| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 01:32 - Dec 22 with 3974 views | hopekillsyou |
Great report. Spot on.
I’d gone into the game with low expectations, becos the emotional cost of unfulfilled high expectations is too great, also because we tend to f**kthings up when least expected.
So , consequently, it was just…brilliant.
Mbengue, Madsen and Dembele you rightly single out as outstanding. Norrington-Davies I thought stood out too - it’s good to have two decent full backs.
However, another game where Clarke-Salter ( have we ever previously had 2 double barrelled surnames on the pitch at the same time…) was subbed at half time. It’s not the first time. Didn’t look injured - maybe he was.
Leicester were terrible. Absolute shit. I almost started feeling sorry for them - well almost - a team lacking in any motivation.
Calling Marti a c*ntwas unnecessary, disappointing and sounded stupidly spiteful - his team’s performance was enough on the hubris front.
This result has led me to raise my expectations , probably unfortunately because we are not going to be playing against such a shower every week. |  | |  |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 02:54 - Dec 22 with 3864 views | CLAREMAN1995 |
Brilliant report again even better for the ones all over the world watching their screens ,celebrating alone without the surge of bodies when we scored .
Magical day at LR and yes it does appear this team is very tight knit and well managed despite the few 3 game weekends implosion .
Without question QPR were highly motivated and for one of the few times ever we ripped the other team to shreds and could have scored 6 or 7 .Happy Days indeed |  | | |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 06:59 - Dec 22 with 3585 views | Dorse |
'Not a good year to be a bit shit in the Championship...' Northernr, Summer 25.
'No shit, Sherlock', M Cifuentes, 20th Dec 25. |  |
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| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 07:09 - Dec 22 with 3558 views | nix |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 01:32 - Dec 22 by hopekillsyou |
Great report. Spot on.
I’d gone into the game with low expectations, becos the emotional cost of unfulfilled high expectations is too great, also because we tend to f**kthings up when least expected.
So , consequently, it was just…brilliant.
Mbengue, Madsen and Dembele you rightly single out as outstanding. Norrington-Davies I thought stood out too - it’s good to have two decent full backs.
However, another game where Clarke-Salter ( have we ever previously had 2 double barrelled surnames on the pitch at the same time…) was subbed at half time. It’s not the first time. Didn’t look injured - maybe he was.
Leicester were terrible. Absolute shit. I almost started feeling sorry for them - well almost - a team lacking in any motivation.
Calling Marti a c*ntwas unnecessary, disappointing and sounded stupidly spiteful - his team’s performance was enough on the hubris front.
This result has led me to raise my expectations , probably unfortunately because we are not going to be playing against such a shower every week. |
This.
Magnifique!
Re: JCS, think it’s sensible they’re managing his minutes after so many injuries; see also Poku. I’m guessing there’s evidence that building up gradually leads to fewer future injuries (fingers crossed).
As for going for more goals, I kind of get it given the busy Christmas period. As for the ref, a bit generous as I think he wasn’t really protecting our players (particularly Mbengue) from being kicked up in the air. I’m guessing they thought with all the bookings they could get Mbengue sent off for retaliation but he’s not really hot headed like that just more mad as the proverbial.
Happy Christmas everyone. |  | | |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 07:21 - Dec 22 with 3513 views | Paddyhoops |
A report as a good as the game . I asked for them in a pre match post to go at them like dogs . We did and some.
Leicester were woeful . As disinterested a team as I’ve seen here for years . Failed premier league players stuck in a purgatory of thinking they’re too good for an unforgiving championship and nowhere good enough for the premier league.
Simmo pointed out Jimmy Dunne’s contribution in a post after your report.
He’s involvement in all our goals is staggering for a centre half .
Everyone was outstanding apart from Hamer who really needs to up his work rate. 😉
Happy Xmas everyone. | | | |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 07:22 - Dec 22 with 3511 views | Hugey |
Love it. Like being there all over again.
I notice this morning that QPR won 78% of their tackles, vs Leicester's 55%. Says a lot... |  | | |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 07:26 - Dec 22 with 3474 views | BushRanger82 |
I have been reliving the 1st 45+ minutes in my head, Mbengue, Mbengue, Mbengue, gue, gue, since half-time on Saturday.
