Queens Park Rangers v Luton Town
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THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF QUEENS PARK RANGERS FC 2022/23 SEASON<br />
ISSUE 12 £3.50<br />
vs LUTON TOWN<br />
29.12.22 | 6PM<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 />
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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: Neil Critchley<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 />
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04 HEAD COACH<br />
Words from Neil Critchley<br />
25 VISITING W12<br />
A look at our opposition<br />
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06 NEWS + MESSAGES<br />
All the latest from W12<br />
14 THE BIG READ<br />
Interview with Albert Adomah<br />
20 HIDDEN LOFTUS ROAD<br />
A glance behind the scenes<br />
22 ANDY SINTON<br />
Our ex-winger pens his column<br />
34 MAGIC MOMENT<br />
Era of the ‘plastic pitch’ begins<br />
42 ONE OF ‘R’ OWN<br />
Focusing on our U18s<br />
50 JUNIOR HOOPS<br />
Test your knowledge<br />
62 FIXTURES & RESULTS<br />
Stay updated this season<br />
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OUR NEW HEAD COACH SETS THE<br />
SCENE FOR TODAY’S GAME...<br />
Tonight will be a really proud moment for<br />
myself and my family, when I’m standing on<br />
the sidelines as head coach of QPR for the<br />
first time at Loftus Road.<br />
I’m excited by the opportunity and it’s really quite<br />
humbling when you look at some of the players<br />
and managers who have been here previously.<br />
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my first few weeks at the<br />
club and I’d like to thank the owners, Les Ferdinand<br />
and Lee Hoos for giving me the chance to come<br />
to this club and work with them. Everyone’s been<br />
so welcoming to me and my staff and the players<br />
have been extremely receptive to the information<br />
we’ve given them and the work we’re trying to do.<br />
This is a really great environment, somewhere I’ve<br />
very quickly felt comfortable and it’s a good place<br />
to come to work every day. That gives me a good<br />
feeling about what we can achieve moving forward.<br />
I’m a big believer in surrounding yourself with<br />
individuals who are not only good at the job but<br />
good people, first and foremost. That’s why<br />
I wanted Mike Garrity and Iain Brunskill here<br />
alongside me here – two people I’m close to and<br />
I’ve known for a number of years. Mike and Ian<br />
have been along a similar path to mine, developing<br />
younger players before moving to senior football.<br />
They’re both outstanding coaches and fantastic<br />
people who will fit in well here.<br />
There are plenty of points to play for in the second<br />
half of this Championship season and we got off<br />
to a really good start with a fantastic win away<br />
from home at Preston, meaning we managed to<br />
change that losing feeling we’d experienced both<br />
before and after the World Cup break. We need to<br />
keep building and tonight we’ll be facing a tough<br />
task against a <strong>Luton</strong> team who have recently had a<br />
change of management themselves. <strong>Luton</strong> got to<br />
the play-offs last season and they’re going really<br />
well again, but it’s a challenge we are relishing and<br />
looking forward to with great optimism.<br />
I experienced a game under the lights at Loftus<br />
Road last season with Blackpool and there’s<br />
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something magical about the atmosphere. As a<br />
coach, nothing would bring me greater pleasure<br />
than to give the supporters a team they can be<br />
proud of and enjoy watching every week. When<br />
you see the team giving their all on the pitch in<br />
every game and get behind them, you create an<br />
intimidating atmosphere that can give us a massive<br />
advantage and I can’t wait to sample it.<br />
I’m really looking forward to working with Ilias Chair,<br />
who’s just returned from the fantastic experience<br />
of being involved at a World Cup with Morocco.<br />
To be part of that journey to the semi-finals was<br />
an incredible achievement and something he’ll<br />
remember forever. I’m sure he’s taken a lot from<br />
that and he’ll be full of confidence coming back<br />
here. Watching Ilias from afar, he’s been one of the<br />
standout performers in the Championship for the<br />
last few seasons and my impression has been that<br />
he loves playing football and loves playing for QPR.<br />
We’re also hopeful Luke Amos and Tyler Roberts will<br />
be in contention for the squad this evening and it’ll<br />
be nice if they can help to give me a few selection<br />
problems.<br />
Finally, I hope everyone has had a fantastic<br />
Christmas with their family and friends and that we<br />
can help to make 2023 a happy new year for all QPR<br />
fans by moving forward and having a successful<br />
second half of the season.<br />
Thank you for all your support.<br />
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ANDREW & VIVIENNE<br />
Congratulations to Andrew and<br />
Vivienne Brooks, who tied the<br />
knot earlier this month at a<br />
venue in the Cotswolds.<br />
Andrew, a lifelong QPR fan, has<br />
wasted no time in introducing<br />
his bride to the wider Hoops<br />
family… Vivienne is making her<br />
first visit to Loftus Road tonight!<br />
Welcome Vivienne, we hope you<br />
enjoy the game. Come and see<br />
us again!<br />
AARON<br />
Happy birthday to Aaron<br />
Lewington (pictured with<br />
his all-time favourite<br />
player Kevin Gallen), who<br />
was 32 on Friday 16th<br />
December. Love from<br />
Mum, Dad, Nan &<br />
Grandad, Amy, Tom,<br />
Charlie and Ava.<br />
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TEDDY SENDS SPURS<br />
TUMBLING OUT<br />
Teddy Lawrence struck twice as<br />
QPR Under-18s came from<br />
behind to stun Tottenham and<br />
claim a memorable 3-1 victory<br />
in the third round of the FA<br />
Youth Cup.<br />
<strong>Rangers</strong> trailed the Premier<br />
League side with just two<br />
minutes left on the clock, but<br />
Lawrence levelled and Rayan Kolli<br />
then struck the crossbar in a<br />
dramatic climax to normal time.<br />
With the tie going to an<br />
additional half-hour, Kieran<br />
Petrie converted Alfie Tuck’s<br />
cross to put Micah Hyde’s side<br />
ahead before Lawrence broke<br />
through to score his second late<br />
on and wrap up the win.<br />
The young R’s will now travel to<br />
<strong>Luton</strong> <strong>Town</strong> in the fourth round.<br />
STANLEY<br />
Happy 11th birthday to<br />
QPR superfan Stanley<br />
King, a season ticket<br />
holder in X Block. Love<br />
from Mum, Dad, Lee, Dane<br />
and Sasha xxxxx<br />
HARLEY<br />
Happy 18th birthday to my<br />
beautiful Harley. I hope<br />
you get three points and<br />
have the best day! Love<br />
always Mum xx<br />
FREDDIE<br />
Happy birthday to Freddie<br />
Braiden, a season ticket<br />
holder with his dad in the<br />
Stanley Bowles Stand.<br />
Freddie turned 13 on<br />
Christmas Day.<br />
RIP STEPHEN<br />
ETHERINGTON<br />
Long-standing season<br />
ticket holder Stephen<br />
Etherington (pictured far<br />
right) passed away on<br />
Tuesday 1st November at<br />
the age of 78.<br />
No matter what the result,<br />
Steve – who sat in the Loft<br />
Upper – enjoyed his time<br />
supporting the R’s and will<br />
now be doing so from an<br />
even loftier position.<br />
RIP Steve.<br />
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CHRISTOPHER<br />
GRIFFIN<br />
Age: 11<br />
Favourite player:<br />
Ilias Chair<br />
HENRY<br />
KETTLE<br />
Age: 9<br />
Favourite player:<br />
Chris Willock<br />
THOMAS<br />
KETTLE<br />
Age: 12<br />
Favourite player:<br />
Ilias Chair<br />
MAX<br />
MCCORMACK<br />
Age: 7<br />
Favourite player:<br />
Ilias Chair<br />
RORY<br />
MCCORMACK<br />
Age: 9<br />
Favourite player:<br />
Chris Willock<br />
CHARLIE<br />
WALKER<br />
Age: 8<br />
Favourite player:<br />
Ilias Chair<br />
MASON<br />
WALKER<br />
Age: 10<br />
Favourite player:<br />
Chris Willock<br />
VINNIE<br />
CROUCHER<br />
Age: 6<br />
Favourite player:<br />
Seny Dieng<br />
FREDDIE<br />
CROUCHER<br />
Age: 7<br />
Favourite player:<br />
Ilias Chair<br />
JASMINE<br />
BROWNING<br />
Age: 12<br />
Favourite player:<br />
Jimmy Dunne<br />
JOHNNY<br />
TAGGERT<br />
Age: 12<br />
Favourite player:<br />
Chris Willock<br />
DAX<br />
ASTAIRE<br />
Age: 8<br />
Favourite player:<br />
Stefan Johansen<br />
JORDAN<br />
SNOWDEN<br />
Age: 7<br />
Favourite player:<br />
Seny Dieng<br />
FREDDIE<br />
RYDER<br />
Age: 9<br />
Favourite player:<br />
Ilias Chair<br />
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0<br />
| SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP | SATURDAY 17 DECEMBER 2022<br />
PRESTON NE<br />
1<br />
QPR<br />
DEEPDALE | ATT: 14,534 | HT SCORE: 0-0 | REFEREE: OLIVER LANGFORD<br />
Jimmy Dunne’s second-half goal<br />
ensured a winning start to the<br />
Neil Critchley era as <strong>Rangers</strong><br />
clinched a deserved three points<br />
