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13 Years ago Today...
Ian Holloway 1 Iain Dowie 0
QPR (4-4-2): Day; Padula (Williams, 70), Shi.ttu, Carlisle, Kelly; Palmer, Gallen, Bircham, McLeod; Thomson (Pacquette, 55), Furlong.
The Sun
(QPR win 2-1 on agg)
By ERIC BEAUCHAMP
PAUL FURLONG shot QPR into the Second Division play-off final and sent boss Ian Holloway into a frenzy.
Rangers chief Holloway fired-up his players and fans by declaring they WILL beat Cardiff a week on Sunday at the Millennium Stadium.
The pumped-up QPR boss let his emotions spill over when Furlong's 82nd-minute strike finally saw off Oldham.
Holloway marched into the centre circle after celebrating fans had been cleared off the pitch. He then grabbed the announcer's microphone and made his pledge.
He roared: "Thank you for your support. You have put us back on the map. This is a proper football club!"
And Holloway added: "We are going to win it. See you in Cardiff."
He then let rip with a three chants of "Come on you R's!"
It was the sort of night the Loftus Road faithful thought they had seen the last of after slipping out of the Premiership seven years ago.
Another relegation campaign was compounded by watching their club almost go out of business.
But Holloway's honest graft has brought the smiles and belief back - and now QPR are just one match from making it into the same division as London rivals West Ham next season.
Holloway said: "What goes around, comes around and this club has had so many downs that I think it is our turn to have an up now.
"I believe we've got the right ingredients to give ourselves a right chance. This place is special. I feel so proud. We've got a hell of a chance to be a big club now.
"These fans deserve it - we were playing for them and we did it.
"I know we're struggling financially but I hope I get a new suit out of it.
"We need some good clobber because I want us to feel great in Cardiff. Maybe someone could sponsor us?"
Rangers midfielder Marc Bircham said: "I think we deserved it. The fans erupted after we scored and I don't think the players could hear ourselves speak."
Only Cardiff stand in Holloway's path to Division One - and the showdown promises to be a belter.
What will Holloway's reaction be if his side deliver his promise
The Guardian
Furlong ensures QPR get the tripQPR win 2-1 on aggregate
Football League One Play-Offs Semi-Final 2nd Leg
QPR 1 Furlong 82 Oldham 0
David Alexander at Loftus Road
It has been a long time since QPR fans have had anything to shout about. Relegated from the Premiership seven years ago and dropping down to the third tier in 2001, Rangers' financial problems have been well documented.
It is a testament to Ian Holloway, a tenacious midfielder for the club and an equally determined manager, that the club now finds itself only 90 minutes from promotion back into the First Division.
Who would have thought it after their FA Cup exit to Vauxhall Motors, though Holloway was keen to stress how much progress the club has made since that inglorious occasion.
"What goes around comes around," said Holloway. "We have had so many downs at this club, it's about time we had an up. We have one hell of a chance to be a big club again and no matter what the obstacles we've faced, we've managed to get over it."
One goal was always going to be enough to win this open but finely balanced tie, and Paul Furlong's late strike was just about deserved.
It was tough on Iain Dowie, whose side contributed to the spectacle, but he is confident his side will come back stronger.
"It hurts like hell but the players should be proud and it stiffens my resolve," said Dowie. "The players have given their heart and soul and we want to do even better next year."
Dowie spent three years at QPR and was briefly in charge at Loftus Road in 1998. His future at Boundary Park remains in doubt.
He certainly did not help himself with a Freudian slip during the post-match press conference. "It's no secret that I have not signed a contract and we'll see what happens but as long as I can take QPR forward, I will be here." Watch out, Holloway.
Kevin McLeod, the winger on loan from Everton, twice went close and Danny shiteeeetu headed into the side-netting but Oldham should have taken the lead when Clint Hill flicked on a corner and Wayne Andrews headed on to the post.
Darren Sheridan was fortunate to escape when he appeared to handle Kevin Gallen's cross and then fired just wide straight afterwards.
Pogliacomi kept Oldham in the game with a superb save from Richard Pacquette, racing across to deny the Rangers forward when he seemed certain to break the deadlock. But, when the goalkeeper scuffed a clearance, Clarke Carlisle lofted the ball over Oldham's defence and Furlong kept his nerve to beat Pogliacomi from 10 yards.
Andrews was sent off in the last minute for violent conduct and Rangers now face Cardiff at the Millennium Stadium for a place in the First Division.
"We've got the ingredients to go there and give ourselves a chance," added Holloway. "It's another test for us but we've passed them all so far."
QPR (4-4-2): Day; Padula (Williams, 70), shiteeeetu, Carlisle, Kelly; Palmer, Gallen, Bircham, McLeod; Thomson (Pacquette, 55), Furlong.
Booked : Furlong.
Oldham (3-5-2): Pogliacomi; Hall, Hill, Haining; Armstrong, Low, Murray (Carrs, 83), Sheridan (Duxbury 83), Eyres; Eyre (Corrazin, 72), Andrews.
Booked : Eyre.
Sent off : Andrews.
