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04 HEAD COACH 

Words from Marti Cifuentes 

09 NEWS + MESSAGES 

All the latest from W12 

14 THE BIG READ 

Interview with Lucas Andersen 

27 VISITING W12 

A look at our opposition 

39 GOING UP 

Marcus Bean recalls 2003/04 

50 ONE OF ‘R’ OWN 

Meet the next generation 

52 JUNIOR HOOPS 

Test your knowledge 

62 FIXTURES & RESULTS 

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MARTI 

OUR HEAD COACH SETS THE 

SCENE FOR TODAY’S GAME... 

e have an incredible fanbase here 

at QPR, and I have no doubt that 

Wyou’ll get right behind us in our three 

remaining cup finals, starting today against 

Preston North End. 

Our target is always to be very strong at 

home and having two of the three remaining 

games here at MATRADE Loftus Road gives 

us confidence because we know our fans 

can make the difference. Since my arrival at 

the club we’ve achieved 20 points at home, 

out of 21 in total. But we know we have to 

perform at our best level if we want to take 

another three points this evening in what will 

be an extremely tough game. 

I would like to welcome Preston, their 

manager Ryan Lowe and his staff, their 

players and supporters. Preston are a strong 

side who are enjoying an excellent season 

and they still have a chance of making the 

play-offs, which tells you all you need to 

know about them. 

Since my last programme notes, it’s true that 

our last few results haven’t been what we’d 

hoped for given the good form we’d been 

in previously. However, that just reinforces 

the good work we put in before – it isn’t as if 

we were an amazing side a month ago and 

now we’re suddenly a terrible team. Since 

I’ve been here, one of this team’s hallmarks 

has been how stable we have been and how 

we have fought to achieve our objective, 

and we’re going to keep doing that. We’ve 

been out of the relegation zone for several 

match days now, but I’ve been saying all the 

time: the job is not done yet. The hard work, 

the attitude and desire to play football that 

the lads have shown since I’ve been here is 

commendable, and they’re giving every last 

ounce to reach our objective. 

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I must say that the players’ reaction and the 

attitude we saw at Plymouth following the 

Sheffield Wednesday game is one of the 

things I’ve been most proud of since I was 

appointed as QPR head coach. The team 

came out all guns blazing and went all out 

for the win. We created enough chances to 

win that game comfortably, but we were 

punished by one of the few mistakes we 

made. However, as long as we keep creating 

chances and conceding few, we are on the 

right track to achieve victories. 

Last weekend, Hull were extremely clinical 

with their finishing, but sometimes you need 

to accept defeat as part of the journey to 

become a better team and move on quickly. 

We try to make the players aware that they’re 

capable of achieving anything, as they’ve 

proved several times before. They’re aware 

that we have three tough weeks ahead of us, 

in which we’ll be under constant pressure, but 

this group is used to that and they’re really 

up for the challenge. Now isn’t the time to 

be thinking about the Hull game – what’s in 


the past has now gone and there’s no way of 

changing anything, it’s just a case of trying 

to learn our lessons from it and today’s game 

against Preston is our only focus right now. 

Apart from Blackburn and Sheffield 

Wednesday, who play each other tomorrow, 

all of the other teams in our ‘mini-league’ will 

be in action before we are, but we must play 

our game, focusing on ourselves and our 

performance. 

Our destiny is in our own hands and, if we do 

what we have to do, we’ll achieve our target 

of Championship survival. 

Let’s be strong together – and get that win! 

MARTI CIFUENTES 

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REMEMBERING 

JOHN GERARD 

PC John Gerard, who 

served as Dedicated 

Football Officer for QPR 

for more than eight years, 

passed away following a 

recent battle with illness. 

The club’s safety officer, 

Alex Fish, and former 

head of operations Josh 

Scott pay tribute to a 

much-loved colleague… 

“John was definitely a 

special guy, a very 

professional and 

approachable police 

officer whose commitment 

to the specialist role of a 

dedicated football officer 

was very evident. My 

relationship with the 

Metropolitan Police in 

general and John in 

particular was critical to 

the planning of events and 

to the running of games on 

event days. John’s part in 

that was immeasurable. 

His role went beyond this 

as he had the 

responsibility for attending 

away games as well. His 

relationship with the fans 

was beyond anyone’s 

expectations and he had a 

working rapport with them 

where they could 

communicate with him 

direct via his mobile. This 

is not something I have 

seen work successfully 

elsewhere. John will be 

sadly missed by all who 

worked with him. RIP.” 

Alex Fish 

“John was truly one of a 

kind, a huge loss for all at 

QPR and the Metropolitan 

Police. I know many fans 

that knew of John will 

remember the way he 

seamlessly integrated with 

supporters, and his 

personal approach to 

managing safety on 

matchdays. Even as a West 

Ham fan, John was 

passionate about QPR on 

and off the pitch and had 

the ability to demonstrate 

this in his police work when 

speaking with supporters. 

I’ll always remember in 

2020, when John called me 

on a weekly basis about 

when fans would be allowed 

back into Loftus Road, as 

patrolling an empty stadium 

wasn’t his cup of tea and he 

wanted the fans back! John 

was not just a police 

colleague to us all at QPR, 

he was a dear friend, and 

his presence around 

MATRADE Loftus Road 

will be missed for years 

to come.” 

Josh Scott 

REPORTING 

ANTI-SOCIAL 

BEHAVIOUR 

There is no place for 

anti-social behaviour at 

Loftus Road. If you see it, 

please report it. There 

are many ways you can 

get in touch. 

Tweet: You can reach 

our operations team 

on Twitter; you can follow 

and report incidents 

by tweeting 

@QPROperations. 

Email: You can also 

report anything you 

see to the team via email 

at operations@qpr.co.uk. 

Call: You can call 07557 

435 421 to report 

anything you see or 

hear. Please note you 

can remain anonymous 

if you wish. 

DIXIE 

Happy 13th birthday to 

Dixie Finch, love from 

all of your family and 

Austin the dog. Come 

on you R’rrrrrrrs!!! 


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EDWARD 

Happy birthday Edward, 

love from Carole, Sylvia 

and all the family. COYRS 

DENIS 


Denis O’Shea, who is 

here today celebrating 

with one of his 

grandsons Aaron. Lots 

of love from Jackie, 

Louise, Emma, Barry, 

Luke, Ashley and 

Aaron. Xxxx 

RYAN 

A massive happy 

birthday to Ryan Finch, 

who’s just turned nine. 

We hope you enjoy your 

day at QPR with all 

your friends. 

LIAM 


my good pal Liam 

Sheridan. Love Woodsy 

& Uncle Kev 

HARRY 

Happy 21st birthday 

Harry. Honoured and 

proud you are my son and 

my friend. Love ya – Dad. 

JAMES & HARRY 

Happy birthday to 

James and Harry 

Fraser with lots of love 

from Mum, Dad (and 

Cleo the dog). 

THOMAS 

A big, happy 40th 

birthday to Thomas 

Connell who sits in the 

Loft Upper. Lots of love 

from Michelle, Miles, 

Alice, Rose and all the 

family. Come on you R’s! 

BRIAN 


Brian, a lifelong Hoops 

fan and regular in the 

stands at MATRADE 

Loftus Road. He’s here 

today celebrating in the 

W12 restaurant with his 

sons Sean and Liam 

and enjoying the 

padded seat treatment! 

BRENDAN RICE 

RIP (18.04.2023) 

Here’s to you dear 

Brendan, a year since we 

lost you but not a day 

goes by that we don’t 

miss you, your steady 

presence and good 

humour. 

In your honour, we 

continue to back your 

cherished QPR. How 

pleased you’d be this 

season! Come on you R’s! 


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TEDDY 

DISSON-MEADE 

Today’s banner is 

dedicated to Teddy, our 

precious son and friend 

who sadly passed away a 

year ago. Though far from 

sight, we feel your 

presence, the lessons you 

taught us in life and the 

love you left behind. 

We take peace in knowing 

we will reunite one day, 

our arms filled by you once 

more. Until then we hold 

MICK CUSACK 

Born in Carrick on Suir, Co 

Tipperary, Mick Cusack 

became a lifelong QPR 

supporter after moving to 

Shepherd’s Bush as a 

young boy. He sold 

programmes at the 

stadium as a teenager and 

his heroes were Rodney 

Marsh and Stanley Bowles. 

Mick, who had season 

tickets in the Loft Upper 

with his children, passed 

away in early February, 

having enjoyed watching 

the away win against 

Blackburn. He would love to 

be here today as his son 

Liam is a mascot at today’s 

match. 

you close in our hearts, our 

beautiful boy. Today is for 

you, COYR’s. 

The banner has been 

funded by Loft Flags and 

fans who supported it 

through purchases of 

merchandise. 

If you are a child or young 

person who needs support 

with their mental health, 

please visit 

https://www.nhs.uk/ 

mental-health/childrenand-young-adults/ 

mental-health-support/ 

Some years ago, 

Mick’s company supplied 

the temporary road signs 

that are used on 

matchdays and he added 

an extra sticker, reading 

ForeverRs Mick and 

Eamonn – ensuring he’ll 

continue to be a part of 

every match at QPR. 

