Queens Park Rangers v Bristol City

THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF QUEENS PARK RANGERS FC 2021/22 SEASON 

ISSUE 05 £3.50 

v BRISTOL CITY 

SATURDAY 18TH AUGUST, 2021 

KICK-OFF 3PM

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from boots on the ground company found itself to with in-house very few basements to development and government 

dig. So, Louisy went looking for work elsewhere. 

infrastructure projects. I used to drive 

“I knew Ashville who my building competitors Holdings were, as I encompasses every element in 

would see their names on tenders,” he says. “So I the lorry, and 

construction and went to them is all a and fundamental said ‘I can’t beat the others on part of all supply pump too.” chains. 

then pull over 

and use the 

laptop on the 

passenger 

seat to run the 

business 

price, but I’ll be there when I say I’ll be there’.” This 

approach worked, and one tipper-grab very soon 

became three tipper-grabs and a tipper. 

“Then Wandsworth banned grabs from taking 

out of skips, and I began to lose work,” remembers 

Louisy. “So we started buying skip lorries too.” 

This was quickly followed by another change 

in direction. “We would arrive at a job only to be 

told we couldn’t load as a concrete lorry was there, 

and that the concrete lorry was more important. 

So we bought a volumetric concrete lorry! So then 

we had a concrete lorry, grabs, tippers and skips,” 

says Louisy. “But then when we turned up with the 

concrete lorry, people were telling us that the pump 

wasn’t there, so we’d have to wait. So we bought a 

A pair of 4x2 grabs were soon added to the 

fast-expanding and increasingly varied fleet, 

allowing Ashville to operate in some of the mews 

and narrow streets of Chelsea. And more recently 

the company made the move into artic tippers, 

with the purchase of a pair of Scania XT R500 6x2 

tractors with Kelberg tipping trailers. 

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But there was still one serious hurdle to overcome, 

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HOOPS 

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SATURDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER 2021 

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04 THE GAFFER 

Words from Mark Warburton 

08 NEWS + MESSAGES 

All the latest from W12 

10 THE BIG READ 

Interview with Andre Gray 

21 VISITORS 

An in-depth look at Bristol City 

30 FREEZEFRAME 

A classic pic from yesteryear 

32 COLUMNIST 

Ben Summer has his say 

33 SPONSOR A PLAYER 

Player sponsors 2021/22 

36 1981/82 FEATURE 

A chat with Simon Stainrod 

42 KEY FIXTURE 

A vital clash from 1981/82 

44 ANDY SINTON 

Our ex-winger pens his column 

46 OTHER USES OF LR 

The ground has seen it all 

50 JUNIOR HOOPS 

Test your knowledge 

54 MIKE DONOVAN 

A trip down memory lane 

62 FIXTURES & RESULTS 

Stay updated this season 

65 STAT PACK 

Key facts from the Champ 

66 AIDAN MAGEE 

The view from the press box 

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HOOPS 

The Gaffer 

FIRSTLY, MAY I EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO NIGEL 

PEARSON, HIS STAFF, PLAYERS, AND ALL ASSOCIATED 

WITH BRISTOL CITY FOOTBALL CLUB. 

T 

here’s no doubt that Nigel’s 

vast experience and quality 

will ensure his side arrive 

here today well organised and with a 

nice blend of youth and experience. 

They possess a real attacking threat, 

which is complemented by the 

solidity of a good formation, and we’ll 

need to ensure we meet what will be 

a very tough test if we’re to emerge 

with the sought-after points. We’re 

looking forward to a good challenge 

and to sharing a post-game drink 

with Nigel and his staff. 

I’m writing these notes the morning 

after our frustrating defeat to AFC 

Bournemouth. 

Having started the game very well 

and looking in control, we gave away 

a poor first goal that clearly impacted 

us as a team and energised our 

opponent. We were then very much 

on the back foot for the remainder 

of the half and conceded an easily 

avoidable second goal that really 

damaged us going into the break. 

We needed a reaction after half-time, 

and the players again deserve a lot of 

credit for the manner in which they 

responded. We got the early goal and 

then, in truth, attacked fluently and 

consistently and created a number 

of chances that I believe merited at 

least a point. Unfortunately, their 

goalkeeper was in inspired form, 

and we failed to apply the finishing 

touches to some excellent forward 

play. Right to the final whistle, the 

players pushed forward, and we were 

literally an agonising few inches away 

from equalising with the last kick of 

the fixture. 

A first defeat of the season was 

a bitter pill to swallow, but these 

are the moments when teams gel 

together and players learn both 

individually and collectively. 

Let me talk about the first 

Bournemouth goal. Our defenders 

are tasked with being brave and 

moving into positions to accept the 

football and make good decisions. 

Rob Dickie, along with all our 

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There’s one attribute 

that must never change 

and that’s the commitment 

to the cause 


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defence, does this consistently well and 

has had an outstanding season thus 

far. On this one occasion, a mistake was 

made, and we were ruthlessly punished. 

What was most pleasing, however, was to 

see Rob continue to be brave, continue 

to take the football and indeed in the 

second half I thought he delivered an 

excellent display, combining composure in 

possession with good physicality out of it. 

Rob responded as you hope any top 

young player will. All of our players will 

make mistakes through the course of a 

season, it’s the only way we ever learn. 

Yet, they all to a man, display the strength 

of character for being better for such 

experiences. They’ve shown this in the 

way they took a point from Reading having 

been 3-1 down, or the manner they 

reacted to being behind against Barnsley. 

I believe our supporters recognise that 

we’ll have some really good days and some 

not so good ones. But there’s one attribute 

that must never change and that’s the 

commitment to the cause. As long as 

our fans see the players show the hunger 

and desire, the fight and the passion, 

whenever they pull on the shirt, then I know 

we’ll be backed every time. The points at 

Middlesbrough when down to 10 men, the 

fightback against Barnsley, the late goals 

at the weekend and the last-gasp chance 

that saw us almost take all three points, 

are examples of the players showing such 

character. 

I’ve consistently mentioned the impact 

of our supporters, both home and away. 

The players are absolutely responding 

to the fantastic support that was again 

so evident at Bournemouth on Tuesday 

evening. In return, the players are 

giving everything every time they enter 

the pitch and this ‘collaboration’, this 

togetherness of our players and fans, 

will have a huge impact throughout the 

course of this season. Thank you as 

always for such backing! 

Enjoy the game! 

Gaffer 

HOOPS 


HOOPS 

GRAY SEALS LOAN MOVE 

QPR signed striker Andre Gray on loan from Watford 

for the remainder of the season on the final day of 

the summer transfer window. 

Woverhampton-born Gray started out at 

Shrewsbury Town before spells at non-League 

Hinckley United and Luton Town. 

He moved to Brentford under Mark Warburton in 

2014/15, scoring 17 league goals as they reached 

the Championship play-offs. The following season, 

Gray netted 23 times to fire Burnley to the Premier 

League and he was also part of Watford’s promotion 

success last term. 

The 30-year-old forward has been capped five times 

for Jamaica. 

KELMAN’S GILLS SWITCH 

CHARLIE Kelman has joined League One Gillingham 

on loan for the remainder of the season. 

The 19-year-old striker came to QPR from Southend 

United last October and made 15 appearances in 

that time, with 13 of those coming from the bench. 

Gills boss Steve Evans said: “Charlie is an exciting 

talent who has a big future at QPR. 

“Mark Warburton and Les Ferdinand are big fans of 

the boy and our supporters will love this lad.” 

BANSAL-McNULTY 

JOINS CRAWLEY 

AMRIT Bansal-McNulty has joined League Two 

Crawley Town on loan. 

The 21-year-old midfielder, who joined QPR at the 

age of 14, will stay at The People’s Pension Stadium 

until 3rd January 2022. 

The Northern Irishman has previously headed out on 

loan to Torquay United, Dartford and Como in Italy. 

Crawley manager John Yems said: “Amrit comes 

highly recommended from QPR. He’s a good young 

addition to the squad and I’m sure he’ll do well here.” 

KANE HEADS FOR COVENTRY 

TODD Kane has joined Coventry City for an 

undisclosed fee. 

The right-back signed for QPR from Chelsea in the 

summer of 2019 and made a total of 65 appearances 

in all competitions for the R’s, scoring three goals. 

Sky Blues boss Mark Robins said: “He’s a player 

with quality and versatility, and also brings with him 

experience at this level. 

“He adds to our options and is a good player to have 

within the squad.” 


HOOPS 

U23S SNAP UP AJOSE 

QPR Under-23s have completed the signing of 

Joseph Ajose. 

The 20-year-old winger has penned a one-year deal, 

with a club option of a further 12 months. 

Ajose, who left Reading last summer, has previously 

spent time at Newcastle United and Port Vale. 

TV TIMES 

QPR’S Championship fixtures with Fulham and 

Nottingham Forest have been selected for live 

coverage on Sky Sports. 

Our clash with Fulham will still take place on Saturday 

16th October at Craven Cottage but will now kick off 

at the earlier time of 12:30pm. 

The home clash with Forest will now take place on 

Friday 29th October, kicking off at 7:45pm. 

TED BENNETT 

22.08.1925-23.08.2018 

FORMER QPR goalkeeper 

Edward ‘Ted’ Bennett 

died on Thursday 2nd 

September at the age 

of 93. 

Ted joined QPR in 1947 

and made two first-team 

appearances before 

joining Southall in 1949. 

