Queens Park Rangers v Hull City

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

ISSUE 20 £3.50 

v HULL CITY 

SATURDAY 19TH FEBRUARY, 2022 

KICK-OFF 3PM

HOOPS 

#QPRHUL 

SATURDAY 19TH FEBRUARY 2022 

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04 12 

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04 THE GAFFER 

Words from Mark Warburton 

09 NEWS + MESSAGES 

All the latest from W12 

12 THE BIG READ 

Interview with Jeff Hendrick 

19 COLUMNIST 

Ben Summer has his say 

21 VISITORS 

An in-depth look at our oppo 

29 ONE OF ‘R’ OWN 

Focusing on our U18s 

32 ANDY SINTON 

Our ex-winger pens his column 

36 1981/82 FEATURE 

A chat with Ian Gillard 

42 KEY FIXTURE 

A vital clash from 1981/82 

44 OTHER USES OF LR 

The ground has seen it all 

50 JUNIOR HOOPS 

Test your knowledge 

56 MIKE DONOVAN 

A trip down memory lane 

60 QPR FC WOMEN 

R’s fight back for late point 

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 SHOTA 

ARVELADZE, HIS STAFF, PLAYERS AND ALL ASSOCIATED WITH 

HULL CITY FOOTBALL CLUB. 

H 

ull arrive here fresh from a 

good point away at Sheffield 

United and they have picked 

up vital points in recent weeks to give 

themselves a battling chance of 

retaining Championship status. 

They possess good individual talent 

and an evident collective team spirit 

and we know we face another tough 

challenge here this afternoon. As 

always, we look forward to the game 

and wish all of our guests a safe return 

journey home. 

I am writing these notes the morning 

after a very disappointing away 

performance and result against Millwall. 

As I stated after the Barnsley fixture at 

the weekend, we take plaudits when 

we do well but similarly have to be 

honest and admit when we are below 

par. We failed to match the intensity 

of our opponents and likewise failed 

to impose ourselves on a game that 

was finally lost to two goals that should 

have been easily avoided. 

We lost too many duels and challenges 

and never truly threatened the 

opposition goal and as such, never 

deserved to take anything from the 

match. Two bad displays and zero 

points leaves us feeling angry and 

frustrated and we are very aware that 

we need to respond and deliver a level 

of performance that we have clearly 

shown so many times throughout this 

season. 

Despite the disappointment of the 

results, the plain fact is that the 

players’ efforts have taken us into this 

promising league position. They have 

delivered a number of high-quality 

displays and the table certainly does 

not lie after 30-plus games have been 

played. 

They deserve enormous credit for 

how they have worked thus far but, 

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HOOPS 

You, our supporters, have 

played such a big part so far 

and the backing undoubtedly 

helps each and every player 


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HOOPS 

as we all know, we are now entering the 

‘business’ end of the season and we 

need to ensure that we maintain focus 

and concentration in the weeks ahead. 

What is very important is that we do not 

allow ‘expectation’ to negatively impact 

the overall positive feeling around the club. 

At the start of the campaign, I was asked 

what would represent a good season and 

I stated that, having finished last year in 

ninth place, two points off seventh, we had 

to look at improving our league position 

and therefore we should aim for the playoffs. 

With the players having performed so 

well, and with other clubs dropping points, 

suddenly automatic promotion became a 

possible ‘target’. 

We must not lose sight of clear and 

specific goals. Our budget is below midtable 

and therefore a play-off spot would 

represent an excellent achievement 

by the players. If we can indeed secure 

that goal, we then challenge ourselves 

to finish the job and deliver the type 

of performances that such occasions 

deserve and demand. 

You, our supporters, have played 

such a big part so far and the backing 

undoubtedly helps each and every player. 

We will need the continued backing in the 

weeks ahead if we are indeed to have the 

type of season we all hope for. As always, 

such support is greatly appreciated and 

never taken for granted. 

Finally, we were all delighted to hear that 

Osman Kakay and his partner had a baby 

girl safely delivered late last week. Mother 

and baby Aneesa are doing well and I am 

sure you will join me in sending warmest 

wishes to Ossie and his family. 

Enjoy the game! 

Gaffer 


HOOPS 

COOK AND EAT 

QPR in the Community Trust are continuing to support Cook 

and Eat – the activity sessions which teach basic cookery 

skills to children living in the neighbourhood around the Kiyan 

Prince Foundation Stadium. 

Club ambassador Andy Sinton presented Trust chief executive 

Andy Evans with a cheque for £1,000 – an FA donation to the 

charity from the Community Shield. 

OSCAR 

Happy birthday to football 

fanatic Oscar Shepherd, who 

turned seven on Monday! Oscar 

is a goalkeeper and wants to be 

just like Super Sen! We hope you 

enjoyed your special day – lots 

of love always, Mummy Daddy & 

Harrison xx 

SCOTT 

Wishing Scott Hampton a very 

happy 50th birthday on 28th 

February. From all your family and 

QPR mates. 

LEAH 

Congratulations to Leah 

Winchester, attending her first 

game at the Kiyan Prince 

Foundation Stadium. We hope 

you have a great day! Lots of love, 

Dad, Mum, Nan and Agent Pete. 

BECKY 

Happy 19th birthday for tomorrow 

to Becky McFarland! Becky and her 

family never miss a game, home 

or away, often making a 400-mile 

round trip from Wakefield. Love 

from Mum, Dad and Ryan and all 

your friends at QPR. 

BOBBY 

A very special hello to Bobby 

Lowin, who turned four on 

Wednesday 2nd February, we 

hope you had a great day. 

BRENDA 

Happy birthday for yesterday 

to QPR superfan Brenda 

Ravening from P Block! Hope 

you have a great day and QPR 

pick up three points. Love from 

all the family xx 

PETE 

Happy 60th birthday for 

tomorrow to Pete Copeland. 

Wishing you a great day, Emma 

and Tom. 


HOOPS 

ALFIE & LIAM 

Happy 30th birthdays to Alfie 

Hill and Liam Smith! Born six 

weeks apart, they share a love 

for QPR and their home town of 

Brighton. Alfie and his dad have 

been season ticket holders for 

over 20 years, recruiting a young 

and impressionable Liam, his 

brother Ali and many others. 

Have a great day. 

DANIEL & CALEB 

Welcome to Daniel and Caleb 

Pollington, who are travelling over 

from Belfast with their dad Andy 

and big brother Frankie to see 

the Hoops in action against Hull! 

Hope you all enjoy the game. 

JON 

Happy birthday to Jon Blower – 

39 today! 

ALEX 

Alex Aires is a Supa Hoop, he’s 

13 today! We all love you to 

bits. Love from Mummy, Daddy, 

George and all the family xx 

PETER 

Happy birthday to Loft Upper 

season ticket holder Peter 

Cracknell, who is 70 years old 

today! Hope you’re enjoying your 

birthday – getting another three 

points today would be the icing 

on the cake! With lots of love 

from your wife Alison. 

ALFIE 

Buon Compleanno Alfie! Love 

you! X Cece 

JOEL 

Happy 14th birthday to Joel 

Curtis, love from Granny and 

Grandad Xx 

HENRY 

Welcome to Henry Robert 

Bond, who was born on 4th 

February and joins a long list of 

Rangers supporters in the family! 

Congratulations to proud parents 

Charlie and Emily, who have 

season tickets in the Loft Upper. 


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HOOPS 

RYAN, ERIN & KERRY 

Belated congratulations to 

three season ticket holders 

who have all reached milestone 

birthdays this season. Erin was 

18 in October, Kerry turned 50 

in January, and Ryan was 16 on 

Wednesday. Wishing all three a 

very happy belated birthday, with 

love from John Quinlan – and 

a big welcome to Ryan’s mates 

Harry, Connor and Jack who are 

joining him at today’s game. 

MEGAN 

Welcome to 10-year-old 

Megan Stirling from Burcott, 

Bedfordshire, who is attending 

her first QPR game today in the 

South Africa Road stand with dad 

Colin, family friend Sean Gordon 

and his son James. Colin has 

supported QPR for almost 50 

years, following in the footsteps 

of his dad Ian – who also took 

Sean to his first QPR game back 

in 1975! 

OBITUARY 

JAMES LOCKE 

James Locke, a lifelong QPR fan 

since his first game in 1971, sadly 

passed away after a hard long 

fight against cancer. We’re all 

thinking of you today and always, 

from all your family and friends. 

DENNIS 

Happy birthday to 

Dennis McIntyre, who usually 

sits in the East Paddock but is 

celebrating turning 70 today in 

W12 with Matt, Dan, Callum, 

Dave and George. Dennis is 

pictured at the 2014 play-off 

final with grandson Ted. 

VAL 

Happy 75th birthday to 

wonderful mum, sister and 

nanny Val Kempson! We hope 

you have an amazing day! Lots of 

love from Lou, Allan, Jon, Keith, 

Catewyn and Irys xxxxx 

OBITUARY 

JACQUI CHUBB 

Today we commemorate and 

celebrate Jacqui Chubb. An 

incredible wife to Gary and mum 

to Oli who will be remembered 

for her love of life, family, friends 

and her beloved QPR. Always and 

forever in our hearts. 


HOOPS 


HOOPS 

Looking to be back 

at our best 

JEFF HENDRICK 

INTERVIEW: BEN KOSKY 

HAVING CELEBRATED HIS 30TH BIRTHDAY 

BY JOINING QPR ON LOAN FROM 

NEWCASTLE, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 

MIDFIELDER JEFF HENDRICK GIVES HIS 

THOUGHTS ON RECTIFYING RANGERS’ 

RECENT DIP IN FORM – AND EXPLAINS A 

SUBTLE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIM AND 

STEFAN JOHANSEN… 


HOOPS 

Jeff, many of our readers would 

consider signing for QPR on their 

birthday the ideal gift – was it an 

unexpected move for you? 

