-
- For QPR and Football Updates throughout the day also check the QPR Report Messageboard/quasi-blog. Join in the various discussions or just read!
QPR REPORT Available on TWITTER!
- QPR's Pre-Season Calendar
- QPR's Complete 2010/2011 Fixtures
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As noted on Barnsley Official Site (And presumably others to come)
Barnsley Official Site - FOOTBALL LEAGUE ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL CHARITY PARTNER
- THE Football League's official charity partner for the 2010/11 season is Marie Curie Cancer Care.
- The charity cares for people with Cancer and other life limiting illnesses. Their services are always free of charge to patients and their families, and the charity is best known for its network of Marie Curie Nurses working in the community to provide end-of-life care for patients in their own homes.
- Their work is done across the UK, including each of the Football League club communities. They also have nine hospices, conduct palliative care research to find better ways of caring for terminally ill people and fund scientific teams investigating the causes of and treatments for Cancer.
- Last season's work with Help for Heroes was tremendously successful - Football League clubs helped raise awareness and more than £300,000 through bucket collections and initiatives, and the League hopes to do even more this season.
- An official launch will take place on Tuesday 3rd August, and, aiming to repeat the success of last year's 'Football for Heroes Week', the divisions will stage a week of action from 7 to 13 March 2011." Barnsley Official Site
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
What Football Fans Think: Football League Supporters Survey Findings
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- For QPR and Football Updates throughout the day also check the QPR Report Messageboard/quasi-blog. Join in the various discussions or just read!....... QPR REPORT Available on TWITTER!
- QPR's Pre-Season Calendar
- QPR's Complete 2010/2011 Fixtures
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- The Football League's 2010-2011 Charity Partner is Marie Curie Cancer Care. (Last year the official Partner was Help for Heroes)
Football League Supporters Survey --FANS CALL FOR TECHNOLOGY
- Fans of Football League clubs have called on the football authorities to introduce technological assistance for referees in the largest supporter consultation in domestic sport.
- The Football League Supporters Survey 2010, which records the views of more than 36,000 fans from across the world's original league football competition, reveals that 87% of those polled would favour the use of technology to assist referees with their decisions.
- However, there is continued debate over what form that assistance should take with 39% believing it should be used 'wherever possible', 27% on decisions 'inside the penalty box only' and 21% on 'goal line decisions only'.
An overwhelming majority of supporters (88%) would also like to see technology used by the football authorities in order to take retrospective disciplinary action against players in instances where video replays show they have 'dived' to win free-kicks and penalties.
Asked to identify what The Football League's main priority should be, nearly half of the sample (45%) pinpointed 'ensuring the long term financial survival of its 72 member clubs' as being key. This was followed by 'ensuring fair competition between its member clubs' (18%) and 'developing young football talent for the future' (13%).
With the above in mind, the 2010 Survey also reveals that 56% of supporters would support the use of restrictions on player salaries or the numbers of players clubs can sign.
Fans also took the opportunity to have their say on one of the game's age-old debates and narrowly plumped for 'entertaining football' over 'winning' as the most important part of the matchday experience.
In launching the report, Football League Chairman, Greg Clarke, said: "Once again, fans have taken the opportunity in their thousands to tell us what they think about The Football League, their clubs and the matches they watch. We value their input greatly and will use it to continue moving our clubs and competitions forward.
"In previous seasons we have given FIFA the opportunity to trial the use of technology in our competitions and that offer remains on the table".
The Football League Supporters Survey 2010 was conducted in December 2009/January 2010, with a total of 36,822 supporters taking part. The results also reveal that:
THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE:
• 55% of fans believe that The Football League does a good job compared to 11% who feel that it does not.
FAN ENGAGEMENT:
• Two thirds of supporters (65%) were under the age of eleven when they first watched their club.
• The main reasons why people chose their club were 'locality' (65%) and 'parental influence' (45%).
FAMILY FOOTBALL:
• 71% of supporters believe that Football League matches provide good family entertainment.
• 79% of supporters feel that football is an important part of their family's life.
• 47% of supporters are aware of The Football League's 'Enjoy the Match' campaign, which aims to curb bad language and abusive behaviour in family areas of grounds.
TICKETING:
• On average, fans watched 17 home matches and 6 away matches per season.
• 93% of season ticket holders believe their season ticket offers value for money.
• 70% on non-season ticket holders believe match tickets offer value for money.
• 27% of fans buy their matchday ticket online compared to 17% two years ago, with 61% now expressing an interest in online, print-at-home tickets.
MATCHDAY EXPERIENCE:
• On a scale 1 to 10 fans identified the following as being the most important elements of the matchday experience:
o Entertaining football (8.6)
o Atmosphere (8.5)
o Clear sightlines (8.5)
o Safety (8.2)
o Winning (8.2)
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT:
• 75% of supporters believe that their club's track record in develop its own young players to first team level is good or very good.
CUSTOMER SERVICE:
• Asked whether they felt valued by their club, supporters gave clubs an average mark of 6.3 on a ten-point scale. The club whose fans feel most valued are Exeter City (8.1) and Huddersfield Town (7.8).
REFEREEING:
• 57% of supporters believe that the standard of refereeing in The Football League is average or above.
SPONSORSHIP:
• 87% of supporters were able to enter the name of their club's shirt sponsor unprompted.
• One in three fans indicated that the association of a brand with their club will actually change their consumer behaviour by making them more likely to buy the products in question over other competing products.
COMMUNITY:
• 96% of supporters believed it was important that their club played a role in its local community. Football League
SEE ALSO:- The Complete Football League Survey of Football Fans' Views
- Sousa Favourite for Leicester Job?
- How Reading Treat a Departing Loyal Club Servant
- Four Year Flashback: Waddock and Paladini at New Manager Press Conference
- Five Year Flashback: Chairman Bill Power and CEO Mark Devlin re Ticket Prices, etc
- Five Years Ago Today: QPR Trying for Andre Flo
- Championship Betting Odds
- QPR Connections to Other Clubs/Other Countries
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- For QPR and Football Updates throughout the day also check the QPR Report Messageboard/quasi-blog. Join in the various discussions or just read!....... QPR REPORT Available on TWITTER!
- QPR's Pre-Season Calendar
- QPR's Complete 2010/2011 Fixtures
____________________________________________________________________________________
- The Football League's 2010-2011 Charity Partner is Marie Curie Cancer Care. (Last year the official Partner was Help for Heroes)
Football League Supporters Survey --FANS CALL FOR TECHNOLOGY
- Fans of Football League clubs have called on the football authorities to introduce technological assistance for referees in the largest supporter consultation in domestic sport.
- The Football League Supporters Survey 2010, which records the views of more than 36,000 fans from across the world's original league football competition, reveals that 87% of those polled would favour the use of technology to assist referees with their decisions.
- However, there is continued debate over what form that assistance should take with 39% believing it should be used 'wherever possible', 27% on decisions 'inside the penalty box only' and 21% on 'goal line decisions only'.
An overwhelming majority of supporters (88%) would also like to see technology used by the football authorities in order to take retrospective disciplinary action against players in instances where video replays show they have 'dived' to win free-kicks and penalties.
Asked to identify what The Football League's main priority should be, nearly half of the sample (45%) pinpointed 'ensuring the long term financial survival of its 72 member clubs' as being key. This was followed by 'ensuring fair competition between its member clubs' (18%) and 'developing young football talent for the future' (13%).
With the above in mind, the 2010 Survey also reveals that 56% of supporters would support the use of restrictions on player salaries or the numbers of players clubs can sign.
Fans also took the opportunity to have their say on one of the game's age-old debates and narrowly plumped for 'entertaining football' over 'winning' as the most important part of the matchday experience.
In launching the report, Football League Chairman, Greg Clarke, said: "Once again, fans have taken the opportunity in their thousands to tell us what they think about The Football League, their clubs and the matches they watch. We value their input greatly and will use it to continue moving our clubs and competitions forward.
"In previous seasons we have given FIFA the opportunity to trial the use of technology in our competitions and that offer remains on the table".
The Football League Supporters Survey 2010 was conducted in December 2009/January 2010, with a total of 36,822 supporters taking part. The results also reveal that:
THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE:
• 55% of fans believe that The Football League does a good job compared to 11% who feel that it does not.
FAN ENGAGEMENT:
• Two thirds of supporters (65%) were under the age of eleven when they first watched their club.
• The main reasons why people chose their club were 'locality' (65%) and 'parental influence' (45%).
FAMILY FOOTBALL:
• 71% of supporters believe that Football League matches provide good family entertainment.
• 79% of supporters feel that football is an important part of their family's life.
• 47% of supporters are aware of The Football League's 'Enjoy the Match' campaign, which aims to curb bad language and abusive behaviour in family areas of grounds.
TICKETING:
• On average, fans watched 17 home matches and 6 away matches per season.
• 93% of season ticket holders believe their season ticket offers value for money.
• 70% on non-season ticket holders believe match tickets offer value for money.
• 27% of fans buy their matchday ticket online compared to 17% two years ago, with 61% now expressing an interest in online, print-at-home tickets.
MATCHDAY EXPERIENCE:
• On a scale 1 to 10 fans identified the following as being the most important elements of the matchday experience:
o Entertaining football (8.6)
o Atmosphere (8.5)
o Clear sightlines (8.5)
o Safety (8.2)
o Winning (8.2)
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT:
• 75% of supporters believe that their club's track record in develop its own young players to first team level is good or very good.
CUSTOMER SERVICE:
• Asked whether they felt valued by their club, supporters gave clubs an average mark of 6.3 on a ten-point scale. The club whose fans feel most valued are Exeter City (8.1) and Huddersfield Town (7.8).
REFEREEING:
• 57% of supporters believe that the standard of refereeing in The Football League is average or above.
SPONSORSHIP:
• 87% of supporters were able to enter the name of their club's shirt sponsor unprompted.
• One in three fans indicated that the association of a brand with their club will actually change their consumer behaviour by making them more likely to buy the products in question over other competing products.
COMMUNITY:
• 96% of supporters believed it was important that their club played a role in its local community. Football League
SEE ALSO:- The Complete Football League Survey of Football Fans' Views
- Sousa Favourite for Leicester Job?
- How Reading Treat a Departing Loyal Club Servant
- Four Year Flashback: Waddock and Paladini at New Manager Press Conference
- Five Year Flashback: Chairman Bill Power and CEO Mark Devlin re Ticket Prices, etc
- Five Years Ago Today: QPR Trying for Andre Flo
- Championship Betting Odds
- QPR Connections to Other Clubs/Other Countries
QPR Report Wednesday Snippets - Warnock Wants to Sign Two or Three Forwards...Agyemang Wants His Place Back...Reading Deny MaAnuff Bid
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- For QPR and Football Updates throughout the day also check the QPR Report Messageboard/quasi-blog. Join in the various discussions or just read!....... QPR REPORT Available on TWITTER!
- QPR's Pre-Season Calendar
- QPR's Complete 2010/2011 Fixtures
____________________________________________________________________________________
- The Football League's 2010-2011 Charity Partner is Marie Curie Cancer Care. (Last year the official Partner was Help for Heroes)
- Sousa Favourite for Leicester Job?
- How Reading Treat a Departing Loyal Club Servant
- Four Year Flashback: Waddock and Paladini at New Manager Press Conference
- Five Year Flashback: Chairman Bill Power and CEO Mark Devlin re Ticket Prices, etc
- Five Years Ago Today: QPR Trying for Andre Flo
Warnock Wants Two or Three New Forwards
QPR Official Site - IT'S TIME TO ICE THE CAKE
- Neil Warnock is preparing to put the 'icing on the cake' when it comes to his summer signings.
- Rangers have already swooped for Paddy Kenny, Shaun Derry, Jamie Mackie and Leon Clarke this summer, but the R's gaffer is still targeting a few more fresh faces.
- Speaking exclusively to www.qpr.co.uk this morning, Warnock revealed he has plenty of irons in the fire, but doesn't expect too many deals to happen this week.
- "There's plenty of players we're interested in," he said.
- "I'm confident we can get deals done, but not necessarily this week.
- "It's been hard work this summer, but now we're looking to put the icing on the cake.
- "I still want two or three forwards - that's the area I'm specifically targeting now.
- "We need that extra fire-power in the final third if we're going to compete."
QPR
Ben Kosky/Kilburn Times - Agyemang aims to regain his place at QPR
- FORGOTTEN man Patrick Agyemang is eager to relaunch his Loftus Road career when QPR's players return for pre-season training on Thursday.
The striker endured a nightmare season, starting just two league games under Jim Magilton before Rangers shipped him out to Bristol City for a miserable loan spell.
But Agyemang is determined to force his way back into the Rs side - even though manager Neil Warnock has already signed two new forwards and stated his intention to add more.
"It feels like a fresh start and I'm going back there to fight for a place," Agyemang told the Times. "I'm excited about going back, seeing the lads I haven't seen for a while and meeting the new players.
"Everyone had a meeting with the manager at the end of last season, just before we went on holiday. He said he liked the look of me and told me 'just make sure you're ready'.
"I know he likes his strikers and he made it clear he was going to bring more in, which is good for the club because we needed to freshen up the squad.
"It's all very well bringing loan players in, but it's better if you don't have people coming and going all the time."
Until Warnock signed up Plymouth's Jamie Mackie and Leon Clarke from Sheffield Wednesday, Agyemang and the out-of-favour Rowan Vine were the only senior forwards on QPR's books.
Agyemang and Vine formed a fruitful partnership after joining Rangers two and a half years ago, but both have struggled for fitness and form more recently.
While Vine turned down potential loan moves last season, Agyemang accepted the chance of a three-month spell at Bristol City - but admits he gained little from the experience.
A groin injury kept the 29-year-old out of the team for two months and he failed to find the net in the seven appearances he did make as City slid down the Championship table.
"I didn't really enjoy my time there - it was a bad experience," declared Agyemang. "We lost my first game 6-0 to Cardiff and things soon went from bad to worse.
"I had an injury that kept niggling at me and the team were going through a bad period, so it was an uphill battle.
"But I'm looking ahead now. I'm aiming to get a good pre-season, hopefully with no injuries and I want to make this a positive year."
Meanwhile, Rangers' Championship trip to Bristol City has been brought forward for live coverage on Sky Sports and will now kick off at 7.45pm on Friday October 22. Kilburn Times
- Reading Deny QPR McAnuff Bid
Get Reading - McDermott: There has been no interest in Reading FC's McAnuff
By Matthew Sadler June 30, 2010
Brian McDermott has dismissed reports that Reading have turned down a bid from Championship rivals QPR for Jobi McAnuff.
It was rumoured that the west London side had offered a fee in the region of £1.5million for the former Wimbledon, West Ham United, Cardiff City, Crystal Palace and Watford winger, but McDermott insists he has had no contact with QPR.
He said: "I don’t know anything about that – it’s not true. We will take every transfer on its own merit, but there has been no interest at all" Get Reading
- Palace's Ambrose Talks to Manager Burley...Clint Hill Set to be Announced by QPR
Sky - Royals shun QPR bid - Rangers try to land winger McAnuff
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- Championship Betting Odds
- QPR Connections to Other Clubs/Other Countries
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- For QPR and Football Updates throughout the day also check the QPR Report Messageboard/quasi-blog. Join in the various discussions or just read!....... QPR REPORT Available on TWITTER!
- QPR's Pre-Season Calendar
- QPR's Complete 2010/2011 Fixtures
____________________________________________________________________________________
- The Football League's 2010-2011 Charity Partner is Marie Curie Cancer Care. (Last year the official Partner was Help for Heroes)
- Sousa Favourite for Leicester Job?
