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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers 08:45 - Feb 28 with 6791 viewsBrianMcCarthy

A friend has posted a photo on FB of the centre-circle sit-in that stopped the Fulham Park Rangers sell-out.

Of all the bad times at Rangers, this was my personal low point. I thought we were gone.

Big thanks today to the men and women among our fanbase who saved our club.

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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 09:10 - Feb 28 with 5244 viewspaulparker

My old man stopped me running on the pitch at the time , I was 13 I think
we did have a good laugh when the "tramp" who used to stand at the front of the loft tried to clamber over the wall to get on the pitch , what a sight that was
terrible game against city who had the kit that looked like a draughts board,
the other thing I do recall of that day was donkey fillery scoring
and a bloke being escorted out by the old bill kissing the badge on his scarf and the whole of the loft applauding

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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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 09:47 - Feb 28 with 5198 viewsloftboy

I was on it, worst part of the day was the stadium announcer saying that those on the pitch weren't real fans.
Arrived at work Monday and my work mates had made me an FPR rosette.

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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 10:04 - Feb 28 with 5167 viewsblacky200

30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 09:47 - Feb 28 by loftboy

I was on it, worst part of the day was the stadium announcer saying that those on the pitch weren't real fans.
Arrived at work Monday and my work mates had made me an FPR rosette.


I was there that day. Hated that f*****G tw*t on the PA. I got loads of stick from mates about FPR. Remember a steward trying to stop us getting to the centre of the pitch. Took one look at us then rugby tackled the smallest twelve year kid I've ever seen. So we pulled him off the kid and took him with us.
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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 10:05 - Feb 28 with 5161 viewsSnipper

I remember it well. You could cut the atmosphere with a knife. I was sitting in the South Africa Road stand that day, so fair play to all on the pitch. The Man City fans were singing 'FPR FPR FPR' at us.
One thing that really stands out for me though, there was this geezer taken from the pitch by the old bill, he was a bit scruffy, moustache and a big blue & white bar scarf. We left before the end as we wanted to get back to the pub. Anyway, this geezer is being interviewed outside by reporters from the Sunday papers. He said he's been a fan all his life, but hadn't been for a few years and had to come down to protest. The reporters were lapping it up. I interrupted them and said something like, what the fcuk are you interviewing him for when he hasn't been for years. Interview fans who go today and now. One of them said they'd talk to me after. I said sod that, I'm off to the pub.
This geezers photo was in all the papers the following day too.
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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 10:38 - Feb 28 with 5097 viewsstevec

Those were the days when we'd be disappointed if we didn't beat Man City in a top division fixture.

Just looked it up and for what was a Division 1 fixture, on a day of protest about losing the identity of our club, about 600 more people turned up than a few weeks ago for a bottom of the table clash against the mighty Burton Albion.

For all the slagging off of SKY, and I'm with most on this, it does make you pause for thought.
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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 10:48 - Feb 28 with 5073 viewspaulparker

30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 10:38 - Feb 28 by stevec

Those were the days when we'd be disappointed if we didn't beat Man City in a top division fixture.

Just looked it up and for what was a Division 1 fixture, on a day of protest about losing the identity of our club, about 600 more people turned up than a few weeks ago for a bottom of the table clash against the mighty Burton Albion.

For all the slagging off of SKY, and I'm with most on this, it does make you pause for thought.


We have always had a core support of only 13-14 k even going back to then
the only time the place was packed out was against West ham, Arsenal, Spurs, Utd & Chelsea as they would buy tickets in the SA & ER ,
as much as clubs like sheff wed, liverpool , Birmingham , man city like to brag about being sleeping giants the away support they used to take was shocking, Liverpool had most of the top tier of the school end missing for a semi final league cup game
football in the eighties wasn't that big a deal unless you were a hardcore fan everyone now attaches themselves to a club these days , that wasn't the case then

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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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 14:04 - Feb 28 with 4907 viewsJuzzie

I was there, in the centre circle!
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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 14:06 - Feb 28 with 4902 viewsbob566

i don't know. If we'd have gone down that road at least we'd have a gin bar now. Wouldn't be all bad.
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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 15:08 - Feb 28 with 4835 viewsBrixtonR



Good picture I can't see myself but think I was nearer the back, anyone got any other photos ? Got a feeling at least a couple in this photo might be on this message board.
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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 16:18 - Feb 28 with 4763 viewsblacky200

30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 15:08 - Feb 28 by BrixtonR



Good picture I can't see myself but think I was nearer the back, anyone got any other photos ? Got a feeling at least a couple in this photo might be on this message board.


My left ear is in there . Left of the picture about half way up. I recognise the people around me.

Never seen that picture before. Nice one. Lots of proper dodgy barnets
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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 16:30 - Feb 28 with 4719 viewsLongsufferingR

Didn't it all kick off with a rather buxom lady running on from the Loft End and taking her shirt off, or am I imagining that?
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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 16:45 - Feb 28 with 4686 viewskensalriser

I barely remember the FPR saga, but I was probably a bit busy with music and girlfriends 30 years ago.

