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Great times, at least until the last week...remember getting on a Football Special at Wembley Central (I'm pretty sure it was Wembley) for the fateful game at Norwich. Train packed with several hundred R's. We had fantastic support that day.
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The Greatest team I've ever seen didn't need a plan B they were just too good for most opponents most of the time, all round an outstanding team some of the players were just, well hard to describe Mick Leach played the first game of the season V Liverpool and scored a great diving header, I then think he was sub for 38 games out of the 42 played in Gerry Francis we had the most complete midfielder in the country, and wit Bowles, Thomas & the Don a tremendous attacking force and shed loads of experience in the rest of the team especially at the back, don't think we'll ever relive those days again, not the way football is now and what money does, Gordon Jago built that team and Dave Sexton took it a little bit further, managers don't or get time to build teams now,
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Didn't we create some sort of record by beating 4 Europan league champions in a month, 3 in a pre season tournament and then Derby County 5-1 in the league.Last edited by cross it Dave; 28-08-2018, 08:00 AM.
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Originally posted by stanistheman View Post
True, it was a much smaller squad game then. The team played a 4-3-3 and was largely unchanged, I think Mick Leach was a regular sub.
Parkes
Clement Webb McLintock Gillard
Hollins Masson Francis
Bowles Givens Thomas
No tinkering around needed.Last edited by cross it Dave; 28-08-2018, 07:31 AM.
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I never ever enjoyed a season as much since. A joy to watch. The best team never to win the league.
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Originally posted by Martinmalta View PostThat was the best team the R's ever assembled. Pity they did not win any silver as they really deserved something for the quality they possessed. Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Hollins, Maclintock, Webb, Thomas, Francis, Bowles, Masson and Givens. And as already stated, Leach was always coming on as a sub. I remember listening on the BBC radio back then for the commentary of the Liverpool/Wolves game. Wolves scored first and were hoping they could hang on to it. The rest is just history.
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That was the best team the R's ever assembled. Pity they did not win any silver as they really deserved something for the quality they possessed. Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Hollins, Maclintock, Webb, Thomas, Francis, Bowles, Masson and Givens. And as already stated, Leach was always coming on as a sub. I remember listening on the BBC radio back then for the commentary of the Liverpool/Wolves game. Wolves scored first and were hoping they could hang on to it. The rest is just history.
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They were way ahead of their time. Way ahead. Not just from our point of view either. Everyone else loved us then.
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Originally posted by QPRDave View PostIncredible when you think about it Jack. One sub, players like "Chopper" Harris, "Bite yer legs" Hunter, Tommy Smith, all
would rather kick the player than the ball, yet players stayed on after crunching tackles.
Terrible pitches, the molly coddled little darlings can't even play in snow or rain these days.
Sure I remember Rangers playing two games in two days........
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Originally posted by CroydonCaptainJack View PostThis was my first season of going to Loftus Road aged 11 having supported the Rs since my parents moved us up from Norfolk when I was about seven. What a team that was. From memory we only played with about 13-14 players all season and I think you were only allowed one sub so plan Bs didn't really come into it back then. There were much smaller squads back then.
Parkes
Clement Webb McLintock Gillard
Hollins Masson Francis
Bowles Givens Thomas
No tinkering around needed.
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Incredible when you think about it Jack. One sub, players like "Chopper" Harris, "Bite yer legs" Hunter, Tommy Smith, all
would rather kick the player than the ball, yet players stayed on after crunching tackles.
Terrible pitches, the molly coddled little darlings can't even play in snow or rain these days.
Sure I remember Rangers playing two games in two days........
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This was my first season of going to Loftus Road aged 11 having supported the Rs since my parents moved us up from Norfolk when I was about seven. What a team that was. From memory we only played with about 13-14 players all season and I think you were only allowed one sub so plan Bs didn't really come into it back then. There were much smaller squads back then.
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Originally posted by wortonranger View Post
Maybe one potential one but was irrelevant. Don’t think we had any significant injury issues. Not sure how good our reserves would have been. Team seemed to pick itself every Week.
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Originally posted by Shania View Post
No weak links?
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