Lately I've been listening to WNYC's wonderful RadioLab show, and recently came upon "The Loneliness of the Goalkeeper" episode. Turns out it was originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4, so you Brits may have already heard it before. (And here I was hoping to break new ground.)

If you haven't listened to it, go do it.

Lately I've been listening to WNYC's wonderful RadioLab show, and recently came upon "The Loneliness of the Goalkeeper" episode. Turns out it was originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4, so you Brits may have already heard it before. (And here I was hoping to break new ground.)

If you haven't listened to it, go do it.

Martin Jol

[Stepping back]

Okay, you're Martin Jol, Fulham manager. You've just left behind the land of windmills to help the cozy Cottagers of London again prove that tradition more than bank account matters, even in the British Petroleum League sorry that BPL moniker always messes me up.

England boss Roy Hodgson has announced is England squad for this summer's European Championship and there is no place for Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand, while Chelsea's John Terry has been included.

There are some new faces in Hodgson's squad including uncapped Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Norwich goalkeeper John Ruddy and some surprises.

England boss Roy Hodgson has announced is England squad for this summer's European Championship and there is no place for Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand, while Chelsea's John Terry has been included.

There are some new faces in Hodgson's squad including uncapped Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Norwich goalkeeper John Ruddy and some surprises.

Say what you want about Roy Hodgson's England appointment, the cultured manager certainly likes his target men.

In my view, this will suit England perfectly with Wayne Rooney's badly-judged sending-off in the qualifiers opening the door for Peter Crouch, who has consistently impressed as an England player under any manager.

Farewell Editorial in QPR's Final Home Game of the Season Against Stoke (with one away game to go)...QPR Relegated: Flashback to 1968-69!
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Fernando Torres netted a hat-trick for Chelsea in their 6-1 demolition against QPR, following up with his decisive goal in the Nou Camp to help Chelsea beat Barcelona and book their place in the Champions League final.

So, surely this means the old Torres is back? Not exactly, in my opinion.

Queens Park Rangers vs Tottenham Hotspur, Saturday 21st April, Loftus Road, 530pm kick off ESPN 1 & HD

THFC1882 is very thankful to Ciaran Griggs who has the unenviable task after last Sunday's game, of previewing the massively important QPR match this Saturday evening.

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West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Queens Park Rangers Premier League 14th April

Mark Hughes' side have been impressing at Loftus Road recently, but away from home, the Hoops have been struggling to pick up points.

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QPR's 2-1 victory over Arsenal on Saturday has given them an excellent chance of retaining their Premier League status. With Blackburn due to host Manchester United on Monday evening, four teams are currently within one point of each other above the doomed Wolverhampton Wanderers.

It was Rangers' finest performance of the season and finally gave supporters a taste of what Mark Hughes and his expensively assembled squad might bring to the club.

QPR's 2-1 victory over Arsenal on Saturday has given them an excellent chance of retaining their Premier League status. With Blackburn due to host Manchester United on Monday evening, four teams are currently within one point of each other above the doomed Wolverhampton Wanderers.

It was Rangers' finest performance of the season and finally gave supporters a taste of what Mark Hughes and his expensively assembled squad might bring to the club.

Hughes teaches his players to head the foot

The recent weeks has become a little bit boring in all fairness. Who likes to continually read or write about the good stuffs. About how the squad is showing real resilience and fight and courage and we're suddenly a pretty decent team when we have our players back fit.

Hughes teaches his players to head the foot

The recent weeks has become a little bit boring in all fairness. Who likes to continually read or write about the good stuffs. About how the squad is showing real resilience and fight and courage and we're suddenly a pretty decent team when we have our players back fit.

Tough assignment writing about QPR. Why? Because I have a real soft spot for Rangers, but and this is such a huge but, there is hardly a bigger but in the Western World - not even J-Lo has a but this big. You know what I am referring to .... yes ..... two of the most unpleasant men ever to grace a football field, Mark Hughes and Joey Barton.

Tough assignment writing about QPR. Why? Because I have a real soft spot for Rangers, but and this is such a huge but, there is hardly a bigger but in the Western World - not even J-Lo has a but this big. You know what I am referring to .... yes ..... two of the most unpleasant men ever to grace a football field, Mark Hughes and Joey Barton.

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There's a stat going around the interwebs that states our (mighty) 8 goals scored on the road is the worst in the entire Football League. And as a result, we're 18th in the away table.

But here's another stat for you: we're somehow tied for fifth best in the EPL on away goals conceded with just 19.

There's a stat going around the interwebs that states our (mighty) 8 goals scored on the road is the worst in the entire Football League. And as a result, we're 18th in the away table.

But here's another stat for you: we're somehow tied for fifth best in the EPL on away goals conceded with just 19.