For me I would also say it was the perfect 

gift! It wasn’t really unexpected because I 

wanted to go out on loan and play games 

and there were a couple of other clubs 

interested, but it was about finding the 

right club that I thought would suit me, 

somewhere I’d want to go. I remember 

watching the QPR game against Derby 

back in November, texting my agent 

and saying ‘QPR look good!’ – so who 

knows, maybe I planted a seed in his 

mind without even knowing it. Obviously 

I needed the club to want me as well, so I 

was pleased to learn that they did. 

I’d imagine the opportunity of playing 

regularly becomes even more important 

at this stage of your career… 

Obviously I wanted to play games, but 

the important thing for me was to come 

into a side who are doing well. The 

chance to come in and help this group 

in any way I can, to achieve their goal of 

getting to the Premier League, that was 

massive for me. If I can do that it’d be 

brilliant and I’d love nothing better. I’ve 

only been here a short time, but I’ve been 

given a great welcome from the players, 

the staff and the fans. 

In the games you’ve played so far, 

Middlesbrough had more of the ball 

and we managed to take a point, on 

other occasions we’ve had plenty of 

possession but not made it count – how 

would you sum it up? 

When I came on for my debut in the 

cup tie at Peterborough, they had two 

chances in the whole game and scored 

both of them when we’d been the better 

team. Middlesbrough was one I enjoyed 

watching from the bench – it was end to 


HOOPS 

I can’t remember ever having 

this situation before - maybe 

I should go straight into the 

hairdresser’s now 

end, with two good teams going at it – 

and I enjoyed it just as much after I came 

on. Then at Barnsley we had a better first 

half than second half, but we lacked that 

bit of quality in the final third, or maybe 

that desire to score the goal. The longer 

a game goes on, the teams that are 

scrapping for their lives are going to get 

chances. So they’ve been different kinds 

of games, but we have to look at this and 

find a mix – not mess around with the 

ball and try to have 700 passes before 

we score. 

You and Stefan Johansen have replaced 

each other a couple of times – with your 

similar hairstyles, is that a deliberate 

strategy to confuse the opposition?! 

Ah, possibly! But if you look more closely, 

Stefan wears a white headband and I 

wear a black one. It’s been quite funny 

though, I’ve had some of my family and 

friends messing about saying they don’t 

know which is me and which is Stefan on 

the pitch. I can’t remember ever having 

this situation before – maybe I should go 

straight into the hairdresser’s now! 

At your first club, Derby, you were often 

part of a team challenging for promotion 

– yet teams always hit a sticky patch at 

some stage. It seems we have one right 

now at QPR, so what message would you 

want to get across? 

As you said, every team does go through 

that and for me the message would be 

not to be too worried about it and let it 

get you down. It’s about staying together 

as a group, trying to stop that run you’re 


HOOPS 

We need to get going 

again and put more points on 

the board and this is a great 

opportunity 

on and getting back to winning ways 

as quickly as possible. This is a really 

important time of the year and the key 

is to stay calm and be sensible when you 

play, to get the results you need. The 

more experienced lads can play a big part 

in that, with the knowledge they have, 

but I think it’s good to have a bit of a mix 

– the younger ones have that element of 

fearlessness and go for it. 

Today’s opponents, Hull, have also been 

on a lean run recently but would it be 

dangerous to assume that makes this an 

ideal opportunity to bounce back? 

At the back end of the season every 

game’s going to be difficult and you’ve 

got to approach it in the right manner. 

On the one hand we’ll be cautious of Hull 

with the run they’re on and we’ve got to 

be ready for them – at the same time 

we’re at home and we’re in the position 

we’re in for a reason. We need to get 

going again and put more points on the 

board and this is a great opportunity 

as long as we go out there, play good 

flowing, attacking football, and score as 

many goals as possible. 

Jimmy Dunne’s a player you’d have seen 

coming through when you played at 

Burnley – would you expect him to be 

knocking on the Republic of Ireland door 

fairly soon? 

Yes, it’s brilliant to see Jimmy at a club 

where he’s playing so regularly. He’s 

someone who was always going to be 

in with a chance at international level 

when he’s playing regularly and playing 


HOOPS 

I used to watch the 

Dublin games and played 

myself, although Gaelic sport 

was more a hobby really - 

it was always going to be 

football for me 

well. For the manager, it doesn’t matter 

what league you’re in or what level you’re 

playing at. If you’re doing well and he 

thinks you’re a good player, he’ll bring 

you in. I think Jimmy’s got every chance 

– I’ve talked to him and I know it’d be a big 

dream for him to get into the Ireland setup 

and win a cap. I’d love to see that. 

I believe you were a pretty useful Gaelic 

footballer as a youngster so, with quite 

a few GAA teams around this part of 

London, will you be taking in a game or 

two on your days off? 

To watch or play?! Possibly, I might get 

down to see a game once the weather’s 

good. As a kid, I used to watch the Dublin 

games and played myself, although 

Gaelic sport was more a hobby really – it 

was always going to be football for me. 


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 

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HOOPS 

Columnist 

‘R’ GENERATION WRITER BEN SUMMER SHARES 

HIS LATEST COLUMN 

T 

witter is simultaneously one of the best 

and the worst things to have happened 

to football. 

My dad has always refused to join it, and 

sometimes I can’t blame him. 

But he’s missing out on Andy Watkins’ brilliant 

full-time tweets, wholesome content like Chris 

Willock picking Seny Dieng up from the airport 

after AFCON, and more memes than I could 

possibly forward to him on WhatsApp. 

The site has also been home to some heartwarming 

and emotional stories. Sebastian 

Garcia telling the tale of how friends he met on 

QPR forums flew him over from Argentina to 

attend a game. 

Jacob Tingle and his collective of merry 

Americans, who inexplicably fell in love with the 

club on a class trip and have remained diehard 

fans ever since. 

The story of Dottie, a wonderful young girl who 

was filmed laughing in an Albert Adomah shirt 

during her long journey with chemotherapy – 

with Charlie Austin’s wife Bianca set to climb 

Snowdon in financial aid of her cause. 

You look at that, and wonder how anyone could 

deny themselves the chance to hop on Twitter, 

follow every QPR account they can, and glue 

their eyes to the screen. 

Then the game against Barnsley happened. 

Immediately, people who have been wrong for 

the past three seasons about Warburton, wrong 

for the past two seasons about Dykes, wrong 

for all of this season about what our targets are, 

decided now was the time to throw all the toys 

out of the pram. 

We’d have been delighted at avoiding relegation 

last Christmas and we’d have been delighted 

at the prospect of play-offs at the start of the 

season. It will remain a massive achievement if 

we do it. 

Of course our recent run of form has meant 

we have higher expectations. Of course it’s 

annoying to lose to rock-bottom Barnsley. Of 

COURSE you’re allowed to be annoyed about it. 

Get on Twitter if you want, to rant and swear and 

moan and do all the rest – I’ve got no issue with that. 

But if your first instinct is to slag off every player 

whose name you’ve been singing for the past 

few months and the manager who’s responsible 

for all these successes, I hope you can gain a bit 

of perspective. 

Football snatches you up in an emotional 

whirlwind like little else. Anger, frustration and 

heartbreak are all part of it. But it doesn’t give 

grown men the God-given right to act like 

petulant children. 

It’s the Championship, and it’s our best season 

in the division for years. I’m obviously not telling 

you to be happy when we lose. But if you want to 

be insufferable, keep it to yourself. 


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HOOPS 

Today , s Opposition: 

HULL CITY 

IN THE CABINET: 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE 

CHAMPIONSHIP (LEVEL 2) 

Runners-up: 2012/13 

Play-off winners: 2007/08, 2015/16 

CLUB FACTS: 

STADIUM: 

[ MKM Stadium ] 

OPENED: 

[ 2002 ] 

CURRENT CAPACITY: 

[ 25,400 ] 

RECORD ATTENDANCE: 

[ 25,280 ] 

CLUB COLOURS: 

[ Amber & Black ] 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE ONE (LEVEL 3) 

Champions: 1965/6, 2020/21 

Runners-up: 1958/59, 2004/05 

Promoted: 1984/85 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE TWO (LEVEL 4) 

Runners-up: 1982/83, 2003/04 

FA CUP 

Runners-up: 2014 

H U L L C I T Y F A C T F I L E 


HOOPS 

HULL CITY 

OPPOSITION 

OVERVIEW 

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

Hull’s 11 years under the ownership of the Allam family were far 

from uneventful – they incorporated three promotions, as many 

relegations, a foray into European competition for the first time 

and a controversial attempt at rebranding. 

However, the Tigers faithful will be hoping for a little more 

stability following the recent takeover of the club by Turkish 

media personality Acun Ilicali – with the first task to confirm 

Championship status for next season. 

Former manager Grant McCann – who led Hull back to the second 

tier at the first attempt last season – oversaw impressive back-toback 

victories over Blackburn and Bournemouth to put some distance 

between themselves and the relegation zone. 

However, those wins proved to be McCann’s parting gift to the fans 

as he was immediately dismissed and replaced by Shota Arveladze, 

a familiar figure to the new owner due to his previous coaching 

experience in Turkey. 

Hull’s winning streak initially continued as they overcame Swansea in 

Arveladze’s first game in charge, but the run of defeats that followed 

means they still have work to do to ensure survival. 


