Queens Park Rangers v Blackburn Rovers

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

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TUESDAY 19TH OCTOBER 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 Jimmy Dunne 

19 COLUMNIST 

Ben Summer has his say 

21 VISITORS 

An in-depth look at Blackburn 

30 FREEZEFRAME 

A classic pic from yesteryear 

33 SPONSOR A PLAYER 

Player sponsors 2021/22 

36 1981/82 FEATURE 

A chat with Terry Fenwick 

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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The Gaffer 

FIRSTLY, MAY I EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO TONY 

MOWBRAY, HIS STAFF, PLAYERS AND ALL ASSOCIATED 

WITH BLACKBURN ROVERS FOOTBALL CLUB. 

T 

ony has had to deal with 

losing key players and 

therefore implemented a 

different style of play to that of 

recent seasons. However, they 

possess quality individuals and an 

evident team unity that will present 

us with another tough challenge 

here this evening. 

Tony’s teams will always be 

exceptionally well organised and hardworking, 

and we must match both 

those aspects and the quality within 

their ranks if we’re to emerge with the 

sought-after points. We are, as always, 

looking forward to the encounter and 

to sharing a post-game drink with 

Tony and his staff. 

I’m writing these notes the morning 

after a bitterly disappointing 

result against our west London 

rivals Fulham. The 4-1 scoreline 

flattered our opposition, but the 

harsh fact is that we gave away soft 

goals at important stages of the 

fixture when, in truth, we had the 

opportunity to potentially build on an 

excellent equaliser and a strong start 

to the second half. 

I felt the early exchanges were 

dominated by Fulham. We showed 

too much respect, failed to win our 

duels and challenges, gave away 

a poor goal and after 25 minutes 

looked distinctly second best. 

However, the players dug in and 

showed both their quality and desire, 

starting to dominate possession 

and creating chances, culminating 

in Chris Willock seeing his shot 

ricochet off a post. We finished the 

half on top and showed that when we 

have the belief and play on the front 

foot, we can more than compete 

with any team in the division. 

The players continued this positive 

approach into the start of the second 

period, dominating the ball and 

causing our opposition numerous 

problems. The equalising goal was 

both well-deserved and superbly 

taken by Lyndon and immediately put 

us in the ascendency. 

We failed to capitalise on this 

position, though, and gave away 

two easily avoidable goals in the 

space of 10 minutes and simply gave 

ourselves too much to do against a 

team refuelled with confidence. 

Yes, we’re still a young team coming 

together and there’s no doubt about 

the quality of players we possess and 

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When we have the belief 

and play on the front foot, we 

can more than compete with 

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the work ethic they will demonstrate. 

We have a great unity and a desire 

to push forward as a squad, but it’s 

the learning moments that are so 

important and our recognising when 

and how to manage key moments in 

games. We demonstrated a naivety 

on Saturday that undoubtedly hurt 

us, but this squad will indeed learn 

and will emerge stronger, of that I 

have no doubt. 

We’re now entering another manic 

run of games, one that sees us play 

seven matches in 21 days, and a 

schedule that will challenge each 

and every player. The key aspect 

here is the loading of the players 

and making sure we do everything 

possible to ensure they’re as fresh 

as possible for every fixture. Again, 

this is where all the elements of 

the department come together to 

ensure that medically, physically 

and analytically, the players are best 

prepared for the demands presented 

by this division. 

Finally, and referring to Saturday’s 

game again, our fanbase was again 

out in force and giving the team 

outstanding backing. It’s genuinely 

a huge part of the disappointment 

that our supporters leave such a 

game in low spirits. We know what 

the team means to so many people 

and how results can have such a 

huge impact on so many fronts, 

especially the London derbies. Our 

job is to galvanise our fanbase and 

ensure you enjoy following the team. 

The support has been magnificent 

so far this season and I hope very 

much that, going forward, we can 

deliver the type of football that sees 

you returning week after week. 

Thank you again for the magnificent 

backing. 

Enjoy the game! 

Gaffer 


HOOPS 

PATRICK KERRINS 

THE club has learned of the passing of former player 

Patrick Kerrins at the age of 85. 

The outside-left came through the youth ranks at 

QPR, turning professional in December 1953 and 

taking his first-team bow the following February at 

the age of 17 and 153 days, putting him 18th in our 

list of all-time youngest debutants. 

Patrick, who went on to score 31 goals in 158 games 

for Rangers, was inducted into the Forever R’s in 

November 2017. 

The thoughts of everyone at the club are with 

Patrick’s family and friends at this difficult time. 

KARGBO EXTENDS 

SHRIMPERS STAY 

HAMZAD Kargbo will remain on loan with National 

League outfit Southend United for another month. 

The 19-year-old joined the Shrimpers in mid-August 

but his stay at Roots Hall has been extended until 

the end of October. 

ROUTLEDGE RETIRES 

FORMER QPR winger Wayne Routledge has called 

time on his playing career. 

The 36-year-old, who scored seven goals in 49 

games for the R’s between January 2009 and 

January 2010, had spent the last 10 years at 

Swansea City. 

Routledge, who also had a loan spell back at Rangers 

in the 2010/11 campaign, started out at Crystal 

Palace before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 2005. He 

also played for Portsmouth (loan), Aston Villa, Cardiff 

City (loan) and Newcastle United. 

Routledge took to social media to write: “It’s time… 

Retirement is a strange word, when all you know is 

this! It’s made me who I am today. Thank you all!” 


HOOPS 

PIN BADGE 

R’S fan Steve Russell’s latest limited edition pin 

badge is now on sale. 

All funds from sales will go towards the QPR 

Women’s team. 

The badges are £3 each plus postage. 

If you’re interested email Steve on 

stevenrussell67@icloud.com 

WHITE LIES RETURN 

WHITE Lies’ forthcoming sixth album, As I Try Not To 

Fall Apart, is released on Friday 18th February 2022. 

The band, whose drummer Jack Lawrence-Brown is 

a QPR fan, have also shared the title track from the 

album and this can be heard on YouTube and Spotify. 

The past decade has seen the band establish 

themselves globally with sold-out tours in Europe 

and beyond. They play an extensive run of shows in 

spring of next year, tickets for which are on sale now 

from whitelies.com/live 

OBITUARY 

ERIC CANN 

07.04.1938-08.03.2021 

ALI 

Happy 50th birthday for 

the 20th to our lovely Ali 

“Pooh” Pants. Forever a 

Ranger and can still party 

with the best of them! 

Here’s to three points to 

complete your birthday! 

Lots of love from Colin, 

Karen, Finley and Dottie 

Dawes. 

JOHNNY & 

JEMIMA 

Wishing Grandad Johnny 

and Jemima a happy 

birthday. Lots of Love 

Jimbo, Nat, Lee and 

Luna. 

FINLEY 

Happy seventh birthday 

for 22nd October to 

Finley Kelly. Finley has 

been a season-ticket 

holder since he was 

four. His favourite players 

are Albert Adomah and 

Rob Dickie. He’s also 

convinced we’re going to 

Wembley! 

Eric supported Queens Park Rangers from the age 

of eight and was a season-ticket holder for the past 

40 years. His seat was above the dugout in the South 

Africa Road Stand, but he had to give it up two years 

ago after a major operation on his knee. Eric passed 

away very suddenly, leaving his wife Betty and two 

sons Ian and Keith who miss him greatly as well as 

the rest of the family. We know Eric is looking down 

on his beloved QPR and checking the results for 

each game. Rest In Peace Eric. 