at Deepdale.<br />
Critchley’s side looked in<br />
control throughout and went<br />
close to scoring on several<br />
occasions, notably when<br />
Tim Iroegbunam’s 25-yard<br />
effort rebounded off Freddie<br />
Woodman’s left-hand post.<br />
Chris Willock also went close<br />
either side of the break, before<br />
Kenneth Paal swung in a 58thminute<br />
corner and Dunne<br />
bundled it over the line from<br />
close range.<br />
Iroegbunam and Albert Adomah<br />
both forced saves from Woodman<br />
as QPR continued to push forward<br />
in search of a second goal.<br />
But the R’s back line had to dig<br />
in during the closing stages<br />
and Seny Dieng’s reaction<br />
save denied Ben Woodburn an<br />
equaliser before Brad Potts’<br />
volley flew narrowly wide.<br />
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how we<br />
lined up<br />
1 Dieng<br />
27 Laird<br />
3 Dunne "<br />
5 Clarke-Salter<br />
22 Pall<br />
17 Dozzell<br />
Dickie 90+2’<br />
15 Field<br />
47 Iroegbunam<br />
37 Adomah<br />
9 Dykes<br />
7 Willock<br />
Shodipo 78’<br />
Unused Subs:<br />
2 Kakay<br />
13 Archer<br />
14 Thomas<br />
20 Richards<br />
30 Armstrong<br />
THE STATS<br />
Possession:<br />
PNE: 52%<br />
QPR: 48%<br />
Shots/Shots on target:<br />
PNE: 10/2<br />
QPR: 17/6<br />
Corners:<br />
PNE: 4<br />
QPR: 4<br />
Fouls:<br />
PNE: 18<br />
QPR: 13<br />
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Kicking<br />
INTERVIEW: BEN KOSKY<br />
ON STRONG<br />
CONVERTED WING-BACK, OCCASIONAL<br />
ATTACKING MIDFIELDER… NOW, AT<br />
THE AGE OF 35, ALBERT ADOMAH IS<br />
REVELLING IN A TRADITIONAL WINGER’S<br />
ROLE AGAIN. THE CHAMPIONSHIP’S<br />
RECORD APPEARANCE HOLDER<br />
DISCUSSES RECENT CHANGES AT<br />
QPR AND REVEALS HIS HOPES AND<br />
AMBITIONS FOR 2023…<br />
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Albert, we’ve just passed the halfway mark<br />
in the season – how do you feel it’s gone so<br />
far overall?<br />
So far so good – we’re in and around the play-off<br />
positions. People expected us to be in that area<br />
of the table and hopefully, with a new manager<br />
involved, we can push on.<br />
As you mentioned, we’ve recently experienced<br />
a change of manager. What’s it like for players<br />
when you have that period of uncertainty –<br />
something you’ve probably seen many times<br />
in your career?<br />
It’s not ideal when you lose a manager and yes,<br />
I’ve seen it many times, when managers have left<br />
or got the sack. In this situation it was slightly<br />
different – everyone, including all the supporters,<br />
was aware of the speculation and it was just a<br />
case of whether he decided to leave or stay.<br />
The main thing, from a player’s perspective, is<br />
that it’s a clean slate. Everyone has to take their<br />
chance to showcase themselves and impress<br />
in front of the new manager. I can apply that<br />
to myself as well – I was in and out of the team<br />
before but I started the new manager’s first<br />
game at Preston and we won, so in that respect<br />
it’s a new chapter. Straight away in that game,<br />
we managed to implement what he wanted. We<br />
worked hard, but he wants us to work harder still<br />
and press off the ball. We’ve got players like Sam<br />
Field who work extremely hard but maybe go<br />
under the radar if they don’t score all that often.<br />
Last season, when the team played a wing-back<br />
system, you said you’d begun to regard yourself<br />
primarily as a defender. Switching back to a<br />
more traditional winger’s role since then, have<br />
you changed that outlook?<br />
Last season we didn’t play with any wingers and<br />
I think I was fourth in line to be right wing-back,<br />
but I managed to break into the side. Then at the<br />
beginning of this season we went to a back four,<br />
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with two number 10s – usually Chris and Ilias. So<br />
still no wingers! When I used to come on it was<br />
more as a 10 rather than out wide, to do my job<br />
and deliver crosses for the team. That’s football<br />
sometimes – then suddenly a new manager<br />
comes in and he’s playing with wide men. Now I<br />
feel like I’m in my own zone, I can express myself<br />
out wide and put more direct balls into the box.<br />
QPR signed me as a winger and it feels like I’ve<br />
finally got my wish a few years down the line!<br />
I told Mide Shodipo, when we both came off<br />
the bench in the Burnley game, ‘we need to<br />
put wingers on the map again’. We wanted to<br />
put something in the new manager’s head by<br />
working hard and delivering from wide positions<br />
and Mide certainly did that against Burnley.<br />
Turning towards tonight’s opponents, <strong>Luton</strong><br />
<strong>Town</strong>, will the team feel they have a point to<br />
prove after the 3-1 defeat at Kenilworth Road<br />
a few months ago?<br />
Definitely, when we lost at <strong>Luton</strong> everyone<br />
was very disappointed. We were the form<br />
team in the division at that time and we know<br />
it’s basically a derby game as well. We owe<br />
<strong>Luton</strong> one, we want to show we can beat them<br />
and we look forward to a victory at home, or<br />
at least making sure we take something from<br />
the game.<br />
<strong>Luton</strong> also have a new manager in Rob<br />
Edwards. I’m assuming you weren’t on<br />
his Christmas card list after scoring your<br />
customary winner at Watford when he was<br />
their manager earlier in the season…<br />
We should play Watford every week! I do seem<br />
to score against them but it really doesn’t<br />
matter who scores, my main objective when I’m<br />
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on the pitch is that we win. I’d rather assist and<br />
someone else scores the goals, whether it’s one<br />
of the strikers or whoever.<br />
On the subject of goals, all but one of those<br />
you’ve scored for QPR have been away from<br />
Loftus Road – the exception being against<br />
<strong>Luton</strong> 18 months ago behind closed doors. How<br />
much would it mean to you to find the net in<br />
front of a home crowd?<br />
Yes, it was the last home game of that Covid<br />
season, my first home goal and it was a real<br />
shame the supporters weren’t there to see it. I just<br />
shouted ‘Come on you R’s’ myself! I really want to<br />
score a league goal at home in front of the fans and<br />
I can’t wait for that to happen. Obviously then I can<br />
do my dancing celebration for them as well…<br />
As this is our last game of 2022, are you someone<br />
who makes New Year’s resolutions – and if so, do<br />
you have any footballing ones for 2023?<br />
My footballing ones are just to stay in the team<br />
and start as many games as I can – and hopefully<br />
I can reach 500 Championship appearances as<br />
well. I’ve got the record already but it’d be great<br />
to be the first player to reach 500. Off the pitch<br />
my resolution would be to eat less chocolate,<br />
especially Oreos – once I start munching I can<br />
finish the whole pack! From a team point of view,<br />
it’s obviously to get promotion at the end of the<br />
season. That’s the case for any team and I’m sure<br />
the new manager will be thinking the same thing.<br />
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ALTON HOUSE<br />
ALTON House is located next to<br />
the <strong>Queens</strong> <strong>Park</strong> <strong>Rangers</strong> box<br />
office at the back of the South<br />
Africa Road Stand.<br />
Originally designed to be an<br />
office block, Alton House<br />
began life as the headquarters<br />
for the Blue Star company<br />
that was owned by ex-QPR<br />
chairman Jim Gregory. After<br />
that, it was rented out to the<br />
BBC, who housed some of their<br />
administration staff there.<br />
More recently, Alton House<br />
contained an exhibition about<br />
a possible new stadium for<br />
the R’s, then it became the<br />
main entrance for media<br />
representatives during the<br />
COVID-19 affected fixtures<br />
that were played behind<br />
closed doors.<br />
Nowadays, there is no longer<br />
office space in Alton House.<br />
But it is used as a matchday<br />
entrance for selected staff<br />
including stewards, plus ball<br />
boys and mascots. There is<br />
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Paddock concourse and a<br />
staircase that serves all floors<br />
of the South Africa Road Stand.<br />
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SINTON<br />
OUR CLUB AMBASSADOR’S<br />
VIEWS ON ALL THINGS QPR…<br />
Happy Christmas everyone and welcome<br />
back to Loftus Road for this evening’s<br />
game against <strong>Luton</strong> <strong>Town</strong> which, as always,<br />
promises to be one to look forward to.<br />
<strong>Luton</strong> ran out worthy winners in the reverse fixture<br />
back in October and will prove tough opponents to<br />
overcome once again. They have a new manager in<br />
charge and I am sure Rob Edwards will be looking to<br />
get a run of results together to push <strong>Luton</strong> further<br />
