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Reply | Is the season over?
at 22:56 20 Jan 2026
The season is not over and should not be over. The play offs are still within reach. The league is not strong; outside the top 2-3, everyone is much of a muchness. We should give it a go. Otherwise what is the point.
However injuries, and the way we’ve played in general since the Leicester peak, which has been so insipid, makes you think it might just peter out. That would be a shame. With this squad (relative to last year’s) we should be bettering last season’s position and points total by some way. |
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Reply | The 3 sides of a match thread at Oxford
at 22:35 20 Jan 2026
I’ve not said we’re “entitled” to.
I’ve said our expectations, coming into the game where we were, should be to beat a team destined for relegation. There’s a big difference.
And I don’t think we should settle for that performance. It’s settling for mediocrity. Shouldn’t we strive for more, want more? I know this is QPR and we often struggle against the weak sides.
But this squad has had £25m spent on it the last 18 months. We’ve not had any since the days of Fernandes, Redknapp, and Hughes. Should we not expect, or at the very least hope to beat a woeful Oxford side?
Sorry, Ned, I just don’t get this mindset of settling for that performance. |
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Reply | The 3 sides of a match thread at Oxford
at 22:29 20 Jan 2026
I’m not losing my shit. Just think we should have higher standards, even with the players available tonight, than to settle for or be happy with that. Your standards seemed a lot higher last season, if I recall. Nothing last season was that bad performance wise.
I agree 10th-12th would be a successful season. Top half should be the target, and I have been led to believe was the internal target.
I’m not sure we’re on course for that mind, and injuries can’t be an excuse. That is part of of the challenge. |
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Reply | The 3 sides of a match thread at Oxford
at 22:09 20 Jan 2026
There’s more to life than settling for a 0-0 and that performance away to an Oxford side destined for relegation.
Surely we should have higher standards, especially if we ever want this club to progress up the league a bit? I mean we won here 3-1 last year. Why wouldn’t that be the minimum expectation again?
Let’s hold ourselves to higher standards than that performance. If we just “move on”, we aren’t. [Post edited 20 Jan 22:20]
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Reply | The 3 sides of a match thread at Oxford
at 21:45 20 Jan 2026
Yeah, loads of injuries but still a good enough first team to win.
The squad is so much stronger than last year, but we seem a lot worse at the basics of football at the moment.
It just feels since the Leicester “maximum effort” win, we have been completely coasting as if “season is done”. We look to be coasting to 16th and 58 points or something. [Post edited 20 Jan 21:52]
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Reply | The 3 sides of a match thread at Oxford
at 21:42 20 Jan 2026
I’m not sure how anyone can argue this performance here, vs the 3-1 win here last season is “progress”. We definitely look worse at football at the moment. |
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Reply | The 3 sides of a match thread at Oxford
at 21:40 20 Jan 2026
The game in a nutshell.
Good cross by Vale there. That build up was the best football we have played all game. We strung about 10 passes together. Bordering on competence there. |
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Reply | The 3 sides of a match thread at Oxford
at 21:36 20 Jan 2026
We seem in a rush to give the ball back to them as quickly as we can.
This game has been an affront to the sport. Let us never talk of it again, again. |
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Reply | The 3 sides of a match thread at Oxford
at 21:21 20 Jan 2026
Nah. That was on Smyth not tracking. The whole defence was shifted over a position, so Smyth needed to drop in, and he didn’t. Stood just a couple of yards away and watched. |
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Reply | The 3 sides of a match thread at Oxford
at 21:16 20 Jan 2026
Just to uphold the basic principles of a meritocracy, he needs to make some subs.
How is that not a foul on Madsen??
How did their fella miss that??
We’re going to lose this. Let’s be honest, we should be behind. |
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Reply | The 3 sides of a match thread at Oxford
at 21:10 20 Jan 2026
Blasphemy!
I do actually agree from you. Burrell made the 442 work, so did having at least one winger on their natural flanks, not inverted. When we go inverted on both sides and no Burrell we look stuffed.
But I don’t think Field makes us worse! I think his work rate and professionalism would at least mean we wouldn’t be playing like zombies after half time. |
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