AT THE Manager Ian Holloway As a midfielder, he began his career at hometown club Bristol RIVERSIDE Rovers in 1981, going on to play for Wimbledon, Brentford, LAURI COX introduces this Torquay United (on loan), back to Bristol Rovers for a second afternoon’s opponents... spell, Queens Park Rangers and, finally, a third spell back at Bristol Rovers, where he became player-manager before ending his playing career in 1999. He has also managed Queens Park Rangers, Plymouth Argyle, Leicester City, Blackpool and Crystal Palace. As he did with Blackpool three years earlier, Holloway managed Crystal Palace to promotion to the Premier League in May 2013, but after the club had won only one of their opening eight games he left, by mutual consent, on October 23, 2013 after less than a year in charge. On January 6, 2014 Holloway signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Millwall; this was terminated in March 2015. He re-joined Queens Park Rangers as manager on November 11, 2016. QUEENS PARK RANGERS www.qpr.co.uk Ground Name Loftus Road | Capacity 18,439 | Nickname The R’s 12 ONE TO Jamie Mackie WATCH Position: Striker Nationality: Scottish DOB: 22.09.1985 Began his career at Wimbledon, progressing through the club’s youth system making his first-team debut in December 2003. A squad member when the club was renamed and moved to Milton Keynes, he made few appearances before joining Conference side Exeter City. He spent time on loan with Sutton United in 2005 and later signed for Plymouth Argyle. He joined QPR in May 2010. In 2013, he joined Nottingham Forest before a loan at Reading in 2014. Has represented Scotland at full international level. 43 1 Alex Smithies 5 Nedum Onuoha Position: Goalkeeper Position: Defender Nationality: English Nationality: English D.O.B: 05.03.1990 D.O.B: 12.11.1986 Smithies previously played Born in Warri, Delta State, football for Westend Juniors in Nigeria, Onuoha was brought Huddersfield’s local leagues, and up in Manchester and attended joined the Huddersfield Town the Manchester City Youth academy at the age of eight. He Academy. He had a loan spell signed professional terms with with Sunderland in 2010, the club in 2007, and made over before moving to QPR in 2012. 200 appearances before moving Represented England at U20 and to QPR in 2015. Represented U21 levels. England at U16, U17, U18 and U19 levels. 6 Joel Lynch Alex Smithies Position: Defender 2 Darnell Furlong Nationality: Welsh Position: Defender played as a goalkeeper. Switching D.O.B: 03.10.1987 Nationality: English to left-back, he progressed to Lynch came through Brighton & D.O.B: 31.10.1995 the club’s U18 team. Had two Hove Albion’s youth set up. Had a Having impressed at junior loan spells with Brentford, before loan move to Nottingham Forest, level, Darnell signed his first making the move permanent in before making it permanent in professional contract with QPR in 2013. Signed for The R’s in 2016. 2009. He then joined Huddersfield March 2014. Has had loan spells Bidwell represented England at in 2012, followed by QPR in 2016. with Northampton, Swindon and U16, U17, U18 and U19 levels. Has represented Wales at full Cambridge United. Furlong is international level. the son of former Queens Park 4 Grant Hall Rangers striker Paul Furlong, who 7 Luke Freeman is currently an Academy coach at Position: Defender the club. Nationality: English Position: Midfielder D.O.B: 29.10.1991 Nationality: English Transferred to Brighton & Hove D.O.B: 22.03.1992 3 Jake Bidwell Albion in October 2009 after Freeman started his career at Position: Defender a successful trial period from Charlton Athletic, before joining Nationality: English non-league side Lewes. Moved to Gillingham at the age of 11. D.O.B: 21.03.1993 Tottenham in 2012, and had loan He made his first-team debut Bidwell grew up in Southport and spells with Swindon, Birmingham joined the Academy at Everton and Blackpool before moving to aged 11. For two seasons he QPR in 2015. A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY Queens Park Rangers originated from the amalgamation of two teams in 1885 – St Jude’s and Christchurch Rangers. The club’s name changed to QPR in 1887. Tony Ingham holds the record for the most appearances for the club – 519 from 1926-34. In 2001 two QPR supporting brothers – the Wintons – bought two players out of their own pockets. QPR were the first club in Britain to install an Astroturf pitch (at Loftus Road) in the early eighties, following years of Luke waterlogged surfaces. Freeman 44 for Gillingham at the age of 15, single season he moved to Galway becoming the youngest ever United. Joined QPR in January player