He was later on the 

books of Watford and 

Gravesend and Northfleet 

as well as playing 11 

times for England at 

amateur level. In 1952, 

he represented Great 

Britain at the Olympics in 

a 5-3 extra-time defeat 

to Luxembourg. 

HOOPS FANS HIT THE ROAD 

GERRY Poyntz, JC LaCour, Barry Kingsland, Peter 

Jones and Sean Murphy - all proudly wearing 

the Hoops - took on the infamous British Heart 

Foundation London to Brighton Off Road Mountain 

Bike Challenge on 5th September. 

The challenge involved 61 miles of unrelenting 

mountainous torture in aid of the BHF with the 

group raising more than £2,500 to date. 

Donations can still be made by heading to 

justgiving.com and searching for Gerard Poyntz. 


HOOPS 

SANDY 

Happy Superhoops birthday 

on 8th September to lifelong 

Rangers fan Sandy Young, who 

first watched QPR beating 

Arsenal in October 1973 and 

has been coming ever since! 

Hope you had a great day 

Sandy, and here’s to many, 

many more birthdays. All my 

love now and always, Ken. 

DAD 

Happy birthday Dad! We hope 

you have an amazing day. Here’s 

to bringing three points home 

today. Lots of love, Kimberley 

and Richard. 

BRIAN 

Happy 14th birthday Brian, 

hope you have a great day. 

COYRS! 

JIMMY 

Big congrats and good luck 

to Jimmy Harvey, who is 

cycling from Land’s End to 

John O’Groats for St John’s 

Ambulance. He started on 

1st September and aims to 

finish by the 29th. He’s also 

running the London Marathon 

next month. If you’d like to 

donate to this fantastic cause, 

please visit virginmoneygiving. 

com/james-harvey 

KUNDAN & NIKA 

A big happy birthday to 

twins Kundan and Nika 

Mulchandani, season-ticket 

holders in JU, who celebrated 

turning 13 on 9th September 

and are shown here with our 

dog Loftus! 

HOLLY 

Welcome back to the KPFS to 

six-year-old Holly. Her first QPR 

match was the Millwall game on 

the opening day of the season. 

Holly’s favourite players are 

Charlie Austin and Rob Dickie! 

Holly often plays in goal and 

pretends to be Seny Dieng. 


HOOPS 

ALEC 

We would like to wish our son 

Alec Baldwin a very happy 18th 

birthday. Alec is a season-ticket 

holder in the Lower Loft. Lots of 

love, Mum, Dad and Faith. 

JOSIAH 

Happy birthday Josiah. You are 

10 years old. How time flies! We 

are so proud of you. Your mum, 

dad, and brother Elijah love you 

very much. 

JUDE 

Wishing you a very happy 7th 

birthday Jude Sharman. We hope 

you have a fantastic day and 

lots of fun on 19th September. 

Love you loads and loads. Never 

change. Mummy, Daddy, Freddie 

and River. 

JACK 

Happy 13th birthday Jack 

Gatrell. Love Mum and Dad. 

SAM 

Happy 18th birthday Sam. Hope 

you have the most amazing 

birthday weekend. Enjoy the 

match. 

THOMAS 

We want to wish our dad, 

grandad, brother and husband 

Thomas Hannon a happy 50th 

birthday. We love you. From 

Zara, Mark, Boys, Robert, 

Brendan and Karen. 

NCS GRADUATES 

A huge congratulations to our 

2021 summer NCS Graduates 

who together have contributed 

more than 6,000 volunteering 

hours to our local communities 

since June. Today sees a 

number of them attending 

today’s game and receiving 

their certificates in celebration 

of their fantastic achievement. 

Well, done to everyone 

involved. QPR Trust, NCS Team. 

JACK 

Happy 13th birthday to 

Superhoop Jack Brooke! 

OBITUARIES 

MARY 

COLE 

1943-2021 

Lifelong Rangers 

fan. We will miss the shout of 

‘Go on you R’s’. Love ya. 

MARK 

GALEA 

Mark Galea 

suddenly and 

unexpectedly 

passed away on 15th 

August 2021. He had supported 

QPR since the age of 9. Mark 

has many friends who are still 

season-ticket holders, and he 

will be sadly missed but always 

remembered. 


HOOPS 


HOOPS 

Wanna Be Startin’ 

Somethin’ 

ANDRE GRAY 

INTERVIEW: TOM HARVEY 

HAVING SCORED ON HIS QPR DEBUT 

AS A SUBSTITUTE AT READING, THE 

DEADLINE DAY LOAN ARRIVAL FROM 

WATFORD IS NOW AIMING FOR A 

REGULAR STARTING SPOT… 


HOOPS 

Andre - you made your QPR debut 

as a second-half substitute at 

Reading. You must have been pleased to 

come on and play your part by starting 

the comeback? 

It was a dream debut to come on and 

score. It was an important goal at the 

time as we were 3-1 down so it gave us 

that boost and belief that we needed. 

You could see in your celebrations in 

front of the away end when the lastgasp 

equaliser went in just how much it 

meant to you? 

Definitely. I thought the QPR fans 

were amazing all afternoon. We were 

the better team on the day, so it was 

frustrating to find ourselves 3-1 down. 

That knocked us back a bit. But I got us 

back in it and then for Stefan [Johansen] 

to get the equaliser in front of the 

travelling supporters was a great feeling. 

You joined QPR on transfer deadline day 

from Watford. What attracted you to 

the club? 

I just wanted to start enjoying my 

football again. The manager also played 

a massive part in my move having 

previously worked with him at Brentford. 

It was an easy decision. 

How does Mark Warburton compare to 

other managers you’ve played under? 

What does he do differently? 

I think it’s his attention to detail and the 

belief he has in his squad. I had a bit of a 

rocky time at Watford so it was important 

to be somewhere I can get back on track. 

I felt like this was the best place with the 

best manager. 

It kind of feels like the end of an era at 

Watford with both yourself and Troy 

Deeney leaving in recent weeks? 

Possibly, but that’s football. As the years 

go by, players get older, and teams go in 

different directions. It happens at every club. 


HOOPS 

I had a rocky time at 

Watford. It was important 

to be somewhere I can get 

back on track 

Obviously, we’ve got two pretty decent 

strikers in Charlie Austin and Lyndon 

Dykes so it’s not going to be easy for 

you to dislodge them? 

No, of course not, and that’s another 

part of football; you don’t come 

somewhere and not expect to have 

to work hard to get your place in the 

team. It’s no different here. I know the 

challenge ahead so it’s down to me to 

work hard and prove to the manager that 

I should be starting. Everyone needs 

competition. It’s healthy. 


HOOPS 

Football is a game of many opinions, but 

there is one that we must all share. There is 

no place for discrimination in our game. If 

you do not agree, then you are not welcome. 

If you see or hear discrimination in this 

stadium, please report it to the nearest 

steward or via the Kick it Out App. 

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HOOPS 

I know the challenge ahead 

so it’s down to me to prove 

that I should be starting 

You helped Burnley to promotion 

from the Championship in 2015/16 

- what’s the secret to getting out of 

this division? 

A lot of hard work. You have to play it 

quite smart. At QPR we’re a footballing 

team, but we have to be cute at times 

and not overplay. We might need to grind 

results out on occasion. You can’t play 

pretty all the time especially in the winter 

when the pitches start to roughen up. 

It’s about digging in and having a strong 

team ethic. 

You’re here on loan, is a permanent 

move something that you’re aiming for? 

Of course. I came here to help the team 

and to do well. We’ll see what happens 

after that, but that would be a great 

option for me. First and foremost, I’m 

concentrating on the season ahead of 

me and then we’ll see. 


HOOPS 

We’re a footballing 

team, but you can’t play 

pretty all the time 

Having come up through non-League, 

do you think you appreciate being a 

professional footballer that bit more? 

Possibly. As footballers, you probably 

take things for granted at times. It’s 

not until you’re out of the side that you 

realise how much you miss it. It’s going to 

be an important year for me to get back 

on track. This is what I want to do and 

what I enjoy doing. 

You recently became a dad to twins - how 

are you finding that? Tiring, I imagine? 

You could say that [laughs]. The game’s 

help where I get to have a full night’s 

sleep the night before! It is tough but I 

wouldn’t want it any other way. 

Will we see Leigh-Anne (Pinnock, 

partner and singer in Little Mix) at a 

QPR game soon? 

I’m sure she’ll be there soon once the 

kids are a bit older. Hopefully she’ll get 

down before the end of the season. 

You played under Nigel Pearson at 

Watford - what can we expect from his 

Bristol City side? 

An honest team. A team that will work 

hard and be very resilient. Again, I come 

back to playing in the Championship as 

that’s what most teams are like. There are 

no easy games, anyone can beat anyone 

and that’s the beauty of this league. 

It’s an experienced dressing room at 

QPR with some promising youngsters. 

It’s a good mix, isn’t it? 

Before I came, I took a look at the squad 

and watched a few games. It’s the 

perfect mix. You do need the experience 

at times, but you also need the youth as 

well to play with no fear and bring that 

spark. We’ve got that in abundance. 


