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Post by QPR Report on Sept 16, 2009 6:28:03 GMT
September 1972 - Stan Bowles joined QPR  Geat day. I was sure. I'm sure a number of others were as well  4 September 16, 1972Stan Bowles made his debut at home to (pre-Brian Clough's) Nottingham Forest, September 16, 1972, two or three days after signing from Carlisle for a club-record 110,000 pounds.  Bowles, wearing from that very first game, HIS #10 shirt. Within an hour, he had made the first goal for Don Givens...and scored the second...as Gordon Jago's QPR won 3-0 (Andy McCulloch getting the third). And QPR, of course, went on to promotion. Almost six months to the day since we had sold Rodneeee Marsh  QPR's team that day. Parkes - Clement Evans Hazell Watson - Venables Francis Busby - Givens Bowles Mcculloch - Sub: Salvage From Bowles' autobiography "Stan The Man""I was 23 years old when I joined Queens Park Rangers in September 1972, for a then club record fee of 112,000 pounds... "Rodney had made the No. 10 shirt his own, and, since he moved, no one wanted to tough the thing....The shirt thing didn't seem a big deal to me. I hadn't really heard of Rodney Marsh. So I just shrugged and said: "If no one wants it, I'll wear it."... "... s luck would have it, I scored one and made another for Don Givens in my first game - against Nottingham Forest on September 16th, 1972. We won 3-0, and the fans seemed to take to my style of play; which, to them, was a bit like Rodney's"(Stan The Man, page 33)
Seven Years later, Bowles finally left QPR - ironically for Nottingham Forest (by then managed by Brian Clough).
From Bushman's Archives
Stan Bowles Debut Game for QPR (vS Nottingham Forest)
Michael Wale on Stan Bowles
i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee423/jenufa1/1972-73/bowles1of1.jpg The first time I saw Stan Bowles - \Playing for Carlisle, a few weeks after RODNEEE had been sold. Via BUSHMAN From Bushman QPR Stan Bowles Playing for Carlisle at Loftus Road   See Also: QPR Report: Bowles Joins QPRqprreport.blogspot.com/2007/09/stan-bowles-joins-qprthirty-five-years.html |
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 16, 2010 6:50:28 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 16, 2011 6:53:54 GMT
Bowles...Marsh.... Marsh...Bowles  |
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 16, 2012 7:38:57 GMT
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Post by Bushman on Sept 16, 2012 20:14:12 GMT
From Bushman QPR Stan Bowles Playing for Carlisle at Loftus Road |
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 16, 2012 20:27:49 GMT
Got to LOVE the way the pre-printed programme had to be changed to accommodate the new QPR Signing |
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 16, 2013 6:43:34 GMT
Bump a year... 41 Years ago  |
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 16, 2013 6:44:08 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 16, 2013 6:46:37 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 16, 2013 6:48:27 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 16, 2013 7:41:01 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 16, 2013 8:14:58 GMT
I wonder if someone, somewhere reads my stuff  |
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 16, 2014 6:27:10 GMT
Bump... 42 Years ago today
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 16, 2014 6:32:26 GMT
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Post by marshbowles10 on Sept 16, 2014 6:49:27 GMT
As a 57 year old, totally 'normal' bloke, I LOVE Stan Bowles!
Although my support for QPR started in the Marsh era, Bowles for me was always my number one. In my eyes, even if he had a bad game he was still my hero. Was then, still is now.
Used to travel to all the away games at a time when you could get tickets from players just by asking nicely. Stan and his betting partner Don Shanks were always good for a ticket, they wanted nothing for them only perhaps the result of the 2-15 at Catterick.
I have to admit that getting a ticket from Shanks you were always in with the chance of sitting next to ex-Miss World I think her name was Mary Stavin. As an 18 year old having sat next to her down at Bristol I didn't wash for a week. What did she see in Don, she was beautiful!
Those were the days when you could have a laugh with players, they spoke to you. They didn't leave the team bus looking at the phones to avoid eye contact or wearing headphones.