- How Reading Treat a Departing Loyal Club Servant
- Four Year Flashback: Waddock and Paladini at New Manager Press Conference
- Five Year Flashback: Chairman Bill Power and CEO Mark Devlin re Ticket Prices, etc
- Five Years Ago Today: QPR Trying for Andre Flo
Warnock Wants Two or Three New Forwards
QPR Official Site - IT'S TIME TO ICE THE CAKE
- Neil Warnock is preparing to put the 'icing on the cake' when it comes to his summer signings.
- Rangers have already swooped for Paddy Kenny, Shaun Derry, Jamie Mackie and Leon Clarke this summer, but the R's gaffer is still targeting a few more fresh faces.
- Speaking exclusively to www.qpr.co.uk this morning, Warnock revealed he has plenty of irons in the fire, but doesn't expect too many deals to happen this week.
- "There's plenty of players we're interested in," he said.
- "I'm confident we can get deals done, but not necessarily this week.
- "It's been hard work this summer, but now we're looking to put the icing on the cake.
- "I still want two or three forwards - that's the area I'm specifically targeting now.
- "We need that extra fire-power in the final third if we're going to compete."
QPR
Ben Kosky/Kilburn Times - Agyemang aims to regain his place at QPR
- FORGOTTEN man Patrick Agyemang is eager to relaunch his Loftus Road career when QPR's players return for pre-season training on Thursday.
The striker endured a nightmare season, starting just two league games under Jim Magilton before Rangers shipped him out to Bristol City for a miserable loan spell.
But Agyemang is determined to force his way back into the Rs side - even though manager Neil Warnock has already signed two new forwards and stated his intention to add more.
"It feels like a fresh start and I'm going back there to fight for a place," Agyemang told the Times. "I'm excited about going back, seeing the lads I haven't seen for a while and meeting the new players.
"Everyone had a meeting with the manager at the end of last season, just before we went on holiday. He said he liked the look of me and told me 'just make sure you're ready'.
"I know he likes his strikers and he made it clear he was going to bring more in, which is good for the club because we needed to freshen up the squad.
"It's all very well bringing loan players in, but it's better if you don't have people coming and going all the time."
Until Warnock signed up Plymouth's Jamie Mackie and Leon Clarke from Sheffield Wednesday, Agyemang and the out-of-favour Rowan Vine were the only senior forwards on QPR's books.
Agyemang and Vine formed a fruitful partnership after joining Rangers two and a half years ago, but both have struggled for fitness and form more recently.
While Vine turned down potential loan moves last season, Agyemang accepted the chance of a three-month spell at Bristol City - but admits he gained little from the experience.
A groin injury kept the 29-year-old out of the team for two months and he failed to find the net in the seven appearances he did make as City slid down the Championship table.
"I didn't really enjoy my time there - it was a bad experience," declared Agyemang. "We lost my first game 6-0 to Cardiff and things soon went from bad to worse.
"I had an injury that kept niggling at me and the team were going through a bad period, so it was an uphill battle.
"But I'm looking ahead now. I'm aiming to get a good pre-season, hopefully with no injuries and I want to make this a positive year."
Meanwhile, Rangers' Championship trip to Bristol City has been brought forward for live coverage on Sky Sports and will now kick off at 7.45pm on Friday October 22. Kilburn Times
- Reading Deny QPR McAnuff Bid
Get Reading - McDermott: There has been no interest in Reading FC's McAnuff
By Matthew Sadler June 30, 2010
Brian McDermott has dismissed reports that Reading have turned down a bid from Championship rivals QPR for Jobi McAnuff.
It was rumoured that the west London side had offered a fee in the region of £1.5million for the former Wimbledon, West Ham United, Cardiff City, Crystal Palace and Watford winger, but McDermott insists he has had no contact with QPR.
He said: "I don’t know anything about that – it’s not true. We will take every transfer on its own merit, but there has been no interest at all" Get Reading
- Palace's Ambrose Talks to Manager Burley...Clint Hill Set to be Announced by QPR
Sky - Royals shun QPR bid - Rangers try to land winger McAnuff
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- Championship Betting Odds
- QPR Connections to Other Clubs/Other Countries
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
QPR Report Tuesday Football Snippets
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[Rodney Marsh missing from the team photo!]
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- For QPR and Football Updates throughout the day also check the QPR Report Messageboard/quasi-blog. Join in the various discussions or just read!....... QPR REPORT Available on TWITTER!
- QPR's Pre-Season Calendar
- QPR's Complete 2010/2011 Fixtures
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- Palace's Ambrose Talks to Manager Burley...Clint Hill Set to be Announced by QPR
Sky - Royals shun QPR bid - Rangers try to land winger McAnuff
- "Reading have turned down an offer from Queens Park Rangers for winger Jobi McAnuff, skysports.com understands.
- The 28-year-old is being tracked by a number of clubs, but Rangers are leading the chase and they tested Reading's resolve with an offer worth around £1.5million.
- McAnuff had a very good season with the Royals last year, and Reading are seemingly keen to keep him.
- The former Watford, Crystal Palace and Cardiff has two years left on his current deal at the Madejski Stadium.
- It now remains to be seen if QPR will come back with a bigger bid, or if any of McAnuff's other suitors will join the bidding. Sky
- Ex-QPR Donnelly Eager to Play Under Ex-QPR Sousa
- Three Years Ago Today: The QPR Squad Numbers Announced
- Three Years Ago Today: John Curtis Joins QPR
- Three Year Flashback: QPR Announce Two New Coaches
- Blatter Warns France Could Get Banned
- FIFA Bans Televized Replays In the Stadium!
Shaun Derry - QPR Official Site - DERRY: 'LET'S GET GOING'
- Shaun Derry is relishing the start of the R's pre-season campaign which begins later this week.
- The Rangers First Team squad return to Harlington on Thursday morning for the start of what everybody connected to the Club hopes will be a memorable campaign in W12 in Neil Warnock's first full season in charge at Loftus Road.
- And speaking exclusively to www.qpr.co.uk, Derry - who will officially join the R's on July 1st - had a few words of warning for his new team-mates!
- "It will certainly be different," he said.
- "Neil's not your Average Joe when it comes to preparing his side for the opening day of the season.
- "We'll have a few laughs, but there'll be a lot of hard work along the way.
- "It will be testing for some, but everybody will enjoy it, I'm sure of that."
QPR
- Q&A With Les Ferdinand
World Cup 2010 - 60 seconds with Les Ferdinand
Eurosport - Tue, 29 Jun
The former England striker spoke to us about flying helicopters and his old school hip hop tastes.
..Who was your sporting hero?
Muhammad Ali. He was an inspiration. I am a boxing fan but, for me, he was the first global black sports star who was able to speak their mind and be excellent in what they did.
What would you have done if you hadn't become a footballer?
I didn't complete my schooling as well as I would have liked, so I would have gone back and got myself some sort of trade. What that would have been I'm not quite sure. I was giving myself until I was 20 to make it. That was the cut-off point.
Which team did you most enjoyed beating?
Everton, more than anybody else. I just always had loads of stick from their supporters. Consequently I scored more goals against them than any other team.
What is your most embarrassing moment on the pitch?
Scoring an own goal was pretty embarrassing. I got one at Crystal Palace while I was with QPR.
To balance that, which goal stands out as your best?
There was one for Spurs against Manchester United at Old Trafford (on the final day of the season in 1999). You don't get to score many goals up there, but I lobbed Peter Schmeichel from an angle. I thought to myself "that's not a bad goal", but I couldn't celebrate, because it was the year that Arsenal and United were battling for the title, and I knew that if we beat them Arsenal would win the title.
Who had the best dressing room banter?
When I was at QPR, the lads were great. Ian Holloway was great, Alan McDonald was great, it was fantastic. When any player comes out of football, they always miss the banter....
We spoke to Les over a pint of Greene King IPA - www.greenekingipa.co.uk
Tony Mabert / Eurosport "
- How Other Clubs Remember Their Heroes
- "Social Network Sites(inc Becoming More Popular"
- Ex-QPR Hero Dennis Bailey: His Work Today
- Video: Loftus Road Stadium Tour
- Ex-QPR Youth Goalie Pulls out of England U-19 Duty to Play for Portsmouth
- Ex-QPR Richard Pacquette Switches Clubs
- Year Flashback: The QPR Accounts Officially Released. Various Interesting Snippets
- Championship Betting Odds
- QPR Connections to Other Clubs/Other Countries
Fifth-Eighth Birthday for Terry Venables's First QPR Signing!
[Rodney Marsh missing from the team photo!]-
- For QPR and Football Updates throughout the day also check the QPR Report Messageboard/quasi-blog. Join in the various discussions or just read!....... QPR REPORT Available on TWITTER!
- QPR's Pre-Season Calendar
- QPR's Complete 2010/2011 Fixtures
____________________________________________________________________________________
- Palace's Ambrose Talks to Manager Burley...Clint Hill Set to be Announced by QPR
Sky - Royals shun QPR bid - Rangers try to land winger McAnuff
- "Reading have turned down an offer from Queens Park Rangers for winger Jobi McAnuff, skysports.com understands.
- The 28-year-old is being tracked by a number of clubs, but Rangers are leading the chase and they tested Reading's resolve with an offer worth around £1.5million.
- McAnuff had a very good season with the Royals last year, and Reading are seemingly keen to keep him.
- The former Watford, Crystal Palace and Cardiff has two years left on his current deal at the Madejski Stadium.
- It now remains to be seen if QPR will come back with a bigger bid, or if any of McAnuff's other suitors will join the bidding. Sky
- Ex-QPR Donnelly Eager to Play Under Ex-QPR Sousa
- Three Years Ago Today: The QPR Squad Numbers Announced
- Three Years Ago Today: John Curtis Joins QPR
- Three Year Flashback: QPR Announce Two New Coaches
- Blatter Warns France Could Get Banned
- FIFA Bans Televized Replays In the Stadium!
Shaun Derry - QPR Official Site - DERRY: 'LET'S GET GOING'
- Shaun Derry is relishing the start of the R's pre-season campaign which begins later this week.
- The Rangers First Team squad return to Harlington on Thursday morning for the start of what everybody connected to the Club hopes will be a memorable campaign in W12 in Neil Warnock's first full season in charge at Loftus Road.
- And speaking exclusively to www.qpr.co.uk, Derry - who will officially join the R's on July 1st - had a few words of warning for his new team-mates!
- "It will certainly be different," he said.
- "Neil's not your Average Joe when it comes to preparing his side for the opening day of the season.
- "We'll have a few laughs, but there'll be a lot of hard work along the way.
- "It will be testing for some, but everybody will enjoy it, I'm sure of that."
QPR
- Q&A With Les Ferdinand
World Cup 2010 - 60 seconds with Les Ferdinand
Eurosport - Tue, 29 Jun
The former England striker spoke to us about flying helicopters and his old school hip hop tastes.
..Who was your sporting hero?
Muhammad Ali. He was an inspiration. I am a boxing fan but, for me, he was the first global black sports star who was able to speak their mind and be excellent in what they did.
What would you have done if you hadn't become a footballer?
I didn't complete my schooling as well as I would have liked, so I would have gone back and got myself some sort of trade. What that would have been I'm not quite sure. I was giving myself until I was 20 to make it. That was the cut-off point.
Which team did you most enjoyed beating?
Everton, more than anybody else. I just always had loads of stick from their supporters. Consequently I scored more goals against them than any other team.
What is your most embarrassing moment on the pitch?
Scoring an own goal was pretty embarrassing. I got one at Crystal Palace while I was with QPR.
To balance that, which goal stands out as your best?
There was one for Spurs against Manchester United at Old Trafford (on the final day of the season in 1999). You don't get to score many goals up there, but I lobbed Peter Schmeichel from an angle. I thought to myself "that's not a bad goal", but I couldn't celebrate, because it was the year that Arsenal and United were battling for the title, and I knew that if we beat them Arsenal would win the title.
Who had the best dressing room banter?
When I was at QPR, the lads were great. Ian Holloway was great, Alan McDonald was great, it was fantastic. When any player comes out of football, they always miss the banter....
We spoke to Les over a pint of Greene King IPA - www.greenekingipa.co.uk
Tony Mabert / Eurosport "
- How Other Clubs Remember Their Heroes
- "Social Network Sites(inc Becoming More Popular"
- Ex-QPR Hero Dennis Bailey: His Work Today
- Video: Loftus Road Stadium Tour
- Ex-QPR Youth Goalie Pulls out of England U-19 Duty to Play for Portsmouth
- Ex-QPR Richard Pacquette Switches Clubs
- Year Flashback: The QPR Accounts Officially Released. Various Interesting Snippets
- Championship Betting Odds
- QPR Connections to Other Clubs/Other Countries
Fifth-Eighth Birthday for Terry Venables's First QPR Signing!
Monday, June 28, 2010
QPR Report Monday Snippets...Ex-QPR Star Goalie, Liam O'Brien - Good News/Bad News
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(Photo from World Cup Blog)
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- Moving on from the World Cup! QPR Players Return to Work Later This Week...Some Players possibly arriving AND Presumably some also departing
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- For QPR and Football Updates throughout the day also check the QPR Report Messageboard/quasi-blog. Join in the various discussions or just read!....... QPR REPORT Available on TWITTER!
- QPR's Pre-Season Calendar
- QPR's Complete 2010/2011 Fixtures
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- Young England Stars to Watch (Including Raheem Sterling)
- "Social Network Sites(inc Becoming More Popular"
- Ex-QPR Hero Dennis Bailey: His Work Today
- Video: Loftus Road Stadium Tour
- On This Day Four Years Ago, Gary Waddock Officially Appointed QPR Manager...On This Day Three Years Ago, Youth Team Coach, Joe Gallen Axed
- Sousa, Dowie and Adams linked to soon-to-be Vacant Leicester Job
- An International Youth Tournament: (Don't think QPR taking Part)
- Preston North End: Need for Sound Financial Management
- Ex-QPR Youth Goalie Liam O'Brien
Portsmouth News - O'Brien pulled out of England duty 27 June 2010 By Neil Allen
- Liam O'Brien has been pulled out of England Under-19 duty in a
bid to solve Pompey's goalkeeping crisis.
- The 18-year-old was scheduled to fly out to France next month as part of Noel Blake's squad for the European Championship finals.
- That would have left Steve Cotterill without a single keeper on his books for the pre-season programme.
- It has prompted the Blues to request O'Brien – who has one cap to his name - is not included after all.
- Instead, the former QPR starlet will return to training on Thursday and is likely to start the first pre-season friendly against Havant & Waterlooville on Saturday, July 10.
- Cotterill said: 'We have not got a goalkeeper so I'm afraid it's something we have had to do.
- 'As it stands, we are desperately short of keepers in the squad and we don't know the situation with David James.
- 'We could be given dispensation by the Football League to sign another one even though there is an embargo.
- 'But at the moment we need somebody in goal so Liam will not be going off with England next month.
- 'We are grateful to the FA for understanding our predicament.'
- Another option for Cotterill is Jon Stewart, who was at Fratton Park until the end of the 2008/09 campaign.
- The former Weymouth keeper turned down a contract that summer to achieve his ambition of playing abroad.
- Yet he returned at the tail-end of last season to play in the reserves for two games as a traillist.
- Since then, Stewart, who is highly regarded by goalkeeping coach Dave Coles, has been offered a permanent deal – before Cotterill became manager. Portsmouth News
Ex-QPR Richard Pacquette
- Argus - Borough boost their firepower - Monday 28th June 2010 - Steve Hollis
- Eastbourne Borough have made their fourth signing of the summer with the arrival of striker Richard Pacquette.
