| Random Loftus Road memories 14:06 - Feb 3 with 16141 views | paulparker |
Im bored so indulge me
The tramp who used to stand at the bottom of the loft in a big long coat that stank
Garry waddock doing his knee against Sheff Wed
the smell of Bovril and cigarette smoke during a night game
David Pizantis curler against West Ham
the ruck with Pompey in 96
pat van den hawe having a meltdown with the Loft over mandy smith
the Pannini family stand giving away sticker books and stickers
the Merger sit down protest against Man City
the floodlights failing against Forest in the freezing cold , then a huge off in the ER
Maccas last minute equaliser against Utd in the cup
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| And Bowles is onside, Swinburne has come rushing out of his goal , what can Bowles do here , onto the left foot no, on to the right foot
That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles
Brian Moore
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| Random Loftus Road memories on 10:39 - Feb 4 with 2817 views | smegma |
FA Cup quarters 1970.
He's a fan of De Sade I think? | | | |
| Random Loftus Road memories on 10:44 - Feb 4 with 2808 views | californiahoop |
Great days and great players. | | | |
| Random Loftus Road memories on 16:12 - Feb 4 with 2671 views | E17hoop |
I remember the 'Mum, I play for Crewe' - cracked up.
A phantom half time whistle a couple of years back, it even convinced the PA guys.
A Chelsea fan standing in the Loft for the 6-0 and being told by the coppers next to him he had to stay for the game. As the Loft exited, the sadistic coppers made him stand there to be chanted at. | |
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| Random Loftus Road memories on 17:50 - Feb 4 with 2635 views | welwynranger |
Don Rogers running down the wing forgetting to stop and diving head first over the wall | | | |
| Random Loftus Road memories on 03:34 - Feb 5 with 2539 views | QPRNZ |
Dave Thomas scoring direct from a corner in 1970s
Phil Parkes scoring against Leicester in the same game but disallowed for offside!
Punch-up in game vs Manchester city 1976 - incredibly tense game won with a Dave Webb header and the ground went beserk
A man called Jim Grotty offering to leave to go to toilet v Leeds 1976 cos we always scored when he went out. He didn't get down the stairs before Stan got the 2nd
Having to look under our seats cos someone behind us lost their false teeth celebrating a goal! | | | |
| Random Loftus Road memories on 19:57 - Feb 5 with 2448 views | welwynranger |
Our keeper John Burridge standing behind the goal chatting to the fans having to be told that the ball was on the way.
Golden Goal tickets. I won it once | | | |
| Random Loftus Road memories on 21:31 - Feb 5 with 2383 views | Roller |
Cisse's goal against Stoke, quickly followed by the guy in front of me showing me on his mobile that Bolton had thrown away their 2-0 lead against West Brom.
Charlie's winner in the playoff semi final.
Fillery's late winner in a relegation battle against Leicester after Ian Dawes had ripped open their defence.
Terry Fenwick flattening Norman Whiteside at the end of a defeat against Manchester United after Whiteside had kicked every QPR player off the pitch.
The reception Jamie Mackie got when he returned to Loftus Road playing for Nottingham Forest.
Frank Worthington's stunning pre-match warm up skills show whenever Leicester were in town. | | | |
| Random Loftus Road memories on 23:29 - Feb 5 with 2333 views | eccles |
Going to games in the 70's with a qpr silk scarf tied around the wrist.
The old club shop where everything seemed to be behind the counter.
that scum cnt who was too scared to take a corner in "that" game.
The abuse for the racist just about every time he turns up at HQ.
celebrating on the pitch soaking wet after the wigan semi and not caring a jot.
Adel's too good for you.
The old goals with the box type stanchions.
Standing on the loft and never quite getting back to the same position after a goal.
we want our squirrel back.
