have changed so<br />
much for modern footballers.<br />
Looking back to that time, QPR could<br />
compete with the very best clubs in<br />
the country…<br />
Yes, we had a great side at Loftus Road.<br />
People like Les Ferdinand, Clive Wilson,<br />
“His aerial prowess,<br />
his goalscoring, his<br />
pace and his power<br />
made him a magnificent<br />
striker. He fully<br />
deserved his place in<br />
the England squad. ”<br />
Andy Sinton, big Alan McDonald and Ray<br />
Wilkins were fantastic footballers.<br />
We also finished as top London club,<br />
which was a meaningful milestone<br />
back then…<br />
You look at the sides we were<br />
competing against. Chelsea, Arsenal,<br />
Tottenham – big teams with big names.<br />
But little old QPR was a fabulous family<br />
club and we went on to nick fifth place<br />
in 1992/93.<br />
You made your first-team debut for<br />
QPR in February that season away to<br />
Ipswich Town. What do you remember<br />
of the occasion?<br />
I had originally signed from Crewe<br />
Alexandra but it took me four seasons<br />
to get into the R’s first team. Before the<br />
Ipswich game, we stayed at a hotel and<br />
QPR boss Gerry Francis called me over<br />
for a chat. He said: “I will start you!” So<br />
I replied: “I haven’t got a problem with<br />
that.” And Gerry replied: “You shouldn’t<br />
have a problem with that. Just go out<br />
and enjoy yourself.” I had been given my<br />
chance because of a couple of injuries<br />
and I was excited to make my debut. I<br />
did enjoy it and it ended 1-1, with Devon<br />
White scoring for <strong>Rangers</strong>.<br />
After that, you had a good run of<br />
games for us through March…<br />
Right: Maurice<br />
Doyle featured<br />
regularly for<br />
QPR during<br />
the latter<br />
half of the<br />
inaugural<br />
Premier<br />
League<br />
season<br />
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Left: <strong>Rangers</strong><br />
manager Gerry<br />
Francis gave<br />
Doyle his firstteam<br />
debut<br />
away to Ipswich<br />
Town<br />
I can recall a 3-1 home victory over<br />
Norwich <strong>City</strong> where Les Ferdinand<br />
hit two amazing goals. I think I had a<br />
half-decent game in that one. The next<br />
fixture was away to Liverpool, probably<br />
the biggest match I ever played in. I am<br />
from the north-west of England and I<br />
have always been a Liverpool fan so to<br />
line up against Ian Rush, John Barnes<br />
and people like that was a dream made<br />
in heaven. I touched the famous “This<br />
Is Anfield” sign in the players’ tunnel<br />
before the kick-off. Then to go out<br />
there on that pitch was something really<br />
special for me personally. But at the end<br />
of the day, I was still playing for my team,<br />
so I had to give it my all. We lost 1-0 and<br />
I can remember Tony Roberts saving a<br />
couple of penalties for us on the night.<br />
Les Ferdinand was the focal point of<br />
our attacks and he scored 20 goals for<br />
<strong>Rangers</strong> that season in the Premier<br />
League. How good was ‘Sir Les’?<br />
Oh, he was quality. His aerial prowess,<br />
his goalscoring, his pace and his power<br />
made him a magnificent striker. He<br />
fully deserved his place in the England<br />
squad. All of the QPR fans were very<br />
sorry to see him go when he moved on<br />
to Newcastle United.<br />
We had Ray Wilkins pulling all the<br />
strings in midfield. He was another<br />
outstanding player…<br />
An absolute ‘baller’ for me. Players at<br />
that time learned so much from him.<br />
He was not just great as a footballer but<br />
also as a man. When Ray arrived at the<br />
training ground each day, the first thing<br />
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Above: Doyle<br />
speaks warmly<br />
of his former<br />
R’s captain, the<br />
late Ray Wilkins<br />
he would do was go up to the young<br />
apprentices who were sorting the kit<br />
out. A lot of them were staying in digs<br />
so Ray would make sure they were OK<br />
with their living arrangements. He didn’t<br />
have to do that. I had a lot of respect for<br />
Ray and he is sadly missed now.<br />
What was Gerry Francis like as<br />
manager of the R’s?<br />
He was unlucky not to be appointed<br />
to the England job at one point. I<br />
believe he was in the final three<br />
applicants but Glenn Hoddle got it in the<br />
end. At QPR, Gerry was always honest<br />
with everyone and a good tactician. The<br />
only downfall was all the running he used<br />
to make us do at the training ground on<br />
a Tuesday if we didn’t have a midweek<br />
game! But overall, he was a very good<br />
manager and a top man.<br />
What are you up to nowadays?<br />
I am manager of a football team in the<br />
West Cheshire League called Sutton<br />
Athletic. My two sons, Calum and Conor,<br />
play in the side. In fact, I was playing<br />
myself until this season but I am 52 now<br />
and my legs are giving way a little bit! So<br />
I have left it to the younger ones and I<br />
have taken on the managerial role.<br />
Do you still keep an eye on events<br />
here at QPR?<br />
Yeah, of course. My very best memories<br />
in football were at QPR and I made<br />
some lifelong friends. I still chat to Tony<br />
Roberts and Robbie Herrera. I had some<br />
lovely times at Loftus Road.<br />
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JOE PARADISO, A QPR FAN FROM MISSISSAUGA,<br />
CANADA, ENDED UP WITH AN UNEXPECTED SOUVENIR<br />
WHEN HE VISITED LOFTUS ROAD BACK IN 1988.<br />
Joe was taken on a tour of<br />
the stadium by the legendary<br />
Tony Ingham, who also gave<br />
him two tickets for <strong>Rangers</strong>’<br />
upcoming game against<br />
Liverpool and arranged for kit<br />
man Ron Berry to take him to<br />
watch training.<br />
