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Reply | Rest of the Championship thread 26/27
at 23:49 17 Jul 2026
I think his lack of impact was down to lack of motivation rather than his legs not working properly. When we signed him in the immediate aftermath of the Coventry debacle he likely expected to get regular game time. I believe he had a genuine affinity for the club after his previous loan spell. When the game time never really materialised (due to Nourry’s insistence on Varane playing) he (similar to Field) became disillusioned and consequently his performance levels dropped. |
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Reply | SC Wiener Neustadt match thingy
at 00:07 17 Jul 2026
Sounds like what I am always banging on about Brian - attitude. Even against a DIV 4 team in a friendly we have to be bang at it or we end up in bother. Solving our ‘can’t be arsed’ attitude is the key to us having a successful season |
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Reply | Our First Eleven as things stand currently - QPR....
at 00:47 16 Jul 2026
Yeah that looks like our strongest 11 at this point. Positionally I would put Vale beside Madsen, Chair on the left and Smith on the right. If (and it’s a very big IF) we were to get regular game time out of JCS, then moving Edward’s into the centre of the park could be another option. |
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Reply | The ultimate World Cup thread
at 23:29 14 Jul 2026
This is what we need to do too Brian, stop settling for second (or 16th) best and achieve a winning mentality. Like you say, it will take time (although hopefully not another decade), but green shoots of this is what I am looking for most next season. Sorry all, hijacked the WC thread, but it is a QPR forum after all. |
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Reply | Rest of the Championship thread 26/27
at 15:19 13 Jul 2026
Lazy fan not a dig at you but a general comment. This notion of a player’s ’legs being gone’ at 30/ 31 is simply absurd. They are barely past their prime at this point. Any player who minds himself reasonably well and doesn’t pick up a series of serious injuries can play at the level they have being playing at until 33/34 at least. What next ‘washed up’ at 28? |
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Reply | GAA 2026
at 23:24 12 Jul 2026
Definitely a square ball but not convinced the whole of the ball was over the line for the Dublin goal. Fully agree though that should not be relying on the naked eye to make a split second decision when goal line technology is so easy to access. |
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Reply | GAA 2026
at 17:20 12 Jul 2026
Couldnt agree absolute snoozefest imo. Despite the 2 point rulr both teams reverting to the bad old habits of passing the ball back and over, back and over. Both attacks so static, maybe the heat? 20 odd minutes to go, and Kerry showing signs of awaking from their slumber |
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Reply | England Thread 🏴
at 01:29 12 Jul 2026
My tenner is still safe. A poor effort by both teams - too much at stake I guess. Some strange substitutions by Tuchel. Eze not the worst of them imo. Main thing is England are through - I’ll find out who against when I wake up |
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Reply | GAA 2026
at 19:54 11 Jul 2026
Yes, much as I hate Mayo, they were outstanding today. Hopefully Kerry will school them in the final |
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Reply | Summer transfer rumours 2026
at 23:51 9 Jul 2026
When are they going to include Bennie as a striker, which is his best position, Kolli’s absence is a major concern, |
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Reply | Stephan: new deal
at 14:04 9 Jul 2026
First of all TK don't be so rude and childish. If you cant have a grown up debate with differing viewpoints without resorting to insults then perhaps refrain from commenting at all? Secondly, my views on playing out from the back clearly pre-dated the signing of Charles so were perfectly legit concerns. If he is comfortable with the ball then brilliant, but who does he pass to? You would assume Edwards is comfortable on the ball, so that might be one option. Maybe our new LB can receive a pass without panicking. Dunne can't and our mad RB can't and we know what will happen if Vaarane gets the ball in his own half. I am aware we often played it long last year, my point is that our attacking players are our best asset, so lets get them involvef as early and often as possible. |
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Reply | Stephan: new deal
at 11:49 9 Jul 2026
