Accrington Stanley Bowles - The QPR Internet Supporters Team
Posted on: Thu 21 Jun 2007
Back in the damp, mouldy days of the last century, we were - my father tells me - in the Premier League. Legends named Sinclair, McDonald, Ferdinand and Wilson scuttled around the pre-Wasps turf, and we were a pretty useful outfit.
About that time, a number of Arsenal fans challenged a few QPR fans to a match, which was organised via the Internet. Justin Pieris took the organisational reigns, and managed to round up a few assorted Hoops to meet the challenge. They did, and knocked the knickers off of Arsenal 4-2.
Co-incidental to this, a few Northern sides were beginning to orchestrate games between rival sides, with the idea of 'building bridges' between opposing fans with a pre-match kick around, a pub visit, and then the featured game. In 1996, a tournament called Euronet was organised in Nottingham, which ASB attended, and only an offside goal robbed them of tournament victory.
The following season, an informal league format kicked off, and come Summer 97, ASB were top of the tree. The same followed in 1998, with ASB adding the Euronet trophy to their haul. ASB are now in their 6th season, and growing by the month.
We remain far and away the most successful team in IFA history, with off-field successes - both social and charitable - to add to on field achievements. Most importantly, we remain a team of people from a broad slice of life, committed to QPR and promotion of our great club.
Our Honours to date:
IFA League Champions 1996 (unofficial), 1998, 1999, 2001 & 2002
IFA Cup Winners 2002
IFA London League Winners 2002
Euronet Winners 1998
Euronet Finalists 1996
Worldnet Finalists 1999
Reading Rumble Winners 1998
Charlton BHF Tournament Winners 2000 & 2001
Patrons: Mr Stanley Bowles, and '67 Cup-winning legend Tony Hazell.
Ogle us: At www.qpr.org/asb for full reports, candid photography, and other nonsense.
About that time, a number of Arsenal fans challenged a few QPR fans to a match, which was organised via the Internet. Justin Pieris took the organisational reigns, and managed to round up a few assorted Hoops to meet the challenge. They did, and knocked the knickers off of Arsenal 4-2.
Co-incidental to this, a few Northern sides were beginning to orchestrate games between rival sides, with the idea of 'building bridges' between opposing fans with a pre-match kick around, a pub visit, and then the featured game. In 1996, a tournament called Euronet was organised in Nottingham, which ASB attended, and only an offside goal robbed them of tournament victory.
The following season, an informal league format kicked off, and come Summer 97, ASB were top of the tree. The same followed in 1998, with ASB adding the Euronet trophy to their haul. ASB are now in their 6th season, and growing by the month.
We remain far and away the most successful team in IFA history, with off-field successes - both social and charitable - to add to on field achievements. Most importantly, we remain a team of people from a broad slice of life, committed to QPR and promotion of our great club.
Our Honours to date:
IFA League Champions 1996 (unofficial), 1998, 1999, 2001 & 2002
IFA Cup Winners 2002
IFA London League Winners 2002
Euronet Winners 1998
Euronet Finalists 1996
Worldnet Finalists 1999
Reading Rumble Winners 1998
Charlton BHF Tournament Winners 2000 & 2001
Patrons: Mr Stanley Bowles, and '67 Cup-winning legend Tony Hazell.
Ogle us: At www.qpr.org/asb for full reports, candid photography, and other nonsense.
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