HOOPS 

M 

SHOTA ARVELADZE 

Age: 48 

Nationality: Georgian 

Year Appointed: 2022 

Succeeded: Grant McCann 

[ THE GAFFER ] 

FORMER Glasgow 

Rangers striker Shota 

Arveladze arrived on 

Humberside just a few 

weeks ago after the 

club’s new regime opted 

to terminate Grant 

McCann’s two and a half 

year spell in charge. 

The 48-year-old, who 

helped the Ibrox club to 

a treble during the 

2002/03 season, also 

won a stack of league 

titles in his native 

Georgia with Dinamo 

Tbilisi, along with the 

Eredivisie crown at Ajax 

during an impressive 

18-year playing career. 

Arveladze, who became 

his country’s record 

scorer with 26 goals in 

61 appearances, took his 

first steps into coaching 

as assistant manager at 

AZ Alkmaar, working 

under Louis van Gaal, 

Ronald Koeman and Dick 

Advocaat. 

He then spent more than 

five years in Turkey, 

coaching Kayserispor, 

Kasimpasa and 

Trabzonspor prior to a 

six-month spell at 

Maccabi Tel Aviv and then 

took over at Uzbek side 

Pakhtakor Tashkent. 

Having guided Pakhtakor 

to two league titles and 

three cups, he departed 

at the end of 2020 and 

spent a year out of the 

game before the Tigers 

came calling last month. 

H U L L C I T Y T H E G A F F E R 


HOOPS 

H U L L C I T Y K E Y Q U A R T E T 

# 

1 

[ SAFE HANDS ] [ THE ROCK ] 

MATT INGRAM 

GOALKEEPER 

Age: 28 

Nationality: English 

Signed From: QPR 

Well known to the W12 

faithful following his 

three-year spell in 

west London, 

goalkeeper Matt 

Ingram has been a 

regular between the 

posts for Hull over the 

last season and a half. 

Ingram spent six years 

at Wycombe, eventually 

making 140 

appearances for the 

Chairboys before QPR 

signed him midway 

through the 2015/16 

campaign. 

However, he struggled 

to force his way into the 

Rangers side and 

moved to Hull in 2019, 

becoming a key 

member of the Tigers’ 

promotion-winning 

team last year and also 

featuring in the 

majority of their games 

this season. 

Another example of Hull’s 

flourishing youth set-up, 

Jacob Greaves only broke into 

the side in September 2020 

but has already developed into 

an important component in 

their back line. 

The son of former Tigers 

defender Mark Greaves, he was 

loaned to Cheltenham during the 

2019/20 campaign but soon made 

the step up to senior football at 

the MKM Stadium and made 41 

appearances in all competitions 

last season. 

The 21-year-old has also 

been ever-present in Hull’s 

Championship line-up so far 

this term, although the search for 

his first professional goal remains 

an elusive one. 

CLASSIC KIT 

DEAN 

WINDASS 

2008 

# 

4 

JACOB GREAVES 

DEFENDER 

Age: 21 


Signed From: Academy 


HOOPS 

[ THE HIT MAN ] 

44 

# 

44 

DODGY BARNET 

CHRIS 

BENNETT 

1997 

10 

# 

10 

GEORGE HONEYMAN 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 27 


Signed From: Sunderland 

[ THE MAESTRO ] 

VOTED Hull’s Player of the Year 

at the end of their promotionwinning 

campaign, attacking 

midfielder George Honeyman has 

made quite an impact at the MKM 

Stadium following his arrival from 

Sunderland. 

Honeyman joined the Black Cats 

at the age of 10 and, aside from a 

brief loan spell at Gateshead, 

remained with the club until 2019, 

making his senior debut in the 

Premier League and accumulating 

97 appearances and 15 goals. 

He was also appointed 

captain during his final campaign 

at the Stadium of Light and netted 

his first goal for the Tigers in their 

2-1 victory against QPR in 

December 2019. 

MARCUS FORSS 

FORWARD 

Age: 22 

Nationality: Finnish 

Signed From: Brentford 

A member of 

Finland’s Euro 2020 

squad, Forss was 

brought in to bolster 

Hull’s forward line in a 

loan move from 

Brentford until the 

end of the season. 

The striker was signed 

by West Brom at the 

age of 13 and 

progressed through 

their youth set-up, 

but made just one EFL 

Trophy appearance 

before signing for the 

Bees in 2017. 

After a loan spell at 

AFC Wimbledon, 

Forss played his part 

in Brentford’s 

promotion to the 

Premier League last 

season, scoring the 

decisive goal in their 

play-off semi-final 

victory over 

Bournemouth. 

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H U L L C I T Y D A N G E R M A N 

[ DANGER MAN ] 

HOMEGROWN forward 

Keane Lewis-Potter has 

become a key member of 

the Tigers’ line-up since 

he burst onto the scene 

during the 2019/20 

campaign. 

Lewis-Potter, who usually 

operates on the left flank, 

was initially loaned to 

National league North 

side Bradford Park 

Avenue at the age of 18 

and made his debut for 

Hull six months later 

against West Brom. 

The native Humbersider 

has gone on to amass 

more than a century of 

appearances in a Hull 

shirt, netting 15 times in 

all competitions last 

season to help fire them 

to the League One title. 

Lewis-Potter scored on 

the opening day of the 

campaign as the Tigers 

marked their return to 

the second tier by 

sweeping aside Preston 

4-1 and continues to 

pose a threat despite the 

team’s struggles. 

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KEANE LEWIS-POTTER 

FORWARD 

Age: 20 


Signed From: Academy 


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FAMILIAR FACE: 

JAY 

SIMPSON 

Former Arsenal striker Jay Simpson ended his sole season at QPR 

as the club’s leading scorer before joining Hull in a £1m move the 

following summer. 

Simpson, who had already completed loan spells at Millwall and West 

Brom, joined Rangers on a temporary basis at the start of the 2009/10 

campaign and went on to register 13 goals in all competitions. 

His goal tally for the Tigers was identical during his three-year stint on 

Humberside – which also included another loan at Millwall – but he was 

allowed to leave after their promotion to the top flight in 2013. 

Simpson moved to Thai club Buriram United, but soon returned to 

London for a two and a half year spell at Leyton Orient before going 

on to play for Philadelphia Union and, most recently, Greek side Nea 

Salamina. 

QPR Apps: 42 Gls: 13 

2009-10 

HFC Apps: 86 Gls: 13 

2010-13 

H U L L C I T Y D A N G E R M A N 


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Matteo Salamon 

ONE OF 

‘R’ OWN 

A CLOSER LOOK AT QPR’S UNDER-18 

SQUAD AS WE FIND OUT MORE ABOUT 

THE POTENTIAL STARS OF TOMORROW. 

INTERVIEW: LENNIE HARVEY 

MATTEO SALAMON 

GOALKEEPER 

From: Born in Brazil, 

raised in Camden 

Joined QPR: Age 11 

Pre-match Meal: Porridge 

How did you get scouted? 

I looked forward to playing every week with my local team and at the 

age of 11 I was lucky enough to be invited to trial at QPR. This is where 

my journey really began as I was offered a contract to join the U12s 

and six years later I am blessed to still be a part of this great club. 

What’s the highlight of your career so far? 

It has to be my first FA Youth Cup game against Swansea away. It 

was a great experience to show confidence under pressure due to 

the significance of this tournament, which resulted in some good 

decision-making and some good saves, one being a point-blank 

reaction save tipped onto the crossbar. 

Who’s your favourite player or inspiration? 

Being half Italian, I grew up regularly watching Italian football with my 

dad as he pointed out players who dominated the league and one of 

those was Gianluigi Buffon. Buffon has had (and is still having) such 

a successful career, it speaks for itself. I cannot forget Seny Dieng, 

as he has just won the Africa Cup of Nations and played a big part in 

it too. Seny is athletic and has all the attributes required to be a top 

quality keeper, this why he is also one of my favourite players. 

Where do you see yourself in five years’ time? 

I see myself pushing to play first-team football at a high level; 

constantly learning and gaining experience, and continuously 

improving my game by being mature and consistent between the 

posts. 

Which of your team-mates is most likely to become a coach or 

manager one day? 

My centre-backs, Kayden (Harrack) and Henry (Hawkins). They both 

share great vision and knowledge about the game and their positions. 


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FREEZEFRAME 

A PICTORIAL LOOK BACK AT A PREVIOUS 

CLASH WITH TONIGHT’S OPPONENTS… 

Hull’s Sam Collins grabs a handful of Damion Stewart’s 

shirt, but QPR come out on top, marking new manager 

John Gregory’s first game in charge with a 2-0 win in 

September 2006. 


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OUR CLUB AMBASSADOR’S 

VIEWS ON ALL THINGS QPR… 

G 

ood afternoon everyone and 

welcome back to the Kiyan Prince 

Foundation Stadium for today’s game 

against Hull City. 

Hull have experienced a difficult season so far on 

the pitch and have seen a change of ownership 

and manager in recent weeks. They gained an 

excellent point at Sheffield United in midweek 

and will provide a tough test as we look to get 

back to winning ways after a disappointing 

couple of weeks and results. With the nature 

of the Championship, if you are below your 

best in terms of performance, individually and 

collectively as a team, you will come unstuck. 

In the last three games, we have taken just the 

one point, having lost at Barnsley and Millwall 

and drawing at home to Middlesbrough. I felt in 

all three games we didn’t perform at the levels 

we have previously shown we’re capable of and 

therefore paid the price with our points return. 

Looking at the three games, Millwall have a good 

home record and defensively don’t give too 

much away, so I always felt the game there would 

be tough and so it proved. It is fair to say they 

were the better team on the night and we were 

nowhere near our best right across the pitch. 

We conceded two poor second-half goals from 

our point of view and did not create anything 

of any note as an attacking force, making it a 

disappointing evening for us all. 

