Opinion Poll whos the 3rd best Number 10 weve ever had?

Only one player that can be called a QPR Maverick and that was Stan Bowles who was strutting his stuff for the R's in the top division for season after season. He could do things in a QPR shirt that mere mortals like Marsh and Tarrabt could only dream about.

Rodney Marsh was a good R's player in the old Leagues 2 and 3 but at the top level he only played just over 20 games for us scoring just 4 goals.

Like Marsh, Taarabt was a good player at Championship level but in his case it was for a season and a bit. Against Premiership defenders he was out of his depth.

Marsh and Tarrabt were just moody players who were good in the lower leagues but Bowles was unorthodox and whose football brain was above most of the opposition.

Guys there is no 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th Maverick. Stan Bowles was our one and only!

The man was a footballing genius and had a telepathic understanding with Gerry Francis. Unfortunately he was an  absolutely rubbish gambler and rarely won. 

You knew when he'd had a bet because at corners and throw ins he would be running over to talk to the fans who had brought radios to the ground and trying to find out the winner of the last race. 

I always remember a story he told about his rent being due but he couldn't pay because he'd lost  all his wages on the dogs and horses. He said that he kept hiding from the landlord for weeks but eventually the landlord came banging on his door saying, "Stan I'm looking for this month's rent." Apparently, Stan answered the door and said, " Well come on in, we can look for it together."

Older fans like me were very privileged to have seen Stan play.

Few ever seem to remember Trevor Francis's goal against Charlton, a close second for me to Sinclair's goal. It must be a Trevor thing.

Trevor Francis Q..P.R. v Charlton Athletic Littlewoods Cup 3rd Round 1988