QPR legend Gerry Francis said: “I was saddened 

by the passing of my cousin Betty’s husband Eric. 

He was a fervent supporter of the R’s. A great guy, 

loving husband and father, cruelly taken away from 

his family. My heartfelt condolences to Betty, Ian, 

Keith and all our family. I know Eric will be cheering 

the R’s on from the best view of the stadium.” 


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Expecting to Fly 

JIMMY DUNNE 

INTERVIEW: TOM HARVEY 

AMBITIOUS, DETERMINED 

AND DRIVEN, THE SUMMER 

SIGNING FROM BURNLEY HAS 

BEEN A KEY COG IN THE QPR 

WHEEL IN RECENT WEEKS… 


HOOPS 

J 

immy, it feels like a while since we 

were last in action at home when we 

came from behind to beat Preston. What 

was your take on that game? 

It wasn’t ideal but we’ve shown time 

and again the kind of character we 

have. In this division you need to be a 

team that can get yourself out of sticky 

situations. Admittedly, we probably do it 

too much and we keep giving ourselves 

a mountain to climb, but you’ve got to 

do what you’ve got to do to get results. 

We are where we are because we’ve 

been able to come back and get those 

results where other teams would have 

probably given up. It seems to be in our 

DNA; we’re a team of fighters and we’re 

very determined. We got back into the 

Preston game just by sheer belief. 

Yes, if you could make games a bit less 

stressful, that would be great! 

I apologise wholeheartedly for putting 

fans through the ringer on occasion, but 

at least it’s exciting to watch! We’re scoring 

goals and that’s what fans want to see. 

Personally, I want us to be conceding much 

less. To get promoted and win titles you 

need to get into a habit of keeping clean 

sheets. It’s a difficult division, though, the 

games come so thick and fast, teams chop 

and change, so if we have to score three 

goals to win, we’ll do that. You can’t say we 

haven’t been entertaining. 

On the subject of goals, you found the 

net against Preston. How good did it 

feel seeing your effort hit the back of 

the onion bag? 

It was a scrappy one, but I’ll take it. I wanted 

to get off the mark for QPR as early as I 

could. I’m aiming for six this season, which 

might be a tough number to hit, but I want 

to be able to contribute at that end of the 

pitch and cause some mayhem. Even if 

they are scrappy goals, they all count. The 

one against Preston got us back into the 


HOOPS 

I apologise for putting 

fans through thr ringer, 

but at least it’s exciting to 

watch! 

game so I was delighted, but I take much 

more pride in defending and clean sheets, 

so I really want us to knuckle down at that 

end of the pitch. 

You were the hero in the penalty shootout 

against Everton, too. That was a 

cracking night under the lights, wasn’t it? 

It was special. It gave us a chance to 

move on and we’ve got a good draw in 

Sunderland in the next round. The fans 

enjoyed themselves against Everton; 

I can’t believe how behind us they are. 

They’re so involved, and they were electric 

that night. Beating a Premier League 

team is exciting, and I also had my family 

in the crowd. They’ll be in there for the 

Blackburn game as well so I’m happy I’m 

doing the interview for this programme! 

We might sell a few more copies! 

My mum will buy at least 20! 

You’ve been described as on old 

fashioned centre-back - good in the air, 

tackles well. Is that a fair assessment? 

It probably is. It’s not really what I want 

to be known as going forward but it’s 

definitely a compliment and I’ll take it. 

The principles of defending are really 

important regardless of the level. I know 

the modern take on a centre-back has 

changed in the last five to 10 years, but 

the principles should remain the same 

and that’s being good at heading and 

defending. That’s something I need to 

continue improving on. And then the 

next level - to be a top centre-back in 

this day and age - is to be attractive with 

the ball as well. Maybe I need to grow 


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my hair and get an Alice band and the 

perception of me might change, but 

I’ll take being called old fashioned as 

a compliment! 

Who were you footballing heroes 

growing up? 

I haven’t always been a defender but as 

I got older and started watching games 

in more detail, I really liked the Spanish 

pairings of Gerard Pique and Sergio 

Ramos. I liked the way they defend really 

well first and then they play. The same 

goes for Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio 

Chiellini. They defend incredibly well and 

they play. Another example of someone 

who puts that defensive mentality first 

would be John Terry. But I looked up to 

Pique from a very young age. I’m a similar 

height and build and I’ve just been a longtime 

admirer. 

And how do you feel playing in a 

back three? 

It takes a lot more communication. I’ve 

not done it much before and you’d think 

with the numbers back there that it 

should be easier to defend but we’re a 

very offensive team so often we are left 

to deal with one-v-one situations. That’s 

where our communication is key. At the 

start of the season, I could have been a 

bit better with that, but I feel I’m slowly 

adapting and getting used to it with the 

more games I play with similar faces. 

The back three of Rob Dickie, Jordy 

de Wijs and Yoann Barbet was pretty 

established at the end of last season. 

You must have known you’d have a 

battle for a starting spot when you 

made the move to QPR? 

Yes, but I knew there would be a lot 

of games this season. Yoann is very 

robust with how many games he can 

play consecutively but there aren’t too 

many like him. I knew there would be 

opportunities so I just had to prepare 


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well, train well, have a good attitude and 

then my chance would come. 

What attracted you to the R’s 

in the first place? 

The ambition of the club. I’m young and 

I want to achieve things. I want to play 

in the Premier League and that’s what 

the club want too. We’re not accepting 

where we are, we’re really pushing to 

do something. Also, the coaching and 

development… I’m still at the age where 

I need that. There are things I need to 

work on every day and the club have the 

coaching staff to help me do that. 

You headed out on a string of loans 

while you were at Burnley. Did they help 

your development? 

They really helped me but as I got older, 

they probably slowed me down. At the 

start it was brilliant to experience playing 

men’s football at 18, 19. That was great, 

and I’d recommend it to any young 

player. But as I got to 21, 22, I probably 

would have been better off making a 

permanent move to a club that believed 

in me. I could have done with getting 

out earlier than I did rather than go out 

on loan every six months. There’s only a 

certain amount a loan can do for you and 

when you’re changing teams every six 

months it can be difficult. I feel I’ve got a 

bit of catching up to do as a result. 

You might get a bit of stick from the 

travelling Blackburn fans tonight - will 

that bother you? 

No, I’ll love it. There’s a great rivalry 

between Blackburn and Burnley, although 

the two sides haven’t been anywhere 

near each other in the last few years. 

Thanks Jimmy, I’ll let you get back to 

whatever it is you lot do after training. 

Absolutely nothing! 

Watch Squid Game - that’s a good one. 

I smashed it in two days mate! 


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t stings a little bit that I’ve not been 

I able to make it to the Kiyan Prince 

Foundation Stadium recently. 

I can hardly moan about this. If I was dedicated 

enough or stopped being a scrounging student 

and got a proper job, or frankly sorted my 

priorities out, I’d be hopping on the train from 

Cardiff to London, or Cardiff to Birmingham, or 

Cardiff to whichever end of the country that 

the Super Hoops lead me to. 

The shining example of this is “Grandad”. Known 

to some as “Sombrero Guy”, this diehard fan 

(usually found in the South Africa Road Stand 

gleefully winding up the away following) 

journeyed to Morocco with a QPR shirt, an 

appropriately red sombrero, and a poncho 

bearing the country’s flag, to outdo every single 

one of us in his support of Ilias Chair. 

