Over the past few days I've been reading the book Secret Diary of a Liverpool Scout which deals
with the life of former chief scout Geoff Twentyman (review of this should be online early next
week).
Author Simon Hughes has done an excellent job of rounding not only players that Twentyman helped
bring to Liverpool but also those that ended up elsewhere.
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QPR Report 07 August @ 03:07 AM EST
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Updated Throughout the Day- Fascism and English Football
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Hours Per Week Fans Spend on Football - Survey Findings- Daily Mail's Top 50 Football League Players
- Carlisle Win Tribunal Case vs Watford
- Blackstock on Nottingham Forest's Prospects
- Coca Cola/Football League Promotion/Prizes
- Video Snippet: Sousa as Swansea's Special One
- Masters Cup Final Draw
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Comprehensive Compilation of Assessing QPR's Championship Chances- QPR vs Blackpool: Past Games
Blackpool Gazette/Steve Canavan - Preview: QPR v BlackpoolBy Steve Canavan
THE general consensus in football is that Jim Magilton is a very brave man.
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QPR Report 06 July @ 10:45 AM EST
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football: Visit the combination messageboard/quasi-blog QPR Report Messageboard. All perspectives
genuinely welcomed!Barnet Official Site - JAKE COLE SIGNS FOR BARNETJake Cole signed today for Barnet.
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QPR Report 29 September @ 06:07 PM EST
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On this day one year ago, September 30, 1997...West Bromwich Albion crushed QPR 5-1; QPR were alone
at the bottom with 3 points from 7 games; and John Gregory was set to depart..QPR (4-4-2): Camp;
Rehman (Curtis HT), Cullip, Stewart, Barker (Bignot 60); Ainsworth, Bolder, Sahar (Ephraim 60),
Rowlands; Moore, Blackstock.
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QPR Report 26 September @ 02:51 AM EST
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London Informer/Noam Friedlander - Lee's not a happy camperLee Camp could quit QPR in January if he doesn't get first-team football.
The 24-year-old shot-stopper faces the prospect of watching Saturday's match with old club Derby
from the Rangers' dugout after losing his place to Radek Cerny.
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QPR Report 22 September @ 01:18 AM EST
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Almost a quarter of a century ago!September 22, 1984...QPR 5 Newcastle 5See much of the game and the goals: Video: Part I ....Video Part II....Video Part
III...Video Part IV....Video Part V
On September 22, 1984, a crowd of 14,234 turned up at Loftus Road to see Alan Mullery/Frank
Sibley's QPR take on Jack Charlton's Newcastle.
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QPR Report 20 September @ 02:44 AM EST
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BBC Gossip - Crystal Palace midfielder Ben Watson will seek a cut-price move to QPR in January.
(Daily Mirror) BBC
Sydney Morning Herald/Michael Cockerill -
Bosnich - "....QUEENS PARK
RANGERS"..."I totally understand that. My past is not Queens Park Rangers' past.
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QPR Report 19 September @ 06:27 AM EST
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Tom Luntz - Guardian Blog
Long-suffering QPR fans forced to jump through financial hoops
With Rangers doing well on and off the pitch, it's galling for many fans that ticket prices have
been hikedThere's always a price for success. For Julius Caesar it was a backstreet spinal tap, for a
post-Croatia Theo Walcott it's the sour breath of a thousand hulking full-backs on his neck and for
the Stereophonics it was, well, you've heard Just Enough Education To Perform, right?
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QPR Report 13 September @ 01:50 AM EST
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The Apparent Return of Gerry Francis to Football is being noted:Gerry Francis who made his QPR debut forty years ago (coming on as a sixteen year-old sub against
Liverpool at Loftus Road); spent two periods as a player at QPR and two periods as manager at QPR,
is poised to return to football coaching, at Stoke City.
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QPR Report 31 August @ 02:36 AM EST
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Gary Waddock, Niki Bull and Scott Donnelly's Aldershot picked up their first
League home win in seventeen years. Bull saved a penalty. Match Report
Dennis Oli got the only goal of the game in Gillingham's win over Accrington.
Simon
Royce in goal for Gillingham - Report
Tony Roberts Dagenham won 2-1 at MorecambeReport
Kevin Gallen came on as sub for MK Dons (and was booked) as they lost 1-2 at home
to Swindon - Report
Tommy Doherty's Wycombe won 1-0 at Chesterfield.
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QPR Report 23 August @ 07:03 PM EST
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As the Observer notes, the six points QPR have now taken this season; last season, took them until
October to reach (and nine games): This season, QPR have six points from three games. Last season,
QPR had three points from their first eight games - without a win (which led to John Gregory being
axed).
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QPR Report 09 August @ 06:03 AM EST
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Plymouth Official Site - BARKER SIGNSARGYLE have signed defender Chris Barker from QPR.
The Yorkshire-born defender has followed former Loftus Road team-mate Simon Walton
to Home Park on a three-year deal after the two clubs agreed an undisclosed fee. Click to continue reading...
QPR Report 01 August @ 02:06 PM EST
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Just over a year ago:July 19, 2007 FULHAM OFFICIAL SITE - Lee Cook JoinsFulham Football Club can confirm that Lee Cook has joined the Club from Queens Park Rangers on a
four year deal that will see the 24 year-old player at the Club until 2011.
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QPR Report 22 July @ 04:23 AM EST
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Joe Dunbar joins up with Mick Harford and Warren Neil at Luton
[Flashback almost 20 years to Luton's March 1989 game against QPR. In the Luton forward line: Mick
Harford, Roy Wegerle and Ian Dowie (coming on as sub). And in the Luton defense: Tim Breacker.]
Dunstable Today - Fitness coach brought on board
Joe Dunbar added to Mick Harford's staff
Town boss Mick Harford has complemented to his coaching team with the addition of Joe Dunbar as
performance manager.
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QPR Report 29 June @ 02:01 AM EST
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Lakshmi Mittal: QPR's Partial owner,
Lakshmi Mittal profiled in today's
Observer. "....Mittal is proud to be Indian, but he considers himself a 'global
citizen'. Despite his immense wealth - his family's 44 per cent stake in ArcelorMittal worth
£24bn - he doesn't seek the limelight: you won't see him at Ascot, Wimbledon or the Proms,
although he does attend football matches, after buying 20 per cent of London club QPR, where
Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is also on the board.
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QPR Report 28 June @ 02:21 AM EST
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Reporting Back: QPR players should enjoy this weekend because on Monday, they
report back for training under the new Ian Dowie (Tim Flowers/John Harbin/Gareth Ainsworth)
coaching regime.
Ledesma signing: Friday saw the announcement of the year-long loan/option to buy
signing of Emmanuel Jorge Ledesma.
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The Offside 21 June @ 07:12 AM EST
Here's what Cristiano Ronaldo said after Portugal's Euro 2008 quarterfinal defeat to Germany:
"It is always difficult. It is not only one person deciding, it is many people, but it can be
a very good thing for everybody. Let's see in a couple of days. You will soon know what I want. You
know what I [.
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QPR Report 21 June @ 01:57 AM EST
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One year ago, today: June 21, 2007: QPR's Official site was talksing about rejecting a Fulham bid
for
Lee Cook and QPR were welcoming
Mick Harford as QPR's new
coach.
And 24 years ago, yesterday, QPR announced the appointment of
Alan Mullery as the
managerial successor to the great, Terry Venables!
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I couldn't help but feel sorry for France last night. A very suspect penalty, coupled with a harsh
sending off in my opinion (and remember girls, when you are a football fan you must always have an
opinion). And an embarrassing deflection off Henry for their second goal was simply the icing on
the cake for the Italians.
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