Queens Park Rangers v Stoke City

hoops
Above: QPR
paid tribute
to Wilkins at
the first home
game after his
passing in April
2018
You left QPR to sign for Crystal Palace
in May 1994, but six months later you
were back at Loftus Road as playermanager…
I was really looking forward to that
challenge at Queens Park Rangers
as a lot of the players I had played
alongside were still there. Initially, we did
extremely well and we finished eighth
in the Premier League in 1994/95. But
unfortunately we had a bit of a sticky
time after that as we had to sell Les
Ferdinand, then Clive Wilson left us
as well. A lot is spoken about football
dressing-rooms and it is very important
that you keep proper blokes in your
dressing-room. Les and Clive were
massive influences in that respect as
they were the bubbly characters that
“For a midfield man,
I believe it is essential
to improve your game”
you need. Les would always get you
20 to 25 goals a season and Clive was
the best uncapped full-back I have
ever seen. So unfortunately those
departures led to us being relegated in
1995/96.
How do you look back on your time at
Loftus Road?
Myself and my family enjoyed Queens
Park Rangers immensely. It is such a
homely, family club. So I hold it in great
affection and I hope there are good
times ahead for the R’s.
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