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Damion Stwart Injury Update: STABLE NIGHT FOR STEWART
Posted on: Sun 11 Apr 2010
- Damion Stewart has had a "stable night" in hospital following yesterday afternoon's sickening head collision with Crystal Palace's Calvin Andrew at Selhurst Park.
- The R's defender was stretchered off after the accidental clash in the opening minute with what turned out to be a fractured skull and bleeding into the brain.
- QPR Head Physio Paul Hunter has been with Stewart since the end of the game - the Jamaican was accompanied to Croydon's Mayday Hospital during the match by Assistant Physio Shane Annun - and Hunter has reported good news regarding the centre-back's recovery.
- "Damion had a stable night in a private London hospital," Hunter told http://www.qpr.co.uk/
- "He has seen the neurosurgeon again this morning, and will undergo further tests tomorrow.
- "I am pleased to report the bleeding into the brain has stopped but we will continue to monitor his status on an hourly basis.
- "Damion has shown normal neurological signs throughout, which is very reassuring." QPR
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The People - Hotline 11 April 2010 STOKE striker James Beattie is [...] HOTLINE
- Alan Nixon; Dave Kidd; Steve Bates; Tom Hopkinson; Dean Jones; Alan Oliver; Pete Jenson
- Stoke striker James Beattie is wanted by QPR as they plot next year's push for promotion. Rangers pulled out of a loan move for the forward last month due to fitness and wage concerns.
- But ambitious boss Neil Warnock remains an admirer and is looking to boost his front line in the summer.
- If Beattie would be willing to drop down to the Championship, he would also have take a significant cut in his current £40,000-a-week Stoke wages. People


QPR win 2-0 at Crystal Palace and move up to 51 points with four games remaining. Damion Stewart Fractures Skull. Updated Table --

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Independent - Stewart injury sours return of Warnock
Crystal Palace 0 Queens Park Rangers 2 By Jon West at Selhurst Park
Sunday, 11 April 2010
Warnock's Queens Park Rangers side are now all but safe from relegation

Neil Warnock had insisted beforehand that he would not enjoy his return to Selhurst Park whatever the outcome and a fractured skull suffered by defender Damion Stewart took the gloss off a deserved victory for his Queens Park Rangers side. A 2-0 win with goals from Akos Buzsaky and Kaspars Gorkss means Warnock's men are all but safe and Palace, the club he left five weeks ago, must continue to fight for survival.

Warnock was barracked by a section of the home support for his defection but applauded for his two-and-a-half years at the helm by a far larger segment.

But, apart from a brief broadside at those responsible for putting Palace into administration earlier in the season, the Yorkshireman's thoughts were with the hospitalised Stewart, who was hurt in a clash of heads with the Palace forward Calvin Andrew when the game was but a few seconds old.

"I'm told the neurosurgeon is on his way," Warnock said. "A scan has shown a slight crack in his skull and there is some bleeding around it. It was a savage collision and you could see it coming. I don't blame Calvin, he is such a genuine lad."

Rangers had their noses in front in the 11th minute when Buzsaky, the Hungarian midfield player, lashed a layback from fellow countryman Tamas Priskin past Julian Speroni in the Palace goal. The home side took an age to recover and the fact that the left-back, Clint Hill, came closest to scoring, says a lot about a flat performance from Paul Hart's side.

Hart, who had a brief stint in charge of Rangers earlier in the season, saw Gorkss head home an Adel Taarabt corner on the hour to wrap up the points.

Hart conceded that Palace's fate is unlikely to be decided before the last day of the season when they travel to Sheffield Wednesday, who lost at Middlesbrough to remain third from bottom, one point and one place below Palace.

"That was the poorest we've been since I got here," he said. "It was doubly disappointing because we had a full house almost and we didn't deliver. We had a bad day and goals change games. I could see early on we were not quite right." Independent


Crystal Palace Official Site Hart : We Can Do A Lot Better
Posted on: Sat 10 Apr 2010
After the home defeat against Queens Park Rangers Paul Hart was left disappointed that his side couldn't follow up their home victory against Preston earlier in the week.

"It was very disappointing, it is the poorest we have played since I have been here and it is even more disappointing as we had nearly a full house here today and we didn't deliver.

"Things did not start well when Calvin (Andrew) was involved in that horrible clash of heads and I personally felt the change did us more harm than it did to them. Calvin has been on fire for us in recent weeks and we lost that threat going in behind straight away."

Andrew was eventually replaced mid-way through the half by full back Nathaniel Clyne, a substitution that was made for tactical reasons, after it appeared Alan Lee was ready to come on, following the clash of heads.

"The substitution was made in order to keep a bit of pace upfront and that is why we put Sean Scannell up there to try and maintain that threat."

With regards to Calvin, Hart admitted that despite being convinced by his medical team that Andrew had not sustained concussion, the player was not his self following the coming together.

"He stayed on but was all over the shop, the medical team assured me it was not concussion but he has got an horrendous lump on the back of his head and we felt it was best to take him off as he was himself at all."

With all the attention surrounding the game due to Neil Warnock managing a side in SE25 again, Hart was adament that the occasion had not got to his players and the early goal obviously changed the game.

"Goals change games. I could see from early on that we were not ourselves and not every week is perfect, we can do a lot better and we will have to from now until the end of the season." Crystal Palace


Sunday People/Chris Davies 11 April 2010 WARNOCK PUTS BOOT INTO OLD PALS
Neil Warnock returned to Selhurst Park to add to Crystal Palace's relegation worries as Queens Park Rangers ran out easy winners against his former team.

Warnock was given a mixed reception by Palace fans but left celebrating Rangers' first win in eight matches.

He left the south Londoners last month amid claims by Palace administrator Brendan Guilfoyle that he "didn't have the stomach for a fight". Warnock said: "We got the points but I haven't really enjoyed anything about today.

"I was amazed with the reception I got - I expected a lot more boos so I was quite emotional. I worked my socks off while I was here so that meant a lot.

"I still feel disgusted, and don't understand why a hedge fund put us into administration. And looking at the teams in the playoffs now, I think we were a better side than any of them except Nottingham Forest."

Rangers had to make an early substitution after Damion Stewart was concussed in a clash of heads with Calvin Andrew seconds after the kick-off.

Mikele Leigertwood dropped back into defence but in the 11th minute Palace were the ones left with a headache when Akos Buzsaky gave the visitors the lead.

Dusko Tosic's left-wing centre was touched back to Buzsaky by Tamas Priskin and the Hungarian scored with a low 25-yard shot.

Palace were abysmal in a lowkey first half, but Neill Danns wasted a glorious opportunity to level in the 57th minute when, with only Radek Cerny to beat, he missed the target completely.

Three minutes later Rangers got the decisive second goal when Kaspars Gorkss beat Paddy McCarthy to head home Adel Taarabt's corner and leave Palace fearing for their future.
C. PALACE: Speroni 6 - Butterfield 5 (Lee, 58mins, 5; Ertl, 70mins 5), Lawrence 6, McCarthy 6, Hill 6 - *AMBROSE 7, Danns 4, Derry 6, Scannell 4 - John 4, Andrew 5 (Clyne, 22mins 5).
Qpr: Cerny 7 - Ramage 7, Gorkss 7, Stewart 6 (Simpson, 8mins, 6 ), Tosic 7 - Ephraim 6, Faurlin 6, Leigertwood 7, *BUZSAKY 8 - Priskin 7, Taarabt 7 (Parker, 90mins).
Referee: N Miller 7. People



Also The People/Chris Davies
11 April 2010
Horror injury a choker for Neil

Selhurst Park to pile on Crystal Palace's relegation worries as Queens Park Rangers ran out easy winners against his former team.

But Warnock was in no mood to glory in the slaughter - not least because of a horror injury to Damion Stewart.

Rangers had to make an early substitution after the defender was concussed in an accidental clash of heads with Calvin Andrew seconds after the kick-off.

Stewart was being examined by a specialist last night. Warnock said: "The X-ray showed a slight crack in his skull with some bleeding around it.

"The neurosurgeon is very concerned and was on his way to see him as quickly as possible. It was a savage collision, a horrific challenge, but a complete accident."

Andrew struggled on for a while and Palace gaffer Paul Hart said: "Losing Calvin, who has a massive lump on his head, didn't help because he's been on fire lately. It affected us more than Rangers losing Stewart." Warnock was given a generally good reception by Palace fans, but left celebrating Rangers' first win in eight matches.

The victory gives the men from Loftus Road a six-point safety cushion with Palace one point and one place above the relegation zone.

Warnock left the Eagles last month with claims by Palace administrator Brendan Guilfoyle that he "didn't have the stomach for a fight".