“When I arrived at the training<br />
ground, I met Trevor Francis<br />
over a cup of tea and we<br />
started a conversation,” Joe<br />
recalled. “He was very gracious<br />
with his time and friendliness.<br />
“We started talking about the<br />
match and he understood<br />
tickets were sold out. I said I<br />
had an extra ticket and could<br />
offer it to him for his friend. I<br />
light-heartedly requested his<br />
match shirt in exchange and he<br />
agreed.<br />
“After the match, I was invited<br />
to the first team’s lounge and<br />
noticed Trevor forgot the shirt.<br />
He asked Ron to get one from<br />
the kit room and he came back<br />
with a previously used shirt,<br />
with number 13 on the back.<br />
“What happened during my visit<br />
says a lot about QPR and how<br />
they treat their fans like family.<br />
What a fantastic club!”<br />
Do you own a piece of<br />
interesting or unusual<br />
QPR memorabilia? If so,<br />
we’d love to see some<br />
photos and hear more<br />
about it – please email<br />
your contributions to us at<br />
programme@qpr.co.uk.<br />
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HALF A CENTURY HAS PASSED SINCE QPR WON PROMOTION<br />
TO THE TOP FLIGHT FOR ONLY THE SECOND TIME IN THE CLUB’S<br />
HISTORY. IN EACH EDITION, WE SHOWCASE SOME OF THE MATCH<br />
PROGRAMMES FROM THAT CLASSIC 1972/73 CAMPAIGN:<br />
DATE:<br />
Tuesday 17th October 1972<br />
RESULT: Fulham 0, QPR 2<br />
COMPETITION: Football<br />
League Division Two<br />
QPR SCORERS:<br />
Bowles, Givens<br />
ATTENDANCE: 17,000<br />
THE PROGRAMME:<br />
Twenty pages, price 7p<br />
EDITORIAL SNIPPETS: An<br />
Article entitled ‘Welcome<br />
<strong>Queens</strong> <strong>Park</strong> <strong>Rangers</strong> to<br />
Craven Cottage’ set the<br />
scene as follows: ‘<strong>Queens</strong><br />
<strong>Park</strong> <strong>Rangers</strong> travel the four<br />
miles from their Shepherd’s<br />
Bush home to Craven Cottage<br />
tonight, having lost only once<br />
in a run of 23 league matches.<br />
Their lone defeat – against<br />
Hull at Boothferry <strong>Park</strong> by<br />
4-1 last month – was the first<br />
since former Fulham forward<br />
Rodney Marsh left to join<br />
Manchester <strong>City</strong> last March.<br />
Now the new-look <strong>Rangers</strong><br />
are making a strong bid for<br />
promotion.<br />
‘Last season they won three<br />
points from us. But having won<br />
3-0 at Craven Cottage earlier<br />
in the season, they could not<br />
repeat their performance and<br />
fell victims to two magnificent<br />
goals by Roger Cross to lose<br />
2-1 in the FA Cup third round<br />
replay in January.<br />
‘Since then STAN BOWLES<br />
has joined the club from<br />
Carlisle in a £100,000 deal.<br />
The former Manchester<br />
<strong>City</strong>, Crewe and Bury striker<br />
scored one goal and made<br />
another in his debut for<br />
<strong>Rangers</strong> last month.<br />
‘Another recent signing<br />
is DON GIVENS, an Eire<br />
international, who joined<br />
<strong>Rangers</strong> from Luton for a<br />
£40,000 fee in the close<br />
season. A left-winger whose<br />
goal-form has made him an<br />
instant success.’<br />
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DATE: Saturday 21st October<br />
1972<br />
RESULT: QPR 3, Sunderland 2<br />
COMPETITION: Football<br />
League Division Two<br />
QPR SCORERS: Bowles 2,<br />
Givens<br />
ATTENDANCE: 17,356<br />
THE PROGRAMME: Sixteen<br />
pages, price 7p<br />
EDITORIAL SNIPPETS: In his<br />
‘BUSH TELEGRAPH’ editorial<br />
notes, QPR club secretary<br />
Ron Phillips wrote: ‘TRIUMPH<br />
AND TRAGEDY. Four games;<br />
four wins; 10 goals for and<br />
none against. A superlative<br />
destruction of Aston Villa’s 24-<br />
game unbeaten home record<br />
coupled with a performance<br />
which left the Villa fans<br />
gasping. And a standard<br />
of play at Craven Cottage<br />
which silenced the Fulham<br />
supporters completely. All<br />
resulting in our spectacular<br />
move into second place in the<br />
table. This run of events would<br />
normally leave us in a mood of<br />
jubilant euphoria but our joy<br />
has been overshadowed by<br />
the tragic (broken leg) injury<br />
sustained by Martyn Busby on<br />
Tuesday night. Martyn’s recent<br />
performances have been so<br />
consistently good that all the<br />
knowledgeable experts have<br />
been tipping him for early<br />
international consideration.<br />
The loss of our young star<br />
at such a time and in such<br />
circumstances is a particularly<br />
grievous blow and we know<br />
that all at <strong>Rangers</strong> Stadium will<br />
join with us in extending our<br />
sympathy and commiserations<br />
to him.’<br />
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HEROES<br />
RODNEY MARSH VS<br />
BOLTON WANDERERS<br />
SATURDAY 3RD APRIL 1971<br />
FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO<br />
RODNEY MARSH stole the show as <strong>Queens</strong><br />
<strong>Park</strong> <strong>Rangers</strong> beat Bolton 4-0 at Loftus<br />
Road.<br />
In a News of the World match report entitled<br />
“MARSH – TOP OF THE BILL”, Mervyn Robilliard<br />
wrote: “<strong>Rangers</strong> wizard Rodney Marsh scored a<br />
brilliant hat-trick, might have had at least two more,<br />
and set up the fourth for Mick Leach. It was the<br />
greatest one-man show I have seen this season.<br />
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“Marsh exploded into action after 35 minutes<br />
when he back-headed a free-kick past (Bolton<br />
goalkeeper) Peter Clarke. Twenty-seven minutes<br />
later he was brought down and scored from the<br />
penalty. He went on to head his 20th goal of the<br />
season, then laid one on for Leach three minutes<br />
from time.”<br />
Meanwhile, Norman Dixon wrote in the Daily<br />
