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Forever R’s 20:33 - Jan 28 with 15263 views

Can someone explain this induction process to this?
Is it anybody who has kicked a ball for us?
Tomorrow apparently it’s Anton Ferdinand, nice lad , only played 40 games, probably best remembered for the JT incident?
Thoughts

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Forever R’s on 20:56 - Jan 28 with 5559 views

dm97

I forgot about all those other players who were racially abused by the captain of our fiercest rivals, and haunted by it - thanks to a worryingly large number of football 'fans' - for the rest of their lives.

Gesture of good will is enough reason imo

Forever R’s on 21:21 - Jan 28 with 5481 views

Wegerles_Stairs

Hopefully we'll get the chant Ryan Manning received on Tuesday repeated tomorrow in tribute to 'JT'.

Forever R’s on 21:39 - Jan 28 with 5454 views

Miss_Terraces

We've done this topic time and time again. Unfortunately the twitterati are turning a decent gesture into an OG again

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Forever R’s on 23:03 - Jan 28 with 5269 views

Dorse

When will Jamie Pollock get the call?

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Forever R’s on 23:05 - Jan 28 with 5263 views

daveB

Yes it is anyone who has played for us is welcomed back for a day out and a chance to say thank you for wearing the shirt. Anton is a worthy inductee imo
If it was the best players this would have been closed years ago with less than 100 players coming back. If you thought Anton was shit just ignore it, the stick he's getting from QPR fans tonight ids so uncalled for

Forever R’s on 23:25 - Jan 28 with 5195 views

Benny_the_Ball

Not only did AF barely feature for QPR but when he did he was largely terrible. A political gesture that frankly devalues the Forever Rs concept. OG by the club.

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Forever R’s on 23:37 - Jan 28 with 5164 views

MrSheen

qprxtc sticks some names on the board and Magic Robot does the rest. Obviously.

Forever R’s on 23:44 - Jan 28 with 5146 views

PunteR

Forever R’s on 23:25 - Jan 28 by Benny_the_Ball
Not only did AF barely feature for QPR but when he did he was largely terrible. A political gesture that frankly devalues the Forever Rs concept. OG by the club.

Yeh he wasn't a great player for us but that high profile incident wasn't his fault. It must have put a lot of stress and anxiety on his family at the time, bearing in mind he's a relative of our director of Football. I don't see anything wrong in this gesture at all. It's not hurting anyone.

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Forever R’s on 03:05 - Jan 29 with 5027 views

Benny_the_Ball

Forever R’s on 23:44 - Jan 28 by PunteR
Yeh he wasn't a great player for us but that high profile incident wasn't his fault. It must have put a lot of stress and anxiety on his family at the time, bearing in mind he's a relative of our director of Football. I don't see anything wrong in this gesture at all. It's not hurting anyone. [Post edited 29 Jan 2022 0:05]

The incident is irrelevant. It is not a criteria for entry into the Forever Rs club, nor is being related to the DOF. The club could make an alternative gesture (which IMHO isn't required) instead of devaluing the Forever Rs club. Anton, together with many of his teammates, represents everything that was wrong with QPR at the time. Who are we going to induct next? Bosingwa? Assou-Ekotto? Todd Kane?

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Forever R’s on 03:59 - Jan 29 with 5018 views

LeedsR

Forever R’s on 03:05 - Jan 29 by Benny_the_Ball

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Whilst he was by no means the best player to put on the shirt, he certainly wasn’t the worst (not that that in itself should get you inducted). I always got the impression that he always made an honest effort, despite the challenges he was facing that have come to light. I’ve no objection to his induction. Yes, he was of that era, but I wouldn’t lump him in with the likes of Assou-Ekotto and Bosingwa who were mercenaries plain and simple, and more recently Kane who was just a plank.

Forever R’s on 07:00 - Jan 29 with 4925 views

Dixie_CT

what difference it really make? Whether it’s Anton Ferdinand, Jamie Mackie, Chris Kiwomya, Peter Hucker, Wayne Fereday, Karl Ready??

What do the players get from it? A bit of acknowledgment for their time at the club in front of a half empty stadium? Hardly giving them the keys to W12!

Why get upset by who it is? I would suggest people need to ask themselves that rather than get angry at the individual or the club.

Forever R’s on 07:17 - Jan 29 with 4895 views

DWQPR

I remember when the BBC documentary that he made about that incident with the Leg end, Leader Bellend Nazi and how pretty much to a person on this board the support and sympathy came in for him when that incident became pivotal in his career in such a negative way whereby for years afterwards received dogs of abuse from Supporters of the filth amongst others which he said badly effected his career and the anguish he felt that whilst he was the person abused he ended up the one on the wrong side of the tracks whilst Terry pretty much got away Scot free. It is also well known that Anton used to regularly come down to LR with Rio and sit in the Loft watching Rangers because of Les playing for us. So the club has been close to his heart as well. I’ve no problem with his induction. His career may not have been the longest, his ability may not have been the best, but for an incident involving a hideous excuse for a human being it could have been much different. As long as when he pulled on that hooped shirt he gave his t is good enough for me.

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Forever R’s on 07:58 - Jan 29 with 4844 views

daveB

Forever R’s on 03:05 - Jan 29 by Benny_the_Ball

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Zesh Rehmann is in forever Rs and got less comment that Anton has.

