| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column 16:15 - Aug 4 with 7537 views | Northernr |
The curtain lifts. The drums roll. The gates open. The circus continues, and we’re still here.
Kicking our guest columns off for the new season with something a bit different from Gareth Dixon...
 QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column 4th Aug 2025 16:11As the faithful prepare to return to the Big Top this Saturday for another nine months and 48 games, Gareth Dixon reflects on the potted history of the club and where it stands now in the sport, in Shepherd’s Bush and in our lives in 2025.  8
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| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 16:28 - Aug 4 with 6025 views | HAMRanger |
Great read, thank you. Andy Evans and the Community Trust do a great job! |  | | |
| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 16:36 - Aug 4 with 5952 views | Lblock |
Great read.
Disappointed not to see an inclusion of a photo of the iconic "QPR - Shit but Local" graffiti |  |
| Cherish and enjoy life.... this ain't no dress rehearsal |
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| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 16:38 - Aug 4 with 5920 views | Paddyhoops |
Beautiful writing. Very moving . |  | | |
| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column (n/t) on 16:39 - Aug 4 with 5904 views | Stanisgod |
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| It's being so happy that keeps me going. |
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| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 16:49 - Aug 4 with 5796 views | ngbqpr |
Entertaining & energising.
Amen to LFW continuing to provide "long-form context in a short-form world." |  |
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| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 16:52 - Aug 4 with 5748 views | loftus77 |
Beautifully written, accurate and poignant all in one. A great read. Thank you. | | | |
| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 16:54 - Aug 4 with 5732 views | NewcastleHoop |
| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 16:38 - Aug 4 by Paddyhoops |
Beautiful writing. Very moving . |
Interesting facts, and all credit to Gareth Dixon for his role at QPR, but this piece was definitely given to an AI at some point in its life cycle with the instruction "make this sound prettier". | | | |
| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 17:01 - Aug 4 with 5670 views | BristolR |
Great piece…agree with it all.
Which just makes it that bit harder to fathom why we didn’t put Grenfell on the front of our third kit this season… |  | | |
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| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 17:10 - Aug 4 with 5598 views | kernowhoop |
Wonderful. A smile on my face and tears in my eyes. | | | |
| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 17:35 - Aug 4 with 5418 views | Dorse |
Nicely done Gareth - sums up a lot of how I feel about the club. Boutique? Not for me. Get the kettle on. |  |
| 'What do we want? We don't know! When do we want it? Now!' |
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| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 17:38 - Aug 4 with 5391 views | Northolt_Rs |
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| Scooters, Tunes, Trainers and QPR. |
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| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 18:42 - Aug 4 with 5053 views | dmm |
Lovely read. Makes you feel proud to be part of this mad little club that has such a big soul.
The opening remarks that attempt to connect the start of British football with the French Revolution are a heck of a stretch though! |  | | |
| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 19:02 - Aug 4 with 4956 views | loftboy |
One word “brilliant” |  |
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| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 20:18 - Aug 4 with 4634 views | ted_hendrix |
**Irish, Caribbean, white working class, punks, poets, pensioners: QPR's identity has always been defined by inclusion, not exclusivity.**
We're still here hanging on, It's all we've got and all we want. |  |
| My Father had a profound influence on me, he was a lunatic. |
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| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 20:22 - Aug 4 with 4619 views | joe90 |
Love it! The PJDN reference is spot on, unfortunately the writer/actor who plays ‘Steves’ is a Brentford fan.
Pre-season has been a bit blah, so this was just the article to get me in the mood for another season. |  | | |
| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 20:24 - Aug 4 with 4612 views | colinallcars |
Bloody good. |  | | |
| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 21:08 - Aug 4 with 4456 views | Bacon |
Emotive read, looking forward to Sat more now. Well done Gareth. | | | |
| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 21:08 - Aug 4 with 4452 views | Mick_S |
| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 17:38 - Aug 4 by Northolt_Rs |
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I’d buy that t-shirt and give it to my first grandchild. Get used to it mate 😉 |  |
| Did I ever mention that I was in Minder? |
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| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 21:16 - Aug 4 with 4415 views | bullshootr |
| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 18:42 - Aug 4 by dmm |
Lovely read. Makes you feel proud to be part of this mad little club that has such a big soul.
The opening remarks that attempt to connect the start of British football with the French Revolution are a heck of a stretch though! |
I haven't seen time jumping that wild since Marty McFly climbed into that DeLorean.
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| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 21:18 - Aug 4 with 4399 views | wortonr |
| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 21:08 - Aug 4 by Mick_S |
I’d buy that t-shirt and give it to my first grandchild. Get used to it mate 😉 |
Brilliant stuff. Proud of our club and all of us lot. | | | |
| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 21:24 - Aug 4 with 4337 views | colinallcars |
| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 18:42 - Aug 4 by dmm |
Lovely read. Makes you feel proud to be part of this mad little club that has such a big soul.
The opening remarks that attempt to connect the start of British football with the French Revolution are a heck of a stretch though! |
Was that when Napoleon said we are a nation of goalkeepers ?
Sorry, I've cracked that one a number of times before. | | | |
| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 21:30 - Aug 4 with 4317 views | dmm |
| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 21:24 - Aug 4 by colinallcars |
Was that when Napoleon said we are a nation of goalkeepers ?
Sorry, I've cracked that one a number of times before. |
Albert Camus would have had something to say about that. | | | |
| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 21:52 - Aug 4 with 4213 views | colinallcars |
| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 21:30 - Aug 4 by dmm |
Albert Camus would have had something to say about that. |
I said to the wife earlier, it's a perfect evening for existentialism my dear. | | | |
| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 22:09 - Aug 4 with 4123 views | mart_Goblin |
Great piece of writing . Describes and explains the true heart ,soul and meaning of this football club and why , no matter our individual differences , we all feel a connection that is hard to explain to ‘outsiders’.
This column had a good go though. Good stuff |  | | |
| QPR: The Modern Circus of West London – Column on 06:19 - Aug 5 with 3558 views | Churchie |
Great read. The lows. I remember 1987. We met in the pub and we all agreed to flood onto the centre circle. Probably about 100 of us got on just before kick off all on the tele. I was one of many to be dragged off by the police but came back on again. The crowd were cheering. Who else on here participated ? | | | |
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