Queens Park Rangers v Burnley

THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF QUEENS PARK RANGERS FC 2022/23 SEASON 

ISSUE 11 £3.50 

vs BURNLEY 

11.12.22 | 1PM 

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CLUB DIRECTORY 

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04 INTERIM HEAD COACH 

Words from Paul Hall 

25 VISITING W12 

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06 NEWS + MESSAGES 

All the latest from W12 

13 HIDDEN LOFTUS ROAD 

A glance behind the scenes 

14 THE BIG READ 

Interview with Jimmy Dunne 

20 MATCH REPLAY 

Our last time out 

34 MAGIC MOMENT 

R’s beat promotion rivals 

46 ONE OF ‘R’ OWN 

Focusing on our U18s 

50 JUNIOR HOOPS 

Test your knowledge 

62 FIXTURES & RESULTS 

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OUR INTERIM HEAD COACH SETS THE 

SCENE FOR TODAY’S GAME... 

As a coach at QPR, I’ve seen a lot of managers 

come and go and one thing I know about this 

club is that we are resilient. 

It’s one of the values we have as a club and we’ve 

definitely shown our resilience in terms of keeping 

the players focused on the task at hand. There are 

challenges ahead, the next one is right in front of 

us this afternoon and I feel great pride that the club 

have entrusted me with preparing the team for it. 

I’m grateful to Les Ferdinand, the owners and the 

board for being quick to give me that responsibility 

once it became clear that the manager would be 

leaving. I jumped into the role with both feet and 

the players’ response has been magnificent. I’ve 

just asked them to be responsible and respectful, 

to show their resilience to all the noise on the 

outside – and to keep their standards high. The 

players have set high standards on and off the 

pitch, they’re the ones who did all the legwork 

to get themselves into a top six position and it’s 

now about continuing what they’ve done, keeping 

things relaxed and staying on an even keel. 

So far they’ve done exactly that, not only in 

training sessions but also in our 2-1 friendly win 

against Livingston last week. It was important 

for the team to pick up a win in that game – we 

had been derailed a little bit before the break 

and we needed to get back on track. I felt the 

players showed their quality against a team from 

the Scottish Premiership, a team who had good 

players on the pitch and provided a good test that 

we stood up to. They impressed me with their 

approach, did all the things we asked them to do 

and emerged from the game with flying colours. 

Make no mistake, these players all want success 

and the standard of professionalism in the squad 

is very impressive, with the senior players who 

drive those standards and the younger players 

who are very open to learning. 

If I’m being honest, I couldn’t think of a better 

game for us to make a statement than this one – 

against a team at the top, at home and with our 

supporters who want to see the team succeed. 

The fans are our 12th man, they are such a force, 

the players really do feel that on the pitch and 

we’re asking you to create a hostile atmosphere 

between kick-off and the final whistle. 

Of course, aside from the hours of play, we extend 

our hospitality to the Burnley players, staff and 

board and hope they have an enjoyable afternoon. 

Burnley have proved they’re a very good team 

but we’re hopeful of having a full roster to choose 

from – and, when that’s the case, we can be a real 

pain for any opponents. 

Remember, the most important thing is that we’re 

all pulling together as a club. Everyone, including 

the supporters, has a role to play. 

Come on you R’s! 

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CUP CLASH 

AGAINST COD 

ARMY 

QPR will travel to 

Fleetwood Town next 

month in the third round of 

the FA Cup, for the first 

ever competitive game 

between the two clubs. 

The League One side, 

managed by former 

Scotland midfielder Scott 

Brown, host the tie at 

Highbury Stadium on 

Saturday 7th January, 

kick-off 3pm. 

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SINGING AND SIGNING 

We are delighted to welcome the 

Fleet 2 Signing Choir, who will be 

performing at our fan zone as 

well as on the Loftus Road pitch 

at half-time. 

The choir is made up of past and 

present students from Fleetdown 

Primary Academy, Dartford who 

perform at a number of 

competitions and shows 

throughout the year. 

A Fleet 2 team of children aged 

eight to 14 recently took part in 

the National Signing Choir 

Competition at the prestigious 

Cadogan Hall in Sloane Square, 

where they finished third. 

QPR Trust events manager Justin 

Stone said: “It’s great to be able 

to offer an opportunity for this 

choir to show what a talented 

bunch of individuals they all are. 

“To be learning sign language at 

such a young age is a wonderful 

opportunity and a brilliant life skill 

to have.” 

RISING STARS 

We are also pleased to 

have as our guests Rising 

Stars FC, a non-profit 

organisation that works to 

help youngsters from 

multi-ethnic communities 

and disadvantaged areas 

in Gloucestershire enjoy 

and develop their 

football talents. 

Rising Stars linked up with 

some of the families who 

relocated after the Grenfell 

Tower tragedy in 2017 and 

now have more than 120 

youngsters representing 

the club in local grassroots 

leagues at all levels within 

the county. We hope our 

guests from Rising Stars 

enjoy their day in W12. 


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CHARLIE WEBB 

Happy birthday to Charlie 

Webb, 92 not out on 21st 

December from all your 

friends and family at QPR! 

Charlie is a lifelong fan and, 

although no longer able to 

get to Loftus Road, he still 

receives the match 

programmes by post. 

KRAY 

Happy seventh birthday to 

Kray Heath! Love Gan Gan, 

Grancher, Uncle Alex and 

Aunty Lucy xx 

MARK 

Happy birthday to Mark 

Payne, who turns 16 on 

Tuesday. 

KATIE 

Happy 18th birthday to 

Loft Upper season ticket 

holder Katie Hartman, love 

from Mum, Dad, Joe and 

Humbug. 

CHARLIE 

PASQUALE 

There’s an early 

Christmas present for 

eight-year-old Charlie 

Pasquale today, attending 

his first QPR game with 

his Dad! Hope you both 

enjoy the game – and a 

bonus gift of three points. 

ARCHIE 

Happy 18th birthday 

Archie. I hope you have the 

best day, you deserve it, I 

love you. Gabrielle x 

SKYE 

A very happy belated 

birthday to Skye Anne 

Jones. Love from dad 

Stephen, who is also taking 

the opportunity to wish a 

very happy Christmas to all 

his faithful Rsssss. 

MOLLY 

Happy birthday to Molly 

Williams, who will be 11 on 

Tuesday. Molly’s favourite 

player is Chris Willock. Lots 

of love, Dad and Kim. Come 

on you super hoopsa! 

CHESTER 

Welcome to the world, new 

QPR fan Chester Baxter. 

Project Gallen is under 

way! Congratulations John 

and Sophie, from the 

whole family x 


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GAYNER 

A warm welcome to 

Gayner Lagden, who has 

been tempted to join the 

QPR family thanks to the 

efforts of her brother-inlaw, 

season ticket holder 

Simon Ingram. 

Having persuaded Gayner 

to wear a borrowed QPR 

shirt for the duration of a 

recent family gathering, 

Simon still hasn’t had it 

returned. Hopefully Gayner 

will still be wearing the shirt 

when she makes her next 

trip to Loftus Road… 

BRENDAN 

Brendan McVeigh, an avid 

QPR supporter since he 

watched the 1967 League 

Cup final win against West 

Brom as a 15-year-old, 

travels to Loftus Road 

several times each year 

from Kilkeel, Co Down. 

Brendan and grandson 

Ronan, who are both part 

of the Irish R’s supporters’ 

club, will be watching the 

game from their usual spot 

in F Block today. 

A very happy 70th birthday 

to Brendan, from all the 

family xo 

LENNY & KIAN 

Happy birthdays to Lenny 

Parkes and Kian Knight, from 

all of the Playmaker team! 

DAVID BAKER 

Proud to be here today to 

celebrate the life of our 

dad, husband, brother, 

papa, and lifelong QPR fan 

David Baker, a year on from 

his passing. 

You’re always in our heart. 

Come on U R’s! 

TYLER 

Lifelong QPR fan Tyler 

Krakov is attending his last 

game before beginning his 

European travels in 

Bulgaria next week with his 

dogs. Tyler (and the dogs?) 

will continue supporting 

Rangers from afar. 

CHRISTY 

A special hello to QPR fan 

Christy Moore from 

Coleraine, who is here 

today with his dad Kevin. 

We hope you both enjoy 

the game. 

JOSH 

Happy 25th birthday to 

Josh McAree! Lots of love 

from the UK McAree and 

Woodhead families xx 

ARTHUR PERKINS 

Arthur Perkins, a regular 

fixture in the South Africa 

Road stand since the 

mid-1980s, sadly passed 

away this summer. We are 

joined today by his wife 

Thelma, son Mark and 

daughter-in-law Margo. 

This will be the first time in 

a while they haven’t left 

before the final whistle ‘to 

beat the traffic’. 

Arthur, who was a hospitality 

member for many years, will 

be sadly missed by 

everyone at QPR. 


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HARRY 

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Age: 7 

Favourite player: 

All of them 

KRISTIAN 

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BAKER 

Age: 13 


Chris Willock & 

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LUCIANO 

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Age: 11 


Chris Willock & 

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HARRY 

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Ilias Chair 

JACK 

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Age: 9 


Seny Dieng 

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DAN ASTAIRE 

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THE VIP SUITES 

THE VIP suite executive boxes 

run along the back of the 

Paddock sections in the lower 

South Africa Road Stand. 