up the table during the second half of the season.<br />
We, of course, also have a new head coach in<br />
Neil Critchley. Neil has a fantastic background in<br />
coaching at various levels of the game and did a<br />
fabulous job when he was manager of Blackpool,<br />
gaining promotion from League One and<br />
establishing them in the Championship. Everyone<br />
at the club is delighted to welcome Neil, along with<br />
coaches Iain Brunskill and Mike Garrity and we all<br />
wish them every success here at QPR as they look<br />
to take us forward and build on the good work done<br />
in the past few years.<br />
Neil, Iain and Mike got off to a fantastic start with<br />
a win at Preston North End. Having only taken<br />
charge of the team on the Monday and, with the<br />
extreme weather we had leading up to the match,<br />
it was terrific to see us put in a very good team<br />
performance, keep a clean sheet and get back to<br />
winning ways after a disappointing run. I am writing<br />
prior to the Cardiff City game on Boxing Day but<br />
hope we will have returned from South Wales with<br />
another positive result going into the game today.<br />
Going into the Cardiff game, at the halfway point<br />
of the season, we are in a very good position in the<br />
league and hopefully we can push on towards where<br />
we want to be.<br />
We have now played everyone in the division and<br />
it is probably a good time to reflect on the league<br />
in general. It is such a competitive division, as the<br />
table shows. Burnley and Sheffield United occupy<br />
the top two places in the division and for me are the<br />
best two sides we have played. Burnley beat us here<br />
convincingly a couple of weeks ago and are on a very<br />
good run while Sheffield United – even though we<br />
won up there early in October – showed they were a<br />
good side and have a strong squad to call on as the<br />
season progresses.<br />
There are so many others bunched below those<br />
two, where not many points separate lots of teams<br />
and I expect that to be the case during the second<br />
half of the season. I think everyone is capable of<br />
beating each other in this league, so consistency<br />
of performances and results will play such an<br />
important part in where each team finishes in May<br />
– including us. Teams will have bad runs during the<br />
season and it is how long that run lasts which can<br />
define seasons. Let us hope we have had ours and<br />
can push on from here on in.<br />
So the World Cup is over and what a tournament<br />
it was, finishing with an incredible final between<br />
Argentina and France. It was a game that was<br />
eagerly anticipated, with Argentina – led by arguably<br />
the greatest player ever in Lionel Messi – up against<br />
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a France team with another world superstar in Kylian<br />
Mbappe. Would it live up to expectation?? Would the<br />
very best in the world produce on the biggest stage<br />
of all when it mattered??<br />
YES it would and YES they did.<br />
Wow, what a game. It has been described as<br />
the best World Cup final ever and that is hard to<br />
disagree with. As a game, it had everything. Onesided<br />
for the vast majority of it, with Argentina<br />
totally in control, only for France to get back on level<br />
terms near the end. Into extra time, the drama was<br />
incredible with the game swinging one way then the<br />
other. Messi, who else, looked to have won it only<br />
for Mbappe, who else, to equalise again from the<br />
penalty spot and score a World Cup final hat-trick.<br />
There was even a chance for France to win it before<br />
the biggest game in world football went to penalties.<br />
What a shame someone has to miss and a team has<br />
to lose in such circumstances but it makes for such<br />
great viewing – when you’re not involved or it’s not<br />
your country.<br />
Argentina came through as worthy World Cup<br />
winners, with Messi lifting the trophy, but Mbappe<br />
will surely become one of the all-time greats in years<br />
to come. To score three in a World Cup final and be<br />
on the losing side will never be done again and he<br />
also converted a penalty in the shoot-out. Wow. A<br />
final that history will remember – it was incredible<br />
and I have just about got my breath back from<br />
watching it. Absolutely brilliant.<br />
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The tournament produced some amazing shocks.<br />
Let’s remember Saudi Arabia beat Argentina. Japan<br />
beat Germany and Morocco beat Belgium, Spain<br />
and Portugal on their way to the semi-final. What<br />
a tournament Morocco had and it was great to see<br />
our very own Ilias Chair being part of that incredible<br />
journey and come on in the third v fourth place<br />
game against Croatia. Also Seny Dieng was part of<br />
the Senegal squad that reached the last 16 only to<br />
fall to England. Many congratulations to both Ilias<br />
and Seny. Everyone at QPR is proud of them both.<br />
Like all English fans, I was left pondering what might<br />
have been once again at a major tournament. One<br />
thing for sure is that, with the emergence on the<br />
world stage of some of our young players, the future<br />
of the national team looks bright and exciting. We<br />
are close to winning at major tournaments– but we<br />
have to get over the line some time and somehow!!<br />
Thank you once again for the incredible support you<br />
have given the team throughout the season so far<br />
both home and away – it has been magnificent. Let’s<br />
get behind Neil, his staff and the team today as we<br />
try to earn another three points.<br />
Enjoy the game and may I wish everyone a very<br />
happy and healthy new year when it arrives.<br />
COME ON YOU R’s<br />
Andy<br />
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Visiting W12:<br />
LUTON TOWN<br />
Stadium: Kenilworth Road - Opened: 1905 - Current Capacity: 10,356 - Club Colours: Orange & Blue<br />
IN THE CABINET:<br />
FOOTBALL LEAGUE<br />
CHAMPIONSHIP (LEVEL 2)<br />
Champions: 1981/82 -<br />
Runners-up: 1954/55, 1973/74<br />
FOOTBALL LEAGUE ONE (LEVEL 3)<br />
Winners: 1936/37, 2004/05, 2018/19 -<br />
Runners-up: 1935/36, 1969/70<br />
FOOTBALL LEAGUE TWO (LEVEL 4)<br />
Winners: 1967/68 -<br />
Runners-up: 2001/02, 2017/18<br />
FA CUP<br />
Runners-up: 1959<br />
FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP<br />
Winners: 1987/88<br />
FOOTBALL LEAGUE TROPHY<br />
Winners: 2008/09<br />
CLUB RECORDS:<br />
RECORD ATTENDANCE:<br />
30,069 (<strong>Luton</strong> v Blackpool 1959)<br />
RECORD GOALSCORER:<br />
Gordon Turner (276)<br />
MOST APPEARANCES:<br />
562– Bob Morton (1946-64)<br />
BIGGEST WIN:<br />
15-0 v Great Yarmouth <strong>Town</strong>, 1914<br />
BIGGEST DEFEAT:<br />
9-0 v Small Heath, 1898<br />
RECORD TRANSFER<br />
FEE PAID:<br />
£1.2 million (Simon Sluga, Rijeka)<br />
RECORD TRANSFER<br />
FEE RECEIVED:<br />
£8 million (James Justin, Leicester)<br />
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<strong>Luton</strong> <strong>Town</strong><br />
OPPOSITION<br />
OVERVIEW<br />
Like QPR, <strong>Luton</strong> have<br />
been adapting to an<br />
unexpected change of<br />
management mid-season<br />
after Nathan Jones<br />
ended his second spell at<br />
the helm to take over at<br />
Southampton.<br />
The Welshman had been<br />
a pivotal figure in the<br />
Hatters’ recent successes,<br />
laying foundations for<br />
back-to-back promotions<br />
in 2018 and 2019 and<br />
steering the team to the<br />
Championship play-offs<br />
last season.<br />
However, the Hatters made<br />
a slow start to the current<br />
campaign, collecting two<br />
points – and just a single<br />
goal – in their first four<br />
games before a 2-0 victory<br />
at Swansea appeared to<br />
spark them into life.<br />
The Bedfordshire side<br />
lost just one of their<br />
next 10 – conceding<br />
twice during the last 10<br />
minutes against Wigan<br />
at Kenilworth Road – but<br />
that run also included<br />
impressive wins over<br />
Blackburn, Norwich and,<br />
of course, QPR.<br />
<strong>Luton</strong> were brought down<br />
to earth with a bump in<br />
late October as local rivals<br />
Watford handed out a<br />
4-0 thumping at Vicarage<br />
Road, in which the visitors<br />
also had defender Gabriel<br />
Osho red-carded.<br />
They shared draws against<br />
both Sunderland and<br />
Reading before regaining<br />
the winning habit with a 1-0<br />
triumph at Blackpool, which<br />
turned out to be Jones’<br />
final game in charge.<br />
Club stalwart Mick<br />
Harford took the reins<br />
on a temporary basis for<br />
the Hatters’ 2-0 defeat<br />
at Stoke and a 1-1 draw<br />
against Rotherham before<br />
Rob Edwards’ appointment<br />
was confirmed the<br />
following week.<br />
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The Gaffer<br />
Former Watford boss Rob<br />
Edwards was appointed as<br />
Nathan Jones’ successor<br />
in the Hatters’ dugout in<br />