But pathetic Palace were left belly-up by Rangers, who showed the passion, commitment and organisation associated with Warnock sides.

It is difficult to remember Palace playing as badly as this in the Warnock era, and unless they improve significantly in their remaining three matches, the Eagles will be flying to League One.

Warnock said: "I haven't enjoyed anything about today. I expected a lot more boos. I was quite emotional with the applause. It was nice of the genuine fans to support me and I would like to thank them.

"I hope Palace regroup and get enough points to stay up, so I can come back next season and have another go at them. They have enough quality to get out of trouble - and winnable games. I asked the players to be brave and they were.

"The early goal gave us a lift confidence-wise and the second goal finished it off. To criticise Palace is taking something from us. We can do a lot better if I'm honest. I'd like to think we can be undefeated for the rest of the season."

Hart, who was in charge at Rangers for five games earlier this season, said: "It was very disappointing, the poorest we've been since I came here.

"We never got started, we weren't at our best and we can do much better. I could see early on we were not quite right, in football it sometimes happens. We couldn't take the initiative, but QPR played well. We had a bad day."

After Stewart's injury, Mikele Leigertwood dropped back into defence but in the 11th minute Palace were the ones left with a headache when Akos Buzsaky gave the visitors the lead.

Dusko Tosic's left-wing centre was touched back to Buzsaky by Tamas Priskin and the Hungarian scored with a low 25-yard shot.

Palace's only decent effort in the first half was a rising shot by Clint Hill which was well saved by Radek Cerny.

It was a similar story after the interval. Neill Danns wasted a glorious opportunity to equalise in the 57th minute when, with only Cerny to beat, he missed the target completely.

Three minutes later Rangers made it 2-0 when Kaspars Gorkss beat Paddy McCarthy to head home Adel Taarabt's corner.

C. PALACE: Speroni 6 - Butterfield 5 (Lee, 58mins, 5; Ertl, 70mins, 5), Lawrence 6, McCarthy 6, Hill 6 - *AMBROSE 7, Danns 4, Derry 6, Scannell 4 - John 4, Andrew 5 (Clyne, 22mins, 5).

Qpr: Cerny 7 - Ramage 7, Gorkss 7, Stewart 6 (Simpson, 8mins, 6 ), Tosic 7 - Ephraim 6, Faurlin 6, Leigertwood 7, *BUZSAKY 8 - Priskin 7, Taarabt 7 (Parker, 90mins).
Referee: N Miller 7. People

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17 Coventry 43 -13 52
18 QPR 42 -7 51
19 Watford 42 -10 48
20 Sc*n*horpe 42 -24 47
21 Crystal Palace 43 -3 46
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22 Sheff Wed 43 -19 45
23 Plymouth 43 -19 41
24 Peterborough 43 -28 31 BBC

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QPR win 2-0 at Crystal Palace and move up to 51 points with four games remaining. Damion Stewart Fractures Skull. Updated Table --- Video of QPR's First Goal


QPR Official Site - STEWART UPDATE (FRACTURED SKULL)
- Damion Stewart has been transferred to a private hospital in central London after suffering a fractured skull and a small bleed into the brain following a sickening collision with Crystal Palace's Calvin Andrew this afternoon.
- The R's defender was stretchered off in the opening minute of the game at Selhurst Park after the accidental aerial collision with the Palace striker.
- QPR Head Physio Paul Hunter told http://www.qpr.co.uk/: "Obviously we are concerned about Damion.
- "He was taken straight to Mayday Hospital in Croydon and has now been transferred to the neurosurgical ward of a private hospital.
- "He has a fracture at the front of his skull and there is a small bleed into the brain.
- "On a scale of seriousness with such a matter, this is at the lower end.
- "Damion is sitting up and talking, which is obviously encouraging.
- "He will now undergo further assessment and observation." QPR


QPR Official Site - WARNOCK ON PALACE
Neil Warnock was pleased to see QPR register a crucial 2-0 win at Crystal Palace this afternoon to move six points clear of the relegation zone, but the occasion was soured by a serious injury sustained by Damion Stewart.

The R's defender was stretchered off after a sickening head collision with Calvin Andrew in the opening minute.

Warnock told http://www.qpr.co.uk/: "Damion's not very good. The x-rays have shown a crack in the skull. The neurosurgeon is on his way to see him as we speak.

"Both of them are genuine lads, so you could see it coming. Damion was in agony, so we are very concerned about him.

"It was a savage collision. Our Medical Team is obviously worried."

Turning his attention to the match itself - and his return to Selhurst Park - Warnock added: "We've got the points on board but I haven't enjoyed anything about today if I'm honest.

"I was amazed by the reception I got from the Palace fans, it was great to be appreciated for the work I did here.

"The early goal from Akos Buzsaky gave us a lift confidence-wise, and we pushed on from there.

"It's a worry when you play well and haven't won for seven games. I actually think we could have won all the matches that I've been in charge of.

"But the fact is we hadn't won for seven games before today and that's the story.

"I think we can do a lot better, I'm so excited about next season. But there's no point getting too excited until we know what division we are in.

"We're not safe yet. We're not safe until we've got the points on board but I'd like to think we could go unbeaten until the end of the season and beat Cardiff, Watford, Barnsley and finish off beating Newcastle." QPR


SPORTING LIFE - WARNOCK 'CAN'T ENJOY' WINNING RETURN
By Andy Sims, Press Association Sport

Neil Warnock could not take any pleasure from his winning return to Crystal Palace.

Warnock, who left the Eagles last month after they went into administration, guided his new QPR side to a 2-0 win at Selhurst Park thanks to goals from Akos Buzsaky and Kaspars Gorkss.

The Eagles, who were play-off contenders under Warnock until they were deducted 10 points, are now just a point and a place above the drop zone but their ex-boss is backing them to stay up.

"We got the points but I haven't really enjoyed anything about today," said Warnock.

"I was amazed with the reception I got - I expected a lot more boos so I was quite emotional. I worked my socks off while I was here so that meant a lot.

"I still feel disgusted, and don't understand why a hedge fund put us into administration. And looking at the teams in the play-offs now I think we were a better side than any of them except Nottingham Forest.

"But they've got enough under the shirt to keep them up. I hope they regroup and get enough points - and then we can have a real go at them next year."

Rangers went ahead in the 11th minute when Palace failed to clear a cross from Hogan Ephraim and Buzsaky, starting a rare game under Warnock, pounced from the edge of the box.

"He keeps telling me he can score goals like that if I play him," added Warnock.

Rangers were indebted to a fine first-half save by Radek Cerny from Clint Hill to keep the scores level, and they doubled their lead on the hour when Gorkss nodded in Adel Taarabt's corner.

But the game had got off to a distressing start after a sickening clash of heads between Rangers defender Damion Stewart and Eagles striker Calvin Andrew.

Stewart was stretchered off, with a scan later showing a slight crack in his skull.

"The neurosurgeon is on his way and they are worried about him. It was a savage collision," said Warnock.

A disorientated Andrew, meanwhile, left the field after Rangers' opening goal.

"Maybe the start, with that horrendous clash of heads, did us more harm than it did Rangers," said Eagles manager Paul Hart, who had an unhappy month-long stint in charge of QPR earlier this season.

"But having said that, QPR were better than us. It was a big game for both teams and we weren't at our best."

Palace would have gone above Rangers with a victory but the visitors can now breathe a little easier while Palace's season is going down to the wire.

Hart added: "We're down here through no fault of our own, the players have done nothing wrong but a relegation fight is a relegation fight, there'll be twists and turns and strange results at both ends of the table." Sporting Life


QPR Official Site - Crystal Palace vs QPR 0 - 2

QPR edged closer to safety with a stylish win over London rivals Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

The R's took the lead on as early as eight minutes through the impressive Akos Buzsaky, after the Hungarian international smashed home from 20-yards out following Tamas Priskin's touch back from the edge of the box past a helpless Julian Speroni.

And dominant Rangers doubled their lead on the hour mark.

Adel Taarabt was the architect, playing a devastating centre on to the head of Kaspars Gorkss, who nodded home the R's second to send them six points clear of the bottom three, with a game in hand over most of the teams around them.

Hoops boss Neil Warnock made four changes ahead of the much-anticipated London derby at Selhurst Park.

Dusko Tosic made his R's debut at the expense of Matt Hill, while Radek Cerny came in for Carl Ikeme after the keeper returned to Wolverhampton Wanderers following the end of his loan spell.

In addition, Buzsaky and Priskin came in for Lee Cook and Jay Simpson respectively.

Cerny was in goal for QPR, behind a back four of Peter Ramage, Damion Stewart, Gorkss and Tosic.

