Queens Park Rangers v Nottingham Forest

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

ISSUE 11 £3.50 

LEST WE 

FORGET 

v NOTT’M FOREST 

FRIDAY 29TH OCTOBER, 2021 

KICK-OFF 7.45PM

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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. 

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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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FRIDAY 29TH OCTOBER 2021 

CLUB DIRECTORY 

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Board members: 

Tony Fernandes, 

Ruben Gnanalingam, Amit Bhatia, 

Datuk Kamarudin Meranun 

CEO: Lee Hoos 

Financial Director: Ruban Ghandi 

Director of Football: Les Ferdinand 

First Team Manager: Mark Warburton 

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04 THE GAFFER 

Words from Mark Warburton 

08 NEWS + MESSAGES 

All the latest from W12 

12 THE BIG READ 

Interview with Ilias Chair 

19 COLUMNIST 

Ben Summer has his say 

21 VISITORS 

An in-depth look at our oppo 

30 FREEZEFRAME 

A classic pic from yesteryear 

33 SPONSOR A PLAYER 

Player sponsors 2021/22 

36 1981/82 FEATURE 

A chat with John Gregory 

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 STEVE 

COOPER, HIS STAFF, PLAYERS, AND ALL ASSOCIATED 

WITH NOTTINGHAM FOREST FOOTBALL CLUB. 

S 

teve has made an immediate 

impact at Forest, and they 

have delivered a number of 

strong performances. There’s no 

doubt about the quality they possess 

in their ranks and with more than two 

thirds of the season still remaining, 

Steve will undoubtedly be looking to 

galvanise the squad even further. 

They will present a formidable 

challenge here this evening, but as 

always, it’s an encounter we’re very 

much looking forward to. 

I’m writing these notes the morning 

after the disappointment of losing 

a penalty shoot-out to Sunderland. 

Let me please be initially very clear: I 

don’t think we did enough to be able 

to say we absolutely deserved to win 

the game and go through. The tie was 

evenly matched and it’s fair to say that 

both teams had good opportunities. 

However, the key moment and the 

one that has caused so much anger 

and frustration, relates to the offside 

decision so late in the game. A 

perfectly good goal was inexplicably 

disallowed, despite everyone seeing 

the position of Charlie and everyone 

rising to celebrate what would clearly 

have been the defining moment. 

At this level of competition, with so much 

at stake, with so many implications on 

the outcome, such mistakes simply 

cannot happen. A financially lucrative 

quarter-final draw, the opportunity 

to test ourselves against Premier 

League opposition, the chance for our 

supporters to enjoy a high-profile fixture 

and so much more besides, all vanish 

because of such a staggering decision. 

The penalty shoot-out was, of course, 

disappointing, bearing in mind how 

ruthlessly efficient the players had been 

in similar scenarios against Leyton 

Orient and Everton. However, players 

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HOOPS 

A perfectly good 

goal was ignored 

and QPR have 

paid a heavy price 


We stand for clean sport. 

Even for your skin. 

Sport is the most beautiful thing in the world, and nothing must be allowed to pollute that beauty. 

That is why, besides developing increasingly high-performance materials that have a low impact 

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STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX ® certification. 

This certification sets extremely strict limits for substances harmful to health, which is why our fabrics 

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With Erreà, sport and health run side by side.

are human, we all make mistakes, and, 

on this occasion, it went against us. 

Irrespective, the fact remains that a 

perfectly good goal was ignored and 

QPR have paid a heavy price. 

This type of situation raises the 

issue of VAR being deployed for 

Championship fixtures. The size of 

the league, the average attendance 

making it one of the most watched in 

European football, the obvious ‘prize’ 

on offer - all such aspects support 

the need for clear and obvious 

mistakes to be eradicated. I’m sure 

there’ll be concerns regarding the 

impact on pace of play, but the 

significance of mistakes at this level 

are too severe not to have the best 

technology applied. 

Finally, I’d like to answer a question 

that was posed by a disgruntled fan 

prior to our game against Sunderland. 

I regularly mention in the media the 

problems raised by the heavy fixture 

schedule and the demands placed 

upon the individual players. 

This isn’t mentioned as an excuse, 

or to suggest any worry or concern 

about our readiness for such a run of 

fixtures. It’s more to raise the issue and 

seek some form of debate leading to a 

better outcome for all concerned. 

If we don’t raise the issue, it will never 

be improved, plain and simple! The 

more fatigue impacts the players, 

the greater the likelihood of injury. 

The more players that are injured, 

the lower the quality of performance 

delivered by the relevant team. The 

supporters who pay good money are 

therefore watching a lesser quality of 

‘end product’. We must ensure that 

every supporter can enjoy the best 

quality of entertainment whenever 

and wherever possible. I hope that 

answers the question posed. 

Enjoy the game! 

Gaffer 

HOOPS 


HOOPS 

REMEMBRANCE MATCH 

TONIGHT is our Remembrance match, where we 

commemorate those who served and those who 

made the ultimate sacrifice. 

As part of this tribute, we’re joined once again 

by Trumpeter of the Band of the Royal Air Force 

College, Sergeant Warren Ringham, who will be 

playing the Last Post. 

Sergeant Ringham, a lifelong R’s fan, reached out 

to the club to volunteer his skills several years 

ago, playing for the first time in our 2-1 win over 

Wolves on 28th October 2017. He didn’t let the 

pandemic stop him, playing virtually for our match 

with Cardiff last year, making sure to have a very 

special shirt on show behind him. 

Sergeant Ringham plays by permission of the 

Air Force Board of the Defence Council. We’d like 

to extend a huge thanks to them and Sergeant 

Ringham for their fantastic support. 

The following men who had played for QPR and 

Nottingham Forest died in World War One and Two. 

QPR 

Albert Bonass 

Albert Butler 

Frank Cannon 

Charlie Clarke 

Joseph Dines 

Albert Edwards 

Alan Fowler 

Oscar Linkson 

Evelyn Lintott 

Robert McClaren Law 

John Pennifer 

Albert Rogers 

Harry Thornton 

John Tosswill 

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 

Percy Ashton 

Jack Bell 

Jack Belton 

Tim Coleman 

Joe Crofts 

John Derrick 

William Fiske 

Tommy Gibson 

George Hazard 

Harold Iremonger 

Frank Johnson 

Jack Lockton 

Joe Mercer 

Alf Moult 

Edwin Neve 

Tom Peacock 

Harry Race 

Samuel Grenville Roberts 


HOOPS 

R’S FANS HEAD FOR HEARTS 

SPELTHORNE Rangers, a Sunday football team full 

of R’s fans, are off to play in their 28th country. 

Founded in 1990, Spelthorne, from the Chiswick 

& District League, will face Hearts Legends on 7th 

November (4.30pm) at The Scottish FA’s Oriam 

facility in Edinburgh. 

If any R’s fans based in Scotland are looking to take 

in the game, please contact Brian Astridge via 

astridge@hotmail.co.uk or send a message on 

Twitter @SalmonsFC or via spelthornerangers.com 

Spelthorne have already played in the likes of 

Brazil, Argentina, Romania, Denmark, Luxembourg 

and most of Europe. 

In 2019, they played Boca Juniors in Argentina. 

Five members of the Boca squad had played for 

Argentina, three of them with Diego Maradona. 

TWO FIXTURES ON TV 

QPR’S December fixtures with Stoke and Sheffield 

United have been selected for live coverage on 

Sky Sports. 