- The former Worthing forward has joined from York City where he scored two goals in 14 appearances last season.
- Pacquette started his career with QPR where he made 41 appearances before being released and has also represented Dominica at international level.
- The 27-year-old joins Rikki Banks, Matt Langston and Steve Brinkhurst in making the switch to Priory Lane this summer and replaces striker Liam Enver-Marum who was released at the end of last season and has since joined Crawley. Argus
- Year Flashback: The QPR Accounts Officially Released. Various Interesting Snippets
- "On This Day"...Two Years Ago: Emannuelle Ledesma Joins QPR...Three Years Ago: Danny Nardiello Joins QPR
- Three Years Ago - Warren Neil Stays on at QPR and Simon Skinner Joins Waddock as Coach...Waddock Expresses Optimism about the Coming Season
- Ex-QPR Martin Allen re Coaching Kids in South Africa
- Video of the Work of the QPR Community Trust
- Ex-QPR Trialist, Danny Cipriani Moving from Rugby to Football?
- Ex-QPR Chairman Kevin McGrath appointed as an Ambassador for the Commonwealth Youth Programme
- News About Other QPR Sites
- Worst strips Ever?
- Championship Betting Odds
- QPR Connections to Other Clubs/Other Countries
(Photo from World Cup Blog)-
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- Moving on from the World Cup! QPR Players Return to Work Later This Week...Some Players possibly arriving AND Presumably some also departing-
- For QPR and Football Updates throughout the day also check the QPR Report Messageboard/quasi-blog. Join in the various discussions or just read!....... QPR REPORT Available on TWITTER!
- QPR's Pre-Season Calendar
- QPR's Complete 2010/2011 Fixtures
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- Young England Stars to Watch (Including Raheem Sterling)
- "Social Network Sites(inc Becoming More Popular"
- Ex-QPR Hero Dennis Bailey: His Work Today
- Video: Loftus Road Stadium Tour
- On This Day Four Years Ago, Gary Waddock Officially Appointed QPR Manager...On This Day Three Years Ago, Youth Team Coach, Joe Gallen Axed
- Sousa, Dowie and Adams linked to soon-to-be Vacant Leicester Job
- An International Youth Tournament: (Don't think QPR taking Part)
- Preston North End: Need for Sound Financial Management
- Ex-QPR Youth Goalie Liam O'Brien
Portsmouth News - O'Brien pulled out of England duty 27 June 2010 By Neil Allen
- Liam O'Brien has been pulled out of England Under-19 duty in a
bid to solve Pompey's goalkeeping crisis.
- The 18-year-old was scheduled to fly out to France next month as part of Noel Blake's squad for the European Championship finals.
- That would have left Steve Cotterill without a single keeper on his books for the pre-season programme.
- It has prompted the Blues to request O'Brien – who has one cap to his name - is not included after all.
- Instead, the former QPR starlet will return to training on Thursday and is likely to start the first pre-season friendly against Havant & Waterlooville on Saturday, July 10.
- Cotterill said: 'We have not got a goalkeeper so I'm afraid it's something we have had to do.
- 'As it stands, we are desperately short of keepers in the squad and we don't know the situation with David James.
- 'We could be given dispensation by the Football League to sign another one even though there is an embargo.
- 'But at the moment we need somebody in goal so Liam will not be going off with England next month.
- 'We are grateful to the FA for understanding our predicament.'
- Another option for Cotterill is Jon Stewart, who was at Fratton Park until the end of the 2008/09 campaign.
- The former Weymouth keeper turned down a contract that summer to achieve his ambition of playing abroad.
- Yet he returned at the tail-end of last season to play in the reserves for two games as a traillist.
- Since then, Stewart, who is highly regarded by goalkeeping coach Dave Coles, has been offered a permanent deal – before Cotterill became manager. Portsmouth News
Ex-QPR Richard Pacquette
- Argus - Borough boost their firepower - Monday 28th June 2010 - Steve Hollis
- Eastbourne Borough have made their fourth signing of the summer with the arrival of striker Richard Pacquette.
- The former Worthing forward has joined from York City where he scored two goals in 14 appearances last season.
- Pacquette started his career with QPR where he made 41 appearances before being released and has also represented Dominica at international level.
- The 27-year-old joins Rikki Banks, Matt Langston and Steve Brinkhurst in making the switch to Priory Lane this summer and replaces striker Liam Enver-Marum who was released at the end of last season and has since joined Crawley. Argus
- Year Flashback: The QPR Accounts Officially Released. Various Interesting Snippets
- "On This Day"...Two Years Ago: Emannuelle Ledesma Joins QPR...Three Years Ago: Danny Nardiello Joins QPR
- Three Years Ago - Warren Neil Stays on at QPR and Simon Skinner Joins Waddock as Coach...Waddock Expresses Optimism about the Coming Season
- Ex-QPR Martin Allen re Coaching Kids in South Africa
- Video of the Work of the QPR Community Trust
- Ex-QPR Trialist, Danny Cipriani Moving from Rugby to Football?
- Ex-QPR Chairman Kevin McGrath appointed as an Ambassador for the Commonwealth Youth Programme
- News About Other QPR Sites
- Worst strips Ever?
- Championship Betting Odds
- QPR Connections to Other Clubs/Other Countries
Sunday, June 27, 2010
QPR Report Sunday Snippets (and Flashbacks)
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Good Luck to England...Congratulations to Ghana...Bad luck to the United States of America...- Past England vs Germany
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- For QPR and Football Updates throughout the day also check the QPR Report Messageboard/quasi-blog. Join in the various discussions or just read!....... QPR REPORT Available on TWITTER!
- QPR's Pre-Season Calendar
- QPR's Complete 2010/2011 Fixtures
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- "On This Day"...Two Years Ago: Emannuelle Ledesma Joins QPR...Three Years Ago: Danny Nardiello Joins QPR
- On This Day: Three Years Ago - Warren Neil Stays on at QPR and Simon Skinner Joins Waddock as Coach...Waddock Expresses Optimism about the Coming Season
- Ian Holloway's World Cup Assessment Column
- Ex-QPR Martin Allen re Coaching Kids in South Africa
- Year Flashback: The QPR Accounts Officially Released. Various Interesting Snippets
- Video of the Work of the QPR Community Trust
- Ex-QPR Trialist, Danny Cipriani Moving from Rugby to Football?
- Ex-QPR Chairman Kevin McGrath appointed as an Ambassador for the Commonwealth Youth Programme
- News About Other QPR Sites
- Ex-QPR Player Set for Anfield Coaching Job?
- Two Year Flashback: Blackpool Complaining about QPR re Gorkss Approach
- Worst strips Ever?
- Championship Betting Odds
- QPR Connections to Other Clubs/Other Countries
Good Luck to England...Congratulations to Ghana...Bad luck to the United States of America...- Past England vs Germany-
- For QPR and Football Updates throughout the day also check the QPR Report Messageboard/quasi-blog. Join in the various discussions or just read!....... QPR REPORT Available on TWITTER!
- QPR's Pre-Season Calendar
- QPR's Complete 2010/2011 Fixtures
____________________________________________________________________________________
- "On This Day"...Two Years Ago: Emannuelle Ledesma Joins QPR...Three Years Ago: Danny Nardiello Joins QPR
- On This Day: Three Years Ago - Warren Neil Stays on at QPR and Simon Skinner Joins Waddock as Coach...Waddock Expresses Optimism about the Coming Season
- Ian Holloway's World Cup Assessment Column
- Ex-QPR Martin Allen re Coaching Kids in South Africa
- Year Flashback: The QPR Accounts Officially Released. Various Interesting Snippets
- Video of the Work of the QPR Community Trust
- Ex-QPR Trialist, Danny Cipriani Moving from Rugby to Football?
- Ex-QPR Chairman Kevin McGrath appointed as an Ambassador for the Commonwealth Youth Programme
- News About Other QPR Sites
- Ex-QPR Player Set for Anfield Coaching Job?
- Two Year Flashback: Blackpool Complaining about QPR re Gorkss Approach
- Worst strips Ever?
- Championship Betting Odds
- QPR Connections to Other Clubs/Other Countries
Saturday, June 26, 2010
QPR Report Saturday Snippets: An Ex-QPR Chairman Receives an Appointment...Good Luck to the United States of America
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- For QPR and Football Updates throughout the day also check the QPR Report Messageboard/quasi-blog. Join in the various discussions or just read!
- QPR REPORT Available on TWITTER!
- QPR's Pre-Season Calendar
- QPR's Complete 2010/2011 Fixtures
- Championship Betting Odds
____________________________________________________________________________________
- Video of the Work of the QPR Community Trust
- Two Year Flashback: Blackpool Complaining about QPR re Gorkss Approach
- Darlington's Chairman's Strong Words re Hereford (and Darlington's Ex-Manager)
- Worst strips Ever?
- QPR Connections to Other Clubs/Other Countries
- Ex-QPR Player Set for Anfield Coaching Job?
News About Ex-QPR Holdings Chairman Kevin McGrath (who resigned at the time of the Paladini "Ouster" of QPR Chairman Bill Power)
Commonwealth Secretariat - Kevin David McGrath BSc is appointed as an Ambassador for the Commonwealth Youth Programme - June 25th 2010
- Kevin McGrath is Senior Adviser to F&C REIT Asset Management, (www.fandcreit.com) and was previously Managing Director of the investment management company which has global property investment portfolio of over £8.5 billion and with offices in London, Dublin, Munich, Stockholm, and Mumbai and has now been appointed as an Ambassador for CYP
Kevin McGrath is Senior Adviser to F&C REIT Asset Management, (www.fandcreit.com) and was previously Managing Director of the investment management company which has global property investment portfolio of over £8.5 billion and with offices in London, Dublin, Munich, Stockholm, and Mumbai.
Prior to F&C REIT Kevin was a founding equity Partner in REIT Asset Management, a highly regarded property investment, finance, and asset management partnership, which managed over £3.5 billion of commercial property around the world and had offices in London, Munich, Tel Aviv, Stockholm, and Mumbai.
From its commencement in 1996 to its merger with Foreign and Colonial in 2008 Kevin was directly responsible for over £10 billion of property investment acquisitions and disposals at REIT.
Immediately prior to REIT Kevin was Senior Investment Surveyor with Hermes, the Fund Manager for the British Telecommunication and Post Office Pension Schemes. Before that he worked for Ealing, Westminster, and the Greater London Councils in various property related positions. And before that he worked in manufacturing and banking.
Kevin graduated from the Polytechnic of the South Bank with a BSc (Distinction) in Estate Management. He also obtained a post graduation Diploma in Property Investment (Award Winner) from the College of Estate Management.
Kevin is a Chartered Surveyor who has worked in the property industry for 25 years and is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Investment Property Forum, the Worshipful Company of Chartered Surveyors and is a Freeman of the City of London.
Kevin was a candidate for the European Parliament 2009 elections, a candidate for the North East Hampshire parliamentary constituency at the 2005 General Election and for Ealing Council in the 2006 London Council Elections.
Kevin is Chair of the McGrath Charitable Trust; Trustee of the Guildford School of Acting; Trustee of the Chartered Surveyors Training Trust; Trustee and Treasurer of the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith; Trustee of the National Education Trust; Trustee of The Prison Advice and Care Trust; Trustee of the Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship; Trustee of the Howard league for Penal reform; Chair of QPR Ladies Football Club; Founder and Trustee of Clink Restaurant Charity (www.theclinkonline.com); Chair of Islamix Foundation (www.islamixonline.com); UCLH Development Board member and a School Governor of Ellen Wilkinsen School for Girls.
Kevin served as a Commissioner on the Howard League for Penal Reforms Commission on English Prisons Today under the leadership of Cherie Booth (www.prisoncommission.org.uk).
Kevin is also Proprietor of the Tribune Magazine, a well known and respected left of centre political publication; a former Chairman of Queens Park Rangers Football Club plc and Editorial Board member of Property Week magazine.
He has an unblemished track record of success in business and a strong personal commitment to public service. Commonwealth
News re Ex-QPR Martin Allen (who was briefly back at Loftus Road last season] -
Gloucestershire Echo 'Mad Dog' Martin Allen gives hope to young footballers in South Africa
- FORMER Cheltenham Town boss Martin Allen is doing his bit improve the standard of football coaching in South Africa.
- The 44-year-old, nicknamed Mad Dog, is working with young coaches in Cape Town as part of the Coaching for Hope initiative. The scheme, which is running alongside the World Cup, aims to equip local coaches with skills to take back to youngsters living in impoverished townships.
- Allen, who was in charge at Whaddon Road from September 2008 to December 2009, described the experience as a "life changing", speaking on BBC 1's Match of the Day.
- "The conditions you work in and the equipment you have available to you are not always ideal," he said.
- "We work on a small patch of grass in someone's car park. We've got boys from 14 through to 17. They've got no mobile phones and some of them don't even have football boots.
- "But we make the best of it. They don't have much equipment, but they've got plenty of enthusiasm and energy."
- Funded by the League Managers Association, the scheme has benefited some 30,000 children across western and southern Africa. As well as teaching football skills, it aims to increase HIV awareness.
- Allen, who is leading coaching clinics, was taken on a tour of a township where some 700,000 people live in makeshift houses, mostly fashioned from pieces of corrugated metal.
"The guys I've been working with work in those types of areas," he added.
"We're just trying to help teach drills and skills and fun games for them to take back to the townships.
"It's an absolute pleasure to work with these lads, and the coaches are the same. There is a different work ethic to when you're dealing with people at home."
The former Queens Park Rangers and West Ham player took over the Robins job after spells in charge at Barnet, Brentford, Milton Keynes Dons and Leicester City.
Clive Gowing, chairman of the Robins Trust, said both the club and the manager had moved on from the split.
"We've now got Mark Yates in charge and are looking forward," he said.
"I'm glad to see Martin Allen is giving something back to the game by taking part in such a worthwhile scheme." Gloucestershire Echo
- Flashback Article: The Italian World of the Sporting Director
- QPR NOT on TV in First Few Weeks
- News About Other QPR Sites
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-
- For QPR and Football Updates throughout the day also check the QPR Report Messageboard/quasi-blog. Join in the various discussions or just read!
- QPR REPORT Available on TWITTER!
- QPR's Pre-Season Calendar
- QPR's Complete 2010/2011 Fixtures
- Championship Betting Odds
____________________________________________________________________________________
- Video of the Work of the QPR Community Trust
- Two Year Flashback: Blackpool Complaining about QPR re Gorkss Approach
- Darlington's Chairman's Strong Words re Hereford (and Darlington's Ex-Manager)
- Worst strips Ever?
- QPR Connections to Other Clubs/Other Countries
- Ex-QPR Player Set for Anfield Coaching Job?
News About Ex-QPR Holdings Chairman Kevin McGrath (who resigned at the time of the Paladini "Ouster" of QPR Chairman Bill Power)
Commonwealth Secretariat - Kevin David McGrath BSc is appointed as an Ambassador for the Commonwealth Youth Programme - June 25th 2010
- Kevin McGrath is Senior Adviser to F&C REIT Asset Management, (www.fandcreit.com) and was previously Managing Director of the investment management company which has global property investment portfolio of over £8.5 billion and with offices in London, Dublin, Munich, Stockholm, and Mumbai and has now been appointed as an Ambassador for CYP
Kevin McGrath is Senior Adviser to F&C REIT Asset Management, (www.fandcreit.com) and was previously Managing Director of the investment management company which has global property investment portfolio of over £8.5 billion and with offices in London, Dublin, Munich, Stockholm, and Mumbai.