TODAY’S MASCOTS 

Sophie Wright 

Age: 12 

Favourite Player: 

Ilias Chair 

Sebastian Belinkoff 

Age: 7 


Sam Field 

Stanley Jeffries 

Age: 6 


Ilias Chair 

Aidan Guinness 

Age: 10 


Jimmy Dunne 

Gabriel Illya Lazell 

Age: 11 


Ilias Chair 

Stanley Grintuch 

Age: 14 


Sam Field 

Kai Fereday 

Age: 10 


Jimmy Dunne and 

his Grandad 

Wayne Fereday 

Zac Crossley 

Age: 9 

Favourite player: 

Jimmy Dunne 

Spencer Clinkscales 

Age: 6 

Favourite player: 

Paul Smyth 

AWAY MASCOT 

Jenson Swarbrick 

Age: 9 

Favourite players: 

Alan Browne and 

Mads Frokjaer 


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INTERVIEW: BEN KOSKY 

SIGNED FROM HOMETOWN CLUB AALBORG 

IN FEBRUARY, FORMER DENMARK 

INTERNATIONAL LUCAS ANDERSEN HAS 

QUICKLY BECOME A KEY WEAPON IN QPR’S 

BATTLE TO AVOID RELEGATION. THE 

29-YEAR-OLD ATTACKING MIDFIELDER 

ASSESSES THE MOOD IN THE CAMP 

AND OUTLINES HIS HOPES FOR 

TODAY’S CRUCIAL GAME AGAINST 

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Lucas, what’s the feeling around the 

dressing-room as we approach our last 

few games of the season? 

Over the last few months we’ve been 

doing really well and I think we’ve shown 

that everything is possible. We’re doing 

everything we can to achieve the highest 

possible level with our performances and 

the work people put in every day at the 

club is amazing. Most important is probably 

the mood, to keep on pushing and building, 

because that’s the foundation of a team 

– to push together and everyone wants to 

achieve something for the person sitting 

next to them. So I feel the mood is good 

and confident but of course there’s also 

a certain amount of stress linked to that, 

because of what it means for everyone at 

the club and the fans. 

You played under Marti Cifuentes at your 

previous club Aalborg. What did you learn 

about Marti as a coach that made you want 

to rejoin him here at QPR? 

First of all is the way he sets a structure 

for a club and a team, doing things in a 

certain way and wanting to bring out the 

players’ best abilities – he figures out a 

way to make sure everyone reaches their 

highest level. Marti’s a very modern coach 

with a good mix of being really demanding 

on the pitch and then off the pitch, 

switching to stuff that I’d call the human 

approach and having a conversation with 

you about whatever. I think you have to 

switch between being very serious and very 

structured on the football aspects and also 

having another side to what you do. 

Your agent Mikkel Beck played for QPR 

– did that connection also influence your 

move to the club? 

Definitely, Mikkel was really enthusiastic 

about it when we felt we were getting 

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period of time here, he was very happy 

with the club, the stadium and the fans – 

and all of this I can also confirm! There’s 

the atmosphere, the whole feeling around 

football that it’s a lifestyle over here – 

not just something you go to watch because 

you want a little Saturday or Sunday 

entertainment. Not that it isn’t like that 

in other countries I’ve played in, but I just 

feel it’s really deep in a family’s core that 

they are QPR supporters and they have 

been for many years. That’s what I really 

like about QPR and it’s also what Mikkel 

told me, that this is an amazing place and 

you’ll have that feeling in the stadium that 

it really means everything, every time you 

step onto the pitch. 

Were you always interested in 

experiencing English football at some 

stage in your career? 

Yes, it’s always been a dream to experience 

it – and if you ask anyone who knows 

me, they would say that too. The outside 

opinion on English leagues is that they’re 

very tough, competitive and maybe the 

way it was 20 years ago when there was 

another type of football, people would 

have said ‘it’s not for you’. But I always 

dreamed about it and I just wanted it to 

happen – no matter what it took, I would 

do everything to come here. Now that I’m 

here, it feels amazing to be able to make 

that move at my age, to compete and be 

in a good team at a historical club. 

What more do you want? Also at the point 

where I was in my career, things were a 

little bit stuck, so I’m really grateful to get 

this opportunity. 

You set up a goal for Michael Frey on 

your QPR debut against Norwich, did that 

help you to settle more quickly into a new 

environment? 

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the fans what you’re capable of, that you 

want to contribute and you’re here to bring 

something. For me, it’s always been a big 

part of my game to score goals and get 

assists, game-deciding stuff – that’s the 

kind of player I want to be. So of course it 

helps a lot when you have a good start and 

it also boosts your confidence and brings in 

a good vibe for your team-mates. 

Today’s opponents, Preston North End, 

include two Danish players in Mads Frokjaer 

and Emil Riis. What do you know about 

them? 

Well, they’re both good players. Frokjaer 

is very technical with a good drive, he’s in 

a category that’s quite similar to my way 

of playing and he’s had a good start at 

Preston, from what I’ve heard. Riis is like 

a pure striker with a good shot, quite fast 

and he’s also been doing well. I think it also 

shows the Danish league is at quite a good 

level and it’s always exciting to see how 

fellow countrymen are doing, to cross paths 

with them and see who wins the battle – so 

I’m looking forward to it. 

So far, you’ve come close to scoring quite a 

few times – would it be a dream scenario for 

your first QPR goal to be the one that keeps 

the club in the Championship? 

That would be the most epic dream, I think! 

That’s what I want to do, deciding games for 

the team and I feel I’ve been moving closer 

to getting that goal, hitting the crossbar 

twice and having a couple of other chances 

I could have put in. So I think we’re closing 

in on that goal and I can’t think of a better 

moment than just to put one in today at a 

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Fan’s Column 

ALEX BULLAMORE 

‘R’ GENERATION WRITER ALEX BULLAMORE 

DISCUSSES THE LATEST GOINGS-ON IN W12 

Many a football fan will tell 

you that it’s incredibly difficult 

to support their team. 

I will usually ignore the 

bleating from the big 

six who don’t get what 

they want, while their 

team reached the semifinal 

or final of another 

competition, devaluing 

competitions as they 

go because it isn’t the 

Champions League. I look 

at what we’ve experienced 

in the last few weeks, and 

yeah guess what, it ain’t 

easy being QPR. 

Not sure if anyone else 

can relate to this, but I’ve 

had friends, colleagues 

and family members say 

variations of ‘you guys are 

safe now’. Anyone who’s 

ever watched QPR, or has a 

general awareness of what 

this club does, will know it’s 

not as simple as some may 

suggest. If I have to say “I 

think one more win might do 

it, but I’m still nervous” one 

more time, I might scream. 

You see, supporting a team 

like QPR is the ultimate 

love-hate relationship. At 

the start of the season, I was 

looking for any excuse to not 

go to games. The prospect 

of a win very unlikely, losses 

almost guaranteed. That’s 

where you might hate the 


fact you support this team. 

But then you get moments 

like Jimmy Dunne’s goal, and 

all of a sudden everything 

seems that little bit better. 

The team we played that 

day, Birmingham, were 

quite awful. I remember 

thinking: if we don’t beat 

this lot then we probably 

deserve relegation. The 

goal in itself is beautiful, 

but then you start adding 

layers of context on top 

and it becomes all the more 

remarkable. 

A player who had struggled 

this season with form, 

converted to right-back 

from centre-back and then 

relishing the opportunity to 

become the best rightback 

possibly the world has 

seen (slight exaggeration 

there). Football is such a 

simple game – why didn’t 

anyone else think to convert 

their centre-back into a 

marauding right-back, who 

can smash the ball into the 

back of the net, from the 

edge of the box, on the 

volley and on his weaker 

foot? If we stay up, we 

stay up because of that 

goal – it’s more than good 

enough in its own right to be 

remembered as such. 

We now face three teams 

with varying degrees of 

ambition left for their 

season, Preston have 

an outside chance of 

the play-offs, Coventry 

the opportunity to make 

numerous trips to Wembley 

and then there’s Leeds. One 

of the sides competing for 

automatic promotion and 

the title, and yet seemingly 

they don’t fancy winning 

the division or reaching the 

Premier League. It feels 

like all of those teams are 

politely saying to the others 

‘no, after you, please’ in 

the revolving door that is 

the top three. Home form 

will be crucial to sealing our 

Championship status, and 

I think both are winnable, 

especially Leeds with their 

cold form at the moment. 

All I want is nothing to be 

riding on that game against 

Coventry, because then I’m 

not confident at all. 

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Tony’s Tales 

TONY INCENZO 

TWITTER 

NIGHTMARES! 

Some of the most 

disappointing matches 

I have attended as a 

Queens Park Rangers 

supporter are coming back 

to haunt me on Twitter, or 

X, many years later. 

I was there at Wembley 

Stadium when we were 

firm favourites, yet lost 

3-0 to Oxford United in the 

1986 Milk Cup final. Man of 

the match for Oxford and 

scorer of their second goal 

that day was Ray Houghton. 

Meanwhile, the referee 

was Keith Hackett – and 

nowadays both Houghton 

and Hackett are among my 

Twitter followers. 

Another devastating 

result was our 1-0 play-off 

final defeat against Cardiff 

City at the Millennium 

Stadium in 2003. Andy 

Campbell lobbed the 

Bluebirds’ decisive goal 

in extra time and yes, you 

guessed it – Campbell 

follows me on Twitter. 

In my opinion, QPR hit rock 

bottom in losing at home to 

non-league minnows Vauxhall 

Motors in the FA Cup first 

round replay in 2002. That 

result still makes me shudder 

– especially when I see 

Vauxhall Motors as one of my 

Twitter followers. 

At least I am spared 

the indignity of being 

followed by Partizan 

Belgrade. My trip there for 

the UEFA Cup tie in 1984 was 

my all-time worst Rangers 

supporting experience. 

Things turned very nasty 

indeed amidst the most 

hostile football atmosphere I 

have ever encountered. 

To compound matters, 

Rangers led 6-2 from the 

first leg in London but lost 

that return game 4-0 – so 

a 6-6 aggregate where we 

were knocked out of Europe 

on the away goals rule. 

I might just block Partizan 

Belgrade on Twitter to 

make sure they never come 

after me… 

#Follow Tony Incenzo on 

Twitter at @TonyIncenzo 


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ANDY 

SINTON 

OUR CLUB AMBASSADOR’S 

VIEWS ON ALL THINGS QPR… 

elcome back to MATRADE Loftus 

Road for today’s Championship 

W game against Preston North End. 