Express newspaper: “Rodney Marsh pulled out<br />
one of his vintage hat-tricks and ironically laid it<br />
before <strong>Queens</strong> <strong>Park</strong> <strong>Rangers</strong>’ lowest gate since<br />
they left the Third Division – 8,613. Perhaps the<br />
fans who missed the 4-0 slaughter of Bolton<br />
were watching TV, but as someone said: ‘Rodney<br />
in that form could have won the (Grand) National<br />
carrying top weight.’ ”<br />
Pat Collins of The People newspaper wrote:<br />
“It wasn’t much of a match; more a one-man<br />
show by R. Marsh, Esq., Soccer Entertainer<br />
Extraordinary.”<br />
Other newspaper had headlines which read: “It’s<br />
that man Marsh again” (London Evening News)<br />
and “Hail Rodney! (Willesden & Brent Chronicle).<br />
Born in Hatfield on 11th October 1944, Marsh<br />
signed for QPR from Fulham in March 1966 for<br />
£15,000. He made 242 appearances for the R’s<br />
and scored 134 times, including 44 in 1966/67,<br />
which is our all-time club record for the most<br />
goals by one player in a season. Marsh made the<br />
number 10 hooped shirt famous and won the<br />
first of his nine England caps as a <strong>Rangers</strong> man.<br />
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INTERVIEW: LENNIE HARVEY<br />
Kieran Petrie<br />
Position: Winger or striker<br />
From: Essex<br />
Joined QPR: Age 17<br />
Pre-Match Meal: Eggs and beans if it’s a morning<br />
kick-off, pasta if it’s later<br />
Nickname: KP<br />
Instagram: @kieranpetrie_11<br />
Pre-Match Song: My Dawg – Lil Baby<br />
How did you get scouted?<br />
I came on trial around March of this year and after<br />
a few weeks QPR said they wanted to sign me.<br />
What are your strengths as a player and what<br />
do you need to work on?<br />
My strengths are definitely 1v1 scenarios and my<br />
creativity/end product. But I would say I’ve got to<br />
work on the defensive side of my game a bit more!<br />
What’s the highlight of your career so far?<br />
Probably signing a professional contract for<br />
QPR at 17.<br />
Who’s your favourite player or inspiration?<br />
My favourite player right now, who I play similarly<br />
to, is Ousmane Dembele. I just love how he’s<br />
so direct in 1v1s and he is good with both feet,<br />
which makes him unpredictable. My inspiration<br />
though is definitely Neymar. From a young<br />
age, most kids dream of playing with Neymar’s<br />
confidence.<br />
Where do you see yourself in five years’ time?<br />
Playing in the Premier League and competing in<br />
the Champions League.<br />
Which of your team-mates do you see as a<br />
future coach or manager?<br />
Definitely Charlie McDonald, we call him Uncle Chaz<br />
and he’s got so much knowledge of the game.<br />
Which stadium in the world would you most like<br />
to play in and why?<br />
I would love to play at Anfield, because I support<br />
Liverpool and the atmosphere there is the best<br />
in the world.<br />
Who’s had the greatest influence on your<br />
career so far and why?<br />
My parents, as they’ve helped with most of my<br />
decisions and inevitable setbacks. They’ve also<br />
helped me to stay focused and revitalise my career.<br />
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Sat Aug 20 Birmingham <strong>City</strong> W 2-1<br />
Sat Aug 27 Peterborough Utd W 3-1<br />
Sat Sep 3 PL Cup R1<br />
Sat Sep 10 Coventry <strong>City</strong> PP<br />
Sat Sep 17 Barnsley L 5-2<br />
Sat Sep 24 Charlton Athletic L 7-1<br />
Sat Oct 1 Reading L 2-1<br />
Sat Oct 8 PL Cup R2<br />
Sat Oct 15 <strong>Cardiff</strong> <strong>City</strong> W 2-1<br />
Sat Oct 22 Watford 10:30<br />
Sat Oct 29 Bristol <strong>City</strong> 11:00<br />
Sat Nov 5 PL Cup R3<br />
Sat Nov 12 Sheffield Wednesday 11:00<br />
Sat Nov 19 Colchester Utd 11:00<br />
Sat Nov 26 Millwall 11:00<br />
Sat Dec 10 Ipswich Town 11:30<br />
Sat Dec 17 Swansea <strong>City</strong>/FA Youth Cup R3 11:00<br />
Sat Jan 7 <strong>Cardiff</strong> <strong>City</strong> 12:00<br />
Sat Jan 14 Charlton Athletic 11:00<br />
Sat Jan 21 Colchester Utd/FA Youth Cup R4 11:00<br />
Sat Jan 28 Swansea <strong>City</strong> 13:00<br />
Sat Feb 4 PL Cup QF<br />
Sat Feb 11 Bristol <strong>City</strong>/ FA Youth Cup R5 11:00<br />
Sat Feb 18 Reading 11:00<br />
Sat Feb 25 Millwall 11:00<br />
Sat Mar 4 Watford/ FA Youth Cup QF 10:30<br />
Sat Mar 11 Ipswich Town 11:30<br />
Sat Mar 18 Wigan Athletic 11:00<br />
Sat Apr 1 Burnley 11:00<br />
Sat Apr 15 Hull <strong>City</strong> 11:00<br />
Sat Apr 22 Crewe Alexandra 11:00<br />
Sat Apr 29 Sheffield Utd/FAYC final 11:00<br />
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HOUNSLOW WOMEN 0<br />
QPR FC WOMEN 9<br />
SUBSTITUTE Emilia Nygaard-Parsons<br />
smashed a hat-trick in just three minutes<br />
as <strong>Rangers</strong> romped to an emphatic victory<br />
against their west London rivals.<br />
Nygaard-Parsons rounded off the rout<br />
late on after goals from Jo Blodgett, Laura<br />
Hennessy, Melanie Hall, Kasha Petit, Nicole<br />
Leys and Erin Pope had already put the result<br />
well beyond doubt.<br />
Blodgett latched onto a loose ball to put the R’s<br />
ahead before Hennessy fired home a second<br />
from the edge of the box soon afterwards.<br />
Midfielder Hennessy was also involved as<br />
Steve Quashie’s side went 3-0 up, setting up<br />
Hall to slot home and Petit found the target<br />
from close range to give the visitors a fourgoal<br />
lead at half-time.<br />
Full-back Leys netted her first goal for the<br />
club after the break and Pope made it 6-0<br />
with an impressive free-kick before Nygaard-<br />
Parsons’s quickfire treble wrapped up a<br />
resounding victory.<br />
QPR: Burgess, Leys, Searle (Curr 46),<br />
Jordinson, Grieve (Carolan 63), Lewin,<br />
Blodgett, Hennessy, Hall (Parsons 57), Moore<br />
(Wardlaw 60), Petit (Pope 46).