It was lovely to see that he got to meet our 

No.10, and I did feel a slight pang of guilt at the 

fact that, compared to his international jaunt, 

I didn’t even bother to make the trip to West 

Brom away! 

But life is life, and post-lockdown life is a big 

game of trying to cover as many bases of 

normality as possible. I made the journey up to 

Manchester last weekend to meet up with some 

friends and see the excellent Orla Gartland 

(Google her) in concert. I booked the tickets as 

lockdown was beginning to lift, and it felt like it 

might be the first time since early 2020 that the 

event wouldn’t get cancelled. 

At this point you’d be forgiven for thinking, ‘who 

even is this Ben guy, and why does he think I care 

about his trip to Manchester?’ 

The answer is: in the grand scheme of the 

universe, I’m nobody important, but my trip to 

Manchester is an example of how, after nearly 

two years of having precious little to do beyond 

sitting in the living room and twiddling our 

thumbs, we’re now overwhelmed with choice. 

They’re the same choices as we had before 

lockdown; do I go to this gig or that club night, 

should I have dinner with this friend or that 

relative, will I go to this QPR game or that 

concert in Manchester? But now each of the 

options seems all the more enticing. 

Even if it wasn’t a straight choice between QPR 

and the concert in this instance, these tough 

decisions don’t feel frustrating at the moment - 

they feel brilliant. 

I couldn’t be more grateful that, in the past 

few months, QPR matches have gone from an 

unreachable, locked-away spectacle, to one of 

the many different events that I’m privileged 

enough to be torn between attending. 

The concert was great - but I’m looking forward 

to getting my act together and choosing QPR 

whenever I can in the future! 


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Tonight , s Opposition: 

BLACKBURN 

ROVERS 

IN THE CABINET: 

CLUB FACTS: 

STADIUM: 

[ Ewood Park ] 

OPENED: 

[ 1882 ] 

CURRENT CAPACITY: 

[ 31,367 ] 

RECORD ATTENDANCE: 

[ 61,783 ] 

v Bolton Wanderers 

FA Cup sixth round 02.03.1929 

CLUB COLOURS: 

[ Blue & White ] 

FIRST TIER 

Champions (3): 1911/12, 1913/14, 1994/95 

Runners-up: 1993/94 

SECOND TIER 

Champions: 1938/39 

Runners-up (2): 1957/58, 2000/01 

THIRD TIER 

Champions: 1974/75 

Runners-up (2): 1979/80, 2017/18 

FA CUP 

Winners (6): 1883/84, 1884/85, 1885/86, 

1889/90, 1890/91, 1927/28 

Runners-up (2): 1881/82, 1959/60 

LEAGUE CUP 

Winners: 2001/02 

B L A C K B U R N R O V E R S F A C T F I L E 


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BLACKBURN ROVERS 

OPPOSITION 

OVERVIEW 

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

ONE of the founding members of the Football League, 

Blackburn Rovers have a rich and proud history, with the 

glory days returning to Ewood Park during the mid-90s 

with a Premier League title. 

A string of accolades from the late 1800s and early 1900s ensures that 

Blackburn’s name will forever be etched into footballing history, but 

with their last honours coming in 2002 in the form of the League Cup, 

the wait for success has now stretched to 19 years. 

Relegated from the Premier League in 2012, Rovers have had to 

press the rebuild button, with current boss Tony Mowbray pulling the 

Lancashire outfit out of League One before establishing themselves 

back in the Championship. 

The departure of frontman Adam Armstrong may have dampened the 

expectations of the Blackburn faithful this term, but Rovers have made 

a steady start to the new campaign, enjoying victories over Swansea 

City, Nottingham Forest, Hull City and Cardiff City to date. 


HOOPS 

[ THE GAFFER ] 

M 

EXPERIENCED boss Tony 

Mowbray arrived at Ewood 

Park in February 2017 but 

couldn’t stop Rovers slipping 

into League One. 

Nonetheless, the Blackburn 

board kept faith with Mowbray, 

and they were rewarded when 

he led Rovers back to the 

Championship at the first time 

of asking, amassing an 

impressive 96 points. 

He’s now Blackburn’s 

longest-serving manager 

since Mark Hughes quit to join 

Manchester City in the 

summer of 2008. Indeed, 

Mowbray is Rovers’ ninth 

permanent manager 

post-Hughes - an indicator of 

the turbulence that has 

enveloped Ewood Park for 

much of that time. 

A former defender with 

Middlesbrough, Celtic and 

Ipswich Town, Mowbray first 

dipped his toes into 

managerial waters at 

Hibernian in 2004. Stints at 

West Bromwich Albion, Celtic, 

Middlesbrough and Coventry 

City followed prior to his 

appointment at Ewood Park. 

BLACKBURN ROVERS THE GAFFER 

TONY MOWBRAY 

Age: 57 

Nationality: English 

Year Appointed: 2017 

Succeeded: Owen Coyle 


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BLACKBURN ROVERS KEY QUARTET 

# 

1 

[ SAFE HANDS ] [ THE ROCK ] 

THOMAS KAMINSKI 

GOALKEEPER 

Age: 28 

Nationality: Belgian 

Signed From: Gent 

THOMAS Kaminski 

became the first Belgian 

to play for Rovers when 

he arrived at Ewood 

Park in the summer of 

2020 from KAA Gent. 

Kaminski started out at 

Beerschot AC in his 

homeland, making his 

professional debut in 

the Belgian top flight at 

the age of just 16. 

Signed by Anderlecht in 

2012, he won two 

league titles and three 

Belgian Super Cups, 

before loan spells with 

Αnorthosis Famagusta 

in Cyprus and FC 

Copenhagen in 

Denmark, where he won 

both the Danish 

Superliga and Danish 

Cup in 2015/16. 

After a spell back in 

Belgium with KV Kortrijk, 

the shot-stopper joined 

Gent in January 2019. 

BORN in Seville, Daniel Ayala 

started out in the youth system 

of his hometown team before 

joining Liverpool in 2007. 

He made five Premier League 

appearances for the Reds in 

2009/10, spending time on loan 

at Hull City and Derby County the 

following campaign. 

A permanent move to Norwich 

City followed but first-team 

chances proved hard to come by 

and Ayala headed out on loan 

again, this time to Nottingham 

Forest and Middlesbrough. 

He found his feet at Boro and 

went on to make the move 

permanent in January 2014. He 

had played nearly 230 games for 

Boro prior to his switch to Ewood 

Park in the summer of 2020. 

CLASSIC KIT 

COLIN 

HENDRY 

1986/87 

# 

5 

DANIEL AYALA 

DEFENDER 

Age: 30 

Nationality: Spanish 

Signed From: Middlesbrough 


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# 

9 

[ THE HIT MAN ] 

DODGY BARNET 

DAVID 

BENTLEY 

2007/08 

# 

8 

JOE ROTHWELL 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 26 


Signed From: Oxford 

[ THE ENGINE ] 

BOX-TO-BOX midfielder Joe 

Rothwell has become a key 

component of the Blackburn 

side following his switch from 

Oxford United in 2018. 

Starting out at Manchester 

United, Rothwell never made a 

first-team appearance for the 

Reds, embarking on loan spells 

at Blackpool and Barnsley. He 

turned down a new deal with 

United in order to move to the 

Kassam Stadium in July 2016. 

