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Post by QPR Report on May 29, 2010 9:31:26 GMT
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Post by Lonegunmen on May 29, 2010 9:40:32 GMT
I'd just left the club in September and missed it. I remember chatting with the Doc and Ron Phillips and Jim Gregory. Does this make me more ITK than some self professed wannabe?
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Post by QPR Report on May 29, 2010 9:50:07 GMT
Some probably asking "Who's ROn Phillips?" PFA's Give Me Football - May 15, 1980
1980
Former Manchester United boss Tommy Docherty, dismissed nine days ago as manager of Queens Park Rangers, is dramatically re-instated.
Chairman Jim Gregory says: “We have settled our differences and he is moving south to live.”Fans wrote letters and the players sent a deputation to ask for Docherty’s return.
QPR would finish the season four points short of promotion to the First Division and, in October 1980, Tommy would be sacked again. He later claimed, “I sacked Queens Park Rangers once and they later sacked me twice.” He left for Australia, returned to manage Preston North End, went back to Australia, returned to manage Woverhampton Wanderers, before finishing his long managerial career at Altrincham. Tommy was never short of a memorable quote. On leaving one of his many clubs, he recalled: “They offered me a handshake of £10,000 to settle amicably. I told them that they would have to be a lot more amicable than that.” www.givemefootball.com/premier-league/on-this-day-in-history-may-15 |
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Post by Lonegunmen on May 29, 2010 10:04:49 GMT
The club secretary from 1966 (?) till Sheila Marson took over. Ron left to persue a job in the Theater. I gather he was a writer on the sly.
Anyone know of his location or an e-mail addy for him (he must be about 70-80 by now) please PM me.
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Post by QPR Report on May 29, 2010 10:08:05 GMT
Besides being the Club Secretary till late 1980s?, he also did the great club progamme - Including the checkered squares!  I was looking for a photo of Phillips, couldn't find. I remember him (I think) with the thick glasses |
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Post by cpr on May 29, 2010 10:31:32 GMT
Docherty sold Allen and Goddard and told everyone we had better players in the reserves coming through.
Never to be forgiven in my opinion.
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Post by Markqpr on May 29, 2010 10:51:01 GMT
Docherty sold Allen and Goddard and told everyone we had better players in the reserves coming through. Never to be forgiven in my opinion. The selling of Goddard gutted me! He scored the first goal I ever saw at Loftus Road (as well as the second!) and will always be one of my favourite players of all time. Opened the door for The Doc's sacking in my mind and in walked Terry Venables bringing with him a bunch of Palace players and then some of the best years of my life!  Here's hoping lightning does strike twice.  COME ON YOU R'sssssssssssssssss! |
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