| Clive's Report 17:35 - Oct 25 with 3789 views | colinallcars |
Always look forward to them but especially today….. |  | | |  |
| Clive's Report on 18:07 - Oct 25 with 2963 views | BlackCrowe |
Mmmm...hoping it come out this evening...would like to settle down with a nice glass of rouge to go with it. |  |
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| Clive's Report on 18:25 - Oct 25 with 2893 views | jack10qpr |
Can't wait to question some of his player ratings! |  | | |
| Clive's Report on 18:34 - Oct 25 with 2844 views | HantsR |
Well, he had an extra hour last night to write it? Or maybe an extra Peroni hour! Looking forward to it anyway. |  | | |
| Clive's Report on 19:01 - Oct 25 with 2744 views | thehat |
| Clive's Report on 18:07 - Oct 25 by BlackCrowe |
Mmmm...hoping it come out this evening...would like to settle down with a nice glass of rouge to go with it. |
The adrenaline from yesterday has worn off and I am absolutely shattered. Don’t think I can stay up in anticipation. Will enjoy over a morning coffee bright and early.
Tough pick for MOTM we had several nominations in our car journey back home. |  | | |
| Clive's Report on 19:04 - Oct 25 with 2727 views | BlackCrowe |
| Clive's Report on 19:01 - Oct 25 by thehat |
The adrenaline from yesterday has worn off and I am absolutely shattered. Don’t think I can stay up in anticipation. Will enjoy over a morning coffee bright and early.
Tough pick for MOTM we had several nominations in our car journey back home. |
Think it has to be Kone for me, not just for his goals but his hold up play, layoffs etc....it was a near perfect centre forward display. But god know who would get second place....there about six or more competing for that. | |
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| Clive's Report on 19:06 - Oct 25 with 2716 views | silky |
Genuinely curious to know how Clive does his reports.
I think he should do a behind the scenes on how they come about. Making notes in game, does he write them out on a laptop or does he have some sort of speak to text app he uses?
All of the funny quips that cross over generations for laughter does he know all this through his life or does he research topical quotes etc.
I'm sure he'll say they are not worth documenting but I've been meaning to ask him this question for a while. I'd like to know. They have been a big part of my life for decades and I know he's a similar age to me. |  |
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| Clive's Report on 19:11 - Oct 25 with 2674 views | gazza1 |
| Clive's Report on 19:06 - Oct 25 by silky |
Genuinely curious to know how Clive does his reports.
I think he should do a behind the scenes on how they come about. Making notes in game, does he write them out on a laptop or does he have some sort of speak to text app he uses?
All of the funny quips that cross over generations for laughter does he know all this through his life or does he research topical quotes etc.
I'm sure he'll say they are not worth documenting but I've been meaning to ask him this question for a while. I'd like to know. They have been a big part of my life for decades and I know he's a similar age to me. |
I recon he takes brief notes......  | | | |
| Clive's Report on 19:12 - Oct 25 with 2671 views | BlackCrowe |
I think it's AI. | |
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| Clive's Report on 19:54 - Oct 25 with 2465 views | Boston |
| Clive's Report on 18:07 - Oct 25 by BlackCrowe |
Mmmm...hoping it come out this evening...would like to settle down with a nice glass of rouge to go with it. |
Interesting. Once you’ve applied the rouge, do you don a powdered white wig? | |
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| Clive's Report on 20:11 - Oct 25 with 2396 views | TwoHalves |
| Clive's Report on 19:12 - Oct 25 by BlackCrowe |
I think it's AI. |
It is now. | | | |
| Clive's Report on 20:40 - Oct 25 with 2251 views | Tonto |
Prrtty sure he has said in the past that he takes motes on his phone |  |
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| Clive's Report on 20:42 - Oct 25 with 2241 views | Northernr |
| Clive's Report on 19:06 - Oct 25 by silky |
Genuinely curious to know how Clive does his reports.
I think he should do a behind the scenes on how they come about. Making notes in game, does he write them out on a laptop or does he have some sort of speak to text app he uses?
All of the funny quips that cross over generations for laughter does he know all this through his life or does he research topical quotes etc.
I'm sure he'll say they are not worth documenting but I've been meaning to ask him this question for a while. I'd like to know. They have been a big part of my life for decades and I know he's a similar age to me. |
It's nearly there.
