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Gareth Dixon

@thisw12domofrs.bsky.social
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This W12Dom of R’s — blue-&-white-collar thinking on QPR: pitch, politics, community, stadium, ownership. Born at Queen Charlotte’s ’82, First game ’91. 7 yrs at the Trust & former academy coach. Addicted Affection. Subscribe: substack.com/@thisw12domofrs

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Gareth Dixon @thisw12domofrs.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
QPR 1–2 Southampton Bonfire Night brings another fire to the Bush!
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Confidence Is a Preference…
QPR 1–2 Southampton — Bonfire Night brings another fire to the Bush
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Gareth Dixon @thisw12domofrs.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Got some cracking birthday cards but this one felt most spot on!
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Gareth Dixon @thisw12domofrs.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
QPR 1–4 Ipswich. Hurst inside a min, 1–1 at HT. Núñez FK right after restart, Hurst header after Esquerdinha’s A40-sized pot hole, then another Núñez FK for 1–4. Birthday pints in the Coningham & Raven > the football. Saints next. #QPR 🎂
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Another Year Older, Same Old Rangers!
QPR 1–4 Ipswich Town
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Gareth Dixon @thisw12domofrs.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
A disappointing weekend of football continued on Sunday. A strange defeat for Moormead Panthers with two moments of officiating proving critical to the result. However, that didn't legislate for our under par performance against a team looking to get revenge for a 2-0 defeat a couple of weeks ago
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Moormead Panthers 2–3 Hampton & Richmond
Today was a disappointing result in what turned into a strange game, but also one that gives us a lot to learn from.
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Gareth Dixon @thisw12domofrs.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Sad news. Tchéky Karyo was a great actor, a bit like a French Bryan Cranston. Rest in Peace and thanks for the art www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Tchéky Karyo, star of Nikita and The Missing, dies at 72
The French actor was known for supporting roles in films that spanned nearly 40 years.
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Gareth Dixon @thisw12domofrs.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Previewing Saturday’s game v Ipswich. Interview starts around 53 mins, ironically, just after Journey’s ‘Don’t Stop Believing’’
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Ipswich Town - The Blue Hour (27/10/2025) - BBC Sounds
Brenner Woolley brings you special guests and the latest on Ipswich Town.
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Gareth Dixon @thisw12domofrs.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Ten years after “He battles and he scraps,” QPR turned up at Derby and did neither. One hoofed goal conceded, one big chance ballooned, 62% of the ball, one shot on target. Structure, yes—fight, none.
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He Battles and He Scraps — Except We Didn’t
The ghost of Wembley 2014 won’t be losing any sleep.
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Gareth Dixon @thisw12domofrs.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
QPR win ugly in South Wales. Cook’s dark arts, Burrell’s touch, Madsen’s ball-hunting. Less ball, more danger — the Stéphan blueprint. “It’s not the prettiest, but it will do.”
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<Insert Ian Holloway quote here>
By Hook or by Cook – Winning ugly in South Wales
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Gareth Dixon @thisw12domofrs.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
First defeat of the season for Moormead Panthers Under 17’s but so much to take heart from
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Outstanding in defeat — Moor Mead Panthers 1–3 Croygas
First loss of the season, but the performance was right where we want it—especially after the break.
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Gareth Dixon @thisw12domofrs.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Another disappointing London Derby day defeat where the mob from across the river take home the bragging rights but not the class
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’Wall meet again
QPR owned the ball and the stats; Millwall owned the moments and crucial data—five shots on target, two goals, job done.
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Gareth Dixon @thisw12domofrs.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
From Sin City to cider country — QPR bonds, busted accas and football friendships; neon to cider, laptops to limbs, three generations of R’s (with a Clark Griswold cameo).
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Viva Briz Vegas
From Sin City to cider country — QPR bonds and football friendships; neon to cider, laptops to limbs, three generations of R’s (with a Clark Griswold cameo).
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Gareth Dixon @thisw12domofrs.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Latest match report from one of my other loves, grassroots football coaching: Winning ugly, learning fast - Moormead Panthers 2 - 0 Hampton & Richmond open.substack.com/pub/garethwd...
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Winning ugly, learning fast — Moormead Panthers 2–0 Hampton & Richmond
Unbeaten in four.
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Gareth Dixon @thisw12domofrs.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
open.substack.com/pub/garethwd... This week's match report for Moormead Panthers was written by manager James Kirkham while I am off galavanting in Sin City, US of A.
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Woking Cougars 2-2 Moormead Panthers
In the battle of the big cats, the Panthers had the lion's share of the game. Good point away in the rain and drizzle, on a great pitch and with a solid referee.
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Gareth Dixon @thisw12domofrs.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
No QPR report for the Sheffield Wednesday game as I am away in Vegas. I watched in our hotel room in, which wasn't without it's own drama. Thought it to as a drab game, we take the point and move onto the Oxford game.