These boxes were created in 

1981, when the Paddock was 

converted from terracing to 

seating. QPR chairman Jim 

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In effect, the back of the 

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Each suite caters for 12 guests, 

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Ready 

INTERVIEW: BEN KOSKY 

TO RUMBLE 

AS THE CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON 

CLICKS BACK INTO GEAR, DEFENDER 

JIMMY DUNNE GIVES HIS TAKE ON THE 

WORLD CUP, MICK BEALE’S EXIT AND 

THE CHALLENGE POSED BY HIS FORMER 

CLUB BURNLEY THIS AFTERNOON… 

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Jimmy, we’re back in action today after a fourweek 

break. Has it seemed weird to be fully fit 

yet playing no competitive football right in the 

middle of the season? 

Well, it’s something that’ll probably never happen 

again, will it? This has been a good reflection 

period –I think it’s been very beneficial for us to 

have the opportunity. The break probably came 

at a good moment because the results leading 

up to it speak for themselves and we needed 

that time to reflect. 

From watching the World Cup on TV, what have 

you made of the tournament? 

I think it’s been really exciting! It’s completely 

different, say, to watching the Premier League 

and some of the nations you might not have 

expected to do so well have been amazing. For 

anyone who’s in football, the World Cup is a really 

great learning experience. Watching Brazil the 

other night, for instance – if you want to know 

how to be a top quality centre-back, Marquinhos 

and Thiago Silva have given an absolute 

masterclass. 

Obviously the break was far from uneventful at 

QPR, with the manager’s departure – how did 

that affect the players? 

There haven’t been any negative repercussions. 

As much as we miss Mick and the members 

of staff he took with him, we’ve been cracking 

on. We still have a style, a structure and many 

other things we took from Mick and training has 

been intense – Hally’s been really good with us. 

The football we played in our friendly against 

Livingston was good, the atmosphere around 

the group was very positive and we’ve got people 

coming back to fitness. I think we’re all excited 

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We’ve seen several different combinations in 

central defence so far this season, with four 

of you contesting two places. Does the extra 

competition mean greater motivation? 

It definitely stops you getting lackadaisical, 

for sure. As I’ve said before, I think it’s really 

healthy and positive. Everyone wants to play, 

we’re all fit and available and, when you’re 

surrounded by quality centre-backs, it rubs off 

on you and makes you a better player. We’re 

all very different players – you’ve got Leon’s 

experience, Jake has a different background in 

the game and the number of times I’ve played 

with Rob already, we’ve done well together. 

You’ve lined up alongside each of the other 

three at some stage this season – do you 

need to adapt your style depending on who 

you’re playing with? 

Not really. I think you just have to bring the best 

version of what you bring to the table and not 

get distracted by other players – the important 

thing is concentrating on what you do well. 

Clean sheets speak for themselves and we 

achieved quite a few earlier in the season, so 

we’d like to start getting back to those sooner 

rather than later. 

You spent five years with today’s opponents, 

Burnley. What are your memories of your time 

at Turf Moor? 

Burnley was a wonderful experience for me, it 

was the stepping stone I needed to bridge the 

gap from being an academy footballer to playing 

a man’s game. At the time I was surrounded 

by top Premier League centre-backs and I’m 

grateful to have been given that opportunity. 

Burnley was a really good club for young players 

– even if they didn’t have that many coming 

through into the first team, they always gave you 

the opportunity to go out on loan and develop 

that way. I had five or six loan spells during my 


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time there and overall it was a really positive 

experience. Obviously at the same time, playing 

only a handful of first-team games for your club 

is not what you want – which is why I made the 

decision to go and pursue a career elsewhere. 

Burnley’s squad has undergone an overhaul 

since they were relegated last season, but 

do you keep in touch with any of your former 

team-mates? 

It’s a different Burnley now from what I remember 

– there’s a different manager and different staff, 

a lot of new players and they play a different style 

of football. But yes, I’ve stayed friends with the 

people who are still there, absolutely – although 

we’ll be enemies this afternoon! 

As you mentioned, our form going into the 

break wasn’t great. Should we regard today as a 

kind of reset? 

Yes, it has been a reset and a chance to freshen 

our minds, I think. The talk around Mick leaving 

was maybe difficult for some of the lads to 

handle and it’s better to have had the Band-Aid 

ripped off so we could move on and concentrate 

on ourselves. This period has been really useful, 

we’ve reflected on the things we’ve done well so 

far this season and talked about the things we 

need to do better. 

In a way, is it ideal to be resuming the season 

against the league leaders? 

If we win today, it’ll be a really good marker for 

us to beat the team that’s top of the table and 

carry that into the three games coming up later 

this month against Preston, Cardiff and Luton. 

None of those games are going to be easy but 

the best way to approach them is to start with a 

win against Burnley. If that doesn’t happen, it’s 

important not to panic – there’s a long way to go 

and one thing we’ve learned from last season is 

that it’s vital to make sure you keep picking up 

results and stay in the pack. 


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| SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP | SATURDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2022 

COVENTRY 

0 

QPR 

COVENTRY BUILDING SOCIETY ARENA | ATT: 23,201 | HT SCORE: 1-0 

A GOAL in either half by 

Coventry striker Viktor Gyokeres 

nudged Rangers out of the top 

six in what turned out to be Mick 

Beale’s final match in charge. 

The Sweden international fired 

his side into an 11th-minute lead 

with a close-range finish after 

a loose ball in the penalty area 

deflected into his path. 

QPR pressed for an equaliser and 

skipper Ilias Chair steered the 

ball around Ben Wilson, but found 

the angle too tight to squeeze 

his shot over the line. 

Sky Blues goalkeeper Wilson was 

also kept busy in the second half, 

tipping over a ferocious longrange 

drive from Rob Dickie. 

But the R’s were caught on 

the break with 12 minutes 

remaining as Gyokeres latched 

onto Callum O’Hare’s pass and 

tucked a clinical finish beyond 

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how we 

lined up 

1 Dieng 

27 Laird 

4 Dickie 

3 Dunne 

5 Clarke-Salter 

Kakay 80’ 

20 Richards 

Adomah 87’ 

15 Field 

17 Dozzell 

10 Chair 

Armstrong 83’ 

9 Dykes " 

Shodipo 83’ 

7 Willock 

Thomas 87’ 

Unused Subs: 

13 Archer 

16 Hamalainen 

THE STATS 

Possession: 

CFC: 50% 

QPR: 50% 

Shots/Shots on target: 

CFC: 13/5 

QPR: 11/1 

Corners: 

CFC: 2 

QPR: 6 

Fouls: 

CFC: 7 

QPR: 11 

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SINTON 

OUR CLUB AMBASSADOR’S 

VIEWS ON ALL THINGS QPR… 

Good afternoon everyone and welcome back 

to Loftus Road for today’s game against 

Burnley. 

As I write these notes, Burnley sit top of the 

league, having been excellent up until the break 

for the World Cup. After being relegated from the 

Premier League last season, they look well on 

course to make an immediate return there with 

Vincent Kompany as manager. 

Prior to the break they had lost just once in their 

last 20 league and cup games, which is a very 

impressive record and demonstrates how tough a 

test we face today. 

During the break it was hugely disappointing for 

everyone at the club to see Mick Beale decide to 

leave and become the new manager of Glasgow 

Rangers up in Scotland. Having turned down a 

chance to possibly manage in the Premier League 

with Wolverhampton Wanderers only a few weeks 

beforehand, it was disappointing to see him leave 

our club so soon afterwards, along with some of 

the coaching staff. 

However, we cannot dwell on that now – we have to 

move forward and that is what everyone at the club 

will be looking to do. Despite a disappointing run of 

results prior to the break, in which we picked up just 

one point in our last five matches, we are still in a 

very good position as we look towards the second 

half of the season. We have shown we are a good 

team and some of our performances and results 

have been excellent, so there is certainly lots to look 

forward to as we restart the season today and in 

the weeks and months to come. Hopefully some of 

our injured players will be back today or in the near 

future as we aim to get back to picking up points 

from now until the end of the season. 

As we look towards appointing a new manager/ 

head coach, I am sure you will get behind Paul Hall 

and his coaching staff as he guides the squad for 

however long he is asked to do so. Paul has been at 

the club for many years and has done an excellent 

job in bringing through some of the younger 

players in the squad. I am sure he will get all the 

help he needs until a permanent appointment is 

made and I know he is really looking forward to the 

opportunity he is now presented with. Along with 

everyone here at the club, I wish Paul and his staff 

all the very best. 

The break for the World Cup has come at a 

strange time for everyone, right in the middle of 

the season and it will be very interesting to see 

how teams start after a long interruption. 

Usually, going into a season, teams will have had a 

few friendly games in preparation for that to begin. 

For clubs at our level, I think that will have been 

difficult but we had a very useful workout behind 

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good 2-1 victory where we played well for large 

parts of the game. As I said, it will be interesting to 

see if the break has a positive or negative effect 

on teams, their performances and results. 

So the World Cup is well and truly now at the 

business end of the tournament and it has, as 

always, been enjoyable to watch and follow. We have 

seen the usual shock results in the group stages of 

the tournament, some wonderful goals, excellent 

individual performances, controversial decisions 

and the usual drama and heartache that every 

World Cup always produces. As I write these notes, 

we are at the quarter-final stage – the last eight and 

there are some great games to look forward to. 

Netherlands v Argentina, Croatia v Brazil, England 

v France and Morocco v Portugal. 

We will know the outcome of these games well 

before we arrive at the stadium for today’s game 

and, as a proud Englishman, I hope England have 

overcome a very impressive French team and 

progressed to the last four of the tournament. 


