First Team Coach: Luigi De Canio
Founded: 1882 Ground: Loftus Road Address: South Africa Road, Shepherds Bush, London, W12 7PA
Capacity 19,148 Highest gate: 35,353 v Leeds United – Division One, 1974
Squad:
Goalkeepers: 1 Lee Camp 12 Jake Cole 35 Chris Goodchild – Ed De Goeij – Sean Thomas
Defenders: 15 Dominic Shimmin 20 Martin Cranie 21 John Curtis 22 Matthew Hislop 24 Patrick Kanyuka 27 Sampsa Timoska 28 Zeshan Rehman 3 Chris Barker 32 Mikele Leigertwood 4 Danny Cullip 44 Michael Mancienne 5 Damion Stewart – Aaron Goode
Midfielders: 11 Gareth Ainsworth 14 Martin Rowlands 19 Simon Walton 21 Robert Malcolm 23 Stefan Bailey 25 Hogan Ephraim 29 Nick Ward 6 Jason Jarrett 7 Adam Bolder 8 Akos Buzsaky (addition 31/12 – Gavin Mahon loan)
Strikers: 18 Stefan Moore 19 Rowan Vine 30 Marc Nygaard 36 Angelo Balanta 47 Ben Sahar
If you spot any factual inaccuracies in the above feel free to let me know via [email protected] – thanks
View from the opposition:
A bit about you:
Name: Tim Kimber
Current home town: Streatham Birthplace: Portsmouth
How long have you supported your team? Around 16 years…..
Overview of your club:
Favourite thing about your home ground: Leaving
Favourite match played by your team & why: League Cup Semi against Chelsea around '92/92 (i think); really close tie over Two legs. We lost.
Favourite player of all time who played for your club: Sir Les of Ferdinand
About our forthcoming match against you:Y
our favourite current player in your squad and why? Gareth Ainsworth, because he was a decent enough striker but since Holloway converted him to the wing, he's been excellent (on the whole) for us.
Player in your squad we should most fear and why? Have yet to see him play but have been hearing great things about Akoz Buszaky, who we've got from Plymouth
Player in our squad you most fear and why? Levi Porter – apparently played well at Palace when the rest of your players forgot to turn up. (editor note: shame he looks like missing the rest of this season then)
Up and coming prospect in your squad? Shabazz Baidoo
Where do you think you'll finish this season? About three places above relegation
How do you think you'll do against us? Hard to tell, lost last time out but unbeaten for a few before that and depends which Leicester team turns up… 2 -2 or some score draw.
Any other comments? Can we have our Ollie back please?