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Post by QPR Report on Feb 26, 2010 9:22:10 GMT
If anyone wants to "tell their tale" re becoming a QPR Fan..
Your first game, was it your family led you to QPR, etc.
Edit: Also if you want - How you chose your user name!
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Post by scottjones on Feb 26, 2010 9:30:18 GMT
I just grew up with it. My dad was from the Chalk Farm estate but his dad is a scouser who supported Liverpool. My dad loved football but, obviously couldnt get to see Liverpool play so for some reason he chose QPR. He used to walk all the way to bush to watch the games..think I remember him saying that there was a mud bank he'd climb up to watch them?? Anyway, he became addicted and followed QPR home and away thru out his youth..he was born in 1950 so obviously got to see us at Wembley in 67 and the "rise" of QPR.
My mum's mum lived in Bush so we'd all trek to see her on a Saturday, spend a couple of hours at her place and then my Dad would leave them to go shopping and take me to QPR. Think he started taking me when I was about 6...he never had to pay for me, just lift me over the turnstiles...and I loved it. We had the same "spot" in the lower loft..you'd walk in and it was a barrier to the left of the goal about a 1/3 up from the front..and if ever we got split up that's where we would head back to.
That was 25/26 years ago and I've been hooked ever since.
Hopefully, I'll be able to pass the whole experience on to my sons/daughter one day
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Post by Lonegunmen on Feb 26, 2010 9:45:44 GMT
1975 V Aston Villa - was the first time I ever saw the Hoops. There was no other decision to be made.
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Post by eastpaddoknutta on Feb 26, 2010 9:49:59 GMT
i started supporting QPR when i got to the age of about 6,7 and QPR were in the premiship i remeber my dad sitting me down when after playing football a couple of times and said to me, "who do you wana go watch on saturday then?" my old man gave me a choice of, really who i wanted to support, which i he was worried i was going to follow in his footsteps. i had free tickets to brentford at the time and a few of my mates were brentford so i went along to watch brentford, but was soooooo bored i nearly lost the love for footie!!!
any way finaly got a ticket to watch rangers it was against wimbledon and we won three nill, i belive Gallen was playing for us and had a fantastic game
my dad grew up arround QPR living in the white city estate, now because my dad held such an alliance to QPR it ment it was going to be hard for me not to, plus the feeling of going to QPR was more estatic than going to any other ground in London
i dont just love QPR the football team i love everything that comes with it, being taken the piss out of (i know) sounds stupid but id rather be taken the piss out of for supporting rangers as i know what supporting qpr means to me and im a "football" fan which no chelsea or man u fan can say when they live in london and there the only people u get abuse of so if gives you a sense of feeling that you know ure better than them
uuuuuu r'ssssssssssssssssss
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Post by Sabas on Feb 26, 2010 10:18:53 GMT
the Black Sheep story:
Mid 90's. Saw the hoops. Saw the name. Saw the crest. That was it. No question. No doubt.
And they still ask me WHY?! Muppets.
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Post by eskey8 on Feb 26, 2010 10:51:30 GMT
I have no family member who supposrt QPR, just a family friend who once took me - Vs Swindon, 0-0 draw, first season after being relegated.
I remember during my first match shouting - 'go on trevor' unfortuntely rufus brevett didn't seem to pay much attention - whoops!!
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Post by scottjones on Feb 26, 2010 10:55:49 GMT
I have no family member who supposrt QPR, just a family friend who once took me - Vs Swindon, 0-0 draw, first season after being relegated. I remember during my first match shouting - 'go on trevor' unfortuntely rufus brevett didn't seem to pay much attention - whoops!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Rufus has been to a heck of a lot of games recently it seems..dont know in what capacity but i keep seeing him there
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Post by eskey8 on Feb 26, 2010 10:56:53 GMT
I have no family member who supposrt QPR, just a family friend who once took me - Vs Swindon, 0-0 draw, first season after being relegated. I remember during my first match shouting - 'go on trevor' unfortuntely rufus brevett didn't seem to pay much attention - whoops!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Rufus has been to a heck of a lot of games recently it seems..dont know in what capacity but i keep seeing him there Rufus or Trevor?!!
