A small selection of the thousands of my QPR stories from the last 11 years.
2011
Hewitt scores twice in friendly
Shittu ‘nervous’ before return
Millwall chase Rowlands and Ephraim
Taarabt back on form against Pompey
Warnock to meet QPR board over transfers
Benni McCarthy has trial at QPR
2010
Jordan Hibbert signed on a short-term deal
Marcus Bent saves Warnock’s blushes
Warnock offers Volz short-term deal and brings in chief scout
Warnock on Volz + Kevin Randall
Warnock promises to improve squad
Paladini out as sporting director
Alberti and Pellicori told they’re not wanted
2009
New contracts for Leigertwood and Balanta
Bircham set to return as coach
Sousa defiant and Rangers want Taarabt & Dos Santos
Paladini gets me up at 8am on a Sunday
Briatore crisis meeting with players
Launch of QPR in the Community Trust
2008
John Byrne: We tore Chelsea to shreds
Dowie set to take over + Cerny
Dowie already close to the sack
Tomassi in, Bolder & Camp out + Alberti already not wanted
Great win for Ainsworth against Birmingham
Ainsworth effectively axed + Mancienne
QPR launch bid to re-sign Cook and Shittu
Rangers want Gorkss + breakthrough in Cook bid
Gorkss-Nardiello ‘swap’ deal lined up
Gorkss signing finally goes through
Donadoni and Sousa lined up for QPR job
2007
China brawl: original breaking story
Emergency board meeting: Gregory close to sack
Cook on way out, Camp & Mancienne in
Briatore-led takeover goes through
Gregory again close to the sack
Roeder considered for QPR job + chief scout appointed
Hoddle turns down Rangers, who look abroad
Clearout planned at Loftus Road
Joe Gallen’s tribute to Ray Jones
2006
John Gregory’s first win & Ray Jones’ first league goal
Paladini’s ‘put up or shut up’ to Bill Power
Rangers keen for Baidoo to sign deal
Transfer-listed Bircham wants to stay
Winton calls for Holloway to go
Dunga to face angry shareholders
2005
Infamous boardroom coup: original breaking story
Holloway wants new contract (includes picture gallery)
Jim Smith wanted as director of football
2004
Paladini buys stake in Rangers
Director ‘glad’ QPR lost play-off final
Haleem Kherallah’s long running bid for QPR stake
2003
Haleem Kherallah emerges as bidder for QPR
American interest in Rangers shares
QPR board talk to Thorne, angering Kherallah
Kherallah threatens to withdraw bid
Thorne investment falls through
Pre-deadline (and pre-broken leg) bid for Martin Rowlands
Clarke Carlisle ready for play-off final
Padula rejects new deal after play-off defeat
Chris Day set to re-sign + Padula contract
Improved offer to Padula + Ainsworth (belatedly) targeted
2002
When Ainsworth first told me he wanted to join QPR
Winton set to withdraw bid to buy Rangers
2001
QPR in administration: city-based consortium interested
Rival bidders consider joining forces
Holloway opposes ground move (“this is our cave” quote)
Council oppose Ellis takeover (leading to its collapse)
Matthew Rose fails to secure move
2000
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