| Does changing ends at the start unnerve anyone else? 16:57 - Nov 5 with 1878 views | Jules4367 |
There have been a few games where the opposition chooses to change ends.
I know it is (and should be) the same but I find it unnerving and disorienting.
Do you think the opposition does it on purpose to change our kind set somehow? [Post edited 5 Nov 17:01]
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| Does changing ends at the start unnerve anyone else? on 17:08 - Nov 5 with 0 views | joe90 |
I’d be surprised if it makes any difference to the players, but I find it very annoying, especially so as I sit in the Loft. |  | | |
| Does changing ends at the start unnerve anyone else? on 17:33 - Nov 5 with 0 views | StreathamRanger |
I hate it. Always ruins the atmosphere and we tend to struggle. Don't know why more teams don't do it. | | | |
| Does changing ends at the start unnerve anyone else? on 18:58 - Nov 5 with 0 views | numbers912 |
I assume the worst the moment this happens. I detest it. Always want to see us kick towards either The Loft or if we are away the Rangers fans in the 2nd half. | | | |
| Does changing ends at the start unnerve anyone else? on 19:47 - Nov 5 with 0 views | Superhoop83 |
| Does changing ends at the start unnerve anyone else? on 18:58 - Nov 5 by numbers912 |
I assume the worst the moment this happens. I detest it. Always want to see us kick towards either The Loft or if we are away the Rangers fans in the 2nd half. |
This.
I didn't have a good feeling about Tuesday's match and the change of ends reinforced it. I'm still surprised we got a point after going in behind at half-time, but no keeper on Earth would have stopped Varane's thunderbastard. |  |
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| Does changing ends at the start unnerve anyone else? on 20:13 - Nov 5 with 0 views | Mick_S |
I can’t stand it. It really shouldn’t matter but I get bad vibes when it happens.
Who’s got the stats, then? |  |
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| Does changing ends at the start unnerve anyone else? on 20:37 - Nov 5 with 0 views | connell10 |
I personally hate it ,so yes it unnerves me! |  |
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| Does changing ends at the start unnerve anyone else? on 08:13 - Nov 6 with 0 views | Paddyhoops |
It was a portent of doom and the then Kone kicked it out on the full from the kick off didn’t help.
Strange atmosphere all round on Tuesday night . Looking at rows of empty seats in the away end didn’t help .
You could hear players conversations on the pitch as well . Very weird. | | | |
| Does changing ends at the start unnerve anyone else? on 09:16 - Nov 6 with 0 views | TheChef |
It shouldn't make a difference but it feels like it does.
Would love to see stats for the results of games where we kick towards the Loft in the first half. |  |
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| Does changing ends at the start unnerve anyone else? on 12:34 - Nov 6 with 0 views | Tonytone |
It freaks me out. Being in R block with a great view of th goal Loft end, however dire the first half is, always take comfort (or sometimes its false hope) that I'll see some great golas close up in the second half. If we do score at the other end can't always see who it is if its one of those everyone in the box mad scrambles. I think I may be a bit of a creature of habit - we sat directly opposite to where we usually are for the Fiorentina game and my brain cells were struggling to process the game at times. It would be great to see some stats on this if anyone can oblige? | | | |
| Does changing ends at the start unnerve anyone else? on 12:41 - Nov 6 with 0 views | francisbowles |
| Does changing ends at the start unnerve anyone else? on 12:34 - Nov 6 by Tonytone |
It freaks me out. Being in R block with a great view of th goal Loft end, however dire the first half is, always take comfort (or sometimes its false hope) that I'll see some great golas close up in the second half. If we do score at the other end can't always see who it is if its one of those everyone in the box mad scrambles. I think I may be a bit of a creature of habit - we sat directly opposite to where we usually are for the Fiorentina game and my brain cells were struggling to process the game at times. It would be great to see some stats on this if anyone can oblige? |
I don't want to see stats on it. They wouldn't look good. It would just reinforce it and more opponents would start doing it.
As for the kick off, if we want to aim near the corner flag then Kone is not your man.
