| Goal difference 14:53 - Aug 18 with 2897 views | Wilkinswatercarrier | I was told that this is the first time we have had a positive goal difference in the league in four years. That would take us back to 2022 and Beales reign. That must be wrong. Isn't it? |  |
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| Goal difference on 15:06 - Aug 18 with 2789 views | loftus77 | I could easily believe it, due to the consistent early heavy defeats in recent seasons - 0-4 at Watford, 1-3 to West Brom, 1-7 at Coventry. I'd forgotten what a positive goal difference experience was. I thought our GD column automatically started with minus (-). |  | |  |
| Goal difference on 15:17 - Aug 18 with 2720 views | kensalriser | Sounds bang on to me given how generally dire we've been since being top after 16 games that season. |  |
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| Goal difference on 15:19 - Aug 18 with 2714 views | colinallcars | I reckon we should return to goal average ASAP. No mobile phones, beer five bob a pint, cars had proper exhausts - BLISS ! |  | |  |
| Goal difference on 15:24 - Aug 18 with 2685 views | Northernr | Christmas 2022 I think. Will include in the match preview stats on Friday. |  | |  |
| Goal difference on 15:36 - Aug 18 with 2594 views | OakR | That's pretty amazing, though if you always finish bottom half, and typically start badly coupled with a few heavy defeats makes sense. Pretty staggering in a general sense though. |  |
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| Goal difference on 15:36 - Aug 18 with 2594 views | Jimboqpr | Wow, another stat for the hall of shame! Do other clubs have such an eclectic collection of weird and wonderful runs and occurrences as ours I wonder. It'd be a good idea for a top trumps deck theme. 3 missed pens you say?... Hold my beer! [Post edited 18 Aug 15:36]
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| Goal difference on 16:13 - Aug 18 with 2455 views | stevec | When you’re conceding 70 goals a season it’s not easy getting a positive goal difference. |  | |  | Login to get fewer ads
| Goal difference on 17:14 - Aug 18 with 2302 views | numptydumpty | Can believe that. But quite a stat - no doubt !! What can't believe was that we were top after 16 games under Mick Beale with that team of charlatans at that time. Ridiculous stat that was hard to comprehend, given what we know now of many of that squad and what we know about the jumped up PE teacher. What's that man doing today ? Surely, he can spin "Top of the Championship" after over a third of the season gone under my watch.... |  |
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| Goal difference on 17:17 - Aug 18 with 2276 views | Northernr | We've been prone to starting the seasons off with a huge defeat - 4-0 at Watford, 7-1 at Coventry, 3-1 to West Brom etc. |  | |  |
| Goal difference on 17:17 - Aug 18 with 2272 views | Bluce_Ree | There's probably a record in there. QPR love getting shit records. |  |
| 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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| Goal difference on 17:39 - Aug 18 with 2214 views | numptydumpty |
| Goal difference on 17:17 - Aug 18 by Northernr | We've been prone to starting the seasons off with a huge defeat - 4-0 at Watford, 7-1 at Coventry, 3-1 to West Brom etc. |
I think we have lost against Bolton and Swansea 0-4 and 0-5 also, if memory serves me right. My memory is a bit hazy, but think both happened, as well. |  |
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| Goal difference on 18:01 - Aug 18 with 2132 views | loftboy |
| Goal difference on 17:39 - Aug 18 by numptydumpty | I think we have lost against Bolton and Swansea 0-4 and 0-5 also, if memory serves me right. My memory is a bit hazy, but think both happened, as well. |
That was our first two seasons back in the premier league, the Swansea one immediately after Hughes had said we’d never be in that position again. |  |
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| Goal difference on 18:57 - Aug 18 with 1973 views | Snipper |
| Goal difference on 17:17 - Aug 18 by Northernr | We've been prone to starting the seasons off with a huge defeat - 4-0 at Watford, 7-1 at Coventry, 3-1 to West Brom etc. |
Coventry wasn’t the first game though. Our biggest thumping on the first day from what I remember are, Southampton 5-1 in around 85/86 and Watford 4-0 with Ainsworth in charge. We also lost 4-1 at Villa in 1993. |  | |  |
| Goal difference on 18:58 - Aug 18 with 1962 views | kensalriser |
| Goal difference on 17:17 - Aug 18 by Northernr | We've been prone to starting the seasons off with a huge defeat - 4-0 at Watford, 7-1 at Coventry, 3-1 to West Brom etc. |
And then when you get to -2, it's another 4-0 reverse. |  |
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| Goal difference on 20:43 - Aug 18 with 1753 views | terryb |
| Goal difference on 18:57 - Aug 18 by Snipper | Coventry wasn’t the first game though. Our biggest thumping on the first day from what I remember are, Southampton 5-1 in around 85/86 and Watford 4-0 with Ainsworth in charge. We also lost 4-1 at Villa in 1993. |
It's going back quite a long time, but we lost 4-0 at home to Everton in 1976 & 6-1 away to Brentford in 1965. We ended up 3rd in 65/66 & Brentford were relegated! |  | |  |
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