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Apologies in advance for the self indulgent post but been planning on doing this for years but kept putting it off and with the lockdown and all that is happening in the world I thought life’s too short let’s just do it.
It feels like a lifetime ago but I used to run a website on QPR for over a decade doing match reports, a hall of fame, stats, video highlights etc. before life got in the way of doing it justice anymore so I gave it up but one of the things I always wanted to do was put together video packages of old games, favorite moments etc but never really had the time or the technology to do so. As a student back in the 90’s I had access to video tape editing at College then Uni and rather than produce films that would help me pass my course I used to put together goal compilations set to music, my dissertation at University was on QPR and I made a 90 minute movie on the rise and fall of QPR which was the only reason I passed that degree.
I’ve always wanted to do more of that so thought sod it lets do it so have started a you tube channel looking back at the best of QPR from the last 50 odd years or as far back as my DVD collection allows me to go.
So far it’s mainly goals and highlights of games from the 70’s and 80’s as well as a feature on our promotion in 2010 than Bircham did for the BBC plus a tribute to Stan Bowles. Over the weeks and months planning to add a lot more so if you are bored link is below, have a look, subscribe if you have an account and hopefully enjoy. If there are any specific games you want added let me know and will see if I can get them. The 86 Cup games against Liverpool and Chelsea plus loads of 75/76 games should be added in the next few days for starters.
Link to the Stan Bowles Tribute below but loads more on there.
Just to add a really good QPR youtube channel has also started recently that has nothing to do with me but thought I'd mention it called Talking Rangers and has loads of original stuff and well worth a look. Q&A they did with Dom Ball is below
great memories of bowlsey there...bought a tear, especially to that song.
I used to go out with a girl in 1976, she lived in welche road Chiswick. stan used to pop in for a night cap with the girls dad, he'd often bring the model he was seeing at the time back as well. The pub he used at that time was the Ravenscourt arms, just round the corner.
Thanks Dave. Enjoying the vids! Are there any good Dave Thomas compilations out there? Love to see one of those. Not sure what the soundtrack would be.
A little something to take minds off people dying, government are great/terrible and whether the football season should/will start again.
As requested Dave Thomas tribute done, i hope you meant the footballer rather than the fanzine editor. I struggled a bit with footage of him so try and ignore the fact his goal against Leeds is shown twice.
Also added highlights of the Chelsea 86 replay this week, loads of stuff from 75/76 season and football focus from the no points deduction day when Dan Rohan announced it live on air.
This is really good Dave. Thanks for taking the time to create these videos and share them on here. Really enjoying these. Bringing back some great memories from childhood and games that I attended with my Dad. Thanks!
This is really good Dave. Thanks for taking the time to create these videos and share them on here. Really enjoying these. Bringing back some great memories from childhood and games that I attended with my Dad. Thanks!
Be Jealous Bazz. I started following the R’s in ‘74. Saw just about every game Stan played at LR. Saw him in a few local pubs too. He was always up for a bit of banter. Thanks Dave for the video. Brought a tear to my eye as someone has already said.
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