Once again, Oakwell proved to be an unhappy 

place for us in terms of both the performance 

and the result. Barnsley had been on a long run 

without winning a game – a run which you just 

know is going to end at some time and you just 

hope it is not when you play them. Losing 1-0 

was a huge disappointment and showed once 

again that you should never look at the league 

table or your opponents’ current form going 

into games and just focus on getting your own 

performance right, individually and collectively, 

to get the points you need. 

Middlesbrough was a hard-fought draw against 

a very good team who are in impressive form. 

On the night I felt they played well, with the 

confidence and energy that being on a good run 

can give you. We led twice on the night with a 

superb finish from Ilias Chair and a Chris Willock 

tap-in following a huge mistake from former 

Rangers goalkeeper Joe Lumley. Middlesbrough 

have quality throughout their team, pegged us 


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back and they will have felt a bit disappointed 

not to take all three points on the balance of the 

game. As I have said before, it is important to 

take points from games when you’re not at your 

best and that point could prove very important 

when the season comes to an end. 

So we have had a poor couple of weeks, but it is 

important to recognise we are still in a very good 

position. I have said before that there will be 

difficult periods in the season to navigate, which 

every team has gone or will go through. This is 

evident if you look at all the top nine teams in 

the division. 

Fulham had a run of five games without a win 

earlier in the season, as did Bournemouth 

who were six without a win until they beat us 

over Christmas. Blackburn haven’t won in their 

last four games after a terrific run of form. 

Huddersfield had a spell in November and 

December where they won only once in seven 

games. Middlesbrough, who are now in very 

good form, had a poor start to the season, as did 

Nottingham Forest who took just one point from 

their opening seven games and now sit in seventh 

position in the league. Sheffield United had a poor 

start to the season and had a spell when they won 

only two in nine games. Then there is West Brom, 

who have won only one in the last nine. 

I am highlighting this because every team will 

have a poor spell during the season – it’s just 

crucial how long it lasts and how quickly you can 

get out of it. I have said many times that there 

will be bumps in the road on your journey. These 

bumps in the road can slow you down but they 

must not throw you off course. At times when 

you hit a bad spell, everyone involved needs 

to stay strong and focused, dig deep and pull 

through together. We are in a very good position 

that everyone has worked hard for and there is 

still so much football to be played until the end 

of the season and so much to look forward to. 

Today we face the next hurdle to overcome, but 

it gives us an opportunity to get back to winning 

ways. It will not be easy and we will have to earn 

everything we get against Hull today – just like 

every game in the Championship. 

Thanks once again for the tremendous support 

you are giving to the team both at home and 

away matches. Your support today will be huge 

and can play a part in helping the team deliver a 

performance and result we all want. Once again, 

get behind the team today and be loud and 

proud of who we are – We are QPR. 

Enjoy the game. 

Come on you R’s! 


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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 IMPOSING 

LEFT-BACK IAN GILLARD… 

INTERVIEW: TONY INCENZO 


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IAN, our run to the FA Cup final was 

40 years ago now but it only seems 

like yesterday, doesn’t it? 

Sort of! Obviously you don’t realise 

how the time goes by so quickly, but 40 

years is a long time. 

In the third round, we were drawn at 

home to Middlesbrough, who were in 

Division One, so we started as 

underdogs. After a 1-1 draw, it was a 

midweek trip up to Boro’s old 

Ayresome Park stadium and the R’s 

won 3-2, with Warren Neill grabbing 

the winning goal in extra time. What 

do you remember of those games? 

We struggled at home to Middlesbrough, 

but luckily enough we got the draw. 

Everybody thought that was it as it was a 

tough replay, however we went up to 

Ayresome Park and performed really 

well. To win 3-2 was great and it started 

our FA Cup run which saw game after 

game coming thick and fast. 

In the fourth round we were drawn 

away to Blackpool and nearly lost 

that match, 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… 

All I can remember is going up to 

Blackpool and it was a very difficult 

game, so we were pleased to get the 

replay at home and we played really well 

that night. To score five goals in an FA 

Cup match is some achievement. Clive 

was starting to come into excellent 

form, he was a prolific goalscorer and 

we relied on him a lot to hit the net. In 

saying that, it was a team effort as well. 

In the fifth round, we beat Grimsby 

Town 3-1 at Loftus Road. They were 

several places below us in the 

Division Two table and it was a 

comprehensive victory – did you feel 

the momentum and interest in QPR’s 

FA Cup run was building all the time? 

We played Grimsby and we thought: 

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the next round’. That’s what we did and 

it was another good result – and yes, 

the excitement was growing. I can 

remember coming in from training on a 

Monday back in those days and 

someone might shout out: “Oh, we’ve 

drawn such and such in the next round 

of the Cup.” But you just had to get on 

with it, no matter who you were playing. 

We had the plastic Omniturf pitch at 

Loftus Road during the FA Cup run 

and critics used to say that it gave us 

a big advantage. Was that 

necessarily the case? 

I mean, if you’re a footballer you play on 

anything, don’t you? OK, the QPR 

players trained on the plastic during the 

week. But the away teams would come 

down and train on our pitch on the Friday 

afternoon before a game to get used to 

it. People may have said we had an 

advantage but we still had to play football 

on the Omniturf. It took us a little while, 

but we knew how to play on it. 

On to Crystal Palace at home in the 

quarter-finals, it was a huge needle 

game as a number of QPR men like 

Terry Venables, Mike Flanagan and 

Clive Allen had previously been at 

Palace… 

We knew it was going to be a very hard 

game as Crystal Palace had some 

good quality players, so for us to beat 

them 1-0 was fantastic. Obviously we 

didn’t want to face a replay going back 

to their place. But we nicked it late on 

with a Clive Allen goal. Everybody 

thought it was going to end up as a 

draw – even the players I suppose. 

Luckily enough, Clive shot home – he 

was a goalscorer and you can’t leave 

goalscorers to have a chance in the 

box. That’s what Palace did and BANG! 

Straight in! 

Loftus Road was packed that day and 

the atmosphere was electric… 

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– I can go back to 1975/76 when 

Rangers finished second in the league 

behind Liverpool. Our last couple of 

home games that year attracted 

30,000 crowds and the noise was 

incredible. To be inside the ground as 

an opposition player must have been a 

bit frightening. 

In the semi-final against top flight 

West Bromwich Albion at Highbury, 

all the build-up before the game was 

about Albion’s in-form striker Cyrille 

Regis. The pundits said he was 

unstoppable… 

Everybody was talking about Cyrille, 

but our centre-back Bob Hazell did a 

magnificent marking job on him. Like in 

our quarter-final, the balance of play 

was touch and go. Fortunately for us, 

Clive Allen scored the only goal 

towards the end to give us a 1-0 

victory and – bingo! – we were in the FA 

Cup final. That just wasn’t expected by 

the football public. I can’t recall too 

much about the winning goal but I think 

Clive blocked a clearance and it 

bounced back past their keeper. As 

long as the ball went into the net, that 

was the main thing. 

The celebrations at the final whistle 

were immense… 

We had huge support on the North 

Bank terrace – the QPR supporters 

were outstanding that day. To be 

honest, our fans were always very 

good. I speak as I find and they really 

helped us get through the semi-final at 

Highbury. 

On to the final, against Tottenham 

Hotspur at Wembley – it was 

publicised in advance that this was 

going to be your last game in a 

Rangers shirt after nearly 500 

first-team appearances. How did 

that situation come about? 

We played an away fixture up north a 

few weeks before the final. Our 

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Fortunately for us, Clive 

Allen scored the only goal 

towards the end to give us a 

1-0 victory and bingo! We 

were in the FA Cup final. 

the front of the team bus as we were 

coming home and he said he wanted a 

word with me. Terry just said: “Look, we 

are going to give you a free transfer at 

the end of the season.” So I had to 

accept that – it was part and parcel of 

football. Even so, it was a big upheaval 

for me, having been at QPR for so many 

years and then moving on. I started at 

Rangers as a schoolboy and signed 

apprentice forms in 1967 before 

becoming a pro one year later. I was with 

the club for a long, long time and saw 

many players come and go. It was a 

huge part of my life and I still have great 

affection for Queens Park Rangers. 

Back in those days, the FA Cup final 

was the biggest match on the 

football spectrum, wasn’t it? 

Of course it was. Things are a bit 

different nowadays but, back in that 

era, the television coverage started at 

9am. We got up to have our breakfast 

and there were cameras and TV 

people everywhere in the hotel. We 

had a lot of coverage and that was 

good for QPR. We knew what to expect 

and all our players addressed 

themselves really well. 

We forced a 1-1 draw against 

Tottenham and then narrowly lost the 

replay 1-0 at Wembley. But no-one 

gave us a chance beforehand… 

Spurs were an excellent team back 

then – they had some superb players 

so we knew it was going to be a very 

difficult match. There was a big 

build-up, we stayed in a hotel all week 

and we had training facilities. Terry 

Venables told us exactly what we were 

going to do out on the Wembley pitch. 

In the first game, to be honest we 

probably would have lost if it wasn’t for 

Peter Hucker playing so well in goal for 

us – he put in a top performance to 

force a replay. I was thinking that the 

final was going to be my last game for 

QPR but that replay gave me another 

bite of the cherry. I was appearing at 

Wembley twice and I was very proud. It 

was an honour to play in the FA Cup 

final for your club side and it was very 

emotional for me as I knew I was 

leaving Rangers. 