Call me greedy, but I was, like you, a little peeved we didn't add 1 or 2 more goals to our tally in the 2nd half.
In fact, I was thinking we might have achieved our biggest ever home win, such was our dominance of that heavenly 1st half.
To my mind though, we're too much of a Jekyll & Hyde kinda side, for me to be even a tad optimistic about where we might be headed.
How we do in back to back aways at Portsmouth and West Brom next up, will be really telling. |  | | |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 07:33 - Dec 22 with 3451 views | LeedsR |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 01:32 - Dec 22 by hopekillsyou |
Great report. Spot on.
I’d gone into the game with low expectations, becos the emotional cost of unfulfilled high expectations is too great, also because we tend to f**kthings up when least expected.
So , consequently, it was just…brilliant.
Mbengue, Madsen and Dembele you rightly single out as outstanding. Norrington-Davies I thought stood out too - it’s good to have two decent full backs.
However, another game where Clarke-Salter ( have we ever previously had 2 double barrelled surnames on the pitch at the same time…) was subbed at half time. It’s not the first time. Didn’t look injured - maybe he was.
Leicester were terrible. Absolute shit. I almost started feeling sorry for them - well almost - a team lacking in any motivation.
Calling Marti a c*ntwas unnecessary, disappointing and sounded stupidly spiteful - his team’s performance was enough on the hubris front.
This result has led me to raise my expectations , probably unfortunately because we are not going to be playing against such a shower every week. |
Everything as was said here too!!
Great report as per usual Clive.
We were as brilliant as Leicester were poor. They were absolutely awful. To show the level of disinterest, lack of effort and disrespect of their own fans was shameful. To be shown up by a 16 year old, considering the “value” of his teammates was diabolical. Never was a team so undeserving of a consolation goal, and they couldn’t even get the penalty right first time.
Leicester are probably one of the few sides with whom I have no particular axe to grind. I’ve been happy enough for them (as much as you can really for another team) and I wish we had their relatively recent success. But they were by far the worst team I’ve seen at Loftus Road this season.
The image of Jordan Ayew standing, shoulders slouched and with his hands open, looking like he’d just dropped his school dinner tray, not realising what had just happened when Mbengue had just scored his thunderb@$!@rd goal summed Leicester up for me. Didn’t know what hit them, and couldn’t be @£sed to do anything about it. |  | | |
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| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 07:53 - Dec 22 with 3351 views | Rsole |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 07:21 - Dec 22 by Paddyhoops |
A report as a good as the game . I asked for them in a pre match post to go at them like dogs . We did and some.
Leicester were woeful . As disinterested a team as I’ve seen here for years . Failed premier league players stuck in a purgatory of thinking they’re too good for an unforgiving championship and nowhere good enough for the premier league.
Simmo pointed out Jimmy Dunne’s contribution in a post after your report.
He’s involvement in all our goals is staggering for a centre half .
Everyone was outstanding apart from Hamer who really needs to up his work rate. 😉
Happy Xmas everyone. |
Great report as always - many thanks and an early xmas gift, that I actually wanted :-) !
That pass from Dunne to MadBen was a great example of doing the simple things well. It reminded me of a flat pass in rugby where the receiver is 1-2 metres away before it’s made but takes it at full speed to break the line. That’s the link up that we’ve been missing playing forwards at times. Great to see and the real Dunne - he was great all game.
It really was the motivated against the demotivated in the first half particularly but boy we really did make AND take our chances when we were on top.
Long may that continue - more please. |  |
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| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 08:51 - Dec 22 with 3043 views | Andybrat |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 07:53 - Dec 22 by Rsole |
Great report as always - many thanks and an early xmas gift, that I actually wanted :-) !
That pass from Dunne to MadBen was a great example of doing the simple things well. It reminded me of a flat pass in rugby where the receiver is 1-2 metres away before it’s made but takes it at full speed to break the line. That’s the link up that we’ve been missing playing forwards at times. Great to see and the real Dunne - he was great all game.
It really was the motivated against the demotivated in the first half particularly but boy we really did make AND take our chances when we were on top.
