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gr1 - thanks for this. Spellbinding to watch and listen to this interview. It brought back lots of great memories. What a great guy Dave Clement was - and what a great insight to such a decent man. 472 appearances for QPR and 5 England caps. Good to see Stan Bowles running around the training pitch too. I was lucky enough to interview Clement several times when I was a very young local sports editor. He was as nice as pie - just like the interview. What a tragic end - at the age of just 34 - to someone who could have given so much - just like the young football kids listening to him in the piece. Clement was - as many of you know - part of QPR's greatest team in my opinion. It was created by manager Gordon Jago - another great guy - who always asked me (and I accepted of course) to return on the team bus from away matches. Fun times. Jago eventually went to the U.S. He told me he wanted a good education for his daughter. Still lives in Florida I think. And of course here's the best QPR team. How could I forget. Parkes Clement, Webb, McLintock, Gillard, Francis, Masson (the playmaker), Hollins (and add earlier Busby too before he broke his leg) Givens, Thomas, Bowles. Sub - Leach who could play anywhere. I'm sure I've left someone out? Those were great days.
Jago...West Plano, suburb of Dallas....unless he's moved in the last couple of years.
Good info, thanks. Clearly made in 76 or 77, due to his reference to playing 15 years for Rangers. Also prior to his transfer to Bolton as they talked about what might happen if he ever were to be transferred, and also Parkes walks out the tunnel before him.
Yes and thought I recognised a few other Rangers players as well, but the kit and badge is definitely not ours!?????
Yes and thought I recognised a few other Rangers players as well, but the kit and badge is definitely not ours!?????
I think it must be a testimonial or exhibition game of some sort. I recognise the bloke in front of Parkes but can't put a name to him, it looks a bit like Norman Hunter. As others have said, Mick Mills is behind Clement. I got Dave Clement's autograph in South Africa Road once. It must have been towards the end of his Rangers career, as my first game was in 1978
I think it must be a testimonial or exhibition game of some sort. I recognise the bloke in front of Parkes but can't put a name to him, it looks a bit like Norman Hunter. As others have said, Mick Mills is behind Clement. I got Dave Clement's autograph in South Africa Road once. It must have been towards the end of his Rangers career, as my first game was in 1978
It IS Norman Hunter and it is a testimonial game. It was probably for a Bristol City player as Hunter played for Bristol City then and the white and black Umbro kit they're wearing was their change kit at the time. The player who's testimonial it may have been is possibly Geoff Merrick who had been at City for 10 years in 1977.
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