As this is our last fixture at home before the 

festive season, I would like to wish everyone a very 

happy Christmas. For many reasons, it has been a 

really challenging and difficult time for everyone 

and I hope this Christmas gives us all a chance to 

spend time with those we love and cherish. 

Thank you once again for the incredible support 

you have given the team throughout the season 

so far, both at home and away matches. That 

support should never be taken for granted – it is 

really appreciated and makes a huge difference to 

the team on the pitch. 

Let’s really get behind our team today as we look 

to get a valuable three points on the board. Be 

loud and be proud of who we are – We are QPR. 

Enjoy the game. 

COME ON YOU R’s 

Andy 

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Visiting W12: 

BURNLEY 

Stadium: Turf Moor - Opened: 1883 - Current Capacity: 21,944 - Club Colours: Claret & Blue 

IN THE CABINET: 

PREMIER LEAGUE (LEVEL 1) 

Champions: 1920/21, 1959/60 - 

Runners-up: 1919/20, 1961/62 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP 

(LEVEL 2) 

Champions: 1897/98, 1972/73, 2015/16 - 

Runners-up: 1912/13, 1946/47, 2013/14 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE ONE (LEVEL 3) 

Winners: 1981/82 - Promoted: 1999/2000 - 

Play-off winners: 1993/94 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE TWO (LEVEL 4) 

Winners: 1991/92 

FA CUP 

Winners: 1914 - Runners-up: 1947, 1962 

FA CHARITY SHIELD 

Winners: 1960, 1973 - Runners-up: 1921 

CLUB RECORDS: 

RECORD ATTENDANCE: 

54,775 (Burnley v Huddersfield, 1924) 

RECORD GOALSCORER: 

George Beel (188) 

MOST APPEARANCES: 

569 – Jerry Dawson (1907-29) 

BIGGEST WIN: 

9-0 v Darwen, 1892 

BIGGEST DEFEAT: 

11-0 v Darwen Old Wanderers, 1885 

RECORD TRANSFER 

FEE PAID: 

£15 million (Chris Wood, Leeds) 

RECORD TRANSFER 

FEE RECEIVED: 

£25 million (Chris Wood, Newcastle) 

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Burnley 

OPPOSITION 

OVERVIEW 

Burnley emerged from 

the World Cup break 

entrenched at the top 

of the Championship table 

– a position that many 

would have predicted at 

the start of the campaign. 

Relegated from the 

Premier League on the 

final day of last season to 

end their six-year spell in 

the top flight, there is no 

question that the Clarets’ 

primary target is to secure 

an instant return. 

Despite a slow start, 

Vincent Kompany’s team 

look well equipped to 

achieve that goal and 

arrive at Loftus Road with 

just two league defeats 

on their record – the 

second of those in their 

most recent away game at 

Sheffield United. 

The other setback came 

early in the season, when 

the Lancashire side went 

down 1-0 at Watford – the 

only occasion on which 

they have failed to find the 

net, averaging almost two 

goals per game. 

Having managed just 

a single victory in their 

opening five matches, 

including a 3-3 draw at 

home to Blackpool when 

they twice surrendered 

a two-goal lead, Burnley 

clicked into gear with a 

5-1 thrashing of Wigan. 

That launched a 14-game 

unbeaten run, in which the 

Clarets displayed ample 

evidence of a resilient 

streak, overturning a twogoal 

deficit to triumph 4-2 

at Sunderland and coming 

from behind with injurytime 

winners against 

Reading and Rotherham. 

Despite a 5-2 reverse 

at Bramall Lane, they 

recovered to see off 

local rivals Blackburn 3-0 

in their next game and 

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The Gaffer 

Four times a Premier League 

winner with Manchester 

City, Vincent Kompany has 

now been entrusted with the 

task of returning Burnley to 

the top flight at the first time 

of asking. 

The former City captain lifted 

four league titles – along with 

two FA Cups and four League 

Cups – during his 11-year spell 

at the Etihad Stadium, where 

a statue of him now stands to 

mark his stellar contribution to 

the club’s history. 

Kompany, who also accumulated 

89 caps for Belgium and 

skippered them to third place at 

the 2018 World Cup, returned 

to his homeland to launch his 

coaching career after leaving 

Manchester in 2019. 

Initially appointed playermanager 

at Anderlecht – 

where he had started out as 

a defender before moving to 

Hamburg and then City – he 

relinquished the managerial 

role to continue playing until 

the following summer. 

However, in 2020 Kompany 

hung up his boots and resumed 

as manager, guiding Anderlecht 

to fourth and third-place 

finishes, as well as a Belgian Cup 

final appearance, before taking 

on the Turf Moor challenge. 


The Squad 

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Arijanet 

MURIC 

GOALKEEPER 

Age: 24 

Signed from: 

Manchester City 

Bailey 

PEACOCK- 

FARRELL 

GOALKEEPER 

Age: 26 

Signed from: 

Leeds 

Vitinho 

DA SILVA 

DEFENDER 

Age: 23 

Signed from: 

Cercle Brugge 

Taylor 

HARWOOD- 

BELLIS 

DEFENDER 

Age: 20 

Signed from: 

Manchester City 

Josh 

CULLEN 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 26 

Signed from: 

Anderlecht 

Jack 

CORK 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 33 

Signed from: 

Swansea 

Manuel 

BENSON 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 25 

Signed from: 

Royal Antwerp 

Josh 

BROWNHILL 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 26 

Signed from: 

Bristol City 


The Squad 

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Jordan 

BEYER 

DEFENDER 

Age: 22 

Signed from: 

Borussia 

Mönchengladbach 

Ian 

MAATSEN 

DEFENDER 

Age: 20 

Signed from: 

Chelsea (Loan) 

Charlie 

TAYLOR 

DEFENDER 

Age: 29 

Signed from: 

Leeds 

Connor 

ROBERTS 

DEFENDER 

Age: 27 

Signed from: 

Swansea 

Anass 

ZAROURY 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 22 

Signed from: 

Charleroi 

Samuel 

BASTIEN 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 26 

Signed from: 

Standard Liege 

Halil 

DERVISOGLU 

FORWARD 

Age: 22 

Signed from: 

Brentford (Loan) 

Jay 

RODRIGUEZ 

FORWARD 

Age: 33 

Signed from: 

West Brom 


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Danger Man 

Only Chris Wood has netted 

more Premier League 

goals in a Burnley shirt 

than experienced marksman 

Ashley Barnes, now in his ninth 

full season at Turf Moor. 

Barnes started out at Southern 

League level with Paulton 

Rovers before Plymouth 

snapped him up at the age of 

17, but he was unable to nail 

down a regular spot in the 

Pilgrims’ line-up. 

Following loan spells with 

Oxford, Salisbury, Eastbourne 

and Torquay, he made another 

temporary move to Brighton in 

2010 and made an immediate 

impact with the Seagulls, 

scoring four goals in eight 

games. 

The transfer soon became 

permanent and Barnes 

went on to play a key role in 

Brighton’s promotion to the 

Championship a year later, 

finding the net 18 times and 

going on to register 53 goals in 

all for the club. 

Burnley signed him in January 

2014 and he featured in the 

side that sealed a place in 

the Premier League that 

summer, later battling back 

from a cruciate ligament injury 

to continue his goalscoring 

exploits in the top flight. 

FORWARD 

Age: 33 

Nationality: English 

Signed from: Brighton 


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Year on Year 

1882: 

Originally formed as 

Burnley Rovers, the club 

were soon renamed 

Burnley FC and moved to 

Turf Moor, which remains 

their current home, shortly 

afterwards. 

1921: 

The Clarets put together a 

remarkable unbeaten run 

of 30 matches to secure 

their maiden Division One 

title – a record which stood 

until Arsenal’s Invincibles 

surpassed it in 2004. 

1960: 

After several near misses, 

the title returned to Turf 

Moor on the very last day 

of the campaign as Harry 

Potts’ team qualified for 

European football for the 

first time. 

1987: 

Goals by Neil Grewcock and 

Ian Britton earned Burnley a 

2-1 victory over Orient on 

the final day of the season 

to stave off the ignominy of 

relegation from the Football 

League. 

1998: 

Bury boss Stan Ternent 

joined the Clarets as 

manager, launching a 

six-year reign that laid the 

foundations for a revival in 

the club’s fortunes as they 

returned to the second tier 

in 2000. 

2009: 

Wade Elliott’s early strike was 

enough to earn a 1-0 win 

against Sheffield United in 

the Championship play-off 

final and end Burnley’s 33- 

year exile from the top flight. 

COMINGS 

AND GOINGS 

COMING IN 

Arijanet Muric 

(GK) – Manchester City 

Denis Franchi 

(GK) – PSG 

Vitinho 

(D) – Cercle Brugge 

CJ Egan-Riley 

(D) – Manchester City 

Jordan Beyer 

(D) – Borussia 

Mönchengladbach 

Ian Maatsen 

(D) – Chelsea 

Taylor Harwood-Bellis 

(D) – Man City 

Darko Churlinov 

(M) – VFB Stuttgart 

Anass Zaroury 

(M) – RSC Charleroi 

Manuel Benson 

(M) – Royal Antwerp 

Samuel Bastien 

(M) – Standard Liege 

Josh Cullen 

(M) – RSC Anderlecht 

Nathan Tella 

(F) – Southampton 

Scott Twine 

(F) – MK Dons 

Halil Dervisoglu 

(F) – Brentford (Loan) 

GOING OUT 

Wayne Hennessey 

(GK) – Nott’m Forest 

Nick Pope 

(GK) – Newcastle 

Nathan Collins 

(D) – Wolves 

James Tarkowski 

(D) – Everton 

Ben Mee 

(D) – Brentford 

Erik Pieters 

(D) – West Brom 

Phil Bardsley 

(D) – Released 

Maxwel Cornet 

(M) – West Ham 

Dwight McNeil 

(M) – Everton 

Matej Vydra 

(F) – Released 

Wout Weghorst 

(F) – Besiktas (Loan) 


HERE’S 

A ST AT 

I BET 

YOU 

DIDN’T 

KN 

W

OVER HALF A MILLION 

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TO MANAGE THEIR BETTING BUDGET. 

