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Post by scottjones on Oct 13, 2008 19:04:08 GMT
OK Strange title for a post but I thought I'd ask...as a kid, what do you remember most about QPR and Loftus Road? I'll share mine.. The anticipation of my Dad buying me a hotdog before the match and I swear I could smell it all the way from the bus stop on Goldhawk Road! Bumping into my uncle and cousins prematch leaning against the railings of the food outlet to the right as you go up the stairs in the lower loft and being so happy to see them Rangers scoring and ending up what seemed like miles away from my Dad in the Loft "surge" and not caring as I knew I was safe Being sooo scared to shout "come on you sooper" in case no-one returned with a "hoopsa" - but doing it eventually and getting a reply every time The away goalkeeper...we always, always clapped him and him to us when they approached the loft. (what ever happened to that..do we still clap opposing keepers??) Hoping my name would be on the scoreboard when it was my birthday The smell and warmth of Bovril on a cold wet night game The calls of "a kick up the rs" when you left the ground (wasnt there 2 fanzines in the late 80s?  ) |
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Post by Zamoraaaah on Oct 13, 2008 19:37:57 GMT
I remember clapping the visiting keeper, not sure when that stopped...used to love the half time bovril that used to melt the cup...you are right there were a couple of fanzines but I can't remember the other ones name..later on there was All quiet on the Western Ave by P. Docherty.
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Post by scottjones on Oct 13, 2008 19:39:09 GMT
I remember clapping the visiting keeper, not sure when that stopped...used to love the half time bovril that used to melt the cup...you are right there were a couple of fanzines but I can't remember the other ones name..later on there was All quiet on the Western Ave by P. Docherty. I actually had a copy of all quiet on the western avenue and flogged it on ebay  |
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Post by Zamoraaaah on Oct 13, 2008 19:47:42 GMT
I remember clapping the visiting keeper, not sure when that stopped...used to love the half time bovril that used to melt the cup...you are right there were a couple of fanzines but I can't remember the other ones name..later on there was All quiet on the Western Ave by P. Docherty. I actually had a copy of all quiet on the western avenue and flogged it on ebay Good idea, I still have a couple in my loft! One thing about terracing that really helped build the excitement as a child was having to get there early to get your spot. |
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Post by scottjones on Oct 13, 2008 19:50:43 GMT
I really miss terracing  |
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Post by Zamoraaaah on Oct 13, 2008 19:59:41 GMT
On a slight tangent ive always thought we should make the paddock nearest the loft (East?) terracing or benches for kids only.
I think Arsenal used to have the same for junior Gunners at Highbury.
Stick all the under 12's in there with Sparks or whoever and a couple of the nicer stewards and charge them a fiver while the adults can go in the stands.
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Post by stanley on Oct 14, 2008 0:20:46 GMT
why did we stop clapping the oppo keeper? I forgot all about that.
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Post by dylanpresman on Oct 14, 2008 12:57:35 GMT
"Rubbish, Rangers, rubbish!!"
"Throoo ball!"
"Come on Shanksey, my suuuuun!"
"Knees up Mother Brown, Knees up Mother Brown ..."
Those are some of the sounds I associate with my early years at Loftus Road, except that it wasn't "Rubbish" it was more like "Rahrbish" and it wasn't "Mother Bown" it was more like "Muvva Brarhn."
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Post by Zamoraaaah on Oct 14, 2008 13:11:50 GMT
"F...Sakes Rangers" I was 8 when we were relegated and my mum told me I had repeated the new phrase I learnt at Loftus Rd during MOTD. My old man got more grief than me for that though! I remember crying when we went down.  |
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Post by scarletpimple on Oct 14, 2008 22:33:34 GMT
Dont forget the peanut sellers, and having a fag where and when you liked. ;D
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Post by Markqpr on Oct 15, 2008 9:32:58 GMT
I remember paying less than £3 to sit in the Ellerslie Road stand!
The smell of the toilet block as you walked past.