Buzsaky and Hogan Ephraim were out in midfield, with Captain Mikele Leigertwood and Alejandro Faurlin in the centre of the park for the R's.

Taarabt played just off Priskin in attack.

Selhurst Park was a cauldron of noise as the teams appeared ahead of the big kick-off, and only seconds had gone before Rangers were forced into a substitution after a nasty-looking collision.

After ball from deep into the Palace half was played up to Calvin Andrew, Stewart went up for a challenge in an attempt to win the ball but ended up clashing heads with the big Eagles striker.

Both players remained on the ground for some time, with Andrews eventually coming back on to the field of play but Stewart unable to continue after being stretchered off.

Rangers reshuffled the pack, with Simpson coming on for the Jamaican international stopper.

The R's responded in emphatic style to the setback, however, as they raced into an early lead.

Ramage and Faurlin combined before the latter fed Ephraim out wide on the left, who sent over a teasing cross that was cleared only as far as Priskin on the edge of the box.

The Hungarian looked up before touching the ball to his international team-mate Buzsaky on the edge of the penalty area, who in turn wasted little time in sizing up the target before smashing home a first-time shot past Speroni and into the left-hand side of the net.

Soon after, good work from Leigertwood enabled him to play in Simpson on the right, before the Arsenal loanee drilled an effort from an acute angle straight at the keeper.

Rangers were menacing. Taarabt then played a sweeping cross from a corner over that was cleared only as far as Buzsaky on the edge of the box, and the Magical Magyar unleashed a dipping shot that went just over.

Moments later, Ephraim dispossessed Butterfield just after midway with the ball eventually finding its way to Simpson, who then turned and dragged an effort just wide of the right-hand side of the target.

The Eagles almost snatched an unlikely equaliser with half-time approaching. Darren Ambrose looked up before releasing a lovely through ball to Clint Hill, who bore down on goal on the left before blasting goalwards a shot that was excellently blocked away for a corner by Gorkss.

Rangers were out of the blocks fastest as the second half got underway.

Taarabt received possession in the Eagles half and played a ball up to Ephraim on the edge of the box, who knocked the ball back to Priskin before the frontman powered his effort over the crossbar.

Play soon switched to the other end, and after a ball from deep was played up to Stern John, the big man chested down and smashed a shot over the goal.

Soon after, Ephraim won a free-kick on left-hand byline before Taarabt played a clever centre along the ground to Faurlin, who could only smash his effort high and wide of the net.

Moments later, Danny Butterfield slid a beautiful through ball to Neil Danns, who raced clear of Gorkss before dragging a shot just wide of the left-hand post.

This was real end-to end-stuff. Priskin received possession down the right-hand side of the penalty area before he cut back and blasted over the bar.

The Hoops were edging ever-closer, and goal number two came soon after on 60 minutes.

Taarabt - a shining light throughout in the R's attacking third - played over a delicious corner into path of Gorkss, who stooped to head home past Speroni in the Palace goal.

Rangers were in confident mood after adding their second goal, and Priskin forced a fine save from Speroni when he thundered in an effort from an acute angle on the right.

Palace then almost pulled a goal back.

John played in Danns on the right-hand side of the box, but Cerny did well to parry away the effort before the ball was cleared up field.

Palace: Speroni, Hill, Derry, McCarthy, Ambrose, Danns, John, Scannell, Lawrence, Andrew (Clyne 23), Butterfield (Lee 58) (Ertl 70).

Subs: Carle, Hills, Ertl, Davis, Mann.

Bookings: McCarthy

QPR: Cerny, Ramage, Stewart (Simpson 8), Leigertwood, Buzsaky, Gorkss, Faurlin, Ephraim, Tosic, Priskin, Taarabt (Parker 90).

Subs: Putnins, Cook, Brown, Oastler, German.

Goals: Buzsaky (11), Gorkss (60)

Bookings: Tosic

Referee: Mr N Miller

Attendance: 20, 430 (2462) QPR


CRYSTAL PALACE OFFICIAL SITE

Neil Warnock returned to Selhurst Park and watched his QPR side punish a lacklustre performance by Crystal Palace. The Rangers scored a goal in either half to take a 2-0 win and the three points back to west London.

Rangers' Kaspars Gorkss sealed the win on 60 minutes with a header from a corner after an 11th minute Akos Buzsaky wonder strike had given them the half time lead.

The midfielder struck the ball as straight as an arrow from 25 yards out which evaded a host of bodies and the fingertips of Julian Speroni's outstretched right hand.

It was the perfect start for Neil Warnock, who returned to SE25 expecting a hostile reception, but instead walked out to Selhurst Park to a largely positive reaction with only a smattering of boos heard amongst a chorus of applause.

Prior to the opening goal his afternoon got off to a difficult start when, inside the opening ten seconds, Damion Stewart and Calvin Andrew collided with a clash of heads and both required extensive treament.

The Palace striker eventually made it back to his feet, albeit gingerly, and battled on for another 23 minutes until being replaced by Nathaniel Clyne, but Stewart ended up being stretchered off and replaced by Jay Simpson.

The Arsenal loanee was close to making an immediate impact when he managed to get in behind Matt Lawrence, but he fired tamely at Speroni ten yards out on the angle.

It was a minute past the half hour mark before Palace managed to create their first chance of the afternoon when Clint Hill saw a soft header cleared away comfortably

But QPR continued to create the more dangerous looking chances, and Simpson again should have done better when he ghosted between McCarthy and Lawrence and received a long through ball just outside the area.

He then checked back on to his right and tried to curl the ball beyond Speroni, but he scuffed the effort wide of the post.

Palace though should have restored parity through Hill, who had made a clever run in behind the QPR defence, took the ball in his stride before trying to fire high into the opposite corner.

The strike was clean enough and looked destined for the top corner until Radek Cerny managed to get his fingertips to it and knock it wide.

The home side looked stronger in the final stages of the half and Danns saw a header from 15 yards out intercepted by a covering defender, but they couldn't find a way through a stubborn Rangers defence.

The second half began in similar vein as the first with Palace not keeping the ball for long in the middle and QPR enjoying knocking the ball around on the edge of Palace's box without much end result.

Tamas Priskin ended a passing move between Tosic and Taarabt, receiving it on the edge of the box before firing high and wide.

In reply Stern John, who was struggling to have an effect with very little service, hassled Kaspars Gorkss, robbed him of the ball but blasted his first time effort high into the Holmesdale.

After a prolonged lull in the half Palace almost caught QPR unaware when a clever through ball from Danny Butterfield found Danns in the middle, who then carried it into the box but fired wide.

But QPR provided a killer blow on the hour mark when Gorkss stole a yard on Lawrence and met a corner with a header across Speroni and into the far corner.

Speroni was then on top form to make sure it wasn't three when he got a strong hand to Priskin's shot to the near post, while Neil Danns fired straight into Cerny's chest after doing well inside the box to turn and shoot from eight yards.

Darren Ambrose then blasted a shot over the bar from just inside the box after being set up by Neil Danns on 70 minutes, while Sean Scannell fired straight at Cerny from ten yards after nipping round the back of the Rangers' defence and meeting Stern John's clever through ball first time.

Simpson completed his hat trick of missed chances on 83 minutes when he was set through one on one with Speroni but dawdled as he set himself for the shot. That extra time allowed McCarthy to claw back the yards and poke the ball away for a corner.

He came closer five minutes from time when Taarabt was set free down the left flank and crossed to him in the middle, and although closely marshalled by Lawrence he still managed get a toe to it and poke it just wide of the far post.

It proved to be the final chance of the match and Rangers saw out the remaining minutes to take the win back to Loftus Road.
20,430 (away 2,462) Crystal Palace


The Guardian QPR begin to see a way out after victory at Crystal Palace Jonny Weeks

"No Way Out" was the title of Puff Daddy's first album as an artist 13 years ago – a record which delivered a two-fingered salute to his enemies and begat his multi-million dollar empire.

Speculation last month that the rapper-cum-impresario intended to rescue Crystal Palace from annihilation caused frenzy among supporters, though the rumour possessed as much truth as ex-boss Neil Warnock possessed "stomach for the fight", according to the club's administrator Brendan Guilfoyle.

The title of Combs's record may yet prove to be a prognosis for Palace this season, as defeat to relegation rivals Queen Park Rangers by two goals on Saturday leaves them in great peril. Rangers, meanwhile, will feel they've escaped the drop at last.

Their defender Damion Stewart contributed just ten seconds and one zealous challenge to this match. His clash of heads with Palace's Calvin Andrew shortly after kick-off left both players prone for several minutes; Stewart was substituted and though Andrew bravely continued he could not last beyond the 21st minute before succumbing to the pain.

