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Post by QPR Report on Feb 1, 2009 10:12:51 GMT
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Post by QPR Report on Feb 1, 2009 10:15:50 GMT
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Post by QPR Report on Feb 1, 2010 7:39:52 GMT
And now a year older 
Simon Stainrod turns 51
John Byrne turns 49
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 1, 2011 7:35:39 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 1, 2011 7:37:03 GMT
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Post by cpr on Feb 1, 2011 7:39:26 GMT
Two iconic kits on view there, especially the Blue Star one. ;D
I liked both of those two, as did most I imagine.
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Post by Lonegunmen on Feb 1, 2011 8:51:56 GMT
Stainrodney!
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 1, 2011 18:48:27 GMT
PFA's Give Me Football: On This Day On This Day in History: February 1 GMF reflects on the career of colourful character John Byrne By John Harding February 01, 2011 John scored in every round of the 1992 FA Cup – except the final. John HardingProbably the best game was when we beat Chelsea 6-0 at Loftus Road on Easter Monday 1986 1961 Flamboyant striker John Byrne is born in Manchester. He joined Queens Park Rangers from York City for £100,000 in October 1984 and went on to make 149 appearances in a hooped shirt, scoring 36 goals. John recalls: “When I came to QPR, I was gobsmacked by the quality that was around me in my first couple of training sessions! I enjoyed playing up front with 'Banna' (Gary Bannister). He was a great centre-forward, right out of the top drawer. I don't know how our partnership worked but we just seemed to have a good understanding.” John won 23 caps for the Republic of Ireland in his career and always seemed to dazzle in QPR's more prestigious fixtures. "Probably the best game was when we beat Chelsea 6-0 at Loftus Road on Easter Monday 1986. "I remember one of my goals where I picked up possession on the half way line. It was funny on that plastic pitch, because bodies would fall all around you if you got into your stride. So eventually I wriggled free and slotted a shot into the bottom corner.” John, now a podiatrist, also played for Sunderland for whom he had the distinction of scoring in every round of the 1992 FA Cup except the final, which Liverpool won 2–0, although he revealed in a pitch-side interview following the game that he had mistakenly been handed a winner's medal! 1933 Alex Herd, Hamilton Academicals centre-forward, is transferred to Manchester City where he makes 290 League and Cup appearances and scores 124 goals before moving to Notts County on 17 March 1948. In 1949 he moved to Stockport County and in May 1951 he created a Football League record when his son David appeared in the team with him. David Herd later found fame with Arsenal and Manchester United. 1978 John Toshack is appointed player-manager of basement side Swansea City. He remains in charge for more than five years, as the Swans win 104 of their 250 games under his management, rising from the Fourth Division to the top flight in just four years, although they were relegated back to the Second Division in his final full season. 1964 A Nick Sharkey hat-trick, along with goals from Johnny Crossan (2) and Brian Usher secure an emphatic 6-0 home win against Swindon Town. Birthday Boys: Christian Ziege (1972); Tony Waiters (1937); Luther Blissett (1958); Rob Lee (1966); Kevin Kilbane (1977); Darren Fletcher (1984) www.givemefootball.com/premier-league/on-this-day-in-history-february-1 |
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 1, 2012 8:15:37 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 1, 2013 7:59:06 GMT
Bump another year
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 1, 2014 6:51:07 GMT
And another Year...Bump...''
Ah Quashie!
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 1, 2015 8:30:20 GMT
Bump
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 1, 2016 6:57:18 GMT
Bump
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 1, 2016 7:02:52 GMT
Flashback PUBLISHED 09:00 28th February 2013 by @officialqpr Former R's striker now turned Podiatrist... THE below Where 'R' They Now? feature appeared first in the Hoops matchday programme against Manchester United (23/02/13). What are you up to nowadays? I am a specialist musculoskeletal podiatrist in the NHS in Sussex. I deal with people who have foot and ankle problems – soft tissue and bone. How did you get into that very unusual occupation? When I finished playing football in the late 1990s, I was hoping to become a physio but couldn’t get a place at university to study it. Then the ex-Manchester United star Norman Whiteside advised me to look at the Professional Footballers’ Association’s course for podiatry, as he was a podiatrist himself. The PFA said they would help me with finance and backing. I graduated from university 12 years ago and I have been doing it ever since. Do you enjoy the job? I love it – it’s great. But it’s hard work. I have a full clinic list every day, with all different conditions to diagnose. I have to decide what to do with each person, whether to refer them for X-rays or orthopaedics, give them a steroid injection or orthotics. It really is a varied career – not the same as being a footballer, and not as well paid! But my playing days are gone now, so I just have to focus on what I am doing and I really enjoy it. Do you ever get recognised by football fans when you are working on their feet? Well that is difficult as I don’t have a blond mullet anymore! Although sometimes I get people who recognise my name. Then just want to talk about football instead of their current medical condition! Do you have fond memories of your days at QPR? Yes – we were doing pretty well at the time. Rangers often finished as top London club and we reached the Milk Cup final in 1986, although we didn’t turn up on the day at Wembley. But they were happy days overall with a good bunch of lads. It was a very special time in my career. Do you still keep an eye on the R’s? Absolutely. I have a lot of friends on social media who are QPR fans, so I follow everything that the club is doing. It would be brilliant if they could stay up this season. Where 'R' They Now? appears in Hoops matchday programme on sale around Loftus Road and is available for just £3. The edition against Sunderland carries a Where 'R' They Now? piece with ex-Rangers defender Chris Plummer. www.qpr.co.uk/news/article/280213-where-r-they-now-john-byrne-682240.aspx |
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 1, 2016 7:03:51 GMT
As reposted on Indys  |
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 1, 2016 7:42:50 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 1, 2017 8:00:54 GMT
Bump another year
58 and 56 respectively
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 1, 2020 9:51:07 GMT
John Byrne turns 59
SImon Stainrod turns 61
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