... and counting down the international break before RTB starts his proper thread. QPR has always been a good away day for the travelling support and suits us ... tight old ground, always a sell out and loads of noise from us. And lots of memories from the wild league cup penalty shoot out night to the 3-0 with Patterson's crazy penalty save. Throw in one of my son's appearance as the Sunderland mascot, thanks to Bob Murray, and another having to go in the home section, not too pleasant, and it all adds up to decades of mad days out. I've just booked flights for this one and can't wait to get down, see the lads and see what this wonderful bunch of kids can do next. Haway the Lads!!!!
Slightly off topic but Internationals should be played mid week unless its the finals of a tournament, pain in the arse they are
My first ever London away game was QPR. As such always had a bit of a soft spot. Murky little ground but noisy and having been a few times over the years always found them a canny sound bunch. We do alright there as well, expect we do alright this time too. I hope they keep up the start, as in, not rock bottom which is sadly where I seen them pre season, cos that’s a good club with some absolutely fantastic community projects and I wish them well.
That's a very good post and you make some excellent points ... ... personally I fkn hate them First went in the 70's, as a young lad, and met by a gang outside, fortunately happened to be inadvetently alongside some Peterlee nutcases. Went in the home section about ten years back, horrible bunch of bigots. They have a noxious imbecile in a sombrero who should be taken out by a sniper. I can't abide Ainsworth and don't get why anyone would admire his 'in charge of the dodgems style'. They always seem to be trying to cheat the system. That's all for now ....
Wasnt at this game, it was my 40th Birthday, but won a call in competition on a radio station after the match, 24 cans of Lambtons, loved Quinn me, my Lurcher is called Niall https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/jan/10/match.sport2
I booked a table at the Sindercombe social from 12pm. 5 of us stopping down, so may go down putney way after the game. We had a cracking couple of days last season.
Was really fancying this game, but it's my laddie's 16th and apparently me and him on a road trip to London wasn't "inclusive" enough for the rest of the household
We had him and his lass visit last year, great crack. He's booked in to the Sindercombe, says hello Big Rob!
Wish I was going to this one but circumstances preventing me. A win here and we may just start taking about momentum.