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Post by The Scooter on Feb 26, 2010 11:12:12 GMT
Dad took me in 1972. Game v Birmingham apparently. I was 3! My Great-Grandad used to be caretaker at the old Ellerslie School in the 1920's. Grew up in Fulham and used to get taken to Rangers and Chelsea on alternate weeks. We only used to go to Rangers away games if we could get there by tube (I think Dad bunked the fare everywhere) and on rare special occassions to some far flung games on the official trains. Remember going to Goodison for either my 8th or 9th Birthday and we drew 3-3 courtesy of a last minute goal by Peter Eastoe. Never forget the excitement
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Post by numpty66 on Feb 26, 2010 11:45:07 GMT
I used to go to Spuds a lot as my mates cousin was on their books and used to get freebie tickets. Then one Saturday i bumped into a couple of mates who were on their way to QPR and asked if i wanted to go along. This was 1978 and the game was against Bolton. We lost 3-1 but i just fell in love with the place and from then on started going regulary. As soon as my 2 boys were old enough i started taking them so got them to follow in their dads footsteps as well. On a seperate note, i never supported Spuds but just used to enjoy watching football, also used to go to Wembley quite a lot to watch the Charity Shield games. Also went to Liverpool v Bruges European Cup final as was played on my birthday and the old man was a bit of a Liverpool supporter
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Post by QPR Report on Feb 26, 2010 12:41:03 GMT
ADDENDUM: Purely optional (as is the entire question, of course - but how did you choose your user name?)
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Post by eskey8 on Feb 26, 2010 12:42:10 GMT
ADDENDUM: Purely optional (as is the entire question, of course - but how did you choose your user name?) This could be a tuffy for Scott, lets hope he can explain without lying this time
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Post by toboboly on Feb 26, 2010 13:24:10 GMT
User name; Suggestion from a mates drunken girlfriend.
QPR; Was born in H'smith hospital and my mum grew up in Stamford Brook and supported Fulham to annoy her Chelsea supporting brother. My cousin and his dad are QPR. Never supported anyone too much just enjoyed footie then circa 2000 took more and more interest in the local area and as I had always hated Chelsea started going down with my cousin.
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Post by scottjones on Feb 26, 2010 13:46:22 GMT
ADDENDUM: Purely optional (as is the entire question, of course - but how did you choose your user name?) This could be a tuffy for Scott, lets hope he can explain without lying this time apart from a very very short stint as "indiana" i've always used my real name
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Post by SmartRs on Feb 26, 2010 13:48:32 GMT
My first game was in March 1966 (I think). Whatever it was, it was Rodney Marsh’s Home debut against Millwall. The match had everything including a Rodney hat-trick. Also, the Millwall fans tried to get the match abandoned by invading the pitch and I remember the Millwall Manager (Billy Gray?) speaking to them via the tannoy to stop their action as they were being beaten by the better team. Millwall got promoted that season and Rangers came third. Next season, Rangers won the League and League Cup.
After such an introduction, I was hooked.
The name? I used to own a Smart car and I support QPR, hence SmartRs. Of course, it sounds a little like something else!
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Post by Sabas on Feb 26, 2010 14:04:21 GMT
Sabas, short for Sabonis, the famous Lithuanian basketball player en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SabonisI'm 6'4" (still, not nearly as tall as Sabonis, though.) Hence the nickname.
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Post by numpty66 on Feb 26, 2010 14:05:07 GMT
My user name is mainly because my kids always used to call me a Numpty and that word was the first thing i thought of when signing up to here
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Post by airport70 on Feb 26, 2010 14:52:08 GMT
Was born literally seconds from Highbury stadium and all my family support Arsenal. When I was five, we moved to Sudbury Town and one of the local kids asked me who I supported, not being a football fan a the time I didn't have an answer, he then told me that I supported QPR as it was my local club. I still remember telling my dad that I supported QPR and why, and I'm sure I remember his expression, I think of it now as disappointment but also pride I'd done the right thing. My dad, brother and sister got to support, Brady, Henry and Fabregas, I got Rehman, Gillard and Sheron. Have I ever regretted it? Never.
ps I now live on the Hornsey Road minutes away from the new Arsenal stadium and have to travel west to see us. It's a hard knock life.