THAT’S ENOUGH TO FILL: 

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(THAT’S A LOT OF TWEED) 

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SO WHOEVER YOU BET WITH, 

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AND THEN ENJOY THE SPORT. 

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THAT’S BETTING BETTER.

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QUEENS PARK RANGERS 2 

BURNLEY 0 

SATURDAY 27TH JANUARY 1973 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO 

RANGERS put on a quality display of passing 

football to secure victory in this vital Division Two 

promotion clash. 

With two points for a win and only two clubs 

promoted to the top flight in those days, a glance 

at the league table before kick-off illustrated how 

important the fixture was… 

It was a mild winter’s afternoon, with the pitch soft 

and heavy. Cameras from BBC1’s Match of the Day 

programme were in attendance to cover the action 

and the bumper crowd of 22,518 was Loftus Road’s 

best of the season. 

Rangers started like a steam train, with Don Givens 

having two good opportunities in the opening 10 

minutes, but he drilled just wide on both occasions. 

Then the Superhoops scored twice in the space 

of three minutes. First, 19-year-old midfielder 

John Delve marked his home debut by chipping 

over a delicate cross which Mick Leach powerfully 

headed home. 

That excellent move was surpassed by the second 

goal in the 17th minute. Givens cut in from the wing 

on a swashbuckling run through the mud and beat 

three bewildered defenders before lashing a low 

drive into the far corner. 

It was a great result for Rangers as they closed the 

gap at the top to one point. On the final whistle, our 

ecstatic supporters spilled on to the pitch chanting 

“Easy…Easy…Easy…” 

As a footnote, both Burnley (champions) and 

Rangers (runners-up) were promoted to the top 

flight at the end of that season. 

RANGERS: Spratley, Clement, Watson, Delve, 

Mancini, Hazell, Thomas, Francis, Leach, Bowles, 

Givens. Sub not used: Hunt. 

Attendance: 22,518 


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INTERVIEW: TONY INCENZO 

IT’S NOW 30 YEARS SINCE ONE OF 

THE BIGGEST SHAKE-UPS IN ENGLISH 

FOOTBALL – THE LAUNCH OF THE 

PREMIER LEAGUE. 

As founder members of the new breakaway division, 

Queens Park Rangers made their mark on that inaugural 

1992/93 campaign, finishing in fifth place as London’s 

highest-ranked team. 

We take a wander through memories of that season with 

the players and staff who made it happen… next it’s 

elegant left-back CLIVE WILSON. 


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Left: Clive 

Wilson donned 

the QPR shirt 

again in 2017 

to raise funds 

for those 

affected by the 

Grenfell Tower 

disaster 

CLIVE, the first season of the 

Premier League was 30 years 

ago now – does it only seem like 

yesterday? 

Definitely! I can vividly remember the very 

first game that we played, a live TV fixture 

on the Monday night at Manchester City. 

There were pyrotechnics, a parachutist 

down on to the pitch and cheerleaders 

before kick-off. 

There was plenty of publicity at the 

time, but did anyone realise how big 

the Premier League was going to 

become? 

Oh certainly not. If I am not mistaken, the 

actual TV deal for the first season was 

in the millions, maybe £300 million. But 

nowadays it is in the billions. So no-one 

had any idea in 1992/93 how much things 

would grow for the Premier League. It has 

now become a global phenomenon. 

Looking back to that time, QPR could 

compete with the very best teams in 

the country… 

Throughout the early 1990s, Queens 

Park Rangers were established in the 

top eight of the table. We were probably 

punching above our weight at that 

stage. The only disappointment for me 

was that we didn’t cap it all off with any 

trophies, even a trip to Wembley or to the 

latter stages of a national cup. Looking 

back, although we did very well, it would 

have been even better if we had put our 

name to some silverware or got close to 

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Above: The 

popular leftback 

received 

a warm 

reception 

when he 

returned to 

Loftus Road 

We also finished as top London club, 

which was a meaningful milestone 

back then… 

Not being disparaging to Queens Park 

Rangers, but we were one of the smaller 

London clubs in the Premier League. 

Obviously it had Chelsea, Arsenal and 

Spurs as bigger clubs, but we were 

competing with them and doing better 

than those teams. So it was a real coup 

for us to finish as top London club. 

What was R’s manager Gerry Francis 

like to work under? 

I get asked this question quite a lot about 

Gerry. For me, he was the best manager 

in my career – he brought my game and 

my knowledge of football on leaps and 

bounds. When we were behind at halftime 

in a match, Gerry was one of the 

few people I appeared under who would 

not say: “The only reason we are losing is 

because you aren’t working hard enough.” 

That wasn’t Gerry’s style. He would look 

at the opposing team and say: “This is 

how we solve the problem.” Therefore it 

was a big help. Gerry was the first boss 

I had who made me think about how 

football is organised in terms of positions 

on the pitch. Prior to that, I was a fullback 

and I just played my game, but Gerry 

told me about positional sense, where 

I should be in relation to where the ball 

was and where our other defenders were. 

That brought an overall improvement in 

my performances. 

During 1992/93, you only missed one 

league game because of injury. In 

retrospect, that was a good campaign 

for you personally… 

Yes, the fixture I didn’t play in was 

Manchester United away and I don’t even 

recall why I missed it! So it was a really 


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Wilson took 

over from Roy 

Wegerle as 

Rangers’ regular 

penalty taker - 

with plenty of 

success 

good season. I began to flourish under 

Gerry and it was the start of a run in the 

team that I maintained from then until 

I eventually left in 1995. I have to say 

playing for QPR was the making of me 

and I really enjoyed that part of my career. 

That season, you scored three goals 

for us including two from penalties. 

Were you very confident with spotkicks? 

I took over the job at Loftus Road from 

Roy Wegerle in the previous season. He 

had missed one or two for Rangers so 

I said that, if he missed another one, I 

would take it on. Lo and behold, he did 

miss one so I stepped up to the task. 

Sometimes it was daunting and not an 

easy job, as anyone can tell you. But I 

just had to make sure I got the penalty 

on target first of all and then hopefully it 

would hit the back of the net. 

Many people say you were the best 

left-back never to play for England. 

How do you react to that? 

Modesty doesn’t allow me to say yes 

or no! But I have heard that comment 

and it is very nice when people say it to 

me. It is a regret that I didn’t get into 

the England squad but not something I 

dwell on too often. 

Les Ferdinand was the focal point of 

our attacks. What was he like to play 

alongside? 

Very good. The reason why QPR did 

so well in that period was because Les 


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Above: Wilson 

in action 

against 

Everton during 

the 1992/93 

campaign 

more or less guaranteed us 20 Premier 

League goals a season. It gave us a great 

starting point if another striker could 

then chip in with maybe 10 goals and the 

midfielders with four or five each. If you 

have someone who scores 20 times each 

year, then you are halfway there. 

We had Ray Wilkins pulling all the 

strings in midfield. He was another 

magnificent player… 

He was a great man too. No-one ever 

said a bad word about Ray. He was very, 

very competitive as a footballer and 

never liked to lose. Also, he would always 

encourage younger players to do the 

right things and look after themselves. 

Ray did the same himself to set an 

example to everyone around him. 

When Loftus Road was full back then, 

the atmosphere was electric… 

I can remember those packed houses at 

Rangers with an intimate crowd being so 

close to you on the pitch. That spurred us 

on to play better and was a huge boost 

for the players. 

Finally, what are you up to nowadays? 

I teach PE at a school in Essex. I’ve been 

doing it for the last 10 years and the job is 

very satisfying and enjoyable. 


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HALF A CENTURY HAS PASSED SINCE QPR WON PROMOTION 

TO THE TOP FLIGHT FOR ONLY THE SECOND TIME IN THE CLUB’S 

HISTORY. IN EACH EDITION, WE SHOWCASE SOME OF THE MATCH 

PROGRAMMES FROM THAT CLASSIC 1972/73 CAMPAIGN: 

DATE: 

Saturday 23rd December 1972 

RESULT: 

Brighton & Hove Albion 1 

QPR 2 

COMPETITION: 

Football League Division Two 

ATTENDANCE: 13,735 

THE PROGRAMME: 

Sixteen pages, price 5p 

EDITORIAL SNIPPET: In what 

eventually turned out to be 

the last competitive meeting 

between these two sides at the 

Goldstone Ground - which was 

Brighton’s home from 1902 

to 1997 – Seagulls manager 

Pat Saward wrote: ‘I read with 

interest last week that top 

football officials in Europe 

had held a meeting in Zurich 

recently to discuss making 

goals bigger. They suggested 

increasing the width of the 

goal, currently 8 yards, to 26 

feet 5 inches, and the height 

from 8 feet to 8 feet 9½ inches. 

Their theory is, I understand, 

that this 10 per cent bigger 

area would bring a huge 

increase in the number of goals 

(scored) with an automatic 

increase in attendance figures.’ 


