| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 11:00 - May 28 with 8080 views | GaryBannister86 |
A really enjoyable listen, thanks to all. |  | |  |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 11:03 - May 28 with 8067 views | robith |
Absolutely creasing at the Mbenge review. There is a lot to criticise, but I find it hard not to love the mad bastard |  | | |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 12:30 - May 28 with 7890 views | KensalT |
Great stuff, as always.
On the subject of keepers this caught my eye:
"Three of the top four this year had a loaned keeper (Cov, Southampton, Millwall) and the top three glovesmen in the league statistically were all loans (Vitek, Rushworth Peretz).
Is this a sign that the big clubs are hoarding the best keepers? |  | | |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 12:33 - May 28 with 7873 views | Northernr |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 12:30 - May 28 by KensalT |
Great stuff, as always.
On the subject of keepers this caught my eye:
"Three of the top four this year had a loaned keeper (Cov, Southampton, Millwall) and the top three glovesmen in the league statistically were all loans (Vitek, Rushworth Peretz).
Is this a sign that the big clubs are hoarding the best keepers? |
Brighton went through a period of stockpiling keepers didn’t they? |  | | |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 12:43 - May 28 with 7836 views | KensalT |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 12:33 - May 28 by Northernr |
Brighton went through a period of stockpiling keepers didn’t they? |
And Carl Rushworth is one of theirs.
They also had James Beadle on loan at Birmingham last season. | | | |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 12:50 - May 28 with 7817 views | Northernr |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 12:43 - May 28 by KensalT |
And Carl Rushworth is one of theirs.
They also had James Beadle on loan at Birmingham last season. |
Feels like a yes! | | | |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 14:12 - May 28 with 7539 views | stevec |
Three at the back makes sense to me, Kone up top still and find a way to put another six out there so long as it involves Vale.
There’s a lot of square pegs for round holes we’ve invested in and that could haunt us next season. |  | | |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 14:16 - May 28 with 7530 views | TheChef |
Cheers Clive!
A new experienced goalkeeper and at least a left back are vital for next season. |  |
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| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 14:37 - May 28 with 7479 views | derbyhoop |
The 2 articles have covered the biggestnproblem areas. Hopefully, the next 2 will be more positive. |  |
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| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 14:51 - May 28 with 7440 views | Jeff |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 14:37 - May 28 by derbyhoop |
The 2 articles have covered the biggestnproblem areas. Hopefully, the next 2 will be more positive. |
They definitely are - we actually prefaced the Audio on the Patreon with a 'look, GK and Def were a bit of a shit show so we're not going to be too chipper there, but stick with us kids coz we've got great things to say about bits of the midfield and pretty much all of the attack...'  |  |
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| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 15:04 - May 28 with 7402 views | Northernr |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 14:37 - May 28 by derbyhoop |
The 2 articles have covered the biggestnproblem areas. Hopefully, the next 2 will be more positive. |
Yeh I did consider moving from front to back this year for that reason. | | | |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 16:11 - May 28 with 7228 views | Third_Division_South |
Goalkeeper is the one position I don’t think you can f@ck around with. An average keeper would have let in seven / eight less goals, about what our top scorer used to get. As for the age thing, I can remember us signing Parkes, Seaman and Woods, all younger then than Walsh is now but you could just see they had what it takes. It’s the one position I wouldn’t mind a loan if we can’t get a decent permanent addition, if we could get a loan in line with what the top clubs in our division got this season that would be a massive 18 or so goal swing, almost as much as Burrell and Kone scored between them. |  | | |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 16:32 - May 28 with 7150 views | simmo |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 16:11 - May 28 by Third_Division_South |
Goalkeeper is the one position I don’t think you can f@ck around with. An average keeper would have let in seven / eight less goals, about what our top scorer used to get. As for the age thing, I can remember us signing Parkes, Seaman and Woods, all younger then than Walsh is now but you could just see they had what it takes. It’s the one position I wouldn’t mind a loan if we can’t get a decent permanent addition, if we could get a loan in line with what the top clubs in our division got this season that would be a massive 18 or so goal swing, almost as much as Burrell and Kone scored between them. |
Didn't mention it on the pod as it was more about our season and the player performances, but Hull have just got promoted almost exclusively signing / playing ready made, experienced championship lads. Giles, Ajayi, Egan, McNair, Lundstrum, Crooks, McBurnie... Would any of those be signed for QPR under the current game model?
It's fine to take the approach that a sprinkling of that kind of player is needed, not just preferred, and nowhere is it more important than in goal. It's the one position we should focus on just getting the best possible player, even if that means they're older |  |
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| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 16:40 - May 28 with 7107 views | eastside_r |
Absolutely agree on the goalkeeper position. Keep Walsh as a number two and bring in an experienced older guy. If he's not happy with that then let him go to find first team football elsewhere.
On current evidence he would not be a major loss. Add those 5-6 points he 'cost us' to that finishing position would put us in contention for play-offs under the new rules.