Thanks lads.
If you genuinely want me to run you through the 'creative process darling' I'll do that tomorrow, but I suspect it'll be terribly dull and self indulgent. |  | | |
| Clive's Report on 20:48 - Oct 25 with 2202 views | FredManRave |
| Clive's Report on 19:06 - Oct 25 by silky |
Genuinely curious to know how Clive does his reports.
I think he should do a behind the scenes on how they come about. Making notes in game, does he write them out on a laptop or does he have some sort of speak to text app he uses?
All of the funny quips that cross over generations for laughter does he know all this through his life or does he research topical quotes etc.
I'm sure he'll say they are not worth documenting but I've been meaning to ask him this question for a while. I'd like to know. They have been a big part of my life for decades and I know he's a similar age to me. |
He just downloads the script from the QPR+ stream and runs it through Claude with using his /write_match_report saved skill. |  |
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| Clive's Report on 20:53 - Oct 25 with 2139 views | BlackCrowe |
| Clive's Report on 20:48 - Oct 25 by FredManRave |
He just downloads the script from the QPR+ stream and runs it through Claude with using his /write_match_report saved skill. |
Yes it's this. 'oh and can you chuck in a bit of caustic humour, thanks'. Clive might actually be another AI platform like Claude. Just chuck it into Clive etc... | |
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| Clive's Report on 20:54 - Oct 25 with 2132 views | Mistication92 |
| Clive's Report on 20:42 - Oct 25 by Northernr |
It's nearly there.
Thanks lads.
If you genuinely want me to run you through the 'creative process darling' I'll do that tomorrow, but I suspect it'll be terribly dull and self indulgent. |
You should get Jas to interview you for the patreon! | | | |
| Clive's Report on 21:04 - Oct 25 with 2059 views | Lblock |
Had to give up my season ticket of 33 years a few years back
Sadly don’t make many games and unlikely to add many more to my away grounds tally
Makes you feel a bit detached
Then you get the match reports and previews in these here pages and that connection stirs…. albeit remotely
I totally get how overseas R’s like Silky find them vital |  |
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| Clive's Report on 21:05 - Oct 25 with 2057 views | Northernr |
| Clive's Report on 21:04 - Oct 25 by Lblock |
Had to give up my season ticket of 33 years a few years back
Sadly don’t make many games and unlikely to add many more to my away grounds tally
Makes you feel a bit detached
Then you get the match reports and previews in these here pages and that connection stirs…. albeit remotely
I totally get how overseas R’s like Silky find them vital |
I massively appreciate you saying that mate, thank you. | | | |
| Clive's Report on 22:30 - Oct 25 with 1673 views | Myke |
| Clive's Report on 21:04 - Oct 25 by Lblock |
Had to give up my season ticket of 33 years a few years back
Sadly don’t make many games and unlikely to add many more to my away grounds tally
Makes you feel a bit detached
Then you get the match reports and previews in these here pages and that connection stirs…. albeit remotely
I totally get how overseas R’s like Silky find them vital |
Well that’s a given. The report enhances any game I see on the box which is nice. But it’s the games I don’t get to see at all that come to life when I read the report. | | | |
| Clive's Report on 06:05 - Oct 26 with 1243 views | silky |
| Clive's Report on 20:42 - Oct 25 by Northernr |
It's nearly there.
Thanks lads.
If you genuinely want me to run you through the 'creative process darling' I'll do that tomorrow, but I suspect it'll be terribly dull and self indulgent. |
I wouldn't of asked if I didn't want full blown self indulgence!
The stage is yours my friend. Look forward to it.
And thanks for what you do. ❤️ | |
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| Clive's Report on 06:06 - Oct 26 with 1241 views | silky |
| Clive's Report on 21:04 - Oct 25 by Lblock |
Had to give up my season ticket of 33 years a few years back
Sadly don’t make many games and unlikely to add many more to my away grounds tally
Makes you feel a bit detached
Then you get the match reports and previews in these here pages and that connection stirs…. albeit remotely
I totally get how overseas R’s like Silky find them vital |
You know more than most mate.
Big loves to you! ❤️ | |
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| Clive's Report on 07:58 - Oct 26 with 1101 views | nix |
I never quite know what I think about the match until I’ve read Clive’s report.