The Mancunian impressed for 

the U’s in League One to catch 

the eye of Rovers who signed 

him for an undisclosed fee. 

SAM GALLAGHER 

FORWARD 

Age: 26 


Signed From: Southampton 

INITIALLY on the 

books of Plymouth 

Argyle, Southampton 

beat a host of clubs to 

secure the signature 

of Sam Gallagher in 

April 2012. He made 

his Saints debut in 

November 2013 at the 

age of 18 and played 

20 times under 

Mauricio Pochettino 

that term. 

The departure of 

Pochettino limited 

Gallagher’s first-team 

chances and he 

headed out on loan to 

Milton Keynes Dons, 

Blackburn and 

Birmingham City over 

the next three 

seasons. 

He returned to Ewood 

Park permanently in the 

summer of 2019 and 

has since formed a 

strong partnership with 

Ben Brereton Diaz. 

BLACKBURN ROVERS KEY QUARTET 


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Scan the ‘QPR code’ below or head to Recast.app to sign up 

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[ DANGER MAN ] 

22 

# 

22 

Adored in Lancashire 

and worshipped in Chile, 

Ben Brereton Diaz 

initially arrived at 

Ewood Park on loan 

from Nottingham Forest 

in August 2018. The 

move was made 

permanent the 

following January for a 

fee of £7m. 

As a youngster, the 

striker had spent time 

on the books of 

Manchester United and 

Stoke City before being 

handed his chance at 

Forest, hitting his first 

professional goal with an 

injury-time winner in a 

2-1 victory over Aston 

Villa in February 2017 in 

only his third 

appearance for the Reds. 

After noticing he was 

half Chilean whilst 

playing the popular 

video game Football 

Manager, a group of fans 

began a social media 

campaign to get the 

forward picked for the 

South American 

country. Last May he 

was called up for the 

first time and he has 

since scored twice in 

seven games. 

BLACKBURN ROVERS DANGER MAN 

BEN BRERETON DIAZ 

FORWARD 

Age: 22 

Nationality: Chilean 

Signed From: Nott’m Forest 


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BLACKBURN ROVERS FAMILIAR FACE 

FAMILIAR FACE: 

RYAN 

NELSON 

DEFENDER RYAN NELSEN arrived in W12 at the tail end 

of his career as QPR looked to establish themselves in 

England’s top division. 

The New Zealand international went on to make 21 appearances 

for the R’s, scoring once in an away draw at Wigan Athletic. 

Nelsen enjoyed a seven-year spell at Ewood Park as Blackburn 

become a regular mid-table side, before eventually departing 

for Tottenham Hotspur in 2012. 

The centre-half joined MLS outfit Toronto FC as head coach in 

2013 but departed in August 2014. 

BRFC Apps: 208 | Gls: 8 

2005-12 

QPR Apps: 24 | Gls: 1 

2012-13 


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LAST TIME IN W12: 

QPR 1 

BLACKBURN 0 

YOANN Barbet was the hero as QPR beat Blackburn in west 

London. 

Rangers had failed to find the net in their previous four games at 

the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium, but the Frenchman’s 

53rd-minute finish was enough to secure victory and make it 

back-to-back wins for Mark Warburton’s men. 

Hoops goalkeeper Seny Dieng thwarted Blackburn’s top scorer Adam 

Armstrong on several occasions as the home side held on doggedly. 

The result lifted QPR two places to 16th, while Rovers remained 

eighth, six points off the top six. 

QPR: Dieng; Kane, Dickie, Cameron, Barbet, Wallace; Ball, Johansen 

(Bettache 74); Chair; Austin (Bonne 74), Dykes (Adomah 83) 

BLACKBURN: Kaminski; Nyambe (Harwood-Bellis 62), Lenihan, 

Branthwaite, Bell; Rothwell (Dack 62), Travis, Davenport (Holtby 

62, Brereton 78); Gallagher (Dolan 74), Elliott, Armstrong 

DATE: 

06.02.2021 

VENUE: 

KIYAN PRINCE 

FOUNDATION 

STADIUM 

BLACKBURN ROVERS LAST TIME IN W12 


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FREEZEFRAME 

A PICTORIAL LOOK BACK AT A PREVIOUS 

CLASH WITH TONIGHT’S OPPONENTS… 

David Batty and Ian Holloway battle for the ball 

during QPR’s 1-0 Premiership win over Blackburn 

Rovers in November 1993. 


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HOOPS 

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 TERRY FENWICK… 

INTERVIEW: TONY INCENZO 


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TERRY FENWICK 

Defender 

YEARS AT QPR: 1980-87 

APPS: 256 

GOALS: 33 


HOOPS 

R 

EFLECTING on the 1981/82 

FA Cup semi-final when you 

were a tenacious defender for us, 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… 

Yes, all the pre-match talk was about 

Cyrille and quite rightly so. At that time, 

he was on fire. He was knocking teams 

over for fun. The size of him, quick as 

lightning, good with both feet, superb in 

the air and a big lump. You couldn’t bully 

Cyrille. But I thought we managed him 

perfectly. That was down to the tactics 

of Terry Venables. We used to keep 

things regimental at the back. The 

offside trap that we had was brilliant and 

we were governed by the movement of 

the ball. If the ball moved 20 yards up 

the field, we’d move 10 yards with it and 

that kept us compact wherever we 

were. Therefore, all the teams we faced 

on the way to the final struggled to play 

against us - even the Division One 

sides. They couldn’t get their game 

going because we were tactically very 

difficult for them. Then when we played 

West Brom in the semi-final, we sat very 

deep on the pitch at Highbury that day. 

It was unusual for us as we normally had 

quite a high press. 

We won the semi 1-0. It was a 

tremendous performance by 

Rangers, wasn’t it? 

Bob Hazell marked Cyrille out of the 

game. People might not realise, but 

big Bob was like lightning himself. He 

was very similar in shape and size to 

Cyrille. He was a tough defender and 

he handled Regis perfectly by reading 

the game and getting a head start. If 

Bob gets a head start on you then you 

don’t win the race and that’s what 

happened that day. We frustrated the 


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life out of West Brom and Cyrille in 

particular. He was their star player and 

brilliant over that period of time. But 

Bob kept him quiet. The game was 

very nip and tuck. It could have gone 

either way. And Bob massively helped 

us get the result. 

Clive Allen scored the only goal for us 

in the 72nd minute when he blocked a 

clearance by West Brom defender Ally 

Robertson and the ball cannoned into 

the net. It was a scruffy but glorious 

moment, wasn’t it? 

That’s right. I was involved in the 

build-up down the right-hand side. I 

got a header into the box. Then the 

ball broke free, and they had a chance 

to clear it. However, Clive just blocked 

the clearance, and that block went 

straight into the back of the net. It 

was intuition really from Clive. But 

that’s what he was all about. In and 

around the box, he could make things 

happen. West Brom had quality 

players and Robertson was the 

defender trying to clear the ball. Clive 

reached out, put a block on it and the 

pace of the ball just ricocheted past 

their keeper. And that was all that we 

needed. From there, the last 20 

minutes was a case of us digging in 

deep and making it tough. We gave 

nothing away and we were like granite. 

The celebrations at the final whistle 

were immense, weren’t they? 