Preston have had another good season, 

but following their midweek defeat at 

Southampton it looks like they will miss out on 

getting into the play-off positions. However, 

I am sure they will want to make a strong 

finish to the season and end as high as 

they can in the table and, as always, they 

will prove really tough opponents for us to 

overcome this afternoon. 

Since my last notes we have not had the results 

we wanted in those three games. The Sheffield 

Wednesday game was one where we never 

really got going and fell way short of the levels 

of performance the team have been showing 

in previous games. We then headed down to 

Plymouth for what we all knew would be a vital 

game for both teams. I thought we bounced 

back with a good performance where, for the 

vast majority of the game, we were the better 

side and in control. We created chances and 

opportunities to win it comfortably but, having 

gone ahead through a close-range effort from 

Sam Field, we failed to deal with a corner well 

enough and unfortunately were pegged back 

late in the game. I think everyone connected to 

QPR left feeling we had let two vital points slip 

from our grasp. Still, as I know from my own 

experiences in the game over many years, this 

happens – you have to put the disappointment 

behind you and move on quickly. 

Last weekend we travelled to Hull, who I think 

are a very good side and play in a really good 

way. They have talented individual players 

who can cause you problems and that proved 

to be the case. We went behind early in the 

game from a tremendous long-range strike 

and they scored a well-worked second goal 

just before the half-hour mark to increase 

their lead. We had a great chance just after 

half-time, which possibly could have changed 

the flow of the game before we fell further 

behind to another excellent strike a couple 

of minutes later. So we left Hull well beaten 

and knowing that we still have work to do 

in the remaining three games to secure our 

Championship status. 

That leads us onto today’s game which is 

hugely important, as we all know. With it being 

a late kick-off, we will start the game knowing 

the results of many of the teams around us 

in the table. While we will all be aware of 

what has happened, we cannot control or 

influence that in any shape or form. What 

we can control and influence is ourselves 

and that must be the focus of everyone 

involved – only what we do matters. There 

will be apprehension and nerves around the 

stadium, which is understandable, but we have 

to accept and manage that and embrace the 

challenge in front of us this evening. I know 

Marti, his staff and all the squad will be well 

prepared and ready for this. 

Two weeks ago, it was great to once again 

take part in the Tiger Feet 14 walk from our 

training ground to the stadium to raise 

money for our QPR Down’s Syndrome team. 

As always, the event was a great success 

and I thank everyone who participated by 

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donated to such a wonderful cause. That 

support and generosity is hugely appreciated 

and really makes a big difference to all 

involved with the Tiger Cubs. 

On a sad note, we were deeply saddened to 

hear of the sad passing of Tom Hyett at the 

age of 88. Tom was a steward and friendly 

face for more than 58 years and the club’s 

longest serving member of staff. He fulfilled 

many roles as a steward at the club in that 

time and was honoured in 2020 when he won 

the Unsung Hero award. Our thoughts and 

condolences are with all Tom’s friends and 

family and may he rest in peace. 

As a club, we were also deeply saddened 

to hear of the passing of PC John Gerard 

recently following a battle with illness. John 

was a recognisable figure with the R’s fans 

for a number of years and was part of the 

Metropolitan Police unit that travelled up 

and down the country with the travelling 

supporters. He was hugely respected by 

everyone who met him and, with his kind and 

approachable nature, he made sure trips 

away were organised and safe. Everyone 

at QPR would like to pass on our heartfelt 

condolences to John’s family and friends and 

may he rest in peace. 


A minute’s applause for both Tom and John will 

be held before the game where, as a club, we 

recognise the contribution both made to QPR. 

Once again, can I thank every single QPR fan 

for the incredible support you have given the 

team throughout the season both home and 

away. That incredible support has played a 

huge part in helping us get to a position in 

the table where, with three games left of the 

season, our destiny in terms of Championship 

survival is in our own hands. 

A few months ago and from where we were 

then, I believe we all would have taken that 

and, having worked so hard on and off the 

pitch to put ourselves in this position – we 

have to finish the job!!! 

Again, I urge you to get behind the team from 

the first whistle to the last and push them all 

the way. Let’s create a great atmosphere 

inside the stadium that can help Marti, his 

staff and all the team get the three points we 

need this evening 

So – be loud and be proud of who we are – 

We are QPR. 

Enjoy the game and COME ON YOU R’S 

Andy 

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INTRODUCING PRESTON NORTH END: 

THE LILYWHITES 

HAVING EPITOMISED MID-TABLE CONSISTENCY FOR THE BEST PART 

OF A DECADE, PRESTON LOOK ON COURSE FOR AT LEAST A TOP 10 

FINISH, EVEN IF THE PLAY-OFFS MAY NOW BE OUT OF REACH. 

The Lilywhites have ended each season 

somewhere between seventh and 14th since 

they returned to the Championship in 2015, 

but a blistering start to the current campaign 

hinted they could certainly aim higher. 

Ryan Lowe’s side reeled off six straight 

victories in August and September to head 

the table, but a 4-0 defeat to West Brom 

at Deepdale ended their unbeaten start in 

severe fashion and they failed to win any of 

the five games that followed. 

Since then, consistency has eluded North End 

– with Christmas approaching, they suffered 

another two four-goal losses against 

Middlesbrough and Watford but then saw off 

Leeds 2-1 at Deepdale on Boxing Day. 

Preston appeared to be firmly back on 

track during February, stringing together 

consecutive victories over Ipswich, Cardiff 

and Middlesbrough and ending the month 

with a 3-0 triumph at Coventry that put them 

on the brink of the top six again. 

More recently, though, they slipped up 

against Stoke and Birmingham and a 

comprehensive 3-0 defeat at Southampton 

on Tuesday means the Lilywhites head to 

W12 with only a razor-thin mathematical 

chance of making the top six. 


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FREDDIE 

WOODMAN 

GOALKEEPER 

AGE: 27 

Nationality: English 

Signed from: 

Newcastle 

DAVID 

CORNELL 

GOALKEEPER 

AGE: 33 

Nationality: Welsh 

Signed from: 

Peterborough 

LIAM 

LINDSAY 

DEFENDER 

AGE: 28 

Nationality: Scottish 

Signed from: 

Stoke 

ANDREW 

HUGHES 

DEFENDER 

AGE: 31 


Signed from: 

Peterborough 

DUANE 

HOLMES 

MIDFIELDER 

AGE: 29 

Nationality: American 

Signed from: 

Huddersfield 

ROBBIE 

BRADY 

MIDFIELDER 

AGE: 32 

Nationality: Irish 

Signed from: 

Bournemouth 

ALAN 

BROWNE 

MIDFIELDER 

AGE: 29 


Signed from: 

Cork City 

MADS 

FRØKJÆR- 

JENSEN 

FORWARD 

AGE: 24 

Nationality: Danish 

Signed from: 

Odense 


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JORDAN 

STOREY 

DEFENDER 

AGE: 26 


Signed from: 

Exeter 

JOSH 

SEARY 

DEFENDER 

AGE: 19 


Signed from: 

Academy 

GREG 

CUNNINGHAM 

DEFENDER 

AGE: 33 


Signed from: 

Cardiff 

JACK 

WHATMOUGH 

DEFENDER 

AGE: 27 


Signed from: 

Wigan 

WILL 

KEANE 

FORWARD 

AGE: 31 


Signed from: 

Wigan 

CHED 

EVANS 

FORWARD 

AGE: 35 


Signed from: 

Fleetwood 

EMIL RIIS 

JAKOBSEN 

FORWARD 

AGE: 25 

Nationality: Danish 

Signed from: 

Randers 

LAYTON 

STEWART 

FORWARD 

AGE: 21 


Signed from: 

Liverpool 


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THE 

GAFFER 

Having won successive 

promotions from League 

Two with Bury and Plymouth, 

Ryan Lowe was Preston’s top 

choice to take over at Deepdale 

midway through the 2021/22 

season. 

The Merseysider made his 

name as a lower division striker 

during an 18-year playing 

career that took in three 

spells at Bury and two each 

at Chester and Crewe, as well 

as representing Shrewsbury, 

Sheffield Wednesday, MK Dons 

and Tranmere. 

Lowe became Bury playercoach 

in January 2017 and, 

following two separate stints as 

the club’s caretaker boss, he was 

appointed permanent manager 

18 months later – leading the 

Shakers to the runners-up spot 

in his first season. 

However, the club’s deepening 

financial troubles meant 

Lowe was back in League Two 

the following season after 

accepting an offer to take 

charge of relegated Plymouth, 

where he immediately repeated 

his promotion achievement. 

Having consolidated in League 

One the following season, the 

Pilgrims’ 17-match unbeaten 

run propelled them to the top 

of the table in the autumn 

of 2021, persuading Preston 

to move for Lowe as Frankie 

McEvoy’s replacement. 

RYAN LOWE 

Age: 45 


Year appointed: 2021 

Succeeded: Frankie McAvoy 


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BEST 

OF 

TIMES 

1889: 

Undefeated throughout 

the season, Preston 

won not only the 

inaugural Football 

League championship 

but also the FA Cup, 

therefore becoming the 

first ‘Double’ winners in 

English football history. 

1938: 

George Mutch’s penalty 

towards the end of 

extra time was enough 

to earn North End their 

second FA Cup as they 

overcame Huddersfield 

in the final at Wembley. 

2000: 

Under the guidance of 

David Moyes, Preston 

secured the Division 

Two title, finishing seven 

points clear of Burnley 

to return to the second 

tier for the first time in 

20 years. 

WORST 

OF 

TIMES 

1961: 

In their first season 

since the retirement of 

club legend Tom Finney, 

the Lilywhites finished 

bottom of Division One 

and have not regained 

their top-flight status 

since. 