Prior to F&C REIT Kevin was a founding equity Partner in REIT Asset Management, a highly regarded property investment, finance, and asset management partnership, which managed over £3.5 billion of commercial property around the world and had offices in London, Munich, Tel Aviv, Stockholm, and Mumbai.
From its commencement in 1996 to its merger with Foreign and Colonial in 2008 Kevin was directly responsible for over £10 billion of property investment acquisitions and disposals at REIT.
Immediately prior to REIT Kevin was Senior Investment Surveyor with Hermes, the Fund Manager for the British Telecommunication and Post Office Pension Schemes. Before that he worked for Ealing, Westminster, and the Greater London Councils in various property related positions. And before that he worked in manufacturing and banking.
Kevin graduated from the Polytechnic of the South Bank with a BSc (Distinction) in Estate Management. He also obtained a post graduation Diploma in Property Investment (Award Winner) from the College of Estate Management.
Kevin is a Chartered Surveyor who has worked in the property industry for 25 years and is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Investment Property Forum, the Worshipful Company of Chartered Surveyors and is a Freeman of the City of London.
Kevin was a candidate for the European Parliament 2009 elections, a candidate for the North East Hampshire parliamentary constituency at the 2005 General Election and for Ealing Council in the 2006 London Council Elections.
Kevin is Chair of the McGrath Charitable Trust; Trustee of the Guildford School of Acting; Trustee of the Chartered Surveyors Training Trust; Trustee and Treasurer of the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith; Trustee of the National Education Trust; Trustee of The Prison Advice and Care Trust; Trustee of the Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship; Trustee of the Howard league for Penal reform; Chair of QPR Ladies Football Club; Founder and Trustee of Clink Restaurant Charity (www.theclinkonline.com); Chair of Islamix Foundation (www.islamixonline.com); UCLH Development Board member and a School Governor of Ellen Wilkinsen School for Girls.
Kevin served as a Commissioner on the Howard League for Penal Reforms Commission on English Prisons Today under the leadership of Cherie Booth (www.prisoncommission.org.uk).
Kevin is also Proprietor of the Tribune Magazine, a well known and respected left of centre political publication; a former Chairman of Queens Park Rangers Football Club plc and Editorial Board member of Property Week magazine.
He has an unblemished track record of success in business and a strong personal commitment to public service. Commonwealth
News re Ex-QPR Martin Allen (who was briefly back at Loftus Road last season] -
Gloucestershire Echo 'Mad Dog' Martin Allen gives hope to young footballers in South Africa
- FORMER Cheltenham Town boss Martin Allen is doing his bit improve the standard of football coaching in South Africa.
- The 44-year-old, nicknamed Mad Dog, is working with young coaches in Cape Town as part of the Coaching for Hope initiative. The scheme, which is running alongside the World Cup, aims to equip local coaches with skills to take back to youngsters living in impoverished townships.
- Allen, who was in charge at Whaddon Road from September 2008 to December 2009, described the experience as a "life changing", speaking on BBC 1's Match of the Day.
- "The conditions you work in and the equipment you have available to you are not always ideal," he said.
- "We work on a small patch of grass in someone's car park. We've got boys from 14 through to 17. They've got no mobile phones and some of them don't even have football boots.
- "But we make the best of it. They don't have much equipment, but they've got plenty of enthusiasm and energy."
- Funded by the League Managers Association, the scheme has benefited some 30,000 children across western and southern Africa. As well as teaching football skills, it aims to increase HIV awareness.
- Allen, who is leading coaching clinics, was taken on a tour of a township where some 700,000 people live in makeshift houses, mostly fashioned from pieces of corrugated metal.
"The guys I've been working with work in those types of areas," he added.
"We're just trying to help teach drills and skills and fun games for them to take back to the townships.
"It's an absolute pleasure to work with these lads, and the coaches are the same. There is a different work ethic to when you're dealing with people at home."
The former Queens Park Rangers and West Ham player took over the Robins job after spells in charge at Barnet, Brentford, Milton Keynes Dons and Leicester City.
Clive Gowing, chairman of the Robins Trust, said both the club and the manager had moved on from the split.
"We've now got Mark Yates in charge and are looking forward," he said.
"I'm glad to see Martin Allen is giving something back to the game by taking part in such a worthwhile scheme." Gloucestershire Echo
- Flashback Article: The Italian World of the Sporting Director
- QPR NOT on TV in First Few Weeks
- News About Other QPR Sites
Friday, June 25, 2010
QPR Report Friday: QPR NOT on TV...QPR's Pre-Season...Ex-QPR Man Set for Anfield Coach?
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- Ex-QPR Goalie, Mike Kelly Set for Anfield?
- For QPR and Football Updates throughout the day also check the QPR Report Messageboard/quasi-blog. Join in the various discussions or just read!
- QPR REPORT Available on TWITTER!
- QPR's Pre-Season Calendar
- QPR's Complete 2010/2011 Fixtures
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- QPR NOT on TV in First Few Weeks
- Ian Holloway in Blackpool Contract Negotiations/Denies Quit Plan
- Charlton's Nicky Bailey Joining Middlesbrough
- Three Year Flashback: QPR Linked to Ched Evans...Samuel Di Carmine
- Norwich Season Ticket Sales and Expansion of Seats
- Previewing USA vs Ghana
- Can QPR Finally Fulfill Promise of Promotion?
QPR Official Site - THE PRE-SEASON LOWDOWN
- Well, there's not too long to go now, with the R's First Team squad set to return for pre-season training on Thursday morning.
- New signings Paddy Kenny, Shaun Derry, Jamie Mackie and Leon Clarke will meet up with their new team-mates for the very first time next week, but there'll be little time for introductions!
- It'll be one taxing training session after another for Neil Warnock's men, before the first pre-season friendly of the new campaign gets underway with a trip to Tavistock AFC on Monday 12th July.
- During the R's tour of Cornwall, the Hoops will also lock horns with Bodmin Town on Wednesday 14th July, before taking on npower League Two outfit Torquay United two days later.
After returning to West London, Warnock will then take a side to Boreham Wood, before the R's embark on a tour of Italy.
Warnock's troops will depart for Milano Marittima in the province of Ravenna on Tuesday 20th July.
During their seven day stay on Italian soil, Rangers will lock horns with Equipe Romagna and Lega Pro Prima Divisione side Ravenna Calcio.
Warnock's men will play Equipe Romagna at lo Stadio dei Pini on Wednesday 21st July (9.00pm kick off), before locking horns with local side Ravenna on Sunday 25th July (9.00pm kick off) at Stadio Bruno Benelli.
Fixtures against Crawley Town, Hampton & Richmond and Harrow Borough await on their return, before the npower Championship campaign kicks off on August 7th, when Barnsley are the visitors to Loftus Road.
Pre-Season Fixtures
Tavistock AFC v QPR - Monday 12th July 2010 - 7.00pm kick-off
Bodmin Town v QPR - Wednesday 14th July 2010 - 7.30pm kick-off
Torquay United v QPR - Friday 16th July 2010 - 7.30pm kick-off
Boreham Wood v QPR - Saturday 17th July 2010 - 3.00pm kick-off
Equipe Romagna v QPR - Wednesday 21st July - 9.00pm kick-off
Ravenna Calcio v QPR - Sunday 25th July - 9.00pm kick-off
Crawley Town v QPR - Wednesday 28th July 2010 - 7.45pm kick-off
Hampton & Richmond v QPR - Saturday 31st July - 3.00pm kick-off
Harrow Borough v QPR - Monday 2nd August 2010 - 7.30pm kick-off
http://www.qpr.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~2078332,00.html
- Brilliant: France's World Cup as a Bayeux Tapestry!
- Six Years Ago: Blackburn Out. Bill Power in as QPR Chairman
- Plymouth Appoint Peter Reid (Over Jim Magilton) as their new Manager
- Forty Years ago: Phil Parkes - Possibly QPR's greatest-ever goalie - Joined QPR from Walsall.
- QPR Connections to Other Clubs/Other Countries
- Wembley Pitch Consultants Resign
- Ex-QPR Goalie, Mike Kelly Set for Anfield?- For QPR and Football Updates throughout the day also check the QPR Report Messageboard/quasi-blog. Join in the various discussions or just read!
- QPR REPORT Available on TWITTER!
- QPR's Pre-Season Calendar
- QPR's Complete 2010/2011 Fixtures
____________________________________________________________________________________
- QPR NOT on TV in First Few Weeks
- Ian Holloway in Blackpool Contract Negotiations/Denies Quit Plan
- Charlton's Nicky Bailey Joining Middlesbrough
- Three Year Flashback: QPR Linked to Ched Evans...Samuel Di Carmine
- Norwich Season Ticket Sales and Expansion of Seats
- Previewing USA vs Ghana
- Can QPR Finally Fulfill Promise of Promotion?
QPR Official Site - THE PRE-SEASON LOWDOWN
- Well, there's not too long to go now, with the R's First Team squad set to return for pre-season training on Thursday morning.
- New signings Paddy Kenny, Shaun Derry, Jamie Mackie and Leon Clarke will meet up with their new team-mates for the very first time next week, but there'll be little time for introductions!
- It'll be one taxing training session after another for Neil Warnock's men, before the first pre-season friendly of the new campaign gets underway with a trip to Tavistock AFC on Monday 12th July.
- During the R's tour of Cornwall, the Hoops will also lock horns with Bodmin Town on Wednesday 14th July, before taking on npower League Two outfit Torquay United two days later.
After returning to West London, Warnock will then take a side to Boreham Wood, before the R's embark on a tour of Italy.
Warnock's troops will depart for Milano Marittima in the province of Ravenna on Tuesday 20th July.
During their seven day stay on Italian soil, Rangers will lock horns with Equipe Romagna and Lega Pro Prima Divisione side Ravenna Calcio.
Warnock's men will play Equipe Romagna at lo Stadio dei Pini on Wednesday 21st July (9.00pm kick off), before locking horns with local side Ravenna on Sunday 25th July (9.00pm kick off) at Stadio Bruno Benelli.
Fixtures against Crawley Town, Hampton & Richmond and Harrow Borough await on their return, before the npower Championship campaign kicks off on August 7th, when Barnsley are the visitors to Loftus Road.
Pre-Season Fixtures
Tavistock AFC v QPR - Monday 12th July 2010 - 7.00pm kick-off
Bodmin Town v QPR - Wednesday 14th July 2010 - 7.30pm kick-off
Torquay United v QPR - Friday 16th July 2010 - 7.30pm kick-off
Boreham Wood v QPR - Saturday 17th July 2010 - 3.00pm kick-off
Equipe Romagna v QPR - Wednesday 21st July - 9.00pm kick-off
Ravenna Calcio v QPR - Sunday 25th July - 9.00pm kick-off
Crawley Town v QPR - Wednesday 28th July 2010 - 7.45pm kick-off
Hampton & Richmond v QPR - Saturday 31st July - 3.00pm kick-off
Harrow Borough v QPR - Monday 2nd August 2010 - 7.30pm kick-off
http://www.qpr.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~2078332,00.html
- Brilliant: France's World Cup as a Bayeux Tapestry!
- Six Years Ago: Blackburn Out. Bill Power in as QPR Chairman
- Plymouth Appoint Peter Reid (Over Jim Magilton) as their new Manager
- Forty Years ago: Phil Parkes - Possibly QPR's greatest-ever goalie - Joined QPR from Walsall.
- QPR Connections to Other Clubs/Other Countries
- Wembley Pitch Consultants Resign
Thursday, June 24, 2010
QPR Report Thursday...Warnock REALLY Wants Taarabt...Ex-QPR Plymouth New Manager...40 Years Since Phil Parkes Joined QPR...Congratulations to the USA!
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- Brilliant: France's World Cup as a Bayeux Tapestry!
- Six Years Ago Today: Blackburn Out. Bill Power in as QPR Chairman
- Plymouth Appoint Peter Reid (Over Jim Magilton) as their new Manager
- Forty Years ago: Phil Parkes - Possibly QPR's greatest-ever goalie - Joined QPR from Walsall.
- QPR Connections to Other Clubs/Other Countries
- Wembley Pitch Consultants Resign
- Ex-QPR Scott Donnelly joins up with Ex-QPR Paulo Sousa
QPR boss flys to Morocco in bid to sign Spurs star
Jun 24 2010 By Paul Warburton
Adel Taarabt
QPR boss Neil Warnock took the extraordinary step of flying to Morocco this week in a bid to persuade Adel Taarabt his future is at Rangers.
Warnock is braving the 35-degree heat and 3,000-mile round-trip to Marrakesh to meet the midfielder in his own country following his succession of eye-catching performances last season.
The 21-year-old joined Rs on-loan for the second time last August from Tottenham, and during his 41 appearances in hoops scored a wonder goal against Preston in October – thus coming second in the Football League’s goal-of-the-season competition.
Warnock admitted he stood a better chance of talking Taarabt into a pemanent deal at Loftus Road if he met him face-to-face.
He said: “It’s difficult to discuss things over the phone, and I want to let Tarbs know we’re serious.
“It won’t be a question of a loan deal – and if he believes that we’re a club who will play in the Premiership the season after this one, then we need to sort something out with Spurs.”
Taarabt would cost a minimum £2million, and has already claimed he is a target for top clubs in Spain. But Warnock reckons he will remind the Moroccan international he is better off at a club that really wants him.
The manager added: “Does he want to jump into the unknown and languish in the reserves perhaps? Or does he want to play for a club that believes in him, and can further his career?” Ealing Gazette
- Year Flashback: Taarabt Supposedly Signing for Malaga
- A very unusual Statement from Southend's Chairman
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- Brilliant: France's World Cup as a Bayeux Tapestry!
- Six Years Ago Today: Blackburn Out. Bill Power in as QPR Chairman
- Plymouth Appoint Peter Reid (Over Jim Magilton) as their new Manager
- Forty Years ago: Phil Parkes - Possibly QPR's greatest-ever goalie - Joined QPR from Walsall.
- QPR Connections to Other Clubs/Other Countries
- Wembley Pitch Consultants Resign
- Ex-QPR Scott Donnelly joins up with Ex-QPR Paulo Sousa
QPR boss flys to Morocco in bid to sign Spurs star
Jun 24 2010 By Paul Warburton
Adel Taarabt
QPR boss Neil Warnock took the extraordinary step of flying to Morocco this week in a bid to persuade Adel Taarabt his future is at Rangers.
Warnock is braving the 35-degree heat and 3,000-mile round-trip to Marrakesh to meet the midfielder in his own country following his succession of eye-catching performances last season.
The 21-year-old joined Rs on-loan for the second time last August from Tottenham, and during his 41 appearances in hoops scored a wonder goal against Preston in October – thus coming second in the Football League’s goal-of-the-season competition.
Warnock admitted he stood a better chance of talking Taarabt into a pemanent deal at Loftus Road if he met him face-to-face.
He said: “It’s difficult to discuss things over the phone, and I want to let Tarbs know we’re serious.
“It won’t be a question of a loan deal – and if he believes that we’re a club who will play in the Premiership the season after this one, then we need to sort something out with Spurs.”
Taarabt would cost a minimum £2million, and has already claimed he is a target for top clubs in Spain. But Warnock reckons he will remind the Moroccan international he is better off at a club that really wants him.