This one didn’t disappoint. Usually a lot of refreshing my browser (stop it at the back) from about 8pm on Sunday. |  | | |
| Clive's Report on 09:29 - Oct 26 with 960 views | terryb |
| Clive's Report on 21:04 - Oct 25 by Lblock |
Had to give up my season ticket of 33 years a few years back
Sadly don’t make many games and unlikely to add many more to my away grounds tally
Makes you feel a bit detached
Then you get the match reports and previews in these here pages and that connection stirs…. albeit remotely
I totally get how overseas R’s like Silky find them vital |
I'm another one Lblock who can't wait for the the preview & the match report, especially the match reports from the away games. Yes, I nearly always find a stream to watch them, but I appreciate that might give me a different view to those that were at the game. I missed going on Saturday due to illness & so this match report fell into the same category.
Another must read from Clive are his Away Days. Whether the visit to the Butt & Oyster at Pin Mill can ever be beaten is a matter of debate (perhaps because I know the pub quite well), but the train trip to Scotland this season & the match at Easter Road were brilliant story telling. As was the trip to Birmingham(?) last season when the table service lady could have had her choice of credit cards to take with her (probable exaggeration). Hopefully the next one will be due soon! | | | |
| Clive's Report on 11:35 - Oct 26 with 799 views | Northernr |
| Clive's Report on 06:05 - Oct 26 by silky |
I wouldn't of asked if I didn't want full blown self indulgence!
The stage is yours my friend. Look forward to it.
And thanks for what you do. ❤️ |
Ok...
1 - Notes during the game. Used to be on a bookies slip with one of those little pens they gave you, now on my phone. Depending on Peroni intake these can either be quite insightful or completely illegible come Sunday morning.
2 - Big long conversations/arguments in the Crown afterwards, hear what everybody else thought, man of the match etc. You can listen to these when Jaz does Awaydays podcasts on the Patreon - another one coming from Southampton this weekend. I'll give the match thread and just backs on here a look as well to vibe the situation.
3 - I'll have a listen to Stephan's post match stuff on the tube home. There will often be some sort of interaction with Jack Supple around this time as well, when was the last time the QPR goalkeeper wore a bobble hat etc etc. He's unfailingly polite and useful when I'd probably tell me to pis off cos it's the middle of the night.
4 - Sunday morning- Large bacon sandwich with a lot of sauce and the EFL highlights show. Crop and load the pictures if we've been delivered some (a total ball ache), do all the lay out (the bottom bit with the numbers and links basically) then transfer the notes from the phone into a Word document followed by a couple of watch throughs of our extended highlights to check what I thought happened against what actually happened. I'll have a scan through the stats sites and see if anything stands out - the Edwards and Madsen numbers from West Ham, for example. Have a first throw at some player ratings of my own. These then get modified as the day goes on, by taking in views from the board, looking how the interactive ratings have gone, and visiting the opposition's websites to see who they thought was particularly good or bad for them. Somebody will still inevitably think a 6 for Harvey Vale is outrageous.
5 - My better half and I will then go and have a Sunday together. Usually a long walk or a train ride somewhere and a fat dinner. We like to try and do bits of London, or outside, that we haven't been before. Went to Whitstable last week, it was fcking lovely. There'll be no QPR, or talk of QPR, for the afternoon, but I'll often have a chat with a couple of you off here on the phone to see what they thought, Nick London is often good to bounce things off as we quite often disagree or see things slightly differently, Brian McCarthy is absolutely golden when I'm on the verge of sticking my head in the oven. I get A LOT of WhatsApp traffic on a Sunday morning if we've won 5-0.
