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View Teddy Eagle's Profile Teddy Eagle Online Flag 24 Feb 24 8.01pm Send a Private Message to Teddy Eagle Add Teddy Eagle as a friend

Dead at 75. On his day he was a wonderful player.

RiP.

 

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View kingdowieonthewall's Profile kingdowieonthewall Flag Sussex, ex-Cronx. 24 Feb 24 8.05pm Send a Private Message to kingdowieonthewall Add kingdowieonthewall as a friend

RIP Stan.
proper character.

 


Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents?
Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.

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View steeleye20's Profile steeleye20 Online Flag Croydon 24 Feb 24 8.29pm Send a Private Message to steeleye20 Add steeleye20 as a friend

At half-time, he would go to the betting shop.

A character and great player.

RIP Stan.

 

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View monkey's Profile monkey Flag Sittingbourne,Kent 24 Feb 24 8.41pm Send a Private Message to monkey Add monkey as a friend

One of my favourite non-palace players when I was a kid, QPR had a really good side for a couple of years in the mid 70’s

RIP

 


Made in Bromley

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View becky's Profile becky Flag over the moon 24 Feb 24 10.22pm Send a Private Message to becky Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add becky as a friend

RIP Stan

A brilliant player in his heyday.

I always saw him as football's answer to James Hunt......

 


A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers

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View glazedallover's Profile glazedallover Flag Allier 24 Feb 24 10.36pm Send a Private Message to glazedallover Add glazedallover as a friend

Originally posted by monkey

One of my favourite non-palace players when I was a kid, QPR had a really good side for a couple of years in the mid 70’s

RIP

I was born near loftus road and went to watch QPR a couple of games in the 75/76 season. They were superb. Stan Bowles, don given and Dave Thomas up front, don Masson , Gerry Francis and John hollins in midfield and Phil parkes, McClintock and David Webb and clement at the back . Bowles was dynamic that season.

 

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View monkey's Profile monkey Flag Sittingbourne,Kent 24 Feb 24 10.46pm Send a Private Message to monkey Add monkey as a friend

Originally posted by glazedallover

I was born near loftus road and went to watch QPR a couple of games in the 75/76 season. They were superb. Stan Bowles, don given and Dave Thomas up front, don Masson , Gerry Francis and John hollins in midfield and Phil parkes, McClintock and David Webb and clement at the back . Bowles was dynamic that season.

They ran Liverpool close for the title if I remember right, great side, I’ve seen a couple of their games from that era recently on the big match revisited

 


Made in Bromley

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View Teddy Eagle's Profile Teddy Eagle Online Flag 24 Feb 24 11.06pm Send a Private Message to Teddy Eagle Add Teddy Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by glazedallover

I was born near loftus road and went to watch QPR a couple of games in the 75/76 season. They were superb. Stan Bowles, don given and Dave Thomas up front, don Masson , Gerry Francis and John hollins in midfield and Phil parkes, McClintock and David Webb and clement at the back . Bowles was dynamic that season.

In the early 70s a mate and I got their autographs at Euston on their way up north somewhere - they were all very friendly, Terry Mancini was full of jokes, but the best of all was Dave Clement who was very kind and made sure everyone signed for us. It was sad how his story ended.

 

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View RubinsCube's Profile RubinsCube Flag Wimbledon 25 Feb 24 1.14am Send a Private Message to RubinsCube Add RubinsCube as a friend

I went to the 1990 fixture at their place (https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1990-1991-queens-park-rangers-crystal-palace/) and Stan Bowles was in the players' lounge after the match. Full of energy and reminiscing with the QPR faithful. Weirdly, so was Russ Abbott!

A fantastic talent - you only have to watch some reruns of the The Big Match to see how good he was. He always seemed to get mentioned when different England managers overlooked the likes of Hoddle, Le Tissier, and Gascoigne in his later years.

 

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View Palace Old Geezer's Profile Palace Old Geezer Flag Midhurst 25 Feb 24 9.24am Send a Private Message to Palace Old Geezer Add Palace Old Geezer as a friend

He was a very good footballer with a lot of character, sadly not too many like that these days. QPR were a fine team to watch in the 70s and, as monkey wrote, they came very close to toppling Liverpool off the top.

I like the story Martin Samuel quoted in the Times today: "enrolled at Gamblers Anonymous, met a bloke on the way into his first meeting and struck a bet on how long he would last".

RIP

 


Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled.

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View Willo's Profile Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 25 Feb 24 9.30am Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer

He was a very good footballer with a lot of character, sadly not too many like that these days. QPR were a fine team to watch in the 70s and, as monkey wrote, they came very close to toppling Liverpool off the top.

I like the story Martin Samuel quoted in the Times today: "enrolled at Gamblers Anonymous, met a bloke on the way into his first meeting and struck a bet on how long he would last".

RIP

I wholeheartedly agree.
He was a real entertainer on the field of play with a colourful life off the pitch.
The last time I set eyes on him was way back in the 80s when I was leaving Charlotte's wine bar in Hammersmith after a few tipples and he was outside.

Sad news.My thoughts are with all his family and friends.
RIP.

 

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View beak's Profile beak Flag croydon 25 Feb 24 9.39am Send a Private Message to beak Add beak as a friend

Originally posted by monkey

One of my favourite non-palace players when I was a kid, QPR had a really good side for a couple of years in the mid 70’s

RIP

Yes,they played open ,entertaining stuff.

 

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