How many have supported QPR for 25 years or more?

[londonranger]

Ingham, heres another Drinkwater, same eyes, maybe familial, died same year.

gazettextra.com/obits/2010/feb/20/john-drinkwater/

[ingham]

Could be him. If so, he's forgotten he played for QPR ;D.

[scarletpimple]

Always wondered how i would feel if i had moved abroad, my parants wanted to emigrate to Aus in the fifties, but dad changed his mind at almost the last minute, (why leave the best country in the world) is what his reason for not going.

I would have missed the Rodney era, and the Bowles plus the ninties team.

If i went now i would get too homesick for Loftus road methinks, although it no doubt would be a better life for me and my family, boys grown up now and dont know if they would fancy it either.

So i will spend the rest of my days here in northolt, still able to drive down and park outside my bros in mourice street off the a40, and trundle over to watch my beloved football team.

Sigh...........

[spanishal]

Guess that's me

First match vs Brentford 1959 Clive Clark tore em apart and was soon on his way to the 1st division.

Season ticket holder for 10 years

1967 league cup - met Ronnie Hunt sometime after and he admitted he fouled the keeper for rangers winner.

Saw Rodnee, Bowles, Wegerle, Bano at their best and their worst

Threw the ball back to the Tranmere keeper, who said "thankyou", he picked the ball out of the net nine times that night.

Saw Micky Leach(RIP) score and put Rangers into the 1st division for the first time ever at Aston Villa.

Saw the FA cup final against Spurs, where we equalised in the last few minutes- I was at the Spurs end and got a bit of a kicking for jumping for Joy

Saw the most extraordinary match ever - Rs 5 Newcastle 5, think Rs were 4-0 down

Happy days, sad days, great memories though. I have lived in Spain for the last 6 years so it's a bit like Queens Park Strangers to me at the moment but there has never been or never will be another club for me. Roll on the Premiership.

[Zamoraaaah]

Great first post SpanishAl.

Welcome to the board.

[moriarty]

Welcome Spanishal,

I'm in Spain as well - whereabouts are you?

[Bushman]

Welcome Al and top post.

[Lonegunmen]

when it doesn't rain in spain .....it pours! welcome to the site Al, as said, a great first post.

[superhoop67]

What a wonderful thread, 1st game i remember going to was over White City ,taken by my elder sister, lived in Bloemfontein rd 3rd generation R's fan . Bought my rossete for 67 cup final off Charlie Ferris who also sold Percy Daltons peanuts on the terraces at Loftus Rd

[terryb]

Hi, my first post.

I have been reading this board along with QPRdot .org & Clive's for quite a while & finally joined to add to this thread.

Coming from a small market town in the Chilterns (Chesham), I grew up with Chesham United as my first football love & repeatedly changed my professional side until Queens Park Rangers claimed me. As you can see, the same pedigree as CanadaR!

The first Rangers game I saw was away to Orient in 1967 shortly after the League Cup win.The following year I saw many a game & who can forget the magical drive back from Villa Park after securing promotion.

However, at that point I would not have classed myself as Rangers. That happened the next season. Relegation can do strange things & it hooked me for life! It may also have helped just a little that Rodney had converted my brother & free rides to the Bush were too good to turn down!

Marriage & moving to Ipswich in 1974 mean't that my visits became limited, although I still made most home games in 75-76 & can still recall every kick of the game in THAT match at Norwich.

After becoming a father in 82 I was limited to seeing my team at most twice a season & that included the visit to Portman Road. This continued until the 03-04 promotion season when I found myself able to start going to Loftus Road again. Ever since I have been a season ticket holder along with my oldest son who was born & bred in Ipswich (however, I had no chance with my other son!)

Was I supporter in the years that I coud/did not attend? Well, every defeat hurt & every year that we avoided relegation was to be celebrated. That may not be enough for everyone's definition of a supporter but it is for me.

[Bushman]

Welcome to the board superhoop67. Charlie Ferris a name from tha past
Welcome terryb .Great first post

[Zamoraaaah]

Welcome Superhoop67 and Terryb.

It's great reading all these memories.

[Macmoish]

Welcome Terryb and Superhoop67...Nice posts. (And apologies again Superhoop67 for the delay)

[spanishal]

Hi Moriarty

I'm in Mazarron, about 50km south of Cartagena, - Sorry guys but it's 15 C here and sunny, be over for some games in January, better not be any of that white stuff around

[harlowranger]

Welcome Spanishal!Just put an order in now for a little bit of white stuff !Not enough to cancel a game though!
I mean it will be January !Part of the Real January experience!