November, just weeks after his<br />
dismissal by their neighbours.<br />
Edwards, who won 15 caps<br />
for Wales, was a defender<br />
with Aston Villa, Wolves,<br />
Blackpool and Barnsley before<br />
taking the decision to retire<br />
from playing due to injury at the<br />
age of just 30.<br />
He returned to Molineux as<br />
coach of Wolves’ Under-18<br />
side and was later promoted<br />
to a first-team role, taking<br />
over as caretaker head coach<br />
for two games during the<br />
2016/17 campaign.<br />
Edwards spent a year as<br />
manager of hometown club AFC<br />
Telford United before rejoining<br />
Wolves as Under-23 coach<br />
and going on to take charge of<br />
England’s Under-16 side, but it<br />
was his single season at Forest<br />
Green Rovers that brought him<br />
to Watford’s attention.<br />
Rovers coasted to the<br />
2021/22 League Two title<br />
under Edwards’ guidance<br />
and the Hornets moved quickly<br />
to install him as head coach<br />
in the summer, but his tenure<br />
at Vicarage Road lasted only<br />
11 games.<br />
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The Squad<br />
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Ethan<br />
HORVATH<br />
GOALKEEPER<br />
Age: 27<br />
Signed from:<br />
Nott’m Forest<br />
Harry<br />
ISTED<br />
GOALKEEPER<br />
Age: 21<br />
Signed from:<br />
Academy<br />
Gabriel<br />
OSHO<br />
DEFENDER<br />
Age: 24<br />
Signed from:<br />
Reading<br />
Amari’i<br />
BELL<br />
DEFENDER<br />
Age: 20<br />
Signed from:<br />
Blackburn<br />
Alfie<br />
DOUGHTY<br />
MIDFIELDER<br />
Age: 23<br />
Signed from:<br />
Stoke<br />
Allan<br />
CAMPBELL<br />
MIDFIELDER<br />
Age: 24<br />
Signed from:<br />
Motherwell<br />
Luke<br />
BERRY<br />
MIDFIELDER<br />
Age: 30<br />
Signed from:<br />
Cambridge<br />
Luke<br />
FREEMAN<br />
MIDFIELDER<br />
Age: 30<br />
Signed from:<br />
Sheffield United<br />
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Tom<br />
LOCKYER<br />
DEFENDER<br />
Age: 28<br />
Signed from:<br />
Charlton<br />
James<br />
BREE<br />
DEFENDER<br />
Age: 25<br />
Signed from:<br />
Aston Villa<br />
Pelly-<br />
Ruddock<br />
MPANZU<br />
MIDFIELDER<br />
Age: 28<br />
Signed from:<br />
West Ham<br />
Jordan<br />
CLARK<br />
MIDFIELDER<br />
Age: 29<br />
Signed from:<br />
Accrington Stanley<br />
Harry<br />
CORNICK<br />
MIDFIELDER<br />
Age: 27<br />
Signed from:<br />
Bournemouth<br />
Elijah<br />
ADEBAYO<br />
FORWARD<br />
Age: 24<br />
Signed from:<br />
Walsall<br />
Cameron<br />
JEROME<br />
FORWARD<br />
Age: 36<br />
Signed from: MK<br />
Dons<br />
Cauley<br />
WOODROW<br />
FORWARD<br />
Age: 28<br />
Signed from:<br />
Barnsley<br />
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Danger Man<br />
Signed from Barnsley last<br />
summer, Carlton Morris<br />
arrives at Loftus Road<br />
as <strong>Luton</strong>’s leading scorer<br />
following a purple patch of six<br />
goals in as many games earlier<br />
in the season.<br />
Morris joined Norwich as an<br />
11-year-old and starred in the<br />
Canaries’ youth set-up, helping<br />
them to win the FA Youth Cup<br />
in 2013, but he was limited to<br />
a single first-team appearance<br />
and spent most of the next<br />
eight years out on loan.<br />
Oxford, York, Rotherham<br />
and Shrewsbury were all<br />
temporary destinations for<br />
the striker – as well as a stint in<br />
the Scottish Premiership with<br />
Hamilton – prior to two loan<br />
spells at MK Dons.<br />
Having scored six times in 34<br />
appearances for the Dons,<br />
Morris signed a permanent<br />
deal at Oakwell in January 2021<br />
and he went on to find the net<br />
regularly during his 18-month<br />
spell with the Tykes.<br />
His 16 goals included one<br />
that secured Barnsley a 3-1<br />
victory at Loftus Road, but he<br />
departed the Yorkshire club<br />
following their relegation from<br />
the Championship last season.<br />
FORWARD<br />
Age: 27<br />
Nationality: English<br />
Signed from: Barnsley<br />
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Year on Year<br />
1897:<br />
Formed 12 years earlier,<br />
<strong>Luton</strong> <strong>Town</strong> joined the<br />
Football League and<br />
relocated to a new ground<br />
at Dunstable Road at the<br />
same time.<br />
1955:<br />
Manager Dally Duncan<br />
guided the Hatters into<br />
the top flight for the<br />
first time in their history,<br />
finishing as runnersup<br />
in Division Two on<br />
goal average behind<br />
Birmingham.<br />
1983:<br />
Substitute Raddy<br />
Antic struck a dramatic<br />
late winner at Manchester<br />
City to keep <strong>Luton</strong> in<br />
Division One at their<br />
hosts’ expense and<br />
prompt manager David<br />
Pleat’s famous celebratory<br />
jig across the pitch at<br />
full-time.<br />
1988:<br />
Another last-gasp strike<br />
– this time by Brian Stein<br />
– earned the Hatters their<br />
first major trophy as they<br />
overcame a 2-1 deficit to<br />
beat League Cup holders<br />
Arsenal 3-2 at Wembley.<br />
2007:<br />
Placed in administration,<br />
<strong>Luton</strong> were hit by<br />
successive points<br />
deductions – including a<br />
hefty 30-point penalty<br />
the following season for<br />
financial irregularities –<br />
and plunged out of the<br />
Football League.<br />
2016:<br />
Nathan Jones’<br />
appointment as<br />
manager kick-started<br />
<strong>Luton</strong>’s revival as they<br />
secured back-to-back<br />
promotions and returned<br />
to the Championship<br />
three years later.<br />
COMINGS<br />
AND GOINGS<br />
COMING IN<br />
Matt Macey<br />
(GK) – Hibernian<br />
Ethan Horvath<br />
(GK) – Nottingham<br />
Forest (Loan)<br />
Louie Watson<br />
(M) – Derby<br />
Alfie Doughty<br />
(M) – Stoke<br />
Luke Freeman<br />
(M) – Sheffield United<br />
Cauley Woodrow<br />
(F) – Barnsley<br />
Carlton Morris<br />
(F) – Barnsley<br />
GOING OUT<br />
Kal Naismith<br />
(D) – Bristol City<br />
Peter Kioso<br />
(D) – Rotherham<br />
Elliot Thorpe<br />
(M) – Burton Albion (Loan)<br />
Dion Pereira<br />
(M) – Bradford (Loan)<br />
Carlos Mendes Gomes<br />
(M) – Fleetwood (Loan)<br />
Robert Snodgrass<br />
(M) – Released<br />
Aribim Pepple<br />
(F) – Grimsby (Loan)<br />
John McAtee<br />
(F) – Grimsby (Loan)<br />
Admiral Muskwe<br />
(F) – Fleetwood (Loan)<br />
Danny Hylton<br />
(F) – Northampton<br />
Elliot Lee<br />
(F) – Wrexham<br />
DID YOU KNOW?<br />
<strong>Luton</strong> <strong>Town</strong> were the<br />
second English club –<br />
after QPR – to install<br />
an artificial pitch, in<br />
1985. It was replaced<br />
by a grass surface six<br />
years later.<br />
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QUEENS PARK RANGERS 1<br />
LUTON TOWN 2<br />
TUESDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 1981<br />
FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO<br />
THERE was incredible media interest as Loftus<br />
Road became the first ground in the world to stage<br />
league football on plastic grass.<br />
In his ‘Bush Telegraph’ programme editorial notes,<br />
QPR secretary Ron Phillips set the scene by writing:<br />
‘You are present when the first-ever Football<br />
League game takes place on an artificial playing<br />
surface – Omniturf, a name you’ll be hearing a lot<br />
about from now onwards.<br />
‘We predict that Omniturf will drastically change –<br />
for the better – the manner in which the nation’s<br />
clubs use their stadiums. However, it does not<br />
necessarily follow that it will also change the way in<br />
which teams play soccer.’<br />
Midfield man Andy King gave <strong>Rangers</strong> the lead with<br />
a close-range strike at the School End after 35<br />
minutes. But back came <strong>Luton</strong> in the second half<br />
with goals from Mark Aizlewood (71) and man of the<br />
match Ricky Hill (84).<br />
Terry Venables, who was QPR manager back in<br />
1981, still has vivid recollections of how we made<br />
international headlines.<br />
Looking back, Venables said: “My chairman Jim<br />
Gregory had always been worried about the terrible<br />
problems we had with the pitch. We couldn’t get the<br />
drainage right – even on a fairly nice day, it would<br />
always be like a quagmire.<br />
“Jim just didn’t know what to do. Whatever he spent,<br />
he couldn’t seem to solve the problem. So he said<br />
to me: ‘What about a plastic pitch?’<br />
“We chatted for a while and it was a big step forward.<br />
And he said: ‘There are no rules to say we can’t!’<br />
“So I said: ‘Come on then – we’ll do it!’ And yes, we<br />
went for it!”<br />
RANGERS: Burridge, Gregory, Fenwick, Waddock,<br />
Hazell, Roeder, Flanagan, Francis, Allen, King,<br />
Stainrod. Sub not used: Micklewhite.<br />
Attendance: 18,703<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 midfielder IAN HOLLOWAY.<br />
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Left: Ian<br />
Holloway<br />
keeps a<br />
close eye on<br />
Manchester<br />
United’s Mark<br />
Hughes<br />
OLLIE, the first season of the<br />
Premier League was 30 years<br />
ago now – does it only seem like<br />
yesterday?<br />