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Today , s Opposition: 

BRISTOL CITY 

THE ROBINS 

IN THE CABINET: 

CLUB FACTS: 

STADIUM: 

[ Ashton Gate ] 

OPENED: 

[ 1887 ] 

CURRENT CAPACITY: 

[ 27,000 ] 

RECORD ATTENDANCE: 

[ 43,335 ] 

v Preston North End 

FA Cup fifth round 16.02.1935 

CLUB COLOURS: 

[ Red & White ] 

TOP TIER 

Runners-up: 1906/07 

SECOND TIER 

Winners: 1905/06 

Runners-up: 1975/76 

THIRD TIER 

Winners (4): 1922/23, 1926/27, 1954/55, 

2014/15 

Runners-up (4): 1964/65, 1989/90, 

1997/98, 2006/07 

FA CUP 

Runners-up: 1909 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE TROPHY: 

Winners (3): 1985/86, 2002/03, 2014/15 

B R I S T O L C I T Y F A C T F I L E 


HOOPS 

BRISTOL CITY 

OPPOSITION 

OVERVIEW 

O P P O S I T I O N O V E R V I E W 

Bristol is famously the only major city in England never to 

have had a Premier League football club. 

However, with some big investment both on and off the pitch, 

the Robins from Ashton Gate will be looking to right that 

wrong sooner rather than later. 

Struggles throughout the early 1980s left City in the fourth 

division of English football before a resurgence the following 

decade. The Robins then yo-yoed between tiers two and 

three but have now remained at this level since 2015/16. 

Redevelopment of their iconic ground has left City with a 

stadium fit for top-flight football and, boasted by a squad 

filled with talent, the Robins could be ones to watch this term. 

That said, City have started the current campaign somewhat 

inconsistently and will need to find their feet sooner rather 

than later in order to mount a promotion push come May. 


HOOPS 

[ THE GAFFER ] 

M 

NIGEL PEARSON 

Age: 58 

Nationality: English 

Year Appointed: 2021 

Succeeded: Dean Holden 

Experienced boss Nigel 

Pearson took the 

management reins at 

Ashton Gate in February 

following the short-lived 

tenure of Dean Holden. 

Having begun his playing 

career in 1981, Pearson 

enjoyed prolonged spells 

with Shrewsbury Town, 

Sheffield Wednesday and 

Middlesbrough before 

hanging up his boots 

in 1998. 

He quickly moved into 

management with a brief 

stint at Carlisle United 

followed by caretaker 

spells at West Bromwich 

Albion, England Under- 

21s and Newcastle United. 

Pearson was named 

Southampton boss in 

2008 but was soon on the 

move again, joining 

Leicester City. 

A brief stay at Hull City 

followed, but the former 

defender was back with 

the Foxes in 2011, 

overseeing their rapid rise 

from League One to the 

Premier League. 

Leading City to a famous 

escape from relegation in 

2014/15 was his final act. 

He was replaced by 

Claudio Ranieri and, well, 

you know the rest… 

Pearson then spent time 

with Derby County, OH 

Leuven and Watford 

before taking charge of 

the Robins. 

B R I S T O L C I T Y T H E G A F F E R 


HOOPS 

B R I S T O L C I T Y K E Y Q U A R T E T 

# 

1 

[ SAFE HANDS ] [ THE ROCK ] 

CZECH REPUBLIC international 

DAN BENTLEY 

GOALKEEPER 

Age: 28 

Nationality: English 

Signed From: Brentford 

EXPERIENCED 

goalkeeper Daniel 

Bentley burst onto the 

footballing scene with 

hometown club 

Southend United, 

making his professional 

debut in 2009. 

A fine spell at Roots 

Hall, which included a 

League Two play-off 

victory over Wycombe 

Wanderers, caught the 

eye of Championship 

Brentford and he 

joined the Bees in the 

summer of 2016. 

The shot-stopper 

went on to make 125 

appearances in all 

competitions for 

Brentford prior to 

moving to Ashton 

Gate ahead of the 

2019/20 campaign. 

Tomas Kalas has been a regular 

in Bristol City’s starting XI 

following his arrival, initially on 

loan, in 2018, from Chelsea. 

The centre-back had joined the 

Blues from local club Sigma 

Olomouc in 2010 but was never 

given the chance to establish 

himself at Stamford Bridge, 

heading out on a number of 

loans including stays at 

Middlesbrough and Fulham. 

Having impressed during 

another temporary swich, this 

time with City, the Robins 

signed Kalas on a permanent 

basis for a club record fee of 

£8m in the summer of 2019. 

CLASSIC KIT 

NORMAN 

HUNTER 

1977/78 

22 

# 

22 

TOMAS KALAS 

DEFENDER 

Age: 28 

Nationality: Czech 

Signed From: Chelsea 


HOOPS 

[ GOAL THREAT ] 

# 

9 

DODGY BARNET 

DAVID 

MOYES 

1986/87 

10 

# 

10 

ANDY KING 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 32 

Nationality: Welsh 

Signed From: OH Leuven 

[ THE ENGINE ] 

BRISTOL CITY snapped up 

Welshman Andy King on a 

one-year deal in the summer. 

The midfielder is no stranger to 

the Football League with the 

majority of his early career at 

Leicester City played in tiers 

two and three. 

King was then a major part of 

Leicester’s Premier League 

success, but game time began 

to dwindle, and he headed out 

on loan to Swansea City, Derby 

County, Rangers and 

Huddersfield Town prior to 

linking up with Nigel Pearson 

again at OH Leuven in 2020/21. 

He’s now followed Pearson to 

Ashton Gate and with an assist 

and a goal in his first few games, 

has enjoyed a good start to life 

with the Robins. 

CHRIS MARTIN 

FORWARD 

Age: 32 

Nationality: Scottish 

Signed From: Derby County 

FRONTMAN Chris 

Martin joined Bristol 

City from Derby 

County in September 

2020. 

Martin started out at 

Norwich City, making 

117 appearances 

before joining Derby in 

the summer of 2013 

following a loan stint. 

The goals flowed in his 

first three campaigns 

with the Rams, but 

changes of 

management saw 

Martin make loan 

moves to Fulham, 

Reading and Hull City, 

with mixed success. 

Martin scored just 

four times for the 

Robins in his first 

campaign at the club 

but has already 

struck twice so far 

this season. 

B R I S T O L C I T Y K E Y Q U A R T E T 


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[ DANGER MAN ] 

ANDREAS WEIMANN has 

been a tricky opponent 

for the R’s in recent 

years, with a number of 

goals clinching vital 

points for his respective 

sides. 

The Austria international 

rose through the youth 

ranks at Stadlau and Rapid 

Wien, before making his 

professional debut in the 

Premier League with 

Aston Villa. After five 

years at Villa Park, 

Weimann moved to Derby 

County, notching just nine 

times in 81 games. 

A move to Bristol City in 

2018 kickstarted his career 

and Weimann became the 

first Robins player to score 

a hat-trick away from 

home in the top two tiers 

of English football since 

1978 with a treble in a 3-2 

win at Sheffield United in 

March 2019. 

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B R I S T O L C I T Y D A N G E R M A N 

ANDREAS WEIMANN 

FORWARD 

Age: 30 

Nationality: Austrian 

Signed From: Derby County 


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B R I S T O L C I T Y F A M I L I A R F A C E 

FAMILIAR FACE: 

JAY 

EMMANUEL- 

THOMAS 

JAY EMMANUEL-THOMAS seemed set for stardom after rising 

through the youth ranks at Arsenal and making his Gunners 

debut in an FA Cup tie in February 2010. 

However, he departed north London in 2011/12 with just four 

first-team appearances to his name having spent time on loan 

in the Championship at Blackpool, Doncaster and Cardiff City. 

A spell at Ipswich Town preceded a move to Bristol City in 2013 

and he shone for the Robins in the third tier, scoring 33 times in 

103 games. 

JET joined the R’s on a free transfer in June 2015 and bagged a 

brace in a 4-3 win over Bolton Wanderers the following October. 

That was as good as it got for the winger in W12, however, and 

he left in 2018. Emmanuel-Thomas now plys his trade in the 

Scottish Premiership with Aberdeen. 

BCFC Apps: 82 | Gls: 24 

2013-15 

QPR Apps: 12 | Gls: 3 

2015-18 


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LAST TIME IN W12: 

QPR 1 

BRISTOL CITY 2 

Bristol City came from behind to secure a 2-1 Championship 

victory in W12. 

After Rob Dickie’s first QPR goal gave the R’s a 12th-minute lead, 

the hosts were left to rue a string of missed opportunities. 

Ex-Hoops loanee Nahki Wells levelled matters just before the 

break, and the comeback was complete five minutes into the 

second half through an Adam Nagy effort. 

QPR: Dieng; Kakay, Dickie, Barbet, Wallace; Ball, Carroll; Osayi- 

Samuel, Chair, Willock; Dykes 

Bristol City: Bentley: Mariappa, Vyner, Kalas, Dasilva; Nagy, Brunt, 

O’Dowda; Semenyo, Martin, Wells 

DATE: 

01.12.2020 

VENUE: 

KIYAN PRINCE 

FOUNDATION 

STADIUM 

BRISTOL CITY LAST TIME IN W12 


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FREEZEFRAME 

A PICTORIAL LOOK BACK AT A PREVIOUS 

CLASH WITH TODAY’S OPPONENTS… 

Alejandro Faurlin makes a robust challenge on Marvin 

Elliott during QPR’s 1-0 Championship defeat at 

Bristol City in August 2009. 


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Columnist 

THE ‘R’ GENERATION FANSITE WRITER PENS HIS LATEST 

COLUMN FOR THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME… 

T 

hree friendlies, five league games and 

two cup ties since the return of fans, and 

Championship football’s relentless 

calendar quickly became the norm again. Then, 

just as we started getting comfortable, the 

international break arrived to turn this on 

its head. 

It feels like club football (in its true form) was 

absent for 14 months, came back for a few 

minutes, then decided to go away again. 

Somehow, after being treated to a month of 

triumphant displays from QPR, a break of two 

weeks started to feel every bit as long as the 

lockdown era. 

As we waited patiently for the team’s 

return against Reading, QPR’s international 

players did their best to make it an entertaining 

couple of weeks - none more so than our 

Scotstralian striker. 

Lyndon Dykes’ goal against Coventry before the 

international break, which turned a scrappy affair 

into a comfortable victory, was frankly beautiful. 

Whilst the two winners that he subsequently 

netted for Scotland were comparatively less 

attractive, they’re a perfect example of how 

Dykes is continually the man who pops up at 

the right place and the right time for both club 

and country. When that’s the case, who cares 

whether the goals are pretty? 

With the addition of Ilias Chair’s first goal and 

assist for Morocco whilst playing alongside 

Adel Taarabt, it’s difficult to contend that the 

international break has nothing to offer for QPR 

fans. It’s also a plain fact that Euro 2020, which 

provided a charcuterie board of tasty football 

and moments of genuine pride in supporting 

England, could not have happened without the 

chance for managers to test and tweak their 

squads at intervals during the club season. 

So, the international break is actually brilliant, 

definitely underrated, and everyone should love 

it - except a trip down the M4 was enough to 

remind us why the Championship is really what 

it’s all about. 

Notwithstanding the lexicological irony of the 

Select Car Leasing Stadium being effectively 

inaccessible by anything with four wheels, the 

trip to Reading was good bang for your buck. 

A full away end (and some), a late comeback, 

a debut goal for Andre Gray… stand up if you 

love Rangers. 

Criticisms can be made of the performance and 

were voiced by Mark Warburton, frustration at 

being beaten by a long ball over the top, and a 

periodic lack of attacking threat. Even so, it’s 

difficult to give too much thought to that stuff 

when it felt so good to be back again, yet again. 

Unbeaten in six prior to Bournemouth, top 

scorers in the division, and a clear idea of what 

needs to improve... keep at it, Rangers - and next 

time you have to take an international sojourn, 

hurry back soon! 


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THIS SEASON MARKS 40 YEARS SINCE QPR 

REACHED THE 1981/82 FA CUP FINAL. 

IN EACH MATCHDAY PROGRAMME, WE 

SPEAK TO A MEMBER OF THE SQUAD WHO 

PLAYED A ROLE IN THAT UNFORGETTABLE 

JOURNEY TO THE TWIN TOWERS. NEXT 

UP, IT’S THE SECOND PART OF OUR CHAT 

WITH SIMON STAINROD… 

INTERVIEW: TONY INCENZO 


HOOPS 

SIMON STAINROD 

Striker 

YEARS AT QPR: 1980-85 

APPS: 177 

GOALS: 65 


HOOPS 

R 

EFLECTING on the 1981/82 FA 

Cup semi-final when you were 

one of our forwards, it was QPR of 

Division Two against top-flight West 

Brom at Highbury. All the build-up 

before the game was about Albion’s 

in-form striker Cyrille Regis who the 

pundits said was unstoppable… 

Well, we had a plan. Basically, our 

centre-half Bob Hazell took it upon 

himself that it was his responsibility to 

‘out-Cyrille’ Cyrille if you like! Cyrille was 

quick, strong, and direct. He had a 

good touch, and he was a goalscorer. 

But Bob was big, strong, and quicker. 

On that day, Bob was fantastic. He was 

just awesome. We had everything in 

place with the defensive way we played 

and the squeezing up. Both teams 

displayed incredible hunger in the 

semi-final. It probably wasn’t a great 

exhibition of football but there was 

some outstanding commitment. I 

remember West Brom’s Andy King 

broke his nose in the first half. I was 

faced by two very experienced and 

strong centre-halves. I’d played against 

them on and off up until that point and 

they always tried to hurt me by coming 

through the back of me. In those days, 

defenders would try to intimidate you 

in the first 20 minutes. There was a lot 

of violence out there on the pitch at 

Highbury that day! I’ve spoken to West 

Brom defender Brendon Batson 

recently and he was saying that they 

thought they were going to win by 

playing football. But he also said that 

they were surprised by the power, the 

determination, and the aggression 

that we matched them with. The 

togetherness of the QPR players 

shone through. 

We had incredible support that day, 

didn’t we? 

What really made the occasion for me 

was the sea of Rangers fans behind the 


HOOPS 

In those days, defenders would 

try to intimidate you in the first 

20 minutes 

goal on the North Bank. The QPR 

supporters and the West Brom fans 

were tremendous. Then there were 

unbelievable scenes afterwards. In the 

dressing room at Highbury, you could 

stand on a ledge and open a frosted 

glass window to peer on to the street. 

We got the window open and there 

were about three of us with our heads 

stuck out to look for our parents in the 

crowd celebrating outside. I have a tear 

in my eye thinking about it now! 

On to the final, it was QPR versus 

top-flight Tottenham. In those days, 

the cup final was the biggest 

occasion of the football season, 

wasn’t it? 

As a kid growing up, I had two 

ambitions. One was to play for England 

and the other was to play in an FA Cup 

final. I went to watch the 1978 cup final 

with a friend of mine when Ipswich 

beat Arsenal 1-0. As a footballer, all the 

preparation, media coverage and 

interviews build from the moment you 

win the semi-final. You do everything 

differently and I’m not sure that’s a 

good idea. You stay more often in 

hotels, and you vary where you train. 

You’re kept away a little bit from what 

would be your normal routine. I don’t 

think that helped us. In the week or 

even the fortnight before the final, we 

changed too many things. It felt like it 

took a long time before the actual 

game came around. If it was down to 

me, I’d have kept everything normal in 

the build-up by training at Greenford 

as usual and not having everyone 

together in hotels all the time doing 

promotional stuff. I think that got in 

the way of a better Rangers 


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We were a good enough side 

to beat Spurs and we should 

have won the replay 

performance in the first match at 

Wembley. I believe we were a good 

enough side to beat Spurs and we 

probably should have won the replay. 

Everybody had a different view on it. 

There were certain players like Terry 

Fenwick and Gary Waddock that 

probably revelled in the extra 

preparation. However, I liked to do my 

training, get away from the spotlight 

and be at home so that I could take my 

dog for a walk. But the FA Cup final is 

what it is. I’d never done it before, and 

I’ve never done it since so I can’t 

compare it to anything else. 

Glenn Hoddle gave Spurs the lead in 

that first match before Fenwick 

headed our equaliser after Hazell 

nodded on your long throw from 

the left… 

We deserved it. The long throw was 

something we worked on in training. I 

have to say that Bob came up with a 

back header that’s about as good as 

you could possibly get. And Fen knew 

he was going to score before he 

headed it. Apart from that, it was a 

very tight game with not a lot of 

chances in it. We were playing 

against tough people like Graham 

Roberts, Steve Perryman and Paul 

Miller who were around my spot on 

the pitch. It was rough and 

aggressive. They didn’t make it easy 

for us. We tried to do the same thing 

with their playmaker Hoddle by 

denying him space on the ball. He 

was a clever player. For us, if my 

strike partner Clive Allen hadn’t got 

injured early on then it might have 

been a different story. Even so, it 


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almost felt like winning it on the 

Saturday because we came from 

behind to grab the equaliser. Towards 

the end, I was basically receiving the 

ball from our keeper Peter Hucker to 

kill time so that we could get another 

chance with a replay. I must have been 

doing that thinking, ‘If we play them 

again, we’ll beat them!’ Otherwise, I 

wouldn’t have been winding the clock 

down and I would have been saying to 

myself, ‘We’ve got a goal back now. 

Let’s get another.’ I probably felt 

Tottenham were a bit better than us 

on the day. Then that evening, we had 

a banquet booked in a hotel which was 

quite a celebration as we knew we had 

another go at winning the cup. It was a 

bit of a party. The next day - the 

Sunday - we had to start preparing 

ourselves for the replay. Again, that 

was hard. We were in hotels and had 

trips to training facilities. Nothing was 

normal for us, and I found it difficult. 

Even so, the replay came around really 

quickly, and I don’t remember that 

week dragging. Time flew by and I was 

back into my stride when we returned 

to the Wembley pitch. 

That replay took place the following 

Thursday evening when we did 

everything but score in a 1-0 

defeat… 

We were unlucky. Gary Micklewhite had 

a goal disallowed for us and it should 

have counted. But we had other 

chances. I hit a diagonal ball over the 

last defender on the right-hand side 

and John Gregory sidefooted a volley 

right on to the crossbar. If that had 

gone in, it would have been a great 

goal. England keeper Ray Clemence 

made a couple of superb saves for 

them too. We gave Spurs a difficult 

night. And don’t forget they were a 

very good side. Steve Archibald and 

Garth Crooks up front - that wasn’t 

bad, was it? And any team that had 

Hoddle in his pomp was going to be 

difficult to play against. We did really 

well over the two games, but the loss 

was hard to take. After that, we were 

more or less on a plane straight away 

for an end-of-season trip to America. 

We had the benefit in our squad of 

having a lad called Steve Burke, who 

was the funniest fella I’ve ever met. We 

were in a departure suite at Heathrow 

with a few drinks when Steve walked in 

to do an hour’s comedy routine of 

impersonating people and telling jokes. 

