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Teddy Eagle 24 Feb 24 8.01pm
Dead at 75. On his day he was a wonderful player. RiP.

Teddy Eagle

24 Feb 24 8.01pm

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

RiP.

kingdowieonthewall Sussex, ex-Cronx. 24 Feb 24 8.05pm
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.

kingdowieonthewall

Sussex, ex-Cronx. 24 Feb 24 8.05pm

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.

steeleye20 Croydon 24 Feb 24 8.29pm
At half-time, he would go to the betting shop. A character and great player. RIP Stan.

steeleye20

Croydon 24 Feb 24 8.29pm

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

A character and great player.

RIP Stan.

monkey Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 24 Feb 24 8.41pm
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

monkey

Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 24 Feb 24 8.41pm

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

becky over the moon 24 Feb 24 10.22pm
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

becky

over the moon 24 Feb 24 10.22pm

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

glazedallover Allier 24 Feb 24 10.36pm
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.

glazedallover

Allier 24 Feb 24 10.36pm

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.

monkey Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 24 Feb 24 10.46pm
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

monkey

Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 24 Feb 24 10.46pm

Originally posted by glazedallover

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

Teddy Eagle 24 Feb 24 11.06pm
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.

Teddy Eagle

24 Feb 24 11.06pm

Originally posted by glazedallover

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.

RubinsCube Wimbledon 25 Feb 24 1.14am
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.

RubinsCube

Wimbledon 25 Feb 24 1.14am

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.

Palace Old Geezer Midhurst 25 Feb 24 9.24am
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.

Palace Old Geezer

Midhurst 25 Feb 24 9.24am

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.

Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 25 Feb 24 9.30am
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.

Willo

South coast - west of Brighton. 25 Feb 24 9.30am

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.

beak croydon 25 Feb 24 9.39am
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.

beak

croydon 25 Feb 24 9.39am

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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