With three games squeezed into seven days and Jamie Carragher having started on Sunday, it was surprising to see Sebastian Coates begin the game on the bench against QPR. After coming on late in the first half as a substitute and subsequently being the only Liverpool defender blameless in Rangers' three late goals, and with not even the most hopeful fan entertaining dreams of a push for the top four any longer, it would be rather more than surprising were he to find himself once again starting on the bench against Wigan on the weekend.

By Chris Wright

The term 'Goal Of The Season Contender' tends to get bandied around an awful lot over the course of the a season, but last night during QPR's dramatic last-minute 3-2 victory over Liverpool (we'll have more photos and highlights up later), we witnessed the kind of incredible strike that is almost definitely set to feature on MotD's ten-strong shortlist come May.

By Chris Wright

The term 'Goal Of The Season Contender' tends to get bandied around an awful lot over the course of the a season, but last night during QPR's dramatic last-minute 3-2 victory over Liverpool (we'll have more photos and highlights up later), we witnessed the kind of incredible strike that is almost definitely set to feature on MotD's ten-strong shortlist come May.

Queens Park Rangers vs Liverpool
21 March 2012
20.00 GMT
Loftus Road

History:
Total: 46
Liverpool Wins: 31
QPR Wins: 7
Draws: 8

Last Premier League Meeting: 10 December 2011 – Liverpool 1-0 QPR (Suarez)

Form:
Liverpool: Quite frankly, the Reds' league form has been awful recently.

Queens Park Rangers vs Liverpool
21 March 2012
20.00 GMT
Loftus Road

History:
Total: 46
Liverpool Wins: 31
QPR Wins: 7
Draws: 8

Last Premier League Meeting: 10 December 2011 – Liverpool 1-0 QPR (Suarez)

Form:
Liverpool: Quite frankly, the Reds' league form has been awful recently.

Quick turnaround for Liverpool after their Sunday victory as they head to Loftus Road to face Queens Park Rangers tomorrow night. After a difficult start to 2012, Liverpool finally look as though they're turning a corner with a convincing win over Everton in the Merseyside Derby and a grinding victory over Stoke on Sunday to advance to the semi-finals of the FA Cup.

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By Alan Duffy

Queens Park Rangers Everton Premier League 3rd March 2012

The decision to replace Neil Warnock with Mark Hughes in the hot seat at Loftus Road has yet to have the desired effect for the west Londoners, who once again failed to secure a home win, this time against Everton.

Fulham today pulled off a coup of a signing, with the transfer of former Real Madrid midfielder Mahamadou Diarra.

Diarra is joining on a short term deal, with an option to extend in the summer from AS Monaco. He has won La Liga twice and won Ligue 1 on four occasions. Diarra's decision to make the move has furthered the belief that Fulham are showing their strength and their experience when dealing with 'noisy neighbours.

To take a perhaps unexpected angle on this, poor Samba Diakité. Making his QPR debut on loan from Nancy in France, the Mali international found himself showing remarkable promise in his first half an hour of Premier League football, marred only by a slight tendency to commit fouls. After what may have been his seventh, a late lunge on a flying Bryan Ruiz, Diakité was shown a red card and the match was effectively settled.

Football managers are infamous for wanting to rely on players they've already worked with. So with England interim manager Stuart Pearce possibly in charge for just one game, he's calling upon players he knows very well from his proper job as England Under 21 manager. Newspaper reports today suggest that Pearce yesterday phoned many senior [.

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Back in mid-December, Blackburn boss Steve Kean looked a cast-iron certainty to become the second managerial casualty of the Premier League season. Following back-to-back home defeats to West Brom and fellow strugglers Bolton, the seemingly inevitable appeared a matter of days away. An impressive draw at Anfield and an outstanding victory at Old Trafford later however, and supporter pressure began to ease as the Scot led a resurgent Rovers side into the New Year.

By Alan Duffy

Blackburn Rovers 3-2 Queens Park Rangers Premier League 11th February 2012

Despite the recent introduction of new boss Mark Hughes, along with the likes of Bobby Zamora, QPR look set for a long relegation dogfight this season after going down 3-2 to one of their rivals, Blakcburn Rovers, at Ewood Park.

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Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Premier League 4th February 2012

Djibril Cisse could never be described as a shrinking violet, so it will come as little surprise that the former Liverpool man was once again the centre of attention at Loftus Road, albeit for all the wrong reasons.

There was a lack of real excitement during the final day of the 2012 January Transfer Window, with none of the Premier League's big names on the move and a subsequent drop in spending from the same day 12 months ago means the latest transfer window closed without much of a noise.

The speculation that ran wild from Sky Sports News reporters situated at Premier League grounds became boring with attention being finally turned to actual fixtures that took place on the night.