Rangers’ Championship clash with the Potters at 

Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium will now take 

place on Sunday 5th December (2.30pm). 

Meanwhile, the trip to Sheffield United will now 

take place on Monday 13th December (7.45pm). 

FAN BEHAVIOUR 

A small minority of ‘fans’ have recently taken to 

throwing objects during games. 

This has been witnessed during home and away 

fixtures and has resulted in supporters - our own 

as well as opposition - being injured. 

The club prides itself on its reputation as a family 

club. We will not tolerate this behaviour. 

This message is not only a reminder for the 

individuals guilty of these acts. We also hope it 

serves as a reassuring note for the vast majority of 

our fans who are as appalled by this behaviour as the 

club are. 

QPR CEO Lee Hoos said: “We will be stepping up 

our surveillance. 

“I cannot be any clearer in my messaging 

regarding this. We will not allow it to continue. It 

will be stamped out. 

“Anyone who is found throwing missiles or acting 

in a similarly unacceptable way will be issued with 

a lifetime ban from the club.” 

Supporters are also reminded that entering the field 

of play, unless instructed to do so, is an arrestable 

offence under the Football (Offences) Act 1991. 

Regardless of age, all fans must adhere to ground 

regulations. 

Should a supporter enter the field of play, they will 

be subject to a stadium ban. If the supporter is 

under the age of 14, their parent/guardian will also 

face similar action. 

LOAN RANGERS 

SINCLAIR Armstrong scored on his Torquay debut 

on Saturday in a 2-0 win over Kings Lynn in the 

National League. Armstrong opened the scoring 

in the 41st minute. 

In League One, Macauley Bonne played the full 90 

minutes as Ipswich defeated Fleetwood 2-1. In the 

same division, Mide Shodipo played the final three 

minutes in Sheffield Wednesday’s 1-1 home draw 

with Lincoln, while Charlie Kelman was an unused 

substitute in Gillingham’s 2-2 draw with Bolton. 

In League Two, Conor Masterson played 78 

minutes of Cambridge’s 4-1 loss at Shrewsbury, 

while Faysal Bettache was a late substitute in 

Oldham’s goalless draw with Carlisle. 

Amrit Bansal-McNulty played the opening hour in 

Crawley’s 2-1 defeat at Scunthorpe. 

Finally, over in the MLS, full-back Niko Hamalainen 

played the full 90 in LA Galaxy’s 2-2 home draw 

with FC Dallas. 


HOOPS 


HOOPS 

PAUL & KIM 

Paul and Kim Payne are celebrating 

their 17th Wedding Anniversary 

here this evening instead of 

a meal and a Gary Numan 

concert. They met on a QPR 

supporters’ special going to 

Carlisle in 1986 and haven’t looked 

back. Congratulations from your 

QPR family, Chris Pledge, Chris 

Kemp, William Wall, and Alan Pines. 

EUGENE 

JOEY 

Happy 7th 

birthday Joey. 

Let’s hope the 

R’s can get the 

three points. 

Love Mummy 

and Daddy. 

A big QPR welcome to Eugene 

Noble from COPA90 who is 

here tonight. We hope you enjoy 

your visit to Kiyan Prince 

Foundation Stadium and bring 

the R’s some luck. 

PAUL & JENNIE 

QPR fans Paul and Jennie tied 

the knot on 25th September. We 

live on the Isle of Wight and got 

married at Ryde Castle. They very 

kindly let me put up a QPR flag for 

the day. I also had a vintage Rolls 

Royce pick me up as a surprise 

with a QPR-coloured ribbon on 

the front. The back of the wedding 

cake also had the QPR crest on it. 

GIDDION 

On this day 30 years ago a QPR 

fan was born. Tonight we will 

celebrate Giddion Scott turning 

30! Come on UUURRRR’SSSS. 

CIAN 

Welcome to Cian Halpin, aged 13 

from Blackrock, County Louth, 

who is attending his first R’s 

match tonight with his Dad Peter, 

whose company, Halpin Sport 

Sponsorship, have become good 

friends of our club in recent years. 

ROB 

Happy birthday Rob. We all hope 

you have a great day and the drinks 

are on you when we get the three 

points! Love you, Steve, Caroline, 

Leanne, Michelle and Simon! 

OBITUARY 

DARREN TRAVIS 

A lifelong Superhoop who has 

sadly passed away. He was 52. He 

will be sorely missed by his family 

and friends. Matchdays will never 

be the same. Sleep well mate. 

OBITUARY 

KEITH DAVIES 

Sadly, the referee has blown the 

final whistle for Keith Davies. A 

lifelong QPR supporter, seasonticket 

holder and regular at 

away games, the reserves, and 

youth matches for well over 60 

years. He will be greatly missed 

by his nieces, and all his friends 

at QPR, especially those who 

gathered to chat by the White 

City Estate wall opposite the 

box office at every game. 


HOOPS 


HOOPS 

I Wanna Be Adored 

ILIAS CHAIR 

INTERVIEW: TOM HARVEY 

THE MIDFIELDER HAS 

BLOSSOMED INTO ONE OF THE BEST 

PLAYERS IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP THIS 

SEASON. HE INSISTS THERE’S PLENTY 

MORE TO COME… 


HOOPS 

I 

lias, we have to start with the 

Sunderland cup tie. The officials 

obviously got a decision badly wrong 

when they ruled out Charlie Austin’s 

header. How frustrating was it when you 

watched the replay afterwards and saw 

he was clearly onside? 

It was really frustrating. We wanted to 

go through to the next round and play 

one of the big teams, so it was a very 

disappointing night for us. It was the 

wrong decision but everyone’s human 

and everyone makes mistakes. 

Our penalties were disappointing as 

well, weren’t they? 

Very. I was really disappointed with my 

own penalty. I mishit it and sent it over 

the bar. It’s part of football I guess, but we 

can’t dwell on it too long as we need to 

get ready for the game with Nottingham 

Forest. We need to get our heads right 

and make sure we deliver against them. 

Is it a long walk to the penalty spot to 

the centre-circle during a shoot-out? 

Not for me personally. I want to be involved 

in those moments. It’s a longer walk back 

when you’ve missed, believe me. 

Saturday’s defeat at Peterborough was 

another disappointing result. What was 

your take on it? 

I felt we had another bad decision go 

against us that day as I thought their 

second goal was offside. It was a bad day 

at the office for all of us, we know that as 

a group. But we have a good mentality 

as a squad, and we have great staff and 

amazing supporters. The fans travelled 

up in their thousands to Peterborough 

and we let them down, so we need to 

repay them against Forest. 

The next few games will 

decide whether we stay 

with the chasing pack 


HOOPS 

I don’t want to be a top 

player one day and an 

average player the next 

You scored directly from a corner at 

London Road - was that something 

you’d been working on in training? 

We saw they had a weakness on the front 

post so we’d worked that I would whip 

it in there to either get a flick from one 

of our players, cause confusion or even 

go straight in. Luckily it came off, but it 

didn’t count for much given we lost. 

That was our fourth defeat in a row 

on the road. That obviously needs 

to change if we’re to stay in the mix 

for promotion? 

Every game we play away from home 

will be tough. It won’t always be pretty. 

We’ll have to win ugly sometimes. But 

we’re still in a good place in the table, 

even though it’s very tight. The next few 

games will decide whether we stay with 

the chasing pack. We need to be patient 

and deliver some good performances. 