Referee : M Clattenberg.
www.guardian.co.uk/football/2003/may/15/match.sport1
Oldham Official Site Match Report
www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10337~21495,00.html
Video: Watch The Game - www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcOkcg8b-Sw
Ian Holloway 1 Iain Dowie 0
QPR (4-4-2): Day; Padula (Williams, 70), Shi.ttu, Carlisle, Kelly; Palmer, Gallen, Bircham, McLeod; Thomson (Pacquette, 55), Furlong.
The Sun
(QPR win 2-1 on agg)
By ERIC BEAUCHAMP
PAUL FURLONG shot QPR into the Second Division play-off final and sent boss Ian Holloway into a frenzy.
Rangers chief Holloway fired-up his players and fans by declaring they WILL beat Cardiff a week on Sunday at the Millennium Stadium.
The pumped-up QPR boss let his emotions spill over when Furlong's 82nd-minute strike finally saw off Oldham.
Holloway marched into the centre circle after celebrating fans had been cleared off the pitch. He then grabbed the announcer's microphone and made his pledge.
He roared: "Thank you for your support. You have put us back on the map. This is a proper football club!"
And Holloway added: "We are going to win it. See you in Cardiff."
He then let rip with a three chants of "Come on you R's!"
It was the sort of night the Loftus Road faithful thought they had seen the last of after slipping out of the Premiership seven years ago.
Another relegation campaign was compounded by watching their club almost go out of business.
But Holloway's honest graft has brought the smiles and belief back - and now QPR are just one match from making it into the same division as London rivals West Ham next season.
Holloway said: "What goes around, comes around and this club has had so many downs that I think it is our turn to have an up now.
"I believe we've got the right ingredients to give ourselves a right chance. This place is special. I feel so proud. We've got a hell of a chance to be a big club now.
"These fans deserve it - we were playing for them and we did it.
"I know we're struggling financially but I hope I get a new suit out of it.
"We need some good clobber because I want us to feel great in Cardiff. Maybe someone could sponsor us?"
Rangers midfielder Marc Bircham said: "I think we deserved it. The fans erupted after we scored and I don't think the players could hear ourselves speak."
Only Cardiff stand in Holloway's path to Division One - and the showdown promises to be a belter.
What will Holloway's reaction be if his side deliver his promise
The Guardian
Furlong ensures QPR get the tripQPR win 2-1 on aggregate
Football League One Play-Offs Semi-Final 2nd Leg
QPR 1 Furlong 82 Oldham 0
David Alexander at Loftus Road
It has been a long time since QPR fans have had anything to shout about. Relegated from the Premiership seven years ago and dropping down to the third tier in 2001, Rangers' financial problems have been well documented.
It is a testament to Ian Holloway, a tenacious midfielder for the club and an equally determined manager, that the club now finds itself only 90 minutes from promotion back into the First Division.
Who would have thought it after their FA Cup exit to Vauxhall Motors, though Holloway was keen to stress how much progress the club has made since that inglorious occasion.
"What goes around comes around," said Holloway. "We have had so many downs at this club, it's about time we had an up. We have one hell of a chance to be a big club again and no matter what the obstacles we've faced, we've managed to get over it."
One goal was always going to be enough to win this open but finely balanced tie, and Paul Furlong's late strike was just about deserved.
It was tough on Iain Dowie, whose side contributed to the spectacle, but he is confident his side will come back stronger.
"It hurts like hell but the players should be proud and it stiffens my resolve," said Dowie. "The players have given their heart and soul and we want to do even better next year."
Dowie spent three years at QPR and was briefly in charge at Loftus Road in 1998. His future at Boundary Park remains in doubt.
He certainly did not help himself with a Freudian slip during the post-match press conference. "It's no secret that I have not signed a contract and we'll see what happens but as long as I can take QPR forward, I will be here." Watch out, Holloway.
Kevin McLeod, the winger on loan from Everton, twice went close and Danny shiteeeetu headed into the side-netting but Oldham should have taken the lead when Clint Hill flicked on a corner and Wayne Andrews headed on to the post.
Darren Sheridan was fortunate to escape when he appeared to handle Kevin Gallen's cross and then fired just wide straight afterwards.
Pogliacomi kept Oldham in the game with a superb save from Richard Pacquette, racing across to deny the Rangers forward when he seemed certain to break the deadlock. But, when the goalkeeper scuffed a clearance, Clarke Carlisle lofted the ball over Oldham's defence and Furlong kept his nerve to beat Pogliacomi from 10 yards.
Andrews was sent off in the last minute for violent conduct and Rangers now face Cardiff at the Millennium Stadium for a place in the First Division.
"We've got the ingredients to go there and give ourselves a chance," added Holloway. "It's another test for us but we've passed them all so far."
QPR (4-4-2): Day; Padula (Williams, 70), shiteeeetu, Carlisle, Kelly; Palmer, Gallen, Bircham, McLeod; Thomson (Pacquette, 55), Furlong.
Booked : Furlong.
Oldham (3-5-2): Pogliacomi; Hall, Hill, Haining; Armstrong, Low, Murray (Carrs, 83), Sheridan (Duxbury 83), Eyres; Eyre (Corrazin, 72), Andrews.
Booked : Eyre.
Sent off : Andrews.
Referee : M Clattenberg.
www.guardian.co.uk/football/2003/may/15/match.sport1
Oldham Official Site Match Report
www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10337~21495,00.html
Video: Watch The Game - www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcOkcg8b-Sw
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