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    Tony Ingham - Minutes Applause On Sunday...

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    TONY INGHAM R.I.P - MINUTE'S APPLAUSE
    Posted on: Wed 28 Apr 2010

    Former R's great Tony Ingham will be remembered prior to kick-off against Newcastle United on Sunday with a minute's applause.

    Ingham passed away last week following a recent illness.

    Following discussions with the Ingham family, it has been agreed that a period of applause would be suitable as we look to remember his life with great fondness.

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    Kilburn Times:

    QPR players and supporters will hold a minute's applause for the club's record appearance holder Tony Ingham before Sunday's game against Newcastle.

    Ingham, who passed away last week at the age of 85, spent 13 seasons with Rangers before going on the serve the club as commercial manager, secretary and director.

    Brian Rowe, who worked alongside Ingham before succeeding him as the club's sales and marketing director, told the Times: "I'll be standing there on Sunday cheering and clapping with the rest of them.

    "I remember watching Tony play for QPR when I was a boy - he was a fantastic left-back who never wasted a ball and shone out like a shining beacon.

    "He did so many jobs there after he retired. He was secretary for a while, ran the shop and I think he even took over the manager's role when Jim Gregory decided to sack somebody!

    "Tony was an absolute gentleman and it was lovely to work with him. He would always go out of his way for people and I remember one piece of advice he gave me.

    "That was to respond to every letter and phone call I received. He said: 'Always remember, Brian, if someone takes the trouble to get in touch, you must react to it'."

    Ingham grew up in Harrogate and began his professional career with Leeds United, but moved to Rangers in the summer of 1950 and went on to make a total of 555 appearances in the blue and white hoops.

    He was an ever present in five successive seasons and never received so much as a yellow card throughout his QPR career.

    Ingham hung up his boots in 1963, but remained with the club in various roles under Gregory's chairmanship, culminating in his appointment as commercial manager.

    Gregory's successor as chairman, David Bulstrode, agreed to rename the Patrons' Club at Loftus Road as the Tony Ingham Suite, which it remains to this day.

    Although Ingham was unable to attend Loftus Road in recent years due to ill health, his son Mark remains a regular spectator at Rangers matches.
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    • #3
      Right and fitting, renaming a stand as the Tony Ingham stand imo would be a nice touch too.
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      • #4
        What is it with this modern penchant for a minute's applause???

        A minute's silence in memory of a true Queen's Park Rangers legend would be far more dignified.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by BUSHRANGER1982 View Post
          What is it with this modern penchant for a minute's applause???

          A minute's silence in memory of a true Queen's Park Rangers legend would be far more dignified.
          They did have a chat with the family. Got to take that into consideration. Just glad that he is being remembered on Sunday.

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          • #6
            probably due to a minutes silence not being respected?
            "The kids missed everything from Queens Park Rangers to Conkers".

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            • #7
              Originally posted by loneranger View Post
              probably due to a minutes silence not being respected?
              Ipswich observed Mike Keens superbly, clearly the club don't trust a bunch of pissed fat geordie ****s.

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              • #8
                Family are happy with applause, that'll do for me.
                Didn't it start round about when George Best died?

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                • #9
                  A QPR fan from Australia contacted me yesterday to ask if I could confirm that Tony Ingham was never ever booked throughout his playing career of 555 matches for the Hoops.I told him that as far as I know that indeed was the case.

                  Having said that, we were once playing away at Shrewsbury Town, and with only a few minutes left the ball landed in the Home team's dugout and the Shrews manager refused to hand it back to Tony. A struggle ensued and as Tony finally retrieved the ball, the ref blew for time, whereupon Tony threw the ball back into the dugout, and was promptly sent off for ungentlemanly conduct.

                  However,many years later Tony introduced me to the now retired ref and he confirmed that on appeal Tony's dismissal was rescinded thus ensuring his clean record,

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