By that stage, the visitors were already ahead - Akos Buzsaky having flashed a sweet half-volley into the bottom corner in the 11th minute. It was the Hungarian midfielder's ninth league goal of the season.

Meaningful attacks were rare for Palace. Clint Hill went closest when he broke into the box, but Radek Cerny tipped his shot to safety, and Neil Danns dragged a good shooting opportunity wide of the far upright after the break.

Rangers doubled their advantage in the 60th minute, much to the consternation of Palace's goalkeeper Julian Speroni. The Argentinian had tried to prevent the corner from which Kaspars Gorkss scored by racing from his line to head the ball out for a throw-in, but the linesman ruled that Speroni's intervention had arrived too late.

Adel Taarabt's subsequent delivery was met with a tame, but well-placed header by Gorkss, giving Rangers an unassailable lead. The Guardian


Paul Warburton/Ealing Gazette QPR boss returns to Palace with a win
Apr 10 2010 By Paul Warburton

Crystal Palace 0-2 QPR

NEIL WARNOCK returned with all his know-how to Selhurst Park to secure a priceless win that all but guarantees QPR's Championship status.

The former Palace boss was a subdued but happy manager on the touchline - but there again - he had little to worry about other than a subsitution for defender Damion Stewart after just three seconds.

In a bizarre afternoon where the last-but-one in the QPR dugout is now in charge in south London, it's Paul Hart who is now fearing the worse for his new team.

Palace rarely threatened and Warnock was as probably as surprised as the 2,462 travelling faithful by the ease of the win.

Akos Buzsaky (pictured) sarted the rot when he scored his 10th goal of the season when he rifled home right-footed from the edge of the box to leave Julian Speroni in the Palace goal groping thin air.

The Rs lead owed much to the persistence of Hogan Ephraim on the left, and his cross was laid into the path of the Hungarian, who did his chances of getting into Warnock's good books no harm at all.

However, the QPR manager was forced into an early subsitution when a groggy Stewart made way for Jay Simpson after just three seconds.

The first action of the game saw the Hoops centre-back crunch heads with Calvin Andrew, who in turn also limped down the tunnel a little later.

The west Londoners had by far the better of the half, with Buzsaky twice more, and Simpson making Speroni scramble across his goal.

At the other end, another Rs returnee, Radek Cerny did well to turn away a Clint Hill rising shot after 35 minutes - but in truth there was little else for the home faithful to cheer about, until Dusko Tosic was booked.

The Rs debutant was deemed to have tugegd the shirt of Hill to add to the six minutes of added-on time for the early head injuries.

The home crowd grew even more restless when Kaspars Gorkss was allowed to outjump the defence just past the hour and plant a glancing header beyond Speroni into the corner of the net.

A fair number of them had already gone when Simpson stabbed just wide as ran onto an Adel Taarabt pass in the final minute.

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TABLE
1 Newcastle 42 51 92
2 West Brom 43 39 86
3 Nottm Forest 43 24 75
4 Cardiff 43 19 70
5 Leicester 43 10 67
6 Swansea 43 3 65
7 Blackpool 43 13 63
8 Middlesbrough 43 12 61
9 Bristol City 43 -7 59
10 Sheff Utd 43 2 58
11 Reading 41 0 56
12 Doncaster 43 0 55
13 Ipswich 43 -8 54
14 Preston 43 -11 53
15 Barnsley 43 -13 53
16 Derby 43 -11 52
17 Coventry 43 -13 52
18 QPR 42 -7 51
19 Watford 42 -10 48
20 Sc*n*horpe 42 -24 47
21 Crystal Palace 43 -3 46
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22 Sheff Wed 43 -19 45
23 Plymouth 43 -19 41
24 Peterborough 43 -28 31 BBC


- QPR's Season Stats

- REMAINING GAMES for QPR's Relegation Rivals

- Past Points Totals for Championship Relegation Trio...Past QPR Points Totals for Past Decade


- Squads for the Mike Keen Memorial Game, April 15

- Premiership to Consider FOUR Year Parachute Payments for Relegated Teams

- Job Opening at Loftus Road (Non-Coaching/Non-Sporting Director!)
- Fan/Club Meeting Report from Three Years Ago Today
- Seventeen Years Ago Today: Les Ferdinand's First QPR Hatrick

- QPR Young Fans Outreach "Super Sevens"

- Still Searching for Nigel Quashie? Has Quashie Left QPR? (Last QPR Game Two Months Ago)

- A Year Since QPR "Terminated" Sousa

- The QPR Pre-Season Predictions Compilation

- Three Charity/Sponsorship Events

QPR Report Saturday Snippets...Warnock on Crystal Palace

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- QPR REPORT Available on TWITTER!

Visit the football-only new-look QPR Report Messageboard throughout the day for latest QPR Updates and discussion. All perspectives welcome - Just NOT the Ad-hominems!
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- Squads for the Mike Keen Memorial Game, April 15

- Premiership to Consider FOUR Year Parachute Payments for Relegated Teams

- Job Opening at Loftus Road (Non-Coaching/Non-Sporting Director!)

- Fan/Club Meeting Report from Three Years Ago Today

- Seventeen Years Ago Today: Les Ferdinand's First QPR Hatrick

- Alex Ferguson Complaining/Kvetching (Yet Again)

- Costs for Portsmouth of Winning the FA Cup


Independent - Neil Warnock: People keep saying I'll get plenty of stick back at Palace – but I get stick everywhere
What I Learnt This Week Saturday, 10 April 2010

Today will be a day of mixed emotions for me, going back to Selhurst Park.

Obviously we're both in the relegation fight, so there's a lot at stake, but whatever happens today I hope both clubs survive the drop. A lot of managers would say "it's just another game", but it's not. If I'm honest I'm not looking forward to it at all and I'll be glad when I get home tonight, whatever the result.

It will be strange to play against "my team", Crystal Palace's players all being ones I signed. I know them so well and I'm not surprised at the way they have rallied and are fighting tooth and nail to come through because that's the type of players they are. There is a great character and team spirit at Palace. That doesn't happen overnight, it's taken the best part of two-and-a-half years to develop, and it is why they have kept battling despite all the upheaval of the last 12 months.

Comparing their last few results with ours it's fair to say Palace are favourites and we'll have to play far better than we have done away from home. We've got some good players in the squad, and it will be interesting to see how we cope, but they are clearly the best side in the bottom half of the Championship, because but for the points deduction they would be ninth. In fact, I believe they'd be pushing for the play-offs because they wouldn't have suffered that wobble after the points were deducted.

I still can't for the life of me understand why the hedge fund, Aglio, put the club into administration. What did it achieve? We're now a few weeks from the end of the season and they still haven't got their money; if they'd left the club in the hands of Simon [Jordan] they would have been paid. Why not pursue the possibility of getting into the Premier League. It baffles me.

I don't think this match will decide who stays up. There's still four games to go after this game and two of those will be at home where our fans are going to be vital. Away from home recently we've seen how vociferous fans can generate an intimidating atmosphere and help get results.

Everyone has been saying how much stick I will get today but I reminded them I get a lot of stick everywhere. Also, I think even the people giving me stick, underneath, will know Palace would have been far worse off if I hadn't been there over the last 12 months.

I'm glad there is light at the end of the tunnel for Palace. I hope the consortium led by Palace supporter Steve Parish will get the nod to take over and give the club the stability it needs and deserves. Another plus is the youth system is second to none. I was proud to hand 14 players their debut in my time, and I'm not surprised to hear they have signed seven more youngsters on pro contracts.

2. Cold left me with a voice like Rod Stewart
I could do with an uplifting result as it has been a bit of a mixed week for me. I've had a voice like Rod Stewart all week, very croaky, after picking up a cold during our house move.

Getting one point from two games hasn't made me feel any better, especially as we could have won both. I know that sounds daft as we lost 4-0 at Leicester on Monday but at one-nil down I thought, "We'll win this". We were dominating, but that's football.

The week began badly when a bloke turned up to fit Sky for the TV. I could tell he wasn't interested. He said something about not having the right ladder and left, so I wasn't able to watch football over the weekend.

Then we smelt gas in one of the downstairs rooms. I rang the landlord and he said to open the back door to let the air vent it! It's a good job we're not smokers because we'd blown up half of Richmond if I'd lit a match. In the end we had the gas off three days, all the driveway dug up, men at work signs everywhere.

At least after some antibiotics I felt a bit better by Wednesday and the kids got me out for a bike ride down the river. We only planned to go for an hour but saw a German sausage place by Richmond Bridge and went in there. By the time we were ready to go home it was dark so we had to go back by torchlight.