1986: 

Relegated to Division 

Four a year earlier, 

North End recorded 

their lowest ever finish 

of 23rd place and were 

forced to apply for reelection 

to the Football 

League. 

2005: 

Bobby Zamora’s lastgasp 

goal for West Ham 

in the Championship 

play-off final at the 

Millennium Stadium 

ended Preston’s hopes 

of Premier League 

football in cruel fashion. 

COMINGS 

AND GOINGS 

COMING IN 

Jack Whatmough 

(D) – WIGAN 

Calvin Ramsay 

(D) – LIVERPOOL (LOAN) 

Liam Millar 

(M) – FC BASEL (LOAN) 

Duane Holmes 

(M) – HUDDERSFIELD 

Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen 

(M) – ODENSE 

Milutin Osmajic 

(F) – CÁDIZ 

Will Keane 

(F) – WIGAN 

GOING OUT 

James Pradic 

(GK) – BAMBER BRIDGE 

Bambo Diaby 

(D) – SHEFFIELD 

WEDNESDAY 

Matthew Olosunde 

(D) – RELEASED 

Josh Onomah 

(M) – RELEASED 

Daniel Johnson 

(M) – STOKE 

Mikey O’Neill 

(M) – BURNLEY 

IT’S A RECORD 

Preston are the 

only one of the 

Football League’s 

founder members 

to have played 

continuously on 

the same ground, 

with Deepdale their 

home for almost a 

century and a half. 


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YOU 

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NEARLY ONE MILLION 

SKY BET CUSTOMERS USE DEPOSIT LIMITS 

TO MANAGE THEIR BETTING BUDGET. 

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THAT’S ENOUGH TO FILL: 

11 WEMBLEYS. 

ALL GOOD BOOKMAKERS 

HAVE DEPOSIT LIMITS. 

SO WHOEVER YOU BET WITH, 

SET AN APPROPRIATE ONE FOR YOU 

AND THEN ENJOY THE SPORT. 

DEPOSIT LIMITS 

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QUEENS PARK RANGERS 4 

PRESTON NORTH END 0 

SATURDAY 17TH OCTOBER 2009 

COCA-COLA CHAMPIONSHIP 

A wonder goal by Moroccan star Adel 

Taarabt set QPR on their way to a dominant 

demolition job against Preston. 

Taarabt made his dramatic impact after 11 

minutes as he picked up possession on the 

halfway line, swivelled his hips past a host of 

despairing defenders and then sent a stunning 

shot into the top corner from 25 yards. 

The other marksmen for Jim Magilton’s side 

were Akos Buzsaky (62 minutes, penalty), Jay 

Simpson (74) and Wayne Routledge (85). 

In a match report in The Sun newspaper, Vikki 

Orvice wrote: “Adel Taarabt’s idol as a kid 

growing up in Marseille was Eric Cantona. 

“So when the midfielder unleashed a 25-yard 

volley past (goalkeeper) Andy Lonergan to 

open the scoring for Rangers, all he needed 

was to pull up his collar to roll back the years.” 

The MailOnline match report read: “Rodney 

Marsh was at Loftus Road to witness an Adel 

Taarabt goal he would have been more than 

happy to call his own. It was a virtuoso effort 

that had Rangers celebrating what was to be 

the start of a rout. 

“For those Rangers fans who have a long 

association with the west London outpost, it 

would have brought back memories of the good 

old days of Marsh, Bowles, Francis and co. 

“…Taarabt’s 11th minute strike was exceptional 

and confirmation of why Tottenham worked 

so hard to sign him from his French club Lens 

and why Rangers were desperate to take him 

on loan. The North African is not a prolific 

scorer but when they are as well executed as 

this then they are worth the wait. 

“There was hardly a hint of danger when 

he chested the ball a step or two inside the 

Preston half. From then on, the movement 

developed a pace of its own as he first 

swept past Richard Chaplow then cheekily 

nutmegged Veliche Shumulikoski. 

“He was still some way out but Preston failed 

to respond well enough to his run and meekly 

allowed him to continue and then power a 

shot from 20 yards which left Andy Lonergan 

unable to do anything other than watch it 

flash past.” 

RANGERS: Cerny, Ramage, Stewart, Gorkss, 

Borrowdale, Routledge (Ainsworth 87), 

Buzsaky (Agyemang 76), Mahon, Faurlin, 

Taarabt, Simpson (Vine 77). Subs not used: 

Heaton, Hall, Alberti, Harris. 

Attendance: 12,810. 


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PLASTIC 

FANTASTIC 

There was incredible media 

interest when Loftus Road 

became the first league 

ground in the world to stage 

football on plastic grass, with 

Luton Town the visitors on 

Tuesday 1st September 1981. 

Midfielder Andy King gave 

QPR the lead with a closerange 

strike at the School 

End after 35 minutes. But 

back came Luton in the 

second half, winning 2-1 with 

goals from Mark Aizlewood 

and outstanding man of the 

match Ricky Hill. 

Terry Venables, the Rangers 

manager at the time, later 

recalled: “My chairman Jim 

Gregory had always been 

worried about the terrible 

problems we had with the 

pitch. We couldn’t get the 

drainage right. Even on 

a fairly nice day, it would 

always be like a quagmire. 

“Jim just didn’t know what to 

do – whatever he spent, he 

couldn’t seem to solve the 

problem. So he said to me: 

‘What about a plastic pitch?’ 

We chatted for a while and 

he said: ‘There are no rules to 

say we can’t!’ 

“So I said: ‘Come on then 

– we’ll do it!’ And we went 

for it.” 

Other Football League clubs 

who laid similar artificial 

surfaces during the 1980s 

were Luton (obviously 

impressed by the inaugural 

match!), Oldham Athletic and 

Preston North End. 

But as time progressed, 

journalists and opposing 

clubs moaned about the 

excessive bounce of the ball 

and difficulties in making 

sliding tackles due to players 

getting “carpet burns”. 

The Omniturf revolution in 

Shepherd’s Bush lasted for 

seven seasons before QPR 

decided to rip up the plastic 

at the end of the 1987/88 

campaign. A natural grass 

surface has prevailed here 

ever since. 


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IMAGES COURTESY OF: GERARD FARRELL 

INTERVIEW: TONY INCENZO 

TWO DECADES AGO THIS SEASON, QPR ERASED 

THE DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR’S 

PLAY-OFF FINAL DEFEAT IN CARDIFF BY SECURING 

AUTOMATIC PROMOTION TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP. 

WE SPEAK TO THE PLAYERS AND STAFF 

WHO CONTRIBUTED TO RANGERS’ MEMORABLE 

SUCCESS DURING 2003/04 – THIS TIME IT’S 

MIDFIELDER MARCUS BEAN. 

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Marcus, our promotion to 

the Championship 20 

years ago was a great time 

for the club… 

It was a really good time 

for the club. All I remember 

was that QPR had suffered 

financial problems and lots 

going on off the pitch in 

the years before that, but I 

think it brought us together 

on the pitch. As a club, 

everyone was really behind 

the boys, so it was a great 

promotion-winning season 

for all involved. 

Having come up through the 

youth ranks, you knew Queens 

Park Rangers inside out… 

I first joined Rangers at 

the age of 10 so it was a 

big part of mine and my 

family’s lives all the way 

through. Obviously I had 

seen some great players 

appear for the R’s, then it 

was a privilege when I finally 

made my debut and winning 

promotion in 2003/04 was 

very special. 

We had lost the play-off 

final 1-0 against Cardiff City 

the previous season – so did 

that defeat make everyone 

at QPR more determined to 

gain automatic promotion in 

2003/04? 

It did, I think. The manner 

of that defeat against 

Cardiff really hurt us so, 

the following year, we were 

determined to go one better. 

We were also used to the 

challenge and the pressures 

of being at the top. That 

definitely aided us in our 

promotion bid. 

There were a couple of 

additions to our squad 

in Martin Rowlands and 

Gareth Ainsworth, what did 

they add to everything? 

‘Rowly’ and ‘Gaz’ were very 

different players but both 

really effective. Rowly was 

one of the most technically 

gifted footballers I ever 

played alongside. His ball 

striking with both feet was 

so clean. On top of that, his 

aggression and willingness 

to fight for the cause gave 

everyone a lift immediately. 

As soon as Rowly went on 

the pitch, we knew we had 

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team-mate. Meanwhile, 

Gaz’s general enthusiasm 

and the way he was around 

the changing-room boosted 

morale and some of the 

goals he scored were 

outrageous. When you get 

someone who can produce 

something out of nothing, it 

is a great addition. So those 

two were key players for us. 

You were only 19-20 in 

that promotion-winning 

campaign, but you played 31 

league games which was a 

decent tally for a young lad… 

It was – and I’ll be honest, 

when I went into that season 

I probably wasn’t expecting 

to play so many matches. So 

credit to the manager Ian 

Holloway for giving me that 

opportunity and sticking with 

me ahead of some senior 

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what I brought to the team, I 

was the youngest player with 

my youthful enthusiasm and 

energy to get around the 

pitch to supplement some of 

the more experienced boys. 

You scored one goal that 

season, away to Wrexham 

as part of a 2-0 win in 

September. Do you recall 

that strike? 

I do remember it. Someone 

played a slick ball into the 

box and I think ‘Furs’ (Paul 

Furlong) was involved. He 

couldn’t quite get hold of 

it and it broke to me as I 

arrived fairly late. I just 

managed to feed my shot 

past the keeper. I celebrated 

excitedly like a Jack-in-thebox 

as I didn’t score many 

but the boys got around me 

and held me down! It was a 

good away performance, 

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Did it help that there were 

a couple of lifelong QPR 

supporters in Marc Bircham 

and Kevin Gallen actually 

playing for our team? 

Yeah – ‘Tweedledum and 

Tweedledee’ as I call 

them, because they were 

as thick as thieves! It did 

help because QPR meant 

everything to those guys. 