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JUNIOR<br />
HOOPS<br />
FUN, GAMES, TRIVIA & MORE!<br />
Hello everyone!<br />
Hey guys, it’s your<br />
favourite feline friend<br />
here! Over the next<br />
couple of pages you’ll<br />
get the chance to<br />
test your footballing<br />
knowledge! Challenge<br />
your family and friends<br />
to see who comes out<br />
on top!<br />
Jude<br />
SPOT THE BALL<br />
Can you spot the real ball location below?<br />
Follow me on Twitter<br />
@QPRJudeTheCat<br />
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BIRTHDAYS!<br />
Big birthday wishes to all<br />
Junior Hoops celebrating<br />
in October…<br />
Ella French – 1st<br />
Kieran Pearman – 1st<br />
Hamish Reid – 1st<br />
Roan Strong – 1st<br />
Jack Havard – 2nd<br />
Reggie Mellish – 2nd<br />
Freddie Mullock-Bowler – 2nd<br />
Harry Prince – 2nd<br />
Thomas Goodman – 3rd<br />
Adam Hershkorn – 3rd<br />
Gracie Houriane – 3rd<br />
Ronnie <strong>Park</strong>er – 3rd<br />
Evie Smith – 3rd<br />
Maxim Sukan – 3rd<br />
Monty Carter – 4th<br />
Leah Coombes – 4th<br />
Taylor Ensoll – 4th<br />
Frankie Faulkner – 4th<br />
Scott Mahony – 4th<br />
Harrison Thomas – 4th<br />
Jamie Cooper – 6th<br />
Sean McCarthy – 6th<br />
Gracie Phelan – 6th<br />
Hannah Stoddart – 6th<br />
Will Thornycroft – 6th<br />
Ben Wade – 6th<br />
Edward Cartledge – 7th<br />
Joshua Hayes – 7th<br />
Lola Kemp – 7th<br />
Joseph Morris – 7th<br />
Frankie Allen – 8th<br />
Henry Deans – 8th<br />
Leah Gettens – 8th<br />
Levon Lockwood – 8th<br />
James Perry – 8th<br />
Andreas Sousa – 8th<br />
Libby Witkover – 8th<br />
James Ashwood – 9th<br />
George Clark – 9th<br />
Will Coates – 9th<br />
Axel Danowski – 9th<br />
Elliott Duncan – 9th<br />
James Elam – 9th<br />
George Fraser – 9th<br />
Abigail Howard – 9th<br />
Logan Mayes – 9th<br />
Austin McCullough – 9th<br />
Oliver Wilkinson – 9th<br />
Jack Worth – 9th<br />
Oliver Worth – 9th<br />
Gino Casale – 10th<br />
Thomas Hopla – 10th<br />
Carter Marley – 10th<br />
Arthur Weatherhead – 10th<br />
George Black – 11th<br />
Iris Cosson-Court – 11th<br />
Adam Dell – 11th<br />
Sean Dell – 11th<br />
Jayden Marques – 11th<br />
Henry Sorrell – 11th<br />
Paddy Fitzgerald – 12th<br />
Billy Kanjee – 12th<br />
Sonny Wackett – 12th<br />
Katie-Jane Card – 13th<br />
Parsa Fallah – 13th<br />
Jago Frame – 13th<br />
Isabella O’Connor – 13th<br />
Rocco Armstrong – 14th<br />
Nick Gettens – 14th<br />
Reece Isaacs – 14th<br />
Anton Naylor – 14th<br />
Joanna Partridge – 14th<br />
Felix Sherman – 14th<br />
Bobby Hart – 15th<br />
Max Lousley – 15th<br />
Lincoln Riley – 15th<br />
Kristian Duncan – 16th<br />
Matthew Eyers – 16th<br />
Nancy Madden-Hedges – 16th<br />
Sam Marsden – 16th<br />
Joshua Bass – 17th<br />
Jasmine Coughlan – 17th<br />
Amelia King – 17th<br />
Jack McCarthy – 17th<br />
George Spencer – 17th<br />
Harry McBride – 18th<br />
Oliver Muldoon – 18th<br />
Callum Downey – 19th<br />
Jackson Fidler – 19th<br />
Ben Roohan – 19th<br />
Arthur Asbridge – 20th<br />
Daniel Day – 20th<br />
Oliver Harris – 20th<br />
Thomas Jenke – 20th<br />
Lily McBrearty – 20th<br />
Grace O’Connell – 20th<br />
Joshua Silvester – 20th<br />
Jamie Thomas – 20th<br />
Sienna Baker – 21st<br />
Henry Coppins Baker – 21st<br />
Alexander Helland Baker – 21st<br />
Evie Stedman Baker – 21st<br />
Amelia Chappell – 22nd<br />
Rhys Collins – 22nd<br />
Sonny Du Cann – 22nd<br />
Finley Kelly – 22nd<br />
Beau Moody – 22nd<br />
Amelia Morgan – 22nd<br />
Robert Fitzmaurice – 23rd<br />
Sienna Harding – 23rd<br />
Scott Hutton – 23rd<br />
Alex Murphy – 23rd<br />
Tiana Selli – 23rd<br />
Darcey Carter – 24th<br />
Jack Coke – 24th<br />
Hugo Fitch – 24th<br />
Michael Healy – 24th<br />
Stanley Hughes – 24th<br />
Gemma Power – 24th<br />
Joseph Wills – 24th<br />
Zac Feldman – 25th<br />
Callum Grant – 25th<br />
Catherine Gristwood – 25th<br />
Connie McBrearty – 25th<br />
Anton Passera – 25th<br />
Ben Ridgway – 25th<br />
Ben Driscoll – 26th<br />
Sam Edmonds – 26th<br />
Dominic Goodall – 26th<br />
Albie Smith – 26th<br />
Betsy Brown – 27th<br />
Finley Dye – 27th<br />
Evie Guainiere – 27th<br />
Ryan Mee – 27th<br />
Charlie Wood – 27th<br />
Ethan Beasley – 28th<br />
Ralph Charge – 28th<br />
Danny Cork – 28th<br />
Alfie Costello – 28th<br />
Albie Evans – 28th<br />
Ceelo Warren – 28th<br />
Harry Brand – 29th<br />
Freya Craft – 29th<br />
George Hawkins – 29th<br />
Lily Kennedy – 29th<br />
Harley Brady – 30th<br />
Joey Plumridge – 30th<br />
Alexander Cobbe – 31st<br />
Charlie Collar – 31st<br />
Darcie Humphreys – 31st<br />
Demi-Leigh Reid – 31st<br />
Cameron Stewart – 31st<br />
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BACK IN<br />
THE DAY<br />
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Which current Premier League manager<br />
is pictured during his playing days?<br />
TEST YOUR<br />
KNOWLEDGE<br />
Q: Which former <strong>Cardiff</strong> goalkeeper played<br />
12 games for QPR last season?<br />
NAME THE<br />
PLAYER<br />
• I was born in south London<br />
in 1997<br />
• My senior debut came at<br />
the age of 18 in a Premier<br />
League game against<br />
Aston Villa<br />
• I played in the England side<br />
that won the Under-20<br />
World Cup in 2017<br />
• Before joining QPR, I<br />
played Championship<br />
football for Sunderland,<br />
Birmingham and Coventry<br />
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Answers: Spot the Ball: A, Back in the day: Jesse Marsch (Leeds United),<br />
Test your Knowledge: David Marshall, Name the Player: Jake Clarke-Salter
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Stefan<br />
JOHANSEN
ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE PITCH WITHOUT<br />
PERMISSION AND THOSE CARRYING OR USING<br />
SMOKE BOMBS OR PYROS WILL NOW RECEIVE<br />
AN AUTOMATIC CLUB BAN.<br />
‘LOVE FOOTBALL. PROTECT THE GAME’<br />