The following day, when I got back on the saddle, I realised how sore certain parts of the anatomy can get when the paths are quite bumpy. We called in at a bicycle shop to get some lights and Sharon spotted these padded pants. I tried a pair on. They were so long and baggy I looked like Charlie Chaplin. I asked Sharon for her opinion. When she fell on the floor laughing, and shouted, "Quick, kids, have a look at your dad," I realised I did not look quite the part. I'll have to find a padded saddle.


3. United can't complain about Bayern backlash
Luckily, the TV was fixed in time to see the fantastic four-goal salvo from Lionel Messi. I can't believe he is 22 years of age. I haven't seen a goal like his third since Kenny Dalglish's day. Arsenal had chances over the two legs but they were unfortunate to come up against the best. Man United will feel more hard done by, but even at 3-0 I feared a sting in the tale. While Sir Alex blamed the sending off of Rafael, which was obviously a major factor, I don't know why Carrick didn't just put the ball out for their first goal.

Alex complained about Bayern's players surrounding the ref when Rafael was sent off but you can't tell me that United, and most other teams, would not have done the same. Rafael played so well but he has to realise with continental referees that any short pull like that is likely to get a yellow card, which I'm sure Alex will tell him in private....

Independent



- Crystal Palace Fansite Recalls Some Past Palace-QPR Games

- From almost 30 years ago: Video Snippets of QPR's Semi-Final Victory vs WBA

- QPR Young Fans Outreach "Super Sevens"


Chris Charles/BBC Blog Review of the week
"...So now you know. Have a good weekend one and all. I will be at Loftus Road at 8.45am on Saturday morning, preparing to walk the 12 miles to Crystal Palace to raise money for the QPR Tiger Cubs - a team for children with Down's syndrome that my little girl will be playing for in exactly five years' time (Happy Birthday, sweetheart)!
- I recently wrote a blog about it http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chrischarles/2010/03/doing_it_for_the_kids.html
and if you want to help out, be my guest - even Jeremy Paxman has chipped in! While my companions have been involved in intensive training, I have admirably cut down to just a couple of pints and a few fags a day - what could possibly go wrong?
- You can follow my progress on the walk and other stuff on Twitter.
http://twitter.com/ChrisCharlesBBC Review of The Week


- Searching for Nigel Quashie? Has Quashie Left QPR? (Last QPR Game Two Months Ago)

- Updated Actim Index: Best 100 Championship Players This Season

- A Year Since QPR "Terminated" Sousa

- The QPR Pre-Season Predictions Compilation

- QPR's Season Stats

- REMAINING GAMES for QPR's Relegation Rivals

- Past Points Totals for Championship Relegation Trio...Past QPR Points Totals for Past Decade

- Three Charity/Sponsorship Events

QPR Youth Initiative to Tour Loftus Road and Meet Players

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- QPR REPORT Available on TWITTER!

Visit the football-only new-look QPR Report Messageboard throughout the day for latest QPR Updates and discussion. All perspectives welcome - Just NOT the Ad-hominems!

- Crystal Palace Fansite Recalls Some Past Palace-QPR Games

- From almost 30 years ago: Video Snippets of QPR's Semi-Final Victory vs WBA


QPR Official Site - QPR - SUPER SEVENS
- QPR in the Community Trust is delighted to announce the launch of its inaugural 'Super Sevens' experience.
- The initiative, which is the first of its kind, will take place over two evenings, inviting local families from the nearby White City Estate into the Club where children of the age of seven will meet First Team players and Spark the Mascot, while being given a tour of Loftus Road by their R's heroes.
- Moroccan magician Adel Taarabt will be in attendance, as will Radek Cerny, Angelo Balanta, Akos Buzsaky, Rowan Vine, Hogan Ephraim, Peter Ramage and Antonio German.
- QPR's Community Trust has indentified that the age of seven is when a child is most likely to make a choice on which team they are to support in their adult life.
- The event - which is being held over two evenings on Monday 12th April and Wednesday 14th April - is aimed at attracting seven year-olds to Loftus Road on a regular basis, both now and in the future.
- Trust Football Development Officer Daniel Edwards, who has overseen preparations for the event, said: "This is the first time that we've attempted a scheme such as this.
- "Our aim is to engage with our local community, focusing on the seven-year olds as we feel this is a vital age of a child's decision making on what team to support.
- "We want them to feel that they are part of the Club, and what better incentive than to get a tour of the stadium, meet the players, the mascot, their future heroes and embrace the essence that is Queens Park Rangers Football Club QPR


Chris Charles/BBC Blog Review of the week
"...So now you know. Have a good weekend one and all. I will be at Loftus Road at 8.45am on Saturday morning, preparing to walk the 12 miles to Crystal Palace to raise money for the QPR Tiger Cubs - a team for children with Down's syndrome that my little girl will be playing for in exactly five years' time (Happy Birthday, sweetheart)!
- I recently wrote a blog about it http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chrischarles/2010/03/doing_it_for_the_kids.html
and if you want to help out, be my guest - even Jeremy Paxman has chipped in! While my companions have been involved in intensive training, I have admirably cut down to just a couple of pints and a few fags a day - what could possibly go wrong?
- You can follow my progress on the walk and other stuff on Twitter.
http://twitter.com/ChrisCharlesBBC Review of The Week


Barnet Official Site - FURLONG'S CONTRIBUTION IS MASSIVE
- Evergreen Paul Furlong has made "a massive contribution" to the Barnet team in the past 15 months, Ian Hendon said today.
- "Paul plays as an old-fashioned centre forward and it is good to see", said the manager. "I know that opposing defenders do not relish playing against him and John O'Flynn would be one of the first to saythat Paul has made many opportunities for him".
- The top scoring Irishman has missed the last three games with a knee injury and Hendon said that the form and the goals scored by Furlong and 19-year-old Jake Hyde in his absence against Chesterfield gave him a selection problem.
- The 41-year-old Furlong joined the Bees on loan from Southend United in January 2009. When he delayed accepting a new deal last summer Hendon was under pressure from supporters to sign him.
- David Bloomfield and Dennis Signy Barnet


- Searching for Nigel Quashie? Has Quashie Left QPR? (Last QPR Game Two Months Ago)

- Updated Actim Index: Best 100 Championship Players This Season

- A Year Since QPR "Terminated" Sousa

- Ex-QPR David Webb Turns Sixty-Four

- Gary Borrowdale's Future: No Charlton Decision Yet

- The QPR Pre-Season Predictions Compilation

- QPR's Season Stats

- REMAINING GAMES for QPR's Relegation Rivals

- Past Points Totals for Championship Relegation Trio...Past QPR Points Totals for Past Decade

- Three Charity/Sponsorship Events

QPR Report Friday: Crystal Palace...QPR's Algerian Midfielder Interest...Quashie?...Sousa "Terminated:" Year Flashback...Borrowdale Future...

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- QPR REPORT Available on TWITTER!

Visit the football-only new-look QPR Report Messageboard throughout the day for latest QPR Updates and discussion. All perspectives welcome - Just NOT the Ad-hominems!

- Searching for Nigel Quashie? Has Quashie Left QPR? (Last QPR Game Two Months Ago)

- Updated Actim Index: Best 100 Championship Players This Season


ONE YEAR FLASHBACK - SOUSA TERMINATED
CLUB STATEMENT - Posted on: Thu 09 Apr 2009
- Queens Park Rangers Football Club has today (Thursday) had to terminate Paulo De Sousa's employment with the Club with immediate effect.
- It came to the Club's attention that Mr De Sousa had, without authority, divulged highly confidential and sensitive information. The Club, with legal advice, responded in this way to protect its position.
- Player / Coach Gareth Ainsworth will take Caretaker charge on a temporary basis, from now until the end of the season. The Club will be making no further comment."