They set the standards 

for what was expected as 

the bare minimum for the 

fans. Supporters expect the 

players to work hard and 

run hard. ‘Birch’ and Kev 

wouldn’t let anyone come in 

and not do that, they were 

quick to tell you if you didn’t 

do the basics. 

We sealed promotion on 

the final day by winning 3-1 

at Sheffield Wednesday. 

Some 7,200 jubilant R’s 

fans packed out the away 

end and it was a wonderful 

occasion… 

I wasn’t involved towards 

the end of the season and 

I was disappointed, but I 

believe the gaffer just went 

for more experience really. I 

was young and these things 

happen so you just have to 

get on with it, although it’s 

not as if I didn’t play my part 

that year. Anyway, I recall I 

was at Hillsborough for the 

big fixture. I travelled with 

the squad and I went to sit 

among the QPR supporters 

to cheer the boys on, so 

I was in the middle of the 

celebrations! It was a great 

day that I’ll never forget. 

Any time you achieve 

anything with a good group 

of lads is always special and 

it was amazing for the loyal 

R’s fans after some tough 

times. 

A few days later, there was 

an open top bus parade 

leading to a civic reception 

at the town hall. Again, 

thousands of Rangers fans 

were present… 

It was a great night, fair 

play to the club and the 

local council for arranging 

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felt a sense of gratitude to 

thousands of fans who lined 

the streets. 

What was our manager Ian 

Holloway like to play under? 

‘Ollie’ is a man where what 

you see is what you get. 

Every day was different, 

there was never a dull 

moment at the training 

ground. It was impossible 

not to reciprocate his 

enthusiasm and energy – he 

would drag you up when 

you were down. His main 

attribute was his manmanagement 

and his ability 

to motivate players. He had 

some philosophical stories 

too, so he made me think not 

just about football but about 

life and the importance of 

being a good person by 

treating others with respect. 


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THIRTY YEARS AGO, QPR FEATURED IN THE SECOND SEASON OF 

THE PREMIER LEAGUE – NOW REBRANDED AS THE FA CARLING 

PREMIERSHIP. IN EACH EDITION, WE SHOWCASE SOME OF THE 

MATCH PROGRAMMES FROM THAT 1993/94 CAMPAIGN. 

DATE: Saturday 30th April 1994 

RESULT: QPR 1 Swindon Town 3 

COMPETITION: FA Carling Premiership 

QPR SCORER: Ferdinand 

ATTENDANCE: 9,875 

THE PROGRAMME: 40 pages, 

price £1.50 

EDITORIAL SNIPPETS: R’s manager 

Gerry Francis wrote: ‘I felt the game 

against Arsenal on Wednesday (1-1 

draw) was a very good all-round 

performance, considering that we’d 

lost Les Ferdinand and Trevor Sinclair 

before the game, and then lost Devon 

White at half-time. 

‘…I was surprised by the low crowd 

for the Arsenal game (11,442). I know 

it’s the end of the season, and there 

wasn’t a great deal on the game, but 

the support for both teams in our 

meetings in recent years has been very 

good. Maybe the all-ticket situation and 

having three home games on the trot 

had something to do with it. Certainly if 

the West Ham and Arsenal games were 

played when they were scheduled then 

we’d have had full houses. 

‘Unfortunately, the youth team failed 

in their bid for the ‘treble’ when they 

lost in the semi-final of the Southern 

Junior Floodlit Cup at Tottenham. 

Nevertheless, it’s been a tremendous 

season for them, winning the League 

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DATE: Wednesday 27th April 1994 

RESULT: QPR 1 Arsenal 1 

COMPETITION: FA Carling Premiership 

QPR SCORER: Penrice 

ATTENDANCE: 11,442 

THE PROGRAMME: 40 pages, 

price £1.50 

EDITORIAL SNIPPETS: R’s manager 

Gerry Francis wrote: ‘…congratulations 

to the QPR youth team. On top of 

winning the South East Counties League 

Cup against West Ham last week, they 

have now added the League title. I 

remember back in 1968 my first medal 

as a QPR player came when we won 

the South East Counties League. I was 

very proud of that then, and I’m even 

prouder now as manager of the club 

as the youth side go for an incredible 

treble. Having won the League and the 

League Cup, they now have a chance 

of winning the Southern Junior Floodlit 

Cup. Whether or not they get the 

treble, this season has been a fantastic 

achievement for everyone involved with 

the youth team…To see around 4,000 

people at Loftus Road for the second 

leg of the final was fantastic, and 

hopefully, with the youth team winning 

a bit of silverware, it might rub off on 

the first team because, as you all know, 

nothing would give me greater pleasure 

than to win something at Rangers. 

Come on you R’s!’ 


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BOSSING IT 

IN ALL, A TOTAL OF 46 MEN HAVE OCCUPIED THE 

QUEENS PARK RANGERS DUGOUT ON A PERMANENT BASIS 

DURING THE CLUB’S HISTORY. WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT 

SOME OF THE BEST-KNOWN – AND SOME OF THE LESSER- 

KNOWN – INDIVIDUALS TO HAVE HELD THE TITLE OF QPR 

MANAGER OVER THE YEARS… 

GARETH AINSWORTH 

(2023) 

Former QPR winger Gareth 

Ainsworth returned to the 

club as boss for an eightmonth 

period last year 

following the departure of 

Neil Critchley. 

Ainsworth was born on 10th 

May 1973 in Blackburn. As 

well as Rangers, his playing 

career also took in spells at 

Northwich Victoria, Preston 

North End, Cambridge 

United, Lincoln City, Port 

Vale, Wimbledon, Walsall, 

Cardiff City and Wycombe 

Wanderers. He has also 

featured in a rock band as 

lead singer. 

Signing for the R’s on a free 

transfer from Cardiff in July 

2003, he went on to make 

152 appearances in a hooped 

shirt – scoring 21 goals – and 

was installed as player-coach 

in May 2008, prior to a 

couple of caretaker manager 

stints at the club. 

Ainsworth moved to Wycombe 

as a player in February 2010 

following a successful loan 

and became the Chairboys’ 

caretaker boss in September 

2012 prior to being named 

as their permanent playermanager 

two months later. 

After retiring from 

professional football at the 

end of the 2012/13 season, 

Ainsworth continued as 

Wycombe boss until 21st 

February 2023 when he was 

appointed QPR’s head coach. 

He said at the time: “Queens 

Park Rangers is the club 

where I was most known for 

playing and you get moments 

in your career that resonate 

with you forever. I loved 

my time here as a player 

and hopefully I can go on 

and love my time here as a 

manager as well. 

“This is going to be a real 

challenge because the club is 

so special to me and so huge 

as well. I want to get Loftus 

Road absolutely rocking again.” 

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relieved of his position on 

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MARTI CIFUENTES 

(2023-) 

Two days after Ainsworth’s 

departure from the club, 

QPR named Marti Cifuentes 

as the club’s new head coach. 

Cifuentes was born on 7th July 

1982 in Catalonia, Spain. As 

well as coaching in the youth 

set-ups at Ajax and Millwall, 

he has spent more than a 

decade working at firstteam 

level in Spain, Norway, 

Denmark and Sweden. 

As coach of Swedish club 

Hammarby, he led them 

to third and seventh-place 

finish before departing to 

take charge at QPR. 

On his arrival in W12, 

Cifuentes said: “This is a 

fantastic historical club. We 

need to keep it alive. We 

need to be angry when we 

lose, very happy when we win 

– I love that passion. 

“It is about the identity. We 

are going to try to regain 

the ball quick, we are going 

to use the ball to move 

the opponent, not just to 

look fancy in possession 

or pretend having the ball 

around our centre-backs will 

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PHOTO CREDIT: IAN RANDALL 

INTERVIEW: SAM WRAIGHT 

Name: Emmerson Sutton 

Age: 17 

Position: Midfielder/forward 

From: Lewisham 

Joined QPR: U12s 

Instagram: emmerson.sutton 

Favourite TV series: Lupin 

How did you get scouted? 

I got scouted through (former technical 

director) Chris Ramsey, and ever since 

then it’s been QPR. 

Why football? 

Winning. 

What are your strengths as a player? 

Definitely running with the ball and 1v1 

attacking. I’d say my shooting and 

passing as well. 

What do you need to work on to get better? 

My weaknesses are probably my 

positioning – playing across the front line 

and in midfield means sometimes I can 

get caught out. 

Do you have any superstitions before a 

game? 

I don’t have any specific superstitions 

before a match. I just always make sure 

that I pray, think about God and be the best 

that I can be. 

What professional player can you see 

elements of yourself in? 

It depends what position! I would go for 

either Paul Pogba or Bukayo Saka. 

What is the highlight of your career so far? 

Scoring three in my district final was a very 

good day for me. 

Where do you see yourself in five 

years’ time? 

Hopefully in the first team at QPR! 

If you could play at one stadium, what 

would it be? 

Emirates Stadium. 

Who has had the greatest influence on your 

career so far? 

My uncle. Everything I know about football 

to this point is because of him. 

If you could go on holiday anywhere in the 

world, where would you go? 

The USA. 

Have you got any hidden talents? 

Yes, I can play the trumpet! 


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Sat Aug 12 Hull City W 4-0 

Sat Aug 19 Coventry City L 3-2 

Sat Aug 26 Sheffield United W 3-0 

Sat Sept 2 Watford L 8-0 

Sat Sept 9 Fleetwood Town L 9-0 

Sat Sept 16 Burnley L 6-2 

Sat Sept 30 Ipswich Town L 7-0 

Sat Oct 7 Bournemouth L 4-2 

Sat Oct 21 Charlton Athletic W 2-0 

Sat Oct 28 Swansea City L 4-1 

Sat Nov 4 Bristol City L 1-0 

Sat Nov 11 Watford L 3-1 

Sat Nov 18 Southend United W 5-4 

Sat Nov 25 AFC Wimbledon L 3-2 

Sat Dec 9 Millwall W 6-0 

Queens Park Rangers FC are seeking 

host families to join our Academy 

team to accommodate our aspiring 

young footballers in their careers. 