A message about anti-social and criminal behaviour<br />
To mark the new season, we want to<br />
make you aware of new measures<br />
being taken across all of football<br />
to ensure everyone can have a safe<br />
and enjoyable experience. We are<br />
supporting strong action from the<br />
FA, Premier League and EFL to tackle<br />
anti-social and criminal behaviours<br />
that put all of us at risk.<br />
This reflects the seriousness of<br />
the risks to fans and staff – pyros<br />
can burn at 2000 degrees Celsius<br />
and cause lifechanging injuries,<br />
while entering the pitch endangers<br />
players, managers and match<br />
officials.<br />
We know those who commit these<br />
illegal acts do not represent the<br />
majority of supporters.<br />
#LoveFootball #ProtectTheGame
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Columnist<br />
ALEX BULLAMORE<br />
‘R’ GENERATION WRITER ALEX BULLAMORE<br />
DISCUSSES THE LATEST GOINGS-ON IN W12<br />
Recently, I was invited on BBC Radio<br />
London to talk about QPR. Specifically,<br />
to answer the question ‘is something<br />
happening at QPR?’<br />
The short answer is: I really bloody hope so,<br />
and I think I conveyed that quite nicely. I’ve<br />
never been one to go over the top, especially<br />
when it comes to QPR – I understand where<br />
QPR sit in the grand scheme of things.<br />
Majority of the time we are incredibly<br />
frustrating and probably bad at football. So,<br />
when I say this team are an incredibly talented<br />
bunch of lads who are bringing me immense<br />
joy, I hope again that you realise how highly I<br />
rate them.<br />
For the majority of last season, the team<br />
were again brilliant, and some of my best<br />
experiences from my relatively short time as<br />
a QPR fan was last season. I really hope that<br />
everything that came before in the seasons<br />
under Mark Warburton isn’t forgotten,<br />
because the foundations of what is to come<br />
were built then. Obviously the season ended<br />
in a fashion none of us wanted but I feel it<br />
reinforces my belief that right now, when<br />
we’re in incredible form, us fans should be<br />
enjoying this like there’s no tomorrow.<br />
I hope this year doesn’t end like last season.<br />
For the record I think we’re better set up and<br />
stronger in the majority of positions than last<br />
year, hopefully that means a better finish.<br />
We just need to really enjoy this and I feel<br />
energised to go to every possible game I can<br />
get to. I want to see the numerous talents we<br />
have execute the well-laid plans designed by<br />
Mick Beale and his coaches. I want to see the<br />
best partnership in football, Ilias Chair and<br />
Chris Willock, combine with the greatest of<br />
ease to create footballing poetry and win us<br />
games of football.<br />
It is this desire to witness every minute<br />
possible of QPR’s season that has led me to<br />
going without my Dad and instead going with<br />
my friends when he’s not available. They’ve<br />
gone to Coventry, <strong>Cardiff</strong> and now Bristol<br />
<strong>City</strong>. One of my mates really doesn’t like<br />
football at all, the fact I’ve convinced him to<br />
go to not one but two games is a big win, I<br />
think. It should say a lot that he turned around<br />
to me and said: “Alex, it was a great idea to<br />
do this” and yes it was a great idea. He gets it<br />
now, he’s experienced how fun it can be.<br />
So basically, I love this – times like these are<br />
why supporting a club like QPR is so great.<br />
Most of the time supporting QPR is distinctly<br />
average and, despite that, we soldier on,<br />
buying the shirts, the season tickets and train<br />
tickets to follow the team around the country.<br />
It makes moments like this all the sweeter<br />
but, knowing QPR, we’ll go and lose the next<br />
three games to bring us back to reality!<br />
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THE W12 CLUB<br />
THE W12 Club is located<br />
behind the upper concourse in<br />
the South Africa Road Stand<br />
and used to be called The Tony<br />
Ingham Suite.<br />
The room was fully refurbished<br />
just over a decade ago. It is<br />
a well-appointed restaurant<br />
which provides a vibrant and<br />
relaxing atmosphere to enjoy<br />
matchdays.<br />
Catering for up to 174 people<br />
per game, guests arrive via the<br />
main reception on South Africa<br />
Road. They then proceed to the<br />
W12 on the first floor via the<br />
stairs or lift.<br />
A three-course meal<br />
commences two hours before<br />
kick-off. A half bottle of wine<br />
per person is included in the<br />
package plus a complimentary<br />
match programme.<br />
There is always a QPR playing<br />
legend such as Wayne Fereday<br />
in attendance to greet diners<br />
and reminisce about previous<br />
games. Other past players<br />
being inducted into Forever R’s<br />
are also entertained in the W12,<br />
along with their families.<br />
Guests watch the match from<br />
padded seats on the halfway<br />
line. There are refreshments<br />
back in the W12 at half-time<br />
and full-time, with a bar that is<br />
open until an hour after the final<br />
whistle.<br />
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Tel: 020 8740 2560 | E-mail: corporate@qpr.co.uk | @QPR_Corporate | www.qprcorporate.co.uk<br />
M Mick BEALE<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
Phyl & Tina<br />
# 1 Seny DIENG<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
Sindy Grewall<br />
Apps: 15 Gls: 1<br />
YC: 1 RC: 0<br />
# 2 Osman KAKAY<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
Vivienne<br />
Maclennan<br />
Apps: 4+7 Gls: 0<br />
YC: 1 RC: 0<br />
# 3 Jimmy DUNNE<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
Trent Buhaj<br />
Apps: 12+1 Gls: 1<br />
YC: 2 RC: 0<br />
# 4 Rob DICKIE<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
Jakson Buhaj<br />