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DATE: 

Saturday 9th December 1972 

RESULT: Luton Town 2 QPR 2 

COMPETITION: 

Football League Division Two 

QPR SCORERS: 

Givens, Clement 

ATTENDANCE: 13,670 

THE PROGRAMME: 

Sixteen pages, price 10p 

EDITORIAL SNIPPETS: An 

extensive article entitled 

‘TALKING ABOUT RANGERS’ 

set the scene for this match 

as follows: ‘One day last March, 

Queen’s Park Rangers took a 

decision on which the immediate 

future of the club probably 

depended. In selling Rodney 

Marsh to Manchester City, 

they risked causing offence to 

a majority of their supporters 

and robbed their team of a 

player with true match-winning 

characteristics. 

‘Marsh had won his first England 

cap and was easily Ranger’s 

(sic) top scorer with 17 League 

goals…Rangers sought to 

sharpen their goalscoring image 

in time for this season and, of 

course it was to Kenilworth Road 

that they came to pay a sizeable 

fee for Eire international Don 

Givens… 

‘Martyn Busby, brother of Luton’s 

Viv, broke a leg at Fulham, but 

Rangers reacted sharply to this 

shock blow, and within days had 

splashed out £160,000 to buy 

Burnley starlet Dave Thomas in 

a deal that caught the big clubs 

napping. This took Rangers’ 

three-year spending bill to 

over half-a-million pounds – a 

tremendous advertisement for 

the ambition and enterprise of 

the club’s management…a brave 

move by a team that has an 

average gate of only 13,000. 

‘…By spending large sums this 

season, Rangers have left no 

doubt about their intentions and, 

if there is any fear in the camp, 

it is that people are not giving 

the support they warrant as yet. 

They have scored more goals 

than any other Second Division 

club – but their best gate is only 

17,356, and that was on the day 

they paraded record signing 

Dave Thomas for the first time.’ 


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HEROES 

STAN BOWLES VS 

BRANN BERGEN 

WEDNESDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER 1976 

UEFA CUP FIRST ROUND FIRST LEG 

MAGICAL number 10 Stan Bowles grabbed 

a glorious hat-trick to illuminate the first 

ever competitive European fixture in the 

history of Queens Park Rangers. 

Putting this momentous occasion into context in 

his ‘Bush Telegraph’ match programme editorial 

notes that evening, QPR secretary Ron Phillips 

wrote: ‘Well here we are “In Europe” at last – and 

only about nine years too late. (For the benefit 

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that Rangers qualified for European football by 

winning the League Cup in 1967 but we were not 

allowed to participate as no-one had thought 

to make provision in the regulations for a Third 

Division club, as Rangers were then, winning a 

major trophy.)’ 

Before a slightly disappointing attendance of 

14,698, the R’s took a little while to get going 

against Brann’s 10-man defensive rearguard. 

But on 29 minutes, Dave Thomas sent in a cross 

which David Webb nodded back at the far post 

and Bowles pounced to head home. 

Three minutes later, ‘Stan the Man’ was on the 

scoresheet again. This time he finished rightfooted 

from a Don Givens centre which followed 

good approach play by John Hollins. 

Bowles sealed his hat-trick in the 64th minute 

courtesy of a close-range finish. Once more, 

Givens provided the assist with a knockdown 

from Don Masson’s corner on the left. 

Masson was involved again to complete the 

scoring with five minutes to go. 

Daily Mirror reporter Harry Miller wrote: “Stan 

Bowles …collected a hat-trick last night as Queen’s 

Park Rangers took their first steps into Europe. 

“And on an evening when the unranked 

Norwegians made chances and missed them, 

Rangers had ever cause to be grateful for the 

spot-on UEFA Cup marksmanship of Bowles. His 

goals came in the 29th, 32nd and 64th minutes. 

Another one by Don Masson five minutes from 

the finish gave Rangers a winning margin that 

should certainly see them through to the second 

round…suddenly Rangers looked a side capable of 

challenging better European teams than Bergen.” 


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IMAGES COURTESY OF: IAN RANDALL 

INTERVIEW: LENNIE HARVEY 

Jabari Christmas 

Position: Central midfielder 

From: Lewisham/Bromley 

Joined QPR: Age 17 

Pre-Match Meal: Bread, peanut butter and honey 

Nickname: Jabz 

Instagram: @jabz.100 

Pre-Match Song: Get It If You Want It ~ Gunna 

How did you get scouted? 

I was on trial at Cambridge the week before and my 

Dad told me a scout that he knows wanted me to 

come down for a trial and take a look at the club. 

What’s the best aspect of being a QPR player? 

Probably their philosophy and being able to express 

the technical side of the game a lot, playing without 

fear and just showcasing my strengths. 

Who’s your favourite player or inspiration? 

Neymar, because I just like how much freedom 

and enjoyment he has playing with the ball at his 

feet. I would also say Kevin De Bruyne – he’s an 

eye-catching midfielder who likes to take risks 

with his passes and can make ones show that 

others aren’t able to see. 

When was the first football match you 

attended? 

The first game I went to was an Arsenal one, I 

can’t really remember the score because it was 

quite a boring match! My first game abroad was 

the Madrid derby at Bernabeu Stadium – it was 

1-1 and very lively. 

Which stadium in the world would you most like 

to play in and why? 

Either Ibrox Stadium or Anfield, because both 

atmospheres are immense. I just want to be able 

to step onto the pitch and feel the roar of the 

fans. I’ve been to an Ibrox game and it was surreal! 

Who’s had the greatest influence on your 

career so far? 

My parents, because they’ve always been at my 

side, through the worst days as well as the good. 

I would say especially my Dad because he’s 

always believed that I’m able to achieve the goals 

I set myself and he’s always there, trying to push 

me to become a better version of myself. 

Where do you see yourself in five years’ time? 

I see myself as a first-team player at a good club 

in the Premier League, getting a nice goal and 

assist bonus each game! 


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Sat Aug 20 Birmingham City W 2-1 

Sat Aug 27 Peterborough Utd W 3-1 

Sat Sep 3 PL Cup R1 

Sat Sep 10 Coventry City PP 

Sat Sep 17 Barnsley L 5-2 

Sat Sep 24 Charlton Athletic L 7-1 

Sat Oct 1 Reading L 2-1 

Sat Oct 8 PL Cup R2 

Sat Oct 15 Cardiff City W 2-1 

Sat Oct 22 Watford L 5-2 

Sat Oct 29 Bristol City W 3-1 

Sat Nov 5 PL Cup R3 

Sat Nov 12 Sheffield Wednesday L 2-1 

Sat Nov 19 Colchester Utd W 6-1 

Sat Nov 26 Millwall W 3-2 

Sat Dec 10 Ipswich Town 11:30 

Sat Dec 17 Swansea City/FA Youth Cup R3 11:00 

Sat Jan 7 Cardiff City 12:00 

Sat Jan 14 Charlton Athletic 11:00 

Sat Jan 21 Colchester Utd/FA Youth Cup R4 11:00 

Sat Jan 28 Swansea City 13:00 

Sat Feb 4 PL Cup QF 

Sat Feb 11 Bristol City/ FA Youth Cup R5 11:00 

Sat Feb 18 Reading 11:00 

Sat Feb 25 Millwall 11:00 

Sat Mar 4 Watford/ FA Youth Cup QF 10:30 

Sat Mar 11 Ipswich Town 11:30 

Sat Mar 18 Wigan Athletic 11:00 

Sat Apr 1 Burnley 11:00 

Sat Apr 15 Hull City 11:00 

Sat Apr 22 Crewe Alexandra 11:00 

Sat Apr 29 Sheffield Utd/FAYC final 11:00 


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Columnist 

MICAH CHUDLEIGH 

‘R’ GENERATION WRITER MICAH CHUDLEIGH 

DISCUSSES THE LATEST GOINGS-ON IN W12 

The list of things you could never accuse 

QPR of being should start with the word 

boring. Foolish of me to think the World 

Cup would be the break from club football 

that ‘we all needed’; barely a week into the 

tournament and the words ‘honesty’ and 

‘integrity’ were etched into my nightmares. 

‘It was all good just a week ago,’ as Ice Cube 

once said. Imagine being Ilias Chair or Seny 

Dieng and reading that headline in Qatar. 

Much like the fans, these players will feel let 

down. It’s been said already that a lot of this 

squad have made sacrifices and promises to 

family members to be here. It’s a tough reality 

for everyone involved, but the business of 

football is just that. 

Break-ups are never easy, but it is tough 

seeing her with a new man already. If you’re 

hoping for 500 words of trashing the 

outgoing QPR boss, you might want to turn 

over. Everything I love about QPR existed 

before the previous manager and will exist 

after the next one. On top of that, we’re 

about to restart our Championship season 

and it feels like there’s more important things 

to focus on. 

I guess the irony is that managers leaving 

after five games without a win is par for the 

course these days. But as we line up against 

Burnley, we have to remember that we’re 

still the same team from before the World 

Cup, with the same points on the board. We 

can’t lick our wounds forever – there are too 

many points to play for. What will be with this 

season will be and, although some may want 

to put an asterisk over it, we find ourselves in 

a decent position. 

Sixth in the league (albeit on goal difference), 

some of the best players in said league and, 

as previously mentioned, a lot of points left 

to play for. I’d have taken it in August. Losing a 

manager isn’t ideal but we’re QPR – the next 

manager would be the 21st permanent boss 

in my lifetime. I didn’t even bother counting 

interim managers. Such is life in W12, we will 

move on and adapt – as we always have done. 