We had great support that day. It was an 

incredible atmosphere. The famous 

Arsenal North Bank was heaving with 

Rangers fans. It was brilliant. I have 

some lovely photographs, especially in 

the dressing room and the guys 

celebrating in the bath afterwards! We 

had the dressing room window open so 

that we could see all the QPR fans 

dancing around on the street below. We 

were hanging out of the window and 

cheering along with the supporters. It 

was a case of… here we are, Queens 

Park Rangers on the way to Wembley as 

a Division Two team. It was wonderful. 

What a fabulous day that was. 

On to the final, it was QPR versus 

top-flight Tottenham. In those days, 

that Wembley showpiece was the 

biggest game of the football season, 

wasn’t it? 

Absolutely. When I look back to when I 

was a kid in the North East, from the 

early hours of cup final morning there 

would be a huge build-up on the 

television. They’d show the players 

having breakfast at the team hotel, 

then leaving the hotel, en route to 

Wembley, what they did when they 

arrived, walking out to take a look at 

the pitch and so on. It was a whole, 

long dragged-out affair. Because this 

was the biggest cup final in world 

football. It was massive. And we were 

reminded of that when we were in the 


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tunnel on the way out before kick-off. 

One of the Wembley officials who was 

there looking after us said, ‘No 

pressure guys. There are only 94 

million people watching you on 

television today around the world!’ 

That’s how big the competition was 

and to play in an FA Cup final was 

amazing. All our friends and family 

were there too plus all the media from 

around the world. It was the biggest 

game in football at the time apart from 

the World Cup final. The pressure was 

immense, but I thought Terry Venables 

handled that very well by keeping most 

of it away from our players. 

Glenn Hoddle gave Spurs the lead in 

that first match before you headed 

our equaliser. What do you 

remember of that goal? 

I remember every bit of it. It’s 40 years 

ago so when I tell the story now it was 

a header from 40 yards on the volley! 

I’ve exaggerated it a little there! I’ve 

got the video of it with Simon Stainrod 

taking a throw-in on the left, nodded 

on by Bob Hazell - what a leap for his 

back header! Then I came ghosting in 

at the far post. I was just inside the 

six-yard box and I nodded it right 

between the hands of Ray Clemence. 

He was one of my heroes as an 

England and Liverpool star of the 

past. Then as I spun away to the right 

to celebrate, all my family were up 

there in the crowd straight in front of 

me. What an experience that was! 

Was scoring in an FA Cup final the 

highlight of your career? 

Definitely! I was the first full-back to 

score in open play in an FA Cup final. I 

grew up in a mining community which 

produced loads of footballers. I probably 

wasn’t the best footballer in my street, 

but I was determined. That’s what got 

me a long way in my career. I was 


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relentless and I wouldn’t give in. So, to 

score in an FA Cup final at the age of 22 

was the icing on the cake for me. 

The replay took place at Wembley on 

the following Thursday evening. We 

did everything but score in that 1-0 

defeat, didn’t we? 

We had two penalty calls turned down 

that were cast iron. If they’d VAR in 

those days, we would have come away 

with a 3-1 or 4-1 victory. That’s 

because Spurs were tired, they’d run 

out of steam, and they were hanging 

on for a long, long time in the replay 

after they scored early on. We hit the 

crossbar through John Gregory, we 

had lots of chances and there was 

untold pressure coming from us. We 

were always handy on set-plays. The 

two penalty appeals came from 

corners that we had, and they should 

have been given. No doubt about it. 

But those were the days when the 

referee had the last say. The linesmen 

didn’t have too much input into 

decisions back then. It was a bitter pill 

for us. We went back to the Royal 

Lancaster Hotel afterwards and the 

QPR chairman Jim Gregory was there 

to see us all in the door with a lot of 

disappointment and tears. Our families 

gathered with us at the hotel, and it 

was the end of an amazing journey. 

Despite the disappointment, you 

seem to have great affection looking 

back on that campaign? 

It was a lovely start to my time at QPR. 

I’d only joined the club during the 

previous season, following Terry 

Venables from Crystal Palace. I met so 

many fantastic people at Rangers and 

the fans were great. They took to me 

straight away and lifted me up when I 

was on the pitch with their support. I 

was so disappointed that we didn’t 

deliver the FA Cup for them. I thought 

we should have won it. 


HOOPS 

1981/82 

ORIENT 1 

QPR 1 

DATE: Sunday 18th October 1981 

COMPETITION: Division Two 

QPR SCORER: Gillard 

ATTENDANCE: 8,192 

THE PROGRAMME: 20 pages, price 35p 

HONOURS were even in the very first 

competitive fixture staged on a Sunday in 

the history of QPR. 

Rangers started the day in ninth position 

whilst Orient were rock bottom on four points 

but boosted by the appointment of new 

manager Ken Knighton. 

Knighton fired up the home crowd before the 

game by saying: “I like to think that Orient 

already have the players and the staff to climb 

clear of the relegation zone. After such a 

traumatic start to the season, survival is the 

only immediate objective. 

“None of the players can expect a divine right 

to be in my team but I’m assessing the 

capabilities of my newly inherited squad and 

everyone is a potential first teamer.” 

On a cold and windy occasion, it was Rangers 

who started brightly. Their early pressure was 

rewarded when a penalty was given on 15 

minutes after Tommy Taylor fouled Gary 

Waddock in the box. However, the usual 

dead-eyed marksman Clive Allen tamely 

stroked his spot-kick straight at grateful 

home keeper Mervyn Day. 

With Waddock emphatically winning a myriad 

of midfield battles, another gilt-edged Hoops 

chance went begging as John Gregory 

nodded wide from a few yards out in the 32nd 

minute. Mike Flanagan also went close on 

several occasions for the R’s. 

Orient played their part in a lively affair, aided 

and abetted by veteran ex-QPR men Stan 

Bowles and Barry Silkman who were in fine 

form. Indeed, Silkman went close with a 

couple of fierce shots that rattled the 

woodwork. Meanwhile, a cross from Bowles 

was almost turned into his own net by 

Flanagan. 

However, it was Rangers who made the 

breakthrough in the 78th minute courtesy of 

a speculative effort by left-back Ian Gillard. 

But the O’s equalised through a header by 

another former QPR man in Tommy 

Cunningham shortly afterwards. 

Hoops boss Terry Venables said afterwards: 

“We should have already made the match 

safe by the time we scored.” 

RANGERS: Burridge, Gregory, Fenwick, 

Waddock, Hazell, Roeder, Micklewhite, 

Flanagan, Allen (Burke 64), Stainrod, Gillard 


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EDITORIAL SNIPPETS: The visitors’ 

section of the Orient programme read: 

“We continue a series of London area 

derby matches this morning with a visit 

from Queens Park Rangers, who are 

making their second appearance of 

1981 on this ground. It will be recalled 

that last season Rangers were beaten 

4-0 in a highly entertaining midweek 

game at Leyton Stadium, when it was 

generally acknowledged that our 

visitors were hard done by to suffer 

such a defeat. 

“Big talking point at Rangers this 

season has, of course, been the 

introduction of an artificial playing 

surface. While away from Rangers 

Stadium, their one success so far has 

been a victory on the opening day of 

the programme at Wrexham. 

“Our opponents’ results of matches 

played on opposition grounds this season 

is: Won 3-1 at Wrexham; Lost 1-2 at 

Grimsby, 0-2 at Oldham, 1-3 at Derby. 