My first match: Paul Goddard scoring the first QPR goal I saw at Loftus Road (and being completely shocked at how everyone suddenly jumped up and started cheering as I remained in my seat). Paul Goddard scoring again and this time jumping up and going mad. Celebrating a 2-0 lead against Luton at half-time! Then watching our defense give away two sloppy goals in the second half as we threw away a home win. (Somethings never change)
My brother-in-law sending me down to get the meat pies at half-time as I could sneak my way through the crowd when I was little and always get to the front of the counter!
Gary Micklewhites' equalizer against Newcastle - can still replay every minute of that match from when Steve Wicks got the fourth, up to the final whistle, in my head - amazing match.
The horses on the pitch against Leeds and most other London clubs in front of the away end in the early eighties.
Convincing my niece that going to football is safe and taking her to see us play Nottingham Forest only to be chased down Sawley Road by their firm and having bricks chucked at us as we went back to the car. I was 16 and she was 9. Thats when I realised that football firms aren't real men, but are real cowards.
Parading the Second Division trophy around the pitch before our match against Wolves who were second and the players bottling going as far as the corner flag at the School End and sprinting across the pitch on the 18 yard line as the Wolves fans started to give out!
Terry Venables stating over the tannoy that he was not going anywhere, only to be at Barcelona 3 days later!
Beating Crystal Palace in the F.A. Cup quarter-final and leaving the stadium truly believing for the first time that QPR could actually win something!
The last ever game when the Loft had terracing.
Simon Barkers goal against Liverpool.
Gary Bannister scoring a hat-trick against C*****a.
Sir Les turning Ince and smashing it into the back of the net against Man. Utd.
Alan McDonald saying 'hello' to the opppostion center-forward with a crunching tackle from behind the first time they got the ball (one he gave Mark Hughes stands out predominantly).
I could go on, after 30 years, I have many moments in my life that took place at Loftus Road that I will never forget, though it's always the next game I think about the most as thats my next opportunity for more!
QPR FC 4 EVER.
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Post by Bushman on Oct 15, 2008 13:02:28 GMT
Standing in the loft.Walking around to the proramme hut on the South Africa rd terracing and talking to Daphne Biggs. Going to Wembley in 1967 I still have my prog & ticket. 1968-69 was a very sad season suffered watching every home game. Ah I could go on  |
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Post by parsonsgreenr on Oct 15, 2008 17:29:09 GMT
How much did you get for the Western Ave fanzine......am sure that i've got a couple knocking about.
The other fanzine was "In the Loft"
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Post by obk on Oct 15, 2008 17:39:47 GMT
One of my more bizarre memories from Loftus road is from 1990 sometime in april. I had come over from Sweden with my football team to play in a youth cup up in Great Yarmouth (Canary cup, any Norwich involvement?). Before that we went to London, played a few matches and to my great luck went to watch QPR!
It was against Manchester City and we lost 1-3, but it was still very fun. We got places on South Africa road and it was a decent atmosphere and I almost got an Everton supporter converted, we both bought QPR scarves. Anyway just beneath us was this elderly man, easily in his 60ies maybe older.
This man was very excited all match and first thought we were germans, he became friendlier when he found out we were swedish and had QPR-scarves...
However all match long he shouted himself very very red in his face, and the only thing he shouted was:
"Judas F***ing Judas, kill him kill him!" as soon as one of the City players got the ball. Obviously this must have been a former QPR-player and I have ever since wondered about who it might have been, since I didn't check on it at the time.
Anyone who can enlighten me? And do I get a prize as the most roundabout storyteller?
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Post by polseven on Oct 16, 2008 11:09:41 GMT
The Hot meat pies on a cold day, not for the flavour but the warmth.
Zranger you are quite correct about highbury when i was too young to watch QPR away from London i used to go to highbury and that enclosure was called the Schoolboys and was 50p to get in. I used to pay £1.50 to get into the paddock those days..
I think having a very cheap kids section is excellent for building future season ticket sales
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Post by chappers on Oct 16, 2008 12:27:22 GMT
obk, i suspect the Judas was Peter Reid...
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Post by weavie on Oct 16, 2008 19:21:21 GMT
chappers..............cant be the chappers reverd as number one in all the universe
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