| My experience last Saturday 09:36 - Nov 3 with 5597 views | ShotKneesHoop |
Living now in West Norfolk, I don't often get the chance to experience what QPR dish up these days. My record of not seeing a win since QPR beat Norwich 2-1 on Ollie's return means I am somewhat of an albatross to them.
Saturday was the 17th game that I have watched the R's - either at the Bush or Peterborough or Norwich - since a win, so I travelled down from Kings Lynn expecting the worst. The last game I saw QPR was last April, when they were 2-0 up against Leeds and just managed to hang on for a draw.
I met up with my brother and his two mates in Shepherds Bush just after midday before Saturday's game against Ipswich, hoping that my luck would change,
I can't believe just how much the Bush has changed since the days when we used to roll up to pay three bob entrance and a tanner for a programme to watch Brian Bedford, Mark Lazarus, Rodney and the juniors. No TV Centre, no White City Stadium, no TA drill hall. All very nouveau riche now, high rise plush apartments, craft beer at £6 plus a pop, with tourist trap shops around Westfield.
We decided to have an early lunch there. We turned down trendy burger and pizza joints and went for Mandaloun, https://www.mandaloun.com - a Lebanese restaurant that seemed pretty empty, but they had a board outside that was advertising a special deal on two course lunches for £14.50.
We sat down and were given menus but there was no sign of the special lunches offer. The main courses alone started at £20!! The manager said that the special two course price was a lunchtime Monday - Friday only offer. My brother went outside and brought the sign in and pointed out that there was no mention of Monday to Friday on the board, so we were leaving.
The manager chased after us and said he would do the deal for us. He did. and he also added some pastries and dips free of charge "for the confusion." With a beer, a mixed grill and a dessert, the bill landed up just over £20 a head. Fantastic food. Never had Lebanese food before but it was just brilliant, so tasty and well presented.
I couldn't believe the day would continue in that vein, which proved to be the case, this was confirmed with a soft goal at 3:02 and it was a steady roll downhill afterwards. I was one of the few in the Paddocks who stayed to the bitter end.
I caught the 18:30 LNER train from Kings Cross which arrived in Peterborough at 19:20, the same time the LNER train left in the other direction with the knifer on board. Because of the incident at Huntingdon, First XL cancelled buses to Kings Lynn till 21:40 so I got home just after 23:15.
So, the day ended as expected - a few delights - a few disasters - and the usual headless chicken display from the R's. I'm not surprised there was a silent walk out, it's what we've come to expect.
I feel like I'm living in an alternative universe, where the memories of past glories and efforts aren't matched by the end result of today's teams. Are QPR now an AI team? They're playing without any plan B or any desire to entertain.
Just as well we had the mixed grill on Saturday, it's almost worth the pain when you get a meal that good - and a performance that bad afterwards. I shan't be going to watch the R's for some time, maybe the game at Carrow Road, but that is another ground with bad memories.
Why do we bother Fawlty?? [Post edited 3 Nov 14:00]
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| My experience last Saturday on 10:51 - Nov 5 with 468 views | TheChef |
| My experience last Saturday on 18:26 - Nov 4 by PeterHucker |
Indeed.
I remember when it was closed for a few weeks because they were making a film called "Some Voices" there. Tough times. I had to go to Adelaide Cafe instead or that one on the Green (Joe's??)
In the film, Daniel Craig's brother worked in the Harp cafe.
They also filmed some of that on the road I lived on (Ormiston Grove) and I watched out of the window from my flat as they filmed him wandering around a few times.
I'd never heard of Daniel Craig at that time so he was not James Bond, just some actor with peroxide hair to me.
Disappointingly I never saw the delectable Kelly McDonald who played the love interest in that film.
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That last pic, they're stood outside the good old Bushranger. RIP  |  |
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