The manager added: “Does he want to jump into the unknown and languish in the reserves perhaps? Or does he want to play for a club that believes in him, and can further his career?” Ealing Gazette
- Year Flashback: Taarabt Supposedly Signing for Malaga
- A very unusual Statement from Southend's Chairman
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
QPR Report Wednesday Snippets
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- QPR Connections to Other Clubs/Other Countries
- Ex-QPR Scott Donnelly set to join up with Ex-QPR Paulo Sousa
- Derry Signing and Profile
- Year Flashback: Taarabt Supposedly Signing for Malaga
- Maybe No Ambrose: Warnock Set to "Move on/Look Elsewhere"
- Ambitious Nottingham Forest Trying for Cardiff's Peter Whittingham
- A very unusual Statement from Southend's Chairman
- Possible Impact on English Football of Early World Cup Exit
- How they View the World Cup (and "Soccer") in the United States
- Ex-QPR Director Kevin Steele Charged With Conpsiracy to Commit Fraud
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- QPR REPORT Available on TWITTER!
- QPR's Pre-Season Calendar
- QPR's Complete 2010/2011 Fixtures
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- QPR Connections to Other Clubs/Other Countries
- Ex-QPR Scott Donnelly set to join up with Ex-QPR Paulo Sousa
- Derry Signing and Profile
- Year Flashback: Taarabt Supposedly Signing for Malaga
- Maybe No Ambrose: Warnock Set to "Move on/Look Elsewhere"
- Ambitious Nottingham Forest Trying for Cardiff's Peter Whittingham
- A very unusual Statement from Southend's Chairman
- Possible Impact on English Football of Early World Cup Exit
- How they View the World Cup (and "Soccer") in the United States
- Ex-QPR Director Kevin Steele Charged With Conpsiracy to Commit Fraud
Monday, June 21, 2010
QPR's Two Italy Games: Equipe Romagna and Ravenna Calcio...Warnock Wants...Derry Doubts
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- Stoke's Rory Delap Charity Fundraiser Bikeride
- QPR Connections to Other Clubs/Other Countries
- Ex-QPR Director Kevin Steele Charged With Conpsiracy to Commit Fraud
Sky Sports - Ambrose saga irks Warnock - Rangers boss will not increase bid for Eagles ace ." Skysports
- John Terry and the World Cup
- French Insanity
QPR Official Site - R'S TO TOUR ITALY
Posted on: Mon 21 Jun 2010
The R's First Team squad will travel to Italy in July for two pre-season friendly fixtures.
Neil Warnock's side will depart for Milano Marittima in the province of Ravenna on Tuesday 20th July.
During their seven day stay on Italian soil, Rangers will lock horns with Equipe Romagna and Lega Pro Prima Divisione side Ravenna Calcio.
Warnock's men will play Equipe Romagna at lo Stadio dei Pini on Wednesday 21st July (9.00pm kick off), before locking horns with local side Ravenna on Sunday 25th July (9.00pm kick off) at Stadio Bruno Benelli.
Speaking exclusively to www.qpr.co.uk, Warnock expressed his delight at the tour, commenting: "It'll be a key part of our pre-season preparations.
"The facilities at the training camp are excellent and the weather at that time of year should be great for the lads to train in."
Warnock added: "It will be a great chance for the new lads to settle in and get to know their new team-mates in a different environment."vQPR
QPR Official Site - GAFFER EYES TRANSFER SWOOPS
Neil Warnock has revealed he is continuing to make enquiries in the transfer market, as the countdown to the 2010/11 npower Championship gathers pace.
The R's boss has already swooped for Jamie Mackie, Leon Clarke and Paddy Kenny over recent weeks and with one or two more irons in the fire, Warnock is confident of adding to his squad again soon.
"I've made enquiries about a lot of players," he told www.qpr.co.uk.
"I'd like to get at least another couple in, maybe even three or
[b]"We need to balance the books as well though.
"There'll be players who leave and players who sign - that's the nature of the business we're in.
"I think we need a squad of 25, but if we can get a squad of 22 without loaning players, we'll be in good shape."
Warnock added: "I don't think QPR fans will have too many complaints once I've got my squad together.
"They showed at the end of last season that they trust me.
"I think the important thing is getting the spirit right.
"We need to get the whole Club pulling together - the players, the staff and the fans.
"It's important that we do well.
"I've not got long left. I want to be on my tractor in three years or so, so it's very important that we push on next season." QPR
EALING GAZETTE/Paul Warburton
Shaun Derry's QPR switch in doubt
QPR were last night attempting to rescue the deal that brings Shaun Derry to the club after Ipswich Town made it plain they intend to snatch the player from under Rangers' noses.
The Crystal Palace midfelder has long been on the Rs radar as a replacement for Gavin Mahon in the gap between defence and midfield – but the Tractor Boys are ready to use all means available to get Derry for themselves.
It’s understood Ipswich gave notice to Rangers of their intentions to make sure agents did not start a bidding war over wages, but Rs chairman Gianni Paladini has moved quickly to keep Derry on course for Loftus Road next season.
An insider said: “Boss Neil Warnock has set his heart on getting a player he knows well from his time at Crystal Palace – and Rangers are ready to pull out the stops to complete the Derry signing.”
Derry was alerted to Ipswich’s interest because Warnock refuses to guarantee the 32-year-old a permanent berth. The manager intends to chop and change his formation next season and dispense with a holding midfielder from time to time. Ealing Gazette
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- QPR in Italy, July 25 vs Ravenna?
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- QPR's Complete 2010/2011 Fixtures
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- Stoke's Rory Delap Charity Fundraiser Bikeride
- QPR Connections to Other Clubs/Other Countries
- Ex-QPR Director Kevin Steele Charged With Conpsiracy to Commit Fraud
Sky Sports - Ambrose saga irks Warnock - Rangers boss will not increase bid for Eagles ace ." Skysports
- John Terry and the World Cup
- French Insanity
QPR Official Site - R'S TO TOUR ITALY
Posted on: Mon 21 Jun 2010
The R's First Team squad will travel to Italy in July for two pre-season friendly fixtures.
Neil Warnock's side will depart for Milano Marittima in the province of Ravenna on Tuesday 20th July.
During their seven day stay on Italian soil, Rangers will lock horns with Equipe Romagna and Lega Pro Prima Divisione side Ravenna Calcio.
Warnock's men will play Equipe Romagna at lo Stadio dei Pini on Wednesday 21st July (9.00pm kick off), before locking horns with local side Ravenna on Sunday 25th July (9.00pm kick off) at Stadio Bruno Benelli.
Speaking exclusively to www.qpr.co.uk, Warnock expressed his delight at the tour, commenting: "It'll be a key part of our pre-season preparations.
"The facilities at the training camp are excellent and the weather at that time of year should be great for the lads to train in."
Warnock added: "It will be a great chance for the new lads to settle in and get to know their new team-mates in a different environment."vQPR
QPR Official Site - GAFFER EYES TRANSFER SWOOPS
Neil Warnock has revealed he is continuing to make enquiries in the transfer market, as the countdown to the 2010/11 npower Championship gathers pace.
The R's boss has already swooped for Jamie Mackie, Leon Clarke and Paddy Kenny over recent weeks and with one or two more irons in the fire, Warnock is confident of adding to his squad again soon.
"I've made enquiries about a lot of players," he told www.qpr.co.uk.
"I'd like to get at least another couple in, maybe even three or
[b]"We need to balance the books as well though.
"There'll be players who leave and players who sign - that's the nature of the business we're in.
"I think we need a squad of 25, but if we can get a squad of 22 without loaning players, we'll be in good shape."
Warnock added: "I don't think QPR fans will have too many complaints once I've got my squad together.
"They showed at the end of last season that they trust me.
"I think the important thing is getting the spirit right.
"We need to get the whole Club pulling together - the players, the staff and the fans.
"It's important that we do well.
"I've not got long left. I want to be on my tractor in three years or so, so it's very important that we push on next season." QPR
EALING GAZETTE/Paul Warburton
Shaun Derry's QPR switch in doubt
QPR were last night attempting to rescue the deal that brings Shaun Derry to the club after Ipswich Town made it plain they intend to snatch the player from under Rangers' noses.
The Crystal Palace midfelder has long been on the Rs radar as a replacement for Gavin Mahon in the gap between defence and midfield – but the Tractor Boys are ready to use all means available to get Derry for themselves.
It’s understood Ipswich gave notice to Rangers of their intentions to make sure agents did not start a bidding war over wages, but Rs chairman Gianni Paladini has moved quickly to keep Derry on course for Loftus Road next season.
An insider said: “Boss Neil Warnock has set his heart on getting a player he knows well from his time at Crystal Palace – and Rangers are ready to pull out the stops to complete the Derry signing.”
Derry was alerted to Ipswich’s interest because Warnock refuses to guarantee the 32-year-old a permanent berth. The manager intends to chop and change his formation next season and dispense with a holding midfielder from time to time. Ealing Gazette
Sunday, June 20, 2010
QPR Report Sunday Snippets...Ambrose Ambrosia in Doubt?...Cook to Millwall?
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- QPR in Italy, July 25 vs Ravenna?
- Ex-QPR Director Kevin Steele Charged With Conpsiracy to Commit Fraud
Sky Sports - Ambrose saga irks Warnock - Rangers boss will not increase bid for Eagles ace Last updated: 20th June 2010
- QPR boss Neil Warnock has aired his frustration at the ongoing transfer saga regarding Darren Ambrose.
- The Rangers manager thought he had agreed a deal for the Crystal Palace midfielder and was set to bring him to Loftus Road.
- However, that move was put in place while the Eagles struggled under the weight of financial upheaval and summer sales looked inevitable.
- Since then they have secured new investment and the need to cash in on their top talents has eased.
- As a result, they feel they now have every right to demand a higher fee for Ambrose - who was a revelation for the club last season.
- Warnock, though, has been left fuming by the actions of his former employers and insists he will not be budging from the fee he has already had accepted.
- "Palace's new consortium think he's worth more," said the irate coach.
- "We're talking £750,000 and add ons up to £1m. I won't be going any higher than that.
- "Darren, I'm sure, will be disappointed if he doesn't come." Skysports
- Year Flashback: Warnock - QPR Tried to Hijack Sears Deal
- LEE COOK The People (via Teamtalk)
"Millwall are poised to make a £400,000 bid for QPR winger Lee Cook. " Teamtalk
- Two Ex-QPR Birthdays: Robbie Steiner & Peter Reid
- Ian Holloway's World Cup Perspective
- From Last Week: Southampton Supposedly Interested in Zesh Rehman
- Samuel Di Carmine Update
- Flashback on The Springett Brothers Swop
- Magilton Plymouth Possibility
- Birthdays for Ex-QPR David Kerslake and Paul McGee
- "On This Day" In World Cup History
- An example of QPR Community Trust helping Local Team: Pinner JFC
- "Fresh" Photos from QPR's May 2010 Player of the Year Dinner
- Three Year Flashback: A Report on QPR's 2007 AGM and a look at Financial Losses Statements
- Three Year Flashback: Paul Parker Interviewed on His Return to QPR
- QPR's Championship Season Got Under Way Thirty-Five Years Ago This Summer
- Stockport Saved/Exit Administration
- OTD GOT OUT OMG!Six Years Ago Today
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- QPR REPORT Available on TWITTER!
- QPR's Pre-Season Calendar
- QPR's Complete 2010/2011 Fixtures
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- QPR in Italy, July 25 vs Ravenna?
- Ex-QPR Director Kevin Steele Charged With Conpsiracy to Commit Fraud
Sky Sports - Ambrose saga irks Warnock - Rangers boss will not increase bid for Eagles ace Last updated: 20th June 2010
- QPR boss Neil Warnock has aired his frustration at the ongoing transfer saga regarding Darren Ambrose.
- The Rangers manager thought he had agreed a deal for the Crystal Palace midfielder and was set to bring him to Loftus Road.
- However, that move was put in place while the Eagles struggled under the weight of financial upheaval and summer sales looked inevitable.
- Since then they have secured new investment and the need to cash in on their top talents has eased.
- As a result, they feel they now have every right to demand a higher fee for Ambrose - who was a revelation for the club last season.
- Warnock, though, has been left fuming by the actions of his former employers and insists he will not be budging from the fee he has already had accepted.
- "Palace's new consortium think he's worth more," said the irate coach.
- "We're talking £750,000 and add ons up to £1m. I won't be going any higher than that.
- "Darren, I'm sure, will be disappointed if he doesn't come." Skysports
- Year Flashback: Warnock - QPR Tried to Hijack Sears Deal
- LEE COOK The People (via Teamtalk)
"Millwall are poised to make a £400,000 bid for QPR winger Lee Cook. " Teamtalk
- Two Ex-QPR Birthdays: Robbie Steiner & Peter Reid
- Ian Holloway's World Cup Perspective
- From Last Week: Southampton Supposedly Interested in Zesh Rehman
- Samuel Di Carmine Update
- Flashback on The Springett Brothers Swop
- Magilton Plymouth Possibility
- Birthdays for Ex-QPR David Kerslake and Paul McGee
- "On This Day" In World Cup History
- An example of QPR Community Trust helping Local Team: Pinner JFC
- "Fresh" Photos from QPR's May 2010 Player of the Year Dinner
- Three Year Flashback: A Report on QPR's 2007 AGM and a look at Financial Losses Statements
- Three Year Flashback: Paul Parker Interviewed on His Return to QPR
- QPR's Championship Season Got Under Way Thirty-Five Years Ago This Summer
- Stockport Saved/Exit Administration
- OTD GOT OUT OMG!Six Years Ago Today
Saturday, June 19, 2010
QPR Report Saturday Snippets...QPR in Italy
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- QPR in Italy, July 25 vs Ravenna?
- Ex-QPR Director Kevin Steele Charged With Conpsiracy to Commit Fraud
- Birthdays for Ex-QPR David Kerslake and Paul McGee
- "On This Day" In World Cup History
- An example of QPR Community Trust helping Local Team: Pinner JFC
- "Fresh" Photos from QPR's May 2010 Player of the Year Dinner
- Three Year Flashback: A Report on QPR's 2007 AGM and a look at Financial Losses Statements
- Three Year Flashback: Paul Parker Interviewed on His Return to QPR
- QPR's Championship Season Got Under Way Thirty-Five Years Ago This Summer
- Stockport Saved/Exit Administration
- OTD GOT OUT OMG!Six Years Ago Today
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- QPR's Complete 2010/2011 Fixtures
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- QPR in Italy, July 25 vs Ravenna?
- Ex-QPR Director Kevin Steele Charged With Conpsiracy to Commit Fraud
- Birthdays for Ex-QPR David Kerslake and Paul McGee
- "On This Day" In World Cup History
- An example of QPR Community Trust helping Local Team: Pinner JFC
- "Fresh" Photos from QPR's May 2010 Player of the Year Dinner
- Three Year Flashback: A Report on QPR's 2007 AGM and a look at Financial Losses Statements
- Three Year Flashback: Paul Parker Interviewed on His Return to QPR
- QPR's Championship Season Got Under Way Thirty-Five Years Ago This Summer
- Stockport Saved/Exit Administration
- OTD GOT OUT OMG!Six Years Ago Today
Friday, June 18, 2010
Ex-QPR Director Charged With Conspiracy to Commit Fraud (On a NON-QPR Matter)
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- Ex-QPR Director Kevin Steele Charged With Conpsiracy to Commit Fraud
Telegraph By Harry Wilson - 18 Jun 2010 - Ex-Mishcon de Reya partner hit with allegation of fraud
- A former partner at London law firm Mishcon de Reya was one of two men charged on Thursday by the Serious Fraud Office as part of an investigation into an alleged conspiracy to fraudulently obtain an £18m loan.
- Kevin Steele, 50, was charged yesterday along with Michael Shephard, a former property developer, with conspiring to persuade Swiss private bank EFG Bank to obtain the loan on the basis that they held a large deposit with the Jersey branch of another Swiss private bank, Bank Julius Baer.
- Mr Steele and Mr Shephard have each been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud and conspiracy to use false documents. Additionally, Mr Steele has been charged with abusing his position to steal £1.8m from an account held in the name of Mr Shephard.