Get behind the players. I’m not saying link 

arms in the Loft and sing ‘We are the World’, 

but remember that they’re the ones who 

are immediately affected by this. Burnley 

is a tough test, but the players have shown 

they are capable of rising to a challenge. We 

come to QPR to see Chris Willock, Ilias Chair 

and Stefan Johansen because they can go 

toe-to-toe with the best in the division on 

their day. We are still a good, very capable 

Championship team and Burnley won’t be 

looking forward to this. 

As for the next manager, the club clearly has 

a philosophy and ‘DNA’ established and will 

want a manager that can mesh with that. 

Paul Hall has been an excellent servant to this 

club and will no doubt lead us with (wait for it), 

honesty and integrity in the interim period. It 

goes without saying that we’ll back whoever 

the next man up is but, in the meantime, let’s 

get behind Paul Hall and the boys. 


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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 

SPOT THE BALL 

Can you spot the real ball location below? 

Follow me on Twitter 

@QPRJudeTheCat 


BIRTHDAYS! 

Big birthday wishes to all 

Junior Hoops celebrating 

in December… 

Charlie Hall – 1st 

Robbie Lamden – 1st 

Marcus Maxey – 1st 

Finley Murphy-Walsh – 1st 

Sonny Roache – 1st 

Rory Ryan – 1st 

Kiran Singh – 1st 

Alex Antiri – 2nd 

Harry Atkinson – 2nd 

Max Exall – 2nd 

Cian Kelly – 2nd 

Max Mackenzie – 2nd 

Kiyaan Mandan – 2nd 

Ben Redfern – 2nd 

Rowan Shirras – 2nd 

Caiden Sullivan – 2nd 

Jake Wadlow – 2nd 

Finn Walsh – 2nd 

Alfie Watts – 2nd 

Toby Arbon – 3rd 

Beau Matthews – 3rd 

Charlie Warren – 3rd 

Daniel Dryden – 4th 

Emily Anthony – 5th 

Thomas Cognet – 5th 

Hardy Frick – 5th 

Anthony Katz – 5th 

Arthur Miller – 5th 

Thomas Naughton – 5th 

Archie Payne – 5th 

Kyran Ali – 6th 

Cael Cadogan – 6th 

Carly Gurrin – 6th 

Charley Gurrin – 6th 

Joseph Lisi – 6th 

Ted McCarthy – 6th 

Francis Sheehan – 6th 

Ryan Collins – 7th 

Andreas Sinclair – 7th 

Nikolas Tingle – 7th 

Blake Bence – 8th 

Louis Jackson – 8th 

Daniel Reynolds – 8th 

Callum Pye-Beraet – 9th 

Jake Roberts – 9th 

Charlie Webb – 9th 

Dax Astaire – 10th 

Jasmine Astaire – 10th 

Harry Basciano – 10th 

Harry Boxall – 10th 

Ben Clapinson – 10th 

Katie Hartman – 10th 

Harry Pedrick – 10th 

Daniel Fairbairn – 11th 

Albie Frayling – 11th 

Cameron Paea – 11th 

Charlie Parker – 11th 

Oscar Brown – 12th 

Rufus Hult – 12th 

Thomas Kennedy – 12th 

Cecilia Myerson – 12th 

Freddie Oakman – 12th 

Ivy-Mae Clay – 13th 

Daisy Curd – 13th 

Evan Davis – 13th 

Billy Kennedy – 13th 

Samuel Ketcher – 13th 

Guy Miller – 13th 

Joseph O’Callaghan – 13th 

Mark Payne – 13th 

Marco Songui – 13th 

Molly Williams – 13th 

Joe Fenwick – 14th 

Joshua Taylor – 14th 

Henry Carroll-Waine – 15th 

Sean Healy – 15th 

George King – 15th 

Suzie Clarke – 16th 

Camila Decruz – 16th 

Joshua Frangi – 16th 

Phoebe Mitchell – 16th 

Thelma Iris Owen – 16th 

Belle-Lyla Stickley – 16th 

James Whiting – 16th 

Grace Hanks – 17th 

Christopher Morris – 17th 

George Roberts – 17th 

Ethan Smith – 17th 

Kayden Carter – 18th 

Sasha Dearlove – 18th 

Leon Gray – 18th 

Buddy Harwood – 18th 

Albert O’Sullivan – 18th 

Billy Dunne – 19th 

Lewis Foster – 19th 

Joshua Kerr – 19th 

Archie O’Reilly – 19th 

Isabel Shirras – 19th 

Dennis Siegenthaler – 19th 

Neo Sule-Legbe – 19th 

Henry Atkinson – 20th 

Harry Baptiste – 20th 

Kit Leigh-Retief – 20th 

Luke Martin – 20th 

Hunter Armstrong – 21st 

Zachary Biggs – 21st 

Hollis Bigrave – 21st 

Georgia Cox – 21st 

Lorcan Creamer – 21st 

Keira Forkin – 21st 

Charlie Grant – 21st 

Alicia Goodall – 21st 

Edward Harte – 21st 

Noah King – 21st 

Alex Lambert – 21st 

Dorothy Raven – 21st 

Freddie Ryder – 21st 

Cosmo Selby – 21st 

Oliver Farrell – 22nd 

Thomas Kennedy – 22nd 

Roisin Nolan-Caffrey – 22nd 

Albie Thomas – 22nd 

Rowan Ward – 22nd 

Tommy Wilkinson – 22nd 

Sadie Beason – 23rd 

Alfie Faulkner – 23rd 

Sophie Forey – 23rd 

Isaac Kirk – 23rd 

Freddie Nimmo – 23rd 

Harvey Christon – 24th 

Sophia Feldman – 24th 

Allegra Massey – 24th 

Mason Wicks – 24th 

Luke Wullschleger – 24th 

Freddie Braiden – 25th 

Joe Burgess – 25th 

Luke Evans – 26th 

Abigail Fearn – 26th 

Sophia Warren – 26th 

Polly Whisker – 26th 

Finley Downie – 27th 

Harvey Gale – 27th 

Ryan McMullen – 27th 

Melody Morgan – 27th 

Freya Parker – 27th 

Harry Wilkinson – 27th 

Alexander Conisbee – 28th 

Harley James – 28th 

Stanley King – 28th 

Alfie Lynas – 28th 

Lexi Parker – 28th 

Joseph Robertson – 28th 

Finn Bearman – 29th 

Archie Black – 29th 

Evan Brown – 29th 

Rafi Bulos – 29th 

Noah Cyna – 29th 

Kitty Farrell – 29th 

Oliver Hunt – 29th 

Harry Palmer – 29th 

Charlie Porter – 29th 

Benjamin Boud – 30th 

Caolan Mulvihill – 30th 

Edward Flaxman – 31st 

Michael Payne – 31st 

James Perry – 31st 

BACK IN 

THE DAY 

hoops 

Which current Championship manager is 

pictured during his playing days? 

TEST YOUR 

KNOWLEDGE 

Q: Which player was top scorer in two 

consecutive seasons for Burnley and then 

QPR’s top scorer in the next two? 

NAME THE 

PLAYER 

• I was born in London in 1998 

• I have two brothers who 

are also professional 

footballers 

• While still a teenager, I 

moved to Portugal and 

spent two years at Benfica 

• QPR have never lost a 

game in which I have 

scored 

Answers: Spot the Ball: B, Back in the day: Paul Ince (Reading), 

Test your Knowledge: Charlie Austin, Name the Player: Chris Willock 


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Tyler 

ROBERTS

ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE PITCH WITHOUT 

PERMISSION AND THOSE CARRYING OR USING 

SMOKE BOMBS OR PYROS WILL NOW RECEIVE 

AN AUTOMATIC CLUB BAN. 

‘LOVE FOOTBALL. PROTECT THE GAME’ 

A message about anti-social and criminal behaviour 

To mark the new season, we want to 

make you aware of new measures 

being taken across all of football 

to ensure everyone can have a safe 

and enjoyable experience. We are 

supporting strong action from the 

FA, Premier League and EFL to tackle 

anti-social and criminal behaviours 

that put all of us at risk. 

This reflects the seriousness of 

the risks to fans and staff – pyros 

can burn at 2000 degrees Celsius 

and cause lifechanging injuries, 

while entering the pitch endangers 

players, managers and match 

officials. 

We know those who commit these 

illegal acts do not represent the 

majority of supporters. 

#LoveFootball #ProtectTheGame

hoops 

Tony Incenzo 

TONY’S TALES 

ONE of the biggest disappointments 

in my 50 consecutive seasons of 

worshipping at Loftus Road was the 

time Terry Venables left QPR as manager. It 

came as a real bolt out of the blue! 

‘Venners’ had been in charge of the R’s 

between November 1980 and May 1984. 

He was hugely popular with our fanbase as 

the Division Two underdogs reached the FA 

Cup final, won promotion to the top flight 

and then qualified for Europe in successive 

seasons. 

I felt that something special was building at 

Queens Park Rangers and we would surely 

win some major silverware in the next year 

or two. 

All this led to rumours that other clubs were 

interested in recruiting Terry’s services. 

However, at the final home game of the 

1983/84 season against West Bromwich 

Albion, he went onto the pitch just before 

kick-off and made a passionate broadcast to 

the crowd stating that he was going nowhere. 

This brought huge cheers from our 

supporters and I vividly remember the 

burning feeling of jubilation inside me. 

Unfortunately, this didn’t last long as 

Venables left Rangers shortly afterwards 

to take over at Barcelona. I was absolutely 

heartbroken. 