Long may that continue - more please. |
Brilliant report on a brilliant day. Ayew pretending he had a head injury summed up his contribution when even his own players ignored him. Football so much more than price tags. JCS definitely limping on his left foot towards the end of the 1st half and kept feeling his ankle, so Cook coming on shows not wanting to take a risk. Chair back over Christmas as well. Agree Clive I think the next 2 games will tell us a lot about this team. Mbengue played a lot of games at RB for Reading so no surprise he is comfortable there. Clive thanks again | | | |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 09:12 - Dec 22 with 2935 views | slmrstid |
I had a magnificent Saturday.
That is all. |  | | |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 09:15 - Dec 22 with 2908 views | mart_Goblin |
Niles Crane !! 🤣🤣🤣
Tremendous .
Special mention for Dembele . Starting to look like the player we thought he was when he joined, accept now starting to get things right defensively too.
He looked like the most expensive player on the pitch which says a lot . |  | | |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 09:21 - Dec 22 with 2873 views | BrianMcCarthy |
Thanks Clive.
Lovely read to start the day! |  |
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| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 09:34 - Dec 22 with 2821 views | Malintabuk |
Echo that great report
Said on the match thread that there was one reason we played like this.... Marti
As you said we most likely never know what happened but I think there was a lot more angst at this club with him here... as Madsen alluded too
I thought the ref was poor to be honest and Mavididi should have been booked well before he was.
But that was my grandson first game this season and what a great one for him... | | | |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 09:49 - Dec 22 with 2739 views | DavieQPR |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 07:26 - Dec 22 by BushRanger82 |
I have been reliving the 1st 45+ minutes in my head, Mbengue, Mbengue, Mbengue, gue, gue, since half-time on Saturday.
Call me greedy, but I was, like you, a little peeved we didn't add 1 or 2 more goals to our tally in the 2nd half.
In fact, I was thinking we might have achieved our biggest ever home win, such was our dominance of that heavenly 1st half.
To my mind though, we're too much of a Jekyll & Hyde kinda side, for me to be even a tad optimistic about where we might be headed.
How we do in back to back aways at Portsmouth and West Brom next up, will be really telling. |
Would have wanted another 6 goals for that. Remember in my youth us putting 9 past Tranmere. |  | | |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 09:55 - Dec 22 with 2726 views | BrizR |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 07:09 - Dec 22 by nix |
This.
Magnifique!
Re: JCS, think it’s sensible they’re managing his minutes after so many injuries; see also Poku. I’m guessing there’s evidence that building up gradually leads to fewer future injuries (fingers crossed).
As for going for more goals, I kind of get it given the busy Christmas period. As for the ref, a bit generous as I think he wasn’t really protecting our players (particularly Mbengue) from being kicked up in the air. I’m guessing they thought with all the bookings they could get Mbengue sent off for retaliation but he’s not really hot headed like that just more mad as the proverbial.
Happy Christmas everyone. |
Agree with that. You're 4-0 up at home against a team that looks absolutely uninterested in the game, you've got a player with a poor history of injuries who you're managing back to fitness and a capable replacement on the bench, why not gi d him a break with an eye towards a busy run of games over the next 10 days?
One moment I noticed when Ayew got booked - in the handbags thaf preceded it Mbengue started trying to get involved. I've never seen Dunne move so fast as he did to grab him and steer him in the opposite direction. After a shaky start this season Jimmy seems to be really growing into his role as captain and he was excellent on Saturday both in his individual play but also taking charge of his team. | | | |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 10:13 - Dec 22 with 2635 views | MrSheen |
Fat Niles Crane had a very strange game. Completely invisible in midfield, I thought he held Kone and Burrell (no doubt tiring) fairly comfortably in check back in defence.
Everything you wrote about the lack of challenge on the third goal was even worse for the one Kone blasted over early in the second half. The Leicester fan at work was telling me how much he hates most of the squad but he particularly loathes Vestergaard for his passivity. If Kone had scored that time, it would have been completely shameful.
I think we should give a special mention for the excellent debut performance of Dembélé’s right foot. Put a great shift in, particularly in the first half. |  | | |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 10:29 - Dec 22 with 2560 views | Watford_Ranger |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 10:13 - Dec 22 by MrSheen |
Fat Niles Crane had a very strange game. Completely invisible in midfield, I thought he held Kone and Burrell (no doubt tiring) fairly comfortably in check back in defence.