We are looking for families to 

provide a safe, caring, and healthy 

environment for our players, 

close to our training ground in Heston 

(TW5 9PQ). 

In particular, we are seeking homes 

in the following areas: Harlington, 

Hayes, Cranford, Hounslow, Southall, 

Harrow, Northolt, Uxbridge, Ruslip, 

Brentford and Chiswick. 

Please contact Keval.patel@qpr.co.uk 

to register your interest. 


Wed Dec 13 Wolves (FA YC) D 2-2 (Won 9-8 on pens) 

Sat Dec 16 Colchester United D 2-2 

Sat Jan 6 Charlton Athletic L 4-0 

Sat Jan 13 Swansea City W 4-3 

Mon Jan 22 Burnley (FA YC) L 2-0 

Sat Jan 27 Ipswich Town L 5-2 

Sat Feb 3 Charlton Athletic L 5-5 

Sat Feb 17 Cardiff City L 3-0 

Sat Feb 24 Watford L 3-2 

Sat Mar 2 Colchester United W 3-1 

Sat Mar 9 Millwall L 12-0 

Sat Mar 16 Bournemouth W 3-2 

Sat Mar 23 Barnsley W 2-0 

Fri Apr 29 Bristol City L 4-2 

Sat Apr 6 Crewe Alexandra W 3-2 

Sat Apr 13 Birmingham City L8-2 

Sat Apr 20 Peterborough United 11:30 

Sat Apr 27 Wigan Atlhetic 11:00 

Sat May 4 Sheffield Wednesday 10:30 

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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 

Follow me on Twitter 

@QPRJudeTheCat 

SPOT THE BALL 

Can you spot the real ball location below? 


BIRTHDAYS! 

Big birthday wishes 

to all Junior Hoops 

celebrating in April… 

Frankie McElroy – 1st 

William O’Meara – 1st 

Jude James Perry – 1st 

Skye Taylor – 1st 

Dean Atkinson – 2nd 

Reanna Davidson – 2nd 

Mason Hodgson – 2nd 

Mehdi Laouira – 2nd 

Noah Maggs – 2nd 

Thomas McGuire – 2nd 

Charlie Rouse – 2nd 

Finley Dawes – 3rd 

Sophia Druce – 3rd 

Myrna Goodger – 3rd 

Oliver Blanco – 4th 

Alfie Brodrick – 4th 

Nathan Fraser – 4th 

Robin Murray – 4th 

Nikhil Shah – 4th 

Oliver Davis – 5th 

Madeleine Humphreys – 5th 

Harrison Lovelock – 5th 

Harry Madden – 5th 

Annie O’Connell – 5th 

Thomas Rule – 5th 

Amy Batt – 6th 

Charlie Green – 6th 

Albie Hubbard – 6th 

Lainey Lowton – 6th 

Evan Strong-Anderson – 6th 

Joshua Whitley – 6th 

Mitchell Cook – 7th 

Lily Deaki – 7th 

Charlie King – 7th 

Jake O’Connor – 7th 

Thomas Rank – 7th 

Daisie Reader – 7th 

Jack Rowland – 7th 

Edward Saunders – 7th 

Louise Targett – 7th 

Freddie Winter – 7th 

Buddy Baverstock – 8th 

Dominic Daly – 8th 

Dolly Disson – 8th 

Payton Ryan – 8th 

Ryan Yates – 8th 

Ted Bartram – 9th 

Morgan Donelly – 9th 

Reece Hearn – 9th 

Nico Lee-Hodgkinson – 9th 

Louis Leonard – 9th 

Felix Notman – 9th 

Clara Duncan – 10th 

Lily Hawkes – 10th 

Niall Lydon – 10th 

Max Newman – 10th 

Leo Palmer – 10th 

Pearse Cole – 11th 

Jack Healy – 11th 

Ben Jacobs – 11th 

Beatrix Kosanovic – 11th 

Harry Lovell – 11th 

Frankie Moule – 11th 

Harry Allen – 12th 

Rafael Blagrove – 12th 

Riley Mayger – 12th 

Zachary Rank – 12th 

Ella Shepherd – 12th 

Alexandru Barcauan – 13th 

Max Chambers – 13th 

Jack Fryer – 13th 

Daniel Jarvis – 13th 

Grace-Marie Oliver – 13th 

Ryan Prosser – 13th 

Nathan Magorrian – 14th 

Laike McCarthy – 14th 

Jake McGinley – 14th 

Finn Miller – 14th 

Luke O’Loughlin – 14th 

Johnny Taggert – 14th 

Dominic Wall – 14th 

Louie Kelly-Smith – 15th 

Aava-Grace Langham – 15th 

Fredrico Tovazzi – 15th 

Joshua Hepner – 16th 

Jasper Lee – 16th 

Oliver Sadgrove – 16th 

William Woolacott – 16th 

Benjamin Esfandi – 17th 

Matthew Knight – 17th 

Reggie Lawrence – 17th 

Avraj Rai – 17th 

Samuel Smith – 17th 

Stanley Sullivan – 17th 

Matthew Williams – 17th 

Alfie Bird – 18th 

Rosemary Grace Turner – 18th 

Charlotte Groocock – 18th 

Florence Kimber – 18th 

Sophie Kirk – 18th 

Oliver Maycock – 18th 

Luca Bouge – 19th 

Freddie Howe – 19th 

Toby Jackson – 19th 

Giorgio McNaughton – 19th 

Teddie Murphy – 19th 

Jay Reardon – 19th 

Ethan Walsh – 19th 

Joshua Death – 20th 

Jack Elliott – 20th 

Dixie Finch – 20th 

Zach Harper – 20th 

Isobel Kelly – 20th 

Joshua Stacey – 20th 

James Kempster – 21st 

Danny Lovell-Shanahan – 21st 

George Seers – 21st 

Nat Stephens – 21st 

Archie Flaum – 22nd 

Reece Rahman – 22nd 

Reagan Shepherd – 22nd 

Emily Skinner – 22nd 

Ewan Davies – 23rd 

Frankie Flaum – 23rd 

Albert Longlade – 23rd 

Olivia Allen – 24th 

Freddie Barton – 24th 

Charlie Cox – 24th 

Freddie McDonnell – 24th 

Charlie Crossman – 25th 

James Fraser – 25th 

Charlie George – 25th 

Molly McEvoy – 25th 

Eloise Roohan – 25th 

Cassius Serra – 25th 

Joshua Weller – 25th 

Maisie Asbridge – 26th 

Alexander Carroll – 26th 

Amy Darling – 26th 

Charlie Guy – 26th 

Zach Hebditch – 26th 

Imogen Kinnell – 26th 

Jonas Sarian – 26th 

Callum Silvester – 26th 

Vinnie Gomersall – 27th 

Stanley Lewis – 27th 

Ruby Mahoney – 27th 

Vincent Saunders – 27th 

Logan Ensoll – 28th 

Lennie Kent – 28th 

Lucas Munford – 28th 

Joshua Phillips – 28th 

Cooper Thomas – 28th 

Harry Edmondson – 29th 

Keith Godfrey – 29th 

Theo Louvieris – 29th 

Stanley Shanahan – 29th 

Daniel Stoddart – 29th 

Lily Elizabeth Turner – 30th 

Charlie Lane – 30th 

Theo Peroulis – 30th 

Henrik Plumbly – 30th 


AROUND 

THE WORLD 

Which country did this ex-QPR 

player represent? 

TEST YOUR 

KNOWLEDGE 

hoops 

Q: How many draws have there 

been in the last 15 meetings between 

QPR and Preston? 

Is it a) One b) Four c) Eight 

HIDDEN 

IDENTITY 

Can you name this 

English club from the 

following clues? 

• We have won more English top-flight titles – 20 

– than any other team 

• Seventh place is the lowest we have finished 

since the start of the Premier League 

• Wayne Rooney is our all-time record goalscorer 

with 253 in total 

• We were the first English club to become 

champions of Europe, in 1968 

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Answers: Spot the Ball: B, Around the World: Israel (Yossi Benayoun), 

Test your Knowledge: A: One (0-0 in 2021), Hidden Identity: Manchester United

hoops 

PUTTING THE SPARK 

INTO MATCHDAY 

PROGRAMMES... 

PROUD PROGRAMME 

PARTNERS OF 

QUEENS PARK 

RANGERS 

www.ignitionsportsmedia.com 


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2019-22 

qprcommunitytrust.co.uk e: community@qpr.co.uk t: 020 8740 2509 

@QPRtrust 

GET A KICK OUT OF 

TRUST’S WALKING 

FOOTBALL 

PROGRAMME 

Uxbridge Amblers, now 

approaching their 10th 

anniversary, have been a 

QPR partner since 2015 

and are the first Walking 

Football club to attain FA 

accredited status. 

Key benefits for the Amblers 

players are physical exercise, 

mental health well-being and 

social interaction with new 

and old friends, on and off 

the pitch. 

They also play friendlies 

against other teams on 

Saturdays at Powerleague 

Shepherd’s Bush before 

heading down to MATRADE 

Loftus Road to watch QPR. 

Uxbridge Amblers sessions – 

all of which take place on the 

3G pitch at Hillingdon Sports 

and Leisure Centre, Gatting 

Way, UB8 1ES unless stated 

otherwise – are as follows: 

Men’s over-50s 

Wednesdays (10.45am-12pm), 

Fridays (6.45pm-8pm). 

These sessions are geared 

towards competitive Walking 

Football, with a focus on 

participants returning 

or continuing to play the 

beautiful game, albeit in a 

new and exciting format. We 

also have a full social diary 

for everyone. First session is 

a free taster session. 