The replay took place at Wembley on 

the following Thursday evening and 

we did everything but score in that 

1-0 defeat… 

Yes, we really went to town on Spurs, 

which was quite surprising. We kept 

playing and playing and playing but we 

couldn’t put the ball in the net. It was a 

sad thing when the final whistle went 

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1981/82 

QPR 1 

CRYSTAL PALACE 0 

Date: Saturday 6th March 1982 

Competition: FA Cup quarter-final 

Attendance: 24,653 

The Programme: Twenty pages, price 40p 

A LAST-GASP strike by Clive Allen sent 

Rangers through to the FA Cup semi-finals 

for the first time in their history. 

This match attracted a raucous crowd of 

24,653, plus the cameras of ITV’s Big Match 

show with the legendary Brian Moore as 

commentator. And the tension was 

heightened by the fact that R’s boss Terry 

Venables had previously plied his trade at 

Selhurst Park, along with Hoops stars Mike 

Flanagan and Clive Allen. 

Rangers carved out the better of the scoring 

opportunities in a highly-charged encounter. 

On the hour mark, Allen hit a thunderbolt from 

eight yards out but Paul Barron made an 

instinctive save in the Palace goal. Then 

midway through the second half, Barron had to 

scamper across his line to paw away an 

opportunist 40-yard volley from Simon 

Stainrod which zipped goalwards off the 

rock-hard surface. 

Palace, under their manager Steve Kember, 

were content to play for a draw and rarely 

looked like scoring. Their best effort was a Jerry 

Murphy free-kick that curled inches wide. 

It seemed that the tie was heading for a replay, 

but Allen made the decisive breakthrough for 

Rangers in the 87th minute at the Loft End. 

QPR won a corner on the right-hand side and a 

club steward called Mark retrieved the ball. He 

placed it in the quadrant and shouted at R’s 

midfield maestro Tony Currie to get a move 

on with taking the set-play as time was 

running out! 

Currie didn’t even re-spot the ball. He just 

followed the spontaneous instructions and 

chipped it into the penalty area. 

John Gregory won the aerial battle and 

headed down into the goalmouth. Allen had 

his back to goal and hit a right footer on the 

half-turn. In what seemed like slow motion at 

the time, his shot squirmed through a crowd of 

players into the bottom right-hand corner. 

There then followed one of the most 

incredible goal celebrations of all time as 

Allen sprinted 100 yards down the pitch 

before dancing with delight right in front of 

the Crystal Palace fans who had previously 

been ferociously taunting him with cries of 

“Palace reject”. 

Another melodramatic twist was to follow. 

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John Hunting awarded Crystal Palace a free-kick. 

However, hundreds of Rangers fans thought that 

this was the end of the game and they ran on to 

the pitch to celebrate. 

The playing area had to be cleared of supporters, 

who then formed a human touchline right on the 

edge of three sides of the pitch as the remainder 

of the match was played out. One over-keen QPR 

fan subsequently attempted to tackle Crystal 

Palace winger Neil Smillie as he dribbled down the 

flank. 

Palace threw all their players forward, but to no 

avail and the (genuine) final whistle prompted 

tumultuous celebrations. 

RANGERS: Hucker, Neill, Gillard, Waddock, Hazell, 

Roeder, Currie, Allen, Flanagan, Stainrod, Gregory. 

Sub not used: Micklewhite 

EDITORIAL SNIPPET: ‘Either Crystal 

Palace or ourselves are about to go 

through to the semi-finals of the FA 

Cup and that is just a step from the 

high-point of the season – the 

Wembley Final.’ 


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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… 

ENGLAND 

UNDER-20 

INTERNATIONAL 

AN ENGLAND Under-20 

international against Italy 

was staged at Loftus Road 

on Tuesday 31st March 2009. 

Before a crowd of 6,297, 

England won 2-0. Ciaran 

Clark headed the opener on 

20 minutes from a corner by 

Marc Albrighton. 

Then 10 minutes later, good 

work by Kieran Gibbs led to 

Daniel Sturridge applying a 

crisp right-footed finish. 

England coach Noel Blake said 

afterwards: “We played well 

when we were in possession 

and out of possession. The 

game was won early on. 

“Italy started brightly and 

pressed us, that was what we 

expected. 

“My goalkeeper David Button 

made a fantastic save and we 

were able to take control of the 

match after that.” 

A match report by Gary 

Parkinson of FourFourTwo 

read: “England’s Under-20 

side continued their 

preparations for the FIFA 

U20 World Championships 

in Egypt this autumn with 

a fine 2-0 win over their 

Italian counterparts at QPR’s 

Loftus Road. 

“Noel Blake’s side were 

without Football League 

Young Player of the Year 

Fabian Delph of Leeds United 

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struggle to create chances in 

his absence. 

“The Italians started strongly, 

with Sampdoria’s Marco 

Marilungo pouncing to smash 

a misguided James Tomkins 

header towards goal, only to 

see his effort expertly tipped 

over by David Button, currently 

on loan at Luton Town from 

Spurs. 

“However England were soon 

in front. Chelsea’s Scott 

Sinclair, currently on loan at 

Birmingham City, produced a 

marvellous piece of skill by the 

corner flag, beating his man 

with a drag back before earning 

a corner, which was expertly 

floated into the danger zone by 

Aston Villa’s Marc Albrighton 

and headed past the stranded 

Carlo Pinsoglio by Albrighton’s 

Villa team-mate Ciaran Clark. 

“Sinclair continued to look 

lively down the left, wowing the 

6,000-plus crowd with a series 

of step-overs and darting runs, 

while the strike partnership 

of Manchester City’s Daniel 

Sturridge and Freddie Sears of 

West Ham were finding space 

to exploit when the ball was 

presented to them. 

“England were two ahead 

on the half-hour when West 

Ham’s James Tomkins carried 

the ball into the Italian half 

before laying the ball to 

Arsenal’s Kieran Gibbs, whose 

blocked shot eventually landed 

at the feet of Sturridge to 

expertly guide the ball over the 

shoulder of the approaching 

keeper. 

“Italy came out of the traps the 

quicker again after the break, 

with Matteo Gentili heading 

into the ground and over the 

bar, while Claudio Della Penna 

of Pistoiese chested the ball 

down on the edge of the box 

before volleying towards goal 

and bringing a decent save out 

of Manchester United keeper 

Ben Amos, who had replaced 

Button at the break. 

“A series of substitutions 

took their toll on the flow of 

the match in the final half an 

hour and as a result decent 

openings were few and far 

between.” 

England: D Button (B Amos), 

J Vidal, R Bertrand (B Mee), J 

Walker (A Clayton), J Tomkins 

(C Smalling), C Clark, M 

Albrighton (J Colback), K Gibbs, 

D Sturridge (T Obadeyi), F 

Sears, S Sinclair (J Stanislas) 


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Columnist 

talkSPORT REPORTER AND RANGERS FAN 

TONY INCENZO RECALLS SOME WEIRD AND 

WONDERFUL STORIES... 

TOYOTA 

IN the recent Swansea City programme, I told 

you how a train trip to see QPR play away to 

Everton in the 1990s caused me considerable 

embarrassment. 

To recap, my ex-girlfriend was with me and she 

didn’t believe that the Scouse accent actually 

existed until we arrived at Liverpool Lime Street. 

Then she started badgering our cab driver to say 

some stereotypical Scouse phrases en route to 

Goodison Park. 

Anyway, another weird incident occurred when I 

took this particular lady – who I will call ‘Tina’ – to 

a Rangers match at Stoke City. 

I drove this time and took the M1 up from 

London. But, with major traffic delays inevitable 

on the M6 back in those days, I decided to head 

cross-country to Stoke on the A50. Tina had 

a road atlas open and started noticing all the 

places we were passing. 

“Burton upon Trent! That’s a funny name,” 

said Tina. “Uttoxeter! That doesn’t sound very 

pleasant.” 

But as we were driving near the famous car 

factory, she got confused. There was a big road 

sign which read: 

TOYOTA – 1 MILE 

And Tina said: “Ooh Toyota! That sounds like a 

lovely little village.” 

Then she started looking for it on the map! I 

couldn’t believe my ears but I decided to play 

along with her. 

So I said: “Yes, I’ve heard of that village. A lot of 

nice Japanese people live there.” 

But Tina didn’t realise I was being flippant. She 

continued: “Tony, do you know that there is also 

a car called a Toyota?” 

“Really Tina?” 

“Oh yes. I have seen them on the roads.” 

We were in fact driving in an MR2 at the time. 

Follow Tony Incenzo on Twitter at 

@TonyIncenzo 


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JUNIOR 

HOOPS 

FUN, GAMES, TRIVIA & MORE! 

Hello everyone! 

Hey guys, it’s your 

favourite feline friend 

here! Over the next 

couple of pages you’ll 

get the chance to 

test your footballing 

knowledge! Challenge 

your family and friends 

to see who comes out 

on top! 

Jude 

JUDE’S JOKE 

Joke: What did the goalkeeper say to the ball? 

A: Catch you later! 

GROUND HOPPER 

Which Champ stadium is this? 

Follow me on Twitter 

@QPRJudeTheCat 


BIRTHDAYS! 

