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QPR MEMORIES

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Southall, Stevens, van den Hauwe, Ratcliffe, Mountfield, Reid, Bracewell, Stevens, Sharp, Gray, Sheedy - these the are names that will go down in history, alongside the likes of Dean, Labone, Kendall, Harvey and Ball.

On the day, it took just goals from two of those individuals to ensure that the first leg of an unprecedented treble is secure.
Derek Mountfield and Graeme Sharp sealed the title win in front of just over 50,000 jubilant fans at Goodison Park and with the finals of the FA Cup and European Cup Winners Cup still to come, manager Howard Kendall's young but extremely talented side have picked up the one trophy they craved the most - and in some style.

The trend for the Bank Holiday proceedings was set when two more accolades were confirmed. Kendall was presented with his award for Manager of the Month and goalkeeper Neville Southall had been announced as the Footballer of the Year.
Even the rainclouds that gathered before kick-off began to disappear and it was the visitors who were swamped. Within 24 minutes, it was 1-0.

Sheedy's left-foot - which has provided so much glory during the season - delivered a great corner into the Rangers box and after Andy Gray and Pat van den Hauwe both got a touch, centre-back Mountfield crashed a shot in-off the underside of Peter Hucker's crossbar for the opener.

The strike was the 22-year-old's 12th goal of the season, an unbelievable return for a defender in the top flight. That goal provided the catalyst for an Everton onslaught. Sharp's bullet-header was tipped over well by Hucker and then Peter Reid drove a shot narrowly wide, before Sharp returned to strike the right-hand post following another excellent assist by Sheedy, this time from a free-kick.

The Scottish striker was looking to become the first Blues man to net 30 goals in all competitions season since Bob Latchford's haul in 1977-78 and he wasn't to be denied as eight minutes from time, he was involved in a move fitting of one that would seal any trophy-win. As Paul Bracewell linked up with van den Hauwe on the left-hand side, Sharp met the cross from the wing like many latter-day Everton number nine's to head home powerfully.
It prompted a hearty rendition of "We Shall Not Be Moved" from the Goodison faithful as they sensed the Championship was all-but sewn-up.

And as the minutes ticked away to the final whistle, the party had already began.
 
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I remember a game in the 70s when QPR were 0-1 up at Goodison. Stan Bowles was playing, I remember that much. In the last few minutes we scored 2 at the Street End to steal the win. When QPR kicked off again after the winning goal (Latchford in injury time), Stan Bowles just hoofed the ball like a child. After the match Bowles gave Everton a right ****ging off. Big BABBA! LOL!
 
I always remember Stan Bowles's wife had left him that week we played 'em, would be about 75'76 and the Street end were chanting "Stanley, Stanley where's your wife?" he turned to the Gwladys Street with his arms outstretched as if he said he didn't know, you don't get that with players anymore
 
The '95 game away when we won 3-2 is a special memory to me. It was my son's 10th birthday and I took him and 3 of his mates none of whom had been to a match before. We live near Leamington Spa, although originally from Huyton, and all of his friends were United or Arsenal fans - typical small town England. When Hinchcliffe scored the last minute free kick to win the game someone picked up one of the boys and threw him what seemed like 15 foot into the air. Remember us all being body searched on the way into the ground too, which seemed a bit extreme. A good day out as Wallace & Gromit would say.
 

alan ball said:
I always remember Stan Bowles's wife had left him that week we played 'em, would be about 75'76 and the Street end were chanting "Stanley, Stanley where's your wife?" he turned to the Gwladys Street with his arms outstretched as if he said he didn't know, you don't get that with players anymore
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Haha, I remember that one That would be the 3-3 in 78 I mentioned earlier. Earlier in the season against Utd we were singing 'who's up Mary Brown, who's up Mary Brown, Tommy, Tommy Docherty', so at the QPR match we just rephrased it 'who's up Stanley's wife, Who's up Stanley's wife? Tommy, Tommy Docherty, Tommy Tommy Docherty. As you say, the players took it in better spirit back then. Now they'd be moaning in the papers.
 
alan ball said:
I always remember Stan Bowles's wife had left him that week we played 'em, would be about 75'76 and the Street end were chanting "Stanley, Stanley where's your wife?" he turned to the Gwladys Street with his arms outstretched as if he said he didn't know, you don't get that with players anymore
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remember it well ,think they beat us that day ,they were a great team
 

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Andy Hinchcliffe scored a belter of a free kick from about 30 yards in the game at their place that season though. Brett Angell started I think and our fans gave him dogs abuse. I dont think he helped his cause by being similar height to Big Dunc but whereas Dunc leapt like a salmon poor Brett could never seem to jump more than an inch off the floor. Think we won 3-2.
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I thought it was Limpar, salmon kit wasn it?
 

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