You’ve found form in front of goal 

recently. You must be pleased with how 

you’ve been performing personally? 

I have to give the other players credit. 

Without their work rate I wouldn’t be 

scoring. I want to be scoring goals, that’s 

what I’m all about, but my teammates are 

also key to that side of my game. 

Do you feel you’ve found a greater 

consistency this season? 

Last season I felt I’d play two good 

games and then have three matches that 

weren’t at the same level. I don’t want to 

be a top player one day and an average 

player the next. I want to stay on a top 

level and that all comes with working 

hard. The harder I work, the more the 

benefits will come my way. 


HOOPS 

Since I came here 

the fans have shown me 

lots of love and I want to 

repay them 

Your form this season has seen you 

linked with a few Premier League clubs. 

Do you pay much attention to that? 

Not really. I’m focusing fully on QPR and 

doing my stuff for the team. I love this 

club and I’m very happy to be here. 

You seem to have a great relationship 

with Chris Willock on the pitch. Does it 

help that you get on well off it? 

Of course. These kind of relationships 

don’t come too often in life. We have the 

same sort of humour, and we can also talk 

about football. He’s a very good player 

but also just a very good human being. I 

have a good relationship with lots of the 

boys… Seny Dieng, Albert Adomah, Stefan 

Johansen. But everyone gets on. It’s a tight 

group and that can take us a long way. 


HOOPS 

What players did you enjoy watching 

when you were growing up? Is there 

a player you pretended to be in the 

playground or based your game on? 

I was a big fan of Zinedine Zidane. He was 

my hero. I also liked David Silva and Eden 

Hazard. But I also have to be my own 

man. I’m trying to get better every day. 

Are you enjoying playing in front of 

the fans again? One well-known QPR 

supporter even came out to Morocco to 

watch you play… 

Since I came here the fans have shown 

me lots of love and I want to repay them 

with something big. Hopefully we can do 

that this season. They deserve it. 

Nottingham Forest lost to Fulham 

on Sunday but have had a bit of a 

resurgence under a new manager. Are 

you expecting a tough game? 

Every single game in the Championship 

is tough. Just look at the table - there 

are seven teams on 21 points. Every 

team is playing to win. Forest are only 

four points behind us now after a good 

run of form, so we need to match their 

intensity and hopefully come out on top. 

They’ve changed managers recently and 

they’ll be up for it after a loss against 

Fulham. But we’ve lost our last two to 

Peterborough and Sunderland and we’re 

desperate to get back to winning ways. 


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. 

Because we are all 

#TogetherAgainstDiscrimination 

Download the Kick it Out app for free from your app store. 

EFL.com 


HOOPS 

Columnist 

IN THIS COLUMN, YOUR SIXTH INSTALMENT OF “WHO THE [YOUR 

CHOICE OF EXPLETIVE] IS BEN SUMMER AND WHY DOES HE KEEP 

TELLING STORIES ABOUT HIS PERSONAL LIFE” I’M HERE TO INFORM YOU 

THAT I PLAYED FOOTBALL THE OTHER DAY. 

Y 

es - actual, proper football. Well, uni 

football. Well, five-a-side uni football. 

Well, five-a-side uni football with some 

of the guys from my course. Well, five-a-side 

uni football with some of the guys from my 

course in a friendly, in the first game some of 

us have played since we were kids, against a 

side comprised of the first team and reserves 

of Cardiff Met Uni, who play in the Welsh 

Premier League. 

Eliot, stood behind me and screamed “ZAMORA!” 

It went well! We scored eight goals! 

The score was now something like 20-5. 

They scored 26. 

The debut match of NCTJ FC (named, as all 

great football teams are, after an examining 

board) was characterised by limited personnel, 

our sole defender Jared repeatedly shooting 

from the halfway line, and an immense shift from 

our goalkeeper Aled who, at 26-8, still saved 

more shots than he let in. 

Eliot, my fellow midfielder, decided fairly on that 

his role was - as Peter Crouch and his podcast 

co-hosts would put it, to “’house” the opponents. 

When he scored, he did the JLingz celebration. He 

did Ronaldo’s trademark SIUUUUUUU. He did it all. 

And - here’s the QPR connection you were looking 

for, which is admittedly tenuous - in the 35th 

minute, I was in on goal. The other team had, 

effectively, given up. With their defenders, content 

with having secured the win about half an hour 

ago, ambling vaguely back towards their goal, I 

produced what could be described as an adequate 

finish, nudging the ball into the back of the net. 

I said the link was tenuous. 

Scraping the barrel for more QPR connections, I 

can offer the fact that my hair was described by 

rgeneration.net contributor Alex as looking a bit 

like Gareth Ainsworth. 

But really, if anything, this is a story about 

grassroots football. It feels so very good to be 

playing regularly after lockdown, and every NCTJ 

FC player left the pitch that night grinning and 

laughing irrespective of the heavy defeat. 

It’s amazing to hear people’s stories of their kids, 

nieces and nephews trying tricks and flicks on the 

playground in tribute to Ilias Chair or Chris Willock 

- but spare a thought for the 20-something 

Masters student describing his playing style 

as “sort of like Stefan Johansen” then getting 

embarrassed by a Cardiff Met player who’s played 

two games already in the same evening. 

We lost the next game 14-7. Mathematically, 

that’s progress. 


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Tonight , s Opposition: 

NOTTINGHAM 

FOREST 

IN THE CABINET: 

CLUB FACTS: 

STADIUM: 

[ City Ground ] 

OPENED: 

[ 1898 ] 

CURRENT CAPACITY: 

[ 30,445 ] 

RECORD ATTENDANCE: 

[ 49,946 ] 

v Manchester United 

Division One 28.10.1967 

CLUB COLOURS: 

[ Red & White ] 

FIRST TIER 

Champions: 1977/78 

Runners-up (2): 1966/67, 1978/79 

SECOND TIER 

Champions (3): 1906/07, 1921/22, 1997/98 

Runners-up (2): 1956/57, 1993/94 

THIRD TIER 

Champions: 1950/51 

Runners-up: 2007/08 

FA CUP 

Winners (2): 1897/98, 1958/59 

Runners-up: 1990/91 

LEAGUE CUP 

Winners (4): 1977/78, 1978/79, 

1988/89, 1989/90 

EUROPEAN CUP 

Winners (2): 1978/79, 1979/80 

UEFA SUPER CUP 

Winners: 1979 

Runners-up: 1980 

N O T T ’ M F O R E S T F A C T F I L E 


HOOPS 

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 

OPPOSITION 

OVERVIEW 

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

EUROPEAN Cup winners and top-flight champions in the 

1970s and 80s, Nottingham Forest’s glory days are now but a 

distant memory. 

Continuity was a key component of Forest’s success under 

Brian Clough - but it’s been sadly lacking at the City Ground in 

recent seasons. 

The legendary Clough occupied the Forest dugout for more 

than 18 years. However, since the 2010/11 season, the East 

Midlands club have only completed one full campaign without 

changing their manager. 

Chris Hughton was the latest incumbent to be shown the exit 

door after a dismal start to the new season saw Forest suffer 

six defeats from their opening seven league games. 

In his place came former Swansea boss Steve Cooper and 

the Welshman has quickly overseen a turnaround in fortunes, 

although the honeymoon period ended with a 4-0 home 

thumping at the hands of Fulham last weekend. 


HOOPS 

[ THE GAFFER ] 

NOTTINGHAM Forest 

turned to Steve Cooper to 

succeed Chris Hughton 

in September. 