By the time he’d finished, we’d 

forgotten about the pain of losing the 

final and we were off to America to 

have a good time. Steve was a star 

man for me because he got us all in a 

better frame of mind. 


HOOPS 

1981/82 

QPR 5 

PORTSMOUTH 0 

DATE: 6th October 1981 

COMPETITION: 

League Cup second round, first leg 

QPR SCORERS: 

Ellis (OG), Gregory (2), Micklewhite (2) 

ATTENDANCE: 13,502 

THE PROGRAMME: 16 pages, price 40p 

FOUR second-half goals against Division 

Three opponents Portsmouth gave Rangers a 

comfortable lead to take into the return 

fixture at Fratton Park. 

On an evening of non-stop rain, the R’s forged 

in front on 13 minutes. Man of the match Gary 

Micklewhite sent over a cross, and Pompey’s 

Peter Ellis turned the ball into his own net. 

On the hour mark, Micklewhite played John 

Gregory through for a smart finish. And Gregory 

struck again four minutes later following good 

work by midfield maestro Tony Currie. 

Micklewhite produced two more neat strikes in 

the 84th and 88th minutes to add gloss to 

QPR’s victory and silence the Pompey Chimes. 

Hoops boss Terry Venables said afterwards: 

“With all the rain, there would have been a doubt 

about staging this fixture in normal 

circumstances on a grass pitch. As it was, our 

new Omniturf plastic surface played excellently. 

“We’ve given Gary Micklewhite the matchball. 

He’s claiming that the first goal was down to 

him and that means he got a hat-trick!” 

In a Daily Mirror match report, Nigel Clarke 

wrote: “One of the legacies [previous manager] 

Tommy Docherty left behind at Loftus Road 

won this second round, first-leg tie for Rangers. 

“Gary Micklewhite, a free transfer snapped up 

from Manchester United, scored twice and 

made two of the goals. 

“Micklewhite was on his way out of Rangers until 

Terry Venables arrived, liked what he saw and 

gave him his first match of the season last 

week. And after a match of industry and 

aggression [against Pompey] the 20-year-old 

was presented with the matchball.” 

RANGERS: Burridge, Gregory, Fenwick, 

Waddock, Hazell, Roeder, Micklewhite, Stainrod, 

Allen, Currie (Burke 85), Gillard. 

(Footnote: The second leg finished in a 2-2 draw 

as Rangers progressed 7-2 on aggregate) 


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PROGRAMME SNIPPETS: R’s secretary/ 

programme editor Ron Phillips wrote: 

“Cup fixtures between ourselves and 

Portsmouth are rare events - we never 

seem to get drawn against these 

particular opponents. 

“We can, therefore, expect a more 

interesting game than usual and, as 

Portsmouth are currently going well in 

their own division, we can expect a tough 

fight on our hands - both today and at 

Fratton Park on 27th October. 

“Our installation of an artificial playing 

surface at this stadium now presents us 

with the opportunity to stage youth 

matches here before the first team and 

reserve games for the rest of the 

season. 

“Such youth fixtures will normally kick off 

on Saturday mornings at 11.30am. 

Prices of admission will be that 

chargeable for the first team or reserves 

game taking place that day and 

spectators watching the youth fixture will 

simply remain in their seats to see the 

second match start at 3pm.” 


HOOPS 

OUR CLUB AMBASSADOR’S 

VIEWS ON ALL THINGS QPR… 

G 

ood afternoon everyone and 

welcome to the Kiyan Prince 

Foundation Stadium for today’s 

game against Bristol City. 

City have enjoyed a decent start to the 

season as I write prior to their midweek 

game at home to Luton. They’ve won 

twice on their travels already and have 

a talented squad who will provide a 

tough test for us to overcome. They 

also have an excellent manager in Nigel 

Pearson who I had the pleasure of playing 

alongside at Sheffield Wednesday. Nigel 

was a top player and a great guy to have 

in your changing room and was always 

destined to become a successful coach 

and manager. 

Since my last notes we gained three 

valuable points against a very good 

Coventry side who played well in the first 

half. However, second-half goals from 

Lyndon Dykes and Yoann Barbet got us a 

good win that enabled us to go into the 

international break still unbeaten. 

After the break we made the short trip to 

Reading and what a game we witnessed. 

I felt we totally dominated the opening 

half hour and were deservedly a goal 

ahead. However, we got punished for 

switching off defensively to go in level 

at half-time which was disappointing 

given our dominance in the opening 45. 

The second half was a real roller coaster 

of a game and emotions as we found 

ourselves 3-1 down with 12 minutes to 

go. It was great to see Andre Gray get 

his first goal for us to set up an exciting 

finish with captain Stefan Johansen 

scoring an equaliser very late on. You 

could see what that goal meant to the 

players, bench and all our supporters 

as it was a cue for great celebrations 

together. Once again, the comeback 

showed the belief, the character, and the 

desire that’s within the group to go to the 

end and everyone deserves great credit 

for that. 

We then went down to Bournemouth 

on Tuesday evening to face another 

unbeaten side. Bournemouth have a 

very good squad full of quality, pace, 

energy, and experience who I fully expect 

to be there or thereabouts in terms of 

promotion come the end of the season. 

Our unbeaten start ended but we came 

away with many positives from the game 

and possibly could have got something 

as the Bournemouth goalkeeper made 

a number of saves as we pushed to get 

back in it having been 2-0 down at halftime. 

I think it shows how far we’ve come as 

a team that we left the south coast 

disappointed to lose against one of the 

best sides in the division. I’m sure Mark 

and the players will take the positives 


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from the game and look to bounce back 

this afternoon to hopefully start another 

unbeaten run. 

As fans will know we launched our very 

popular Forever R’s a few seasons ago 

where we look to recognise and really 

appreciate the contribution made by 

former players, coaches, and managers 

to our great club. Obviously due to the 

pandemic and having no fans in the 

stadiums we haven’t been able to do 

any inductions over the past 18 months. 

However, it’s something we’re looking 

to restart soon. We’ve inducted more 

than 100 former players in the past five 

seasons which is something we’re very 

proud of as a club. It’s you, the fans, that 

make it so special with the support, love, 

and appreciation you show when the 

players and their families return to the 

stadium. Thank you for that tremendous 

backing. 

Former players and their families are 

always welcome at QPR, and we’ve had 

many at games since fans were allowed 

back. I just want to mention that today 

we have a true QPR great and legend in 

Phil Parkes at the match together with 

family and friends. Phil was part of that 

incredible team here in the 70s. What a 

fantastic goalkeeper he was. 

Phil has already been inducted into the 

Forever R’s, but it will be great to see him 

here once again and I’m sure he’ll get 

a wonderful reception if we’re able to 

introduce him on the pitch at half-time. 

It was also great to catch up with Jamie 

Mackie on the QPR Loftcast on Thursday. 

Jamie served the club really well and is 

very highly thought of at Rangers. We 

discussed football in general, all things 

QPR and his transition from player to 

retirement which can be difficult, as I can 

personally vouch for. Again, throughout 

the season, The Loftcast will be looking 

to have former players join us. With that 

and Forever R’s, it just strengthens the 

link with ex-players who’ve represented 

this club so well. 

Thank you as always for your wonderful 

support. Enjoy the game. 

Come on you R’s! 


HOOPS 

Other Uses Of 

LOFTUS ROAD 

CRICKET, HOCKEY, RUGBY, BOXING, CONCERTS AND MORE 

- LOFTUS ROAD HAS SEEN IT ALL DOWN THE YEARS. WE 

EXAMINE THE OCCASIONS WHEN OUR FAMOUS GROUND 

PLAYED HOST TO SOME VERY DIFFERENT EVENTS… 

RELIGIOUS 

PREACHING 

AN international Christian 

evangelist called Luis Palau 

staged a month-long religious 

mission at Loftus Road in the 

summer of 1984. 

As part of a massive awardwinning 

publicity campaign, 

posters were plastered across 

the whole of London with 

slogans like “Luis Palau at 

QPR... bring your doubts” or 

“Take the bus to QPR, where 

Luis Palau will take you further”. 

A leaflet published by 

the Teddington Baptist 

Church advertising the event 

had full details… 

LUIS PALAU’S 

MISSION TO 

LONDON 

31ST MAY - 

30TH JUNE 

“Evangelist Mr Palau is holding 

a mission to London at the 

Queens Park Rangers football 

ground in Shepherd’s Bush 

throughout June, every night 

except Sundays, at 8pm. 

The mission coincides with a 

three-month crusade around 

Britain by Billy Graham. 

“At the age of 12, at a 

summer camp organised 

by British missionaries in his 

native Argentina, Luis Palau 

entrusted his life to Christ, and 

later as a young man decided 

to give himself to helping 

others on the same path. 

“The London mission, 

to which entry is free, will 

include youth emphasis 

nights on Mondays and 

Wednesdays and family 

nights on Thursdays. A 

1,000-voice choir will take 

part, with special guests. 

There will be Commonwealth 

nights, with proceedings 

beamed to Canada, Australia 

and New Zealand by radio. A 

children’s ‘rainbow special’ will 

be held at QPR from 10.30 am 

on 23rd June. 


HOOPS 

MISSION TO 

LONDON - 

COACHES 

FROM 

TEDDINGTON 

“A coach has been booked 

to go to QPR stadium from 

Teddington every Wednesday 

and Friday in June. It will leave 

at 6.30 pm from outside 

Teddington Baptist Church 

in Church Road. Anyone is 

welcome to travel on the 

coach - space permitting. 