Hearing the news about no points being deducted at the leeds game and not being able to remove the smile off my face for about a week. Flags on the seat for every fan. looking around the ground that day at the sea of waving flags. Brings a lump to my throat just typing this!
absolutely love the place and dont want to leave. It's home. | | | |
| Random Loftus Road memories on 23:32 - Feb 5 with 2328 views | Boston |
Do you ever get mistaken for THAT Chelsea bloke? | |
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| Random Loftus Road memories on 23:45 - Feb 5 with 2321 views | eccles |
no, but the fella deserves a pint. | | | |
| Random Loftus Road memories on 08:47 - Feb 6 with 2248 views | Metallica_Hoop |
Gino Padula nullifying the Young Bobby Zamora against Brighton so much he had to be subbed.
Seeing Andrea Silenzi play for Forrest their new £1.8m Italian International and he was f'kin terrible.
Might have been the same game I stood next to the smelly one. | |
| Beer and Beef has made us what we are - The Prince Regent |
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| Random Loftus Road memories on 08:59 - Feb 6 with 2227 views | welwynranger |
The two huts one at each end of S A R in the 60s. One end was Bovril and crisps, the other end was supporters club, badges etc.
Daphne Biggs | | | |
| Random Loftus Road memories on 09:19 - Feb 6 with 2210 views | welwynranger |
Endless chants of RODNEE | | | |
| Random Loftus Road memories on 11:38 - Feb 6 with 2153 views | paulparker |
David Ginola blowing me kisses in a friendly against Spurs
Trick Trevs 40 yard lob against City
Barker storming through the Everton defence to smash one in the top corner to make it 3-1
Wilkins Lob against Sheff Wed
smoking a joint in the back of the Loft as we beat Southampton 3-1
falling through the turnstile after 5 pints and a cheeky scotch against Norwich
after a few "quiet drinks " with Essex & DD
Paul Parker losing his rag & kicking gary megson up in the air
being escorted out of the ground by the old bill after against Arsenal in the 1-6 cup game id just paid £75 off a tout as well
dennis bergkamp accidentally booting a ball into a disabled lads face in the same game and breaking his nose
Bristol City & Swansea coming unstuck on the uxbridge road
danny maddix winning 2 crunching tackles in the build up to mark steins volley against the Hammers | |
| And Bowles is onside, Swinburne has come rushing out of his goal , what can Bowles do here , onto the left foot no, on to the right foot
That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles
Brian Moore
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| Random Loftus Road memories on 12:26 - Feb 6 with 2109 views | oldmisery |
Thank you, paulparker and contributors. This has been an extremely interesting thread. I share many of the memories recalled by others so will try to add only those that are specific to me.
My first experience of the old ruin that was Loftus Road back in 1959 and then into the early 60's was when I genuinely expected my first hero, Brian Bedford, to score in every game - and he almost always seemed to do so.
My first experience of the sights and smells of a night game was on 7th Feb 1967 when we slaughtered the First Division opposition from Birmingham in the League Cup Semi Final.
My first real disappointment was knowing that I would miss the final because it clashed with my playing in the semi final of the Middlesex Youth Cup.
My next disappointment was when playing against Rangers in the South East Counties League in 1967 and 1968 and hoping that I would play so well someone would ask me to sign for the R's - never happened.
Running on to the pich at Villa Park on 11th May 1968 after Bradley's own goal resulted in top flight football for the first time.
Angrily reading Sam Leitch in the News of the World pre-season when he wrote, 'with or without Rodney Marsh, QPR will get 36 points at best'. Bastard was right, we only got 18!
Friendly against Glasgow Rangers in 1969 when Rodney went beserk and had to be taken off by, I think, Frank Sibley. That was the last time I stood in the School End (pre-segregation) as their 'fans' brought bottles of beer into the ground in duffle bags, stood at the top of the stand, drunk the contents then chucked the empty bottles at our supporters below them.
Running on the pitch after the Leeds game on 24th April 76, being convinced that we had won the league, only to be absolutely shocked 10 days later.
Watching the 82 Cup final thinking how lucky we were to draw. Watching the replay, thinking how unlucky we were to lose!
Taking my son to his first games in the mid eighties and seeing his face when talking to his hero, Gary Bannister, to find out they shared the same birthday.
Sitting with my boy in the Ellerslie Road stand in the early nineties, when a kid in the next row used to shout, 'big one Janny', every time our keeper kicked the ball.
Greatest disappointment when same son said he didn't want to come any more, then suddenly started to wear an Arsenal shirt that his bloody mother bought him!