You could go to the training ground up at the Polish war memorial and watch them train. You could have a laugh with them after training, you could stand behind the goal and pass the ball back to them when they over hit a pass.
I miss those days and I miss Stan Bowles.
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 20, 2015 9:29:33 GMT
www.qpr.co.uk/news/article/qpr-rotherham-united-hoops-matchday-programme-stan-bowles-2630762.aspxQPR OFFICIAL SITE  PUBLISHED 09:25 20th August 2015 by @qprfc This weekend’s matchday programme pays tribute to former number 10 on #StanBowlesDay … Pick up Issue 04 – and a special edition of Hoops, as we pay tribute to one of QPR’s best-ever players, Stan Bowles Gerry Francis, Phil Parkes, Don Shanks have all spoken to us for the programme, which is an extended 100 pages Saturday’s edition £5 - £1 of which will go to charity Giant, double-sided Junior Hoops pull-out in every edition this term. Bowles poster on one side this week Programmes will be available to buy around the ground on Saturday BUY NOW: Can't make the game? Pick up a copy online here LOFTUS Road is all set to host #StanBowlesDay on Saturday – when you can pick up our 100-page, special edition of QPR’s Hoops matchday programme. Priced at £5 – with 50p from each sale going to the Stan Bowles Fund, and another 50p going to the Alzheimer’s Society – former team-mates of Stan and fellow legends from the past have spoken to the publication ahead of the weekend. Gerry Francis, Phil Parkes and Don Shanks have all penned detailed columns, while there’s plenty more Stan-related content inside. Fittingly, this season the publication is paying tribute to our iconic team of 1975/76, which Stan was very much a part of. In true Hoops style, there’s something for everyone in this year’s programme. Along with the aforementioned names, Chris Ramsey, Nedum Onuoha, Clint Hill, Lee Hoos, Andy Sinton and Tony Thorpe all speak in Saturday’s edition. As do all our columnists – who include: Sky Sports presenter and Rangers fan Tony Wrighton; Clive Whittingham from fanzine Loft for Words; Paul Jenkins from @qpr_Stats; Sharon Smith from supporters group ‘The Irish R’s’; and David Nevick from global betting partner Smarkets, who brings us all the odds heading into our Championship fixture against Rotherham United. Visitors Rotherham are profiled in detail, too. That’s not all. New for this season, we now have a giant, A2 Junior Hoops pull-out – one side full of fun and games, the other a full-size poster. This week, in keeping with #StanBowlesDay, it’s Stan who features. Programmes will be available to purchase in and around Loftus Road on Saturday. You can also click HERE to get your hands on a copy. See also … Read more at www.qpr.co.uk/news/article/qpr-rotherham-united-hoops-matchday-programme-stan-bowles-2630762.aspx#fWg3jRGYzERvpS4O.99
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 21, 2015 7:09:10 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 21, 2015 7:26:59 GMT
Two weeks after joining QPR
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 21, 2015 7:27:49 GMT
A couple years later, a not so happy Stan Bowles!
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 21, 2015 7:42:50 GMT
Poor quality video
February 19, 1974
One of the great QPR games: QPR played Coventry at Loftus Road in the replay of the Fifth Round of the FA Cup. With a couple of QPR players injured;moving into injury time with extra time set. A free kick to QPR. Stan Bowles took it. Ball in the net. Final Whistle blew immediately: QPR 3 Coventry 2.
QPR moved into the Quarter Final of the FA Cup for the first time, where they had a seemingly relatively easy draw against Leicester City....Unfortunately...!
The QPR team: Parkes - Hazell Mclintock Mancini Clement - Venables Leach Francis, Thomas Bowles Givens.
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 16, 2015 7:01:43 GMT
43 Years ago today
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 16, 2015 12:17:14 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 16, 2015 12:18:31 GMT
Stan Bowles Debut Game for QPR (vS Nottingham Forest)
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 16, 2016 7:19:43 GMT
Bump - 44 years ago today. The only man who could possibly fill the shoes of Rodney Marsh |
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 16, 2016 15:45:45 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 14, 2017 8:49:53 GMT
45 Years ago today
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