“Rangers’ 14 Division Two goals this 

season have been credited as follows: 

John Gregory 4, Andy King (now West 

Bromwich Albion) 3, Simon Stainrod 3, 

Clive Allen 2, Glenn Roeder 1, Joey 

Jones (Wrexham, own goal) 1.” 


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OUR CLUB AMBASSADOR’S 

VIEWS ON ALL THINGS QPR… 

G 

ood evening everyone and 

welcome back to the Kiyan 

Prince Foundation Stadium for 

tonight’s game against Blackburn. 

Blackburn have done well in the past few 

seasons under Tony Mowbray and they’re 

always tough opponents to overcome. 

They’ve made a strong start to this term, 

too, sitting just outside the top six prior 

to the weekend. We know that we’ll have 

to play well tonight and work really hard 

to get the three points on offer. 

Before the international break we 

watched a very entertaining 3-2 victory 

here against Preston. Once again, we 

saw the character and desire that the 

squad has shown on many occasions to 

get a result as we came from behind to 

gain the points and a very valuable win. 

At that game two former players who are 

sadly no longer with us but served QPR 

so well in the 1950s and early 1960s were 

posthumously inducted into the Forever 

R’s club. 

Between them George Petchey and 

Keith Rutter played more than 600 

games for Rangers, and we were 

delighted to welcome members of their 

families to the match. It’s important we 

continue to remember and appreciate 

former players, managers and coaches 

who’ve played their part in the history 

of our great club. By posthumously 

inducting George and Keith into the 

Forever R’s club it makes sure that their 

contribution to Rangers will always be 

remembered and never forgotten. 

We’re extremely proud of the Forever 

R’s club and we’ve now welcomed and 

inducted more than 100 ex-players, 

managers and coaches since its launch. 

I know from speaking with the former 

players and their families what it means 

to them to be invited back to the club 

and feel appreciated and valued for the 

time they were here. 

We plan to have regular inductions 

throughout the season which I and 


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everyone at the club look forward to. 

There are many people behind the 

scenes who play their part in helping to 

organise Forever R’s but I’d like to thank 

the fans for your wonderful support that 

helps to make it such a success. 

We were all saddened to hear that 

former player Pat Kerrins had passed 

away recently and the thoughts of 

everyone at the club are with his family 

and friends at this difficult time. We 

were able to induct Pat into the Forever 

R’s a few seasons ago and I know from 

speaking to his daughter recently that he 

and the family who attended that game 

had fond memories of their visit. 

I was delighted with the update on the 

new training ground. This is an exciting 

and positive step forward and part of the 

longer-term vision for QPR. It will help us 

continue to develop and compete more 

effectively on the pitch as well as helping 

to attract and develop the best talent we 

can whilst ensuring the club becomes 

much more self-sufficient in the years 

to come. 

There’s a good atmosphere around the 

club and so much to be optimistic and 

look forward to in the weeks, months and 

years to come. Everyone has a part to play 

as we try to progress on and off the pitch 

and aim to be the very best we can. 

Once again thank you for your support 

throughout the season. Let’s continue 

to get behind Mark and the lads tonight, 

and hopefully help us to gain another 

valuable three points. 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… 

WOMEN’S FA 

CUP FINALS 

OUR stadium has staged the 

Women’s FA Cup final on two 

occasions in the past… 

Lowestoft 2 Cleveland 0 

01.05.1982 

Kick-off 12.30pm 

In the build-up to the match, 

QPR secretary Ron Phillips 

announced: “This is a real 

coup for Rangers stadium to 

be selected to stage the WFA 

Cup Final. It will be unmissable! 

“With the R’s at home to 

Bolton later that day at 3pm, 

no extra charge will be made 

for the women’s game - pay 

your normal admission charge 

and stay for both matches.” 

The Women’s FA issued an 

eight-page programme for 

the final, which sold at 15p. 

WFA administrative assistant 

Linda Whitehead penned 

an editorial welcoming 

spectators to Loftus Road. 

She wrote: “This is the first 

time that the final has been 

played on a Football League 

ground and we are indebted 

to Queens Park Rangers for 

allowing us this privilege. 

“The competition is now in 

its 12th year and began this 

season with 120 teams all 

with one aim in mind, that of 

reaching today’s final. This 

sees Cleveland Ladies in the 

final for the first time but for 

Lowestoft this is their second 

appearance having lost 1-0 to 

Southampton in 1979.” 

Lowestoft beat Cleveland 

2-0 with goals by Linda Curl in 

the 26th minute and Angela 

Poppy in the 52nd. The 

estimated attendance was 

1,000. QPR went on to hammer 

Bolton 7-1 before a crowd of 

10,002 in Division Two. 


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Arsenal 3 Charlton Athletic 0 

03.05.2004 

Kick-off 1pm 

Scotland international Julie 

Fleeting was Arsenal’s hattrick 

hero with strikes in the 

22nd, 24th and 85th minutes. 

Fleeting said afterwards: “I’ve 

thoroughly enjoyed myself. It 

was a big day for me and a big 

day for all my teammates. My 

hat-trick was all credit to the 

girls behind me in the side.” 

Charlton boss Keith 

Boanas said: “I’m very proud 

of my players for reaching this 

final. But we just couldn’t deal 

with Fleeting. 

“We talked beforehand about 

the repercussions of our 

recent league game against 

Arsenal where Fleeting 

scored the winner. However, 

we didn’t do all the things we 

said we would and she was 

the difference between the 

two teams.” 

The attendance of 12,244 

was the second highest for a 

Women’s FA Cup final at that 

time. In fact, the heavy rain 

on the day of the fixture at 

Loftus Road probably stopped 

the record crowd of 13,824 

being surpassed. 

The action was broadcast 

live on BBC1 and attracted a 

televised audience of 2.2m. 

BBC Radio 5 Live also had live 

commentary on the game. 

A 24-page programme sold 

at £2 with decent features on 

the participating teams and 

women’s football in general. 

Football Association chairman 

Geoff Thompson wrote: “I’d 

like to thank Queens Park 

Rangers for agreeing to host 

the final and also the BBC for 

showing their support with 

their third successive televised 

final on BBC1. I feel sure it will 

further enhance the prestige 

of women’s football, which is 

now England’s fastest-growing 

and biggest female sport.” 


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Columnist 

TALKSPORT REPORTER AND RANGERS FAN 

TONY INCENZO’S RECALLS SOME WEIRD AND 

WONDERFUL STORIES... 

FISHER & THE FIREMEN 

I HAD to deal with some bizarre events when 

I was press officer of the now-defunct non- 

League club Fisher Athletic back in the 1980s. 

Probably the most notorious story surrounded 

a Thursday night FA Trophy replay away to 

Altrincham. This involved the Fisher chairman 

Terry McCarthy, who owned a direct mail company 

and always had plenty of money to spend. 

At 5pm on the day of the game, Terry suddenly 

decided that he wanted to go to Altrincham. So, 

he took a taxi from his London Bridge office to 

Heathrow Airport, flew to Manchester and took 

another cab to Altrincham’s ground - arriving 

five minutes before half-time. 

After the game, Terry bought a drink for 

everyone in Altrincham’s clubhouse - paying 

£140 for the privilege. When the bar shut at 

11pm, he opted to continue his night out in 

Chester and two Altrincham club officials 

offered to drive him there. 

Whilst on the motorway, their car spluttered to 

a halt at 1am and then burst into an inferno of 

flames. The three men managed to scramble to 

safety, and it took six fire engines to put out the 

blaze. Four police cars were also in attendance. 