I can’t believe you just said that Tone!<br />
Yeah, 30 years! I can remember all the<br />
lads and the gear we used to wear. I had<br />
played under boss Gerry Francis before<br />
at Bristol Rovers, so just appearing for<br />
Gerry’s beloved club QPR was a real<br />
honour for me, because that was all<br />
he talked about when he was in charge<br />
of Bristol Rovers. I had fantastic times<br />
with the R’s – everyone was so down to<br />
earth. We had a terrific side and a very<br />
good group of men, so it was an absolute<br />
privilege to be part of it. Bardsley and<br />
Wilson as full-backs, Barker and Wilkins in<br />
that middle. If I got in, I played alongside<br />
one of those two. Then Sinton and Impey<br />
on the flanks. And it was amazing to see<br />
Les Ferdinand come through, with all<br />
his potential to become a top centreforward.<br />
How good was he? Brilliant!<br />
There was plenty of publicity at the<br />
time, but did anyone realise how big<br />
the Premier League was going to<br />
become?<br />
Oh, not at all. Our first game was on<br />
the Monday night against Manchester<br />
City away. When we went out on the<br />
pitch beforehand to warm up, the<br />
music ramped up and they had these<br />
great big fire-breathing machines that<br />
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Right:<br />
Holloway<br />
hauled QPR<br />
back into the<br />
second tier<br />
as manager in<br />
2004<br />
nearly took your fringe off while melting<br />
your eyebrows! It was like “Wow!” Andy<br />
Sinton said: “What on earth is all this?”<br />
They certainly upped the technical<br />
presentation. We drew 1-1, battling back<br />
from being a goal down. The stadium<br />
was a bit weird as Man City were doing<br />
some renovation work. One stand had<br />
been knocked down and there was a big<br />
board blocking off that area with a false<br />
crowd painted on it.<br />
You made 24 league appearances for<br />
us in 1992/93 and also scored at home<br />
to Spurs and away to Sheffield United.<br />
Can you recall those goals?<br />
Yes, I do remember my goals as I don’t<br />
have that many to ponder! At Sheffield<br />
United I just hit it and hoped. Then<br />
against Tottenham, I shot down into<br />
the ground and it skidded through<br />
someone’s legs up into the top corner<br />
and we won 4-1. I used to overcelebrate,<br />
which was pathetic!<br />
We also finished as top London club,<br />
which was a meaningful milestone<br />
back then…<br />
Well, I am sure QPR would settle for that<br />
in the modern era if they could get above<br />
Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and all of<br />
them. When I talk to my grandkids and<br />
my son nowadays, I do drop it in that we<br />
finished as top London club at <strong>Rangers</strong>.<br />
Although I am not sure they’re listening<br />
any more, it can become a bit boring! I<br />
remember Gerry going on about when<br />
the R’s were runners-up to Liverpool<br />
in 1975/76. Oh my God, the times we<br />
heard that. It was like: “Gerry, change the<br />
record mate!” But it was something to be<br />
proud of and he always spoke so fondly<br />
about ‘Bowlesy’, Don Givens and people<br />
like that. So in the first season of the<br />
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The former<br />
QPR midfielder<br />
returned to<br />
Loftus Road for<br />
a second spell<br />
as manager<br />
between 2016<br />
and 2018<br />
Premier League, we earned our stripes<br />
at <strong>Rangers</strong>. It was all about getting the<br />
balance of hard work and skill.<br />
What was Gerry Francis like to work<br />
under?<br />
I can only thank Gerry, he was a massive<br />
influence on me. All I wanted to do was<br />
learn and get better. Gerry actually<br />
corrected the things I was getting wrong.<br />
He knew how to coach and he managed<br />
to coach me into becoming a better<br />
player.<br />
We had Ray Wilkins pulling all the<br />
strings in midfield alongside you at<br />
QPR. He was a magnificent player and<br />
a real gentleman…<br />
It was a great pleasure to appear in the<br />
same team as Ray. He made you feel<br />
10 feet tall and I’m only five foot seven!<br />
Ray achieved so much in football and he<br />
was always so positive: “Come on, yeah<br />
you can do this! Come on, well done!”<br />
Ray used to say that I would add another<br />
three or four years to his career because<br />
I used to have to chase his opposing<br />
midfield man into the box. Then when<br />
we got the ball, we would pass it to Ray<br />
as quickly as we could because we knew<br />
what he could produce. What a person he<br />
was, honestly! Let me tell you a story. Ray<br />
was having a wardrobe change one day<br />
and he said to me: “Ollie, I’ve got some<br />
clothes in the car. You’re the same size<br />
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Above:<br />
Hollioway<br />
battles for<br />
possession<br />
during a<br />
Premier<br />
League<br />
game against<br />
Blackburn<br />
as me. Just take them, will you? But don’t<br />
tell anyone – if you don’t like them, then<br />
give them to a charity shop.” Anyway<br />
I got home, looked in these bags and<br />
found six top-quality suits plus 15 shirts.<br />
So I went from being the worst dressed<br />
player at QPR to suddenly being the best<br />
dressed! The lads said: “Wow! Look at<br />
you!” And I replied: “Yeah, Ray gave me<br />
this.” However, Ray went bright red and<br />
said: “Ollie, you didn’t have to tell them<br />
that.” So I said: “Of course I did, Ray. I’m<br />
proud to wear your gear mate!”<br />
When Loftus Road was full back then,<br />
the atmosphere was electric…<br />
It is a special place, my favourite ground<br />
of all. The R’s fans have always been so<br />
loyal, they know what they want, they<br />
see it, they love it and they keep coming<br />
back. But the crowd were so close to the<br />
pitch that there was no place for players<br />
to hide. I would hear: “Come on ’Olloway,<br />
give it to Wilkins!” So I would shout back:<br />
“I’ll try, I’ll try. Don’t worry!”<br />
Bringing the story up to date, you have<br />
a book out called ‘How to Be a Football<br />
Manager’. Is there much QPR content?<br />
Loads of it. Mentions of Gianni Paladini,<br />
our pre-season tour to Ibiza which was a<br />
nightmare, orienteering with Kevin Gallen<br />
and Marc Bircham with their antics etc<br />
etc. So there is lots of fun in the book and<br />
hopefully people will enjoy reading it.<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: Saturday 30th<br />
December 1972<br />
RESULT: Sheffield<br />
Wednesday 3 QPR 1<br />
COMPETITION:<br />
Football League<br />
Division Two<br />
QPR SCORER: Leach<br />
ATTENDANCE: 20,185<br />
THE PROGRAMME:<br />
Sixteen pages, price 7p<br />
EDITORIAL SNIPPETS:<br />
An article entitled<br />
‘INTRODUCING…QPR’<br />
by prolific programme<br />
scribe Tony Pullein read:<br />
‘No need to ask Queen’s<br />
<strong>Park</strong> <strong>Rangers</strong> manager<br />
GORDON JAGO for his<br />
New Year’s resolution.<br />
We all know that it is to<br />
drive his club back into<br />
Division One. Over the<br />
first half of the season,<br />
<strong>Rangers</strong> have emerged<br />
as one of the strongest<br />
promotion challengers;<br />
solid in defence,<br />
aggressive in midfield<br />
and fluent up front. If<br />
they can maintain their<br />
form they could well<br />
achieve their objective.’<br />
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DATE: Tuesday 26th December<br />
1972<br />
RESULT: QPR 3 Orient 1<br />
COMPETITION: Football<br />
League Division Two<br />
QPR SCORERS: Leach, Givens,<br />
Thomas<br />
ATTENDANCE: 15,062<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: ‘THE NEW<br />
STAND – POST MORTEM…<br />
Well, the general verdict on<br />
our new Ellerslie Road Stand is<br />
that the view is just as good as<br />
we had hoped it would be. Our<br />
apologies, however, must go<br />
to the season ticket holders<br />
who had difficulty in obtaining<br />
entrance to the ground at the<br />
last match due to the fact that<br />
their turnstiles were incorrectly<br />
signposted. We have put this<br />
right and you should have no<br />
trouble in gaining entry to the<br />
ground today. One of those<br />
little snags we could not have<br />
foreseen until the first match<br />
took place!<br />
‘We received a few complaints<br />
that the turnstiles in the new<br />
stand were too narrow and we<br />
discussed this with Turnstile<br />
Services Ltd, who are the firm<br />
that install turnstiles all over<br />
the country. They confirm that<br />
the width of 1ft 3in is now the<br />
adopted width throughout<br />
Britain for turnstile openings and<br />
similar installations are operating<br />
satisfactorily at Crystal Palace<br />
FC, West Ham United FC and<br />
the London Welsh rugby club,<br />
for example. Wider turnstiles,<br />
however, are available at our<br />
South Africa Road Stand for our<br />
plumper supporters!<br />
‘…A MERRY CHRISTMAS!...A<br />
warm Boxing Day welcome<br />
to the players and supporters<br />