6 - Hopefully by the time we get home there'll be an angle there. The angle is the hardest bit. If that isn't there it can be a long night staring at a blank screen (these are the ones that sometimes don't make it until Monday morning). If you see me pacing around Greenwich Park on a Sunday night, that's what I'm doing. Handy if there's an obvious moment from the game to hang it on - the Kieran Morgan last minute winner match report. If not, context angle - set it against what's gone before this season, or a historical comparison. Super power one, I can basically recall every detail of every game this fcking club has played for the last 30 years, so there's almost always one of those you can fall back on - the Jan Stejskal penalty save match report. And if all that fails then just go completely left field - the long night in Prague match report. Super power two - once it's in my head I can spill it onto page stupidly quickly. https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/
7 - Add in the jokes and the popular culture references. There is an enormous and frankly batsht crazy file of all these on my phone, picked up through veracious consumption of books, films and TV, but also I'm blessed with some very funny friends and sit between Simmo and Seann Walsh at the game who are funny fckers. 9/10 times your favourite joke in the report was written by Simmo, who should really be doing it for a living. If it's a longer sketch, like the infamous Kitchen Nightmares match preview...
https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/
... then that's usually been worked up with a couple of writers James and Josh, about whom you know nothing and we should probably keep it that way but they're fcking brilliant.
8 - CTRL+F, search for "fck" and "cnt" and remove at least half of those or it'll be tea with the Rabbi again (another story). Try and keep the dick jokes and catastrophic Ronnie Edwards horniness down to a dull roar (failed this weekend). I've got a few ticks as well, like saying 'of course' all the time and starting sentences with "but" a lot, so check and make sure there aren't 17 bloody examples of 'of course' in there and then have a 10-15 minute crisis of confidence about what a sht writer I am which can usually be settled down by opening a bottle of wine. Remove any example of treating one opinion from one weirdo on Twitter like it's in any way representative no matter how much it's triggered me (bit guilty of this in the past, Andy/Jeff is trying to coax some personal growth out of me). If we're being critical, seek second and third (and fourth and fifth) opinions before publishing. People get A LOT of WhatsApp traffic from me on a Sunday night if we've lost 5-0.
9 - Proof the life out of it, often after posting because for some reason I see the mistakes a lot clearer on site than I do on Word - so it's often best to read it about an hour after it's posted because it'll change quite a bit sometimes in that time. However thoroughly this is done, I will always wake up to a text from Ozzie Nick about a rogue semicolon. He seems to find this amusing. Post the links on socials once I'm happy with it.
10 - Sweep through the 300/400 emails that have come in for the day job over the rest of that wine so I'm ready to hit the ground running at 6.30 Monday morning.
11 - Sleep. Wake up with an enormous adrenaline pumping anxiety that I've said something I shouldn't have, gone over the top, upset everyone, made myself look a prat etc. Get to laptop ASAP. Sometimes I have, sometimes I haven't.
So, there you go. Sad bstrd? I reckon it's the coolest job in the world.
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| Clive's Report on 11:46 - Oct 26 with 742 views | Noelmc |
| Clive's Report on 11:35 - Oct 26 by Northernr |
Ok...
1 - Notes during the game. Used to be on a bookies slip with one of those little pens they gave you, now on my phone. Depending on Peroni intake these can either be quite insightful or completely illegible come Sunday morning.
2 - Big long conversations/arguments in the Crown afterwards, hear what everybody else thought, man of the match etc. You can listen to these when Jaz does Awaydays podcasts on the Patreon - another one coming from Southampton this weekend. I'll give the match thread and just backs on here a look as well to vibe the situation.
3 - I'll have a listen to Stephan's post match stuff on the tube home. There will often be some sort of interaction with Jack Supple around this time as well, when was the last time the QPR goalkeeper wore a bobble hat etc etc. He's unfailingly polite and useful when I'd probably tell me to pis off cos it's the middle of the night.
4 - Sunday morning- Large bacon sandwich with a lot of sauce and the EFL highlights show. Crop and load the pictures if we've been delivered some (a total ball ache), do all the lay out (the bottom bit with the numbers and links basically) then transfer the notes from the phone into a Word document followed by a couple of watch throughs of our extended highlights to check what I thought happened against what actually happened. I'll have a scan through the stats sites and see if anything stands out - the Edwards and Madsen numbers from West Ham, for example. Have a first throw at some player ratings of my own. These then get modified as the day goes on, by taking in views from the board, looking how the interactive ratings have gone, and visiting the opposition's websites to see who they thought was particularly good or bad for them. Somebody will still inevitably think a 6 for Harvey Vale is outrageous.