to appear in the FA Cup. 2015. Represented the Republic at In January 2008, Freeman signed U17, U19 and U21 levels. for Arsenal. Had loan spells with Yeovil and Stevenage, before 15 Steven Caulker joining QPR in 2017 from Bristol Position: Defender City. Has represented England at Nationality: English U16 and U17 levels. D.O.B: 29.12.1991 Caulker is a product of the 8 Jordan Cousins Tottenham Hotspur Academy and Position: Midfielder spent a season’s loan at League Nationality: English One Yeovil Town in 2009/10. D.O.B: 06.03.1994 He followed this loans at Bristol Cousins began his career with City and Swansea City, before Conor Charlton and won the League One a permanent move to Cardiff. Washington Apprentice of the Year award in Represented Team GB at the 2012 2012. Joined Queens Park Rangers Olympics, and made a full England in July 2016. Has been capped October that year he was loaned debut in 2012 against Sweden, by England at U16, U17 and U18 to Hemel Hempstead, then joined scoring a goal. He joined QPR level. In May 2014 he was called Eastbourne Borough on loan in in 2014, and has had loans at up to the U20 squad. August 2012, and in January 2015 Southampton and Liverpool. left Wycombe to join Barnsley. 9 Conor Washington Joined QPR this year after being 16 Ariel Borysiuk Position: Striker released by Barnsley. Position: Midfielder Nationality: Northern Irish Nationality: Polish D.O.B: 18.05.1992 14 Ryan Manning D.O.B: 29.07.1991 Began his career with non-league Position: Midfielder Born in Biała Podlaska, Borysiuk St Ives Town, joining Newport Nationality: Irish made his debut in the Ekstraklasa County in 2012. After helping D.O.B: 14.06.1996 in February 2007 at the age them return to the Football League Manning started his career playing of 16 years. He is also Legia’s via the Play-Offs, he transferred for Mervue United in the League youngest-ever goalscorer. Joined to Peterborough United in January of Ireland First Division. After a 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2012, and 2014. Two years later, he signed had loans with Volga and Lechia for Queens Park Rangers. Born Gdansk, before moving to the in England, Washington qualified latter. He then re-joined Legia, for Northern Ireland through a before moving to QPR in 2016. grandparent. He made his senior Represented Poland at U17, U19, debut for the team in March 2016 U20, U21 and full levels. and was chosen for that year’s European Championship 17 Matt Smith 11 Position: Striker Josh Scowen Nationality: English Position: Midfielder D.O.B: 07.06.1989 Nationality: English Smith spent a year as a trainee at D.O.B: 28.03.1993 Cheltenham Town, before being Scowen came through Wycombe released at the age of 18 and Wanderers’ youth system, making gained non-league experience his professional debut in 2011. In with New Mills. Smith joined Josh Scowen US v THEM: Games won: 15 Games drawn: 15 Games lost: 17 45 Oldham in May 2011. Had a loan leg on his debut in a pre-season with Macclesfield, before moving friendly at York, later joining to Leeds in 2013, and Fulham in Sheffield United on loan when 2014. Following a loan at Bristol regaining fitness. Impressed while City, he joined QPR this year. on loan with Preston last season, returning to us in the summer. 18 Jack Robinson Now back with the manager with whom he probably enjoyed Position: Defender his most successful spell when Nationality: English playing with Blackpool. D.O.B: 01.09.1993 A product of the Liverpool 21 Massimo Luongo Academy, Robinson is the second- youngest player to have played Position: Midfielder for Liverpool, having made his Nationality: Australian Massimo senior debut at the age of 16 D.O.B: 25.09.1992 Luongo years and 250 days. He had loan Born in Sydney, Luongo played spells with Wolves and Blackpool, youth football for APIA Leichhardt Tczew, Lechia Gdansk and re- before joining QPR in 2014. Has Tigers before moving to England joining Wisla Tczew before he left had a loan spell with Huddersfield. to play for Tottenham, where he for Polonia Warsaw in the summer Represented England at U16, U17, started his professional career. of 2009. He moved to Sampdoria U18, U19 and U21 levels. Following a loan at Ipswich Town, in 2013, and had a loan spell with he played on loan at Swindon, a Hellas Verona, before making the move later made permanent. He 19 Sean Goss move permanent. After moving joined QPR in 2015. Luongo has to QPR on loan in 2016, he made Position: Midfielder played for the Australian national that deal permanent in 2017. Nationality: English team since 2014. Represented Poland at U17, U18, D.O.B: 01.10.1995 U19 and full international levels.