of Orient FC and to our own<br />
supporters who have staggered<br />
away from the Christmas surfeit<br />
of too much food, drink and<br />
television for a much-needed<br />
afternoon in the open air.<br />
Christmas is nearly over but we<br />
trust that this match today will<br />
offer you all the highlight of your<br />
holiday and will prove a fitting<br />
finish to this festive season.’<br />
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HEROES<br />
STAN BOWLES VS<br />
BRANN BERGEN<br />
WEDNESDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 1976<br />
UEFA CUP FIRST ROUND SECOND LEG<br />
STAN BOWLES matched his first leg hattrick<br />
against Brann Bergen by scoring<br />
another trio of goals as <strong>Rangers</strong> cantered<br />
to a 7-0 victory in our first ever away match in<br />
European competition.<br />
Before the match in Bergen, Bowles said: “I was<br />
very disappointed not to be included in the England<br />
squad for the recent World Cup qualifier against<br />
Finland. I honestly believe that I have never played<br />
better than this at the start of a season.<br />
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“I know I have to maintain my form to make sure<br />
of catching (England manager) Don Revie’s eye<br />
and to keep him thinking about me.<br />
“When Brann Bergen played at Loftus Road two<br />
weeks ago, I collected a hat-trick and I will be<br />
looking for another one this time. I’ll be bitterly<br />
upset if I don’t get at least one goal.<br />
“There is no way we can lose this game. And with<br />
the 4-0 lead we already have from the first leg, we<br />
must be capable of knocking in a few more goals.”<br />
It was a cool evening in Norway, with the compact<br />
stadium set picturesquely beneath some treelined<br />
mountains. The pitch was firm and it seemed<br />
to suit QPR’s passing style as they turned on the<br />
style, watched by a crowd of 11,527.<br />
After scoring on 68, 84 and 88 minutes, Bowles<br />
said: “I know it looked easy out there, but goals<br />
are never simple to score. Anyway, I feel there’ll<br />
be no stopping me now.”<br />
The Daily Mirror headline was “BOWLES BLITZ!”<br />
and reporter Harry Miller wrote: “Stan Bowles<br />
kept his promise to blitz Bergen with a second<br />
hat-trick as Queen’s <strong>Park</strong> <strong>Rangers</strong> romped to a<br />
seven-goal UEFA Cup victory here last night.”<br />
Meanwhile, Bob Driscoll wrote in The Sun:<br />
“Queen’s <strong>Park</strong> <strong>Rangers</strong> completed the UEFA Cup<br />
slaughter of Norwegian amateurs Brann Bergen<br />
last night as humanely as possible with seven<br />
more goals in Norway. And once again the chief<br />
executioner was the irrepressible Stan Bowles.<br />
“Bowles-the-goals kept his audacious pre-match<br />
promise to score a hat-trick to match the one he<br />
got in the first leg.”<br />
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IMAGES COURTESY OF: IAN RANDALL<br />
INTERVIEW: LENNIE HARVEY<br />
Teddy Lawrence<br />
Position: Forward<br />
From: Queen’s <strong>Park</strong><br />
Joined QPR: Age 9<br />
Pre-Match Meal: Pasta with olive oil<br />
Favourite social media platform: YouTube<br />
Pre-Match Song: The Don by Nas<br />
How did you get scouted?<br />
Playing at a school tournament. I was player of<br />
the tournament and a QPR scout gave my PE<br />
teacher a contact number so I got a trial at the<br />
academy and, after two weeks of a six-week trial,<br />
I got accepted!<br />
What are your strengths as a player and what<br />
do you need to work on?<br />
My strengths are creating opportunities,<br />
dribbling past players, crossing the ball and<br />
scoring goals. I would like to work on crossing<br />
with both feet, so defenders find it harder to play<br />
against when I’m running down the by-line.<br />
What’s the highlight of your career so far?<br />
It has to be scoring at <strong>Luton</strong>’s Kenilworth<br />
Road for QPR U21s, which I’m sure would have<br />
put a smile on fans’ faces! Another highlight<br />
would be playing for Scotland against England in<br />
an U16 fixture.<br />
Who’s your favourite player or inspiration?<br />
Adel Taarabt as he had the ability to captivate<br />
crowds with tricks and flicks, however he also had<br />
a very effective style of play, getting him many<br />
goals and assists.<br />
When was the first football match you<br />
attended?<br />
Ohhh Bobby Zamoraaaaaa. QPR 1 Derby 0 to<br />
send the R’s to the Premier League. What a great<br />
day for the club and hopefully it will come again!<br />
Who’s had the greatest influence on your<br />
career and why?<br />
My Dad. He has instilled a good type of attitude<br />
in me, not just as a player, but a person and<br />
he often shows me skills that dazzle me even<br />
though he’s getting older! I have gained good<br />
technical ability from having a skilful Dad.<br />
What’s the best aspect of being a QPR player?<br />
Being from the local area, I’m very proud to play<br />
for my local team and I know lots of QPR fans so I<br />
hope to make them proud!<br />
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Sat Aug 20 Birmingham City W 2-1<br />
Sat Aug 27 Peterborough Utd W 3-1<br />
Sat Sep 3 PL Cup R1<br />
Sat Sep 10 Coventry City 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 Cardiff City W 2-1<br />
Sat Oct 22 Watford L 5-2<br />
Sat Oct 29 Bristol City W 3-1<br />
Sat Nov 5 PL Cup R3<br />
Sat Nov 12 Sheffield Wednesday L 2-1<br />
Sat Nov 19 Colchester Utd W 6-1<br />
Sat Nov 26 Millwall W 3-2<br />
Tue Dec 20 Tottenham (FAYC R3) W 3-1 AET<br />
Sat Jan 7 Cardiff City 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 City 13:00<br />
Sat Feb 4 PL Cup QF<br />
Sat Feb 11 Bristol City/ 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 <strong>Town</strong> 11:30<br />
Sat Mar 18 Wigan Athletic 11:00<br />
Sat Apr 1 Burnley 11:00<br />
Sat Apr 15 Hull City 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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Columnist<br />
SAM TAYLOR<br />
‘R’ GENERATION WRITER SAM TAYLOR<br />
DISCUSSES THE LATEST GOINGS-ON IN W12<br />
Lionel Messi has finally fulfilled his<br />
childhood dream of lifting the World Cup.<br />
In what was perhaps the greatest final in<br />
World Cup history, Argentina pipped France<br />
to the crown on penalties.<br />
In the UK, it has been recorded that almost<br />
20 million people tuned in to watch the game.<br />
I would go as far as to say the majority of<br />
those 20 million people were mostly focused<br />
on what they were watching. The history<br />
happening before their eyes. The greatest<br />
player of all time becoming solidified in<br />
football folklore. A final for the ages. I would<br />
also say that one person out of that 20<br />
million – myself – was not entirely focused on<br />
the proceedings in front of him but was lost<br />
thinking instead: Where does QPR come into<br />
all of this? A thought I would fairly assume<br />
was not shared by those 20 million.<br />
As Lionel Messi’s World Cup journey came<br />
to an end, a new (equally important) era was<br />
beginning in Shepherd’s Bush with the arrival<br />
of Neil Critchley as our new head coach. I<br />
thought we looked really impressive against<br />
Preston. I thought each player on the pitch<br />
was working hard to make an impact on the<br />
new manager and that definitely contributed<br />
to the quality of the performance. Similarly,<br />
with Argentina, it would be hard to argue<br />
that their united desire to fulfil Messi’s<br />
narrative was not a massive driving force in<br />
their success as a team. Another example<br />
of mentality in the World Cup was Brazil.<br />
They were playing probably the best football<br />
out of anyone, but it seemed they got a bit<br />
too comfortable and were shaken up by the<br />
sheer determination of Croatia. Ilias Chair’s<br />
Morocco were most definitely the same<br />
and hopefully Ilias can bring some of that<br />
Moroccan fighting spirit back with him to<br />
Loftus Road.<br />
I think there were definitely question marks<br />
after Mick Beale’s departure, as to how the<br />
players would respond. There was every<br />
possibility that the mood would be low and<br />
the fight would deflate a bit. But post-Preston<br />
it became pretty clear that’s not the case.<br />
The drive has been reignited. We know fully<br />
well that the Championship is not simply<br />
about who’s the better team. We’ve had<br />
tons of games where we were the better<br />
team and lost. Equally, we’ve had plenty of<br />
tough afternoons where we’ve rescued a win<br />
against a better side.<br />
So I think a big test for Critchley will be about<br />
man-management with this squad. It goes<br />
without saying that this QPR team has quality,<br />
but the extra edge is the mental one, an edge<br />
that needs to be super sharp to maintain a<br />
promotion push.<br />
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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 December…<br />
Charlie Hall – 1st<br />
Robbie Lamden – 1st<br />
Marcus Maxey – 1st<br />