The Welshman had left 

Swansea in July - two 

months after their 

Championship play-off final 

defeat by Brentford. 

A former defender with 

Wrexham, The New Saints, 

Rhyl, Bangor City and 

Porthmadog, Cooper is 

the 14th manager Forest 

have appointed in the past 

10 years. 

Although Swansea 

represented Cooper’s first 

taste of club management, 

his coaching career had 

spanned 15 years in the 

youth set-ups of Wrexham, 

Liverpool and England. 

He took the reins at 

Swansea in June 2019 and 

led them to successive 

play-off finishes. 

M 

N O T T ’ M F O R E S T T H E G A F F E R 

STEVE COOPER 

Age: 41 

Nationality: Welsh 

Year Appointed: 2021 

Succeeded: Chris Hughton 


HOOPS 

N O T T ’ M F O R E S T K E Y Q U A R T E T 

[ SAFE HANDS ] [ THE ROCK ] 

30 

# 

30 

BRICE SAMBA 

GOALKEEPER 

Age: 27 

Nationality: Congolese 

Signed From: Caen 

FOREST swooped for 

goalkeeper Brice 

Samba from French 

Ligue 2 club Caen for 

an undisclosed fee in 

August 2019. 

The 27-year-old, who 

began his career with 

Le Havre before moving 

to Marseille, signed a 

four-year contract with 

the Reds. 

Samba played 49 times 

and kept 15 clean 

sheets during his two 

seasons with Caen. 

Named in the 2019/20 

PFA Championship 

Team of the Year, 

Samba is now closing in 

on 100 appearances in a 

Forest shirt. 

The stopper appears to 

have rediscovered his 

best form following the 

arrival of Steve Cooper. 

FOREST completed the signing 

of defender Scott McKenna 

from Aberdeen for an 

undisclosed fee in September 

2020. 

The 23-year-old made his Dons 

debut in 2016 after coming 

through the club’s academy, 

scoring five goals in 118 

appearances. 

Forest, who had previously 

seen two offers for McKenna 

rejected in the summer of 2019, 

finally got their man a year later 

and the Scotland international 

enjoyed an impressive first 

season in England with his 

strong tackling and aerial ability 

winning the hearts of the City 

Ground faithful. 

CLASSIC KIT 

MARTIN 

O’NEILL 

1979/80 

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SCOTT McKENNA 

DEFENDER 

Age: 24 

Nationality: Scottish 

Signed From: Aberdeen 


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7 

[ THE HIT MAN ] 

DODGY BARNET 

ANDREA 

SILENZI 

1995/96 

11 

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11 

PHILIP ZINCKERNAGEL 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 26 

Nationality: Danish 

Signed From: Watford 

[ THE MAESTRO ] 

FOREST snapped up midfielder 

Philip Zinckernagel on a 

season-long loan from Premier 

League newcomers Watford in 

the summer. 

The 26-year-old Dane helped 

the Hornets win promotion last 

season after joining on a 

five-year deal from Bodo/Glimt 

in January. 

Zinckernagel had headed to the 

Hornets on a free transfer from 

the Norwegian champions. He 

scored 19 goals as the club won 

the top-flight title for the first 

time in their history in 2020. 

The attack-minded player has 

scored twice and claimed six 

assists in 14 appearances for 

Forest to date. 

LEWIS GRABBAN 

FORWARD 

Age: 33 

Nationality: English 

Signed From: Bournemouth 

EXPERIENCED striker 

Lewis Grabban is now 

in his fourth season at 

Forest having joined 

from Bournemouth 

for a fee of £6m in the 

summer of 2018. 

The forward played 

just 22 games for the 

Cherries following his 

arrival from 

Norwich for a second 

spell in January 2016. 

Born in Croydon, 

Grabban started out at 

Crystal Palace, taking 

in spells at Millwall, 

Brentford and 

Rotherham before 

initially joining 

Bournemouth in May 

2012. 

Grabban has scored 48 

goals in all 

competitions for 

Forest to date and is 

also the club captain. 

N O T T ’ M F O R E S T K E Y Q U A R T E T 


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The R’s are now on Recast! QPR fans can 

watch exclusive live matches, highlights, 

interviews and behind-the-scenes videos. 

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

Recast rewards fans for their engagement which allows 

you to watch videos for free. Unlike on other platforms, 

each video you view generates money for QPR. 


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[ DANGER MAN ] 

HIGHLY rated Wales 

international Brennan 

Johnson has caught the 

eye at the City Ground 

this season. 

The Nottingham-born 

starlet came through the 

club’s academy ranks to 

make his first-team debut 

in the 2019/20 campaign. 

He spent last term on 

loan at Lincoln, scoring 13 

times in 49 games for the 

Imps in League One. 

Back at Forest, Johnson 

has carried that form into 

the Championship and 

was named the division’s 

Young Player of the 

Month for September. 

Having represented 

England at youth level, 

Johnson switched 

allegiances to Wales in 

2018 and has been 

capped five times for the 

senior side. 

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N O T T ’ M F O R E S T D A N G E R M A N 

BRENNAN JOHNSON 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 20 

Nationality: Welsh 

Signed From: Academy 


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NOTT’M FOREST FAMILIAR FACE 

FAMILIAR FACE: 

JAMIE 

MACKIE 

A cult hero in W12, Jamie Mackie first joined QPR from 

Plymouth in 2010. 

The ever-willing winger tasted promotion with Rangers in his 

first season before helping the R’s stay in the top flight the 

following term. 

He departed Rangers for Nottingham Forest in 2013, spending 

the next campaign on loan at Reading. He was back in these 

parts in 2015 and enjoyed another three years in west London 

before heading for Oxford in 2018. 

The former Scotland international hung up his boots at the end 

of the 2019/20 season at the age of 34. 

QPR Apps: 139 | Gls: 24 

2010-13 & 2015-18 

NFFC Apps: 45 | Gls: 4 

2013-15 


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LAST TIME IN W12: 

QPR 2 

FOREST 0 

SECOND-HALF strikes from debutant Lyndon Dykes and Ilias 

Chair helped Rangers make the perfect start to the new 

Championship campaign with victory over Nottingham Forest. 

After a relatively quiet first half, the game burst into life in the 

54th minute. Dykes was felled in the box by Tobias Figueiredo and 

stepped up to smash the spot-kick past Brice Samba. 

Chair sealed the win in the dying seconds, swiping home after 

Dykes had seen his initial shot clawed away by Samba. 

QPR: Lumley; Kakay, Dickie, Barbet, Wallace; Cameron, Carroll 

(Thomas 75); Osayi-Samuel (Smyth 90+3), Amos (Ball 84), Chair; 

Dykes 

Nottingham Forest: Samba; Lawrence-Gabriel, Figueiredo, 

Worrall, Blackett; Yates, Colback; Lolley (Ameobi 59), Freeman 

(Mighten 73), Da Costa (Taylor 67); Grabban 

DATE: 

12.09.2020 

VENUE: 

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FOUNDATION 

STADIUM 

NOTT’M FOREST LAST TIME IN W12 


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FREEZEFRAME 

A PICTORIAL LOOK BACK AT A PREVIOUS 

CLASH WITH TONIGHT’S OPPONENTS… 

Steve Wicks and Paul Hart tussle at a corner during 

Rangers’ 3-0 Division One win over Nottingham 

Forest in September 1984. 