Apps: 9+2 Gls: 0<br />
YC: 2 RC: 0<br />
# 5 Jake SALTER-CLARKE<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
Deb & Marc<br />
Buhaj<br />
Apps: 4+1 Gls: 0<br />
YC: 0 RC: 0<br />
# 6 Stefan JOHANSEN<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
Nathan Hayes<br />
Apps: 12+2 Gls: 2<br />
YC: 2 RC: 0<br />
# 7 Chris WILLOCK<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
Richie Dixon<br />
Apps: 9 Gls: 6<br />
YC: 0 RC: 0<br />
# 8 Luke AMOS<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
Tyler Buhaj<br />
Apps: 2+2 Gls: 0<br />
YC: 2 RC: 0<br />
# 9 Lyndon DYKES<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
Ron Hill<br />
Apps: 10+4 Gls: 3<br />
YC: 1 RC: 0<br />
# 10 Ilias CHAIR<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
Riley Hayes<br />
Apps: 15 Gls: 3<br />
YC: 0 RC: 0<br />
# 11 Tyler ROBERTS<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
David Hayes<br />
Apps: 8+4 Gls: 2<br />
YC: 1 RC: 0<br />
# 13 Jordan ARCHER<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
Available<br />
Apps: 0 Gls: 0<br />
YC: 0 RC: 0<br />
# 14 George THOMAS<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
Mark Mosselson<br />
Apps: 1+1 Gls: 0<br />
YC: 0 RC: 0<br />
# 15 Sam FIELD<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
Amanda Dixon<br />
Apps: 15 Gls: 0<br />
YC: 3 RC: 0<br />
# #<br />
Marco 16 RAMKILDE Niko HAMALAINEN 27<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
Available<br />
Apps: 1+1 Gls: 0<br />
YC: 0 RC: 0<br />
# 17 Andre DOZZELL<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
KS Roofing and<br />
building Ltd<br />
Apps: 7+7 Gls: 0<br />
YC: 2 RC: 0<br />
# 18 Macauley BONNE<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
Available<br />
Apps: 1+3 Gls: 0<br />
YC: 0 RC: 0<br />
# 20 Taylor RICHARDS<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
Trish Phillips<br />
Apps: 0+1 Gls: 0<br />
YC: 0 RC: 0<br />
# 22 Kenneth PAAL<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
Apps: 13 Gls: 0<br />
YC: 0 RC: 0<br />
# 23 Conor MASTERSON<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
Available<br />
Apps: 0+1 Gls: 0<br />
YC: 0 RC: 0<br />
# 24 Charlie OWENS<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
Available<br />
Apps: 0 Gls: 0<br />
YC: 0 RC: 0<br />
# 25 Olamide SHODIPO<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
www.llarn.com<br />
Apps: 2+2 Gls: 0<br />
YC: 0 RC: 0<br />
# 26 Leon BALOGUN<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
Available<br />
Apps: 4+1 Gls: 0<br />
YC: 2 RC: 0<br />
# 27 Ethan LAIRD<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
David Loveland<br />
& Nik Cameron<br />
Apps: 10 Gls: 1<br />
YC: 0 RC: 0<br />
# 30 Sinclair ARMSTRONG<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
David, Diane and<br />
Nathan Smith<br />
Apps: 0+7 Gls: 0<br />
YC: 0 RC: 0<br />
# 32 Joe WALSH<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
Phil & Harry<br />
Newman<br />
Apps: 0 Gls: 0<br />
YC: 0 RC: 0<br />
# 37 Albert ADOMAH<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
Martin & Keiran<br />
O’Brien - True<br />
Potential Wealth<br />
Management<br />
Apps: 2+10 Gls: 1<br />
YC: 0 RC: 0<br />
# 38 Murphy MAHONEY<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
Phil & Harry<br />
Newman<br />
Apps: 0 Gls: 0<br />
YC: 0 RC: 0<br />
# 47 Tim IROEGBUNAM<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
www.spanish<br />
practiceclub.<br />
com<br />
Apps: 4+3 Gls: 0<br />
YC: 1 RC: 0<br />
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PUTTING THE SPARK<br />
INTO MATCHDAY<br />
PROGRAMMES...<br />
PROUD PROGRAMME<br />
PARTNERS OF<br />
QUEENS PARK<br />
RANGERS<br />
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2019-22<br />
qprcommunitytrust.co.uk e: community@qpr.co.uk t: 020 8740 2509<br />
@QPRtrust<br />
GREEN MEANS GOALS IN PLANET LEAGUE CUP<br />
QPR in the Community Trust are Taking part<br />
in the 2022 Planet League Cup, which brings<br />
together both professional and grassroots<br />
clubs to engage fans on climate action.<br />
The tournament, which is backed by 76<br />
professional clubs, 15 county FAs and hundreds<br />
of schools around the country, is a unique, fiveweek<br />
sustainability event.<br />
Fans score goals for their club by completing<br />
green activities like having a meat-free meal,<br />
using the car less and filling up reusable bottles<br />
with tap water.<br />
Each week focuses on a particular theme, such as<br />
energy, food or travel, and the club whose fans take<br />
the most action will win the Planet League Cup.<br />
As well as taking the glory, the fan who scores<br />
the most goals will win a holiday in the UK.<br />
Planet League Cup<br />
• Five-week climate action tournament between<br />
the fans of 76 professional football clubs and<br />
their associated club community organisations<br />
• Fifteen county FAs are helping hundreds of<br />
schools and grassroots football clubs to take part<br />
• RSPB, the Rainforest Trust UK, Veganuary,<br />
Her Game Too and Women in Football are<br />
also partnering<br />
• There is Key Stage 1, 2 & 3 classroom<br />
content for teachers and a school<br />
tournament running alongside the cup<br />
Football fans taking part in the Planet League Cup<br />
can choose from dozens of environmentallyfriendly<br />
actions in order to score goals.<br />
These will include unplugging your appliances<br />
when they aren’t in use, making the best of<br />
your food before it’s too late with an ‘eat-mefirst’<br />
box, taking cooler and shorter showers<br />
and using public transport.<br />
The ‘Layer Challenge’ is a fun Planet League<br />
Cup hero activity with a serious message of<br />
putting on more layers of clothing instead of<br />
putting on the heating – to save energy but also<br />
to save money, given the rise in energy prices.<br />
The Planet League Cup Layer Challenge<br />