Big birthday wishes to 

all Junior Hoops 

celebrating in February… 

George Wheeldon – 1st 

Dominic Larter – 1st 

Archie Allen – 2nd 

Sienna Atkins – 2nd 

Stanley Hewitt – 2nd 

Henry Linehan – 2nd 

Stanley Green – 2nd 

Cameron Kirk – 2nd 

Bobby Lowin – 2nd 

Lucas Asombang – 3rd 

Toby Mason – 3rd 

Reuben Merrett – 3rd 

Sebastian Scarffe – 3rd 

Edward Smith – 3rd 

Tyler Dolphin – 4th 

Eoin Gallagher – 4th 

Isaac Lazarus – 4th 

Lukas Ross – 4th 

Brodie Kent – 5th 

Harrison Manville-Anthony – 5th 

Finn Steward – 5th 

Andrei Denis Udeanu – 5th 

Dylan Wood – 5th 

Harry Gifford – 5th 

Colin Ryan Susat – 5th 

Jude Campbell – 6th 

Jake Charge – 6th 

Jay Coombs – 6th 

Avi Margolis – 6th 

Connor Mulligan – 6th 

Isaac Olszak – 6th 

Sonny Poulter – 6th 

Archie Sprigens – 6th 

Bobby Sweetman – 6th 

Kayson Burton – 6th 

Sacha Carroll – 6th 

Jack Abbott – 7th 

Liam Farrelly – 7th 

Joshua Hart – 7th 

Marissa Lee – 7th 

George Markham – 7th 

Tomas Melia – 7th 

Lola Shurey – 7th 

Lewis Edmonds – 7th 

Toby Belcher – 8th 

Katie Hales – 8th 

Izabella Lawrence – 8th 

Sydney Potter – 8th 

Remy Gadd – 9th 

Gabriel McManus – 9th 

Johnie O’Connell – 9th 

Mia Roache – 9th 

Samantha Roberts – 9th 

Oliver Rodwell – 9th 

James Burn – 9th 

Osbert Price – 9th 

Stanley Winter – 9th 

Bea Noe – 10th 

Stephen Brown – 10th 

Florance Maria Coxen – 10th 

William Young – 11th 

Johnny Canning – 11th 

Kolmar Gudmundsson 

Goldstein – 11th 

Michael Hynes – 11th 

Frank Williams – 11th 

Emily Mills – 12th 

Alexia Nooriala – 12th 

Cooper Woodcock – 12th 

Brandon Petford – 12th 

Dillon Petford – 12th 

Asa Bruckner – 13th 

Olly Chapman – 13th 

Kian Redmond – 13th 

Ben Young – 13th 

Joss Cecil – 13th 

Samuel Ashby – 14th 

Brett Collins – 14th 

Jacob Davinson – 14th 

Reggie Gates – 14th 

Oscar Shepherd – 14th 

Oliver Souster – 14th 

Albert Theroux – 14th 

James Gordon – 14th 

Anais Yates – 15th 

Sophie Hales – 16th 

Sahan Hewavitarne – 16th 

Izabel Plunkett – 16th 

Ryan Quinlan – 16th 

Jack Taylor – 16th 

Harry Jones – 16th 

Harry Allen – 17th 

Adam Bella – 17th 

Luke Brennan – 18th 

Mia Flanagan – 18th 

Harry Garson – 18th 

Jamie Marques – 18th 

James McLaughlin – 18th 

Finn Sutton – 18th 

Charlotte Allwright – 18th 

Alexander Morris – 18th 

Alex Aires – 19th 

Maisie Ellicott – 19th 

Henry Forster – 19th 

Elzia Miller – 19th 

Olivia Craft – 20th 

Poppy McNiff – 20th 

Toby Thomas – 20th 

Sam Curtis – 20th 

Freddie Brown – 21st 

Archie Brennan – 21st 

Ismay Bunce – 21st 

Rahul Chityal – 21st 

Kathy Simpson – 21st 

Nicholas Avetoom – 22nd 

Harry Clark – 22nd 

Joseph Loughrey – 22nd 

Rio Pinard – 22nd 

Luke Whelan – 22nd 

Jonathon Daniel – 23rd 

Arthur Gooch – 23rd 

Aidan Kenny – 23rd 

Michael O’Halloran – 23rd 

Sugar Ray Wright – 23rd 

Jack Andrews – 23rd 

Sam Byrne – 23rd 

Christy Moore – 23rd 

Reuben Williams – 23rd 

Samuel Benosiglio – 24th 

Michael Murphy – 24th 

Harry Price – 24th 

Aydin Tunc – 24th 

Billy Lundie – 25th 

William Miller – 25th 

Harry Myerson – 25th 

Charlie Norman – 25th 

Alice Hodges – 25th 

Ollie Pleasant – 25th 

John Ryan – 25th 

Joe Crossman – 26th 

Lewis Dargue – 26th 

Amandeep Makh – 26th 

Billy Manners – 26th 

Oliver Stevenson – 26th 

Alex Kingsman – 26th 

Joshua Stoneman – 26th 

Casey Farrell – 27th 

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Connor Sweeney – 29th 

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History: Clint Hill, Young Gun: Ben Foster 


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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… 

GOALS. That’s what people 

react to most in football. They 

either shove your innermost 

feelings down a bottomless 

pit when the ball hits the 

net of your favourite team 

or send you up beyond the 

heavens when it bulges the 

opposition’s. 

So you can guess the 

emotional roller-coaster ride 

fans, players and, indeed, 

managers of Queens Park 

Rangers and Newcastle 

United went on in an 

extraordinary 5-5 draw on at 

Loftus Road on Saturday 22nd 

September 1984, especially if 

you bear in mind the visitors 

led 4-0 at half-time. 

Glenn Roeder, the captain who 

had led Rangers to promotion 

to the top flight, had swapped 

the blue and white hoops for 

the Toon’s black and white 

stripes and recalled the 

encounter with a shake of the 

head and a wry smile. 

After all, it was one of THE 

great comebacks, one 

which left Newcastle players 

‘cowering in the showers’ as 

their manager Jack Charlton 

came storming down the 

corridor, ready to unload a few 

verbal volleys. 

Chris Waddle hit a hat-trick 

for the Toon and also laid on 

a goal for Neil McDonald as 

the teams headed for their 

interval cuppa. 

Roeder, who passed away 

last year, had scored when 

Rangers defeated Newcastle 

3-0 in their first ever victory 

on the artificial Omniturf, 

which had been laid down 

at Loftus Road in 1981. 

The visitors also lost their 

next game on the plastic 

surface without scoring, 

but it seemed they had 

finally got the hang of it this 

time, judging by the first 45 

minutes. 

But Rangers roared back 

with goals by Gary Bannister, 

Simon Stainrod and John 

Gregory before Waddle set 

up Kenny Wharton to make 

it 5-3. 

However, Steve Wicks reduced 

the home arrears within a 

minute and Gary Micklewhite 

secured Rangers a point in 

injury time. 

It was no surprise that 

Danny Baker, the comedian, 

presenter and writer, 

introduced the game in his 

Freaky Football video series 

in tongue-in-cheek fashion, 

saying: “Now bear in mind in 

those days Rangers’ plastic 

pitch gave off clouds of 

noxious, mind-expanding 

fumes, which contributed to 

what you are about to see.” 


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Roeder said: “Chris Waddle 

said to me at half-time, ‘You 

must be loving this’. I said, ‘Yes 

I’m enjoying this’, because, 

although I loved QPR and had 

a great time there, I wanted to 

win with a new shirt and a new 

badge. 

“At 4-0 all the Geordies – 

Newcastle were always well 

supported – in the crowd 

were happy. But I said to Chris, 

‘QPR can be lucky b****rds 

and only have to score and 

they’ll be racing’. That’s what 

happened, of course, but we 

should have had enough to 

win. 

“When we kicked off at 5-5 I 

said to the referee, ‘How long 

to go now?’ He went, ‘We’ll 

kick off and I’ll blow up’. I said, 

‘Thank f*** for that’, thinking 

‘we’re going to get beaten 

6-5 here, even though Chris 

Waddle had put on a stunning, 

virtuoso performance’. 

“I’ve never known any team 

to shoot down the tunnel 

and into the dressing room 

after the game so fast, 

quickly get their kit off and 

all hide behind each other. 

Charlton was coming down 

the f****** corridor with his 

‘pearl shotguns’. If he’d have 

had them he’d have used 

them on us. You never saw 

such a bunch of cowards, also 

hiding behind each other in 

the shower with the manager 

going absolutely apeshit. 

Apparently, the QPR chairman 

Jim Gregory, God bless him, 

was happy with 5-5 because 

he made loads of money from 

the running off of thousands 

of videos and selling them in 

the club shop.” 

QPR defender Warren Neill 

said to me: “It was bizarre, 

fantastic – one of the greatest 

comebacks of all time. The 

11,000 sounded like 100,000 

as we came back.” 

R’s boss Alan Mullery said: “We 

needed a miracle and we got 

it. The sort of game which is 

exciting for the fans but gives 

managers heart attacks.” 

Charlton, meanwhile, said: “It 

was a total embarrassment.” 

PS: Rangers defeated today’s 

opponents Hull City 4-1 

during their one-season 

return to the now razed White 

City Stadium in October 1962. 

Brian Bedford (3) and Mark 

Lazarus were on target for 

the hosts. It was the biggest 

home win and attendance (18, 

281) of that campaign for the 

Super Hoops. 


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‘WEEKS OF ACTION’ CAMPAIGN 

Disability charity Level Playing 

Field are celebrating their 18th 

‘Weeks of Action’ campaign 

from Saturday 26th February to 

Sunday 13th March. 

This aims to showcase the 

good work being done by clubs 

and organisations to improve 

accessibility and inclusion across 

all sports. 

The theme this year celebrates 

the return of fans after stadiums 

reopened following the 

suspension of live sport. 

To support the campaign, QPR are 

helping our disabled supporters to 

learn about Level Playing Field and 

understand what they do, their 

aims to improve accessibility and 

inclusion, and how they can assist 

disabled fans. 

Level Playing Field is a sports 

charity that acts as a campaigning 

and advisory organisation for 

disabled sports fans. 

Membership programme 

As a user led organisation, Level 

Playing Field’s members are 

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• Quarterly ‘fan’ specific 

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• Invites to take part in annual 

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• Official membership certificate. 

• It’s free to become a member. 

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• Access to independent, expert 

advice and guidance on access 

and inclusion issues. 