- Both men were yesterday released on bail and have been ordered to appear at Southwark Crown Court on August 12 for a further hearing. No pleas were entered. Telegraph
The Times Jun 18, 2010 -Former Mishcon partner Steele charged over 'fraudulent' loan
- Kevin Steele, a former property partner at Mishcon de Reya, has been charged with conspiring to fraudulently obtain a €22 million loan.
Steele and former client, property developer Michael Shephard, were charged by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and released on conditional bail on Thursday.
According to Mishcon, Steele was “expelled” from the firm in September 2008. He and Shephard face charges of conspiracy to commit fraud and conspiracy to use false documents.
The SFO claims that in 2008 the pair fraudulently secured a €22 million loan from Zurich-based EFG Bank. Steele has also been charged with abuse of position relating to £1.8 million that went missing from a client account.
Mishcon said: "Kevin Steele was expelled from Mishcon de Reya in September 2008, nearly two years ago. The firm carried out a thorough internal investigation and brought in the police and the SRA.
“It has ensured that the interests of its clients have been fully protected. As the matter is in court, no further statements will be made."
The pair are due to appear before Southwark Crown Court on 12 August The Times
LEGAL WEEK Former Mishcons partner charged by SFO over alleged bank loan fraud - Author: Claire Ruckin
- Former Mishcon de Reya property partner Kevin Steele has been charged by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) with conspiring to fraudulently obtain a €22m (£18.4m) loan.
- Steele and his former client, property developer Michael Shephard, were charged and released on conditional bail yesterday. They are due to appear before Southwark Crown Court later this summer (12 August) to face charges of conspiring to commit fraud and conspiracy to use false documents.
The pair are alleged to have persuaded Zurich-based EFG Bank in 2008 to provide a €22m (£18.4m) loan on the basis that Shephard had on deposit the sum of £76m at Bank Julius Baer in Guernsey, which was accepted as security for a loan.
In addition, Steele has been charged with abuse of position between October 2007 and September 2008 in relation to the procuring of an undertaking given to EFG in respect of the loan, the general mishandling of Shephard's client account and the theft of £1.8m from that account to settle an unrelated civil claim.
- Steele was removed from Mishcons in September 2008 when the City firm referred the matter to the police and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
- A Mishcons spokesperson commented: "Kevin Steele was expelled from Mishcon de Reya in September 2008, nearly two years ago. The firm carried out a thorough internal investigation and brought in the police and the SRA. It has ensured that the interests of its clients have been fully protected. As the matter is in court, no further statements will be made." Legal Week
This is Money SFO charge two with £18m fraud Daily Mail
18 June 2010,
A former property partner at Princess Diana's divorce law firm, Mishcon de Reya, and a former property developer have been charged with conspiracy to defraud a bank out of £18.3m.
In a case brought by the Serious Fraud Office and Warwickshire Police, Michael Shephard and Kevin Steel, formerly of Mishcon de Reya, are alleged to have falsified documents to make it appear that Shephard had £76m on deposit at Bank Julius Baer in Guernsey.
This was allegedly accepted as security for a loan Shephard secured from EFG Bank in Zurich.
The SFO charges that the fraud occurred between July 1, 2008 and August 22, 2008.
Defendants found guilty of conspiracy to defraud can potentially be sent to jail for up to seven years, although it is thought any sentence would be a good deal shorter than that.
Both defendants have been released on conditional bail.
The next hearing will be on August 12 at Southwark Crown Court.
Lawyers for Shephard said: 'Mr Shephard looks forward to seeing the evidence relied upon to support these charges and to defending himself in court.'
Steele's lawyer could not be reached last night. This is Money
- Flashback: Steele Joins and Departs QPR Board
- QPR's Championship Season Got Under Way Thirty-Five Years Ago This Summer
- OTD GOT OUT OMG!Six Years Ago Today
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- QPR in Italy, July 25 vs Ravenna?
- Also: QPR Report Saturday Snippets
- Ex-QPR Director Kevin Steele Charged With Conpsiracy to Commit Fraud
Telegraph By Harry Wilson - 18 Jun 2010 - Ex-Mishcon de Reya partner hit with allegation of fraud
- A former partner at London law firm Mishcon de Reya was one of two men charged on Thursday by the Serious Fraud Office as part of an investigation into an alleged conspiracy to fraudulently obtain an £18m loan.
- Kevin Steele, 50, was charged yesterday along with Michael Shephard, a former property developer, with conspiring to persuade Swiss private bank EFG Bank to obtain the loan on the basis that they held a large deposit with the Jersey branch of another Swiss private bank, Bank Julius Baer.
- Mr Steele and Mr Shephard have each been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud and conspiracy to use false documents. Additionally, Mr Steele has been charged with abusing his position to steal £1.8m from an account held in the name of Mr Shephard.
- Both men were yesterday released on bail and have been ordered to appear at Southwark Crown Court on August 12 for a further hearing. No pleas were entered. Telegraph
The Times Jun 18, 2010 -Former Mishcon partner Steele charged over 'fraudulent' loan
- Kevin Steele, a former property partner at Mishcon de Reya, has been charged with conspiring to fraudulently obtain a €22 million loan.
Steele and former client, property developer Michael Shephard, were charged by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and released on conditional bail on Thursday.
According to Mishcon, Steele was “expelled” from the firm in September 2008. He and Shephard face charges of conspiracy to commit fraud and conspiracy to use false documents.
The SFO claims that in 2008 the pair fraudulently secured a €22 million loan from Zurich-based EFG Bank. Steele has also been charged with abuse of position relating to £1.8 million that went missing from a client account.
Mishcon said: "Kevin Steele was expelled from Mishcon de Reya in September 2008, nearly two years ago. The firm carried out a thorough internal investigation and brought in the police and the SRA.
“It has ensured that the interests of its clients have been fully protected. As the matter is in court, no further statements will be made."
The pair are due to appear before Southwark Crown Court on 12 August The Times
LEGAL WEEK Former Mishcons partner charged by SFO over alleged bank loan fraud - Author: Claire Ruckin
- Former Mishcon de Reya property partner Kevin Steele has been charged by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) with conspiring to fraudulently obtain a €22m (£18.4m) loan.
- Steele and his former client, property developer Michael Shephard, were charged and released on conditional bail yesterday. They are due to appear before Southwark Crown Court later this summer (12 August) to face charges of conspiring to commit fraud and conspiracy to use false documents.
The pair are alleged to have persuaded Zurich-based EFG Bank in 2008 to provide a €22m (£18.4m) loan on the basis that Shephard had on deposit the sum of £76m at Bank Julius Baer in Guernsey, which was accepted as security for a loan.
In addition, Steele has been charged with abuse of position between October 2007 and September 2008 in relation to the procuring of an undertaking given to EFG in respect of the loan, the general mishandling of Shephard's client account and the theft of £1.8m from that account to settle an unrelated civil claim.
- Steele was removed from Mishcons in September 2008 when the City firm referred the matter to the police and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
- A Mishcons spokesperson commented: "Kevin Steele was expelled from Mishcon de Reya in September 2008, nearly two years ago. The firm carried out a thorough internal investigation and brought in the police and the SRA. It has ensured that the interests of its clients have been fully protected. As the matter is in court, no further statements will be made." Legal Week
This is Money SFO charge two with £18m fraud Daily Mail
18 June 2010,
A former property partner at Princess Diana's divorce law firm, Mishcon de Reya, and a former property developer have been charged with conspiracy to defraud a bank out of £18.3m.
In a case brought by the Serious Fraud Office and Warwickshire Police, Michael Shephard and Kevin Steel, formerly of Mishcon de Reya, are alleged to have falsified documents to make it appear that Shephard had £76m on deposit at Bank Julius Baer in Guernsey.
This was allegedly accepted as security for a loan Shephard secured from EFG Bank in Zurich.
The SFO charges that the fraud occurred between July 1, 2008 and August 22, 2008.
Defendants found guilty of conspiracy to defraud can potentially be sent to jail for up to seven years, although it is thought any sentence would be a good deal shorter than that.
Both defendants have been released on conditional bail.
The next hearing will be on August 12 at Southwark Crown Court.
Lawyers for Shephard said: 'Mr Shephard looks forward to seeing the evidence relied upon to support these charges and to defending himself in court.'
Steele's lawyer could not be reached last night. This is Money
- Flashback: Steele Joins and Departs QPR Board
- QPR's Championship Season Got Under Way Thirty-Five Years Ago This Summer
- OTD GOT OUT OMG!Six Years Ago Today
QPR's "Championship-Winning" 1975-1976 Season - Flashback: Thirty-Five Years This Season
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- OTD GOT OUT OMG!Six Years Ago Today
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the 1975/1976 Season. Presumably/Hopefully the club will be commemorating this year in style. Parkes - Clement Mclintock Webb Gillard - Masson Francis Hollins/Leach - Thomas Bowles Givens
And never forgetting Dave Sexton, Jim Gregory - and the man who built the team: Gordon Jago (along with players who helped get us to this spot such as Terry Venables).
- VIDEOS: QPR Defeating Liverpool...Defeating Everton....Defeating Stoke
FLASHBACK July 2006 - When Saturday Comes, from 2006
As good as it got Queens Park Rangers 1975-76
Queens Park Rangers 1975-76
- Thirty years ago a west London club very nearly won the title – and it would have been a popular success, too. Graham Dunbar recalls QPR's finest 42 games
- It is April 17, 2006, Easter Monday, and Queens Park Rangers lose 3-2 at Norwich in the definitive meaningless and mediocre end-of-season game. Two teams playing second-rate, second-tier football in what could be the worst five-goal affair anyone has seen; a match with no significance beyond reminding both clubs that the Premiership is a distant dream.
- Flip back 30 years and it is April 17, 1976, Easter Saturday in the old Division One, and QPR again lose 3-2 at Carrow Road, with rather more at stake. On a blazing hot holiday weekend, the top-flight title is on the line and, if you buy even slightly into the arguments of chaos theory, the future of European club football is about to be shaped.
- A hugely popular QPR team would lose the title by a single point to Liverpool, who, trophyless the previous year, would beat Wolves in a controversial last game, finish the season by winning the UEFA Cup and, 12 months later, hoist the European Cup for the first time. For want of a win in Norfolk, chaos theory says, the Reds’ rule over Europe was allowed to happen.
- Gerry Francis was Rangers captain in a season that kicked off with a 2-0 defeat of Liverpool at Loftus Road. He was their inspiration during a glorious final 15-match run of 13 wins, a draw and that single defeat on the penultimate Saturday. Francis would recall: “Those points lost at Norwich could have been the difference. You can’t believe we lost the game.”
- The game has lost plenty in the last three decades. Comparing the state of our football nation in 1976 with today is fairly banal and pointless, but let’s have a go – what QPR achieved perhaps compares with what Wigan did for the first half of this season.
- A decade before becoming every neutral’s delight, QPR had meandered round 15 home grounds and settled in Division Three when Jim Gregory, a real-life Arthur Daley before the fictional one, joined the board. Money began to be spent, on Les Allen, a Double-winner at Tottenham, and Rodney Marsh from Fulham – the start of a series of raids on London rivals that served Rangers spectacularly well.
- Alec Stock’s side won Division Three in 1967 at a stroll, just weeks after leaping into the nation’s living rooms in maybe the best League Cup final of all, the first at Wembley, before a live television audience – when that actually meant something. First Division West Bromwich Albion’s 2-0 half-time lead was brushed aside by goals from Roger Morgan, Marsh after a mazy dribble and Mark Lazarus.
- Another promotion the next year just set up QPR as the next Northampton Town, for a debut top-flight season even Sunderland fans would count as disappointing. But Gordon Jago arrived and built his 1972-73 promotion team by selling Marsh and gambling on the genius of Stan Bowles. A procession of apprentices were blended with wise old heads such as Frank McLintock, two years on from leading Arsenal to the Double, then David Webb (whose barrel chest hardly suited being wrapped in hoops) and John Hollins, downsized from Chelsea to Shepherd’s Bush.
- When Jago went early in 1974-75, another King’s Road refugee, Dave Sexton, spent most of his first season in charge dealing with Bowles’s tantrums and assembling a midfield even Stan would be mad to turn away from. Francis started and bare-shinned winger Dave Thomas came on in Don Revie’s first England game – a 3-0 qualifying group win against eventual European champions Czechoslovakia – and full-backs Dave Clement and Ian Gillard soon joined them. At Revie’s time of greatest need, the World Cup qualifier in Italy in November 1976, he turned to Bowles. (It didn’t work, but that’s not the point.)
- Francis was 23 when Revie made him captain after humiliating Scotland in 1975. “Just to get in the England team you were competing with Bell, Ball, Hudson, Brooking and Currie for just two places in midfield. It was an honour for a QPR player to be England captain.” Gerry announced his authority with the goal of the season past Ray Clemence as Rangers started the season by beating Liverpool; Stan weighed in with a hat-trick in a 5-1 demolition of Derby County, the reigning champions, a week later.
- Quite how and why QPR did not win the title is a football tragedy. They were the best and most entertaining team, were unbeaten at home, never slumped and beat every side in the division except West Ham. Frankly, Norwich fans should be ashamed of their club – and their good fortune on the day – for spiking Rangers’ champagne.
- Francis has a vivid recall of the game that should be disturbing in a grown man with a long and successful career, and is actually painful to hear. “We totally dominated but you have games where nothing seems to go right. In the first half I was sent through by Stan and lobbed Kevin Keelan from 25, 30 yards but it landed on top of the net. Keelan made a couple of great saves from me.” Match reports detail Keelan, himself a loveable Seventies maverick, laughing when a close-range Webb header hit him and bounced away.
- At the other end, a ludicrous mix-up gifted Ted McDougall a goal before a manically determined Thomas equalised. While Liverpool were beating Stoke City 5-3 at Anfield, Norwich scored two more – a fluke shot from Peter Morris and Phil Boyer’s header while offside – before giving Rangers a late own goal.
- Rangers finished with home wins against Arsenal and then Leeds on the last Saturday, as Liverpool put their feet up while John Toshack played for Wales in a European Championship quarter-final against Yugoslavia. Ten days later, Francis and co watched in a Thames TV studio as Liverpool struck three times in the last 13 minutes at Molineux.
- “The bad taste in our mouth wasn’t necessarily from losing the Norwich game, though people point the finger at it, but the way Liverpool didn’t have to play their last game on the same day. They should have played under the same pressure – we were in a television studio watching our season slip away. When Kevin Keegan scored most of us walked out.”
- The last hurrah for Sexton’s side was a goal-strewn run to the UEFA Cup quarter-finals, before losing on penalties at AEK Athens, while Liverpool took the European Cup road leading to Rome and immortality against Borussia Mönchengladbach.
- Francis says: “We could have gone a long way in the European Cup. We played the sort of football that was equipped for European competition, but there’s no doubt Liverpool were an outstanding side. Quality-wise, we were a match for Liverpool, but they could strengthen and we were a small, selling club.”
- So QPR almost matched the Derby side of 1972 in winning the league three seasons after getting promoted. In 1978 Nottingham Forest would do it a year after coming up in third spot. Instead, Rangers joined Ipswich Town at club level and Holland on the world stage as vibrant sides in the total football era who fell just short of a defining triumph but are all the more beloved for it. “Everyone says QPR were their second-favourite team at that time, a nice, family club – like Ipswich and Norwich – who were consistent and could beat anybody on their day,” says Francis.
