| Queens Park Rangers 00:27 - Oct 3 with 4232 views | qprxtc |
What a great name. It’s magisterial. It’s a step above.
Blue and white hoops. They are ours. Not for biscuits.
A general belief in being superior in our support despite all available knowledge of average ness.
This website being a sandpit for drunken shit.
All Rangers fans being Rangers fans. Apart from the few c unts on Twitter. King of Zumc untda. That’s you ya c unt.
Retro Rs is brilliant.
XTC are music. I am pissed. I know nothing about formations or the attributes of any player beyond 1996. But Rangers are my team. So whatchagonnado.
Botoomplops. |  | | |  |
| Queens Park Rangers on 01:37 - Oct 3 with 2682 views | Boston |
Yes, lucky really that there was female monarch at that time, don’t think Kings Park really hacks it. |  |
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| Queens Park Rangers on 01:56 - Oct 3 with 2666 views | timcocking |
The lack of an apostrophe is a constant disappointment, but apart from that it certainly is the superior name for an English football team.
In fact, i think it's safe to say almost everything about QPR is superior than any other team, with the obvious exception of the football. |  | | |
| Queens Park Rangers on 07:37 - Oct 3 with 2577 views | enfieldargh |
When someone asks you which football team do you support do you say
Qpr
Or
Queen’s Park Rangers
Or in Boston’s case insert the word soccer for football |  |
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| Queens Park Rangers on 08:06 - Oct 3 with 2530 views | stainrods_elbow |
What 'is' a football club? It's a veritable Theseus' paradox.
The players change.
The managers change.
The owners change.
The badge (sacrilegiously) can be changed.
The ground/name of the ground can (honourably but still in my view misguidedly) be changed.
The playing style changes.
The divisions changes.
The finances change etc. etc.
In short, everything changes, but 'something' stays the same. That something is us.
We, the fans, don't change, who hug 'our' QPR in our souls and the 'spirit' of the club in our hearts (underdog flair, the old true Loft, the away end scoreboard, 15p checkered programmes, Derek Buxton, Michael Wale, UEFA '77, Goddard and Allen, Highbury/ Wembley '82, passing football, the no. 10 shirt, the ghosts of Bowles, Francis and Givens), burnished by our memories, hopes, ecstacies and tears.
Ergo, WE ARE QPR I SAY WE ARE QPR! [Post edited 3 Oct 2020 8:09]
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| Queens Park Rangers on 08:52 - Oct 3 with 2471 views | slmrstid |
The reason my Dad became a QPR fan as a kid from Northamptonshire was because of the name "Queens Park Rangers".
It was different from all the "Towns" , "City's" and "United's" out there. |  | | |
| Queens Park Rangers on 09:02 - Oct 3 with 2448 views | stevec |
| Queens Park Rangers on 07:37 - Oct 3 by enfieldargh |
When someone asks you which football team do you support do you say
Qpr
Or
Queen’s Park Rangers
Or in Boston’s case insert the word soccer for football |
For brevity, in recent times, I have used QPR but absolutely hate myself for doing it.
Queens Park Rangers is such a beautiful name, a name that should always be said in its entirety. Slowly with clear emphasis on each word.
If I gabble it, it comes out in my original Nottin’ ‘ill accent and can sound almost apologetic but admittedly more authentic. Probably less authentic but these days it starts out in Surrey and ends back in Notting Hill (retro style of course).
Best I find to stand in front of a mirror and practice, for hours if necessary, and perfect your own interpretation.
Perhaps the club should insist to all media outlets that the full name should be used in all circumstances and bestow greatness back upon this wonderful establishment. |  | | |
| Queens Park Rangers on 09:24 - Oct 3 with 2430 views | essextaxiboy |
I always say Queens Park Rangers ,its what makes us a bit different together with the Hoops .
Its nearly always met with "Oh QPR , what division are they in now ? " |  | | |
| Queens Park Rangers on 10:10 - Oct 3 with 2383 views | terryb |
| Queens Park Rangers on 09:02 - Oct 3 by stevec |
For brevity, in recent times, I have used QPR but absolutely hate myself for doing it.
Queens Park Rangers is such a beautiful name, a name that should always be said in its entirety. Slowly with clear emphasis on each word.
If I gabble it, it comes out in my original Nottin’ ‘ill accent and can sound almost apologetic but admittedly more authentic. Probably less authentic but these days it starts out in Surrey and ends back in Notting Hill (retro style of course).
Best I find to stand in front of a mirror and practice, for hours if necessary, and perfect your own interpretation.
Perhaps the club should insist to all media outlets that the full name should be used in all circumstances and bestow greatness back upon this wonderful establishment. |
I always say Queens Park Rangers to atart with & then shorten it to Rangers.
I detest the use of our initials & can't remember using them apart from in songs or chants.