Welcome to superhoop67 and terryb too!

[londonranger]

25 + 25 add 21 going into 72nd.

[ingham]

72nd what?

Year?

Only one word for that ...

... Blimey.

[londonranger]

1940 Ingham. A few months shy.

[siouxkev]

since 1967!!! granddad played in the reserves!!!!many years before.
i`m in southern Eire...snowed in!

[saphilip]

Not 100% sure when but it was in the 2nd half of 1976. Read the overeas fans thread to get the full story.

The funny thing is that I have yet to see QPR play in the flesh so to speak - so I guess 34 plus years of support for a team that I have only seen on TV and read about in the media, in ac ountry where Rangers barely rate a mention, isn't bad going.

[moriarty]

Dec 2, 2010 19:57:30 GMT spanishal said:

Hi Moriarty

I'm in Mazarron, about 50km south of Cartagena, - Sorry guys but it's 15 C here and sunny, be over for some games in January, better not be any of that white stuff around

I'm on the Coast del Sol, and warm during the day (when there's no rain)

I think you're a fair way up the coast.

[harlowranger]

Just thought would Bump this one !
In case any new members wanted to add etc !

[isleworthranger]

First game was about 1969 amd been well hooked since despite some saying I have only been following the team for the last five years or so ;D

[0hwestlondon]

well i went to my first game at the bush when i was 6, so thats 1978 for me, i remember stan bowles going to forest not long after i started supporting the team, then relegation not long arfter, then venables, the plastic pitch, the cup final, and loads of ups and downs since, so i'm still a pup compared to some like coxy 66, but hopefully i will still be around following the r's in 40 years time and boring people with tales of ferdinand and alike.

[0hwestlondon]

Re: How many have supported QPR for 25 years or mo
« Reply #8 on Nov 29, 2008, 10:39am »
BROWN




WOODS INGHAM



PETCHEY RUTTER ANGEL




SHORTARSE+ ?


WHAT YEARS WERE THESE?


I DID A PAPER ROUND FOR ALF JEFFERSON AND GEORGE SMITH and I saw Reg Allen
alright coxy66 am i right on these answers harry brown 286 apps debut 1941, pat woods 333apps debut 1953, tony ingham rangers record apps holder 555 apps 1950, george petchy 278 apps 1953, keith rutter 369 apps debut 1954, peter angell 457 apps 1954, and jefferson debut 1936 apps 368, and reg allen 255 apps debut 1938, so as jimmy saville would say how's about that then.

[Budgies Mullett]

April 1978 was the first game for me, with my Dad who never liked and still doesn't like football but took me from then until the mid 80's when I was old enough to go with mates. Thanks Dad!

[Lonegunmen]

I wonder how many of us have actually met each other without knowing it? I mean the internet wasn't around then. I was there in 1980 and again in 85. I have wonder how many of you fellow users I have actually encountered without now realising it.

[steeleyranger]

I could remember my first game being around Christmas v Plymouth and the R's winning 2-1. My Grandad and Dad both took me along and ever since then have supported the Rangers. Have just checked that it was 1958-9 season so makes it 52 years for me!
I too can remember crowds moving ends at half time. Also remember being at the Loft end leaning over the advertising boards at the front and banging on them .
Other great memories- League Cup Final win v WBA getting cramp in my hamstring after Rodney scored- having played earlier that day! Remember the huge crowd that turned up for Rodney's return after injury in a reserve game and an incredible performance from Rodney v Leeds at home.What about the drummer that always seemed to be on the side of the pitch?
Also remember vividly, winning that last game v Aston Villa to gain promotion-also got hit on the head by a coin thrown during that one! Then the awful League cup final v Oxford -best forgotten! Whilst I didnt get to see the World Cup final live at Wembley I did get all the players autographs the day before when they visited the stadium-which I still have ! There are so many other memories over the years-both good and bad and its so good that we seem likely to re-create some good ones again !??

[harlowranger]

Any chance we could sticky this one for a couple of weeks Mac , so any new members could add ?

[rangerray]

As my family came from Shepherds Bush who all suppoted QPR I saw my first game as a small boy against Wrexham in 1959/60 sason back when South Africa Road was just a bank with no stand.