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Post by blockhead on Feb 26, 2010 18:36:05 GMT
I was born at Queen Charlotte's, my Mum was an R.
I was raised in Ealing then Brentford, but then when I was 7, moved to the area I am now as my parents craved the good life, just like Tom and Barbara.
I dont ever remember 'deciding' what team and why, I think it has always been In my dna.
It is interesting to see my seven year old constantly wear his rangers kit, as for him there are no ties with Hammersmith at all.
If they find the football gene in the dna then it will all make sense.
As for my handle I am blockhead as a tribute to other frequenters of blocks on the net, be them Q ones or Peanuts, snoopy or Charlie brown, or indeed Harrows own, Ian Dury. (not born in Upminster at all dont ya know!)
My avatar is a tribute to the Athony Burges novel 'a clockwork orange' it is the first book I remember seeing at a very young age in my dads book collection, and as a tribute to my dad I have still not finished reading it yet and have vowed not to watch the film until I have.
I can recommend the film soundtrack however, certainly before its time.
so now you know.
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Post by Sabas on Feb 26, 2010 19:36:50 GMT
My avatar is a tribute to the Athony Burges novel 'a clockwork orange' it is the first book I remember seeing at a very young age in my dads book collection, and as a tribute to my dad I have still not finished reading it yet and have vowed not to watch the film until I have. I can recommend the film soundtrack however, certainly before its time. so now you know. Interesting story. I've read the book while spending my time in a hospital (poisoning) and at that time I really disliked it. Because... well, I guess that's not the kind of book you'd wanna read in a hospital. Anyway, I have watched the film as well, and I absolutely loved it. Being a Kubrick fan I can say it's one of my favourite films of his. Visually, it's as glorious as Space Odyssey, only much more intense and dynamic. I think it's one of those rare cases when visual language surpasses the literature. At least, for me.
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Post by londonranger on Feb 26, 2010 20:25:48 GMT
Born in Harlesden into a QPR family,except a sister who to be different was for West Ham. We were not evacuated during the war, so able to see games at Loftus. Dad had thursdays off so we went to reserve matches, then all the holiday matches, 2 for each holiday then.
My original name was Reg. Allen but changed it as there was some input from family so changed to London Ranger. London because have been away for quite a whiee, and the Sondheim song from Sweeney Todd has never failed to move me, plus I bought a jacket at the shop on Uxbridge Rd that said London Rangers on back. The song goes I have sailed the world, beheld its wonders,
from the Dardenelles to the mountains of Peru, but theres no place like London, I feel at home again.
The Avatar was designed by Mark and represents the trolleybus we took to the first match I saw. The 628 down Scrubs Lane.
My hero was Reg Allen, who I saw jump off the back of a trolleybus and was frozen and nonplussed but I can still see it.
Thanks for the question Mike.
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Post by Lonegunmen on Feb 26, 2010 21:18:45 GMT
Numpty, I remember that game against Bolton, it was their first season back in top flight for a number of years and the media made a big meal of it.
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Post by blockhead on Feb 26, 2010 21:27:12 GMT
My avatar is a tribute to the Athony Burges novel 'a clockwork orange' it is the first book I remember seeing at a very young age in my dads book collection, and as a tribute to my dad I have still not finished reading it yet and have vowed not to watch the film until I have. I can recommend the film soundtrack however, certainly before its time. so now you know. Interesting story. I've read the book while spending my time in a hospital (poisoning) and at that time I really disliked it. Because... well, I guess that's not the kind of book you'd wanna read in a hospital. Anyway, I have watched the film as well, and I absolutely loved it. Being a Kubrick fan I can say it's one of my favourite films of his. Visually, it's as glorious as Space Odyssey, only much more intense and dynamic. I think it's one of those rare cases when visual language surpasses the literature. At least, for me. thanks Sabas, labas litus! right, will have to finish the book now! and London, great post mate.
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