As an old man I have no memory of the media or supporters referring to us by them when I was younger, apart from the Football League calling the 1967 League Cup final the alphabet final!
If asked, you always said you were going down The Bush or going down The Rangers!
How often do you see PNE, WBA, WHU, FGR etc used as reference to those clubs? [Post edited 3 Oct 2020 10:29]
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| Queens Park Rangers on 10:45 - Oct 3 with 2327 views | QPR_John |
| Queens Park Rangers on 10:10 - Oct 3 by terryb |
I always say Queens Park Rangers to atart with & then shorten it to Rangers.
I detest the use of our initials & can't remember using them apart from in songs or chants.
As an old man I have no memory of the media or supporters referring to us by them when I was younger, apart from the Football League calling the 1967 League Cup final the alphabet final!
If asked, you always said you were going down The Bush or going down The Rangers!
How often do you see PNE, WBA, WHU, FGR etc used as reference to those clubs? [Post edited 3 Oct 2020 10:29]
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"How often do you see PNE, WBA, WHU, FGR etc used as reference to those clubs?"
I assume the difference is that those teams are referred to as Preston, West Brom, West Ham and Forest Green because those are places known to most people whereas Queens Park refers to a team in Scotland. The number of people I've met who think Queens Park Rangers is a made up name not knowing Queens Park is an area of London [Post edited 3 Oct 2020 10:47]
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| Queens Park Rangers on 11:10 - Oct 3 with 2292 views | Boston |
| Queens Park Rangers on 07:37 - Oct 3 by enfieldargh |
When someone asks you which football team do you support do you say
Qpr
Or
Queen’s Park Rangers
Or in Boston’s case insert the word soccer for football |
Not just here though is it, Australia has its own football, so does Ireland. | |
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| Queens Park Rangers on 11:43 - Oct 3 with 2251 views | slmrstid |
| Queens Park Rangers on 10:10 - Oct 3 by terryb |
I always say Queens Park Rangers to atart with & then shorten it to Rangers.
I detest the use of our initials & can't remember using them apart from in songs or chants.
As an old man I have no memory of the media or supporters referring to us by them when I was younger, apart from the Football League calling the 1967 League Cup final the alphabet final!
If asked, you always said you were going down The Bush or going down The Rangers!
How often do you see PNE, WBA, WHU, FGR etc used as reference to those clubs? [Post edited 3 Oct 2020 10:29]
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"QPR" rolls off the tongue a lot easier than "PNE", "WBA" etc do too.
Or as it used to be in Ian Holloway Bristolian..."Kew-Pee-Arrrrr" | | | |
| Queens Park Rangers on 16:33 - Oct 3 with 2117 views | Myke |
| Queens Park Rangers on 11:10 - Oct 3 by Boston |
Not just here though is it, Australia has its own football, so does Ireland. |
True I think any country that has an alternative national football sport refers to association football as soccer. | | | |
| Queens Park Rangers on 12:37 - Oct 4 with 1927 views | NewBee |
| Queens Park Rangers on 08:52 - Oct 3 by slmrstid |
The reason my Dad became a QPR fan as a kid from Northamptonshire was because of the name "Queens Park Rangers".
It was different from all the "Towns" , "City's" and "United's" out there. |
Tbf that "Rangers" thing is outdone by Tottenham - I mean "Hotspur" is unique in football (bar a few imitators) and "Spurs" is surely a cooler abbreviation than "R's" (or "Bees" if I'm honest).
"Forest" and "Wednesday" are another pair with a unique ring to them.
Still, I'm quite happy wth Spartak Hounslow. | | | |
| Queens Park Rangers on 13:58 - Oct 4 with 1838 views | HamptonR |
Queens Park Rangers
Tottenham Hotspur
Crewe Alexandra
Nottingham Forrest
All great names, all almost unique.
West Bromwich Albion is another that I like (Only the name of course) | | | |
| Queens Park Rangers on 14:29 - Oct 4 with 1808 views | QPRSteve |
It always surprises me how little use we make of our name when it comes to songs and chants. We have Queens Park Rangers, Rangers, QPR, the Hoops, Superhoops, the R’s, that can be fitted into most tunes you can think of and yet our fans come up with nothing original. | | | |
| Queens Park Rangers on 14:34 - Oct 4 with 1806 views | MrSheen |
| Queens Park Rangers on 13:58 - Oct 4 by HamptonR |
Queens Park Rangers
Tottenham Hotspur
Crewe Alexandra
Nottingham Forrest
All great names, all almost unique.
West Bromwich Albion is another that I like (Only the name of course) |
Also...
Plymouth Argyle
Heart of Midlothian
Queen of the South
Kidderminster Harriers
Civil Service Strollers
RIP
Shepshed Charterhouse
Irthlingborough Diamonds |  | | |
| Queens Park Rangers on 15:09 - Oct 4 with 1777 views | loftus77 |
| Queens Park Rangers on 14:34 - Oct 4 by MrSheen |
Also...