Haven't had the same degree of individual memories over the last 20 years but when I close my eyes I can still see the crossbar vibrating after Danny Shittu's mammoth strike against (Ajax?) in a pre-season friendly around ten years ago. | | | |
| Random Loftus Road memories on 13:33 - Feb 6 with 2054 views | Boston |
The School End Programme / Souvenir Shack was destroyed by West Ham 39 years ago. One day, back in the early 2000's, I had a job going down in Plymouth, Mass and a gent, originally from Ilford who was working on the site, identified himself as the party mainly responsible for this incident. | |
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| Random Loftus Road memories on 11:53 - Feb 7 with 1903 views | welwynranger |
Remember that well. The weather had been atrocious for ages the game was in doubt but played on a quagmire of a pitch but Worthington was fabulous he scored a hat trick . We lost 3-1 | | | |
| Random Loftus Road memories on 12:59 - Feb 7 with 1840 views | wombat |
giving chelsea dogs abuse before during and after the game on there first visit back at LR for many years.
oldham play off game
millwall fa cup game
being in the centre circle more time than some of the players over the years.
man u cheating us out of the prem
stainrod diving header | |
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| Random Loftus Road memories on 13:43 - Feb 7 with 1804 views | welwynranger |
The 1968/69 season. The programmes were coloured squares in the order of the rainbow 3 each. Apart from Man Utd which was gold. | | | |
| Random Loftus Road memories on 19:45 - Feb 8 with 1671 views | oldmisery |
I've remembered a few more.
Being confused as to the identity of our new long haired signing back in 73 or 74 during the pre match kick around, then cracking up when the follicly challenged 'Henry' Mancini took off his wig and threw it in to the crowd.
'Fulham Park Rangers'.
Watching the original Lua-Lua tearing our defenders a new arse in another Cup fiasco in the 90's (right up there with the best performances ever seen at HQ).
Macca going in goal for Swindon and never looking remotely like he would be beaten by our powder puff strikers.
It's astonishing how these memories return in such a random manner. | | | |
| Random Loftus Road memories on 21:30 - Feb 8 with 1641 views | Pommyhoop |
Reading in the programe how Goddard was a seargant major or something in the Boys Brigade. And being a little bit gutted about it cos it did'nt seem cool. | |
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| Random Loftus Road memories on 23:08 - Feb 8 with 1598 views | SydneyRs |
The loft singing "lets all do the Seaman" while waving arms around aimlessly after one of his comedy save attempts in a big game.
The random guy (upper loft?) who always yelled out "come on my team!" and "shoot, shoot, shoot!" during quiet periods.
Chanting "Timmy!" in high pitched voices whenever Tim Flowers had the ball. He hated it.
Garry Thompson and another player high fiving behind the ref after he spoke to both and still couldn't couldn't work out which one had clattered a Southampton player and potentially earned a red card.
The roasted peanuts guy.
Singing the Laurel and Hardy tune as the police took up positions towards the end of games. | | | |
| Random Loftus Road memories on 09:58 - Feb 10 with 1461 views | paulparker |
Paul Wrights debut goals against Palace
everyone booing the statement on the large TV by briatore on Sousas sacking against Sheff Wed
Sir Les scoring a brace against Luton and sending them down
Macca growling at Nigel Quashie for getting the Swindon keeper sent off then going in goal himself & keeping a clean sheet
the good looking blonde bird who worked in the burger van outside SA in the mid 90s
Tony Roberts debut on a cold Friday night against Coventry | |
| And Bowles is onside, Swinburne has come rushing out of his goal , what can Bowles do here , onto the left foot no, on to the right foot
That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles
Brian Moore
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| Random Loftus Road memories on 10:32 - Feb 10 with 1424 views | PinnerPaul |
QPR 3 Huddersfield 0 Ravel hat trick
We live in hope! | | | |
| Random Loftus Road memories on 13:28 - Feb 11 with 1268 views | welwynranger |
Standing on the pitch cheering as Terry Venables announced that he isn't leaving the club and is looking forward to next season . 3 weeks later he was at Barcelona. | | | |
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