- Flashback: Commentary and Reactions to Sousa Axe
- One Year ago: The messageboard post by a poster reporting what Sousa supposedly told him.-
Sousa Axed


- Ex-QPR David Webb Turns Sixty-Four

- Gary Borrowdale's Future: No Charlton Decision Yet

- The QPR Pre-Season Predictions Compilation


Mirror/Alan Nixon - QPR swoop for Algerian World Cup star
- QPR boss Neil Warnock is ready to swoop for Algeria’s World Cup skipper Yazid Mansouri after flying him in to London for talks.
- The 32-year-old midfield general is joining Rangers this week to see if he likes the set-up at Loftus Road – and to let Warnock decide whether he can play in the Championship next season.
- Mansouri is leaving French side Lorient at the end of his contract and is keen to try his luck in England.
- He wants a move tied up before he heads out to the World Cup finals. The veteran is set to face England in the qualifying group and hopes to go to South Africa with his future at Rangers tied up. Mirror


QPR OFFICIAL SITE - WARNOCK: 'I WON'T ENJOY THIS'
- Neil Warnock says he is not looking forward to this weekend's crunch match against his former Club, Crystal Palace.
- The R's head to Selhurst Park three points clear of relegation, and just two points above the Eagles for what is a massive relegation battle.
- "I don't think I'm going to enjoy it, I've got too many good memories there," Warnock told www.qpr.co.uk with the fixture just 24 hours away.
- "The players there are fantastic and the fans gave me my enthusiasm back for the game. I owe that to Palace, so it will be difficult."
- Warnock spent two-and-a-half years in SE25, guiding the Club to a Play-Off place in his first season. Despite the success he enjoyed, he isn't expecting a warm welcome from the Eagles supporters tomorrow.
- "What sort of reaction am I expecting from their fans? Normal!" he said.
- "Wherever I go, I get stick. But even the Palace fans who give me stick will know, deep down, what a good job I did for them. If I hadn't have been there, they would have been in trouble.
- "I think the majority of their fans understand why I moved on, and know how well I did to keep the Club going for the last 18 months.
- "But that won't stop them. To be honest, if I was a Palace fan I would still have a go at me!
- "Because of the way I am, I will get stick whatever ground in the country I go to. I just hope my team does the talking for me."
- The Eagles find themselves embroiled in a relegation battle after having ten points deducted for going into administration.
- Had that not been the case, they would currently occupy ninth spot. With that in mind, Warnock expects a very tough test against his ex-employers.
- "Palace are one of the best teams in the division and if the points deduction hadn't have happened, I believe they'd be pushing for a play-off place," he added.
- "Looking to the future, I've got my enthusiasm back and I'm looking forward to it.
- "It's going to be hard work but we have just got to make sure we get the points on board between now and the end of the season.
- "We'll never be in this situation again, it's just a matter of getting through these next few games." QPR


CRYSTAL PALACE OFFICIAL SITE: Next Up : QPR
Posted on: Fri 09 Apr 2010
Saturday sees the return of Neil Warnock five weeks after he departed to manage our west London rivals Queens Park Rangers.

The former Palace manager inherited a squad that had picked up just one league home win since the turn of the year and had not won on their travels since November.

Two wins in his first wins in charge appeared to suggest a change in their season, but from the subsequent seven games Rangers have not picked up another three points; instead falling to two defeats and five draws.

The R's now linger dangerously close to the possibility of being dragged into an unwanted relegation scrap and sit in 18th place in the table.

They are now three points above Palace with a game in hand - versus Watford in 11 days time - but will be buoyed by the fact they have just one away game remaining because it is there home form that their success seems to hinge.

At Loftus Road this year they have lost on only four occasions and picked up points in the further 16 games with seven wins and nine draws.

Whereas on the road they have managed just four wins and six draws and have lost a total of eleven times.

They also find it much harder to score away from west London and have converted 19 times, which pales in comparison to the 35 goals they have netted at home.

IN NUMBERS

54 - The number of goals scored by QPR this season

19 - The number of goals QPR have scored away from home.

22 - The number of goals QPR have scored inside the six yard box.

11/18 - The amount of games QPR have won after scoring first- they have drawn six and lost one of the remaining seven.

63 - The number of goals QPR have conceded this season.

37 - The number of goals QPR conceded away from home.

58.57 - The average number of minutes between every goal conceded by QPR.

Team News

Crystal Palace :- Danny Butterfield (muscle strain) and Claude Davis (knee) will face late fitness tests to assess whether they can play, but Nathaniel Clyne (hip) will remain absent with his hip injury.

Alan Lee though should return after missing out on Bank Holiday Monday with a groin strain.

QPR: Radek Cerny set to return in goal for QPR following Carl Ikeme being recalled to his parent club, Wolves.

Match Officials
Referee : Mr N Miller (Games: 31 Yellow Cards: 79 Red Cards: 10)
Assistant Referees :- Mr M McCoy & Mr A Rodda
4th Official:- Mr K Yeo

Latest Meetings
2009/2010
FLC Queen's Park Rangers 1-1 Crystal Palace 03-11-2009

2008/2009
FLC Queen's Park Rangers 0-0 Crystal Palace 04-04-2009
FLC Crystal Palace 0-0 Queen's Park Rangers 29-11-2008

2007/2008
FLC Queen's Park Rangers 1-2 Crystal Palace 04-12-2007

Previous Home Encounters with QPR by Ian King

Rivalry with the West London club stretches back over a hundred years to our days in the Southern League Division One. The first encounter at our inaugural home of The Crystal Palace on 5th January 1907 saw Palace stroll to a 5-1 victory with Horace Astley netting four of them, still the only occasion that we have hit five goals or more against Rangers.

The clubs faced each other for ten seasons in that League and then we both became founder members of the Football League's Third Division in the 1920-21 season.

Our first home encounter in the Football League took place at The Nest, opposite Selhurst Station, on New Years Day 1921 and ended in a goalless draw, while until 1964 all our clashes were at this level with the first game at Selhurst Park on 7th November 1925 ending in a narrow 1-0 victory for Palace.

During that time Palace were able to record two 4-0 beatings of Rangers, both in the Thirties while the Hoops exacted revenge by twice dishing out defeats by three clear goals.

Between 1967 and 1991 Rangers had the voodoo sign over Palace, our only victory in six attempts came on the memorable afternoon of 30th September 1967 when a Terry Long goal, in front of our then biggest League crowd of 38,006, was sufficient for us to leapfrog Rangers to the top of Division Two, then our highest ever position in the League.

Since then the Eagles have held the upper hand over Rangers as they have failed to take maximum points from Selhurst Park since December 1989, although a sizeable number of games have ended as a draw - local 'derbies' tend to end this way no matter what the form book may say - but on the plus side Palace have three times sent the Loftus Road outfit away with 3-0 defeats.

We have been drawn twice together at Selhurst Park in the F. A. Cup and no guesses that they both ended in draws, a First Round tie in November 1938 finished all square at 1-1.

The other occasion was a Third Round tie in January 1946 when for the only season F.A. Cup ties were played over two legs and, following a goalless draw at Loftus Road the teams turned out on the afternoon of Wednesday 9th January for the second leg. This also failed to produce a goal after 117 minutes and then the referee called the game to a halt due to bad light. The tie was played to a conclusion at Fulham five days later.

The last time Rangers made the short trip across London was on 29th November 2008 and a somewhat uninspiring goalless draw was played out in front of a 16,000 crowd on a cold afternoon.

In the second half Heidar Helguson shot wide from 25 yards with Julian Speroni stranded, and in the final minutes Cerny failed to hold a Craig Beattie drive but their defenders managed to scramble the ball away and these seem to be the only highlights.

Full Playing Record (Home and Away):-

Palace Wins Draws QPR Wins

League 29 26 30
FA Cup 0 3 4
League Cup 0 0 1
Other - - -
Total 29 29 35


TICKETS

Main Stand
Adults £35
Conc £20
Student £20(U24yrs valid NUS)

Arthur Wait/CAF & Lower Holmesdale/ Block J Main Stand
Adults £25
Conc £15
Student £15 (U24yrs valid NUS)
16-18yrs £10
7-15yrs £5.00 with full paying adult
2-6yrs Free of charge (with full paying adult)

Upper Holmesdale
Adults £30
Conc £15
Student £15(U24yrs valid NUS)
16-18yrs £10
7-15yrs £5.00 with full paying adult
2-6yrs Free of charge (with full paying adult)

Gallery
Adults £32
Conc £18
Student £18 (U24yrs valid NUS)

QPR fans can buy tickets on the day.

