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Post by londonranger on Feb 26, 2014 0:53:33 GMT
D,Artangnan has shown up. Lived in Harlesden. UXBs on St Marys Rd. Harry Brown a big favourite. Reg Allen played in pow camp..One of our players played on leave and went back to lose life. Name began with S?
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Post by gramps on Feb 26, 2014 11:08:22 GMT
You've got me there, London. Arthur Shaw is a name that comes to mind but really don't know that one.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2014 19:54:45 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 25, 2015 8:23:14 GMT
Ah ... Bump a year With apologies to Blocky. QPR Team: Allen; Smith, Jefferson; Lowe, James, March; Cape, Mallett, Stock, Fitzgerald, Bott. Substitutes - No such thing! From the programme the following week: The Devon tourists After witnessing the fine display put up by our Torquay visitors on Saturday last, we can quite appreciate that there has been no fluke about their away record. They soon adapted themselves to the prevailing adverse conditions and for the greater part of the game called the tune. When they took the lead after half an hour of the second half had gone it looked as if they were set for the full spoils, and but for the inspiration and never say die spirit of Harry Lowe, they must have succeeded. Harry proved himself a real captain when, using his own initiative, he moved up inside left Dicky across to right-half and Paddy back to left-half. All this seemed to be involved yet it was amply justified for we began to see things happen straight away. We took a grip and within a few minutes of the switch Alec Stock crossed a ball from the left that Harry steered in. This acted as a stimulus and we were seen to better advantage from then to the beginning. Reg Allen was brought out of a spell of comparative inactivity over the last few weeks, and showed that he is always there if needed. Several times he stood alone as our saviour and might have been forgiven had he capitulated on two occasions. Our nearest scoring effort came from Jack Cape in the second half, when a rasping shot at a narrow angle connected with the crossbar. Jack deserved a score if for nothing else than the graft he put in – on one occasion he was noticed operating in a left-back position.Goal scorer 'Harry' was inside right Harry Lowe who played some 250 games for the club and scored 51 goals. Dickie March retired in 1942 and became our catering manager after the war and then continued to come to LR as a season ticket holder. That's loyalty for you. So why am I boring you with all this? Well, this was the first QPR game I was ever taken to at the age of 3 years and 3 days so today is my 75th anniversary of supporting QPR with all the highs, lows and frustrations that three quarters of a century has brought. Don't remember much about it, of course, but I can claim to have seen our best ever manager, Alec Stock, playing for the Rs.
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 26, 2017 11:10:33 GMT
Gramps - RIP
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 25, 2018 12:26:11 GMT
Bump. Ah
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 25, 2020 9:35:42 GMT
RIP
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Post by Lonegunmen on Feb 26, 2020 3:21:26 GMT
I miss him very much. A true gent.
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Post by londonranger on Feb 26, 2020 19:32:55 GMT
In 1939 we declared war on the Nazis. But he Blitz didn't start til 1941 when Hitler retaliated for Churchill bombing Berlin. A real comeuppance for his 1000yr Reich.I saw games in 1944 45 when most of the players were on leave or loanees that could play a match at Loftus.
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Post by Macmoish on Feb 25, 2021 8:29:46 GMT
Flashback - RIP
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Post by Lonegunmen on Feb 25, 2021 17:14:46 GMT
I miss Gramps. RIP mate.
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