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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 JOHN GREGORY… 

INTERVIEW: TONY INCENZO 


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JOHN GREGORY 

Midfielder 

YEARS AT QPR: 1981-85 

APPS: 161 

GOALS: 36 


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J 

OHN, you were an elegant midfield 

man on our path to the 1981/82 FA 

Cup final. It was 40 years ago now, but 

it only seems like yesterday… 

I know. Time flies but QPR’s run to the 

final will never be forgotten by many 

people. I’d only joined the R’s from 

Brighton at the start of that season as 

well. Just as the plastic Omniturf pitch 

was being installed at Loftus Road. 

Then nine months later the following 

May, I was playing in an FA Cup final at 

Wembley. Do you remember 

telegrams? I actually received a 

telegram from a school mate before 

the final. And he just put: ‘Every 

schoolboy’s dream!’ And it was. When 

we were kids, we looked upon the FA 

Cup final as such an amazing 

occasion. It was like a Royal Wedding. 

The whole country used to come to a 

standstill for the cup final. It’s lost a 

little bit of that shine nowadays. But 

back in the early 1980s, to play in an 

FA Cup final was beyond my wildest 

dreams. And it was an outstanding 

achievement by QPR at the time. 

In the third round, we were drawn at 

home to top-flight Middlesbrough, so 

we started our cup run as underdogs… 

Yes, but we had quite a decent team. 

And we always fancied ourselves at 

home on the plastic. We were very 

strong at Loftus Road. Opposing teams 

would come down to QPR and just 

couldn’t cope with the surface. It gave 

us a big advantage in many respects. 

But we didn’t manage to beat Boro as 

they held us to a draw. 

After that 1-1 draw, it was a midweek 

trip up to Middlesbrough’s old 

Ayresome Park stadium. Rangers won 

3-2 with Warren Neill grabbing the 

winning goal for us in extra-time… 

Middlesbrough were favourites but we 

pulled off a brilliant result. It was 

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decisive goal. He did spend a lot of 

time as an attacking full-back and was 

always in the opposition half of the 

pitch. But to get him up in the six-yard 

box for a diving header was fantastic. 

Even then, though, I don’t feel we 

really started thinking about going all 

the way to the final. I can remember 

that we were much more focused on 

trying to win promotion. We were 

always in and around the top five or 

six positions in Division Two. But we 

had a problem playing away from 

home, particularly in our league 

games. Once we came off the plastic, 

we seemed to struggle a bit on grass. 

In the fourth round we were drawn 

away to Blackpool who were in 

Division Four. We nearly lost that 

game, but it finished 0-0. Then the 

replay took place at Loftus Road with 

Clive Allen scoring four times as we 

ran out 5-1 winners… 

I remember the 0-0 draw up there very 

clearly. We got battered actually from 

start to finish. We travelled up on the 

Friday and stayed overnight in a hotel. 

That was a hell of a slap for us going all 

the way up to Blackpool. It was a tough 

match. Blackpool came at us from the 

start. It was cold, one of those crisp 

winter afternoons. As a midfielder, I 

didn’t see much of the ball at all in that 

game. Blackpool were by far the better 

team on the day, but we managed to 

hang in there. We were probably lucky 

that we didn’t concede, but we stayed 

in the game to take them back to 

Shepherds Bush. And as I said before, 

we always felt confident playing at 

home on the plastic. Clive scored four 

and he was starting to hit good form in 

that cup run. I remember Clive’s dad 

Les always used to have a bet on the 

opposition. He started doing it from 

the third round against Middlesbrough 

where he had a little flutter so that if 

his son’s team lost, Les still got a 


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couple of quid back from the bookies! 

Clive was a quality player and a quality 

finisher. I’d never seen much of him up 

close until I signed for Rangers. But all 

he was ever interested in doing was 

scoring goals. Clive was probably one 

of the main reasons why QPR had so 

much success in that period. He’d 

maybe get three chances in a match 

and end up scoring two of them. He 

was very prolific. A great kid, a great 

trainer and a good pro. We definitely 

needed Clive’s goals to reach the cup 

final and to go on to win promotion the 

season after. 

In the fifth round, we beat fellow 

Division Two side Grimsby 3-1 at 

Loftus Road in what was a 

comprehensive victory… 

It was. Again, it was on our plastic pitch 

where opposing players definitely had 

problems adapting. I always remember 

our pre-match preparation at Rangers. 

We used to train on the Omniturf surface 

on the Friday morning before a home 

game and then the opposition were 

allowed to use the pitch that afternoon. 

We’d often hang around to watch them 

and see how they coped with the plastic. 

It was really hard when you went on it for 

the first time. I can still recall seeing away 

players falling all over the place and 

slipping on the surface. If you weren’t 

used to it and you started chasing the 

ball and running towards the touchline, 

you just couldn’t stop! The Ellerslie Road 

side of the ground used to get a little bit 

icy during the winter months. So away 

players were crashing into the perimeter 

walls around the pitch during those 

Friday sessions! Training on the pitch was 

totally different to playing a match on it. 

Because when you’re in training mode, 

you’re not actually flat out. Match mode 

is a little bit different. There were many 

times that the opposition would come 

down and literally hated the pitch from 

the first minute. Often when we went 


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1-0 ahead in a game, the away team 

would almost give up. They felt that not 

only were they playing against a fairly 

decent football team, but they were also 

playing against the pitch as well. It gave 

us a great advantage in that respect. 

Then it was on to Crystal Palace at 

home in the quarter-finals… 

We had a number of ex-Palace lads, 

and it was a really hard game. Two 

very evenly balanced teams. There 

were a few feuds going on during the 

game out on the pitch. I don’t think 

QPR and Palace got on too well so 

there were some late tackles and a 

few boots being left in. The crowd 

were getting involved and it was a very 

tense match. Palace were a good side. 

Our boss Terry Venables had moved 

from Selhurst Park the season before 

and left behind some very good 

players. But defensively we were really 

solid on the day. Fortunately for us, 

Clive came up with the only goal in the 

last couple of minutes. I’ve seen it a 

few times since and I won the header 

to knock the ball down to Clive. What’s 

good about YouTube nowadays is that 

I can watch things that I’d forgotten! It 

was just Clive at his best. Anywhere 

inside the box, he always knew where 

the goal was. Anyway, we were 

through again in the cup and then 

suddenly you did start thinking about 

the final. I was coming up to my 28th 

birthday and I’d never got anywhere 

near going to play at Wembley before 

in an FA Cup final. All of a sudden, you 

start to get a little bit excited. It was 

getting close, and we did start to think 

that this was a good opportunity for 

us to get to the final. You start to look 

forward to the FA Cup draw to see 

who we might get in the semi-final. It 

turned out to be West Brom. 

Read the second part of our interview 

with John in the next matchday 

programme 


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1981/82 

QPR 2 

LEICESTER 0 

DATE: Saturday 24th October 1981 

COMPETITION: Division Two 

ATTENDANCE: 12,419 

THE PROGRAMME: 16 pages, price 40p 

A very good win for Queens Park Rangers in 

their push for promotion to the top flight. 

On a cold and damp day, Rangers were in 

sixth position at kick-off with Leicester one 

place below. But the Foxes were simply swept 

away on the plastic Omniturf pitch. 

QPR forged ahead on 28 minutes after a 

terrible defensive mix-up. Leicester’s Geoff 

Scott passed back to his keeper Mark 

Wallington, who allowed the ball to bounce off 

his chest. It landed straight at the feet of 

Simon Stainrod, who rounded Wallington to 

gleefully score. 

