A tricky opening day, The Bald Eagle, and a cup final to forget – History Tue 30th Sep 2025
Oxford's visit to Loftus Road on Wednesday night sees us look back to the opening day of the 1996/97 season, the often overlooked QPR achievements of Jim Smith, and, yes, the 1986 League Cup final. |
To the Manor Ground - History Tue 08th Apr 2025
A wave of optimism that greeted Chris Wright's takeover of QPR in the mid-1990s quickly descended into a financial nightmare and relegation to the Second Division - decay perfectly illustrated across Rangers' last three visits to Oxford's Manor Ground. |
Ferdinand pushes Boro closer to drop - History Mon 10th Mar 2025
Ahead of the trip to Teesside on Tuesday, we're dipping back to a classic match from 1993 when Les Ferdinand's second half winner pushed Boro closer to the drop. |
Fortress Fratton predictable key to Pompey survival bid – Oppo Profile Thu 20th Feb 2025
Portsmouth have won seven and lost only one of ten at Fratton Park to lift themselves seven clear of the relegation spots ahead of Saturday’s meeting and, as Jonny Barrett (@PompeyJonny) tells us, even Andre Dozzell is playing quite well. |
Early win at Fratton Park comes at horrible cost to QPR and Gallen – History Wed 19th Feb 2025
A televised Friday night victory with a late goal should have been terrific news for Ray Wilkins’ QPR as they looked to get their Premier League bounce-back 96/97 season up and running, but the injury Kevin Gallen suffered in scoring that winner was to prove a harbinger for the campaign. |
A tricky opening day, The Bald Eagle, and a cup final to forget - History Tue 10th Dec 2024
Oxford's visit to Loftus Road on Wednesday night sees us look back to the opening day of the 1996/97 season, the often overlooked QPR achievements of Jim Smith, and, yes, the 1986 League Cup final. |
Relegation-haunted QPR randomly trounce Boro 5-0 - History Mon 04th Nov 2024
We're back to 1998 for the History this week, as a woeful and apparently relegation-bound QPR side suddenly coughed into life and stunned expensively assembled promotion chasers Middlesbrough at Loftus Road. |
Winless Pompey seek season kick-start - Oppo Profile Fri 18th Oct 2024
More dire luck with injuries and an unkind fixture list was always going to make it a tough start to Portsmouth’s first Championship season in more than a decade, so how worried is Jonny Barrett (@PompeyJonny) by their winless start? |
Spencer settles Pompey riot on the pitch – History Thu 17th Oct 2024
With Portsmouth back in town for a first league meeting in more than ten years this Saturday, we’re looking back to another long overdue meeting from 1997 when absence most definitely had not created any great fondness between the two sets of supporters. |
Season Preview 24/25 – Strugglers Thu 08th Aug 2024
In a Championship where a dozen teams could easily find themselves in relegation trouble, there’s quite a logjam at the bottom as we conclude our season preview with a vague stab at who we think could be heading to League One. |
| More news for Jordan Archer from Loft For Words and Football Latest |
By continuing to use the site, you agree to our use of cookies and to abide by our Terms and Conditions.