Can’t agree with you Oslo, unless Edward’s is comfortable enough to carry it out. But you know if Varrane gets a short ball he is simply going to return it to the GK who will have to clear it, probably under pressure. Playing it long doesn’t have to be ‘hoof ball’ straight down the middle and hope for the best. We have options up front as I just t said in a previous post, but we also have quality on the wings with Vale and Chair and alsowith Madsen in an advanced midfield role. All of these players can be brought into play, but in the opponents half where they can do damage, not on the edge of our box where the damage is mostly to the fans hearts and blood pressure. |
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Reply | Bonnie Tyler
at 11:28 9 Jul 2026
Terribly sad and no age. One of my teenage crushes along with Chrissie Hynde and Stevie Nicks. RIP Bonnie. |
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Reply | Stephan: new deal
at 11:13 9 Jul 2026
I don’t think ‘can’t be arsed’ is linked to ability, Nix. If the best player in the world cannot be bothered to put in a shift, he will be ineffective. That’s what makes Messi so incredible is his work rate, combined with his obvious ability. I have said it many times on here, very often you can tell in the first five minutes, which QPR will turn up; the ‘up for it’ or ‘can’t be arsed’ version. On our day we are a match for anyone, off our day we struggle with Oxford and get jockeyed by good teams. And the bit that really amazes/ infuriates me is that this attitude affects the WHOLE team. If one or two were not trying, you might get away with it, but not all eleven. It’s like they have a WhatsApp group or a pre-match meeting and say, ‘right lads which is it this Saturday, on it or can’t be arsed’? I’m exaggerating of course, but the difference in how they play from game to game is stark and that’s not just inconsistency, that’s attitudinal imo. If Stephan is to succeed he needs to stamp this out. |
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Reply | Stephan: new deal
at 11:04 9 Jul 2026
‘You need the right players yes’ That is kind of my point JD, we are NEVER going to have players good enough in the Championship (I would argue there are only a handful of clubs in the Prem capable of playing out from the back successfully) so therefore it should NEVER be an option. Worst case scenario we concede a goal out of it. Best case scenario our GK sends a panicked long ball anyway. Better still to send a measured long ball from the kick out. We have Kone, who’s hold up play is improving, we have Burrell who is a speedster to get onto Kone’s knock ons, we have Kolli who can take on a shot from distance (as indeed can Kone). I think one thing we can all agree on is that our attack is our strongest asset, so let’s get the ball to them as quickly as possible. Klopp got great success by walloping the ball up to Salah and Mane and nobody complained. Let’s just play to our strengths and cut out the piss-balling around. |
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Reply | Stephan: new deal
at 23:59 8 Jul 2026
Yeah I’m lukewarm on Stephan at best. If he was sacked tomorrow I wouldn’t lose any sleep over it. He needs to show a lot more balls than last season if he is really going to succeed. We need to see a lot more of the post Coventry 7-1 reaction and a lot less of the shrug of the shoulders after the Southampton walloping.
I have spoken before about the ‘couldn’t be arsed’ culture that has existed for many years and with several managers - since Warnock in fact - and until that is stamped out we won’t be serious play-off contenders. So he has to demand high standards in EVERY game.
Another thing is the concern that he is too much Nourry’s patsy and not his own man. He has to be in charge of affairs on the pitch and that includes both tactics and personnel. I strongly suspect Nourry insisted on the play out from the back nonsense, which we don’t have the players for. Scotland demonstrated better than anyone (but by no means the only one) what a disaster this when you don’t have the players with the quality to implement it. So Stephan has to say no to this and stick to his guns. There is NEVER a situation when playing out from the back is a good idea — NEVER. He also has to pick the team, HIS team every week. Again I suspect Varrane got a lot more game time last season (while Field was shipped off to Norwich) than Stephan wanted, at Nourry’s ‘request’ . He needs to be his own man.
Finally, he needs to be a lot more proactive with substitutions. If it’s not working change it. I accept that thanks to our virtual season-long injury crisis we almost never had as strong a bench as we wanted, but dithering around until the 70th or 75th minute to make changes while gazing at a fcuking monitor smacks of indecisiveness - just change it man. |
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