Betting with bet365.com
Calvin Andrew to score first and get his second goal for the club at 9/4, and for Palace to be winning at half time and full time you can get odds of 11/4. Place your bet simply by CLICKING HERE - Crystal Palace


- Peterbrough Finances/Owner...Ex-Birmingham Owners Sullivan and Gold to Sue

- Stockport's Future Not Yet Assured

- Victory for QPR Women

- Raheem Sterling's Young England

- Gary Waddock's Wycombe in Big Relegation Danger

- Football Messageboards and Reputation Trashing

- QPR's Season Stats

- REMAINING GAMES for QPR's Relegation Rivals

- Past Points Totals for Championship Relegation Trio...Past QPR Points Totals for Past Decade


QPR OFFICIAL SITE - TIGER FEET WALK
- This Saturday a group of QPR fans are walking from Loftus Road to Selhurst Park - the home of local rivals Crystal Palace - to raise money for the Tiger Cubs.
- The Tiger Feet Walk idea came about after BBC Sport's Chris Charles wrote a blog and created a film highlighting the positive impact our very ownTiger Cubs have had in the local community.
- Following on from this, Chris and his friend James Doe, also from the BBC, approached QPR in the Community Trust to do a sponsored event to raise money for the Tiger Cubs.
- It was decided that a sponsored walk from QPR to Crystal Palace would be a great way of raising funds, as well as an extremely healthy way of getting to the game!
- To view Chris's blog, click here- There will be around 20 walkers including Chris and James, Adam Finch (Tiger Cubs Coach), Andy Evans (Trust CEO) and Ian Stenning from the Official Supporters Club.
- If you would like to sponsor the walkers, click here
- Good luck to everyone involved! QPR


- Three Charity/Sponsorship Events

- Zesh Rehman Starting a Foundation for Asian Footballers

- DELAY in Football League's Agents Fees Report

- A Just-Started General Fan Site, "Football Fan Directory" seeking to link together Fan Forums from all clubs.

QPR Pre-Season Predictions: A Look Back at The Pre-Season Predictions for QPR

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- QPR REPORT Available on TWITTER!

- Visit the football-only new-look QPR Report Messageboard throughout the day for latest QPR Updates and discussion. All perspectives welcome - Just NOT the Ad-hominems!

- A Just-Started General Fan Site, "Football Fan Directory" seeking to link together Fan Forums from all clubs.


- Searching for Nigel Quashie? Has Quashie Left QPR? (Last QPR Game Two Months Ago)

- Raheem Sterling's Young England

- Gary Waddock's Wycombe in Big Relegation Danger

- Exeter Striker Has Cancer

- Burnley's Brian Laws Denies Rift With Players

- Victory for QPR Women

- Victory for QPR Reserves

- Football Messageboards and Reputation Trashing

- Zesh Rehman Starting a Foundation for Asian Footballers

- Paul Furlong Makes Team of the Week


A LOOK BACK AT THE PRE-SEASON PREDICTIONS FOR QPR

THE FAN SITES PREVIEWS

- Dave Barton's QueensParkRangersFC - Comprehensive Championship Club-by-Club Assessment

- Mike - QPR Report

- Clive Whittingham - Loft For Words

- Scott Jones - We are the Rangers Boys

- Former Chairman Bill Power

- Ben Kosky - Kilburn Times

- Longegunmen - QPR Fanz

- Liam Osborne QPR Mad

- Dave Barton - Queens Park Rangers FC

- Paul Finney - Independent Rs

- Dot.org's Drew Garro

- Dave McIntyre

- AKUTR's Dave Thomas

- Vital Football QPR's Adam Boxer


- QPRNet's Simon Skinner Assessment of QPR's Squad: The Defense .... The Midfield.... The Forwards


- LoftforWords's Clive Whittingham - Club by Club - Specifically QPR


IndependentRs - "Vox Populi

1. Adam Boxer/Vital Football QPR

2. ZenithR

3. Kilburn Times Ben Kosky

4. Dave McIntyre

5. Dave Barton


- The Godfather/WATRB Championship Preview


Apologies if any omissions! Just contact me and it will be added

Championship Diamonds Daily Mail/Abigail Montrose
"Young diamonds in the lower leagues: Southampton boss Alan Pardew's guide to the rising stars from QPR to Crystal Palace
....ANGELO BALANTA QPR. Age: 19 COLOMBIAN forward who has come through the ranks at QPR and has scored two goals in 13 games since his debut in 2007. Balanta had three months on loan at Wycombe last season, scoring three goals in 11 games.
- Pardew says: He’s a wide player, so don’t judge him on his goals record. He seems to have found his body and is learning his capabilities. He is a speed machine, lightning quick and has good technique. He will be a big player for QPR this season and I can see him making big waves. Mail


QPR - CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEWS

- Championship Odds: The Various Bookies


The Guardian/Mikey Stafford and Simon Burnton - Championship
"...Queens Park Rangers
Manager Jim Magilton
One to watch Adel Taarabt, 20
- Bookies installed QPR as favourites for the title a year ago. A year of mild disappointment and a couple of managerial changes later, they are likely to take aim at the play-offs armed with a rapidly-improving squad including the £3.5m Argentinian midfielder Alejandro Faulin.
Prediction Play-off possibility"
Complete Guardian Championship Preview


The Independent - Neil Warnock's guide to the Championship season
As the league kicks off tonight, with the battle for promotion promising to be fiercer than ever, the Crystal Palace manager and columnist for The Independent casts his expert eye over the contenders
...Queen's Park Rangers
Manager: Jim Magilton (June 2009) Last season: 11th
- Warnock's verdict: They've spent £3.5m on one player, the biggest signing in the division, and no one has heard of him. I wonder how many times Jim saw Faurlin play. These things happen there on a regular basis, but QPR fans will tell you it's better now than when they were going into administration. Our "local" derby with Charlton has gone – our first reserve game when I took over was there. It's 11 miles on satnav, I took an hour and 45 minutes to get there and missed the start.
- Key stat: Managed only 18 away points last term.
- Key man: Radek Cerny – One of the best keepers in the league last season, with 16 clean sheets.
- Major signings: A Faurlin (Instituto, £3.5m), A Taarabt (Tottenham, loan). Major departures: L Camp, D Blackstock (both Nottm Forest), D Delaney (Ipswich).
- Promotion odds: 7-1 (Ladbrokes). The Independent


BBC Club by Club Championship Guide - QPR
QPR
- How did they do last year? Abysmally compared to the hype they generated, but Paulo Sousa, Gareth Ainsworth and particularly Iain Dowie did well to keep them in the top half given the way the club has been mismanaged.
- Who's the gaffer? Former Northern Ireland midfielder Jim Magilton will be looking to prove Ipswich wrong for sacking him and has a great chemistry with assistant boss John Gorman.
- Who's the player to watch? Midfielder Adel Taarabt is on a season-long loan from Tottenham and could be a star player for Rangers - if he gets his own way.
- How will they do? "QPR are the hardest side in the division to predict," says BBC Sport's David McIntyre. "Last season I confidently wrote off their chances, but now I'm not so sure. Expectations are lower, there are signs co-owner Flavio Briatore is taking a back seat and Rangers do have some good players. I believe they are the one team in that division who could storm away if they could just build up some momentum. The question is whether they can get off the ground. Magilton's first task is to get enough points to avoid a complete disaster, because such a volatile club really could head out of the Championship in either direction."
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Skysports - Championship 09/10
- Some big names will be looking to mount a promotion push when the Coca-Cola Championship season kicks off. We take a look at each team's chances of making it to the Premier League...
Skysports.com looks at each team's chances....
QPR
Manager: Jim Magilton
Position last season: 11th
Ground: Loftus Road
Capacity: 18,682
Players in: Alejandro Faurlin (Instituto, £3.5million), Adel Taarabt (Spurs, loan), Alessandro Pellicori (Avellino, free)
Players out: Liam Miller (released), Zesh Rehman (Bradford, free), Jake Cole (Barnet, free), Danny Maguire (released), Chris Arthur (released), Damien Delaney (Ipswich, undisclosed), Lee Camp (Nottingham Forest, undisclosed), Dexter Blackstock (Nottingham Forest, undisclosed), Jordi Lopez (Swansea, free)
Key man: Akos Buzsaky
Chances: The Championship's billionaires row return for another tilt at the Premier League and if Jim Magilton is still in a job come May they will not be far away.
Prediction: 6th
Sky Bet odds: 14/1
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The Times - Team-by-Team Guide
- "....Queen’s Park Rangers
The QPR revolution hasn’t really worked yet, has it? Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore came in as if they were going to blow Chelsea out the water; instead they have been upstaged by Fulham. Word has it that Jim Magilton, hardly an unequivocal success in three years in charge of Ipswich Town, is likely to have to dance to his employers’ tune. His first three signings this summer have been Alejandro Faurlin, an Argentinian midfield player costing a distinctly un-Championship £3.5 million, Abel Taarabt, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur, and Alessandro Pellicori, an Italian journeyman forward. Proof that rich owners does not necessarily mean rich pickings.
- Prediction: 18 - The Times


The Telegraph - The new Championship season begins on Aug 8 - how will the teams will fare? - By Steve Wilson, Sam Green and David Edbrooke
QPR
Premier class: Wayne Routledge
A player signed by Harry Redknapp and Martin O'Neill must have something going for him, even if Routledge has so far failed to live up to his early promise
Championship fare: The self-styled 'richest club in the world' have so far failed to turn hard cash in to success on the pitch.
PREDICTION: Play-off contenders but on the outside looking in. Telegraph


