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Reply | That was for Chris Cork
at 22:50 27 Nov 2024
Chris was HantsHoop. I made friends with him when he wrote on these pages that he was physically unable to get to Loftus Road anymore as his wife couldn't take him. I offered to take him, and this became a regular thing as I became his carer and we sat in the front row of the Loft. I was initially pleased as my seat was free, but unfortunately he had little money, so I had to pay my share.😄 Sitting in the front row could be dangerous, especially when the team were warming up and on one occasion I had to protect Chris' head from Taraabt thunderbolts! Given that he suffered from brain tumours and leukemia, this was quite an important action although we laughed when the crowd chanted, "sign him up!" to me! It's not disrespectful to say that he wasn't a natural friend for me but we developed a friendship based on our love of QPR and sometimes wicked humour. Once, after a great home game, my car broke down near the ground and we didn't get home till the wee hours of the morning, somehow it wasn't as bad as could have been and we kept our cool and sense of humour throughout. Eventually, he was no longer able to travel the long journey from Locks Heath and I returned to SAR. However, we enjoyed a few great seasons together with promotion, survival and relegation. I visited him several times in his flat, even took him fishing before he moved away to Hindhead, then ending his days in Scunthorpe. Sandy his wife kept me in touch over the final period of his life, which ended today after he lost his battle with leukemia. I wish he could have seen tonight's game, I felt very sad that he didn't. RIP Chris [Post edited 27 Nov 23:33]
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Reply | Cardiff City V QPR.FC Match Thread.
at 20:45 27 Nov 2024
Baadiff commentary is actually quite good, but they struggled to accept that it was a great goal, talking about it being a sliced deflection at one point.  [Post edited 27 Nov 20:46]
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Reply | RIP Quincy Jones
at 18:21 4 Nov 2024
For me, his lasting memory will be his soundtrack to 'In the heat of the night' - one of my favourite films and Ray Charles perfect to set the mood. |
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Reply | No subject
at 20:25 3 Nov 2024
Well anyway, thanks for sharing your avatar. |
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Reply | Clapping
at 17:09 3 Nov 2024
Yes, George Best that's what I thought. It's interesting how times change events like Remembrance Day. In my youth, with many families including my own, having lost loved ones relatively recently in WW2, it was a very solemn occasion and I can remember being in Trafalgar Square when everything and everyone stopped still and silent at 11 am on the day. It was just the one day then, the Sunday, now it seems to last two or three weeks. |
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Reply | Clapping
at 12:36 3 Nov 2024
I commented on this on the match thread. Some folk were still clapping when the Last Post was played and I even had to politely ask some supporters behind me to stop chatting.
I think it was because the names of players from both sides who died in the wars were read out before the 'silence' and it has become increasingly common to honour the deceased with applause. Nothing wrong with that, but it was not appropriate for a Remembrance Day ceremony. |
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Reply | The Commitments
at 17:52 31 Oct 2024
One of my favourite films, I've watched it so many times; incredibly funny, great lines and sublime music.
Saw it when it first came out when I was on a long haul flight, best in- flight movie ever, for me. [Post edited 31 Oct 17:55]
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