5 - My better half and I will then go and have a Sunday together. Usually a long walk or a train ride somewhere and a fat dinner. We like to try and do bits of London, or outside, that we haven't been before. Went to Whitstable last week, it was fcking lovely. There'll be no QPR, or talk of QPR, for the afternoon, but I'll often have a chat with a couple of you off here on the phone to see what they thought, Nick London is often good to bounce things off as we quite often disagree or see things slightly differently, Brian McCarthy is absolutely golden when I'm on the verge of sticking my head in the oven. I get A LOT of WhatsApp traffic on a Sunday morning if we've won 5-0.
6 - Hopefully by the time we get home there'll be an angle there. The angle is the hardest bit. If that isn't there it can be a long night staring at a blank screen (these are the ones that sometimes don't make it until Monday morning). If you see me pacing around Greenwich Park on a Sunday night, that's what I'm doing. Handy if there's an obvious moment from the game to hang it on - the Kieran Morgan last minute winner match report. If not, context angle - set it against what's gone before this season, or a historical comparison. Super power one, I can basically recall every detail of every game this fcking club has played for the last 30 years, so there's almost always one of those you can fall back on - the Jan Stejskal penalty save match report. And if all that fails then just go completely left field - the long night in Prague match report. Super power two - once it's in my head I can spill it onto page stupidly quickly. https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/
7 - Add in the jokes and the popular culture references. There is an enormous and frankly batsht crazy file of all these on my phone, picked up through veracious consumption of books, films and TV, but also I'm blessed with some very funny friends and sit between Simmo and Seann Walsh at the game who are funny fckers. 9/10 times your favourite joke in the report was written by Simmo, who should really be doing it for a living. If it's a longer sketch, like the infamous Kitchen Nightmares match preview...
https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/
... then that's usually been worked up with a couple of writers James and Josh, about whom you know nothing and we should probably keep it that way but they're fcking brilliant.
8 - CTRL+F, search for "fck" and "cnt" and remove at least half of those or it'll be tea with the Rabbi again (another story). Try and keep the dick jokes and catastrophic Ronnie Edwards horniness down to a dull roar (failed this weekend). I've got a few ticks as well, like saying 'of course' all the time and starting sentences with "but" a lot, so check and make sure there aren't 17 bloody examples of 'of course' in there and then have a 10-15 minute crisis of confidence about what a sht writer I am which can usually be settled down by opening a bottle of wine. Remove any example of treating one opinion from one weirdo on Twitter like it's in any way representative no matter how much it's triggered me (bit guilty of this in the past, Andy/Jeff is trying to coax some personal growth out of me). If we're being critical, seek second and third (and fourth and fifth) opinions before publishing. People get A LOT of WhatsApp traffic from me on a Sunday night if we've lost 5-0.
9 - Proof the life out of it, often after posting because for some reason I see the mistakes a lot clearer on site than I do on Word - so it's often best to read it about an hour after it's posted because it'll change quite a bit sometimes in that time. However thoroughly this is done, I will always wake up to a text from Ozzie Nick about a rogue semicolon. He seems to find this amusing. Post the links on socials once I'm happy with it.
10 - Sweep through the 300/400 emails that have come in for the day job over the rest of that wine so I'm ready to hit the ground running at 6.30 Monday morning.
11 - Sleep. Wake up with an enormous adrenaline pumping anxiety that I've said something I shouldn't have, gone over the top, upset everyone, made myself look a prat etc. Get to laptop ASAP. Sometimes I have, sometimes I haven't.
So, there you go. Sad bstrd? I reckon it's the coolest job in the world.
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Great insight into your creative process Clive which is much appreciated. It also helps explain why your match reports are so bloody good! |  | | |
| Clive's Report on 11:59 - Oct 26 with 674 views | EuroRanger |
| Clive's Report on 21:04 - Oct 25 by Lblock |
Had to give up my season ticket of 33 years a few years back
Sadly don’t make many games and unlikely to add many more to my away grounds tally
Makes you feel a bit detached
Then you get the match reports and previews in these here pages and that connection stirs…. albeit remotely
I totally get how overseas R’s like Silky find them vital |
Bang on. Well said LB.
@Nix same for me. When I was working in a bar in Montpellier I would spend much of the interminable Sunday evening chatting to the regulars and surreptitiously refreshing LFW. With the hour ahead I would often read it at the end of my shift! [Post edited 26 Oct 12:03]
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