- A generation on and a world away, QPR, Derby and Ipswich are all mired in the second division having spent parts of the 21st century in administration. And whatever happened to Liverpool in Europe? WSC
The Times April 18, 2004
Caught in Time: QPR, championship runners-up, 1975-76Rob Maul
Deep within the BBC Television centre in White City, London, QPR players congregated around a small TV set to watch the final game of the season. Ten days earlier, QPR had beaten Leeds at Loftus Road to complete their League campaign, sending them top of the old First Division. Because of Liverpool’s involvement in the Uefa Cup, the Merseyside club still had to play Wolves. The game at Molineux was crucial, as only one point separated the teams.
“It would not happen now,” says Gerry Francis, QPR captain that season, who saw the second half at the BBC. “It would have been fairer if Liverpool and QPR had played at the same time.” Despite trailing 1-0 with 15 minutes to go, Liverpool scored three times to claim the title. “How many chances will QPR have of winning the championship?” said Francis.
QPR’s manager, Dave Sexton, had built a strong team, including Francis, Stan Bowles and Frank McLintock. They remained unbeaten in the League at home. In 1979 the club was relegated to the Second Division, but, for 10 days at least, QPR were the best team in the country. [The numbers refer to a photograph, which is not carried on the website.]
1 Steve Jones A former QPR apprentice, Jones did not play for the first team. In 1979 he moved to Walsall and then to Wimbledon, where he remained until 1982, when injury ended his career. Owns a nightclub in Windsor
2 Tommy Cunningham Signed on a free from Chelsea in May 1975, Cunningham made 30 appearances before moving to Wimbledon in March 1979. He played most of his career at Leyton Orient and later became assistant manager at Brisbane Road. Now director of football at Harlow Town in the Ryman Division One North
3 Tony Tagg The central defender played four times under Sexton before moving to Millwall on a free transfer and then Wimbledon. He later became a taxi driver
4 Don Givens Givens won 56 caps for the Republic of Ireland, for whom he scored 19 goals. He coached Arsenal’s youth team and then worked in Switzerland. He has been Ireland’s under-21 coach since 1999
5 Martyn Busby Busby had two spells at QPR. He also played for Portsmouth and Notts County. He broke his leg during his second spell with the club and then became manager of non-League clubs Beaconsfield United and Maidenhead United. Runs a painting and decorating business near Slough
6 Phil Parkes If Ray Clemence and Peter Shilton had not been around, Parkes would have been England goalkeeper for many years. He won the FA Cup with West Ham in 1980 after they smashed the transfer record for a goalkeeper (£560,000) and he played 344 games for both clubs in a career that spanned 22 years. Returned to QPR in September 1991 as goalkeeping coach, but now runs a building firm in Reading
7 David Webb Best known for his 1970 FA Cup final-winning goal for Chelsea, Webb formed a solid defensive partnership with Frank McLintock. After QPR, he played for Leicester and Derby before managing Bournemouth, Torquay, Southend and Chelsea. He runs a property business
8 Keith Pritchett A Scot who played for Wolves, Doncaster, QPR and Blackpool, Pritchett spent most of his career with Watford. Emigrated to New Zealand, where he became a manager and then a football writer
9 Richard Teale Understudy to Parkes, Teale made only two appearances before moving to Fulham in August 1976. Runs a building firm in Eggham, Surrey
10 Ron Abbott Spent his entire, but admittedly short, career with Rangers, making 54 appearances. Once the central defender left QPR, he became a London taxi driver
THE TIMES THE SUNDAY TIMES TIMES+ The TimesThe Sunday TimesArchive Article Please enjoy this article from The Times & The Sunday Times archives. For full access to our content, please subscribe here MY PROFILE 11 Mick Leach Won promotion from the Third Division with QPR in 1967 and spent 13 years at Loftus Road, before moving to Detroit Express in 1978 for a fee of £30,000. He later went into coaching. Leach died in 1992, aged 55, after a long illness
12 Don Shanks Moved to QPR from Luton Town in 1974, making 206 appearances and scoring 11 goals before joining Brighton on a free in 1981. Now a children’s football coach, travelling around Europe and America
13 Stan Bowles One of football’s most colourful characters, Stan was, alongside Rodney Marsh, arguably QPR’s greatest player. Gambling problems dogged his career, and he should have won more than five England caps. He started his career with Manchester City, before moving to QPR from Carlisle. Was unemployed for a long spell, until he coached with David Webb at Brentford. He is writing his second autobiography
14 Gerry Francis Captained club and country, but spent much of his career battling injury. After Rangers, he played for Crystal Palace, before returning to QPR, Coventry, Exeter, as player-manager, Cardiff, Swansea and Portsmouth. He cut his managerial teeth with Bristol Rovers, then managed QPR between 1991-94, lifting the team to fifth place in the Premiership, before taking over at Spurs. Runs a number of theatre and property companies and presents a weekly football show on Sky Sports News
15 Ian Gillard A reliable full-back. Caught the eye of England manager Don Revie and made his international debut against West Germany at Wembley in 1975. In 1982 he moved to Aldershot as a player-coach. Worked at the Mars factory in Slough before scouting for QPR and coaching at the Reading School of Excellence. Runs a cleaning firm
16 Don Masson Scottish midfielder who signed from Notts County in December 1974 and went on to make 144 appearances, scoring 24 goals before moving to Derby County in 1977. He ended his playing days at Notts County. Runs a hotel near Nottingham
17 John Beck Beck played for QPR, Coventry, Fulham, Bournemouth and Cambridge, before becoming manager at Abbey stadium in 1990. After taking Cambridge to successive promotions and an FA Cup quarter- final, he managed Preston and Lincoln City. He returned to Cambridge, but resigned in November 2001
18 Danny Westwood A prolific goalscorer for QPR’s reserves after joining from Billericay Town in July 1974, Westwood made only one appearance for Rangers before moving to Gillingham. He works in the City of London
19 Frank McLintock Captain of the Arsenal Double-winning side of 1970-71, he was one of the few defenders to win Footballer of the Year. Capped nine times by Scotland, McLintock moved into management with Leicester and Brentford. He also became an agent and set up the Cash Converter chain of shops. Aged 64, he is a Sky Sports pundit
20 John Hollins A member of Chelsea’s FA Cup and Cup Winners Cup teams of the early 1970s, Hollins later became manager at Stamford Bridge before being sacked. Managed QPR, Swansea and Rochdale. Aged 57, he manages Stockport Tiger-Star in China
21 Don Rogers Goalscoring hero of Swindon Town’s League Cup victory in 1969, Rogers came to QPR via Crystal Palace. After retiring, he opened a sports shop in Swindon
22 Dave Thomas A quick winger who joined QPR from Burnley in 1972, making 220 appearances and scoring 33 goals before joining Everton in 1977. Later became Portsmouth’s youth coach. He lives in Chichester and teaches PE at a local secondary school
23 Dave Clement Father of West Brom’s Neil, Clement was capped five times by England. After Rangers, he moved to Bolton, Fulham and Wimbledon until retiring in 1981. He committed suicide in 1982, aged 34
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QPR Stats for 1975/1976
SOCCERBASE
Final 1975/1976 English Division 1
Liverpool 42 14 5 2 41 21 9 9 3 25 10 60 .1290
QPR 42 17 4 0 42 13 7 7 7 25 20 59 .0303
Man Utd 42 16 4 1 40 13 7 6 8 28 29 56 .6190
Derby 42 15 3 3 45 30 6 8 7 30 28 53 .2931
Leeds 42 13 3 5 37 19 8 6 7 28 27 51 .4130
Ipswich 42 11 6 4 36 23 5 8 8 18 25 46 .125
Leicester 42 9 9 3 29 24 4 10 7 19 27 45 .9411
Man City 42 14 5 2 46 18 2 6 13 18 28 43 .3913
Tottenham 42 6 10 5 33 32 8 5 8 30 31 43 .0
Norwich 42 10 5 6 33 26 6 5 10 25 32 42 .0
Everton 42 10 7 4 37 24 5 5 11 23 42 42 .9090
Stoke 42 8 5 8 25 24 7 6 8 23 26 41 .96
Middlesbro 42 9 7 5 23 11 6 3 12 23 34 40 .0222
Coventry 42 6 9 6 22 22 7 5 9 25 35 40 .8245
Newcastle 42 11 4 6 51 26 4 5 12 20 36 39 .1451
Aston Villa 42 11 8 2 32 17 0 9 12 19 42 39 .8644
Arsenal 42 11 4 6 33 19 2 6 13 14 34 36 .8867
West Ham 42 10 5 6 26 23 3 5 13 22 48 36 .6760
Birmingham 42 11 5 5 36 26 2 2 17 21 49 33 .76
Wolves 42 7 6 8 27 25 3 4 14 24 43 30 .75
Burnley 42 6 6 9 23 26 3 4 14 20 40 28 .6515
Sheff Utd 42 4 7 10 19 32 2 3 16 14 50 22 .4024
NB: In English Division 1 (old) 1975/1976 goal average applied instead of goal difference - Soccerbase
RESULTS
Queen's Park Rangers Score ArchiveResults ListFilter: in season 1975/76.
2-0 Home v Liverpool 1975-08-16 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 1
1-1 Home v Aston Villa 1975-08-19 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 2
5-1 Away v Derby County 1975-08-23 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 3
2-2 Away v Wolverhampton Wanderers 1975-08-26 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 4
1-1 Home v West Ham United 1975-08-30 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 5
1-1 Away v Birmingham City 1975-09-06 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 6
4-1 Away v Shrewsbury Town 1975-09-09 Football League Cup, 1975/76, Round 2
1-0 Home v Manchester United 1975-09-13 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 7
0-0 Away v Middlesbrough 1975-09-20 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 8
1-0 Home v Leicester City 1975-09-23 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 9
1-0 Home v Newcastle United 1975-09-27 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 10
1-2 Away v Leeds United 1975-10-04 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 11
1-1 Home v Charlton Athletic 1975-10-07 Football League Cup, 1975/76, Round 3
5-0 Home v Everton 1975-10-11 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 12
3-0 Away v Charlton Athletic 1975-10-14 Football League Cup, 1975/76, Round 3 (Replay)
0-1 Away v Burnley 1975-10-18 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 13
1-0 Home v Sheffield United 1975-10-25 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 14
1-1 Away v Coventry City 1975-11-01 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 15
0-0 Home v Tottenham Hotspur 1975-11-08 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 16
1-3 Home v Newcastle United 1975-11-11 Football League Cup, 1975/76, Round 4
1-1 Away v Ipswich Town 1975-11-15 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 17
1-0 Home v Burnley 1975-11-22 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 18
3-2 Home v Stoke City 1975-11-29 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 19
0-0 Away v Manchester City 1975-12-06 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 20
1-1 Home v Derby County 1975-12-13 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 21
0-2 Away v Liverpool 1975-12-20 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 22
2-0 Home v Norwich City 1975-12-26 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 23
0-2 Away v Arsenal 1975-12-27 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 24
0-0 Home v Newcastle United 1976-01-03 F.A. Cup, 1975/76, Round 3
1-2 Away v Newcastle United 1976-01-07 F.A. Cup, 1975/76, Round 3 (Replay)
1-2 Away v Manchester United 1976-01-10 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 25
2-1 Home v Birmingham City 1976-01-17 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 26
0-1 Away v West Ham United 1976-01-24 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 27
2-0 Away v Aston Villa 1976-01-31 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 28
4-2 Home v Wolverhampton Wanderers 1976-02-07 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 29
3-0 Away v Tottenham Hotspur 1976-02-14 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 30
3-1 Home v Ipswich Town 1976-02-21 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 31
1-0 Away v Leicester City 1976-02-25 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 32
0-0 Away v Sheffield United 1976-02-28 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 33
4-1 Home v Coventry City 1976-03-06 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 34
2-0 Away v Everton 1976-03-13 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 35
1-0 Away v Stoke City 1976-03-20 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 36
1-0 Home v Manchester City 1976-03-27 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 37
2-1 Away v Newcastle United 1976-04-03 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 38
4-2 Home v Middlesbrough 1976-04-10 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 39
2-3 Away v Norwich City 1976-04-17 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 40
2-1 Home v Arsenal 1976-04-19 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 41
2-0 Home v Leeds United 1976-04-24 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 42 - Results
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- OTD GOT OUT OMG!Six Years Ago Today
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the 1975/1976 Season. Presumably/Hopefully the club will be commemorating this year in style. Parkes - Clement Mclintock Webb Gillard - Masson Francis Hollins/Leach - Thomas Bowles Givens
And never forgetting Dave Sexton, Jim Gregory - and the man who built the team: Gordon Jago (along with players who helped get us to this spot such as Terry Venables).
- VIDEOS: QPR Defeating Liverpool...Defeating Everton....Defeating Stoke
FLASHBACK July 2006 - When Saturday Comes, from 2006
As good as it got Queens Park Rangers 1975-76
Queens Park Rangers 1975-76
- Thirty years ago a west London club very nearly won the title – and it would have been a popular success, too. Graham Dunbar recalls QPR's finest 42 games
- It is April 17, 2006, Easter Monday, and Queens Park Rangers lose 3-2 at Norwich in the definitive meaningless and mediocre end-of-season game. Two teams playing second-rate, second-tier football in what could be the worst five-goal affair anyone has seen; a match with no significance beyond reminding both clubs that the Premiership is a distant dream.
- Flip back 30 years and it is April 17, 1976, Easter Saturday in the old Division One, and QPR again lose 3-2 at Carrow Road, with rather more at stake. On a blazing hot holiday weekend, the top-flight title is on the line and, if you buy even slightly into the arguments of chaos theory, the future of European club football is about to be shaped.
- A hugely popular QPR team would lose the title by a single point to Liverpool, who, trophyless the previous year, would beat Wolves in a controversial last game, finish the season by winning the UEFA Cup and, 12 months later, hoist the European Cup for the first time. For want of a win in Norfolk, chaos theory says, the Reds’ rule over Europe was allowed to happen.
- Gerry Francis was Rangers captain in a season that kicked off with a 2-0 defeat of Liverpool at Loftus Road. He was their inspiration during a glorious final 15-match run of 13 wins, a draw and that single defeat on the penultimate Saturday. Francis would recall: “Those points lost at Norwich could have been the difference. You can’t believe we lost the game.”
- The game has lost plenty in the last three decades. Comparing the state of our football nation in 1976 with today is fairly banal and pointless, but let’s have a go – what QPR achieved perhaps compares with what Wigan did for the first half of this season.
- A decade before becoming every neutral’s delight, QPR had meandered round 15 home grounds and settled in Division Three when Jim Gregory, a real-life Arthur Daley before the fictional one, joined the board. Money began to be spent, on Les Allen, a Double-winner at Tottenham, and Rodney Marsh from Fulham – the start of a series of raids on London rivals that served Rangers spectacularly well.
- Alec Stock’s side won Division Three in 1967 at a stroll, just weeks after leaping into the nation’s living rooms in maybe the best League Cup final of all, the first at Wembley, before a live television audience – when that actually meant something. First Division West Bromwich Albion’s 2-0 half-time lead was brushed aside by goals from Roger Morgan, Marsh after a mazy dribble and Mark Lazarus.
- Another promotion the next year just set up QPR as the next Northampton Town, for a debut top-flight season even Sunderland fans would count as disappointing. But Gordon Jago arrived and built his 1972-73 promotion team by selling Marsh and gambling on the genius of Stan Bowles. A procession of apprentices were blended with wise old heads such as Frank McLintock, two years on from leading Arsenal to the Double, then David Webb (whose barrel chest hardly suited being wrapped in hoops) and John Hollins, downsized from Chelsea to Shepherd’s Bush.