Pierce Charles should take it.😁 | | | |
| Does changing ends at the start unnerve anyone else? on 12:48 - Nov 6 with 0 views | gazza1 |
No, I don't give a toss which end we defend in the first half!!!!! Why should I (we)?? | | | |
| Does changing ends at the start unnerve anyone else? on 12:50 - Nov 6 with 0 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Does changing ends at the start unnerve anyone else? on 17:33 - Nov 5 by StreathamRanger |
I hate it. Always ruins the atmosphere and we tend to struggle. Don't know why more teams don't do it. |
If it's because most teams want to kick off towards their fans in the second half, and it unsettles the oppo if they don't...then why don't we kick-off towards our dugouts?
That'll fox 'em. |  |
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| Does changing ends at the start unnerve anyone else? on 12:53 - Nov 6 with 0 views | 7374Ranger |
I don't like it either and it feels like QPR always fail to win when it happens. | | | |
| Does changing ends at the start unnerve anyone else? on 14:50 - Nov 6 with 0 views | daveB |
Our record switching ends is not that bad
Going Back to 2012 it's played 24, won 11, lost 7 and drew 6
It's 1 defeat in the last 8
Games are below
2012
Arsenal -2-1
Tottenham Hotspur - 1-0
Swansea City - 0-5
Chelsea -0-0
2013
Wigan Athletic - 1-1
2014
Leeds United - 1-1
Yeovil Town - 3-0
Leicester City - 3-2
2015
Chelsea - 0-1
Bolton Wanderers - 4-3
2016
Hull City - 1-2
2017
Wigan Athletic - 2-1
2018
Nottingham Forest- 2-5
Sheffield Wednesday - 4-2
2019
Hull City - 1-2
2020
Birmingham City - 2-2
2021
Derby County - 0-1
2022
Blackpool - 2-1
Cardiff City - 3-0
2024
Stoke City - 1-1
Norwich City - 3-0
2025
Southampton - 1-2
2026
Cardiff City - 2-1
Burnley - 1-1 [Post edited 6 Nov 14:50]
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| Does changing ends at the start unnerve anyone else? on 15:00 - Nov 6 with 0 views | Snipper |
As far as I remember, whenever we won the toss at Anfield, we always made Liverpool kick towards the Kop in the first half. |  | | |
| Does changing ends at the start unnerve anyone else? on 18:53 - Nov 6 with 0 views | OldPedro |
| Does changing ends at the start unnerve anyone else? on 14:50 - Nov 6 by daveB |
Our record switching ends is not that bad
Going Back to 2012 it's played 24, won 11, lost 7 and drew 6
It's 1 defeat in the last 8
Games are below
2012
Arsenal -2-1
Tottenham Hotspur - 1-0
Swansea City - 0-5
Chelsea -0-0
2013
Wigan Athletic - 1-1
2014
Leeds United - 1-1
Yeovil Town - 3-0
Leicester City - 3-2
2015
Chelsea - 0-1
Bolton Wanderers - 4-3
2016
Hull City - 1-2
2017
Wigan Athletic - 2-1
2018
Nottingham Forest- 2-5
Sheffield Wednesday - 4-2
2019
Hull City - 1-2
2020
Birmingham City - 2-2
2021
Derby County - 0-1
2022
Blackpool - 2-1
Cardiff City - 3-0
2024
Stoke City - 1-1
Norwich City - 3-0
2025
Southampton - 1-2
2026
Cardiff City - 2-1
Burnley - 1-1 [Post edited 6 Nov 14:50]
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So those stats suggest maybe we should switch ends more often....... |  |
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| Does changing ends at the start unnerve anyone else? on 18:58 - Nov 6 with 0 views | Boston |
| Does changing ends at the start unnerve anyone else? on 08:13 - Nov 6 by Paddyhoops |
It was a portent of doom and the then Kone kicked it out on the full from the kick off didn’t help.
Strange atmosphere all round on Tuesday night . Looking at rows of empty seats in the away end didn’t help .
You could hear players conversations on the pitch as well . Very weird. |
Actual attendance was wicked bad. | |
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| Does changing ends at the start unnerve anyone else? on 21:12 - Nov 6 with 0 views | CateLeBonR |
Normally I hate it but this season our goalkeeper and defence are often the best thing about us so I don't mind it.
Also anybody remember that awful season 2 or 3 years ago where we went about 6 months without scoring in the Loft End? |  | | |
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