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Abu Zaad 29 Uxbridge Road, Shepherd’s BushDistance from the QPR ground: 5 minutes on footAverage price of a meal and drink: £10Uxbridge Road is a hive of activity for Middle Eastern shops and businesses and thankfully remains largely unspoiled beside the ghastly newcomer, the Westfield Shopping Centre, with its Gourmet Burger Kitchens and Spaghetti Houses. Most of the eateries along this stretch are Lebanese, but Abu Zaad is at pains to proclaim the food as specifically Syrian. Indeed, the menu describes its wares as Damascene Cuisine – would a visit there prior to a trip to Queen’s Park Rangers’ Loftus…

Say Alejandro Damian Faurlin’s surname too quickly and images of the near synonymous Diego Forlan might spring to mind. That golden locked striker became a byword for expensive under-achievement during his time in English football. Will Queen’s Park Rangers’ new 3.5 million pound midfielder prove to be equally as legendary?As a midfielder, at least the newcomer from Instituto AC Cordoba won’t have the pressure of having to find the net. Faurlin was a World Youth Cup winner in 2003 and had earned a pre-contract arrangement from another West London property owner Jose Mourinho and his Internazionale paymasters. It’s a notable…