• Opportunity to feedback on 

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• Opportunity to network 

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groups and disability/sports 

organisations. 

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Active Level Playing Field 

initiatives 

Level Playing Field run a range 

of initiatives for disabled sports 

fans, working to improve the 

matchday experience. 

The Level Playing Field podcast 

– A monthly podcast series with 

guests from across the sporting 

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Have Your Say – We ask disabled 

fans for their feedback, whether 

positive or negative, from their 

experience at live sports events 

Talking Sport – During the 

pandemic we launched the Talking 

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chat to a member of the team in 

a bid to battle loneliness. After 

great success we continue to 

welcome fans who get in touch! 

To find out more about 

the above, contact liam@ 

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Level Playing Field’s work 

Level Playing Field work behind 

the scenes with clubs to help 

improve accessibility at sports 

venues and ensure disabled 

supporters can experience the 

best possible matchday. Common 

areas of improvement are sensory 

rooms, accessible toilets, audio 

commentary, and accessible club 

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QPR FC 

WOMEN 

QPR FC WOMEN 1 

CAMBRIDGE CITY 1 

Sue Kumaning’s injury-time strike ensured QPR 

FC Women shared the points at the Powerday 

Stadium and stretched their unbeaten run to 

five games. 

Substitute Kumaning fired her 20-yard effort 

through a crowd of City players and in off the 

post in the third minute of added time to cancel 

out Grace Stanley’s opener for the visitors. 

Cambridge applied early pressure and it 

needed Katie McLean’s terrific tip-over save 

from Stanley to keep the scores level. 

Skipper Vicky Grieve then cleared off the line, 

but the troublesome Stanley eventually broke 

the deadlock midway through the first half – 

and Rangers were briefly reduced to 10 when 

Demi Edwards was ordered to the sinbin with 

an orange card. 

Steve Quashie’s side stepped up the attack in 

the second half and Ellie Searle’s effort was 

tipped onto the post at close range. 

Kumaning rifled a chance over the bar, while 

Brogan Moore also went close, clipping the 

woodwork from 25 yards as the ball sailed to 

safety. 

But Rangers’ persistence eventually paid off 

when Kumaning grabbed her late equaliser to 

secure a point. 

QPR: McLean, Petit, Searle, Blodgett, Grieve, 

Jordinson (Carolan 79), Akerman (Kumaning 

51), Hennessey (Nygaard-Parsons 70), Edwards 

(Curr 77), Moore, Hall. 


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AILISH CAROLAN 

ALICE CURR 

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DEMI EDWARDS 

ELLEN WARDLAW 

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NATALIE SKIVERTON 

SUE KUMANING 

VICKY GRIEVE 

DANIELLE MALONEY 

ESHE DAVIES 

GEORGIE LEWIN 

LAUREN JORDINSON 

KATIE MCLEAN 

HAYLEY PEACOCK 

LUCIE WHITE 

JO BLODGETT 

KASHA PETIT 

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LAURA HENNESSY 

SPONSORED BY: 

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For more information on how to sponsor QPR FC Women’s players this season, please contact Sarah Holt at sarahh@qpr.co.uk 


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PUTTING THE SPARK 

INTO MATCHDAY 

PROGRAMMES... 

PROUD PROGRAMME 

PARTNERS OF 

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RANGERS 

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M Mark WARBURTON 

SPONSORED BY: 

Phyl & Tina 

# 1 Seny DIENG 

SPONSORED BY: 

Sindy Grewall 

Apps: 26 Gls: 0 

YC: 1 RC: 0 

# 2 Osman KAKAY 

SPONSORED BY: 

Richard & 

Vivienne 

MacLennan 

Apps: 7+7 Gls: 0 

YC: 1 RC: 0 

# 3 Lee WALLACE 

SPONSORED BY: 

Trish Phillips 


YC: 1 RC: 0 

# 4 Rob DICKIE 

SPONSORED BY: 

Jakson Buhaj 


YC: 11 RC: 0 

# 5 Jordy DE WIJS 

SPONSORED BY: 

Apps: 12+1 Gls: 0 

YC: 1 RC: 0 

# # 

Marco 6 RAMKILDE Yoann BARBET 27 

SPONSORED BY: 

Martin & Kieran 

O’Brien - True 

Potential Wealth 

Management 


YC: 4 RC: 0 

# 7 Stefan JOHANSEN 

SPONSORED BY: 

David Loveland 

& Nik Cameron 

Apps: 27+2 Gls: 1 

YC: 8 RC: 0 

# 8 Luke AMOS 

SPONSORED BY: 

Tyler Buhaj 

Apps: 6+13 Gls: 2 

YC: 2 RC: 0 

# 9 Lyndon DYKES 

SPONSORED BY: 

Ron Hill 

Apps: 23+2 Gls: 9 

YC: 1 RC: 0 

# 10 Ilias CHAIR 

SPONSORED BY: 

Keith Porter 


YC: 3 RC: 0 

# 11 Charlie AUSTIN 

SPONSORED BY: 

Phil Newman & 

Billy Maguire 

Apps: 16+14 Gls: 5 

YC: 2 RC: 0 

# 12 Dominic BALL 

SPONSORED BY: 

Dave, Di & 

Nathan Smith 

Apps: 14+7 Gls: 1 

YC: 3 RC: 0 

# 13 Jordan ARCHER 

SPONSORED BY: 


YC: 0 RC: 0 

# 14 George THOMAS 

SPONSORED BY: 

Apps: 4+10 Gls: 0 

YC: 0 RC: 0 

# 15 Sam FIELD 

SPONSORED BY: 

Amanda Dixon 

Apps: 11+3 Gls: 0 

YC: 5 RC: 0 

# # 

Marco 16 RAMKILDE Sam McCALLUM 27 

SPONSORED BY: 


YC: 1 RC: 0 

# 17 Andre DOZZELL 

SPONSORED BY: 

KS Roofing and 

building Ltd 

Apps: 14+8 Gls: 0 

YC: 6 RC: 1 

# 19 Andre GRAY 

SPONSORED BY: 

Deb and 

Marc Buhaj 

Apps: 10+8 Gls: 5 

YC: 1 RC: 0 

# 20 Jimmy DUNNE 

SPONSORED BY: 

Apps: 25+4 Gls: 2 

YC: 4 RC: 0 

# 21 Chris WILLOCK 

SPONSORED BY: 

Richie Dixon 

Apps: 31+1 Gls: 6 

YC: 1 RC: 0 

# 22 Moses ODUBAJO 

SPONSORED BY: 

Phil & Harry 

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Apps: 17+6 Gls: 0 

YC: 4 RC: 1 

# 24 Charlie OWENS 

SPONSORED BY: 


YC: 0 RC: 0 

# 25 David MARSHALL 

SPONSORED BY: 

Riley and 

Nathan Hayes 


YC: 0 RC: 0 

# 27 Jeff HENDRICK 

SPONSORED BY: 


YC: 0 RC: 0 

# 28 Dion SANDERSON 

SPONSORED BY: 


YC: 0 RC: 0 

# 33 Dillon BARNES 

SPONSORED BY: 


YC: 0 RC: 0 

# 34 Stephen DUKE-McKENNA 

SPONSORED BY: 


YC: 0 RC: 0 

# 37 Albert ADOMAH 

SPONSORED BY: 

Martin & Kieran 

O’Brien - True 

Potential Wealth 

Management 

Apps: 18+10 Gls: 2 

YC: 3 RC: 0 

# 39 Joe GUBBINS 

SPONSORED BY: 


YC: 0 RC: 0 

# 40 Ody ALFA 

SPONSORED BY: 


YC: 0 RC: 0 

# 32 Joe WALSH 

SPONSORED BY: 


YC: 0 RC: 0 


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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 2-2 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 D 1-1 5 DIENG DICKIE DE WIJS BARBET ADOMAH JOHANSEN 

NOVEMBER 

Wed 3 19:45 Cardiff City W 1-0 5 DIENG DICKIE DUNNE BARBET ADOMAH DOZZELL 

Sat 6 17:30 Blackpool D 1-1 6 DIENG DICKIE DUNNE BARBET ADOMAH AMOS 

Fri 19 19:45 Luton Town W 2-0 6 DIENG DICKIE DUNNE BARBET ADOMAH DOZZELL 

Wed 24 19:45 Huddersfield Town W 1-0 4 DIENG DICKIE DUNNE BARBET ADOMAH DOZZELL 

Mon 29 19:45 Derby County W 2-1 3 DIENG DICKIE DUNNE BARBET ADOMAH JOHANSEN 

DECEMBER 

Sun 5 14:30 Stoke City L 0-2 5 DIENG DICKIE DUNNE BARBET KAKAY JOHANSEN 

Mon 27 17:30 AFC Bournemouth L 0-1 7 DIENG DICKIE DUNNE BARBET KAKAY FIELD 

Thur 30 19:45 Bristol City W 2-1 7 DIENG DICKIE DUNNE BARBET 1 ADOMAH FIELD 

JANUARY 

Sun 2 14:00 Birmingham City W 2-1 5 DIENG DICKIE DUNNE BARBET ADOMAH 1 FIELD 

Sat 8 15:00 Rotherham FAC R3 W 1-1 **** N/A ARCHER DICKIE DUNNE BARBET ADOMAH BALL 

Sat 15 15:00 West Bromwich Albion W 1-0 4 MARSHALL DICKIE DUNNE BARBET ADOMAH JOHANSEN 