Speaking at the time, QPR club secretary 

Ron Phillips said: “A number of our fans have 

queried how this could have happened a few 

days after Terry had announced over our 

public address system that he was definitely 

staying with Rangers. Well, we are quite 

certain that Terry made this announcement 

in good faith, knowing nothing whatever 

of the coming Barcelona offer. When it 

arrived, it was obvious that it was the type 

of appointment no manager in this country 

could resist.” 

#Follow Tony Incenzo on Twitter at @ 

TonyIncenzo 


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IMAGES COURTESY OF: IAN RANDALL 

QPR FC 

QPR FC WOMEN 3 

PORTISHEAD TOWN 2 

SUBSTITUTE Ellen Wardlaw snatched the 

winner as Rangers twice came from behind 

to overcome Portishead Town at Harlington 

and reach the second round of the FA 

Women’s National League Plate. 

The visitors went ahead after only three minutes 

through Rhian Robbins, but QPR fought back and 

Katie Akerman went close before the equaliser 

arrived on the half-hour mark. 

Kasha Petit was brought down in the penalty area 

and got up to convert the resulting spot-kick 

– only for Ellie Strippel to restore Portishead’s 

advantage from a corner just minutes later. 

The R’s almost levelled before half-time when 

Jo Blodgett hit the woodwork – and Ellie 

Searle did the same shortly after the restart, 

but this time Amelia Cutler tucked away the 

rebound to make it 2-2. 

The home side continued to push for further 

goals and gained their reward when Wardlaw’s 

finish put them in front for the first time. 

However, Rangers needed a late save by 

goalkeeper Katie McLean to preserve that lead 

and secure their place in the next round. 

QPR: McLean, Curr, Searle, Carolan, Jordinson, 

Gunn, Pope, Blodgett, Cutler (Wardlaw 61), 

Akerman (Martins 76), Petit. 


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2019-22 

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@QPRtrust 

COOK & EAT SCHEME TASTES EVEN 

BETTER WITH TESCO GRANT 

The Trust’s popular Cook & Eat Project has 

received a welcome boost with a £1,000 

award from Tesco’s Community Grants 

scheme. 

Cook & Eat has helped a number of people in 

the west London area in recent years, as we 

aim to tackle local health priorities and also 

improve families’ mental and physical health. 

Voting was held at Tesco stores nationwide 

between July and September, with millions 

of customers casting their votes for local 

initiatives across England, Scotland and Wales. 

QPR Community Trust’s Sinead Friel said: “We 

are delighted to receive this grant. Every penny 

matters to us as an organisation. 

“This £1,000 will help us continue to provide 

the really helpful Cook & Eat sessions, which 

have made a real difference to the families in 

our local community – teaching them skills 

which they can use throughout their lives. 

“QPR in the Community Trust use the power 

and huge reach of the club to develop an 

inclusive range of sporting, educational, 

cultural and social opportunities, improving 

the quality of life for individuals and 

neighbourhoods.” 

Tesco Community Grants – previously known 

as Tesco Bags of Help – is run in partnership 

with community-focused charity Groundwork, 

who authorise awards to thousands of local 

projects every year. 

The Tesco scheme has already provided over 

£90million to more than 40,000 projects across 

Britain. 

Groundwork’s national chief executive Graham 

Duxbury added: “Tesco Community Grants 

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need to help their communities thrive. 

“We are pleased to have been able to help 

so many local good causes over the years 

and look forward to seeing what community 

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To find out more, visit www.tesco.com/ 

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2022/23 

FIXTURES & RESULTS 

DATE KO OPPOSITION RES. ATT POS. STARTING XI 

JULY 

Sat 30 15:00 Blackburn Rovers L 0-1 14,315 22 DIENG KAKAY DICKIE CLARKE-SALTER DOZZELL JOHANSEN 

AUGUST 

Sat 6 15:00 Middlesbrough W 3-2 15,796 8 DIENG KAKAY DICKIE DUNNE 1 PAAL FIELD 

Tue 9 19:45 Charlton Athletic CC L 1-1* 5,629 n/a DIENG KAKAY DICKIE DUNNE HAMALAINEN THOMAS 

Sat 13 15:00 Sunderland D 2-2 37,884 10 DIENG 1 KAKAY DICKIE DUNNE HAMALAINEN JOHANSEN 

Tue 16 20:00 Blackpool L 0-1 12,575 15 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE DUNNE PAAL DOZZELL 

Sat 20 15:00 Rotherham United D 1-1 12,230 17 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE DUNNE PAAL FIELD 

Sat 27 15:00 Watford W 3-2 19,977 11 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE DUNNE PAAL FIELD 

Tue 30 19:45 Hull City W 3-1 12,716 6 DIENG LAIRD 1 DICKIE DUNNE PAAL DOZZELL 

SEPTEMBER 

Sat 3 15:00 Swansea City L 0-1 15,935 9 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE DUNNE PAAL JOHANSEN 

Wed 14 19:45 Millwall W 2-0 13,384 8 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN DUNNE PAAL JOHANSEN 1 

Sat 17 15:00 Stoke City D 0-0 14,174 6 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN DUNNE PAAL DOZZELL 

OCTOBER 

Sat 1 15:00 Bristol City W 2-1 21,665 5 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN CLARKE-SALTER PAAL IROEGBUNAM 

Tue 4 19:45 Sheffield United W 1-0 26,636 4 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN DUNNE PAAL AMOS 

Fri 7 20:00 Reading W 2-1 16,656 3 DIENG LAIRD DUNNE CLARKE-SALTER PAAL IROEGBUNAM 

Sat 15 12:30 Luton Town L 1-3 10,011 4 DIENG BALOGUN DUNNE CLARKE-SALTER PAAL AMOS 

Wed 19 19:45 Cardiff City W 3-0 12,805 1 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN CLARKE-SALTER PAAL 1 JOHANSEN 

Sat 22 15:00 Wigan Athletic W 2-1 16,353 1 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN 1 CLARKE-SALTER PAAL JOHANSEN 

Fri 28 20:00 Birmingham City L 0-2 19,007 2 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN CLARKE-SALTER PAAL JOHANSEN 

NOVEMBER 

Wed 2 19:45 Norwich City D 0-0 25,458 4 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE BALOGUN PAAL DOZZELL 

Sat 5 15:00 West Bromwich Albion L 0-1 17,139 5 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE BALOGUN PAAL AMOS 

Tue 8 19:45 Huddersfield Town L 1-2 12,769 6 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN CLARKE-SALTER PAAL IROEGBUNAM 

Sat 12 15:00 Coventry City L 0-2 23,201 7 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE DUNNE CLARKE-SALTER RICHARDS 

DECEMBER 

Sun 11 13:00 Burnley 

Sat 17 15:00 Preston North End 

Mon 26 17:15 Cardiff City 

Thurs 29 18:00 Luton Town 

JANUARY 

Mon 2 20:00 Sheffield United 

Sat 7 15:00 Fleetwood Town FAC 

Sat 14 15:00 Reading 

Sat 21 15:00 Swansea City 

Sat 28 15:00 Hull City 

FEBRUARY 

Sat 4 15:00 Huddersfield Town 

Sat 11 15:00 Millwall 

Tue 14 19:45 Sunderland 

Sat 18 15:00 Middlesbrough 

Sat 25 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 

MARCH 

Sat 4 15:00 Rotherham United 

Sat 11 15:00 Watford 

Tue 14 19:45 Blackpool 

Sat 18 15:00 Birmingham City 

APRIL 

Sat 1 15:00 Wigan Athletic 

Fri 7 15:00 Preston North End 

Mon 10 15:00 West Bromwich Albion 

Sat 15 15:00 Coventry City 

Wed 19 19:45 Norwich City 

Sat 22 15:00 Burnley 

Sat 29 15:00 Stoke City 

MAY 

Sat 6 15:00 Bristol City 

All fixtures subject to change. * Lost 3-5 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 

