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I popped over to WeAreTheRangersBoys to see what there take was on Beale and stumbled on what looks like a definitive list of famous R's fans"
Right then, I only went and done it! Below is the list of names that have been mentioned above. Certain names mentioned were patently ridiculous and debunked in subsequent posts, eg Hugh Grant. Some are stretching the definition of "famous" but I left them in. Others were too imprecise eg "the one out of Eternal" so I left them out too. The list was compiled over 6 years so some are now dead or their fame has waned but irrespective of that I think they count as Famous Rs. SEVEN esteemed posters separately answered with "Me" so maybe Michael Gove is actually a regular on here? Lastly, Take any queries to Google - I really have no idea who half of them are. I've just listed 'em from above.
Delon Armitage
Bill Bailey
John Barnes
Dave Bassett
David Bedford
Leon Best
Marc Bircham
Nicky Blackmarket
DJ Campbell
Chris Chataway
Danny Cipriani
Martin Clunes
Lee Cook
Victoria Coren
Giles Coren
Ferne Cotton
Michael Crawford
Peter Crouch
Pete Doherty
Wally Downes
Robert Elms
Dani Filth
Neal Foulds
Ashley Giles
Ian Gillan
Michael Gove
Mark Halsey
Konnie Huq
Tony Incenzo
Wendy James
Alan Johnson
Mick Jones
Matthew Kelly
Mark King
Phillip Lee
Glen Matlock
Amanda Mealing
Jonathan Morris
Alan Mullery
Mary Nightingale
Michael Nyman
Tim Peake
Stuart Pearce
Steve Perryman
Graham Poll
Vanessa Redgrave
Liam Ridgewell
Dennis Ross
Tony Selby
Robert Smith
Tommy Steele
Richard Stilgoe
The Duke of Westminster
Alex Tudor
Robbie Vincent
Michael Wale
Anthony Wall
Sean Walsh
Alan Wilder
Dennis Wise
The Duke of Westminster - Where were you when we were skint? Tommy Steele, Tim Peake, Richard Stilgoe, Mary Nightingale, Vanessa Redgrave, Konnie Huq, all new to me.
Actually changed her name to Queen, just so the protectors of her lands would have to be called, the Queen's Parks Rangers. Wicked sende of humour.
Used to drink in the Queen Adelaide before games and often went away. She was one of the four who steamed the North Bank, Highbury in 84 if memory serves. Always up for it and used to call the Chelsea Pensioners, 'them ol' caaants'
Gawd bless yer ma'am, you were one of our own!
Well I never knew that about the Queen.
Another little known fact is that one our our earliest fans was Sherlock Holmes. He would make the short trip from Baker Street to Kensal Rise on match days and could be often seen after the match in the Case is Altered having a pint with the team.
It used to say on all of his books that he was a supporter of Queens Park Rangers.
Then all of a sudden it stopped! I think he became disillusioned after Venables left. Or was it after sexton left?
I hope he was.
Many years ago I saw him through the glass in a door I was about to go through, so held it open for him and the lady with him and he said "thank you" in that famous voice.
It made my day.
Beer and Beef has made us what we are - The Prince Regent
Many years ago I saw him through the glass in a door I was about to go through, so held it open for him and the lady with him and he said "thank you" in that famous voice.
It made my day.
He was definitely a regular in the early 70's & at that time he always boasted about being Rangers fan. I think he was born in Wales, but was a Bernado's lad in London.
I bought a CD by a space rock band called Quarkspace a few years ago. The were formed in Columbus, Ohio.
I was giving the CD its first spin when I heard some chanting which reminded me of football fans, but not just any old football fans - our fans! Then the penny dropped, the track is called "Park Rangers". Amazing, they, or at least one of them, appears to be an R.
"Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1."
. Another fictional. The brilliant Bluestone 42 a comedy about a bomb disposal squad in Afghanistan. The head of the squadron had a massive QPR flag in his tent!
I once saw Mark Ella, ex old grey whistle test, in Ellerslie Road stand
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I think this is due to AR wearing a QPR kit while with Wham! in China back in the 80s. An old Gooner chum of mine was at a game with some of his chums and one brought along AR. I think he might be an Arsenal fan if he's anything.
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