| Forever R's - Les Ferdinand 12:05 - Feb 22 with 4042 views | numptydumpty |
Appreciate Forever R's was, more than likely a new scheme and probably was introduced under Les's watch.
He was in my eyes, our greatest ever number nine.
Definitely in my time of watching Rangers.
The guy got so much stick, unfortunately also a few personal insults as Director of Football, but if ever a man deserves an ovation for his unbelievable contribution to our history - its Les.
I get the times under his watch with regards to being the Director of Football weren't the best, but you could always tell he gave it his all. In fact, the sh*t show that he inherited with a squad of massively over paid has-been prima donnas, he did well to stabilise us and especially with the finances and also throughout dealing with the FFP fine hanging over us every season, I think he did a decent job.
Ainsworth as manager from day one was a disaster as a manager from ourselves and although obviously none of us could have been happy with his performances in the role, he got no personal insults at all, as a previous legend at the club.
I know a lot on here were heavily critical of Les - harshly in my eyes, but I do feel the club should introduce him into the Forever R's club most definitely.
Maybe, its too early after he left and with a lot of the previous regime still here, perhaps it wont happen as yet.
Surely has to though, am certain the crowd at the ground would give the guy a standing ovation.
As said our greatest centre forward ever - surely needs looking at ??
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| Forever R's - Les Ferdinand on 23:15 - Feb 27 with 479 views | gigiisourgod |
| Forever R's - Les Ferdinand on 21:35 - Feb 26 by Devon_4_England |
If we did a Family Fortunes style survey with 100 Rangers fans I’m going for:
1) Stan
2) Rod nee
3) Les
I didn’t see Stan play, apart from his testimonial game at Griffin Park in the late 80’s.
Les was the best player I have even seen play for Rangers. Also my favourite ever player.
Stan & Rodney will always by the top two for most fans I guess but I know where you’re coming from silverbirch. |
How happy Les playing and scoring for us whilst I was a young kid in the mid 90s I can never forget. |  | | |
| Forever R's - Les Ferdinand on 11:10 - Feb 28 with 254 views | TheChef |
| Forever R's - Les Ferdinand on 23:15 - Feb 27 by gigiisourgod |
How happy Les playing and scoring for us whilst I was a young kid in the mid 90s I can never forget. |
Ah I've missed you Gigi Sour God. |  |
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| Forever R's - Les Ferdinand on 11:48 - Feb 28 with 197 views | Martin63 |
| Forever R's - Les Ferdinand on 09:44 - Feb 27 by stantheman10 |
Who actually chooses the Forever R's? Obviously TV is a must as should Adel be. Someone who I knew Alex Farmer should also be on there. For those that don't know he was a player for us and was also Alec Stock's right hand man during our rise to the first division in the 60's |
The answer to your question is that there's team of club employees, a couple of fans and Andy Sinton as the chair that all work on Forever Rs inductions. More background here;
https://www.qpr.co.uk/club/forever-rs
Players need to have retired from playing, so Adel will be inducted once he hangs up his boots. There's also a rough guideline for players to ideally have made at least 50 first team appearances.
Some of the current more obvious omissions include Dave Webb, Gary Bannister and Roy Wegerle. It's not through want of effort that they haven't been inducted yet. As the old saying goes "you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink". There's always a good reason with these things. For example it took a long time for Frank McLintock to be inducted - that was due to his wife's ill health.
The posthumous inductions can be very complex. Ideally there needs to be at least one living relative. So if anyone knows of a relative of Alec Farmer that would be a great choice for a posthumous induction. The same goes for George Goddard, Tommy Cheetham, Conway Smith, John Bowman etc. They would all make very worthy posthumous inductions. The families of Reg Allen, Des Farrow and Billy McEwan had a wonderful day in 2023 - as did the families of Billy Barnes, Arthur Longbottom and Alf Ridyard in 2024.
Like everything in life Forever Rs isn't perfect, but a huge amount of effort goes into it and it means a lot to players, their families and a great many Rangers fans. Constructive feedback and suggestions are always welcomed.
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| Forever R's - Les Ferdinand on 13:10 - Feb 28 with 133 views | GaryHaddock |
| Forever R's - Les Ferdinand on 11:48 - Feb 28 by Martin63 |
The answer to your question is that there's team of club employees, a couple of fans and Andy Sinton as the chair that all work on Forever Rs inductions. More background here;
https://www.qpr.co.uk/club/forever-rs
Players need to have retired from playing, so Adel will be inducted once he hangs up his boots. There's also a rough guideline for players to ideally have made at least 50 first team appearances.
Some of the current more obvious omissions include Dave Webb, Gary Bannister and Roy Wegerle. It's not through want of effort that they haven't been inducted yet. As the old saying goes "you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink". There's always a good reason with these things. For example it took a long time for Frank McLintock to be inducted - that was due to his wife's ill health.
The posthumous inductions can be very complex. Ideally there needs to be at least one living relative. So if anyone knows of a relative of Alec Farmer that would be a great choice for a posthumous induction. The same goes for George Goddard, Tommy Cheetham, Conway Smith, John Bowman etc. They would all make very worthy posthumous inductions. The families of Reg Allen, Des Farrow and Billy McEwan had a wonderful day in 2023 - as did the families of Billy Barnes, Arthur Longbottom and Alf Ridyard in 2024.
Like everything in life Forever Rs isn't perfect, but a huge amount of effort goes into it and it means a lot to players, their families and a great many Rangers fans. Constructive feedback and suggestions are always welcomed.
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From your post I assume you are involved.
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| Forever R's - Les Ferdinand on 13:32 - Feb 28 with 110 views | NewYorkRanger |
| Forever R's - Les Ferdinand on 11:48 - Feb 28 by Martin63 |
The answer to your question is that there's team of club employees, a couple of fans and Andy Sinton as the chair that all work on Forever Rs inductions. More background here;
https://www.qpr.co.uk/club/forever-rs
Players need to have retired from playing, so Adel will be inducted once he hangs up his boots. There's also a rough guideline for players to ideally have made at least 50 first team appearances.
Some of the current more obvious omissions include Dave Webb, Gary Bannister and Roy Wegerle. It's not through want of effort that they haven't been inducted yet. As the old saying goes "you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink". There's always a good reason with these things. For example it took a long time for Frank McLintock to be inducted - that was due to his wife's ill health.
The posthumous inductions can be very complex. Ideally there needs to be at least one living relative. So if anyone knows of a relative of Alec Farmer that would be a great choice for a posthumous induction. The same goes for George Goddard, Tommy Cheetham, Conway Smith, John Bowman etc. They would all make very worthy posthumous inductions. The families of Reg Allen, Des Farrow and Billy McEwan had a wonderful day in 2023 - as did the families of Billy Barnes, Arthur Longbottom and Alf Ridyard in 2024.
Like everything in life Forever Rs isn't perfect, but a huge amount of effort goes into it and it means a lot to players, their families and a great many Rangers fans. Constructive feedback and suggestions are always welcomed.
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That's a great post. Very informative and interesting. Thanks |  |
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