Sat 22 15:00 Coventry City W 2-1 4 MARSHALL DICKIE DUNNE BARBET ADOMAH 1 DOZZELL 

Tue 25 19:45 Swansea City D 0-0 4 MARSHALL BARBET DUNNE DICKIE WALLACE FIELD 

Sat 29 15:00 Reading W 4-0 4 MARSHALL DICKIE DUNNE 1 BARBET ADOMAH FIELD 

FEBRUARY 

Sat 5 15:00 Peterborough United FAC R4 L 0-2 N/A MARSHALL SANDERSON DICKIE DUNNE ODUBAJO AMOS 

Wed 9 19:45 Middlesbrough D 2-2 4 MARSHALL DICKIE DUNNE BARBET ADOMAH JOHANSEN 

Sat 12 15:00 Barnsley L 0-1 4 MARSHALL DICKIE DUNNE BARBET ODUBAJO HENDRICK 

Tue 15 19:45 Millwall L 0-2 4 MARSHALL DICKIE DUNNE BARBET ADOMAH JOHANSEN 

Sat 19 15:00 Hull City 

Wed 23 19:45 Blackpool 

Sat 26 12:30 Blackburn Rovers 

MARCH 

Sat 5 15:00 Cardiff City 

Sun 13 12:00 Luton Town 

Wed 16 19:45 Nottingham Forest 

Sun 20 12:30 Peterborough United 

APRIL 

Sat 2 15:00 Fulham 

Tue 5 19:45 Sheffield United 

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 **** Won 8-7 on penalties 


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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 

DOZZELL MCCALLUM CHAIR WILLOCK DYKES 1 ARCHER, DUNNE, ODUBAJO, AMOS, AUSTIN, BALL, GRAY DAVIES 

JOHANSEN ODUBAJO CHAIR DYKES GRAY 1 ARCHER, AUSTIN, BALL, AMOS, KAKAY, THOMAS, DUKE-MCKENNA WOOLMER 

DOZZELL ODUBAJO CHAIR WILLOCK DYKES ARCHER, AUSTIN, BALL , KAKAY, THOMAS, FIELD, DUKE-MCKENNA SMITH 

JOHANSEN WALLACE WILLOCK 1 AUSTIN 1 CHAIR ARCHER, FIELD, KAKAY, AMOS, BALL, THOMAS, DUKE-MCKENNA DONOHUE 

JOHANSEN WALLACE CHAIR AUSTIN WILLOCK ARCHER, AMOS 1, FIELD, BALL, KAKAY, THOMAS, DUKE-MCKENNA SCOTT 

DOZZELL WALLACE CHAIR AUSTIN WILLOCK 1 ARCHER, ODUBAJO, GRAY 1 , FIELD, AMOS, BALL, THOMAS SIMPSON 

DOZZELL FIELD CHAIR WILLOCK AUSTIN ARCHER, AMOS, GRAY, THOMAS, BALL, DUKE-MCKENNA HARRINGTON 

JOHANSEN WALLACE CHAIR WILLOCK DYKES ARCHER, DOZZELL , ADOMAH, GRAY, AMOS, AUSTIN, THOMAS, STROUD 

JOHANSEN WALLACE AMOS AUSTIN 1 WILLOCK ARCHER, DYKES , THOMAS, BALL, KAKAY DAVIES 

WILLOCK 1 AMOS WALLACE GRAY DYKES ARCHER, JOHANSEN, AUSTIN, KAKAY, BALL, THOMAS DONOHUE 

JOHANSEN WALLACE THOMAS AUSTIN GRAY DUKE-MCKENNA, ODUBAJO #, DYKES 1, AMOS, DOZZELL, DREWE, FIELD, WALSH, ARMSTRONG SALISBURY 

FIELD WALLACE WILLOCK DYKES GRAY WALSH, AUSTIN 1, BALL, AMOS, THOMAS, DOZZELL, ODUBAJO HOOPER 

FIELD WALLACE WILLOCK DYKES GRAY 1 WALSH, AMOS, THOMAS, AUSTIN, DE WIJS, BALL, ODUBAJO WOOLMER 

ODUBAJO AMOS JOHANSEN WILLOCK AUSTIN WALSH, ADOMAH, DYKES, THOMAS, DE WIJS, BALL, DOZZELL DAVIES 

JOHANSEN WALLACE AMOS 1 WILLOCK DYKES 2 WALSH, THOMAS, SANDERSON, AUSTIN, BALL, DOZZELL, ODUBAJO SIMPSON 

JOHANSEN WALLACE CHAIR AUSTIN DYKES WALSH, HENDRICK, ADOMAH, DOZZELL , THOMAS, KAKAY, BARBET, BALL WEBB 

FIELD WALLACE CHAIR 1 WILLOCK 1 DYKES MAHONEY, HENDRICK, GRAY, ODUBAJO, AMOS, AUSTIN, SANDERSON WHITESTONE 

FIELD WALLACE CHAIR GRAY DYKES DIENG, JOHANSEN, AUSTIN, ADOMAH, AMOS, THOMAS, SANDERSON SALISBURY 

FIELD WALLACE CHAIR WILLOCK DYKES DIENG, ODUBAJO, AMOS, AUSTIN, GRAY, HENDRICK, SANDERSON LININGTON 

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CHAMP STAT PACK 

LEAGUE TABLE 

2o21 /22 

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

1 FULHAM 30 19 7 4 78 26 52 64 

2 AFC BOURNEMOUTH 30 17 7 6 49 26 23 58 

3 BLACKBURN ROVERS 32 15 9 8 45 33 12 54 

4 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 31 15 7 9 46 36 10 52 

5 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 32 13 11 8 40 34 6 50 

6 MIDDLESBROUGH 30 14 7 9 38 39 9 49 

7 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 31 13 8 10 43 33 10 47 

8 SHEFFIELD UNITED 30 13 8 9 39 33 6 47 

9 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 31 12 10 9 34 26 8 46 

10 LUTON TOWN 30 12 9 9 41 36 5 45 

11 PRESTON NORTH END 32 11 12 9 35 35 0 45 

12 COVENTRY CITY 30 12 8 10 39 36 3 44 

13 STOKE CITY 30 12 7 11 38 32 6 43 

14 MILLWALL 31 11 10 10 33 33 0 43 

15 BLACKPOOL 31 11 8 12 34 37 -3 41 

16 SWANSEA CITY 30 10 7 15 32 39 -7 38 

17 BRISTOL CITY 32 10 7 15 42 58 -16 37 

18 BIRMINGHAM CITY 32 9 9 14 37 49 -12 36 

19 CARDIFF CITY 31 10 5 16 38 50 -12 35 

20 HULL CITY 32 9 6 17 26 36 -10 35 

21 READING 30 8 4 18 36 60 -24 22 

22 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 29 5 5 19 23 60 -37 22 

23 DERBY COUNTY 31 9 12 10 32 35 -3 18 

24 BARNSLEY 30 3 8 19 19 45 -26 17 

LAST UPDATED: 15.02.2022 

TONIGHT'S 

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TOP FIVE 

Goalscorers 

ALEKSANDAR MITROVIC 

FULHAM 31 

BEN BRERETON DIAZ 

BLACKBURN ROVERS 20 

DOMINIC SOLANKE 

AFC BOURNEMOUTH 19 

ANDREAS WEIMANN 

BRISTOL CITY 15 

LEWIS GRABBAN 

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 12 

TOP FIVE 

Assists 

JOHN SWIFT 

READING 11 

HARRY WILSON 

FULHAM 10 

CHRIS WILLOCK 

QUEENS PARK RANGERS 10 

RYAN GILES 

CARDIFF CITY 9 

CALLUM ROBINSON 

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 8 

TOP FIVE 

Clean Sheets 

LEE NICHOLLS 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 13 

SAM JOHNSTONE 

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 12 

MARK TRAVERS 

AFC BOURNEMOUTH 12 

THOMAS KAMINSKI 

BLACKBURN ROVERS 11 

JOE LUMLEY 

MIDDLESBROUGH 10 


HOOPS 

Columnist 

THE JOURNALIST AND BROADCASTER PENS HIS 

LATEST COLUMN… 

I 

’ve been home for about an hour since 

the 2-0 defeat at Millwall, and as 

predicted, there has been negativity on social 

media after the result. 

We were poor on the night, and Mark 

Warburton’s post-match comments reflected 

that. If this result, on the back of a bad defeat at 

Barnsley, represents a blip – then I’d rather have 

it in mid-February than at the end of April. 

I remember Neil Warnock telling me during our 

2010/11 promotion season that a 2-0 midweek 

defeat at Millwall had the boardroom panicking 

despite the team occupying a healthy lead at the 

top of the Championship. 

Back then, we recovered immediately with a win 

over Crystal Palace – we must do that today 

against Hull. 

There are 15 games left and, when any fan 

evaluates the table and remaining fixtures, you 

assume the teams around you will win all their 

remaining games. 

That, of course, won’t happen. For now, I’d urge us 

all to stick together and just see what happens. 

I invited my former Sky colleague Dean Spencer 

to The Den, where we bumped into Marc 

Bircham. He was brought in for a Q&A in one of 

the hospitality lounges and he was good value as 

always. I’ve told him in no uncertain terms that 

he needs to stay away from QPR games for a 

while, as he’s proving a very unlucky presence. 

I also chatted briefly to our former chairman 

Nick Blackburn. Like Marc, he has some excellent 

stories from his life in football. 

His time at QPR largely pre-dated my period 

covering the club, but we said we’d keep in touch. 


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14 George THOMAS 

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15 Sam FIELD 

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19 Andre GRAY 

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20 Jimmy DUNNE 

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21 Chris WILLOCK 

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22 Moses ODUBAJO 

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24 Charlie OWENS 

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25 David MARSHALL GK 

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27 Jeff HENDRICK 

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31 Ray JONES 

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32 Joe WALSH GK 

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33 Dillon BARNES GK 

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34 Stephen DUKE-McKENNA 

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