Community Walking Football 

We offer free Community 

Walking Football sessions 

for all abilities, encouraging 

participants to get back to 

exercise and enjoy the social 

benefits of the game. 

Men’s over-40s 

Wednesdays (10am-11am) 

Women’s over-35s 

Fridays (6pm-7pm). 

Dementia and Parkinson’s 

Walking Football 

Our award-winning dementia 

football project, Forget Me 

Not FC, offers free Walking 

Football activity sessions for 

those living with dementia 

and their carers. 

We play every Friday (11am- 

12pm), for both cognitive and 

physical exercise, followed 

by an extra-time coffee and 

chat. We also offer free 

Walking Football activity 

sessions for those living with 

Parkinson’s on Thursdays 

(1pm-2pm) at Hillingdon 

Sports and Leisure Centre in 

the indoor sports hall. 

For more information, 

contact sinead.friel@qpr. 

co.uk. 


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2023/24 

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SPONSORSHIP 

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2023/24 

FIXTURES & RESULTS 

DATE KO OPPOSITION F/A ATT POS. STARTING XI 

AUGUST 

Sat 5 15:00 Watford 0-4 20,087 24 BEGOVIC KAKAY FOX GUBBINS PAAL DOZZELL 

Sat 12 15:00 Cardiff City 2-1 21,230 16 BEGOVIC KAKAY COOK FOX PAAL 1 DOZZELL 

Wed 16 19:45 Norwich City CC 0-1 7,813 N/A ARCHER KAKAY FIELD GUBBINS ADOMAH DUKE-MCKENNA 

Sat 19 15:00 Ipswich Town 0-1 16,790 17 BEGOVIC KAKAY COOK FOX SMYTH DOZZELL 

Sat 26 15:00 Southampton 1-2 30,401 19 BEGOVIC SMYTH KAKAY COOK FOX PAAL 

SEPTEMBER 

Sat 2 15:00 Middlesbrough 2-0 25,671 17 BEGOVIC KAKAY COOK FOX SMYTH FIELD 

Sat 16 15:00 Sunderland 1-3 16,383 20 BEGOVIC KAKAY COOK FOX SMYTH FIELD 

Tue 19 19:45 Swansea City 1-1 13,367 19 BEGOVIC KAKAY COOK FOX SMYTH DOZZELL 

Fri 22 20:00 Birmingham City 0-0 19,803 17 BEGOVIC KAKAY COOK FOX SMYTH DOZZELL 

Sat 30 15:00 Coventry City 1-3 16,293 22 BEGOVIC KAKAY COOK FOX SMYTH DOZZELL 

OCTOBER 

Wed 4 19:45 Leeds United 0-1 32,663 22 BEGOVIC KAKAY COOK CLARKE-SALTER SMYTH COLBACK 

Sat 7 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 0-4 15,376 22 BEGOVIC LARKECHE DUNNE CLARKE-SALTER PAAL DUKE-MCKENNA 

Sat 21 15:00 Huddersfield Town 1-2 18,010 22 BEGOVIC KAKAY DUNNE CLARKE-SALTER 1 ADOMAH COLBACK 

Tue 24 20:00 West Bromwich Albion 0-2 21,749 22 BEGOVIC CANNON KAKAY DUNNE CLARKE-SALTER PAAL 

Sat 28 15:00 Leicester City 1-2 17,385 23 BEGOVIC CANNON KAKAY FIELD ADOMAH COLBACK 

NOVEMBER 

Sat 4 15:00 Rotherham United 1-1 10,199 23 BEGOVIC CANNON COOK DUNNE PAAL SMYTH 

Sat 11 15:00 Bristol City 0-0 17,540 23 BEGOVIC KAKAY COOK DUNNE PAAL DOZZELL 

Sat 25 15:00 Norwich City 0-1 25,650 23 BEGOVIC KAKAY COOK DUNNE PAAL DIXON-BONNER 

Tue 28 19:45 Stoke City 4-2 16,901 22 BEGOVIC KAKAY COOK DUNNE PAAL COLBACK 

DECEMBER 

Fri 1 20:00 Preston North End 2-0 14,280 22 BEGOVIC CANNON DUNNE CLARKE-SALTER PAAL COLBACK 

Sat 9 15:00 Hull City 2-0 16,967 22 BEGOVIC CANNON COOK CLARKE-SALTER PAAL FIELD 

Wed 13 19:45 Plymouth Argyle 0-0 16,339 22 BEGOVIC KAKAY COOK DUNNE PAAL DOZZELL 

Sat 16 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 24,739 22 BEGOVIC CANNON DUNNE CLARKE-SALTER PAAL DIXON-BONNER 

Sat 23 15:00 Southampton 0-1 17,745 22 BEGOVIC CANNON DUNNE CLARKE-SALTER PAAL FIELD 

Tue 26 13:00 Millwall 0-2 17,432 22 BEGOVIC KAKAY DUNNE CLARKE-SALTER LARKECHE DOZZELL 

Fri 29 19:45 Ipswich Town 0-0 29,100 22 BEGOVIC CANNON COOK CLARKE-SALTER PAAL DOZZELL 

JANUARY 

Mon 1 15:00 Cardiff City 1-2 16,849 23 BEGOVIC CANNON DUNNE CLARKE-SALTER PAAL DIXON-BONNER 

Sat 6 15:00 AFC Bournemouth FAC 2-3 10,725 n/a BEGOVIC DREWE DUNNE FOX LARKECHE DIXON-BONNER 

Sun 14 12:00 Watford 1-2 17,409 23 BEGOVIC CANNON DUNNE CLARKE-SALTER PAAL FIELD 

Sat 20 15:00 Millwall 2-0 17,184 22 BEGOVIC CANNON COOK CLARKE-SALTER PAAL COLBACK 

Sun 28 13:30 Huddersfield Town 1-1 16,483 22 BEGOVIC CANNON COOK CLARKE-SALTER PAAL 1 COLBACK 

FEBRUARY 

Sat 3 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 2-1 12,888 22 BEGOVIC CANNON COOK CLARKE-SALTER PAAL COLBACK 

Sat 10 15:00 Norwich City 2-2 17,831 22 BEGOVIC CANNON COOK CLARKE-SALTER PAAL COLBACK 1 

Wed 14 19:45 Stoke City 0-1 19,307 22 BEGOVIC CANNON COOK CLARKE-SALTER PAAL COLBACK 

Sat 17 15:00 Bristol City 1-0 23,619 22 BEGOVIC DUNNE COOK CLARKE-SALTER PAAL HAYDEN 

Sat 24 15:00 Rotherham United 2-1 16,351 21 BEGOVIC DUNNE COOK CLARKE-SALTER PAAL HAYDEN 

MARCH 

Sat 2 15:00 Leicester City 2-1 31,439 19 BEGOVIC DUNNE COOK CLARKE-SALTER PAAL HAYDEN 

Wed 6 20:00 West Bromwich Albion 2-2 16,818 19 BEGOVIC DUNNE COOK CLARKE-SALTER PAAL HAYDEN 

Sat 9 15:00 Middlesbrough 0-2 16,689 20 BEGOVIC DUNNE COOK CLARKE-SALTER PAAL COLBACK 

Sat 16 15:00 Sunderland 0-0 41,478 20 BEGOVIC DUNNE COOK CLARKE-SALTER PAAL COLBACK 

Fri 29 15:00 Birmingham City 2-1 17,170 18 BEGOVIC DUNNE 1 COOK 1 CLARKE-SALTER PAAL HAYDEN 

APRIL 

Mon 1 15:00 Swansea City 1-0 19,704 16 BEGOVIC DUNNE COOK 1 CLARKE-SALTER FOX COLBACK 

Sat 6 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 17,502 17 BEGOVIC DUNNE COOK CLARKE-SALTER PAAL HAYDEN 

Tue 9 19:45 Plymouth Argyle 1-1 16,928 16 BEGOVIC DUNNE COOK FOX PAAL HAYDEN 

Sat 13 15:00 Hull City 0-3 21,225 19 BEGOVIC DUNNE COOK CLARKE-SALTER FOX HAYDEN 

Sat 20 17:15 Preston North End 

Fri 26 20:00 Leeds United 

MAY 

Sat 4 12:30 Coventry City 

All fixtures subject to change. 


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KEY: GOALSCORER 1 - FIRST SUB - SECOND SUB - THIRD SUB - FOURTH SUB - FIFTH SUB - SIXTH SUB - º OWN GOAL - YELLOW CARD - RED CARD 