Forever R’s on 08:04 - Jan 29 with 4825 views

nix

I'll be clapping him warmly today. He's obviously bothered enough to come back. He's had a tough time directly related to his time playing for us. Forever Rs has been explained time and time again as a recognition of people who've played for us, not QPR legends. It's a nice gesture that literally harms nobody, and may make him and his family proud. I hope it'll make him feel good, which will in turn make me feel good.

If it gets on your nerves, which is okay, it's very easy to just go and get a beer or have a pee.

Forever R’s on 08:16 - Jan 29 with 4801 views

nadera78

Forever R’s on 03:05 - Jan 29 by Benny_the_Ball

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I don't know if some people are deliberately looking for a reaction or just plain thick. The criteria for induction to Forever Rs has been explained dozens of times on here and elsewhere.

Forever R’s on 08:33 - Jan 29 with 4759 views

traininvain

Forever R’s on 07:58 - Jan 29 by daveB
Zesh Rehmann is in forever Rs and got less comment that Anton has.

Funny that isn’t it. Or maybe not.

Good to see the snowflakes have something to moan about anyway.

Forever R’s on 08:52 - Jan 29 with 4696 views

stowmarketrange

Forever R’s on 08:04 - Jan 29 by nix

I will be there to watch and clap at the appropriate times,but like Cashley Cole,I won’t be able to hear a word that’s said.The joys of the lower loft.

Forever R’s on 08:58 - Jan 29 with 4682 views

PunteR

Forever R’s on 03:05 - Jan 29 by Benny_the_Ball

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The incident isn't irrelevant, by any means. Even if you take that out of the equation you are still left with a player who put on the hoops, tried for the most part and has direct links to the club and affection as he used to come and watch Les Ferdinand as a kid..
You can't tarnish every player with the same brush just because that team wasn't well liked. There was some good honest players back then but the club was badly managed.
Anyway, it's just football ,he's not winning the Nobel peace prize and there's some young supporters that don't hold the same bitter views of QPR back then as us old farts. ;)

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Forever R’s on 10:09 - Jan 29 with 4589 views

Phil_i_P_Daddy

Forever R’s on 08:04 - Jan 29 by nix

“He's obviously bothered enough to come back.“
A very good point and not one I had considered when ruminating on the merits of some of our inductees.
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Phil_i_P

Forever R’s on 10:19 - Jan 29 with 4553 views

nix

Forever R’s on 08:52 - Jan 29 by stowmarketrange
I will be there to watch and clap at the appropriate times,but like Cashley Cole,I won’t be able to hear a word that’s said.The joys of the lower loft.

Haha! I'm in SAR and it seems to be a bit better there but I'm still guessing every other word. Could be my ancientness though.

Forever R’s on 10:26 - Jan 29 with 4541 views

terryb

Forever R’s on 23:25 - Jan 28 by Benny_the_Ball
Not only did AF barely feature for QPR but when he did he was largely terrible. A political gesture that frankly devalues the Forever Rs concept. OG by the club.

All irrelevant as the Forever R's is for every player who represented Rangers.

He also started very well for us until the JT moment, which I dobn't think he recovered from. He was also very much involved in the Cisse goal that won the game against Stoke.

I will be applauding him today, but i will not be able to hear a word that is said!

Forever R’s on 10:50 - Jan 29 with 4492 views

Antti_Heinola

Forever R’s on 10:26 - Jan 29 by terryb
All irrelevant as the Forever R's is for every player who represented Rangers. He also started very well for us until the JT moment, which I dobn't think he recovered from. He was also very much involved in the Cisse goal that won the game against Stoke. I will be applauding him today, but i will not be able to hear a word that is said!

Good post, was going to say the same. While this is irrelevant to the depressing OP,, which has been dealt with with great patience on here I think, it's been completely forgotten by a lot of fans that he was genuinely very good for us in those opening months. He lost form after the Chelsea game (in which he was absolutely superb) and I think most of us felt maybe he wasn't such a great player, but in retrospect and after watching that doc, it's very, very clear that the incident affected him deeply. I for one never properly considered that at the time, with my feelings all directed at Terry, and feel ashamed about it. I'm still out with Covid, but if I was there I'd be delighted to see him and give him the welcome he deserves. No one deserves what happened to him.

And while there are players you would not wish to see at half time, for sure, Forever Rs is nothing except a positive thing. We say this every time, but that's what it is. It is warm, healthy, nice, positive. It absolutely baffles me that some fans get upset about it every time if the player wasn't a 'legend'. What is the point about being negative about something so positive? Even if you for some reason dislike Anton, why do you feel the need to voice it? Just keep it to yourself, stay in your seat, and endure 5 mins of not being able to hear what anyone is saying.

Bare bones.

Forever R’s on 11:06 - Jan 29 with 4443 views

CamberleyR

Forever R’s on 10:26 - Jan 29 by terryb
All irrelevant as the Forever R's is for every player who represented Rangers. He also started very well for us until the JT moment, which I dobn't think he recovered from. He was also very much involved in the Cisse goal that won the game against Stoke. I will be applauding him today, but i will not be able to hear a word that is said!

" He also started very well for us until the JT moment, which I don't think he recovered from "

That's pretty much how I remember it as well.