Fares will be £1.50 adult 

return; 75p return for students 

and senior citizens. Seats at 

QPR are free, a block booking 

has been made for everyone 

travelling on the coach.” 

A worshipper called Tony 

Copple later wrote: “In 

London in 1984, I began to 

Luis Palau entrusted his 

life to Christ, and later as 

a young man decided to 

give himself to helping 

others on the same path 

see advertisements for a 

man called Luis Palau who 

would be talking nightly at the 

Queens Park Rangers stadium 

near my Hammersmith office. 

“By chance I saw a TV 

programme about Palau 

and discovered he was an 

evangelist who was expecting 

to preach to thousands during 

a campaign at QPR. I resolved 

to go, even though I’d never 

been to such an event before. 

“After work I drove to the 

area of the stadium and 

walked with the large crowd 

converging on QPR. I entered 

to the sound of a massed 

choir and took my seat 

opposite the stage, which had 

been erected on the pitch, 

facing half the stadium. There 

were thousands there! 

“The music was from The 

Saltmine Band. Dave Pope 

- their singer and leader - 

was conducting the choir 

and the audience in hymns 

and Christian songs. The 

atmosphere was strong. 

“And then Luis Palau spoke 

- the great Argentinean 

evangelist based in Portland, 

Oregon. What a voice! What 

communication with his 

audience! I’ve listened often, 

because I have the tape of the 

evening, and still his message 

is fresh and powerful.” 


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Columnist 

TALKSPORT REPORTER AND RANGERS FAN 

TONY INCENZO’S RECALLS SOME WEIRD AND 

WONDERFUL STORIES... 

NO COFFEE 

OUR recent Carabao Cup victory over Oxford 

brought back vivid memories of the horrific 

1986 final when the competition was known as 

the Milk Cup. 

Rangers were abysmal on that Sunday afternoon 

35 years ago at Wembley. Absolutely abysmal. 

And Oxford deservedly beat us 3-0. 

My preparation the night before consisted of a trip 

to the West End. As was commonplace for me in 

the 1980s, I spent my Saturday night with mates at 

the Empire nightclub in Leicester Square. 

And what was commonplace with the Empire 

was that we always got chatting to members of 

the opposite sex. 

Indeed, my new-found lady friend on that 

particular occasion was very friendly indeed. 

When the club closed at 3am, she invited me 

back to her place for what I will politely describe 

as “a coffee”. 

Under normal circumstances, I always accepted 

such invitations with eager gratitude. But not 

this time! 

I proudly announced: “I’m extremely sorry 

but I have to get up in the morning as I’m going 

to Wembley to watch Queens Park Rangers win 

the Milk Cup!” 

I still remember the look of bemusement and 

indignation on her face as she toddled off 

towards the taxi rank. 

Anyway, I made it to Wembley full of expectation. 

I’d been in attendance when Rangers triumphed 

at Chelsea in the last eight and I travelled by 

special train up to Liverpool when we won the 

semi-final. 

But quite simply, our team failed to turn up for 

the final. It’s one of the biggest disappointments 

of my whole life. 

In hindsight, maybe I should have swerved 

Wembley and gone back for that coffee after all… 

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FUN, GAMES, TRIVIA & MORE! 

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Hey guys, it’s your 

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couple of pages you’ll 

get the chance to 

test your footballing 

knowledge! Challenge 

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to see who comes out 

on top! 

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JUDE’S JOKE 

Q: Why was the footballer upset on their birthday? 

A: They got a red card! 

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Big birthday wishes to all 

Junior Hoops celebrating 

in September… 

Jack Ashley, 1 

Cillian Brennan, 1 

Ben Durcan, 1 

Daniel Gray, 1 

Harley Clayton McNaught, 1 

Peter Milner, 1 

Morgan Parry, 1 

Riley Philbert, 1 

Joseph Crowley , 2 

Connor Dardis, 2 

Felicity Hill, 2 

Emily Jones, 2 

Alby O’Toole, 2 

Harry Channing, 3 

Marlow Perry Chibela, 3 

Kiki Culverwell, 3 

Henry Edmonds, 3 

Harry-Joe Finch, 3 

Benjamin Hickman, 3 

Amir Levy-Rapoport, 3 

Patrick Rooney, 3 

Archie Tate, 3 

David Melia, 4 

Bobby Ralph, 4 

Zac Rekowska , 4 

Evangeline Roohan, 4 

Finley Ryan, 4 

Jamie Spivey, 4 

Jamie Stein, 4 

Lily Stein, 4 

Xenia Wickens, 4 

Joshua Barcessat, 5 

Leon Gissing, 5 

Connor McNabb, 5 

Piers Newton-Law, 5 

Jamie O’Brien, 5 

Emily Oliver, 5 

Jack Rumsey, 5 

Jack Sharland, 5 

Emily Garson, 6 

Dylan Margolis, 6 

Imogen Mitchell, 6 

Rudy Roome, 6 

Alexander Ward, 6 

Harrison Galloway, 7 

Freddie Goold, 7 

Freddie Hoare, 7 

George Holden, 7 

Max Kosanovic, 7 

Rafer Moge, 7 

Harry Philpott, 7 

Harry Stevenson, 7 

Alexander Cooper, 8 

Jacob Lyman, 8 

Alice Modle, 8 

Noah Munro, 8 

Finley Price, 8 

Kai Satterthwaite, 8 

Harry Townsley, 8 

Bertie Baldry, 9 

Ramzi Ball, 9 

Finn Cherry, 9 

Thomas Downie, 9 

Daniel Hayden, 9 

Nika Mulchandani, 9 

Kundan Mulchandani, 9 

Ollie Overy-Jones, 9 

Liam Pardoe, 9 

Stanley Pollington, 9 

Jack Toomey, 9 

Callum Bagenal, 10 

Daniel Powell, 10 

Barney Power, 10 

Sonny Radford, 10 

Leon Stefanopoulos, 10 

Peter Truckle, 10 

Carris Willson, 10 

George Wright, 10 

Maya Bhardwaj, 11 

Stanley Cumming, 11 

Chester Gregory, 11 

Jack Melton-James, 11 

Freddie Wailis, 11 

Mikey Ahern, 12 

Jack Barber, 12 

Elizabeth Bruce, 12 

Louis Davies, 12 

Bradley Elliott, 12 

Harry Few, 12 

Charlie Norville, 12 

Sonny Pitt, 12 

Stanley Wheeler-Kemp, 12 

Daniel Whitfield, 12 

Libby Cini, 13 

Antony Cobb, 13 

Joe Eve, 13 

Jayden Foss, 13 

William Rowland, 13 

Kacey Smail, 13 

Jimmy Bristow, 14 

Jack Curtis, 14 

Thomas Grant, 14 

Taylor Johnson, 14 

Charlie Robinson, 14 

Luke Webber, 14 

Sean Bowers, 15 

Jonathan Da Costa, 15 

George Edwards, 15 

Kieran Gallen, 15 

Jason Alex Harding, 15 

David Mantle, 15 

Gracie Ross, 15 

Isaac Walker, 15 

Freddie Wilkinson, 15 

Lily Goodman, 16 

Joseph Hughes, 16 

Daniel Lehane, 16 

Saul Linklater, 16 

Luca Szumilewicz, 16 

Alex Taylor, 16 

Alexander Wright, 16 

Brian Eavis, 17 

Jamie Driscoll, 18 

Jack Gatrell, 18 

Edward Hanman-Killick, 18 

Lachlan Keary, 18 

Lily Lambert, 18 

Conor Murphy, 18 

Keane Nolan, 18 

Teddy Sheppard, 18 

Alec Baldwin, 19 

Jack Brooke, 19 

Jack Faber, 19 

Jude Sharman, 19 

Nicholas Fearon , 20 

Freddie Thomas, 20 

Jo Wallis-Prior, 20 

Louis Williams, 20 

Jayden Yorke, 20 

Albie Collins, 21 

Haydn Groves, 21 

Oliver Johnson, 21 

Alfie Wise, 21 

Katelyn Coyle, 22 

Alfie Fitzsimmons, 22 

Jake Munnelly, 22 

Mollie O’Gorman, 22 

Fred Trinder, 22 

George Greenland, 23 

Max Mahoney, 23 

Jack McCarthy, 23 

Louis McManus, 23 

Ollie Mee, 23 

Lewis Moxon, 23 

Olivia Walsh, 23 

Saoirse Greene, 24 

George Orsmond, 24 

James O’Sullivan, 24 

Patrick Rabey, 24 

Ashley Tipping, 24 

Alexander Chambers, 25 

Elizabeth Forster, 25 

Ellie Harwood, 25 

Millie Putman, 25 

Taylor Cassidy, 26 

Jamie Homewood, 26 

Noeleen McMahon, 26 

Frankie Williams, 26 

Gabriel Hann, 27 

Thomas King, 27 

Joe Baden, 28 

Darlie-Rae Byrne, 28 

Asher Futerman, 28 

Alfie Harvey, 28 

Louisa Lloyd, 28 

Joey Maltby, 28 

Stephen Van Den Eynde, 28 

Ava-Mae Waterfield, 28 

Grace Churcher-Holt, 29 

Yaseen Ferozuddin, 29 

Stephanie Griffin, 29 

George Grosch, 29 

Jack O’Sullivan, 29 

Finlay Parker, 29 

Alexander Hoile, 30 

Tia Humphrey, 30 

Leo Peverall, 30 

Gabriel Rausch, 30 

Ben Winter, 30 

KNOW YOUR 

HISTORY 

Which former QPR ace is this? 

