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Match Day Thread Reading vs QPR

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  1. daverangers

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    Reading vs QPR
    Madejski Stadium
    26th December 2019 - 19h30

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    Travel;
    Drive : 1 hour 9 minutes down the M4
    Train : 1 hour 30 minutes on tube to Paddington then Great Western to Reading, then the 50a bus
    Cycle : Doable for this game...3 h 39 min (41.9 miles) via A30


    Previous meetings;

    Games won: 31
    Games drawn: 24
    Games lost: 40

    Ones to remember;

    26 Feb 1938 Queens Park Rangers v Reading W 3-0 Division Three (South)
    03 Oct 1960 Queens Park Rangers v Reading W 5-2 League Division Three
    20 Oct 2009 Queens Park Rangers v Reading W 4-1 League Championship
    12 Jan 2017 Reading v Queens Park Rangers W 0-1 League Championship


    Ones to forget;
    16 Feb 1924 Queens Park Rangers v Reading L 1-4 Division Three (South)
    23 Feb 1924 Reading v Queens Park Rangers L 4-0 Division Three (South)
    31 Mar 1934 Reading v Queens Park Rangers L 5-0 Division Three (South)
    23 Sep 1964 Reading v Queens Park Rangers L 4-0 League Cup

    Players who have played for both;
    Les Ferdinand;
    1987–1995
    Queens Park Rangers 163 (80)
    2005 Reading 12 (1)

    Steve Morrow;
    1991 → Reading (loan) 10 (0)
    1991 → Reading (loan) 3 (0)
    1997 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 1 (1)
    1997–2001 Queens Park Rangers 91 (1)

    Matt Connolly;
    2008–2012 Queens Park Rangers 116 (2)
    2012 → Reading (loan) 6 (0)

    Kaspars Gorkss;
    2008–2011 Queens Park Rangers 114 (6)
    2011–2014 Reading 81 (7)

    Mikele Leighertwood;

    2007–2011 Queens Park Rangers 131 (12)
    2010–2011 → Reading (loan) 22 (1)
    2011–2014 Reading 75 (6)

    Alex Mcarthy;
    2007–2014 Reading 70 (0)
    2014–2015 Queens Park Rangers 3 (0)

    Kevin Doyle;

    2005–2009 Reading 157 (55)
    2014 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 9 (2)

    Anton Ferdinand;

    2011–2013 Queens Park Rangers 44 (0)
    2014–2016 Reading 21 (0)

    Jamie Mackie;

    2010–2013 Queens Park Rangers 85 (18)
    2014–2015 → Reading (loan) 32 (5)
    2015–2018 Queens Park Rangers 54 (6)

    Preview;
    I'll add team news and a preview from the official if it goes up tomorrow...otherwise I am too heartbroken after the equaliser on Saturday to think much more about football. Just wanted the thread up to start discussion...give you a chance to point out previous 'player who played for both' that I have missed.

    Enjoy those who are making the trip, and I hope everyone has a great Christmas.
     
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  2. QPR999

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    Nice one Dave, thanks for all your hard work in doing the matchday threads this year. <applause> <applause> <applause>

    Jamie Cureton is another who played for both, I think Michael Meaker did as well.

    I can't make this game due to a family gathering. Which is a shame as I've only ever seen us win at The Madejski on the four occasions I've been there.
     
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    Duck the family gathering 9s....We need you :grin::grin:
     
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    Most memorable for me was 2011, 10 man Rangers suckered the Falsehoops thanks to Wayne Routledge's late winner...

     
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    I've just seen that Paddington Station is closed on Boxing day. This will make it awkward for any R's trying to get to the game from London ...

     
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    Yep and no SWR at all. Not expecting many to bother even with it not being a huge distance. Will be there but can’t say I’m looking forward to it <cracker>
     
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    I remembered we got a late winner against them not so long ago, but forgot it was this one...thanks for the reminder.
     
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    I was at this game ( With Ellers and UTR's ) when Onuoha scored this 90th-minute winner. We've won quite a few games there 1-0 in recent years.

     
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    Yep. Me and my lads were there.
    We really felt like we were going to win the league after that game.
    Oh and what a ball by Faurlin too!
     
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    Up-to-date stats...

     
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    Still no team news on the official. Hope everyone has had a great Christmas.
     
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    Late fitness tests for Manning who had twelve pints of Guinness yesterday and Chair who was up all night playing Fortnite after eating two tubs of Celebrations.

    Going to the pub in an hour. The potential future Mrs West WindsR is excited for her first away game for some reason. I haven’t the heart to tell her how cold and awful it will be.
     
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    My head hurts....
     
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    In Kiwis absence here is my festive offering indra-2.jpg indra-2.jpg jsF6jk0.jpg
     
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    Bloody Sky.....should be following game now, instead another 3 hours to wait whilst the 3 o'clock games are at half time....

    Anyway..

    Brentford 2-0 Swansea
    Barnsley 0-1 baggies
    Luton 2-1 Fulham
    Hull 0-1 forest

    Some of the scores...
     
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    Not a bad set of results today and massive behind as well....
     
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  17. bunmahon_ranger

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    I agree, it's like night duty and just waiting to go to work...better be worth the wait!
     
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    BOS in for Wells.

    Excitement level now up to a healthy 1.5/10.
     
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