With the Altrincham secretary Dave Baldwin 

almost in tears surveying the remains of his 

smouldering vehicle, Terry causally asked: 

“Have you ever seen the television programme 

London’s Burning?” 

Terry then flagged down a passing car and 

continued on to Chester, leaving the distraught 

Altrincham officials on the side of the motorway. 

Despite all the drama that night, Terry still made 

it back to London to be at his office at 9am the 

following morning… 


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James Stock, 1st 

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Abigail Mellett, 2nd 

Reggie Mellish, 2nd 

Harry Prince, 2nd 

Thomas Goodman, 3rd 

Adam Hershkorn, 3rd 

Gracie Houriane, 3rd 

Jake Nash, 3rd 

Ronnie Parker, 3rd 

Jamie Powell, 3rd 

Evie Smith, 3rd 

Olivia Thomas, 3rd 

Monty Carter, 4th 

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Taylor Ensoll, 4th 

Scott Mahony, 4th 

Kathryn Bedell, 6th 

Jamie Cooper, 6th 

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George Clark, 9th 

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Austin McCullough, 9th 

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Thomas Hopla, 10th 

Lewis Russell, 10th 

Arthur Weatherhead, 10th 

George Black, 11th 

Sean Dell, 11th 

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Rhys Collins, 22nd 

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Connie McBrearty, 25th 

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Lily Kennedy, 29th 

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HISTORY 

Which former QPR ace is this? 

YOUNG 

GUN 

Name this 

current Premier 

League star in his 

early days 

JUDE’S 

LOOKALIKE 

Actor James Buckley & 

Real Madrid ace Luka Modric 

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Arena (Coventry), Know Your History: Gareth Ainsworth, Young Gun: 

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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… 

JOHN Byrne has always been 

good with feet. 

The dashing, blond QPR striker 

from the 1980s certainly 

looked after mine in his role 

as an NHS podiatrist after his 

retirement from football. But 

that’s another story! 

He was rather more well 

known, of course, for using 

his own ‘plates of meat’ to 

successfully continue the 

Rangers No.10 shirt legacy; 

one which started with Rodney 

Marsh two decades earlier and 

saw other maverick players 

wearing the number on the 

back of their hooped tops. 

Byrne managed this despite 

having acts such as Marsh, 

of course, Stan Bowles and 

Simon Stainrod to follow. 

He told me for my book 

Queens Park Rangers: 

Greatest Games: “I had that 

No.10 shirt for a few years. 

They had a good tradition 

with it. You got to follow in the 

footsteps of Bowles and Marsh 

and be a flamboyant skilful sort 

of player. I did all right. There 

was also Simon Stainrod. Roy 

Wegerle came after me. All 

skilful players.” 

Byrne displayed his flair and 

goalscoring ability in his 

only Rangers appearance 

against tonight’s opponents 

Blackburn, finding the net along 

with Alan Brazil, the forward 

turned talkSPORT presenter, 

in a 2-1 win at Loftus Road in 

September 1986. 

The Republic of Ireland 

international, born just 29 

miles down the road from 

Blackburn in Manchester, is 

probably better remembered 


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by QPR fans of a certain 

vintage for his two goals in 

a 6-0 destruction of west 

London neighbours Chelsea 

in the Bush six months earlier. 

One which, with a self-effacing 

smile, he compared to Diego 

Maradona’s mesmerising solo 

effort described at the Goal of 

the Century. One netted with 

QPR’s Terry Fenwick and four 

other Three Lions teammates 

trailing in Maradona’s wake. 

One which helped eventual 

champions Argentina defeat 

England 2-1 in the quarterfinals 

of the 1986 World Cup 

in Mexico. 

Byrne said: “It was sort of like 

Maradona’s - but nowhere 

near as good! I remember 

picking the ball up just over the 

halfway line and going through 

about four or five players and 

ending up one-on-one with 

the goalkeeper and slotting it 

in on the angle. 

“The QPR fans remember it. 

They always go on about it. 

It’s up there with the best I 

scored, especially as it was in 

the biggest win QPR have had 

against what the supporters 

will tell you are the club’s 

biggest rivals. 

“Funnily enough I should have 

scored an even better one 

against Chelsea on another 

occasion when I actually went 

through the whole team and 

even went past the goalkeeper 

but missed from six yards. It 

was a bit like that famous one 

George Best scored when 

he played in America - but he 

actually hit the back of the net.” 

Gary Bannister bagged a 

hat-trick and Leroy Rosenior, 

who was to manage Brentford 

and move into punditry, 

completed the scoring against 

a Blues side pushing for the 

top-flight title. 

Byrne, a charming, friendly, 

and easy-going individual, 

added: “QPR fans will never 

forget us beating Chelsea 6-0. 

That’s one of the biggest wins 

they go on about. I remember 

when it was 6-0, Chelsea 

defender Doug Rougvie 

wanted to ‘kill’ someone. I said 

to Gary Bannister, ‘I’m going 

to play on the left wing, I’m not 

getting injured for the League 

Cup final (against Oxford 

shortly afterwards). 

“Banno said to me, ‘I’m going 

to play on the other wing’. We 

were both just keeping away 

from Rougvie. He was spitting 

blood. Which was fair enough. 

If you’re 6-0 down you’ve got 

to show a bit of pride. We just 

didn’t want to get injured for 

the final. 

“Chelsea were a decent side 

with the likes of Pat Nevin, 

David Speedie, Kerry Dixon 

and Colin Pates. That era. 

Good players. 


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“But we were decent too. 

QPR had a good side in 

the 1980s with players like 

Fenwick, Bannister, who was 

underrated, Steve Wicks 

and John Gregory. All good 

footballers. 

“The manager Jim Smith 

was a great character. I liked 

him. He told it how it was. 

He used to shout and swear 

a lot and throw cups of tea 

across the dressing room. But 

we probably deserved it at 

the time!”. 

Byrne first caught Rangers’ eye 

performing against them for 

York in a two-legged League 

Cup win. 

He moved on to Le Havre, 

Brighton and then Sunderland, 

Rangers’ next opponents in 

this year’s competition, where 

he attained legendary status 

for scoring in every round to 

get them to the 1992 FA Cup 

final which they lost 2-0 to 

Graeme Souness’ Liverpool. 

But Byrne, who also played for 

Millwall and Oxford, has clearly 

retained a special affection 

for QPR which extended to 

him visiting W12 for the preseason 

friendly victory against 

Manchester United in July. 

He tweeted: “Great to be 

back at Loftus Road. Very 

competitive pre-season 

friendly v Manchester United. 

QPR were excellent. Great to 

meet Don Shanks and there 

was even a photo of me on the 

concourse. Brilliant day.” 

* 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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QPR FC 

WOMEN 

QPR FC Women booked their place 

in the next round of the FAWNL 

Plate courtesy of a 6-1 victory over 

Maidenhead United at York Road earlier 

this month. 

The R’s took an early lead courtesy 

of a fortuitous own goal and increased 

their advantage in the 11th minute when 

Jo Blodgett slotted home from outside 

the box. 

With the half starting to peter out, Vicky 

Carvill pulled one back for the hosts, 

but Steve Quashie’s side edged further 

ahead after the break. 

Melanie Hall produced two quick strikes 

to put the tie firmly into Rangers’ hands, 

before Laura Hennessy struck to make 

it five with 15 minutes remaining. Moore 

completed the rout with virtually the last 

kick of the game. 

