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TOUR BLOG: PART THREE
Posted on: Thu 22 Jul 2010
Hogan Ephraim's in a rich vein of form isn't he?
The attacker bagged the opener and shone once again, as the R's eased to a 4-1 victory over Equipe Romagna over here in Italy last night.
Ephraim was arguably the star-turn, as Neil Warnock's side put the difficulties of the searing evening heat to one side, to totally orchestrate proceedings against the Serie A trialists.
But for me, it was the pre-match build-up that provided my particular highlight of day three.
Now, the likes of Jay Z, Oasis and Kanye West are always firm favorites on the boom box at Loftus Road, but the sound of The Proclaimers' 'I Would Walk 5000 Miles' bellowing out of the away dressing room was a new one on me.
Not that you could actually hear the words from the Scottish duo, thanks in part to Clint Hill and Shaun Derry's insistence on singing (or should I say shouting!) every single word at the top of their voice.
It's amazing the impact those two have had on this group of players in such a short space of time. Their leadership skills and camaraderie are second to none and you sense they'll have a massive part to play - both on and off the pitch - next season.
The match itself was a fairly straightforward, yet useful, affair for the R's.
Josh Parker impressed once again, whilst Leon Clarke deservedly bagged a brace - his first goals in QPR colours.
I caught up with Akos Buzsaky, Hogan and the gaffer afterwards to get their thoughts and you can watch all three videos on QPR Player in the coming days.
The general feeling was that it was another step up the ladder for the squad, as the start of the npower Championship season draws ever closer.
The bus pulled back into the hotel at around midnight and after a quick bite to eat, the lads retired to their rooms, after another long, but successful day.
(Blog entry by Ian Taylor)
Posted on: Thu 22 Jul 2010
Hogan Ephraim's in a rich vein of form isn't he?
The attacker bagged the opener and shone once again, as the R's eased to a 4-1 victory over Equipe Romagna over here in Italy last night.
Ephraim was arguably the star-turn, as Neil Warnock's side put the difficulties of the searing evening heat to one side, to totally orchestrate proceedings against the Serie A trialists.
But for me, it was the pre-match build-up that provided my particular highlight of day three.
Now, the likes of Jay Z, Oasis and Kanye West are always firm favorites on the boom box at Loftus Road, but the sound of The Proclaimers' 'I Would Walk 5000 Miles' bellowing out of the away dressing room was a new one on me.
Not that you could actually hear the words from the Scottish duo, thanks in part to Clint Hill and Shaun Derry's insistence on singing (or should I say shouting!) every single word at the top of their voice.
It's amazing the impact those two have had on this group of players in such a short space of time. Their leadership skills and camaraderie are second to none and you sense they'll have a massive part to play - both on and off the pitch - next season.
The match itself was a fairly straightforward, yet useful, affair for the R's.
Josh Parker impressed once again, whilst Leon Clarke deservedly bagged a brace - his first goals in QPR colours.
I caught up with Akos Buzsaky, Hogan and the gaffer afterwards to get their thoughts and you can watch all three videos on QPR Player in the coming days.
The general feeling was that it was another step up the ladder for the squad, as the start of the npower Championship season draws ever closer.
The bus pulled back into the hotel at around midnight and after a quick bite to eat, the lads retired to their rooms, after another long, but successful day.
(Blog entry by Ian Taylor)