This is it - just an hour away. For those who need info on listening - here's what I posted on the .org board... Pre-match - already started on TalkSport http://www.talksport.net/thestation_listennow.htm Five Live - sport programme begins at 7 UK time. http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/ Radio London - Tom Watt from 7 http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/ Commentary - this is the gray area. Of course, its available online to QPR World subscribers http://world.qpr.co.uk Live commentary is being offered by Five Live AND BBC London (I believe). On saturday, BBC London left the commentary on the Internet - so they might do the same tonight. We'll only be positive when the match starts. COME ON YOUUUUU R's
I saw one of the sites (BBC London, I believe) mentioned that they can't carry all online commentary because of rights issues, but let's hope this one is on (although I'll be in a meeting for the beginning of it). The lineup: Day, Kelly, Padula, Shittu, Carlisle, McLeod, Palmer, Bircham, Gallen, Thomson, Furlong http://www.qpr.premiumtv.co.uk/today/view/breaking_news_detail/0,,10373~383676,00.html Come on, you R's!
No score yet and I've got to go to a meeting that'll take at least 45 minutes! Argh! Come on, you R's!!
Come on now - since I've been away a few years, I've never seen QPR play a game in the 2nd Division...and I have no desire to ever see one. Let's get out of that godforsaken league once and for all!
Two penalties not given? Sounds like the last one was real. We don't sound like we've got this match sorted frankly.
Paul Furlong, I apologize for calling you a ************ing Chelsea wanker when you came in for Birmingham a few years ago!
Just had one cleared off the line a few minutes ago. But it don't matter really. 1-0. Playing Cardiff in Cardiff? - worst case scenario? Well worst case scenario would be not going there at all - but you know what I mean.
Furlong!!! Yes!!! Yes!!! Yes!!! Hang in there, Rangers! It won't be great playing Cardiff in Cardiff, but I'm sure we'll bring a bunch of support. At least it won't be like a true away game with us only getting a few thousand tickets.
We're on our way to Cardiff!!! Just listening to the Oldham take on it and some cumstain jibbering on about how he's "seen QPR 4 times this season and you can't tell me they were better than us". What? aside from just beating you and finishing higher in the table. Ah well, he'll have to cry into his beer tonight. Will the final make it to US screens?
Can't wait to see the goal on FSW this evening. Cardiff in Cardiff....not the first place you'd want to play them, but there's always the chance they completely choke in front of their home fans, isn't there?
bring on cardiff hopefully they wont have too much of a home field being that it is in the millenium and all
Good result but not good ending. "Referee Mark Clattenburg had no choice but to show the red card and mounted police were forced onto the pitch to keep rival supporters apart after the final whistle." BBC Match Report
Division 1 here we come.... great result. BTW, in reference to the comment made by the BBC, was there any serious crowd trouble?
YYYYYYYYYYyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Rangers. hell yeah. Does Holloway have a big pair of soccer balls or what? "After the game had finished, in an emotional address on the pitch, Holloway promised Queens Park Rangers fans they will be watching First Division football next season. The QPR manager made the pledge in a delirious microphone address on the Loftus Park pitch He told the fans: "We will win it! Thank you for your support - you've put QPR on the map. This is a proper football club. See you in Cardiff."
Nothing about mounted police in the article now. About the red card it now says, "Oldham could not reply and the bad blood which had threatened to boil over from the first leg finally did so in the dying stages when Andrews lashed out, leaving referee Mark Clattenburg no choice but to show the red card."
Ah, so maybe they were speaking out of their behinds. Let's hope. It really is quite rare to get the horses involved. There were probably a few used outside if anything - but that's not that special really.
From what I heard - there was a small incident in the press box (of all places). Probably just handbags after the place went mental after the goal. Horse police are pretty common for these last match/playoff type matches when the possibility of a pitch invasion is high. They were at the Brentford match last season - and probably Crewe this year.