FIELD PAAL SHODIPO CHAIR DYKES 

| 

THOMAS, ADOMAH, ARMSTRONG, RICHARDS, BONNE, DUNNE, WALSH BRAMALL 

JOHANSEN | WILLOCK 1 AMOS CHAIR DYKES 1 ADOMAH, DOZZELL, BONNE, HAMALAINEN, MASTERSON, SHODIPO, WALSH SMITH 

FIELD 

| 

CHAIR DOZZELL BONNE ADOMAH SHODIPO, ROBERTS 1, ARMSTRONG, JOHANSEN, DREWE, DYKES, MASTERSON, WALSH ATTWELL 

ADOMAH CHAIR 1 FIELD 

| 

SHODIPO DYKES ROBERTS, DOZZELL, ARMSTRONG, BONNE, MASTERSON, GUBBINS, WALSH SIMPSON 

JOHANSEN FIELD ROBERTS DYKES CHAIR ARMSTRONG, SHODIPO, ADOMAH, KAKAY, HAMALAINEN, MASTERSON, WALSH DAVIES 

JOHANSEN ROBERTS CHAIR WILLOCK 1 DYKES DOZZELL |, ADOMAH, ARMSTRONG, SHODIPO, KAKAY, ARCHER, HAMAHLAINEN WOOLMER 

| | JOHANSEN DOZZELL CHAIR 1 WILLOCK 1 DYKES ADOMAH 1, ARMSTRONG, MASTERSON, KAKAY, ARCHER, BONNE, SHODIPO STROUD 

FIELD JOHANSEN CHAIR 1 DYKES WILLOCK 1 ROBERTS |, KAKAY, ADOMAH, ARMSTRONG, ARCHER, MASTERSON, BALOGUN MARTIN 

FIELD DOZZELL WILLOCK DYKES CHAIR ROBERTS, IROEGBUNAM, ADOMAH, ARMSTRONG, BALOGUN, ARCHER, KAKAY LANGFORD 

FIELD IROEGBUNAM CHAIR ROBERTS WILLOCK 1 DYKES, DOZZELL, BONNE, ADOMAH, KAKAY, ARCHER, MASTERSON ROBINSON 

FIELD JOHANSEN WILLOCK ROBERTS CHAIR DYKES, IROEGBUNAM, ADOMAH, ARCHER, KAKAY, BONNE, MASTERSON DONOHUE 

FIELD JOHANSEN 1 ROBERTS 1 CHAIR WILLOCK DUNNE, AMOS |, DOZZELL, KAKAY, DYKES, ARCHER, ADOMAH SIMPSON 

FIELD DOZZELL ROBERTS CHAIR WILLOCK 1 DYKES, CLARKE-SALTER, IROEGBUNAM, ADOMAH, DICKIE, JOHANSEN, ARCHER LININGTON 

FIELD JOHANSEN ROBERTS DYKES 2 CHAIR KAKAY, DICKIE, DOZZELL, AMOS |, ARCHER, SHODIPO, ADOMAH BRAMALL 

IROEGBUNAM FIELD ROBERTS DYKES CHAIR KAKAY, JOHANSEN, DICKIE, DOZZELL, RICHARDS, ARCHER, RICHARDS, ADOMAH HARRINGTON 

FIELD IROEGBUNAM CHAIR ARMSTRONG DYKES 2 DOZZELL, AMOS, KAKAY, RICHARDS, BONNE, ARCHER, DICKIE J LININGTON 

FIELD 1 ARMSTRONG IROEGBUNAM CHAIR DYKES AMOS, DOZZELL, DICKIE, RICHARDS |, BONNE, ARCHER, KAKAY, D WHITESTONE 

FIELD ROBERTS CHAIR IROEGBUNAM 

| 

DYKES DICKIE |, ARMSTRONG, AMOS, RICHARDS, KAKAY, ARCHER, DOZZELL T ROBINSON 

| | 

| 

| 

| | 

FIELD AMOS CHAIR IROEGBUNAM DYKES WILLOCK, SHODIPO, ADOMAH, BONNE, KAKAY, ARCHER, HAMALAINEN A DAVIES 

FIELD IROEGBUNAM WILLOCK DYKES CHAIR DOZZELL, ADOMAH, ARMSTRONG, DUNNE, ARCHER, THOMAS, SHODIPO T BRAMALL 

FIELD ADOMAH CHAIR WILLOCK DYKES 1 DUNNE, BONNE, RICHARDS, SHODIPO, DICKIE, ARCHER, DOZZELL G WARD 

FIELD DOZZELL CHAIR DYKES WILLOCK KAKAY, ARMSTRONG, SHODIPO, ADOMAH, THOMAS, ARCHER, HAMALAINEN K STROUD 


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*Effective against enveloped viruses **vs representative Gram-negative bacterium. Always practise good hand hygiene. 

Use biocides safely. Always read the label and product information before use. 99.9% OF BACTERIA

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CHAMP 

LEAGUE TABLE 

PACK 

THIS WEEKEND'S 

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

1 BURNLEY 21 11 8 2 40 23 17 41 

2 SHEFFIELD UNITED 21 11 5 5 35 19 16 38 

3 BLACKBURN ROVERS 21 12 0 9 24 22 2 36 

4 WATFORD 21 9 6 6 28 22 6 33 

5 NORWICH CITY 21 9 5 7 29 23 6 32 

6 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 21 9 4 8 26 24 2 31 

7 MILLWALL 21 9 4 8 26 25 1 31 

8 SWANSEA CITY 21 8 7 6 27 28 -1 31 

9 PRESTON NORTH END 21 8 7 6 18 20 -2 31 

10 SUNDERLAND 21 8 6 7 29 23 6 30 

11 LUTON TOWN 21 7 9 5 23 22 1 30 

12 COVENTRY CITY 19 8 5 6 21 18 3 29 

13 READING 21 9 2 10 23 30 -7 29 

14 BIRMINGHAM CITY 21 7 7 7 23 20 3 28 

15 MIDDLESBROUGH 21 7 6 8 29 26 3 27 

16 ROTHERHAM UNITED 21 6 8 7 25 26 -1 26 

17 STOKE CITY 21 7 4 10 22 27 -5 25 

18 BRISTOL CITY 21 6 6 9 27 29 -2 24 

19 CARDIFF CITY 21 7 3 11 17 25 -8 24 

20 HULL CITY 21 7 3 11 25 39 -14 24 

21 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 20 5 8 7 24 24 0 23 

22 WIGAN ATHLETIC 21 6 5 10 21 31 -10 23 

23 BLACKPOOL 21 6 4 11 24 33 -9 22 

24 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 20 5 4 11 19 26 -7 19 

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Media Voice 

JOURNALIST AND BROADCASTER AIDAN MAGEE 

PENS HIS LATEST COLUMN 

I’ve been working in and around football for 

many years and I understand how the game 

works. 

I caught up with Mick Beale at Paddington 

station a couple of days after the draw at 

Norwich in October. 

I collared him for a few moments and told 

him it had been many years since a manager 

had made a sacrifice like turning down a 

Premier League job to stay at QPR. Indeed, 

I can’t recall a top-flight club coming for our 

manager since December 1988, when Jim 

Smith went to Newcastle. We were midtable 

in the old Division One then. 

To say I was surprised Mick left for Rangers 

a fortnight ago is an understatement. He 

won’t win the title there this season. There 

is no European football, either. The best he 

can hope for in the short term is a domestic 

trophy and an Old Firm victory. 

Anyway, he’s gone. As the board have intimated, 

we can’t have a circus of speculation around 

our manager every time a vacancy comes up. 

Sometimes the reality is more palatable than 

what we’re worried might happen. 

This is still a very attractive job. We have 

some fine players and we are well-placed in 

the Championship. 

While we’re looking to the future, take a 

look at my nephews Cian (left) and Ruari 

(right). Here they are lining up for training at 

Maidstone United’s Gallagher Stadium a few 

weeks ago – wearing their new QPR kits. 

Their dad Liam is a purist and won’t 

compromise his football principles. He 

believes in knocking the ball around on the 

deck, getting on the front foot and sending 

the fans home happy after a hard week at 

work. He’s only an M&S waistcoat away from 

being Gareth Southgate! 

Anyway, it’s great to be back. Enjoy today. 


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THE SQUADS 

QUEENS PARK 

RANGERS 

INTERIM HEAD COACH: PAUL HALL 

SENY DIENG GK ● 1 

OSMAN KAKAY ● 2 

JIMMY DUNNE ● 3 

ROB DICKIE ● 4 

JAKE CLARKE-SALTER ● 5 

STEFAN JOHANSEN ● 6 

CHRIS WILLOCK ● 7 

LUKE AMOS ● 8 

LYNDON DYKES ● 9 

ILIAS CHAIR ● 10 

TYLER ROBERTS ● 11 

JORDAN ARCHER GK ● 13 

GEORGE THOMAS ● 14 

SAM FIELD ● 15 

NIKO HAMALAINEN ● 16 

ANDRE DOZZELL ● 17 

MACAULEY BONNE ● 18 

TAYLOR RICHARDS ● 20 

KENNETH PAAL ● 22 

CONOR MASTERSON ● 23 

CHARLIE OWENS ● 24 

OLAMIDE SHODIPO ● 25 

LEON BALOGUN ● 26 

ETHAN LAIRD ● 27 

JOE GUBBINS ● 28 

AARON DREWE ● 29 

SINCLAIR ARMSTRONG ● 30 

RAY JONES ● 31 

JOE WALSH GK ● 32 

ALBERT ADOMAH ● 37 

MURPHY MAHONEY GK ● 38 

TIM IROEGBUNAM ● 47 

BURNLEY 

MANAGER: VINCENT KOMPANY 

2 ● MATTHEW LOWTON 

3 ● CHARLIE TAYLOR 

4 ● JACK CORK 

5 ● TAYLOR HARWOOD-BELLIS 

6 ● CJ EGAN-RILEY 

7 ● JOHANN GUDMUNDSSON 

8 ● JOSH BROWNHILL 

9 ● JAY RODRIGUEZ 

10 ● ASHLEY BARNES 

11 ● SCOTT TWINE 

14 ● CONNOR ROBERTS 

15 ● BAILEY PEACOCK-FARRELL GK 

17 ● BENSON MANUEL 

18 ● ASHLEY WESTWOOD 

19 ● ANASS ZAROURY 

20 ● DENIS FRANCHI GK 

21 ● LUKE MCNALLY 

22 ● VITINHO 

23 ● NATHAN TELLA 

24 ● JOSH CULLEN 

25 ● WILL NORRIS GK 

26 ● SAMUEL BASTIEN 

27 ● DARKO CHURLINOV 

28 ● KEVIN LONG 

29 ● IAN MAATSEN 

30 ● HALIL DERVISOGLU 

36 ● JORDAN BEYER 

44 ● DARA COSTELLOE 

49 ● ARIJANET MURIC GK 

Referee: 

Peter Bankes 

Assistant Referee: 

Edward Smart 

Assistant Referee: 

Nick Greenhalgh 

Fourth official: 

Sam Allison

Queens Park Rangers v Burnley

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