YOUNG 

GUN 

Name this 

current Premier 

League star in his 

early days 

JUDE’S 

LOOKALIKE 

Villarreal’s Vicente Iborra & 

Genoa’s Salvatore Sirigu 

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Know Your History: Darren Peacock, Young Gun: Michail Antonio 


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D.O.B: 30.10.1997 

NATIONALITY: MOROCCAN 

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|| MEMORY LANE|| 

AS A SPORTS JOURNALIST WITH THE EALING GAZETTE, 

MIKE DONOVAN WAS A MAINSTAY OF THE LOFTUS ROAD 

PRESS BOX IN THE 1970S AND 1980S. IN EACH MATCHDAY 

PROGRAMME, HE LOOKS BACK ON THOSE UNFORGETTABLE 

DAYS OF COVERING QUEENS PARK RANGERS… 

TWO guys stood in reception 

at the Ealing Gazette offices. 

With apologies to today’s 

guests Bristol City, this was 

all about west London rather 

than anything linked to the 

west country. 

One of the pair was Ian Stewart 

who had dazzled on the wing 

as he helped Queens Park 

Rangers into the top flight in 

1982/83 (and might have a few 

pointers for Mark Warburton’s 

present Prem wannabes if 

asked). Ian was an affable, 

friendly guy who I’d got to 

know through covering the R’s 

and sharing a mutual passion 

for music. Alongside him was 

Paul Cook. Paul flipping Cook! 

The famed drummer of the 

Sex Pistols himself. 

Cook and Pistols guitarist Steve 

Jones had formed a band called 

The Strand while at school 

at Christopher Wren (now 

Phoenix High) on the White 

City Estate across the road 

from Loftus Road; one which 

morphed into the legendary 

punk band with QPR supporter 

Glen Matlock on bass (pre-Sid 

Vicious) and, of course, Johnny 

Rotten on vocals. 

Northern Ireland international 

Stewart instigated the two 

getting together by asking to 

meet Cook, an enthusiastic 

amateur footballer and sports 

fan, who agreed to see him. 

Stewart thought I might be 

interested in the fact ‘Cookie’ 

and he had become mates and 

started to use a new snooker 

club called the Starlite in 

Allendale Road, Greenford. 

Stewart, in the middle of 

helping Terry Venables’ 


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Pete Doherty helped 

produce a QPR fanzine 

growing up 

Rangers finish fifth on their 

return to Division One, said: 

“Paul told me he wasn’t too 

good at snooker, but I think he 

was telling me lies!” 

But Cook, who, with Jones, 

shared adventures with Great 

Train robber Ronnie Biggs 

in Brazil, played it down and 

joked: “I don’t know about 

147, more like seven!” 

Rangers have a history of 

attracting links with musicians. 

Mick Jones, best known as 

a guitarist with The Clash, 

reportedly meeting future 

bandmate Joe Strummer 

in a Shepherd’s Bush squat, 

has been a W12 spectator, 

attending with Matlock. 

Pete Doherty, leader of The 

Libertines and Babyshambles 

and known for dating model 

Kate Moss, helped produce a 

QPR fanzine growing up. 

And Bruce Welch, guitarist 

with the trail-blazing Shadows 

in the late 1950s and early 

1960s, has been another 

noted follower of the Hoops. 

Bill Bailey, the 2020 Strictly 

Come Dancing winner and 

comedian who has displayed 

his prowess as a musician in 

his stage act, is another. 

To my knowledge, the 

musician most loyal to Rangers 

is Nick Saloman, who has 

supported the club for half a 

century, much of the time as a 

season-ticket holder. 

Saloman has been declared 

a ‘cult guitar hero’ by the 

estimable music magazine 

Mojo while recording 25 

albums as The Bevis Frond 

(the latest, a double, called 

Little Eden is more than worth 

checking out). 

And he told me a tale that 

involved QPR and the late Kurt 

Cobain, probably the last rock 

legend for what he achieved in 

the American band 

Nirvana with Dave Grohl, 

now leader of the Foo 

Fighters, and Kris Novoselic. 

Saloman was working 

in London with fellow 

singer-songwriter Mary Lou 

Lord, a girlfriend of Cobain’s 

until Courtney Love 

happened along. 

He suggested to Lord, who 

also collaborated with the late 

and fabled performer Elliott 


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Smith, they took a break to 

attend an FA Cup tie against 

Barnsley. It was January 1997 

and would be his American 

guest’s first experience of a 

football match. 

It coincided with a bid by 

Rangers winger Trevor Sinclair, 

who went on to Manchester 

City and England, for 

immortality in Shepherd’s Bush. 

Rangers led 2-1 with 

goals from John Spencer 

and Gavin Peacock after 

Neil Redfearn had put the 

visitors ahead in front of 

Barnsley-born TV presenter 

and journalist Sir Michael 

Parkinson when Sinclair 

extended the lead with a goal 

considered one of the best, 

if not the best, seen at the 

famous old stadium. 

It won him the Match of the 

Day ‘Goal of the Season’ 

accolade in a campaign David 

Beckham scored from the 

halfway line for Manchester 

United at Wimbledon. 

Sinclair, sporting dreadlocks, 

was on the edge of the 

penalty area and tightly 

marked. But he launched 

himself off the ground and 

completed a bicycle kick 

from a Spencer cross which 

sped into the Barnsley goal at 

seemingly the speed of light. 

Saloman, along with the rest 

of the Rangers’ faithful in 

the 14,000 present, went 

bananas. Lord turned to him 

and said: “Hmmmm, not 

bad.” Her escort’s knee-jerk 

reaction: “Not f****** bad?! 

That’s the best goal I’ve ever 

f****** seen!” 

Rangers went on to hit the 

right note and win 3-2. 

* Mike Donovan is an author 

and award-winning journalist. 

He also produced Queens 

Park Rangers Greatest 

Games in 2013, with Stan 

Bowles, no less, helping 

to promote it and ‘Sir’ 

Les Ferdinand writing the 

foreword. Has a feel for the 

Bush. Taken to Cook’s Pie 

and Mash Shop in the area’s 

market by his mum (who 

worked in the area) and dad, 

attended concerts at the 

fabulous Empire and hung 

out socially in W12 growing 

up. Has written a series of 

football books, the latest, 

Football’s Braveheart: The 

Authorised Biography of 

Dave Mackay, was published 

by Pitch in July. 


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INTO MATCHDAY 

PROGRAMMES... 

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QPR FC 

WOMEN 

ALL CHANGE 

It’s been a summer of change for QPR FC 

Women, following last season’s promotion 

to the FA Women’s National League 

Division One South East 

An exciting new partnership with 

NNR Global Logistics was announced, 

strengthening the R’s off the field before 

it was announced that Hanwell Town’s 

Powerday Stadium would host QPR 

Women’s 2021/22 home fixtures. 

Steve Quashie’s side also welcomed no less 

than seven new arrivals to west London, 

ensuring for plenty of strength in depth as 

we approached the new season. 

Rangers kicked things off with an emphatic 

6-0 home victory over Stevenage Ladies, 

with goals from Alice Curr, Sue Kumaning, 

Danielle Maloney, Brogan Moore and a 

double from Demi Edwards wrapping up a 

comfortable afternoon for the R’s. 

Quashie’s side then faced back-to-back 

away trips, against Kent Football United and 

Actonians respectively. Rangers won 3-1 

against Kent, before a slim 1-0 defeat to our 

local side at Rectory Park. 

The R’s finished the opening month of their 

campaign with a 3-1 home defeat to table 

toppers Billericay Town. However, six points 

from a possible 12 leaves the R’s in good 

stead for what’s to come this year. 


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FOOTBALL CLUBS TEAM UP TO SAY 

‘THANK YOU NHS’ 

NHS HOSPITALS FROM 

ACROSS LONDON 

PARTNERED UP WITH SOME 

OF THE CAPITAL’S FOOTBALL 

CLUBS TO TAKE PART IN A 

SIX-A-SIDE TOURNAMENT 

AS A THANK YOU FOR 

THEIR AMAZING WORK 

THROUGHOUT THE COVID 

PANDEMIC. 

To show their support and gratitude to NHS 

staff, football charity London United, 14 football 

club community organisations from the capital 

- including QPR in the Community Trust - and 

the 11 Foundation (set up by former professional 

footballer Joe Cole and his wife Carly) joined 

forces to organise the tournament. 

The unique event at Gunnersbury Park on Sunday 

5th September saw teams battling it out for the 

United for NHS in London trophy. 

The R’s, who were represented by a team from the 

North Hammersmith and Fulham Primary Care 

Network, reached the knock-out stages where 

they were defeated by local rivals Brentford. 

Cole said: “The NHS is a beacon for our country, 

and Carly and I feel proud to help in any small way. 

“The 11 Foundation and football clubs across 

London are united in wanting to recognise the 

sacrifices made by our NHS staff in the most 

challenging of circumstances. 

“We’ve been inspired by the bravery and spirit 

of NHS staff throughout the pandemic and this 

initiative was a brilliant way to use the power 

of the football to celebrate NHS staff and 

champion the vital role our hospitals play in every 

community across the capital.” 


