Happy birthday Stanley Bowles the legend
Stan Bowles, turns 59: Born December 24, 1948...
It's almost thirty years since Stan Bowles played his last professional game for QPR, and still the memories linger on. The man who, in the eye of fans, superceeded Rodney Marsh as THE greatest at QPR!
Say QPR and #10 and the shirt belongs to either Marsh or Bowles....
For anyone old enough to remember the early 1970s: The despair at QPR/The End of the World: When Rodney left QPR in March 1972....And then six months later, the signing of Bowles joining (an already rampant) QPR under Gordon Jago...
Bowles made his QPR debut versus Nottingham Forest - September 16, 1972 after QPR paid a record transfer fee of 110,000 pounds.....Made the first; scored the second
Gordon Jago signed Forward/Midfielder Stan Bowles for QPR in September 1972 paying Carlisle 110,000 pounds (a then-record for QPR). Bowles played 250+ games scoring 70 league goals. Tommy Docherty sold him to Nottingham Forest in December 1979 for 250,000 pounds.
Bowles helped QPR to promotion in his first season and of course was an integral part of the 1975/76 "Championship" Side.
The only question for QPR fans is who was QPR's greatest-ever: Stan Bowles or Rodney Marsh...
Recent fan surveys give that title to Bowles. In a recent PFA Poll of fans, fans of each club were asked to vote for the best player in their club's history. For QPR fans, the vote went to Stan Bowles. (For Brentford fans, the vote went to...Stan Bowles!)
happy birthday stan my all time greatest ranger.i met him when i was 11 and he gave me a signed shirt which is my most treasured possession framed and hanging proudly in my room. :clap:
I was a steward at QPR for years and in the same day I met my Idol Stanley and Rodney marsh, they were taking penalties against each other and I managed to grab Stanley and Rodney and I had my picture taken with them separately and got them to sign an autopgraph for me...if I remember rightly it was something to do with shredded wheat!!( penalty comp)!!
I have been really lucky to have met them and lots of famous people.
Stanley is god and will always be god.
Respect :clap:
the word legend is banded around far too easily but stan lit up my eyes as a kid with his flair,skill and goals.for me glen no-one exept maybe sir les has come anywhere near the great man.
Yes you are so right Sir Les and only him come close...met him too top bloke!! :clap:
i played in the same team as les at school but i went to the pub and he went btraining....oh what could have been
i played in the same team as les at school but i went to the pub and he went btraining....oh what could have been
So you would be the same age as me then....god I feel old!! If thats a fact you should count yourself unlucky the dedication never rubbed off...I was a lousy forward but a good keeper!! but never good enough to play pro...then saying that some of the pro's aren't either!! :laugh:
