| Most dramatic fall 07:00 - Dec 18 with 6535 views | hoops_legend |
Which QPR player had the most dramatic fall from grace in your experience. What I mean by that who started absolutely great and ended up as one of the worst and how can we explain it all? Seems to happen to quite a few QPR players
Samba diakete was absolutely set to become a qpr favourite. He was absolutely mental - his Fulham display saw him chop down their opponents and get two yellow cards quickly and we all thought we had a head case. Then he really kicked on and his displays the rest of the season were immense. Loved him. He worked well with Taarabt, cisse etc
Then we signed him permanently I think and he just lost it. Does anyone know what happened and why? Was this mark hughes influence?
Who else have we got? Stuart wardley perhaps
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| Most dramatic fall on 07:59 - Dec 18 with 3839 views | stevec |
Think Leon Jeanne wins this one. |  | | |
| Most dramatic fall on 08:10 - Dec 18 with 3815 views | Hoopstar |
It was quite serious mental health issues with Diakite wasn't it?
Clive did a good piece on him on a match preview last year - not the Daily Mail stuff but witch doctors and general struggles with reality.
Pretty sure someone on here bumped into him at a game at Loftus Road a couple years ago and he said he still comes to watch when he is in London? Strange, strange player. |  | | |
| Most dramatic fall on 08:45 - Dec 18 with 3715 views | slmrstid |
I thought we'd got the next Patrick Vieira after that half season Samba had. Yeah....maybe not. |  | | |
| Most dramatic fall on 09:12 - Dec 18 with 3616 views | eastside_r |
SWP |  | | |
| Most dramatic fall on 09:17 - Dec 18 with 3591 views | Bluce_Ree |
| Most dramatic fall on 07:59 - Dec 18 by stevec |
Think Leon Jeanne wins this one. |
He was only good for a minute though.
Stuart Wardley is a good shout.
Jon Spencer maybe? First season he was on fire. Next season he was an aggy little prick who couldn't score. |  |
| Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. He runs like a cheetah, his crosses couldn't be sweeter. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore. |
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| Most dramatic fall on 09:41 - Dec 18 with 3496 views | GaryHaddock |
Didn't Diakite witness a massacre in Mali or something?
Marc Bircham not a fan. In some podcast or another says Diakite refused to play / train until the club paid for a witch doctor to remove a curse. |  | | |
| Most dramatic fall on 09:44 - Dec 18 with 3474 views | Bluce_Ree |
| Most dramatic fall on 09:41 - Dec 18 by GaryHaddock |
Didn't Diakite witness a massacre in Mali or something?
Marc Bircham not a fan. In some podcast or another says Diakite refused to play / train until the club paid for a witch doctor to remove a curse. |
THEY SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO HIM.
The CURSE is REAL. | |
| Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. He runs like a cheetah, his crosses couldn't be sweeter. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore. |
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| Most dramatic fall on 09:51 - Dec 18 with 3434 views | Hayesender |
Not QPR, but Dele Ali has gotta be right up there |  |
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| Most dramatic fall on 09:55 - Dec 18 with 3405 views | connell10 |
Richards surely . |  |
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| Most dramatic fall on 10:02 - Dec 18 with 3368 views | MrSheen |
Ben Sahar |  | | |
| Most dramatic fall on 10:19 - Dec 18 with 3310 views | GaryHaddock |
| Most dramatic fall on 09:51 - Dec 18 by Hayesender |
Not QPR, but Dele Ali has gotta be right up there |
A good few of that 2018 England team have fallen down a well.
Ali, Lindegard, Dier, Maguire to name a few. Demonstrates what a good job Southgate did getting them to a semi.
Edit: Dier has rallied and now playing for Bayern haha [Post edited 18 Dec 10:23]
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| Most dramatic fall on 10:34 - Dec 18 with 3228 views | derbyhoop |
Clark Carlisle.
Serious mental health issues, incl several suicide attempts. |  |
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| Most dramatic fall on 10:50 - Dec 18 with 3171 views | stowmarketrange |
| Most dramatic fall on 10:34 - Dec 18 by derbyhoop |
Clark Carlisle.
Serious mental health issues, incl several suicide attempts. |
Unfortunately I might’ve been a factor in his demise as I once called him Marcus Bignott as he was walking down the stairs at Loftus Road.  |  | | |
| Most dramatic fall on 11:17 - Dec 18 with 3086 views | HAYESBOY |
Caulker. |  |
| Smells like a trout farm in here |
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| Most dramatic fall on 11:23 - Dec 18 with 3051 views | Esox_Lucius |
Rachid Harkouk or JET? |  |
| The grass is always greener. |
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| Most dramatic fall on 11:56 - Dec 18 with 2910 views | Bluce_Ree |
Rob Green
Absolute king shit for ages and then got the wobbles.
And then went and joined Chelsea as their 15th choice keeper.
I f**king loved Rob Green until then. | |
| Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. He runs like a cheetah, his crosses couldn't be sweeter. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore. |
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| Most dramatic fall on 12:22 - Dec 18 with 2819 views | Benny_the_Ball |
| Most dramatic fall on 11:56 - Dec 18 by Bluce_Ree |
Rob Green
Absolute king shit for ages and then got the wobbles.
And then went and joined Chelsea as their 15th choice keeper.
I f**king loved Rob Green until then. |
"I f**king loved Rob Green until then."
I can't say I noticed.  |  | | |
| Most dramatic fall on 12:26 - Dec 18 with 2808 views | Wegerles_Stairs |
| Most dramatic fall on 10:19 - Dec 18 by GaryHaddock |
A good few of that 2018 England team have fallen down a well.
Ali, Lindegard, Dier, Maguire to name a few. Demonstrates what a good job Southgate did getting them to a semi.
Edit: Dier has rallied and now playing for Bayern haha [Post edited 18 Dec 10:23]
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Rashford too. From the sound of it Alli and Lindegard had issues from their childhoods that may have contributed but it's also got to be something to do with the amount of money and opportunities you have as a young footballer these days. Rashford's wage is ridiculous considering what he's contributing on the pitch. Back in the day you might have been dropped or transfer listed and then it was up to you to respond. Must be less of an issue when you're on £325,000 a week, however motivated you might once have been. |  | | |
| Most dramatic fall on 12:26 - Dec 18 with 2806 views | Toast_R |
| Most dramatic fall on 11:56 - Dec 18 by Bluce_Ree |
Rob Green
Absolute king shit for ages and then got the wobbles.
And then went and joined Chelsea as their 15th choice keeper.
I f**king loved Rob Green until then. |
Really?
I thought he was shit from day 1. Day 1 being the infamous hiding Swansea gave us. Weetibix gloves for their first goal.
Then there was the 2010 World Cup, enough said.
He was decent at Championship level granted but I still find it baffling that we signed Green and ousted big Paddy who was probably on less than 20% of Green's wages and probably a more reliable goalkeeper.
Imagine the cost saving of not signing Green and Cesar that season. An area that wasn't a huge concern anyway.
But, at least Kia Joorabchian got paid. [Post edited 18 Dec 12:34]
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| Most dramatic fall on 12:29 - Dec 18 with 2789 views | Toast_R |
I reckon Luke Freeman has to be one of them or even Lee Cook. Absolutely immense and kept us up as a one man team in their respective seasons, both were sold and barely kicked a ball in anger ever again. | | | |
| Most dramatic fall on 12:30 - Dec 18 with 2788 views | PhilmyRs |
Esteban Granero. Thought he looked superb in his early games then went a bit rubbish/lost interest. Think he could have done much more. | | | |
| Most dramatic fall on 12:36 - Dec 18 with 2745 views | GaryHaddock |
Ashley Young v Shaun Derry.
That was a very dramatic fall. | | | |
| Most dramatic fall on 12:55 - Dec 18 with 2649 views | KensalT |
| Most dramatic fall on 07:59 - Dec 18 by stevec |
Think Leon Jeanne wins this one. |
Have to agree with Leon Jeanne.
But Todd Kane worth a mention. Never recovered from that interview he gave to RGeneration three years ago. Now playing for Ebbsfleet United. | | | |
| Most dramatic fall on 13:37 - Dec 18 with 2507 views | Myke |
| Most dramatic fall on 09:55 - Dec 18 by connell10 |
Richards surely . |
I think you have to be at least partially vertical in the first place to constitute a fall | | | |
| Most dramatic fall on 14:36 - Dec 18 with 2344 views | TacticalR |
Some recency bias here, but one of the worst things about the season before last (the Beale/Critchley/Ainsworth season) wasn't so much the non-performance of Beale's cohort, as the loss of form of formerly reliable players like Johansen and Dickie. |  |
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