Finley Murphy-Walsh – 1st<br />
Sonny Roache – 1st<br />
Rory Ryan – 1st<br />
Kiran Singh – 1st<br />
Alex Antiri – 2nd<br />
Harry Atkinson – 2nd<br />
Max Exall – 2nd<br />
Cian Kelly – 2nd<br />
Max Mackenzie – 2nd<br />
Kiyaan Mandan – 2nd<br />
Ben Redfern – 2nd<br />
Rowan Shirras – 2nd<br />
Caiden Sullivan – 2nd<br />
Jake Wadlow – 2nd<br />
Finn Walsh – 2nd<br />
Alfie Watts – 2nd<br />
Toby Arbon – 3rd<br />
Beau Matthews – 3rd<br />
Charlie Warren – 3rd<br />
Daniel Dryden – 4th<br />
Emily Anthony – 5th<br />
Thomas Cognet – 5th<br />
Hardy Frick – 5th<br />
Anthony Katz – 5th<br />
Arthur Miller – 5th<br />
Thomas Naughton – 5th<br />
Archie Payne – 5th<br />
Kyran Ali – 6th<br />
Cael Cadogan – 6th<br />
Carly Gurrin – 6th<br />
Charley Gurrin – 6th<br />
Joseph Lisi – 6th<br />
Ted McCarthy – 6th<br />
Francis Sheehan – 6th<br />
Ryan Collins – 7th<br />
Andreas Sinclair – 7th<br />
Nikolas Tingle – 7th<br />
Blake Bence – 8th<br />
Louis Jackson – 8th<br />
Daniel Reynolds – 8th<br />
Callum Pye-Beraet – 9th<br />
Jake Roberts – 9th<br />
Charlie Webb – 9th<br />
Dax Astaire – 10th<br />
Jasmine Astaire – 10th<br />
Harry Basciano – 10th<br />
Harry Boxall – 10th<br />
Ben Clapinson – 10th<br />
Katie Hartman – 10th<br />
Harry Pedrick – 10th<br />
Daniel Fairbairn – 11th<br />
Albie Frayling – 11th<br />
Cameron Paea – 11th<br />
Charlie <strong>Park</strong>er – 11th<br />
Oscar Brown – 12th<br />
Rufus Hult – 12th<br />
Thomas Kennedy – 12th<br />
Cecilia Myerson – 12th<br />
Freddie Oakman – 12th<br />
Ivy-Mae Clay – 13th<br />
Daisy Curd – 13th<br />
Evan Davis – 13th<br />
Billy Kennedy – 13th<br />
Samuel Ketcher – 13th<br />
Guy Miller – 13th<br />
Joseph O’Callaghan – 13th<br />
Mark Payne – 13th<br />
Marco Songui – 13th<br />
Molly Williams – 13th<br />
Joe Fenwick – 14th<br />
Joshua Taylor – 14th<br />
Henry Carroll-Waine – 15th<br />
Sean Healy – 15th<br />
George King – 15th<br />
Suzie Clarke – 16th<br />
Camila Decruz – 16th<br />
Joshua Frangi – 16th<br />
Phoebe Mitchell – 16th<br />
Thelma Iris Owen – 16th<br />
Belle-Lyla Stickley – 16th<br />
James Whiting – 16th<br />
Grace Hanks – 17th<br />
Christopher Morris – 17th<br />
George Roberts – 17th<br />
Ethan Smith – 17th<br />
Kayden Carter – 18th<br />
Sasha Dearlove – 18th<br />
Leon Gray – 18th<br />
Buddy Harwood – 18th<br />
Albert O’Sullivan – 18th<br />
Billy Dunne – 19th<br />
Lewis Foster – 19th<br />
Joshua Kerr – 19th<br />
Archie O’Reilly – 19th<br />
Isabel Shirras – 19th<br />
Dennis Siegenthaler – 19th<br />
Neo Sule-Legbe – 19th<br />
Henry Atkinson – 20th<br />
Harry Baptiste – 20th<br />
Kit Leigh-Retief – 20th<br />
Luke Martin – 20th<br />
Hunter Armstrong – 21st<br />
Zachary Biggs – 21st<br />
Hollis Bigrave – 21st<br />
Georgia Cox – 21st<br />
Lorcan Creamer – 21st<br />
Keira Forkin – 21st<br />
Charlie Grant – 21st<br />
Alicia Goodall – 21st<br />
Edward Harte – 21st<br />
Noah King – 21st<br />
Alex Lambert – 21st<br />
Dorothy Raven – 21st<br />
Freddie Ryder – 21st<br />
Cosmo Selby – 21st<br />
Oliver Farrell – 22nd<br />
Thomas Kennedy – 22nd<br />
Roisin Nolan-Caffrey – 22nd<br />
Albie Thomas – 22nd<br />
Rowan Ward – 22nd<br />
Tommy Wilkinson – 22nd<br />
Sadie Beason – 23rd<br />
Alfie Faulkner – 23rd<br />
Sophie Forey – 23rd<br />
Isaac Kirk – 23rd<br />
Freddie Nimmo – 23rd<br />
Harvey Christon – 24th<br />
Sophia Feldman – 24th<br />
Allegra Massey – 24th<br />
Mason Wicks – 24th<br />
Luke Wullschleger – 24th<br />
Freddie Braiden – 25th<br />
Joe Burgess – 25th<br />
Luke Evans – 26th<br />
Abigail Fearn – 26th<br />
Sophia Warren – 26th<br />
Polly Whisker – 26th<br />
Finley Downie – 27th<br />
Harvey Gale – 27th<br />
Ryan McMullen – 27th<br />
Melody Morgan – 27th<br />
Freya <strong>Park</strong>er – 27th<br />
Harry Wilkinson – 27th<br />
Alexander Conisbee – 28th<br />
Harley James – 28th<br />
Stanley King – 28th<br />
Alfie Lynas – 28th<br />
Lexi <strong>Park</strong>er – 28th<br />
Joseph Robertson – 28th<br />
Finn Bearman – 29th<br />
Archie Black – 29th<br />
Evan Brown – 29th<br />
Rafi Bulos – 29th<br />
Noah Cyna – 29th<br />
Kitty Farrell – 29th<br />
Oliver Hunt – 29th<br />
Harry Palmer – 29th<br />
Charlie Porter – 29th<br />
Benjamin Boud – 30th<br />
Caolan Mulvihill – 30th<br />
Edward Flaxman – 31st<br />
Michael Payne – 31st<br />
James Perry – 31st<br />
BACK IN<br />
THE DAY<br />
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Which current Championship manager is<br />
pictured during his playing days?<br />
TEST YOUR<br />
KNOWLEDGE<br />
Q: Which former <strong>Luton</strong> striker scored a<br />
penalty in QPR’s 2-1 win at Kenilworth Road<br />
last season?<br />
NAME THE<br />
PLAYER<br />
• I was born in Welwyn<br />
Garden City,<br />
Hertfordshire, in 1997<br />
• At the age of nine, I joined<br />
Tottenham and went on to<br />
make one Premier League<br />
appearance for the club<br />
• I was loaned to Southend<br />
and Stevenage before<br />
joining QPR in 2019<br />
• My first QPR goal came<br />
against Barnsley at<br />
Oakwell and I scored<br />
another in the same match<br />
Answers: Spot the Ball: C, Back in the day: Michael Carrick (Middlesbrough),<br />
Test your Knowledge: Andre Gray, Name the Player: Luke Amos<br />
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Ethan<br />
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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<br />
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CHRONICLING MOST OF THE STANDOUT MOMENTS IN QPR<br />
HISTORY DURING THE LAST 40 YEARS, RICHARD GRAYSON’S<br />
IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION OF NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS NOW FILLS<br />
A TOTAL OF 116 SCRAPBOOKS.<br />
Richard began his collection<br />
during the 1981/82 season,<br />
focusing on <strong>Rangers</strong>’ first ever<br />
match on Astroturf – against<br />
tonight’s opponents <strong>Luton</strong><br />
<strong>Town</strong> – and the team’s run to<br />
the FA Cup final that season.<br />
At the start of the following<br />
campaign, when he was 13,<br />
Richard resolved to save a<br />
record of every QPR game<br />
and has made good on that<br />
promise four decades on.<br />
He remains grateful to his Mum,<br />
who posted match reports to<br />
him during his student days and<br />
still looks out for QPR-related<br />
media coverage now!<br />
“There are great moments in<br />
the club’s history,” said Richard.<br />
“I think especially of the 1986<br />
Milk Cup run, and promotions<br />
in 1983, 2004, 2011 and 2014,<br />
and occasions in football<br />
history such as Manchester<br />
City winning the title against us<br />
in 2012, a match at which my<br />
son was the QPR mascot.<br />
“More unusual are tabloid<br />
rumours about players we were<br />
supposedly chasing, including<br />
Glenn Hoddle (1983) and Paul<br />
Gascoigne (1995).<br />
“A particular favourite was<br />
Frank Rijkaard in 1995 – a player<br />
I always liked and would have<br />
loved to see at QPR.”<br />
Do you own a piece of interesting or unusual QPR<br />
memorabilia? If so, we’d love to see some photos and hear<br />
more about it – please email your contributions to us at<br />
programme@qpr.co.uk.<br />
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IMAGES COURTESY OF: IAN RANDALL<br />
QPR FC<br />
BILLERICAY TOWN 6<br />
QPR FC WOMEN 3<br />
SKIPPER Vicky Grieve was given a guard of<br />
honour as she led QPR out for the final time<br />
in their FA Women’s National League Plate<br />
tie at Billericay <strong>Town</strong>.<br />
The defender is leaving <strong>Rangers</strong> after six<br />
years at the club – and sadly she was unable<br />
to bow out with a win as Billericay triumphed<br />
in a high-scoring game.<br />
Amelia Cutler, Melanie Hall and Lauren<br />
Jordinson all found the net for the R’s, but<br />
Ruby Sealey and Zoe Rushen both scored<br />
twice for the home side, with Lucy Jones and<br />
Beau <strong>Park</strong>er also on target.<br />
<strong>Rangers</strong>, who exited the competition<br />
following that defeat, were denied the<br />
opportunity to bounce back immediately as<br />
their final scheduled league game prior to<br />
Christmas, against Norwich, was postponed<br />
due to bad weather.<br />
The team return to action on Sunday<br />
8th January, when they take on AFC<br />
Wimbledon at Hanwell <strong>Town</strong>’s Powerday<br />
Stadium (kick-off 2pm).<br />
QPR: McLean, Curr, Grieve, Carolan (Bishop<br />
56), Jordinson, Gunn, Hall, Blodgett, Cutler<br />
(Moore 56), Akerman (Martins 64), Petit.<br />
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# 1 Seny DIENG<br />
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Apps: 24 Gls: 1<br />
YC: 2 RC: 0<br />
# 2 Osman KAKAY<br />
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Apps: 4+9 Gls: 0<br />
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# 10 Ilias CHAIR<br />
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# 11 Tyler ROBERTS<br />
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PUTTING THE SPARK<br />
INTO MATCHDAY<br />
PROGRAMMES...<br />
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2019-22<br />