The R’s are back in action on Sunday 

(2pm) when they host Caversham United 

at the Powerday Stadium. 

QPR: Pope, Grieve, Lewin (Jordinson 

64), Redhead-Ling (Maloney 60), 

Searle (Davies 70), Petit (Carolan 64), 

Hennessy, Blodgett, Hall, Nygaard- 

Parsons (Curr 59), Moore 


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of all abilities and ages now flying the flag. 

The Premier League Kicks session is a 

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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 W 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 L 1-2 8 DIENG ODUBAJO DICKIE DE WIJS BARBET McCALLUM 1 

Tue 21 19:45 Everton CC R3 D 2-2** N/A DIENG ADOMAH DICKIE DUNNE BARBET McCALLUM 

Fri 24 20:00 West Bromwich Albion L 1-2 8 DIENG ODUBAJO DICKIE DE WIJS DUNNE BARBET 

Tue 28 19:45 Birmingham City W 2-0 8 DIENG ODUBAJO DICKIE DUNNE BARBET BALL 

OCTOBER 

Sat 2 15:00 Preston North End W 3-2 6 DIENG ODUBAJO DICKIE DUNNE 1 BARBET BALL 

Sat 16 12:30 Fulham 

Tue 19 19:45 Blackburn Rovers 

Sat 23 15:00 Peterborough United 

Tue 26 19:45 Sunderland CC R4 

Fri 29 19:45 Nottingham Forest 

NOVEMBER 

Wed 3 19:45 Cardiff City 

Sat 6 17:30 Blackpool 

Fri 19 19:45 Luton Town 

Wed 24 19:45 Huddersfield Town 

Mon 29 19:45 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 

All fixtures subject to change. *Won 5-3 on penalties **Won 8-7 on penalties 


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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 1 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 

JOHANSEN CHAIR WILLOCK GRAY DYKES WALSH, AUSTIN, BALL , THOMAS, DOZZELL, DUNNE, ADOMAH DOUGHTY 

DOZZELL BALL CHAIR WILLOCK AUSTIN 2 WALSH, KAKAY, AMOS, DYKES, THOMAS, GRAY, DUKE-McKENNA FRIEND 

BALL JOHANSEN CHAIR WILLOCK GRAY 1 WALSH, KAKAY , DYKES, AUSTIN, THOMAS, DOZZELL, ADOMAH LININGTON 

CHAIR 2 DOZZELL WILLOCK AUSTIN DYKES WALSH, KAKAY, DE WIJS, AMOS, THOMAS, GRAY, ADOMAH SALISBURY 

JOHANSEN WILLOCK CHAIR 1 DYKES 1 GRAY ARCHER, KAKAY, DE WIJS, AMOS , AUSTIN, DOZZELL, ADOMAH SIMPSON 


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CHAMP STAT PACK 

LEAGUE TABLE 

2o21 /22 

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

1 AFC BOURNEMOUTH 11 7 4 0 18 8 10 25 

2 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 11 6 4 1 20 9 11 22 

3 COVENTRY CITY 11 7 1 3 16 12 4 22 

4 STOKE CITY 11 6 3 2 15 11 4 21 

5 FULHAM 11 6 2 3 23 13 10 20 

6 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 11 5 3 3 22 16 6 18 

7 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 11 5 2 4 16 14 2 17 

8 BLACKBURN ROVERS 11 4 4 3 19 14 5 16 

9 BRISTOL CITY 11 4 4 3 14 13 1 16 

10 READING 11 5 1 5 17 19 -2 16 

11 MILLWALL 11 3 6 2 11 11 0 15 

12 BLACKPOOL 11 4 3 4 11 14 -3 15 

13 LUTON TOWN 11 3 5 3 18 16 2 14 

14 SHEFFIELD UNITED 11 3 3 5 14 16 -2 12 

15 MIDDLESBROUGH 11 3 3 5 11 13 -2 12 

16 BIRMINGHAM CITY 11 3 3 5 5 10 -5 12 

17 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 11 3 2 6 14 14 0 11 

18 PRESTON NORTH END 11 2 5 4 12 15 -3 11 

19 SWANSEA CITY 11 2 5 4 9 14 -5 11 

20 CARDIFF CITY 11 3 2 6 12 19 -7 11 

21 HULL CITY 11 2 3 6 8 15 -7 9 

22 BARNSLEY 11 1 5 5 7 14 -7 8 

23 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 11 2 2 7 12 23 -11 8 

24 DERBY COUNTY 11 3 5 3 7 8 -1 2 

LAST UPDATED: 15.10.2021 

TONIGHT'S 

Fixtures 

KICK-OFF 7.45PM UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE 

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TOP FIVE 

Goalscorers 

ALEKSANDAR MITROVIC 

FULHAM 10 

BEN BRERETON DIAZ 

BLACKBURN ROVERS 10 

VIKTOR GYOKERES 

COVENTRY CITY 9 

JOHN SWIFT 

READING 7 

DOMINIC SOLANKE 

AFC BOURNEMOUTH 7 

TOP FIVE 

Assists 

SORBA THOMAS 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 6 

JOHN SWIFT 

READING 5 

RYAN GILES 

CARDIFF CITY 5 

JED WALLACE 

MILLWALL 4 

BILLY SHARP 

SHEFFIELD UNITED 4 

TOP FIVE 

Clean Sheets 

MATIJA SARKIC 

BIRMINGHAM CITY 5 

SIMON SLUGA 

LUTON TOWN 5 

BEN HAMER 

SWANSEA CITY 4 

KELLE ROOS 

DERBY COUNTY 4 

LEE NICHILLS 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 4 


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Columnist 

I 

THE JOURNALIST AND BROADCASTER 

PENS HIS LATEST COLUMN… 

t’s fair to say last summer saw me 

recover some love for international 

football. 

England are now an outstanding team - probably 

the best I’ve seen in my lifetime. The players 

now look like they want to play for their country 

and the Euros were a blast all the way to the final. 

It’s qualifying, though, that still gets me down. 

England haven’t performed badly, but games 

against Andorra away and Hungary at home just 

don’t excite me. 

Arsene Wenger has been floating the idea of a 

World Cup every two years and I’d be willing to 

listen to anything that could cut the number of 

meaningless games at international level. 

I remember interviewing the late Martin Lange, 

the former Brentford chairman, back in 2012. In 

1986, he was credited as the man who came up 

with the idea for the EFL play-offs. 

He recognised that before the play-offs were 

introduced, teams below fifth had little to play 

for as the top three places were taken by those 

who’d won automatic promotion. 

The broader context was that in the mid-80s 

the Football League, with the breakaway Premier 

League just a few years away, was suffering 

under a weight of meaningless games. 

When I see QPR fans on social media writing that 

they’re glad to see the end of the international 

break so we can ‘get back to the real stuff’, it’s 

evident that FIFA and UEFA need to examine ways 

of making their product more exciting. 

For me, there should be a preliminary qualifying 

stage. The likes of San Marino, Andorra and the 

Faroe Islands are barely close to English non- 

League level and should have to qualify for the 

right to take their place in a main qualifying group. 

If the current system was designed to help these 

nations improve, it isn’t working. San Marino are 

as bad now as they were in the early 90s. 

Then there’s the scheduling problems imposed 

on clubs like QPR and their squad. Great to see 

Lyndon Dykes doing so well, though. 


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