Preston Official Site - Championship Preview: QPR to WBA
With the brand new Championship season all but upon us, now seems to be the perfect time for PNE.com to assess all the runners and riders in English football's second tier.
We look inside each squad to see who's in, who's out, and crucially, how they're rated by 'The Insider', who is back for the start of the new season to advise who you should be backing via PNEBetting.com....This third part of our preview looks at the teams from Q to W.
QPR
Manager - Jim Magilton
Last Season (finishing position) - 11th
Ins: Alejandro Damian Faurlin (Instituto), Alessandro Pellicori (Avellino), Adel Taarabt (Tottenham)
Outs: Dexter Blackstock (Nottingham Forest), Damien Delaney (Ipswich), Lee Camp (Nottingham Forest), Jake Cole (Barnet), Zesh Rehman (Bradford City), Chris Arthur (Released), Reece Crowther (Released), Danny Maguire (Released), Liam Miller (Released)
- Like many of their rivals for the top six, QPR have been very active in the transfer market with big money signings arriving at Loftus Road and some pounds recouped at the other end.
- The R's also have a new man in the dugout in Jim Magilton and the billionaire owners of the Club will be hoping his experience of managing in the Championship will be the difference for them this year.
- Premiership experience provided by the likes of Taarabt, Routledge and Helguson will give them an added edge and they also have the backing of some rather large pockets should things not be looking too rosy come the January transfer window.
- The Insider Says: Magilton's men were in the running for a Play-Off position for the majority of last season and that is likely to be what they will be doing this campaign. It will all hinge on how well the former Ipswich boss can mould the undoubted talent he has at his disposal into a unit that can get points home and away. Consistency on their travels and in West London will see QPR challenge for a Play-Off position at least this year.
Verdict: Top Ten
Championship Odds: 16/1 - Preston


Eurosport -The Coca-Cola Football League Championship - Countdown: Queens Park Rangers
-- Eurosport.yahoo.com continues its countdown to the Championship season with a look at cash-rich QPR.
- Manager: Jim Magilton
-Last 10 Seasons
(1999/2000 to 2008/2009): 10/19/-/-/-/11/21/18/14/11
POSSIBLE STARTING XI:
Radek Cerny
Damion Stewart - Kaspars Gorkss - Peter Ramage - Matthew Connolly
Mikele Leigertwood - Lee Cook - Alejandro Faurlin - Martin Rowlands
Rowan Vine - Heidar Helguson
- BACK-UPS FROM: Niki-Lee Bulmer - Fitz Hall - Joe Oastler - Gary Borrowdale - Gavin Mahon - Wayne Routledge - Akos Buzsaky - Matteo Alberti - Hogan Ephraim - Gareth Ainsworth - Romone Rose - Patrick Agyemang - Angelo Balanta - Ray Jones - Antonio German
- TRANSFERS:
- In - Alejandro Faurlin (Instituto, £3.5m), Adel Tarabt (Tottenham, loan)
- Out - Dexter Blackstock (Nottingham Forest), Jordi Lopez (Swansea), Jake Cole (Barnet), Lee Camp (Nottingham Forest), Damien Delaney (Ipswich), Zesh Rehman (Bradford)
- POSITIVES: With all their riches, the 'Manchester City of the Championship' will always be able to outbid most clubs in the transfer market. If they can add the right quality to their squad they will no doubt be a team to look out for this season.
- NEGATIVES: A feature of cash-rich teams is often a trigger-happy chairman and R's owner Flavio Briatore (pictured) has already pinned his colours to the mast with a regular procession of fired managers. Since Ian Holloway left the club in 2006 there have been nine managerial changes, culminating in Jim Magilton's appointment. With this kind of instability at the club, it remains to be seen if the latest boss can bring the instant success the owner so craves.
- VERDICT: R's fans have already expressed their disappointment at the appointment of Magilton, but he is a man who knows the division well and, although he is not the big name fans wanted, he may yet prove to be exactly what the ambitious London outfit need at this moment in time to progress. 7th.
Mario Hajiloizis / Eurosport


The Times/John Aizelwood - The Championship Countdown
- Big spenders...
- Queens Park Rangers The Loftus Road money men are yet to flash the silly cash but the temperamental Adel Taarabt has arrived from Tottenham for another loan spell. The £3.5m spent on the Argentine midfielder Alejandro Faurlin and the arrival of Italian striker Alessandro Pellicori have excited and baffled in equal measure...."
...To go up
West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield United
Playoffs
Ipswich Town, Nottingham Forest, Leicester City, Cardiff City
To go down
Scunthoorpe, Plymouth, Barnsley - The Times


The Independent/Tom Jones - Championship preview: The season ahead
"....Queens Park Rangers
In: A Pellicori (Avellimo, free), A Taarabt (Spurs, loan).
Out: D Blackstock (Nottm Forest, undisc), L Camp (Nottm Forest, undisc), D Delaney (Ipswich, undisc), J Cole (Barnet, free), Z Rehman (Bradford, free)
Manager: Jim Magilton. Key man: Damion Stewart.
Last season: 10th. Title odds: 19-1. Prediction: 10th. Pressure will be on Magilton if expectations exceed results. Independent


News of the World/Martin Hardy - Championship Guide
QPR
- JIM MAGILTON has the task of returning Rangers to the Premier League for the first time in 14 years after a season which saw three managers fail to deliver Flavio Briatore's vision of "boutique football".
- He sets out to succeed where Iain Dowie, Paulo Sousa and Gareth Ainsworth could not - and having failed to deliver in three years at Ipswich.
- Magilton will not complain at Briatore's rumoured meddling in team affairs. He said: "I value the opinions of everyone at the club - but in the end they'll agree that I'm right!"
KEY MAN: Akos Buzsaky
News of the World


Ian Holloway/Sunday Mirror - Ralph Ellis - Championship Guide
...QPR
Manager: Jim Magilton
Unknown quantities. What will that money bring them? Too many changes too much instability. Jim Magilton has good players and if he gets a chance can give them leadership.
MY KEY MAN: MARTIN ROWLANDS
ODDS: 12/1
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Sporting Life/PA Sport - Pete Thompson
"...- New QPR manager Jim Magilton will also be under pressure to succeed as the wealthy Londoners look to return to the Premier League for the first time since 1996.
-Magilton has splashed out £3.5million on Argentinian playmaker Alejandro Faurlin to raise expectations levels even higher at Loftus Road." Sporting Life


And Teletext Championship Guide
"... QPR: New boss Jim Magilton has purged an under-performing Rangers squad and Adel Taarabt has rejoined on loan, but they may struggle to improve on last season's 11th place in a competitive division. Prediction: 12th - Teletext

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Mirror/James Nursey - Warnock wants to spend £10million on NINE new players - Exclusive
- Neil Warnock has told QPR he wants to sign NINE players this summer as he plans to spend up to £10million.
- Warnock, 61, arrived at Loftus Road on a three-and-a-half-year contract last month.
- But he has won just twice in nine matches at struggling Championship Rangers since succeeding Mick Harford.
- Now Warnock is expected to be given a huge summer transfer kitty from new majority shareholder Lakshmi Mittal to turn around the club’s fortunes.
His targets include Sc*n*horpe striker Gary Hooper, who has hit 14 goals this term.
And Warnock also intends raiding his old club Crystal Palace for Julian Speroni, Nathaniel Clyne, Darren Ambrose and Neil Danns.
QPR also have seven loan players but the club are only interested in keeping Adel Taarabt from Tottenham and Arsenal’s Jay Simpson. Mirror


Paul Warburton/Fulham Chronicle - QPR Spurs coach Les Ferdinand eyes QPR hotseat
- LES Ferdinand has set his sights on managing QPR.
- The Rangers hero, affectionately known as Sir Les, has revealed for the first time he wants to return to his old club as number one - but admits he may have to serve his apprenticeship elsewhere before returning to his beloved Loftus Road.
- The 43-year-old former England striker from Paddington has also spent a frustrating 14 years-plus since he became Rs’ record transfer sale, praying they would return to the Premiership.
- Ferdinand is currently coaching the strikers at Tottenham - but has set his sights higher.
- He said: "QPR would be the first club on my list where I would like to become manager. I might have to wait maybe four or five years - or whatever it takes, but it would be a dream job for me.

“From the moment they went down, all I ever wanted was to see them back in the Premier League.
- “I know at some stage I will go into management, but at the moment being the strikers’ coach at Tottenham is a great learning curve." Fulham Chronicle


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