Changing goalkeepers - an obvious spot as an easy win, surely?
A lot of posters went early with their thanks but I knew that these articles / podcasts were coming and they are always some of my favourites of the year. So far, did not disappoint and the forward stuff still to come.
A belated but very heartfelt thanks for all of Clive's work and notable mention to his able assistants. |  | | |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 17:34 - May 28 with 6990 views | terryb |
No doubt this is just me being stupid, but the Patreon will only play the intro for me & insists that I need to join to hear in full.
I appreciate that this would the case if I wasn't a member, but I'm fairly sure that I'm still paying a monthly fee!
Any suggestions as to what I'm doing differently to all the other times I've listened to the Patreon? | | | |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 17:53 - May 28 with 6957 views | nick_hammersmith |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 15:04 - May 28 by Northernr |
Yeh I did consider moving from front to back this year for that reason. |
For the complete sh1t sandwich experience we should end with the strikers! |  | | |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 18:08 - May 28 with 6936 views | Dorse |
I'd love to see us try 352/343 but we haven't got the personnel. |  |
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| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 18:29 - May 28 with 6894 views | simmo |
This might sound super obvious, but are you definitely logged in with the account that's subscribed? If you go to Patreon via the website rather than the app, you tend to get more info on subscriptions, etc too | |
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| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 18:39 - May 28 with 6842 views | Wilkinswatercarrier |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 18:08 - May 28 by Dorse |
I'd love to see us try 352/343 but we haven't got the personnel. |
Always preferred three at the back, plus Esquadinha as a wing back would be quite fun. | |
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| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 18:50 - May 28 with 6832 views | Paddyhoops |
Goalkeepers and defenders. Not very good are they ? Bar Jimmy .
Reminds me of Eze , wells , Hugill and BOS with F all
behind them. | | | |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 22:33 - May 28 with 6500 views | Northernr |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 18:39 - May 28 by Wilkinswatercarrier |
Always preferred three at the back, plus Esquadinha as a wing back would be quite fun. |
Until someone tries to tackle him and he restages his travelling one-man depiction of Warhorse again. | | | |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 08:38 - May 29 with 6023 views | Wegerles_Stairs |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 16:11 - May 28 by Third_Division_South |
Goalkeeper is the one position I don’t think you can f@ck around with. An average keeper would have let in seven / eight less goals, about what our top scorer used to get. As for the age thing, I can remember us signing Parkes, Seaman and Woods, all younger then than Walsh is now but you could just see they had what it takes. It’s the one position I wouldn’t mind a loan if we can’t get a decent permanent addition, if we could get a loan in line with what the top clubs in our division got this season that would be a massive 18 or so goal swing, almost as much as Burrell and Kone scored between them. |
Man United's success in the 90s doesn't happen without Schmeichel. If Nourry doubles down on Walsh this season, then he's even more arrogant than we imagine. | | | |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 08:42 - May 29 with 6028 views | thehat |
Thanks Clive - Enjoyed reading and listening on the Podcast.
I have been going on about a 3,5,2 formation and boring the pants off my friends and family with my rants for quite some time. Smyth and possibly Esquerdinha would be good wing backs and we could also keep two up top.
Also I know I am in the minority here but I would be OK with giving Walsh the jersey again if he can improve on last season. If he can go from an average 5/10 to a 6.5/10 then happy days and problem solved.
However as pointed out we must bin the short goal kick routine. It causes us nothing but problems. Get the ball in their half of the pitch and play from there. | | | |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 09:52 - May 29 with 5920 views | robith |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 12:33 - May 28 by Northernr |
Brighton went through a period of stockpiling keepers didn’t they? |
Yeah their analytics showed that big clubs undervalued keepers, and that they're an easy home grown player for Europe so they have an absolute conveyor belt of keepers coming through their academy including I believe Rio's son? | | | |
| End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast on 09:53 - May 29 with 5924 views | TK1 |
3-5-2 *might* be good use of Mbengue/Dunne/Edwards, JCS. A system none have played, though, so it's fantasy football really: it's guess work, dream fulfilment.
It would necessitate buying the hardest players to hire, competent wing backs, because no matter how much we wish that Smyth (28, never really played full back or wing back) or Esq/Larkeche are Championship-level wing backs, they really aren't.
But most problematically it would be a disaster for Chair, Dembele, Saito, Poku, possibly Vale, all of whom QPR have invested very heavily in.
It would necessitate a huge churn of players this summer or at least in a panic in Jan. It would say very loudly QPR are not serious people. And serious Championship teams, let's call them Millwall, Boro, Wrexham, Derby, would take one look at that back three in front of Walsh with Smyth and Larkeche in oceans of space behind and in front, and cry 'hallelujah!'
QPR need maybe three or four really good signings: two full backs, a goalie, a CM (maybe two CMs). Get those right and the team is serious. Change the system instead, and they're jokers. [Post edited 29 May 9:54]
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