What a missed opportunity. We could have been a really strong mid-table championship side with crowds of 20k.
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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 17:10 - Feb 28 with 4641 viewsdistortR

30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 15:08 - Feb 28 by BrixtonR



Good picture I can't see myself but think I was nearer the back, anyone got any other photos ? Got a feeling at least a couple in this photo might be on this message board.


lol. I'm there, front left, black hat over my mohawk!
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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 17:18 - Feb 28 with 4615 viewsBrixtonR

30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 17:10 - Feb 28 by distortR

lol. I'm there, front left, black hat over my mohawk!


Ha Ha nice one mate I though that might be you from your postings on here. Used to chat sometimes on the way to away games think you were mates with J who had QPR tatooed on his inner lip ?- top bloke.
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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 17:26 - Feb 28 with 4602 viewsdistortR

30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 16:30 - Feb 28 by LongsufferingR

Didn't it all kick off with a rather buxom lady running on from the Loft End and taking her shirt off, or am I imagining that?


that was Dee, a different demo against leeds. I javelined the corner post.I was very angry about whatever it was i was angry about.

Down with that sort of thing!

The buxom lady incident ended with a sun reporter being chased out of the white horse!
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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 17:29 - Feb 28 with 4592 viewsdistortR

30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 17:18 - Feb 28 by BrixtonR

Ha Ha nice one mate I though that might be you from your postings on here. Used to chat sometimes on the way to away games think you were mates with J who had QPR tatooed on his inner lip ?- top bloke.


Hello mate! That was Joe, sadly much missed.

Impossible to go to a match with him and be bored!
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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 17:31 - Feb 28 with 4583 viewsOutWestR

30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 17:10 - Feb 28 by distortR

lol. I'm there, front left, black hat over my mohawk!


Your name isn't Gus by any chance is it? I remember talking to the guy in the photo, who had a mate called Paul who used to do the bins in Hounslow. I was a gangly 15 year old around this time with a dodge metallers mullet.

Didn't get on the pitch that day and regretted it ever since.
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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 17:35 - Feb 28 with 4573 viewsswitchingcode

30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 17:29 - Feb 28 by distortR

Hello mate! That was Joe, sadly much missed.

Impossible to go to a match with him and be bored!


And 50 years since you lot tried to takes us over,celebrated by applause in the 67th minute in last Saturday's game v Rotherham just as they equalised which confused the away fans
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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 17:38 - Feb 28 with 4565 viewslangtoft

30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 17:26 - Feb 28 by distortR

that was Dee, a different demo against leeds. I javelined the corner post.I was very angry about whatever it was i was angry about.

Down with that sort of thing!

The buxom lady incident ended with a sun reporter being chased out of the white horse!


Ha - great to recognise some very familiar faces from home and away back then ……. just can't believe it how quickly the years have passed. The Leeds match thing we were angry about (and Denise protested in a way the rest of us couldn't ;-) ) was Thompson selling Peacock and others just at the point as we were edging the top 4 going into the Easter games. Missed opportunity that one ……. Great memories
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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 17:52 - Feb 28 with 4531 viewsdistortR

30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 17:31 - Feb 28 by OutWestR

Your name isn't Gus by any chance is it? I remember talking to the guy in the photo, who had a mate called Paul who used to do the bins in Hounslow. I was a gangly 15 year old around this time with a dodge metallers mullet.

Didn't get on the pitch that day and regretted it ever since.


Ha ha, that's me! Still in touch with Paul, still on the bins and still a top man!
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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 18:12 - Feb 28 with 4499 viewsDWQPR

One good thing that came out of this episode was the birth of A Kick Up The R's which is also in its 30th year. It is about time the club recognises the dedication that Dave Thomas has made in keeping this going over the years probably to his absolute detriment. Yet he carries on and for me the publication is very much part of the fabric of QPR and one of the very few fanzines born in that era that has survived to this day.

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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 18:49 - Feb 28 with 4453 viewsToast_R

12 years today since this

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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 19:55 - Feb 28 with 4357 viewsFredManRave

Found a couple more merger photos. Particularly like the one of "Ace Face" Konk with his home made banner.

http://s687.photobucket.com/user/MAGOOUK/media/Merger3.jpg.html

http://s687.photobucket.com/user/MAGOOUK/media/Merger4.jpg.html

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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 20:25 - Feb 28 with 4323 viewsLongsufferingR

30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 17:26 - Feb 28 by distortR

that was Dee, a different demo against leeds. I javelined the corner post.I was very angry about whatever it was i was angry about.

Down with that sort of thing!

The buxom lady incident ended with a sun reporter being chased out of the white horse!


Ah yes, well remembered. Good old Double Dee.
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30 Years Since Fulham Park Rangers on 22:36 - Feb 28 with 4165 viewsconnell10

Who was perry buckland and why was he innocent?

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