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Robbie Steiner - Turns 47 - Born June 20, 1973
- Joined QPR initially on loan, signed by Gerry Francis: Helped save QPR and had a good next season before injury ended his career.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Steiner_(footballer)
Peter Reid - Turns 64 - Born 20, 1956. Signed by Trevor Francis on a free...Released by Don Howe.-
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Reid
QPR Official Site - November 6. 1998
FRANCIS GETS STEINER
RANGERS have signed Bradford City striker Rob Steiner on a month's loan with a view to a permanent transfer.
Steiner, 25, has won three caps for Sweden and was Bradford’s leading scorer last season with 11 goals. He’s 25 years old, 6 feet three inches tall and 13 stone.
Boss Gerry Francis said:"We had a loan spare - Tim Breacker has gone back to West Ham, as they wanted money for him. So I’ve been up and down the motorways scouring a few things and I’ve secured Rob from Bradford for a month.
"He will be a very good addition to the squad. Rob is a good size and a good age. He is very useful in the air and has a lot of ability. I’m pleased we have got him in and we’ve agreed a deal to sign him permanently after the month’s loan if everything goes o.k."
Team news ...Matthew Rose is ruled out after having an operation on his broken nose...Paul Murray is 50-50 after his midweek knee injury.
Read more: qprreport.proboards.com/thread/37626/years-ago-today-steiner-joins#ixzz359kcpDM9
May 2000 QPR Official Site
ROB READY TO RETURN
ROB STEINER has spoken in detail about the injury nightmare which finished his season in January.
Rob started the 1999/2000 campaign in good form, scoring six goals. But then his knee started to flare up.
He says: "I was suffering for a while with the knee. I remember the Sunday after the Bolton game in January and I was struggling big time with getting up and down the stairs and so on.
"I had a couple of friends over from Sweden and they told me I wasn't looking too good and I had to make a decision. "It has affected me in the matches I've played in. Sometimes it wasn't too bad, but in other games it was a real struggle.
"I really shouldn't have gone out on to the pitch for some games, but I am part of the team at Rangers and I want to do well for the team. That's why I joined the club in the first place.
"I decided that I didn't want to make it worse. So I had to ask the experts to have a look at the knee.
"I've had an operation and it feels very good at the moment. I'm very pleased and I'm looking forward to next season very much.
"I was on crutches for three weeks. And then I didn't do anything for another three weeks. So I have a hard summer ahead of me.
But it's worth it to come back and it will give me plenty of fitness work to do during the summer.
"I'm hoping to have a very good season and to start well. I am a target man, so I am not the top scorer every year. But I always hope for 12-15 goals.
In a good season, I am very confident that I can score 20 and the team can do very well."
QPR Official Site - November 2, 2000
SUPER ROB'S RETIREMENT HEARTBREAK
FORMER Swedish international Rob Steiner has spoken with great disappointment about his retirement from professional football. But he hopes to still have a future in the game.
Rob said: "My knee is in a very bad state. My choice was either to give it another six to ten months to see if I can recover or to call it a day. The decision was very simple - I have to get out with a half decent knee. "I'm struggling with it when I twist and turn. The knee swells up immediately. There has already been some changes in my bone structure and there is no cartilage left on the right side of the knee.
"I am so disappointed. I had joined QPR and it is a club I really like. So I wanted to go out there every Saturday to please the crowd. I am so sorry about the way the situation has worked out and I feel I'm letting down a lot of people - especially Gerry and the management, who believed in me.
"A new life starts for me now. Hopefully I can have something to do with football in the future. But I have no idea where I go from here. It is a big step for me. I never thought about this in the past. I have no education, nothing. And suddenly I am in this situation.
"But I just want to say thanks to all the Rangers supporters. I had a marvellous time with the club and the fans were always very good to me."