With 11 minutes to go, man of the match 

John Gregory added the second with a 

stunning volley from the edge of the box after 

Leicester failed to clear their lines. It was 

Gregory’s seventh strike of the season and 

secured QPR’s sixth consecutive home win. 

Hoops boss Terry Venables said afterwards: 

“Leicester are a hard-working team and one 

of the better sides in this division. I thought it 

was a really exciting game and I’m very 

pleased with our win. 

“John Gregory is like a comic-book picture of 

what kids should be doing on a football pitch. 

“He covers ground so quickly and is a 

top-class finisher. He’s always getting into 

good positions.” 

The match report in the Shepherds Bush 

Gazette newspaper read: “Venables has 

every right to be pleased. His team - now 

fourth in the Second Division - look to be a 

certainty to go up if they can maintain the 

sort of form that had Leicester on the ropes 

for most of this match. 

“If they can produce that form away from 

home then the bookies who made them 

favourites at the start of the season seem 

certain to have got it right.” 

RANGERS: Burridge, Gregory, Fenwick, 

Waddock, Hazell, Roeder, Francis (Burke 82), 

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EDITORIAL SNIPPETS: R’s secretary/ 

programme editor Ron Phillips wrote: 

“Just enough room to deplore the 

utterly misleading photo in the ‘News of 

the World’ on 11 October of Gary 

Waddock’s knees during the game 

against Norwich. The headline 

‘Skinned!’ and the caption ‘SORE POINT 

- that’s what it looks like on this close up 

of Gary Waddock’s knees in action on 

QPR’s artificial pitch’ gave the 

impression that strips of skin had been 

rubbed off during play. For the benefit of 

those who may not have seen the very 

small subsequent retraction and who 

found this as shocking as we did: Gary’s 

knees were simply covered in white 

Vaseline - a normal precaution adopted 

by many soccer and rugby players 

everywhere. After the game, Gary had 

not a single mark on his legs. Clear now, 

‘News of the World’?’ 

Elsewhere in the programme, Waddock 

confirmed: “It looked like skin in the 

picture, but in fact it was grease that I put 

on to protect myself against the pitch.” 


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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 Championship game against 

Nottingham Forest. 

Forest are a big club with a fantastic 

history. As a young lad I remember 

watching them not only winning the 

league but also lifting the European 

Cup two years in succession under 

the brilliant Brian Clough. What an 

achievement that was and probably one 

that will never be repeated again in terms 

of the size of the club. They, like many 

clubs of that era, have had difficult times 

in recent years but will be doing all they 

can on and off the field to get back into 

the Premier League. 

After a poor start to the season which 

saw a managerial change, they’ve had 

an upturn in results under new boss 

Steve Cooper and had started to climb 

the table before losing heavily last week 

to Fulham. They have a talented squad, 

and we know that tonight’s game will be 

a tough encounter with three valuable 

points up for grabs. 

Tuesday evening saw us exit the Carabao 

Cup on penalties to Sunderland. We 

had a big decision go against us late 

in the game which proved costly not 

only in terms of a last-eight place but 

also everything else that is associated 

with progression in the competition. I 

personally still feel more can be done 

to help officials at all levels get key 

decisions correct. 

That one went against us and it hurt but 

we mustn’t dwell on it and feel sorry for 

ourselves. That’s why tonight is such 

a big game and gives us a chance to 


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respond and get back to winning ways. 

The league table is so tight. Every 

point is valuable, and you have to earn 

each one you get. Every game throws 

up a different challenge that you have 

to meet head on and tonight will be 

no different. 

This evening, we’re delighted to 

welcome Jamie Mackie back to QPR and 

induct him into the Forever R’s club in 

recognition of his time here as a player. 

Jamie served the club really well in his 

two spells and was a key part of the team 

that gained promotion to the Premier 

League in the 2010/11 season. He 

became a real fans’ favourite with his 

all-action displays and gave everything 

he had when he pulled on the QPR shirt. I 

know he’ll get a fantastic reception from 

the QPR fans when he steps onto the 

pitch at half-time. 

I hope Jamie and his family have a superb 

evening back at the club. I know from 

speaking to him in the last few weeks how 

much he’s looking forward to being at the 

game and being inducted into the Forever 

R’s club, which is so popular and receives 

tremendous support from our fans. 

Thank you once again for all your support 

both home and away since the start of 

the season. It’s been brilliant. Continue 

to get behind the team tonight and 

hopefully we can win the game and put 

another three points on the board. 

Come on you R’s! 


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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… 

CRICKET 

OUR stadium once staged a 

testimonial cricket fixture… 

Sunday 27th April 1975 at 2pm 

QPR All Stars v John Edrich 

Surrey All Stars 

John Edrich & Mick Leach 

Testimonial 

This was a joint benefit 

occasion for the cricketer 

John Edrich and for Queens 

Park Rangers stalwart Mick 

Leach. 

Edrich was an English firstclass 

cricketer with a career 

that ran from 1956 to 1978. He 

played for Surrey at the time 

of this testimonial and was 

considered one of the best 

batsmen of his generation. 

Leach, meanwhile, was a 

strong midfielder/striker 

who came up through the 

youth ranks at Rangers. He 

scored on his first-team 

debut against Colchester in 

February 1965. 

Leach made 361 appearances 

in total for the R’s and hit 

70 goals. This included his 

match-winning strike versus 

Leicester at Loftus Road on 

23rd September 1975 which 

put QPR top of the league for 

the first time in our history. 


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He later transferred to Detroit 

Express (USA) in March 1978 

for £30,000. Leach sadly died 

of lung cancer in 1992, aged 

just 44. 

As well as the cricket and 

football stars taking part, the 

teams also fielded some top 

personalities from the world 

of entertainment. 

Admission was by donations 

of 30p, 50p and 75p and a 

scorecard was given for this 

donation at the turnstiles. A 

40-page programme was also 

available for a 15p donation 

and mainly consisted of 

adverts along with a few old 

photos of Edrich and Leach. 

The following Queens Park 

Rangers players took part: 

Mick Leach (38 runs, caught), 

Terry Mancini (21, bowled), 

Dave Clement (nine, bowled), 

Ian Gillard (one, not out), Phil 

Parkes (37, not out), Don 

Rogers (26, caught), Dave 

Sexton (40, caught), David 

Webb (30, caught). 

In addition, the television and 

showbiz stars who appeared 

for QPR were actor Dennis 

Waterman (two, caught), TV 

presenter Monty Modlyn (15, 

caught), singer Frankie Laine 

(11, bowled) and TV presenter 

John Stapleton (two, bowled). 

The best-known entertainer 

on Edrich’s team was Ian 

Lavender, who was a big star 

at the time for playing Private 

Pike in BBC1’s much-loved 

comedy Dad’s Army. At one 

point, Lavender caused great 

amusement amongst the 

crowd when he theatrically 

pretended to examine himself 

after being hit by the ball 

near his private parts. He 

eventually made three runs 

before being caught. 

Top scorer for Edrich’s team 

was Pakistan captain Intikhab 

Alam who ran up 78 before 

being caught. Edrich himself 

made 21 runs until Rangers 

bowled him out. 

Edrich’s side were eventually 

declared the winners by four 

runs. In saying that, there was 

plenty of confusion at the 

conclusion as the gentleman 

manually operating the 

famous old Coral scoreboard 

at the School End appeared 

to have trouble in adding up 

the runs! But no one present 

seemed to care. 


