Of the 24 teams that kicked off the Championship just under a year ago, eleven now have new managers. In the majority of cases, the manager was removed due to perceived failings. Being a Championship manager is like being a duck at a shooting gallery. It's a question of 'when', not 'if', no matter how […]

Sheffield Wednesday, QPR, Manchester City, Wimbledon (aka MK Dons), Leeds, Oldham, Nottingham Forest, Swindon, Leicester, Barnsley, Bradford. Soon to be joined by another two and probably three in Charlton, Southampton and Norwich. All these clubs have tasted the sweet nectar of life in the Premier League only to later sup at the workaday bitterness of […]

Supporting QPR requires a person to be able to switch emotions between exasperation, anger, incredulity, despair and, on rare occasions, joy on an almost daily basis. 1st September 2007. I stood outside Loftus Road looking in silence at the memorial laid by fans for our young striker Ray Jones who had been tragically killed in […]

The Carling Cup returns on Tuesday and four Championship sides are still in the mix for the Cup.Here are the fixtures for Round Four of the Carling Cup. Derby County v Leeds United – Pride Park Stadium 2:45 pm est Swansea City v Watford – Liberty Stadium 2:45 pm est Manchester United v QPR […]

Ian Dowie was sacked by QPR only 15 games into his tenure. The Rangers are sitting in 9th place in the CCC. His contract was terminated with immediate effect. The official QPR site posted that Dowie had been sacked but no reason was given. It is thought that in-fighting within the board and Dowie was […]

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The Football League ruled today that ticket prices for the QPR-Derby match on Saturday will be what was agreed between the clubs before the season began. QPR raised ticket prices for Derby fans by 10 quid but Derby refused to pay the increase and appealed to Football League. The ruling today states that Derby fans […]

Queens Park Rangers or QPR Founded: 1882 Nickname: Hoops, R's Ground: Loftus Road (19,128) Last Season: 14th in the CCC 58 points League Cup Winners: 1967 Division Three/League Two Winners: 1966/67 Division Two/League One Winners: 1982/83

While officially the transfer window isn't open yet clubs are making signings that will become official on July 1st. It might be a free transfer of a player who is out of contract or a transfer involving money or just plain rumors involving players and clubs, the silly season has begun for Championship teams. The […]