sees footballers putting on as many layers of<br />
clothing as possible in 30 seconds.<br />
The Planet League’s unique technology<br />
platform includes a virtual assistant referee<br />
(VAR) system, so actions taken by fans are<br />
proven through photographs that are uploaded<br />
to the website and checked. To date, over<br />
77,000 verified actions have been taken by fans.<br />
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2022/23<br />
FIXTURES & RESULTS<br />
DATE KO OPPOSITION RES. ATT POS. STARTING XI<br />
JULY<br />
Sat 30 15:00 Blackburn Rovers L 0-1 14,315 22 DIENG KAKAY DICKIE CLARKE-SALTER DOZZELL JOHANSEN<br />
AUGUST<br />
Sat 6 15:00 Middlesbrough W 3-2 15,796 8 DIENG KAKAY DICKIE DUNNE 1 PAAL FIELD<br />
Tue 9 19:45 Charlton Athletic CC L 1-1* 5,629 n/a DIENG KAKAY DICKIE DUNNE HAMALAINEN THOMAS<br />
Sat 13 15:00 Sunderland D 2-2 37,884 10 DIENG 1 KAKAY DICKIE DUNNE HAMALAINEN JOHANSEN<br />
Tue 16 20:00 Blackpool L 0-1 12,575 15 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE DUNNE PAAL DOZZELL<br />
Sat 20 15:00 Rotherham United D 1-1 12,230 17 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE DUNNE PAAL FIELD<br />
Sat 27 15:00 Watford W 3-2 19,977 11 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE DUNNE PAAL FIELD<br />
Tue 30 19:45 Hull <strong>City</strong> W 3-1 12,716 6 DIENG LAIRD 1 DICKIE DUNNE PAAL DOZZELL<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
Sat 3 15:00 Swansea <strong>City</strong> L 0-1 15,935 9 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE DUNNE PAAL JOHANSEN<br />
Wed 14 19:45 Millwall W 2-0 13,384 8 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN DUNNE PAAL JOHANSEN 1<br />
Sat 17 15:00 Stoke <strong>City</strong> D 0-0 14,174 6 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN DUNNE PAAL DOZZELL<br />
OCTOBER<br />
Sat 1 15:00 Bristol <strong>City</strong> W 2-1 21,665 5 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN CLARKE-SALTER PAAL IROEGBUNAM<br />
Tue 4 19:45 Sheffield United W 1-0 26,636 4 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN DUNNE PAAL AMOS<br />
Fri 7 20:00 Reading W 2-1 16,656 3 DIENG LAIRD DUNNE CLARKE-SALTER PAAL IROEGBUNAM<br />
Sat 15 12:30 Luton Town L 1-3 10,011 4 DIENG BALOGUN DUNNE CLARKE-SALTER PAAL AMOS<br />
Wed 19 19:45 <strong>Cardiff</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
Sat 22 15:00 Wigan Athletic<br />
Fri 28 20:00 Birmingham <strong>City</strong><br />
NOVEMBER<br />
Wed 2 19:45 Norwich <strong>City</strong><br />
Sat 5 15:00 West Bromwich Albion<br />
Tue 8 19:45 Huddersfield Town<br />
Sat 12 15:00 Coventry <strong>City</strong><br />
DECEMBER<br />
Sun 11 13:00 Burnley<br />
Sat 17 15:00 Preston North End<br />
Mon 26 15:00 <strong>Cardiff</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
Thurs 29 19:45 Luton Town<br />
JANUARY<br />
Mon 2 15:00 Sheffield United<br />
Sat 14 15:00 Reading<br />
Sat 21 15:00 Swansea <strong>City</strong><br />
Sat 28 15:00 Hull <strong>City</strong><br />
FEBRUARY<br />
Sat 4 15:00 Huddersfield Town<br />
Sat 11 15:00 Millwall<br />
Tue 14 19:45 Sunderland<br />
Sat 18 15:00 Middlesbrough<br />
Sat 25 15:00 Blackburn Rovers<br />
MARCH<br />
Sat 4 15:00 Rotherham United<br />
Sat 11 15:00 Watford<br />
Tue 14 19:45 Blackpool<br />
Sat 18 15:00 Birmingham <strong>City</strong><br />
APRIL<br />
Sat 1 15:00 Wigan Athletic<br />
Fri 7 15:00 Preston North End<br />
Mon 10 15:00 West Bromwich Albion<br />
Sat 15 15:00 Coventry <strong>City</strong><br />
Wed 19 19:45 Norwich <strong>City</strong><br />
Sat 22 15:00 Burnley<br />
Sat 29 15:00 Stoke <strong>City</strong><br />
MAY<br />
Sat 6 15:00 Bristol <strong>City</strong><br />
All fixtures subject to change. * Lost 3-5 on penalties<br />
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KEY: GOALSCORER 1 - FIRST SUB - SECOND SUB - THIRD SUB - FOURTH SUB - FIFTH SUB - † OWN GOAL - YELLOW CARD - RED CARD<br />
SUBSTITUTES<br />
REFEREEE<br />
FIELD PAAL SHODIPO CHAIR DYKES<br />
|<br />
THOMAS, ADOMAH, ARMSTRONG, RICHARDS, BONNE, DUNNE, WALSH BRAMALL<br />
JOHANSEN | WILLOCK 1 AMOS CHAIR DYKES 1 ADOMAH, DOZZELL, BONNE, HAMALAINEN, MASTERSON, SHODIPO, WALSH SMITH<br />
FIELD<br />
|<br />
CHAIR DOZZELL BONNE ADOMAH SHODIPO, ROBERTS 1, ARMSTRONG, JOHANSEN, DREWE, DYKES, MASTERSON, WALSH ATTWELL<br />
ADOMAH CHAIR 1 FIELD<br />
|<br />
SHODIPO DYKES ROBERTS, DOZZELL, ARMSTRONG, BONNE, MASTERSON, GUBBINS, WALSH SIMPSON<br />
JOHANSEN FIELD ROBERTS DYKES CHAIR ARMSTRONG, SHODIPO, ADOMAH, KAKAY, HAMALAINEN, MASTERSON, WALSH DAVIES<br />
JOHANSEN ROBERTS CHAIR WILLOCK 1 DYKES DOZZELL |, ADOMAH, ARMSTRONG, SHODIPO, KAKAY, ARCHER, HAMAHLAINEN WOOLMER<br />
| | JOHANSEN DOZZELL CHAIR 1 WILLOCK 1 DYKES ADOMAH 1, ARMSTRONG, MASTERSON, KAKAY, ARCHER, BONNE, SHODIPO STROUD<br />
FIELD JOHANSEN CHAIR 1 DYKES WILLOCK 1 ROBERTS |, KAKAY, ADOMAH, ARMSTRONG, ARCHER, MASTERSON, BALOGUN MARTIN<br />
FIELD DOZZELL WILLOCK DYKES CHAIR ROBERTS, IROEGBUNAM, ADOMAH, ARMSTRONG, BALOGUN, ARCHER, KAKAY LANGFORD<br />
FIELD IROEGBUNAM CHAIR ROBERTS WILLOCK 1 DYKES, DOZZELL, BONNE, ADOMAH, KAKAY, ARCHER, MASTERSON ROBINSON<br />
FIELD JOHANSEN WILLOCK ROBERTS CHAIR DYKES, IROEGBUNAM, ADOMAH, ARCHER, KAKAY, BONNE, MASTERSON DONOHUE<br />
FIELD JOHANSEN 1 ROBERTS 1 CHAIR WILLOCK DUNNE, AMOS |, DOZZELL, KAKAY, DYKES, ARCHER, ADOMAH SIMPSON<br />
FIELD DOZZELL ROBERTS CHAIR WILLOCK 1 DYKES, CLARKE-SALTER, IROEGBUNAM, ADOMAH, DICKIE, JOHANSEN, ARCHER LININGTON<br />
FIELD JOHANSEN ROBERTS DYKES 2 CHAIR KAKAY, DICKIE, DOZZELL, AMOS |, ARCHER, SHODIPO, ADOMAH BRAMALL<br />
IROEGBUNAM FIELD ROBERTS DYKES CHAIR KAKAY, JOHANSEN, DICKIE, DOZZELL, RICHARDS, ARCHER, RICHARDS, ADOMAH HARRINGTON<br />
TONIGHT’S MASCOT<br />
BUDDY<br />
BAVERSTOCK<br />
Age: 12<br />
Hobbies: Darts,<br />
trampolining and<br />
football<br />
Favourite<br />
players: Chris<br />
Willock and Albert<br />
Adomah<br />
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CHAMP<br />
LEAGUE TABLE<br />