Read more: qprreport.proboards.com/thread/17632/flashback-steiner-injury-forced-retire#ixzz359kMHadN
Robbie Steiner - Turns 47 - Born June 20, 1973
- Joined QPR initially on loan, signed by Gerry Francis: Helped save QPR and had a good next season before injury ended his career.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Steiner_(footballer)
Peter Reid - Turns 64 - Born 20, 1956. Signed by Trevor Francis on a free...Released by Don Howe.-
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Reid
QPR Official Site - November 6. 1998
FRANCIS GETS STEINER
RANGERS have signed Bradford City striker Rob Steiner on a month's loan with a view to a permanent transfer.
Steiner, 25, has won three caps for Sweden and was Bradford’s leading scorer last season with 11 goals. He’s 25 years old, 6 feet three inches tall and 13 stone.
Boss Gerry Francis said:"We had a loan spare - Tim Breacker has gone back to West Ham, as they wanted money for him. So I’ve been up and down the motorways scouring a few things and I’ve secured Rob from Bradford for a month.
"He will be a very good addition to the squad. Rob is a good size and a good age. He is very useful in the air and has a lot of ability. I’m pleased we have got him in and we’ve agreed a deal to sign him permanently after the month’s loan if everything goes o.k."
Team news ...Matthew Rose is ruled out after having an operation on his broken nose...Paul Murray is 50-50 after his midweek knee injury.
Read more: qprreport.proboards.com/thread/37626/years-ago-today-steiner-joins#ixzz359kcpDM9
May 2000 QPR Official Site
ROB READY TO RETURN
ROB STEINER has spoken in detail about the injury nightmare which finished his season in January.
Rob started the 1999/2000 campaign in good form, scoring six goals. But then his knee started to flare up.
He says: "I was suffering for a while with the knee. I remember the Sunday after the Bolton game in January and I was struggling big time with getting up and down the stairs and so on.
"I had a couple of friends over from Sweden and they told me I wasn't looking too good and I had to make a decision. "It has affected me in the matches I've played in. Sometimes it wasn't too bad, but in other games it was a real struggle.
"I really shouldn't have gone out on to the pitch for some games, but I am part of the team at Rangers and I want to do well for the team. That's why I joined the club in the first place.
"I decided that I didn't want to make it worse. So I had to ask the experts to have a look at the knee.
"I've had an operation and it feels very good at the moment. I'm very pleased and I'm looking forward to next season very much.
"I was on crutches for three weeks. And then I didn't do anything for another three weeks. So I have a hard summer ahead of me.
But it's worth it to come back and it will give me plenty of fitness work to do during the summer.
"I'm hoping to have a very good season and to start well. I am a target man, so I am not the top scorer every year. But I always hope for 12-15 goals.
In a good season, I am very confident that I can score 20 and the team can do very well."
QPR Official Site - November 2, 2000
SUPER ROB'S RETIREMENT HEARTBREAK
FORMER Swedish international Rob Steiner has spoken with great disappointment about his retirement from professional football. But he hopes to still have a future in the game.
Rob said: "My knee is in a very bad state. My choice was either to give it another six to ten months to see if I can recover or to call it a day. The decision was very simple - I have to get out with a half decent knee. "I'm struggling with it when I twist and turn. The knee swells up immediately. There has already been some changes in my bone structure and there is no cartilage left on the right side of the knee.
"I am so disappointed. I had joined QPR and it is a club I really like. So I wanted to go out there every Saturday to please the crowd. I am so sorry about the way the situation has worked out and I feel I'm letting down a lot of people - especially Gerry and the management, who believed in me.
"A new life starts for me now. Hopefully I can have something to do with football in the future. But I have no idea where I go from here. It is a big step for me. I never thought about this in the past. I have no education, nothing. And suddenly I am in this situation.
"But I just want to say thanks to all the Rangers supporters. I had a marvellous time with the club and the fans were always very good to me."
Read more: qprreport.proboards.com/thread/17632/flashback-steiner-injury-forced-retire#ixzz359kMHadN