SUBSTITUTES 

REFEREEE 

FIELD SMYTH KELMAN CHAIR DYKES DUKE-MCKENNA, ARMSTRONG , DIXON-BONNER, WILLOCK, ARCHER, RICHARDS T BRAMALL 

FIELD SMYTH DYKES CHAIR ARMSTRONG 1 DIXON-BONNER, ADOMAH , RICHARDS, ARCHER, LARKECHE, DUKE-MDKENNA O LANGFORD 

DOZZELL LARKECHE RICHARDS DYKES DIXON-BONNER WALSH, AORAHA, KOLLI, FOX, PAAL, DREWE, RENDALL, PEPPER, BALA J LININGTON 

FIELD PAAL WILLOCK ARMSTRONG CHAIR COLBACK , KOLLI, DIXON-BONNER, DUKE-MCKENNA, RICHARDS, LARKECHE, WALSH G ELTRINGHAM 

DOZZELL COLBACK 1 FIELD CHAIR ARMSTRONG ADOMAH, DUKE-MCKENNA , KOLLI, CLARKE-SALTER, ARCHER, LARKECHE, BALA J BELL 

COLBACK 1 PALL DOZZELL 1 ARMSTRONG CHAIR CLARKE-SALTER, KOLLI, LARKECHE, DUKE-MCKENNA, WILLOCK, ARCHER, KELMAN T BRAMALL 

COLBACK PAAL 1 DOZZELL CHAIR ARMSTRONG DYKES, LARKECHE, WILLOCK, KOLLI, CLARKE-SALTER. DIXON-BONNER, WALSH D WHITESTONE 

FIELD PAAL WILLOCK ARMSTRONG CHAIR DYKES 1, KELMAN, KOLLI, CLARKE-SALTER, LARKECHE, WALSH, ADOMAH A KITCHEN 

FIELD PAAL DYKES CHAIR ARMSTRONG ADOMAH, WILLOCK CLARKE-SALTER, LARKECHE, WALSH, ADOMAH, KOLLI M DONOHUE 

FIELD PAAL 1 WILLOCK CHAIR DYKES CALRKE-SALTER, ARMSTRONG , ARCHER, DIXON-BONNER, LARKECHA, KOLLI T NIELD 

FIELD PAAL DYKES CHAIR ARMSTRONG ADOMAH, DOZZELL, DUNNE, KOLLI, LARKECHE, ARCHER, DIXON-BONNER D WEBB 

COLBACK DOZZELL CHAIR DYKES ARMSTRONG SMYTH , KAKAY, DIXON-BONNER, KOLLI, WILLOCK, ARCHER, CANNON, KELMAN J SMITH 

FIELD PAAL DOZZELL ARMSTRONG CHAIR SMYTH, CANNON, KOLLI, DIXON-BONNER, LARKECHE, WILLOCK, ARCHER G WARD 

DOZZELL COLBACK FIELD CHAIR DYKES SMYTH, ARMSTRONG, WILLOCK, ARCHER, DIXON-BONNER, LARKECHE, KELMAN J BELL 

DOZZELL 1 PAAL KELMAN CHAIR DYKES DIXON-BONNER, SMYTH, WILLOCK, ARCHER, RICHARDS, LARKECHE, DREWE L DOUGHTY 

DIXON-BONNER FIELD WILLOCK DYKES CHAIR 1 RICHARDS, ARMSTRONG, ADOMAH, KAKAY, KELMAN, ARCHER, LARKECHE, DREWE S BARROTT 

FIELD COLBACK SMYTH DYKES WILLOCK ARMSTRONG, RICHARDS, DIXON-BONNER, KELMAN, ARCHER, LARKECHE G ELTRINGHAM 

FIELD COLBACK WILLOCK DYKES CHAIR DOZZELL , ARMSTRONG, DREWE, KELMAN, CLARKE-SALTER, ARCHER S MARTIN 

FIELD DIXON-BONNER SMYTH DYKES 2 CHAIR CANNON, WILLOCK 1, CLARKE-SALTER, KELMAN, LARKECHE, ARCHER J LININGTON 

FIELD WILLOCK 1 DOZZELL DYKES SMYTH 1 CHAIR, KAKAY, DIXON-BONNER, LARKECHE, KELMAN, COOK, ARCHER J SMITH 

DOZZELL SMYTH CHAIR 1 WILLOCK 1 DYKES ARMSTRONG, KAKAY, LARKECHE, DIXON-BONNER, KELMAN, ARCHER, DUNNE J BELL 

FIELD KELMAN CHAIR WILLOCK DYKES CANNON, LARKECHE, DIXON-BONNER, RICHARDS, SMYTH, ARMSTRONG, ARCHER T HARRINGTON 

FIELD DOZZELL SMYTH ARMSTRONG CHAIR WILLOCK, DYKES, KAKAY, COOK, ARCHER, RICHARDS, DUKE-MCKENNA, DREWE A DAVIES 

DIXON-BONNER WILLOCK DOZZELL CHAIR DYKES LARKECHE, SMYTH, ARMSTRONG, ADOMAH, KELMAN, KAKAY, ARCHER O LANGFORD 

FIELD PAAL SMYTH DYKES CHAIR CANNON, DIXON-BONNER, ADOMAH, WILLOCK, ARCHER, RICHARDS, CANNON T BRAMALL 

FIELD WILLOCK DIXON-BONNER CHAIR ARMSTRONG SMYTH, DYKES, DUNNE, LARKECHE , KOLLI, ARCHER, DREWE, ADOMAH D WEBB 

FIELD DOZZELL SMYTH 1 DYKES LARKECHE KOLLI, ADOMAH, FOX , ARMSTRONG, KAKAY, ARCHER, KELMAN, DREWE, PEDDER A KITCHEN 

FIELD DOZZELL SMYTH ARMSTRONG 1 DYKES 1 KAKAY, ADOMAH, TALLA, PAAL, PEDDER, CLARKE-SALTER, DUKE-MCKENNA R WELCH 

COLBACK WILLOCK DYKES 1 CHAIR ARMSTRONG DIXON-BONNER, SMYTH, LARKECHE, DOZZELL, COOK, FOX, DREWE, ADOMAH S HOOPER 

FIELD WILLOCK DYKES CHAIR 1 ARMSTRONG 1 ADOMAH, DIXON-BONNER, LARKECHE, DUNNE, FOX, DREWE, WALSH, PEDDER L SMITH 

FIELD WILLOCK DYKES CHAIR ARMSTRONG DREWE , DIXON-BONNER, SMYTH, FOX, ADOMAH, DUNNE, ARCHER S MARTIN 

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AIDAN MAGEE 

JOURNALIST AND BROADCASTER 

AIDAN MAGEE PENS HIS LATEST COLUMN 

The end of another 

challenging season is 

almost upon us. 

And unlike in many of the 

most recent years, there 

is still so much to play 

for. I can’t recall another 

campaign where the 

situation at the bottom of 

the Championship is as tight 

as now. 

From where we were last 

autumn, and even for a spell 

after the turn of the year – 

we’ve fought our way back 

into survival contention. Even 

allowing for a couple of poor 

results against Sheffield 

Wednesday and at Hull, our 

destiny is in our hands. 

I regret falling asleep 20 

minutes into our defeat at 

Hull. Whenever I’ve done 

this in the past, I’ve always 

woken up after full-time with 

the team having lost! 

Another regret is that Marti 

Cifuentes didn’t get hold of 

this squad earlier than he 

did. Our form since he took 

over would have had QPR in 

the top half of the table. 

Nonetheless, there is 

work to be done – and that 

starts today in a fixture that 

has caused us problems 

since we came down from 

the Premier League. 

My belief is that one more 

win might be enough to 

keep us up. We are helped 

by the fact that a number of 

teams below us have to play 

each other. 

You will notice some 

cartoon pictures which 

were drawn by QPR fan 

Stephen Matika way back in 

the summer of 1997, when 

optimism was high ahead of 

the ensuing campaign under 

big-spending Stewart Houston 

and his assistant Bruce Rioch. 

Stephen posted it on 

Facebook last week, 

saying that he sent it to the 

matchday programme 27 

years ago – only for it not 

to be published. I’m happy 

to right that wrong all these 

years later. 

It’s my last column of 

2023/24. I hope to see 

you all in the remaining 

three games. 

If not – please enjoy your 

summer. 


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QUEENS PARK 

RANGERS 

HEAD COACH: MARTI CIFUENTES 

ASMIR BEGOVIC GK ● 1 

OSMAN KAKAY ● 2 

JIMMY DUNNE ● 3 

JACK COLBACK ● 4 

STEVE COOK ● 5 

JAKE CLARKE-SALTER ● 6 

CHRIS WILLOCK ● 7 

SAM FIELD ● 8 

LYNDON DYKES ● 9 

ILIAS CHAIR ● 10 

PAUL SMYTH ● 11 

MICHAEL FREY ● 12 

JORDAN ARCHER GK ● 13 

ISAAC HAYDEN ● 14 

MORGAN FOX ● 15 

JOE HODGE ● 16 

TAYLOR RICHARDS ● 18 

ELIJAH DIXON-BONNER ● 19 

REGGIE CANNON ● 20 

ZIYAD LARKECHE ● 21 

KENNETH PAAL ● 22 

LUCAS ANDERSEN ● 25 

AARON DREWE ● 29 

SINCLAIR ARMSTRONG ● 30 

JOE WALSH GK ● 32 

RAFFERTY PEDDER ● 34 

ALEX AORAHA ● 36 

ALBERT ADOMAH ● 37 

RAYAN KOLLI ● 38 

MATTEO SALAMON GK ● 40 

LORENT TALLA ● 41 

ALFIE TUCK ● 42 

PRESTON 

NORTH END 

MANAGER: RYAN LOWE 

1 ● FREDDIE WOODMAN GK 

3 ● GREG CUNNINGHAM 

4 ● BEN WHITEMAN 

5 ● PATRICK BAUER 

6 ● LIAM LINDSAY 

7 ● WILL KEANE 

8 ● ALAN BROWNE 

10 ● MADS FROKJAER 

11 ● ROBBIE BRADY 

13 ● ALI MCCANN 

14 ● JORDAN STOREY 

16 ● ANDREW HUGHES 

17 ● LAYTON STEWART 

18 ● RYAN LEDSON 

19 ● EMIL RIIS 

20 ● BEN WOODBURN 

21 ● DAVID CORNELL GK 

23 ● LIAM MILLAR 

24 ● FELIPE RODRIGUEZ-GENTILE 

25 ● DUANE HOLMES 

26 ● JACK WHATMOUGH 

28 ● MILUTIN OSMAJIC 

29 ● FINLAY CROSS-ADAIR 

30 ● KIAN TAYLOR 

33 ● KIAN BEST 

35 ● NOAH MAWENE 

36 ● JOSH SEARY 

37 ● KAEDYN KAMARA 

44 ● BRAD POTTS 

Scan here from one 

hour before kick-off 

for today’s teams 

Referee: 

Gavin Ward 

Assistant Referee: 

Lee Venamore 

Assistant Referee: 

Adam Crysell 

Fourth official: 

Lee Swabey

Queens Park Rangers v Preston North End

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