- When Jago went early in 1974-75, another King’s Road refugee, Dave Sexton, spent most of his first season in charge dealing with Bowles’s tantrums and assembling a midfield even Stan would be mad to turn away from. Francis started and bare-shinned winger Dave Thomas came on in Don Revie’s first England game – a 3-0 qualifying group win against eventual European champions Czechoslovakia – and full-backs Dave Clement and Ian Gillard soon joined them. At Revie’s time of greatest need, the World Cup qualifier in Italy in November 1976, he turned to Bowles. (It didn’t work, but that’s not the point.)
- Francis was 23 when Revie made him captain after humiliating Scotland in 1975. “Just to get in the England team you were competing with Bell, Ball, Hudson, Brooking and Currie for just two places in midfield. It was an honour for a QPR player to be England captain.” Gerry announced his authority with the goal of the season past Ray Clemence as Rangers started the season by beating Liverpool; Stan weighed in with a hat-trick in a 5-1 demolition of Derby County, the reigning champions, a week later.
- Quite how and why QPR did not win the title is a football tragedy. They were the best and most entertaining team, were unbeaten at home, never slumped and beat every side in the division except West Ham. Frankly, Norwich fans should be ashamed of their club – and their good fortune on the day – for spiking Rangers’ champagne.
- Francis has a vivid recall of the game that should be disturbing in a grown man with a long and successful career, and is actually painful to hear. “We totally dominated but you have games where nothing seems to go right. In the first half I was sent through by Stan and lobbed Kevin Keelan from 25, 30 yards but it landed on top of the net. Keelan made a couple of great saves from me.” Match reports detail Keelan, himself a loveable Seventies maverick, laughing when a close-range Webb header hit him and bounced away.
- At the other end, a ludicrous mix-up gifted Ted McDougall a goal before a manically determined Thomas equalised. While Liverpool were beating Stoke City 5-3 at Anfield, Norwich scored two more – a fluke shot from Peter Morris and Phil Boyer’s header while offside – before giving Rangers a late own goal.
- Rangers finished with home wins against Arsenal and then Leeds on the last Saturday, as Liverpool put their feet up while John Toshack played for Wales in a European Championship quarter-final against Yugoslavia. Ten days later, Francis and co watched in a Thames TV studio as Liverpool struck three times in the last 13 minutes at Molineux.
- “The bad taste in our mouth wasn’t necessarily from losing the Norwich game, though people point the finger at it, but the way Liverpool didn’t have to play their last game on the same day. They should have played under the same pressure – we were in a television studio watching our season slip away. When Kevin Keegan scored most of us walked out.”
- The last hurrah for Sexton’s side was a goal-strewn run to the UEFA Cup quarter-finals, before losing on penalties at AEK Athens, while Liverpool took the European Cup road leading to Rome and immortality against Borussia Mönchengladbach.
- Francis says: “We could have gone a long way in the European Cup. We played the sort of football that was equipped for European competition, but there’s no doubt Liverpool were an outstanding side. Quality-wise, we were a match for Liverpool, but they could strengthen and we were a small, selling club.”
- So QPR almost matched the Derby side of 1972 in winning the league three seasons after getting promoted. In 1978 Nottingham Forest would do it a year after coming up in third spot. Instead, Rangers joined Ipswich Town at club level and Holland on the world stage as vibrant sides in the total football era who fell just short of a defining triumph but are all the more beloved for it. “Everyone says QPR were their second-favourite team at that time, a nice, family club – like Ipswich and Norwich – who were consistent and could beat anybody on their day,” says Francis.
- A generation on and a world away, QPR, Derby and Ipswich are all mired in the second division having spent parts of the 21st century in administration. And whatever happened to Liverpool in Europe? WSC
The Times April 18, 2004
Caught in Time: QPR, championship runners-up, 1975-76Rob Maul
Deep within the BBC Television centre in White City, London, QPR players congregated around a small TV set to watch the final game of the season. Ten days earlier, QPR had beaten Leeds at Loftus Road to complete their League campaign, sending them top of the old First Division. Because of Liverpool’s involvement in the Uefa Cup, the Merseyside club still had to play Wolves. The game at Molineux was crucial, as only one point separated the teams.
“It would not happen now,” says Gerry Francis, QPR captain that season, who saw the second half at the BBC. “It would have been fairer if Liverpool and QPR had played at the same time.” Despite trailing 1-0 with 15 minutes to go, Liverpool scored three times to claim the title. “How many chances will QPR have of winning the championship?” said Francis.
QPR’s manager, Dave Sexton, had built a strong team, including Francis, Stan Bowles and Frank McLintock. They remained unbeaten in the League at home. In 1979 the club was relegated to the Second Division, but, for 10 days at least, QPR were the best team in the country. [The numbers refer to a photograph, which is not carried on the website.]
1 Steve Jones A former QPR apprentice, Jones did not play for the first team. In 1979 he moved to Walsall and then to Wimbledon, where he remained until 1982, when injury ended his career. Owns a nightclub in Windsor
2 Tommy Cunningham Signed on a free from Chelsea in May 1975, Cunningham made 30 appearances before moving to Wimbledon in March 1979. He played most of his career at Leyton Orient and later became assistant manager at Brisbane Road. Now director of football at Harlow Town in the Ryman Division One North
3 Tony Tagg The central defender played four times under Sexton before moving to Millwall on a free transfer and then Wimbledon. He later became a taxi driver
4 Don Givens Givens won 56 caps for the Republic of Ireland, for whom he scored 19 goals. He coached Arsenal’s youth team and then worked in Switzerland. He has been Ireland’s under-21 coach since 1999
5 Martyn Busby Busby had two spells at QPR. He also played for Portsmouth and Notts County. He broke his leg during his second spell with the club and then became manager of non-League clubs Beaconsfield United and Maidenhead United. Runs a painting and decorating business near Slough
6 Phil Parkes If Ray Clemence and Peter Shilton had not been around, Parkes would have been England goalkeeper for many years. He won the FA Cup with West Ham in 1980 after they smashed the transfer record for a goalkeeper (£560,000) and he played 344 games for both clubs in a career that spanned 22 years. Returned to QPR in September 1991 as goalkeeping coach, but now runs a building firm in Reading
7 David Webb Best known for his 1970 FA Cup final-winning goal for Chelsea, Webb formed a solid defensive partnership with Frank McLintock. After QPR, he played for Leicester and Derby before managing Bournemouth, Torquay, Southend and Chelsea. He runs a property business
8 Keith Pritchett A Scot who played for Wolves, Doncaster, QPR and Blackpool, Pritchett spent most of his career with Watford. Emigrated to New Zealand, where he became a manager and then a football writer
9 Richard Teale Understudy to Parkes, Teale made only two appearances before moving to Fulham in August 1976. Runs a building firm in Eggham, Surrey
10 Ron Abbott Spent his entire, but admittedly short, career with Rangers, making 54 appearances. Once the central defender left QPR, he became a London taxi driver
THE TIMES THE SUNDAY TIMES TIMES+ The TimesThe Sunday TimesArchive Article Please enjoy this article from The Times & The Sunday Times archives. For full access to our content, please subscribe here MY PROFILE 11 Mick Leach Won promotion from the Third Division with QPR in 1967 and spent 13 years at Loftus Road, before moving to Detroit Express in 1978 for a fee of £30,000. He later went into coaching. Leach died in 1992, aged 55, after a long illness
12 Don Shanks Moved to QPR from Luton Town in 1974, making 206 appearances and scoring 11 goals before joining Brighton on a free in 1981. Now a children’s football coach, travelling around Europe and America
13 Stan Bowles One of football’s most colourful characters, Stan was, alongside Rodney Marsh, arguably QPR’s greatest player. Gambling problems dogged his career, and he should have won more than five England caps. He started his career with Manchester City, before moving to QPR from Carlisle. Was unemployed for a long spell, until he coached with David Webb at Brentford. He is writing his second autobiography
14 Gerry Francis Captained club and country, but spent much of his career battling injury. After Rangers, he played for Crystal Palace, before returning to QPR, Coventry, Exeter, as player-manager, Cardiff, Swansea and Portsmouth. He cut his managerial teeth with Bristol Rovers, then managed QPR between 1991-94, lifting the team to fifth place in the Premiership, before taking over at Spurs. Runs a number of theatre and property companies and presents a weekly football show on Sky Sports News
15 Ian Gillard A reliable full-back. Caught the eye of England manager Don Revie and made his international debut against West Germany at Wembley in 1975. In 1982 he moved to Aldershot as a player-coach. Worked at the Mars factory in Slough before scouting for QPR and coaching at the Reading School of Excellence. Runs a cleaning firm
16 Don Masson Scottish midfielder who signed from Notts County in December 1974 and went on to make 144 appearances, scoring 24 goals before moving to Derby County in 1977. He ended his playing days at Notts County. Runs a hotel near Nottingham
17 John Beck Beck played for QPR, Coventry, Fulham, Bournemouth and Cambridge, before becoming manager at Abbey stadium in 1990. After taking Cambridge to successive promotions and an FA Cup quarter- final, he managed Preston and Lincoln City. He returned to Cambridge, but resigned in November 2001
18 Danny Westwood A prolific goalscorer for QPR’s reserves after joining from Billericay Town in July 1974, Westwood made only one appearance for Rangers before moving to Gillingham. He works in the City of London
19 Frank McLintock Captain of the Arsenal Double-winning side of 1970-71, he was one of the few defenders to win Footballer of the Year. Capped nine times by Scotland, McLintock moved into management with Leicester and Brentford. He also became an agent and set up the Cash Converter chain of shops. Aged 64, he is a Sky Sports pundit
20 John Hollins A member of Chelsea’s FA Cup and Cup Winners Cup teams of the early 1970s, Hollins later became manager at Stamford Bridge before being sacked. Managed QPR, Swansea and Rochdale. Aged 57, he manages Stockport Tiger-Star in China
21 Don Rogers Goalscoring hero of Swindon Town’s League Cup victory in 1969, Rogers came to QPR via Crystal Palace. After retiring, he opened a sports shop in Swindon
22 Dave Thomas A quick winger who joined QPR from Burnley in 1972, making 220 appearances and scoring 33 goals before joining Everton in 1977. Later became Portsmouth’s youth coach. He lives in Chichester and teaches PE at a local secondary school
23 Dave Clement Father of West Brom’s Neil, Clement was capped five times by England. After Rangers, he moved to Bolton, Fulham and Wimbledon until retiring in 1981. He committed suicide in 1982, aged 34
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QPR Stats for 1975/1976
SOCCERBASE
Final 1975/1976 English Division 1
Liverpool 42 14 5 2 41 21 9 9 3 25 10 60 .1290
QPR 42 17 4 0 42 13 7 7 7 25 20 59 .0303
Man Utd 42 16 4 1 40 13 7 6 8 28 29 56 .6190
Derby 42 15 3 3 45 30 6 8 7 30 28 53 .2931
Leeds 42 13 3 5 37 19 8 6 7 28 27 51 .4130
Ipswich 42 11 6 4 36 23 5 8 8 18 25 46 .125
Leicester 42 9 9 3 29 24 4 10 7 19 27 45 .9411
Man City 42 14 5 2 46 18 2 6 13 18 28 43 .3913
Tottenham 42 6 10 5 33 32 8 5 8 30 31 43 .0
Norwich 42 10 5 6 33 26 6 5 10 25 32 42 .0
Everton 42 10 7 4 37 24 5 5 11 23 42 42 .9090
Stoke 42 8 5 8 25 24 7 6 8 23 26 41 .96
Middlesbro 42 9 7 5 23 11 6 3 12 23 34 40 .0222
Coventry 42 6 9 6 22 22 7 5 9 25 35 40 .8245
Newcastle 42 11 4 6 51 26 4 5 12 20 36 39 .1451
Aston Villa 42 11 8 2 32 17 0 9 12 19 42 39 .8644
Arsenal 42 11 4 6 33 19 2 6 13 14 34 36 .8867
West Ham 42 10 5 6 26 23 3 5 13 22 48 36 .6760
Birmingham 42 11 5 5 36 26 2 2 17 21 49 33 .76
Wolves 42 7 6 8 27 25 3 4 14 24 43 30 .75
Burnley 42 6 6 9 23 26 3 4 14 20 40 28 .6515
Sheff Utd 42 4 7 10 19 32 2 3 16 14 50 22 .4024
NB: In English Division 1 (old) 1975/1976 goal average applied instead of goal difference - Soccerbase
RESULTS
Queen's Park Rangers Score ArchiveResults ListFilter: in season 1975/76.
2-0 Home v Liverpool 1975-08-16 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 1
1-1 Home v Aston Villa 1975-08-19 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 2
5-1 Away v Derby County 1975-08-23 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 3
2-2 Away v Wolverhampton Wanderers 1975-08-26 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 4
1-1 Home v West Ham United 1975-08-30 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 5
1-1 Away v Birmingham City 1975-09-06 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 6
4-1 Away v Shrewsbury Town 1975-09-09 Football League Cup, 1975/76, Round 2
1-0 Home v Manchester United 1975-09-13 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 7
0-0 Away v Middlesbrough 1975-09-20 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 8
1-0 Home v Leicester City 1975-09-23 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 9
1-0 Home v Newcastle United 1975-09-27 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 10
1-2 Away v Leeds United 1975-10-04 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 11
1-1 Home v Charlton Athletic 1975-10-07 Football League Cup, 1975/76, Round 3
5-0 Home v Everton 1975-10-11 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 12
3-0 Away v Charlton Athletic 1975-10-14 Football League Cup, 1975/76, Round 3 (Replay)
0-1 Away v Burnley 1975-10-18 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 13
1-0 Home v Sheffield United 1975-10-25 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 14
1-1 Away v Coventry City 1975-11-01 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 15
0-0 Home v Tottenham Hotspur 1975-11-08 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 16
1-3 Home v Newcastle United 1975-11-11 Football League Cup, 1975/76, Round 4
1-1 Away v Ipswich Town 1975-11-15 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 17
1-0 Home v Burnley 1975-11-22 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 18
3-2 Home v Stoke City 1975-11-29 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 19
0-0 Away v Manchester City 1975-12-06 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 20
1-1 Home v Derby County 1975-12-13 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 21
0-2 Away v Liverpool 1975-12-20 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 22
2-0 Home v Norwich City 1975-12-26 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 23
0-2 Away v Arsenal 1975-12-27 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 24
0-0 Home v Newcastle United 1976-01-03 F.A. Cup, 1975/76, Round 3
1-2 Away v Newcastle United 1976-01-07 F.A. Cup, 1975/76, Round 3 (Replay)
1-2 Away v Manchester United 1976-01-10 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 25
2-1 Home v Birmingham City 1976-01-17 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 26
0-1 Away v West Ham United 1976-01-24 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 27
2-0 Away v Aston Villa 1976-01-31 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 28
4-2 Home v Wolverhampton Wanderers 1976-02-07 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 29
3-0 Away v Tottenham Hotspur 1976-02-14 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 30
3-1 Home v Ipswich Town 1976-02-21 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 31
1-0 Away v Leicester City 1976-02-25 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 32
0-0 Away v Sheffield United 1976-02-28 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 33
4-1 Home v Coventry City 1976-03-06 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 34
2-0 Away v Everton 1976-03-13 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 35
1-0 Away v Stoke City 1976-03-20 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 36
1-0 Home v Manchester City 1976-03-27 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 37
2-1 Away v Newcastle United 1976-04-03 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 38
4-2 Home v Middlesbrough 1976-04-10 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 39
2-3 Away v Norwich City 1976-04-17 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 40
2-1 Home v Arsenal 1976-04-19 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 41
2-0 Home v Leeds United 1976-04-24 1st Division, 1975/76, Match 42 - Results