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Friday, February 01, 2008

QPR vs Bristol City Preview: Bristol City Last Won at Loftus Road in 1977

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Time Out/London -Rangers v Bristol City
Sat Feb 2 Rangers Stadium, South Africa Rd, W12 7PA

Bristol City last won in W12 in 1977, the year Liverpool won the old First Division title and Spurs were relegated. More than 30 years later it's Brizzle who are the promotion candidates, though they're vulnerable – a 4-1 defeat at the Hawthorns and 2-0 loss at Crystal Palace have ruffled the Robins' feathers. And Rangers? Countless players have arrived while the manager has mastered enough English to wave when his name's sung by the fans ('GiGi De Canio, Bernie and Flavio'). With this new talent starting to blend with more established R's players like Dexter Blackstock and Martin Rowlands, league positions mean very little. It's only a matter of time before Rangers really click into gear and roar up the table with the force of one of Flavio's Renault engines. Noam Friedlander - Time Out/London