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Columnist 

talkSPORT REPORTER AND RANGERS FAN 

TONY INCENZO’S RECALLS SOME WEIRD AND 

WONDERFUL STORIES... 

PROGRAMME COLLECTION COMPLETED! 

It’s just a battered single piece of paper but I’d 

been trying to buy it for more than 10 years to 

complete my programme collection. 

The match in question was Queens Park 

Rangers versus the Middlesex Wanderers 

representative team in a charity match played at 

Loftus Road on Monday 9th April 1956. 

The last time this programme cropped up on 

eBay, I didn’t bid on it as I thought it was just a 

reserve-team game for the R’s. But our late and 

great club historian Gordon Macey subsequently 

told me that it was in fact the QPR first XI, so I’ve 

been looking for the programme ever since. 

I’ve made appeals here in my Rangers 

programme column, on my Twitter feed and on 

talkSPORT in a special show I co-presented with 

Danny Kelly about football memorabilia. All to 

no avail. 

But then suddenly it appeared again on eBay this 

month in my saved searches. I wasn’t going to 

miss out again this time. 

I sat on my computer all day when the 

programme listing was ending, intently watching 

the bids and waiting patiently to make my move 

at the very last minute. 

The good news is that I won the auction for 

£63.15p and this means that I now own every 

QPR home programme since World War Two. 

Collection completed! Job done! 

My wife and young daughter wondered why there 

were loud whoops of delight emanating from the 

office in my house as I leapt around celebrating as 

if Rangers had won the play-off final. 


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HISTORY 

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YOUNG 

GUN 

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current Premier 

League star in his 

early days 

JUDE’S 

LOOKALIKE 

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Know Your History: Akos Buzsaky, Young Gun: Mohamed Salah 


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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… 

STAN Bowles. The very 

mention of his name 

is enough to evoke an 

avalanche of memories 

for Queens Park Rangers 

supporters. 

Not just those who grew up 

with him as that generation 

would have ensured sons, 

daughters, any relation and 

their friends would have an 

appreciation of Stan the 

Man. It was no surprise the 

player was voted the club’s 

best ever in a 2004 fans’ poll. 

And became life chair of the 

Queens Park Rangers Loyal 

Supporters’ Association. 

His skilled, maverick swagger 

remains the perfect template 

for a club legend who was 

the star of arguably Rangers’ 

finest team when it went 

within an ace of the title in the 

mid-1970s. Many, including a 

raconteur of a friend of mine 

who struggled to untie his 

tongue when introduced to 

the great man, clearly feel he 

is the closest any Ranger has 

come to walking on water. 

And the love affair all began 

with a five-star debut against 

Nottingham Forest, tonight’s 

visitors, at a mild, sunny Loftus 

Road on 16th September 1972. 


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Many feel he is the 

closest any Ranger has 

come to walking on water 

QPR boss Gordon Jago 

signed Bowles for £112,000 

six months after reluctantly 

selling talisman Rodney Marsh 

to Manchester City, the new 

signing’s first club, for almost 

double the amount. 

Marsh made the Rangers 

No.10 shirt his own, but Bowles 

was unconcerned about 

wearing it as he replaced a club 

icon he ‘hadn’t heard of’. 

And it was love at first sight with 

the Loftus Road faithful as he 

scored one and made another 

in a virtuoso performance 

which helped secure a 3-0 

league win over Matt Gillies’ 

visitors. It was a case of ‘the 

king is dead, long live the king’. 

And it remained that way as 

Bowles bestrode his kingdom 

for more than 300 games while 

scoring nearly 100 goals over 

seven years in W12. 

I remember journeying up to 

Forest’s City Ground to see 

Bowles perform for QPR in a 

second fifth-round FA Cup 

replay in three days in 1978. 

The last leg of the journey was 

along the banks of the River 

Trent. It was dark and squelchy. 

A side door opened to provide 

light and mark my destination. 

As I walked through it into 

the stadium, Peter Taylor was 

there. Brian Clough’s partner in 

the hosts’ management team 

looked down at my muddied 

shoes and told me: “You need 

some Cherry Blossom on 

those.” 

Rangers lost 3-1 and I recall 

waiting long after the final 

whistle for Clough to emerge 

for interview before being 

forced to scurry off to catch 

the last train home minus his 

words of wisdom. But Bowles 

managed a goal which must 

have caught Old Big ‘Ead’s eye. 

Bowles joined Clough’s 

European Cup holders in 

December 1979. The switch 

came following a media spat 

with Rangers boss Tommy 

Docherty. The manager was 

quoted saying: “You can trust 

me, Stan,” to which the player’s 

reply was noted as “I’d rather 

trust my chickens with Colonel 

Sanders.” 

He helped Forest to back-toback 

successes in the premier 

continental competition during 

what was his only season with 

them. It was, though, reported 

that he ruled himself out of 

the final because Clough 

refused him permission to 

play in a testimonial match 

for winger John Robertson, 

who scored the winner in the 

European Cup decider against 

Hamburg at the Bernabeu on 

28th May 1980. But what has 

been less reported is the fact 

that Bowles helped Forest 

clinch the European Super Cup 

against Barcelona in front of 

80,000 at the Camp Nou three 

months earlier. 


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There was nothing starry 

about Bowles face to face. 

Although he could show 

flashes of temper on the pitch, 

he was always approachable 

and easy going off it. A regular 

bloke who liked a gamble, 

putting a bet on a few minutes 

before kick-off according to his 

autobiography, and chatting to 

fans in the Springbok pub next 

to Loftus Road. 

I remember how his down-toearth 

character revealed itself 

when he moved to Brentford 

- another club I featured in the 

Ealing Gazette - at the end of 

his league career. 

He asked me for a lift to the 

opening of his wine bar in 

Notting Hill, happy to arrive 

in my Morris Minor rather 

than a fancy limousine. There 

seemed no side to him. 

My newspaper named him 

Brentford’s Player of the 

Year in the early 1980s. I 

even presented him with the 

award. I’m glad we gave it to 

him because he didn’t win the 

amount of glittering prizes his 

talent merited. 

Bowles, who kindly helped 

promote my Queens Park 

Rangers Greatest Games book 

in 2013, might have ruffled the 

feathers of his managers, like 

Malcolm Allison at Manchester 

City as well as Docherty and 

Clough, and been largely 

ignored by England bosses 

(limited to only five caps), but 

he will forever be adored at 

Rangers. Unconditionally. 

* 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 

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QPR FC 

WOMEN 

QPR FC WOMEN 4 

CAVERSHAM UNITED 

WOMEN 0 

QPR booked their place in this year’s 

FA Cup first round proper following an 

impressive 4-0 victory over Caversham 

at the Powerday Stadium. 

Strikes from Melanie Hall, Ellie Searle, 

Brogan Moore and Demi Edwards 

wrapped up a professional performance 

by Steve Quashie’s side. 

Hall got the ball rolling with her opening 

effort when she slotted home within 11 

minutes, before Searle doubled Rangers’ 

advantage with a terrific solo goal on the 

half-hour mark. 

Her fine run down the left-hand side 

created the opportunity for a shot 

which she comfortably buried at the 

second opportunity past the helpless 

visiting keeper. 

It wasn’t all one-way traffic. R’s stopper 

Erin Pope had to be on hand to deny 

Caversham attacker Steph Nelson 

before the break. 

