Former Socceroo maverick Mark Bosnich has made a low-key return to football after playing a full match for Queens Park Rangers reserves. The former Socceroo was brought to the club by QPR manager John Gregory who he had worked with previously at Aston Villa. Incidentally, Gregory is currently under pressure at the club following a slow start for QPR in which the first team has won just two of their first seven matches.
Bosnich kept a clean sheet for QPR in a 2-0 victory over Barnet yesterday. The match, which was held behind-closed-doors, was an opportunity for QPR officials to assess some trialists but was also significant for another Australian.
Former Glory player Nick Ward starred in the match, scoring the first goal and setting up the second. Ward ravaged the Barnet defence in the first half after scoring a 15-yard shot after just six minutes. Eight minutes later, Ward then picked out Ben Sahar – who is on loan from Chelsea – with a through ball for the Rangers’ second.
It is unclear whether 35-year-old Bosnich is pursuing a return to first-team football but he admitted he was interested in a comeback after his involvement in UK reality TV show The Match, in which celebrities played football against former professional players.
At the time he said: “I wanted it to be my final farewell but I had such a good time and talking to the players made me have second thoughts.
"When people you look up to, like Bryan Robson, say 'Why don't you start playing again?', you have to listen."
Queens Park Rangers: Bosnich, Trialist, Bignot, Curtis, Shimmin, Rehman, St Aimie (Arthur 68’), Baily, Ward (Rose 75’), Sahar, Baidoo (Coyne 46’)
Subs not used: O’Brien
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