Plymouth Argyle
Heart of Midlothian
Queen of the South
Kidderminster Harriers
Civil Service Strollers
RIP
Shepshed Charterhouse
Irthlingborough Diamonds |
Green Bay Packers I always like... | | | |
| Queens Park Rangers on 11:10 - Oct 5 with 1674 views | enfieldargh |
| Queens Park Rangers on 15:09 - Oct 4 by loftus77 |
Green Bay Packers I always like... |
Do you think they have a cheese thread on their forum? | |
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| Queens Park Rangers on 11:56 - Oct 5 with 1624 views | Paddyhoops |
Wonderful name for a football club.
I always get an odd reaction from people when I say I support QPR ,especially from people on my native Ireland.
One or two who would be a sectarian persuasion can't get thier head round why southern Irishman could support a football club with the names Queens and Rangers in it.
You're looked upon as a bit of traitor to the cause. Thankfully this is a miniscule minority.
People consider you a bit odd anyway you're not a follower of Man utd, Liverpool or a top six club . | | | |
| Queens Park Rangers on 13:45 - Oct 5 with 1555 views | W7Ranger |
| Queens Park Rangers on 14:34 - Oct 4 by MrSheen |
Also...
Plymouth Argyle
Heart of Midlothian
Queen of the South
Kidderminster Harriers
Civil Service Strollers
RIP
Shepshed Charterhouse
Irthlingborough Diamonds |
Aston Villa
Leyton Orient
Chelsea kúnts |  | | |
| Queens Park Rangers on 14:41 - Oct 5 with 1519 views | Newhopphoops |
| Queens Park Rangers on 13:45 - Oct 5 by W7Ranger |
Aston Villa
Leyton Orient
Chelsea kúnts |
I have a Brummie friend who when she was about five was apparently asked if she liked football and whether she was Villa or Blues. To everyone's surprise and her own bafflement she replied "I just like Queens Park Rangers" in a fat Brummie accent.
It's just such a pleasure to say those words. |  | | |
| Queens Park Rangers on 14:47 - Oct 5 with 1508 views | colinallcars |
| Queens Park Rangers on 14:34 - Oct 4 by MrSheen |
Also...
Plymouth Argyle
Heart of Midlothian
Queen of the South
Kidderminster Harriers
Civil Service Strollers
RIP
Shepshed Charterhouse
Irthlingborough Diamonds |
I didn't know the Duke of Argyle liked football. |  | | |
| Queens Park Rangers on 14:58 - Oct 5 with 1493 views | Nov77 |
| Queens Park Rangers on 10:10 - Oct 3 by terryb |
I always say Queens Park Rangers to atart with & then shorten it to Rangers.
I detest the use of our initials & can't remember using them apart from in songs or chants.
As an old man I have no memory of the media or supporters referring to us by them when I was younger, apart from the Football League calling the 1967 League Cup final the alphabet final!
If asked, you always said you were going down The Bush or going down The Rangers!
How often do you see PNE, WBA, WHU, FGR etc used as reference to those clubs? [Post edited 3 Oct 2020 10:29]
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From memory most people just said ‘Rangers’ when I started going in the seventies, which I’ve always preferred.
Also recall motson and Barry Davies always calling us Rangers when commentating, it was only when sky came in that they kept referring to us with the full name, Andy gray especially.
Why? We’re the only rangers in England and it’s not like anyone is daft enough to confuse us with the Scottish lot. |  |
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| Queens Park Rangers on 15:10 - Oct 5 with 1467 views | PinnerPaul |
| Queens Park Rangers on 08:06 - Oct 3 by stainrods_elbow |
What 'is' a football club? It's a veritable Theseus' paradox.
The players change.
The managers change.
The owners change.
The badge (sacrilegiously) can be changed.
The ground/name of the ground can (honourably but still in my view misguidedly) be changed.
The playing style changes.
The divisions changes.
The finances change etc. etc.
In short, everything changes, but 'something' stays the same. That something is us.
We, the fans, don't change, who hug 'our' QPR in our souls and the 'spirit' of the club in our hearts (underdog flair, the old true Loft, the away end scoreboard, 15p checkered programmes, Derek Buxton, Michael Wale, UEFA '77, Goddard and Allen, Highbury/ Wembley '82, passing football, the no. 10 shirt, the ghosts of Bowles, Francis and Givens), burnished by our memories, hopes, ecstacies and tears.
Ergo, WE ARE QPR I SAY WE ARE QPR! [Post edited 3 Oct 2020 8:09]
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Ollie used to say something very similar! | | | |
| Queens Park Rangers on 15:28 - Oct 5 with 1439 views | dublinr |
Hamilton academicals is a classy name. Quite like Partick thistle too.
Down south, Leyton orient give us a run for our money | |
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