But quickly after half-time things got 

better for the R’s when Moore headed 

home from a floated corner. 

With seconds left on the clock 

substitute Edwards wrapped up the win 

with a tidy finish. 

Quashie’s side are back in action on 

Sunday (2pm) when they host Hashtag 

United at the Powerday Stadium. 

For more information or on how to 

sponsor QPR FC Women’s players this 

season, please contact sarahh@qpr.co.uk 

QPR: Pope, Petit, Searle, Carolan 

(Redhead-Ling 60), Grieve, Jordinson, 

Blodgett, Akerman (Nygaard-Parsons 

52), Davies (Edwards 52), Moore, Hall 

Images courtesy of Ian Randall 


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ARK PRIORY ACADEMY WORKSHOP 

ALONGSIDE SHOW 

RACISM THE RED CARD, 

QPR IN THE COMMUNITY 

TRUST DELIVERED A 

FANTASTIC WORKSHOP 

AT ARK PRIORY 

ACADEMY AS PART OF 

BLACK HISTORY MONTH. 

The Trust were joined by QPR FC Women’s 

stars Kasha Petit and Sue Kumaning as well 

as Under-23s players Marco Ramkilde, Shiloh 

Remy and Ben Wells. 

QPR Trust’s Community Development 

Officer Pablo Blackwood spoke passionately 

about the event, saying: “We were pleased 

to come down and support Show Racism the 

Red Card. 

“From a Trust perspective, we came down 

to get the students to really think about 

what they learnt from their curriculum. 

The questions they asked at the end really 

encapsulated the day. 

“This event is something which we were 

really pleased to be a part of.” 


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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 L 1-4 8 DIENG ODUBAJO DICKIE DE WIJS BARBET McCALLUM 

Tue 19 19:45 Blackburn Rovers W 1-0 5 DIENG ADOMAH DICKIE DUNNE BARBET McCALLUM 

Sat 23 15:00 Peterborough United L 1-2 7 DIENG ADOMAH DICKIE DUNNE BARBET McCALLUM 

Tue 26 19:45 Sunderland CC R4 D 0-0*** N/A DIENG KAKAY DICKIE DE WIJS BARBET ODUBAJO 

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 

Sun 5 14:30 Stoke City 

Mon 13 19:45 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 ***Lost 1-3 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 

BALL JOHANSEN CHAIR WILLOCK AUSTIN ARCHER, AMOS, DYKES 1, GRAY, DUNNE , DUKE-McKENNA, ADOMAH LANGFORD 

BALL DOZZELL WILLOCK CHAIR 1 DYKES ARCHER, KAKAY, DE WIJS, AMOS , AUSTIN, GRAY, DUKE-McKENNA WEBB 

BALL JOHANSEN CHAIR 1 DYKES AUSTIN ARCHER, KAKAY, DE WIJS, AMOS, DOZZELL, GRAY, WILLOCK GILLETT 

AMOS CHAIR WILLOCK DYKES GRAY ARCHER, JOHANSEN, AUSTIN, BALL, DOZZELL, DUNNE, DUKE-McKENNA, ADOMAH, DREWE STROUD 


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CHAMP STAT PACK 

LEAGUE TABLE 

2o21 /22 

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

1 AFC BOURNEMOUTH 14 10 4 0 24 8 16 34 

2 FULHAM 14 9 2 3 33 14 19 29 

3 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 14 8 4 2 25 11 14 28 

4 COVENTRY CITY 14 7 3 4 20 17 3 24 

5 LUTON TOWN 14 5 6 3 23 18 5 21 

6 MIDDLESBROUGH 14 6 3 5 17 13 4 21 

7 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 14 6 3 5 25 22 3 21 

8 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 14 6 3 5 18 17 1 21 

9 STOKE CITY 14 6 3 5 17 16 1 21 

10 MILLWALL 14 5 6 3 15 15 0 21 

11 BLACKPOOL 14 6 3 5 17 18 -1 21 

12 BLACKBURN ROVERS 14 5 5 4 23 17 6 20 

13 READING 14 6 1 7 20 24 -4 19 

14 SHEFFIELD UNITED 14 5 3 6 20 21 -1 18 

15 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 14 5 2 7 18 20 -2 17 

16 SWANSEA CITY 14 4 5 5 15 17 -2 17 

17 BRISTOL CITY 14 4 4 6 15 20 -5 16 

18 BIRMINGHAM CITY 14 4 4 6 12 17 -5 16 

19 PRESTON NORTH END 14 3 6 5 14 18 -4 15 

20 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 14 4 2 8 16 27 -11 14 

21 CARDIFF CITY 14 3 2 9 12 26 -14 11 

22 HULL CITY 14 2 3 9 9 20 -11 9 

23 BARNSLEY 14 1 5 8 9 20 -11 8 

24 DERBY COUNTY 14 3 8 3 10 11 -1 5 

LAST UPDATED: 27.10.2021 

THIS WEEKEND’S 

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Goalscorers 

ALEKSANDAR MITROVIC 

FULHAM 15 

BEN BRERETON DIAZ 

BLACKBURN ROVERS 10 

DOMINIC SOLANKE 

AFC BOURNEMOUTH 10 

VIKTOR GYOKERES 

COVENTRY CITY 9 

JOHN SWIFT 

READING 8 

TOP FIVE 

Assists 

SORBA THOMAS 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 7 

JOHN SWIFT 

READING 6 

HARRY WILSON 

FULHAM 5 

RYAN CHRISTIE 


RYAN GILES 

CARDIFF CITY 5 

TOP FIVE 

Clean Sheets 

MARK TRAVERS 


LEE NICHOLLS 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 7 

SIMON SLUGA 

LUTON TOWN 6 

SAM JOHNSTONE 

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 6 

JOE LUMLEY 

MIDDLESBROUGH 6 


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Columnist 

I 

THE JOURNALIST AND BROADCASTER 

PENS HIS LATEST COLUMN… 

must confess I didn’t get a clear 

enough real-time view of whether or 

not Charlie Austin’s ‘goal’ against 

Sunderland was offside. 

A fan at the back of the South Africa Road stand 

showed me the freeze-frame image on his phone 

moments after the incident and it was clear that 

Charlie was onside. There was even a suspicion of 

handball by the Sunderland defender. 

Yes, it was a poor second-half performance and 

the less said about our penalties the better - but 

decisions like these from referee Keith Stroud 

and his assistants are why VAR is slowly but surely 

winning an argument it looked destined to lose. 

With some tweaking to interpretations of the 

law, VAR appears to be finding its feet in the 

Premier League, helped by a Euros where the 

technology didn’t dominate the narrative of 

the tournament. 

Charlie’s disallowed goal, which would surely have 

proved enough to secure a quarter-final place in 

the Carabao Cup for the first time in 33 seasons, 

is a timely reminder of what football was like 

before VAR was introduced. We may also have 

forgotten that this used to happen quite often - 

and personally, I think it’s time we looked at having 

VAR in EFL competitions. 

I hope some of our younger readers took 

the chance to watch The Impossible Job, 

the 1993 documentary which revealed the 

travails of Graham Taylor’s ill-fated spell as 

England manager. 

I won’t spoil it for you, but as well as being a 

beautifully edited programme which left viewers 

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I’m pleased to say my five-year-old nephew Ruari 

thoroughly enjoyed his first competitive game 

at QPR. That’s him on the left on the Central line 

with his dad Liam, who was pretty exhausted 

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