qprcommunitytrust.co.uk e: community@qpr.co.uk t: 020 8740 2509<br />
@QPRtrust<br />
PLAYERS HELP TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY AT CHRISTMAS<br />
QPR players brought some Christmas cheer<br />
to youngsters at Jack Tizard School with a<br />
delivery of presents and essential supplies<br />
prior to the holiday season.<br />
Both the men’s and women’s first-team squads<br />
– along with club mascot Jude the Cat – visited<br />
the school for children with severe learning<br />
difficulties on South Africa Road.<br />
They also made a similar trip to The Hub@75<br />
– a Hammersmith & Fulham-led foodbank just<br />
around the corner in Bloemfontein Road.<br />
Many of the gifts and food parcels were<br />
donated by QPR fans, players and director of<br />
football Les Ferdinand, along with QPR in the<br />
Community Trust.<br />
Trust events manager Justin Stone said:<br />
“Since Covid, we’ve seen a lot more people<br />
get in touch with the club and Trust asking for<br />
support, and we are doing all we can to engage<br />
with as many people as possible.<br />
“We are here to support the whole community,<br />
not just QPR fans. The generosity shown by<br />
supporters at our recent foodbank collection<br />
against Burnley was hugely appreciated, as<br />
was the amount of food supplies and presents<br />
donated by our players and staff members.<br />
“Hopefully their support can make life a little<br />
easier for certain families over the festive<br />
period.”<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 City W 3-1 12,716 6 DIENG LAIRD 1 DICKIE DUNNE PAAL DOZZELL<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
Sat 3 15:00 Swansea City 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 City D 0-0 14,174 6 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN DUNNE PAAL DOZZELL<br />
OCTOBER<br />
Sat 1 15:00 Bristol City 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 <strong>Luton</strong> <strong>Town</strong> L 1-3 10,011 4 DIENG BALOGUN DUNNE CLARKE-SALTER PAAL AMOS<br />
Wed 19 19:45 Cardiff City W 3-0 12,805 1 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN CLARKE-SALTER PAAL 1 JOHANSEN<br />
Sat 22 15:00 Wigan Athletic W 2-1 16,353 1 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN 1 CLARKE-SALTER PAAL JOHANSEN<br />
Fri 28 20:00 Birmingham City L 0-2 19,007 2 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN CLARKE-SALTER PAAL JOHANSEN<br />
NOVEMBER<br />
Wed 2 19:45 Norwich City D 0-0 25,458 4 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE BALOGUN PAAL DOZZELL<br />
Sat 5 15:00 West Bromwich Albion L 0-1 17,139 5 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE BALOGUN PAAL AMOS<br />
Tue 8 19:45 Huddersfield <strong>Town</strong> L 1-2 12,769 6 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN CLARKE-SALTER PAAL IROEGBUNAM<br />
Sat 12 15:00 Coventry City L 0-2 23,201 7 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE DUNNE CLARKE-SALTER RICHARDS<br />
DECEMBER<br />
Sun 11 13:00 Burnley L 0-3 14,299 9 DIENG LAIRD DUNNE CLARKE-SALTER PAAL DOZZELL<br />
Sat 17 15:00 Preston North End W 1-0 14,534 6 DIENG LAIRD DUNNE 1 CLARKE-SALTER PAAL DOZZELL<br />
Mon 26 17:15 Cardiff City<br />
Thurs 29 18:00 <strong>Luton</strong> <strong>Town</strong><br />
JANUARY<br />
Mon 2 20:00 Sheffield United<br />
Sat 7 15:00 Fleetwood <strong>Town</strong> FAC<br />
Sat 14 15:00 Reading<br />
Sat 21 15:00 Swansea City<br />
Sat 28 15:00 Hull City<br />
FEBRUARY<br />
Sat 4 15:00 Huddersfield <strong>Town</strong><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 City<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 City<br />
Wed 19 19:45 Norwich City<br />
Sat 22 15:00 Burnley<br />
Sat 29 15:00 Stoke City<br />
MAY<br />
Sat 6 15:00 Bristol City<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 />
FIELD IROEGBUNAM CHAIR ARMSTRONG DYKES 2 DOZZELL, AMOS, KAKAY, RICHARDS, BONNE, ARCHER, DICKIE J LININGTON<br />
FIELD 1 ARMSTRONG IROEGBUNAM CHAIR DYKES AMOS, DOZZELL, DICKIE, RICHARDS |, BONNE, ARCHER, KAKAY, D WHITESTONE<br />
FIELD ROBERTS CHAIR IROEGBUNAM<br />
|<br />
DYKES DICKIE |, ARMSTRONG, AMOS, RICHARDS, KAKAY, ARCHER, DOZZELL T ROBINSON<br />
| |<br />
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1 BURNLEY 23 13 8 2 46 24 22 47<br />
2 SHEFFIELD UNITED 23 13 5 5 38 20 18 44<br />
3 BLACKBURN ROVERS 23 13 0 10 27 26 1 39<br />
4 WATFORD 23 10 7 6 30 22 8 37<br />
5 NORWICH CITY 23 10 5 8 30 25 5 35<br />
6 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 23 10 4 9 27 27 0 34<br />
7 PRESTON NORTH END 23 9 7 7 22 22 0 34<br />
8 COVENTRY CITY 22 9 6 7 25 22 3 33<br />
9 BIRMINGHAM CITY 23 8 8 7 26 22 4 32<br />
10 MILLWALL 22 9 5 8 27 26 1 32<br />
11 SWANSEA CITY 23 8 8 7 30 32 -2 32<br />
12 READING 23 10 2 11 26 33 -7 32<br />
13 SUNDERLAND 23 8 7 8 31 26 5 31<br />
14 MIDDLESBROUGH 23 8 6 9 32 30 2 30<br />
15 LUTON TOWN 22 7 9 6 24 24 0 30<br />
16 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 23 7 8 8 29 26 3 29<br />
17 STOKE CITY 23 8 5 10 26 30 -4 29<br />
18 BRISTOL CITY 23 7 6 10 31 32 -1 27<br />
19 ROTHERHAM UNITED 23 6 8 9 26 32 -6 26<br />
20 CARDIFF CITY 23 7 5 11 20 28 -8 26<br />
21 HULL CITY 23 7 5 11 26 40 -14 26<br />
22 BLACKPOOL 23 6 6 11 25 34 -9 24<br />
23 WIGAN ATHLETIC 23 6 6 11 23 34 -11 24<br />
24 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 22 5 4 13 19 29 -10 19<br />
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IAN MCCULLOUGH, SENIOR WRITER AT WEST LONDON<br />
SPORT, SHARES HIS THOUGHTS…<br />
This column was due to be about a<br />
winning start to the Neil Critchley era at<br />
Loftus Road.<br />
However, the evening after the win at Preston<br />
I received gut-wrenching news of the sudden<br />
death of the man responsible for me being a<br />
QPR fan – so please forgive my self-indulgence.<br />
Most of you reading this won’t have heard of<br />
Adrian McBrearty.<br />
But anyone who sits in the vicinity of R Block<br />
in the Stanley Bowles Stand will recognise him<br />
as the leader of the Fez Brigade.<br />
He sat right near the corner flag, offering<br />
‘gentle’ encouragement to assistant referees<br />
and opposition players each week and was<br />
one of life’s genuine characters. For me, he<br />
was simply my best mate who I have known<br />
since I was seven.<br />
It was that same gentle encouragement he<br />
reserves for the poor soul running the line<br />
that turned me from being a young Arsenal<br />
fan to the only QPR supporter in my family –<br />
what a great life choice that turned out to be!<br />
My role at West London Sport often involves<br />
travelling around the country covering<br />
<strong>Rangers</strong> and Ade was often in the car with<br />
me on those long trips, building up his loyalty<br />
points with visits to exotic places such<br />
as Cardiff, Bristol, Nottingham, Barnsley,<br />
Swansea, and Blackburn.<br />
I’d give him the keys before the game so he<br />
could wait for me in the car afterwards and<br />
on the journey home we’d dissect the game<br />
before attention usually turned to ante-post<br />
debates for the next Cheltenham festival.<br />
How I am going to miss those days.<br />
Ade was due to be in the car with me to<br />
Deepdale, but the freezing weather, <strong>Rangers</strong>’<br />
dip in form and a touch of man flu saw him<br />
opt against it, telling me on the phone as I<br />
drove up the M6: ‘they will win now because I<br />
won’t be there’.<br />
It was the last time we spoke.<br />
His passing leaves a huge hole in the lives of<br />
myself and many of his good friends at Loftus<br />
Road and beyond.<br />
But not as much as it will for his beautiful<br />
children, Liam, Lily and Connie. All three have<br />
all been ‘brainwashed’ the right way and are<br />
very much part of the Fez Gang, which Ade<br />
set up to give Ilias Chair a boost following his<br />
AFCON disappointment last year.<br />
It was fitting he got to celebrate a QPR win<br />
on the last full day of his life, but R Block will<br />
never be the same again.<br />
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HEAD COACH: NEIL CRITCHLEY<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 />
LUTON<br />
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MANAGER: ROB EDWARDS<br />
1 ● JAMES SHEA GK<br />
2 ● JAMES BREE<br />
3 ● DAN POTTS<br />
4 ● TOM LOCKYER<br />
5 ● SONNY BRADLEY<br />
6 ● GLEN REA<br />
7 ● HARRY CORNICK<br />
8 ● LUKE BERRY<br />
9 ● CARLTON MORRIS<br />
10 ● CAULEY WOODROW<br />
11 ● ELIJAH ADEBAYO<br />
12 ● HENRI LANSBURY<br />
16 ● REECE BURKE<br />
17 ● PELLY-RUDDOCK MPANZU<br />
18 ● JORDAN CLARK<br />
20 ● LOUIE WATSON<br />
21 ● HARRY ISTED GK<br />
22 ● ALLAN CAMPBELL<br />
23 ● FRED ONYEDINMA<br />
29 ● AMARI’I BELL<br />
30 ● LUKE FREEMAN<br />
32 ● GABRIEL OSHO<br />
33 ● MATT MACEY GK<br />
34 ● ETHAN HORVATH GK<br />
35 ● CAMERON JEROME<br />
45 ● ALFIE DOUGHTY<br />
Referee:<br />
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Assistant Referee:<br />
Bhupinder Gill<br />
Assistant Referee:<br />
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Fourth official:<br />
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