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Gareth Dixon @thisw12domofrs.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
I was on BBC Radio London last night, talking about our upturn in form, new additions, the next two games, and Mr tres bien - Julian Stephan 🇫🇷 ⚽ My part is at about 50 minutes into the show, the Rumarn Burrell interview 🇯🇲 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Total Sport London - 24/09/2025 - BBC Sounds
The latest news and updates from fans, teams and competitors across the capital.
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Gareth Dixon @thisw12domofrs.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
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Bilbao Baggins
An Eze win v Stoke in a bluster before a potter in the Basque Country
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Gareth Dixon @thisw12domofrs.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Diary of a Grassroots Football Coach ⚽️ Moormead Panthers 2 Reigate Priory 2 ✍️ open.substack.com/pub/garethwd...
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Moormead Panthers 2-2 Reigate Priory
Last week, we were denied a stonewall lost minute penalty for a chance to win; this week, a soft one was given against us to deny us three points
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Clashboy23 @clashboy23.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Match day. 🔵⚪️🔵⚪️
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LoftforWords @loftforwords.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
#QPRSTO Oppo Profile Stoke have won four of their first five league games, prompting hope Mark Robins may finally be the man to snap this club's seven-year stretch in the bottom half of the Championship. We spoke to Ben Rowley... #qpr
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Has Robins finally released Stoke from Championship purgatory? - Oppo Profile - Queens Park Rangers News
Stoke have surprisingly won four of their first five league games, prompting hope that Mark Robins may finally be the man to snap this club's seven-year stretch in the bottom half of the Championship....
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QPR Report @qprreport.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
"QPR Supporter Advisory Board confirmed - WE ARE delighted to announce the eleven representatives for the QPR Supporter Advisory Board (QPR SAB) have been confirmed..." Names/Bioson #QPR #SAB Board qpr.co.uk/news/2025/se... @qpr.co.uk @qpr1sttrust.bsky.social @qprrainbowrangers.bsky.social
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Gareth Dixon @thisw12domofrs.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
They had the ball; we had the moments. Nardi in for Walsh, Kone’s rocket, Burrell’s winner, RND aerials, Dembele off the post → full Wrexham 1–3 QPR write-up: substack.com/@thisw12domo...
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Calm structure, dirty work, and a ruthless third. If you liked Charlton, you’ll like this one—same energy, more sunshine.
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Gareth Dixon @thisw12domofrs.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
open.substack.com/pub/garethwd... Writing about my other love in football, aside from QPR, which is coaching at the grassroots level. A bit of a classic to start our season at Moormead, and denied a famous comeback win from 3-1 down by a dubious late decision by the ref! 🙃VoteVAR4Grassroots 🫠
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St Helier 3–3 Moormead Panthers
3–3 from 3–1 down. Huge character away at St Helier.
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QPR fan @qprfan.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Burrell MOM
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Brian O'Halloran @playingwithdust.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
QPR played Wrexham today. This did make me laugh.
QPR's Richard Jone thumping Deadpool
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Gareth Dixon @thisw12domofrs.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
We have never won two games in a row with a 3-1 scoreline. History makers!! Donald, Walt, Mickey, Pluto, Elsa, Tinker Bell, Stich, Snow White, Buzz Lightyear - Your boys took one helluva beating
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Gareth Dixon @thisw12domofrs.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Didn't realise we signed prime Thierry Henry and Tony Yeboah. Lovely stuff Burrell and Kone look like proper Championship players. Not sure how how the former managed to stay off the radar. Thought RND had another solid game, especially in the air.
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deadpool is wearing a very nice costume and holding two swords behind his back .
ALT: deadpool is wearing a very nice costume and holding two swords behind his back .
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Jack Supple @jtsupple.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Richard Kone is the first QPR player to score 3+ goals in his first 4 games for the club since Djibril Cissé in March 2012.
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Gareth Dixon @thisw12domofrs.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
QPR as theatre, memory and neighbourhood—Irish pubs, Carnival streets, Bowles’ magic, protests, Grenfell, and modern fandom substack.com/@thisw12domo...
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QPR’s identity didn’t arrive in a marketing deck—it grew from Shepherd’s Bush pavements and Notting Hill drumlines. This piece walks the line between romance and reality: the 1967 cup shock, the near-...
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LoftforWords @loftforwords.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Julien Stéphan - Interview QPR’s head coach Julien Stéphan sits down with LFW this international break to discuss his first few weeks in the job, the transfer window, an August of fluctuating emotions and form, his aims and goals for the season... and that Coventry game. #qpr
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Gareth Dixon @thisw12domofrs.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Hey, I am new on Substack, writing about QPR, West London, football culture, and the tribes keeping W12 alive. Subscribe: substack.com/@thisw12domo...
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Gareth W Dixon | Substack
This W12Dom of R’s-Blue & White Collar thinking on QPR; pitch, politics, community, stadium & ownership. Born at Queen Charlotte’s in '82—one Kerry Dixon pen from Loftus Road. First game ’91. 7 years ...
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