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DATE KO OPPOSITION SCORE POS. STARTING XI 

AUGUST 

Sat 7 15:00 Millwall D 1-1 15 DIENG ODUBAJO DICKIE 1 DE WIJS BARBET WALLACE 

Wed 11 19:45 Leyton Orient CC R1 D 1-1* N/A ARCHER KAKAY DICKIE 1 DUNNE BARBET WALLACE 

Sat 14 15:00 Hull City W 3-0 2 DIENG ODUBAJO DICKIE 1 DE WIJS BARBET WALLACE 

Wed 18 19:45 Middlesbrough W 3-2† 3 DIENG ODUBAJO DICKIE DE WIJS BARBET WALLACE 

Sat 21 12:30 Barnsley D 1-1 3 DIENG THOMAS DICKIE DE WIJS BARBET KAKAY 

Tue 24 19:45 Oxford United CC R2 W 2-0† N/A ARCHER ODUBAJO KAKAY DICKIE 1 DUNNE McCALLUM 

Sat 28 15:00 Coventry City D 2-0 3 DIENG BALL ODUBAJO DICKIE DE WIJS McCALLUM 

SEPTEMBER 

Sat 11 15:00 Reading D 3-3† 4 DIENG ODUBAJO DICKIE DE WIJS BARBET McCALLUM 

Tue 14 19:45 AFC Bournemouth L 1-2 6 DIENG KAKAY DICKIE DE WIJS BARBET McCALLUM 1 

Sat 18 15:00 Bristol City 

Tue 21 19:45 Everton CC R3 

Fri 24 20:00 West Bromwich Albion 

Tue 28 19:45 Birmingham City 

OCTOBER 

Sat 2 15:00 Preston North End 

Sat 16 12:30 Fulham 

Tue 19 19:45 Blackburn Rovers 

Sat 23 15:00 Peterborough United 

Fri 29 19:45 Nottingham Forest 

NOVEMBER 

Wed 3 19:45 Cardiff City 

Sat 6 15:00 Blackpool 

Sat 20 15:00 Luton Town 

Wed 24 19:45 Huddersfield Town 

Sat 27 15:00 Derby County 

DECEMBER 

Sat 4 15:00 Stoke City 

Sat 11 15:00 Sheffield United 

Sat 18 15:00 Swansea City 

Sun 26 15:00 AFC Bournemouth 

Wed 29 19:45 Bristol City 

JANUARY 

Sat 1 15:00 Birmingham City 

Sat 15 15:00 West Bromwich Albion 

Sat 22 15:00 Coventry City 

Sat 29 15:00 Reading 

FEBRUARY 

Sat 5 15:00 Millwall 

Wed 9 19:45 Middlesbrough 

Sat 12 15:00 Barnsley 

Sat 19 15:00 Hull City 

Wed 23 19:45 Blackpool 

Sat 26 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 

MARCH 

Sat 5 15:00 Cardiff City 

Sat 12 15:00 Luton Town 

Tue 15 19:45 Nottingham Forest 

Sat 19 15:00 Peterborough United 

APRIL 

Sat 2 15:00 Fulham 

Sat 9 15:00 Preston North End 

Fri 15 15:00 Huddersfield Town 

Mon 18 15:00 Derby County 

Sat 23 15:00 Stoke City 

Sat 30 15:00 Sheffield United 

MAY 

Sat 7 12:30 Swansea City 

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KEY: GOALSCORER 1 FIRST SUB SECOND SUB THIRD SUB FOURTH SUB FIFTH SUB † OWN GOAL YELLOW CARD RED CARD 

SUBSTITUTES 

REFEREEE 

JOHANSEN BALL WILLOCK AUSTIN DYKES ARCHER, KAKAY, THOMAS, DOZZELL, DUNNE, BETTACHE, ADOMAH LANGFORD 

DOZZELL BETTCAHE ADOMAH THOMAS DYKES WALSH, BALL, KELMAN, WILLOCK, ODUBAJO , MASTERSON, DUKE-McKENNA HICKS 

JOHANSEN BALL CHAIR WILLOCK 1 DYKES 1 ARCHER, KAKAY, THOMAS, DOZZELL, KELMAN, DUNNE, ADOMAH DONOHUE 

JOHANSEN BALL CHAIR DYKES 1 WILLOCK 1 ARCHER, KAKAY, AUSTIN, THOMAS, DOZZELL, DUNNE, ADOMAH MARTIN 

JOHANSEN DOZZELL WILLOCK CHAIR 1 AUSTIN 1 ARCHER, BALL, KELMAN, DUNNE, DUKE-McKENNA, ADOMAH WARD 

THOMAS DOZZELL WILLOCK CHAIR KELMAN WALSH, DUKE-McKENNA, ALFA, GUBBINS NIELD 

JOHANSEN BARBET 1 WILLOCK CHAIR AUSTIN ARCHER, KAKAY, DYKES 1, THOMAS, DOZZELL, DUNNE, ADOMAH WHITESTONE 

BALL JOHANSEN 1 CHAIR AUSTIN WILLOCK ARCHER, KAKAY, THOMAS, DOZZELL, GRAY 1, DUNNE, ADOMAH ELTRINGHAM 

BALL JOHANSEN CHAIR DYKES WILLOCK ARCHER, AMOS, THOMAS, DOZZELL, GRAY, DUNNE, ADOMAH STROUD 


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CHAMP STAT PACK 

LEAGUE TABLE 

2o21 /22 

# CLUB P W D L F A +/- PTS 

1 FULHAM 7 5 1 1 17 5 12 16 

2 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 7 4 3 0 13 6 7 15 

3 AFC BOURNEMOUTH 7 4 3 0 13 6 7 15 

4 COVENTRY CITY 7 5 0 2 8 5 3 15 

5 STOKE CITY 7 4 2 1 10 8 2 14 

6 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 7 4 1 2 13 9 4 13 

7 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 7 3 3 1 15 10 5 12 

8 BLACKBURN ROVERS 7 3 3 1 11 8 3 12 

9 CARDIFF CITY 7 3 2 2 11 8 3 11 

10 BIRMINGHAM CITY 7 3 2 2 10 7 3 11 

11 MIDDLESBROUGH 7 2 3 2 8 8 0 9 

12 BRISTOL CITY 7 2 3 2 8 8 0 9 

13 LUTON TOWN 7 2 3 2 9 11 -2 9 

14 PRESTON NORTH END 7 2 2 3 8 10 -2 8 

15 MILLWALL 7 1 4 2 7 9 -2 7 

16 DERBY COUNTY 7 1 4 2 4 6 -2 7 

17 BARNSLEY 7 1 4 2 6 9 -3 7 

18 READING 7 2 1 4 13 17 -4 7 

19 SHEFFIELD UNITED 7 1 3 3 9 11 -2 6 

20 SWANSEA CITY 7 1 3 3 4 8 -4 6 

21 HULL CITY 7 1 2 4 4 9 -5 5 

22 BLACKPOOL 7 1 2 4 5 11 -6 5 

23 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 7 1 1 5 7 17 -10 4 

24 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 7 0 1 6 5 12 -7 1 

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Goalscorers 

JOHN SWIFT 

READING 7 

ALEKSANDAR MITROVIC 

FULHAM 6 

DOMINIC SOLANKE 

AFC BOURNEMOUTH 5 

VIKTOR GYOKERES 

COVENTRY CITY 4 

BEN DIAZ 

BLACKBURN ROVERS 4 

TOP FIVE 

Assists 

SORBA THOMAS 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 4 

RYAN GILES 

CARDIFF CITY 4 

JOHN SWIFT 

READING 3 

JAIDON ANTHONY 

AFC BOURNEMOUTH 3 

BOBBY DE CORDOVA-REID 

FULHAM 3 

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Clean Sheets 

MATIJA SARKIC 

BIRMINGHAM CITY 4 

LEE NICHOLLS 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 3 

SAM JOHNSTONE 

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 3 

SIMON MOORE 

COVENTRY CITY 3 

KELLE ROOS 

DERBY COUNTY 3 


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Columnist 

THE JOURNALIST AND BROADCASTER 

PENS HIS LATEST COLUMN… 

A 

great day was had by all at Reading. 

Royals captain Liam Moore kindly gave 

me his executive box for the afternoon, 

which allowed me to avoid the scramble for 

tickets in the week leading up to the game. 

The pork carvery was so good I actually missed 

QPR’s opening goal. Luckily for me, that was 

merely the start of the day’s entertainment. 

I never felt we were down and out even when 

Reading edged 3-1 ahead through John Swift’s 

fine hat-trick. 

I exchanged brief messages with Liam on 

the Sunday. I interviewed him when he was at 

Leicester and a few years ago before a TV game 

for Reading. We’ve stayed in touch. 

The picture is myself, two family members and my 

former Sky colleague Dean Spencer in Box 24. 

Regular readers will have recalled that I had 

a large framed print of Gary Bannister, Roy 

Wegerle and Les Ferdinand hung on my games 

room wall this summer. 

I had a strange request this week when respected 

Manchester United journalist Andy Mitten 

contacted me and asked if he could send a picture 

of it to a friend of Gary’s brother. 

Andy lives in Barcelona and apparently met 

this guy at an airport somewhere. I hope Gary 

doesn’t think I’m weird in any way. 

Anyway, I’m about to depart with Dean down 

to Bournemouth. Stefan Johansen hinted after 

Reading that this may well be our toughest test 

yet. I’ve been given tickets by former Cherries 

captain Simon Francis. Hopefully by the time you 

read this, we’ll have added another three points 

to our tally. 


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