PACK<br />
TODAY'S<br />
# CLUB P W D L F A +/- PTS<br />
1 BURNLEY 14 6 7 1 24 12 12 25<br />
2 SHEFFIELD UNITED 14 7 4 3 24 13 11 25<br />
3 NORWICH CITY 14 7 3 4 21 15 6 24<br />
4 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 14 7 3 4 20 16 4 24<br />
5 BLACKBURN ROVERS 15 8 0 7 18 17 1 24<br />
6 READING 14 7 1 6 15 20 -5 22<br />
7 LUTON TOWN 14 5 6 3 19 14 5 21<br />
8 SWANSEA CITY 14 6 3 5 17 20 -3 21<br />
9 SUNDERLAND 14 5 5 4 19 14 5 20<br />
10 WATFORD 14 5 5 4 19 17 2 20<br />
11 MILLWALL 14 6 2 6 17 18 -1 20<br />
12 BIRMINGHAM CITY 14 5 4 5 14 12 2 19<br />
13 STOKE CITY 14 5 4 5 17 17 0 19<br />
14 PRESTON NORHT END 15 4 7 4 8 10 -2 19<br />
15 WIGAN ATHLETIC 14 5 4 5 15 18 -3 19<br />
16 ROTHERHAM UNITED 13 4 6 3 15 13 2 18<br />
17 BRISTOL CITY 15 5 3 7 23 24 -1 18<br />
18 CARDIFF CITY 14 5 3 6 12 14 -2 18<br />
19 BLACKPOOL 14 4 4 6 16 20 -4 16<br />
20 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 14 2 8 4 19 18 1 14<br />
21 HULL CITY 14 4 2 8 13 28 -15 14<br />
22 MIDDLESBROUGH 14 3 4 7 15 20 -5 13<br />
23 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 13 3 2 8 16 21 -5 11<br />
24 COVENTRY CITY 11 2 4 5 9 14 -5 10<br />
LAST UPDATED: 17.10.2022<br />
GOALSCORERS<br />
JOSHUA SARGENT<br />
NORWICH CITY<br />
OSCAR ESTUPINAN<br />
HULL CITY<br />
JAY RODRIGUEZ<br />
BURNLEY<br />
BEN BRERETON DIAZ<br />
BLACKBURN ROVERS<br />
NAHKI WELLS<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
KICK-OFF 7.45PM UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE<br />
VS<br />
VS<br />
VS<br />
VS<br />
VS<br />
8pm<br />
ASSISTS<br />
SORBA THOMAS<br />
FREDDIE WOODMAN<br />
8<br />
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 5<br />
PRESTON NORTH END<br />
ILIAS CHAIR<br />
WES FODERINGHAM<br />
8<br />
QUEENS PARK RANGERS<br />
4<br />
SHEFFIELD UNITED<br />
DANIEL BARLASER<br />
VIKTOR JOHANSSON<br />
7<br />
ROTHERHAM UNITED 4<br />
ROTHERHAM UNITED<br />
ISMAILA SARR<br />
JOHN RUDDY<br />
7 WATFORD<br />
BIRMINGHAM CITY<br />
6<br />
JACK CLARKE<br />
SUNDERLAND<br />
4<br />
4<br />
CLEAN SHEETS<br />
RYAN ALLSOP<br />
CARDIFF CITY<br />
9<br />
6<br />
555<br />
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JOURNALIST AND BROADCASTER AIDAN MAGEE<br />
PENS HIS LATEST COLUMN<br />
I’m not normally one for superstitions.<br />
However, I did notice that I’d watched three<br />
consecutive QPR games wearing this<br />
season’s home shirt, which yielded wins over<br />
Bristol <strong>City</strong>, Sheffield United and Reading.<br />
I didn’t finish work until midday on the day<br />
of the Luton game, but managed to catch a<br />
disappointing second half at home.<br />
Sadly, when I arrived back in Bromley, I<br />
realised my shirt was in the washing machine<br />
and in an unwearable state.<br />
In light of this, defeat was perhaps inevitable.<br />
I will try and wear it under my sweater for<br />
tonight’s visit of <strong>Cardiff</strong>.<br />
<strong>Rangers</strong> have really got their act together<br />
since I last wrote – putting some early season<br />
consistency behind them to stake a claim for<br />
a play-off place.<br />
Mick Beale has grown into the role and<br />
the job he’s doing has attracted admiring<br />
glances from the Premier League.<br />
My former Sky colleague Kaveh Solhekol<br />
told me his central London tailor grew up<br />
with Mick in Bromley and said he was destined<br />
for success. Coming from a man who relies<br />
on precision, dexterity and imagination<br />
to make his living – not to mention literally<br />
having to ‘cut his cloth’ – that’s a<br />
glowing endorsement.<br />
It seems a while ago since I took my guests<br />
Andy Keywood, Joanna Franklin and my<br />
brother Liam to Millwall.<br />
I presented the Lions’ end of season awards<br />
last May. Part of my payment package was<br />
four seats in the 1885 Club Platinum suite for<br />
the visit of QPR. Thankfully, the players did<br />
the business on the night at a ground where<br />
we’d won just once since the stadium was<br />
built way back in 1993.<br />
Enjoy tonight, everyone.<br />
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THE SQUADS<br />
QUEENS PARK<br />
RANGERS<br />
HEAD COACH: MICHAEL BEALE<br />
SENY DIENG GK ● 1<br />
OSMAN KAKAY ● 2<br />
JIMMY DUNNE ● 3<br />
ROB DICKIE ● 4<br />
JAKE CLARKE-SALTER ● 5<br />
STEFAN JOHANSEN ● 6<br />
CHRIS WILLOCK ● 7<br />
LUKE AMOS ● 8<br />
LYNDON DYKES ● 9<br />
ILIAS CHAIR ● 10<br />
TYLER ROBERTS ● 11<br />
JORDAN ARCHER GK ● 13<br />
GEORGE THOMAS ● 14<br />
SAM FIELD ● 15<br />
NIKO HAMALAINEN ● 16<br />
ANDRE DOZZELL ● 17<br />
MACAULEY BONNE ● 18<br />
TAYLOR RICHARDS ● 20<br />
KENNETH PAAL ● 22<br />
CONOR MASTERSON ● 23<br />
CHARLIE OWENS ● 24<br />
OLAMIDE SHODIPO ● 25<br />
LEON BALOGUN ● 26<br />
ETHAN LAIRD ● 27<br />
JOE GUBBINS ● 28<br />
AARON DREWE ● 29<br />
SINCLAIR ARMSTRONG ● 30<br />
RAY JONES ● 31<br />
JOE WALSH GK ● 32<br />
ALBERT ADOMAH ● 37<br />
MURPHY MAHONEY GK ● 38<br />
TIM IROEGBUNAM ● 47<br />
CARDIFF<br />
CITY<br />
CARETAKER MANAGER: MARK HUDSON<br />
1 ● RYAN ALLSOP GK<br />
2 ● MAHLON ROMEO<br />
3 ● JOEL BAGAN<br />
6 ● RYAN WINTLE<br />
8 ● JOE RALLS<br />
9 ● KION ETETE<br />
10 ● SHEYI OJO<br />
11 ● CALLUM O’DOWDA<br />
12 ● TOM SANG<br />
14 ● OLLIE TANNER<br />
15 ● OLIVER DENHAM<br />
16 ● CURTIS NELSON<br />
17 ● JAMILU COLLINS<br />
18 ● EBOU ADAMS<br />
19 ● ROMAINE SAWYERS<br />
20 ● GAVIN WHYTE<br />
21 ● JAK ALNWICK GK<br />
22 ● VONTAE CAMPBELL<br />
23 ● CEDRIC KIPRE<br />
25 ● JADEN PHILOGENE<br />
26 ● JACK SIMPSON<br />
27 ● RUBIN COLWILL<br />
28 ● ROHAN LUTHRA GK<br />
29 ● MARK HARRIS<br />
35 ● ANDY RINOMHOTA<br />
36 ● MA X WAT TERS<br />
37 ● NIELS NKOUNKOU<br />
38 ● PERRY NG<br />
39 ● ISAAK DAVIES<br />
47 ● CALLUM ROBINSON<br />
Referee:<br />
James Linington<br />
Assistant Referee:<br />
Andrew Fox<br />
Assistant Referee:<br />
Graham Kane<br />
Fourth official:<br />
Dean Whitestone