Everything you wrote about the lack of challenge on the third goal was even worse for the one Kone blasted over early in the second half. The Leicester fan at work was telling me how much he hates most of the squad but he particularly loathes Vestergaard for his passivity. If Kone had scored that time, it would have been completely shameful.
I think we should give a special mention for the excellent debut performance of Dembélé’s right foot. Put a great shift in, particularly in the first half. |
Poor as he was, those two in midfield were basically left to do it all on their own. Ayew and Reid were embarrassing for such experienced (and no doubt well-remunerated) players. The wingers had no interest in defending at all.
I think it could have been more of a shellacking second half had the referee not sought to treat it like an under-8s game showing mercy to the losing side. Was happy to be abused by Reid in particular and Ayew could easily have picked up a second yellow for the foul by R block if not his constant whinging. Something has definitely happened there since beating Ipswich and going 2 up at Bristol City even if they weren’t exactly brilliant in either. Interested to see how they get on over the next few weeks as stuff like delaying the staff wages will have ripples. Real fun if they do get a significant points deduction and suddenly are battling it out to avoid relegation. A few of them hoping to get out in January I’m sure but bar Fatawu I can’t see many queuing up to take them. | | | |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 11:48 - Dec 22 with 2279 views | thehat |
Top report on a great afternoon at HQ. My liver and kidneys took a right hiding Saturday.
There were a few groans in the pub beforehand when we saw Dembele starting ahead of Smyth but as you say that's the best game thus far from Dembele both with and without the ball so what do we know.....Boys were bang up for this one.
Can we now go to Portsmouth and get something which will be a completely different game as the hunter becomes the hunted. | | | |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 16:03 - Dec 22 with 1653 views | derbyhoop |
I think we got a fair share of good fortune amongst the dynamism of the first half. Not sure if Koki knew much about his header. Did Mbengue mean to shoot or cross? Saying that, Leicester came with an awful attitude. They were often pedestrian in possession. They got what they deserved and so did we. |  |
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| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 16:33 - Dec 22 with 1588 views | londonscottish |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 16:03 - Dec 22 by derbyhoop |
I think we got a fair share of good fortune amongst the dynamism of the first half. Not sure if Koki knew much about his header. Did Mbengue mean to shoot or cross? Saying that, Leicester came with an awful attitude. They were often pedestrian in possession. They got what they deserved and so did we. |
It was a bit like the Cov game in that just about every shot that Rangers tried in the 1st half went in. Lots of luck, yeah, but time and time again Leicester failed to prevent the cross and then failed to clear their lines.
Their attitude stuck the place out for the Foxes fans that I know. Made me very happy though. |  |
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| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 17:52 - Dec 22 with 1344 views | CiderwithRsie |
I hadn't picked up on Smyth charging onto the field to celebrate every goal.
I've said it before, he's not the best player at the club, but a bloody good bloke to have in the squad and in the dressing room. | | | |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 18:20 - Dec 22 with 1247 views | joe90 |
Bloody hell, Madsen got an 8! Is that the highest rating he’s had? If so, that’s got to be a marquee moment in his QPR career? Redemption complete. He had a point to prove and he’s proven it.
The team were well up for this and it was wonderful to watch. Feeling very positive about QPR at the moment. Long may it last! [Post edited 22 Dec 19:26]
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| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 18:42 - Dec 22 with 1201 views | Northernr |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 18:20 - Dec 22 by joe90 |
Bloody hell, Madsen got an 8! Is that the highest rating he’s had? If so, that’s got to be a marquee moment in his QPR career? Redemption complete. He had a point to prove and he’s proven it.
The team were well up for this and it was wonderful to watch. Feeling very positive about QPR at the moment. Long may it last! [Post edited 22 Dec 19:26]
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If he’d scored it would have been a rare LFW 9, I thought he was superb |  | | |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 20:10 - Dec 22 with 982 views | Ned_Kennedys |
| A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report on 17:52 - Dec 22 by CiderwithRsie |
I hadn't picked up on Smyth charging onto the field to celebrate every goal.
I've said it before, he's not the best player at the club, but a bloody good bloke to have in the squad and in the dressing room. |
He always celebrates our goals properly when he’s warming up on the side of the pitch: it’s great to see. WLS says we have offered him a new contract and talks are ongoing: really hopes he signs up as he’s a great squad member with a fantastic attitude. [Post edited 22 Dec 20:42]
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