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Comment | Watch me rise up and leave, all the ashes you made out of me – Report
at 15:58:44
Great report Clive - I really enjoyed reading that. It’s so true what you say about the generations of fans going to QPR. My daughter is 4th generation after my Dad grew up in Shepherd’s Bush and used to go to games with his dad. They’ve both long since passed but I do feel a great connection every time we go to a game. Let’s face it, there’s no other reason really to follow Rangers! Wouldn’t have it any other way though. The support has been remarkable given the dross that’s been served up until Marti arrived. Dare we dream? Could we be allowed nice things?
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Comment | Dunne’d in the gob – Report
at 22:00:21
Love these reports. Love going to games with my youngest daughter and very occasionally having something to cheer about. Love QPR. Love Loftus Road. Love The Scorpions |
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Comment | QPR and Bristol City cancel each other out with new autumn fashion lines - Report
at 16:40:26
Thought it was a penalty for the challenge on Sinclair myself, regardless of whether he was looking for it. Haven't watched a replay but in real time from the lower loft me and all around thought it was nailed on. And we're definitely not biased.
The point on comparing this with the dross we've been watching before is a good one. Me and my youngest left the game in high spirits, were looking forward to going for the first time in ages, and came away having really enjoyed the game. But in the cold light of day, zero shots on target, not ever really looking like scoring, we're starting from a very low base. Perhaps we are easily pleased...... |
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Comment | Things turn toxic as hapless QPR lose yet again - Report
at 21:35:35
I strangely, perhaps masochistically look forward to these reports even more when we’ve been shite. Mainly because I find it hard to put into words what I’m seeing on the pitch, but your descriptions add a whole new level of depth, understanding and sadness.
It’s nearly 50 years since my first game at Loftus Road. I was forced into this by my dad, him by his dad.
I’ve done the same to my 10 year old daughter. She now doesn’t have a choice and is resigned to the fact that we are dreadful. At least I’ve seen some good times over the years. I fear she won’t for a very very long time to come, if ever. It’s just so sad. I think Fernandes has to carry a lot of the blame. |
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Comment | Rangers stumble and fall to poor Baggies loss - Report
at 19:33:54
Disappointing game, performance and result. That starting 11 does look good on paper but too much rests on Willock and when he’s not quite at it the team suffers.
That minutes ‘silence’ though - what a joke. I was looking at the players and most of them were clapping too. Pig ignorant or misinformed? Not too difficult to understand how a minutes silence works I would have thought |
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Comment | Always be closing - Preview
at 18:36:26
How do you reckon we’ll get on against Swansea Clive? :)
A well written piece as usual with a lot of common sense. As someone on here once said, at some point this football lark becomes unconsumable. See transfer window b*llocks as reference.
Still, we do indeed have a decent starting 11 and it will be interesting to see where they can take us this season |
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Comment | Josh Bowler, stop me if you’ve heard this one before, QPR, etc. — Report
at 09:24:03
You can feel the rage dripping off the page. Excellent writing with very salient points, which has also riled me up even more than I was on Tuesday. Unfortunately, the points you raise on shithousery have been developing for a very, very long time. At the risk of sounding like one of those old geezers stating that nothing is as good as it was in my day, the physical contest of football today is light years away from what it was in the 70's and 80's. Is that better, or worse or just different? The overall product is probably better in terms of quality - skill levels are higher, pace is greater, pitches are decent all year round etc. But this comes with a load of associated nonsense that makes it almost unbearable at times (see ridiculous outrage against Sounness' 'it's a mans game' comments as exhibit 1. Farcical.)
Your head injury points are extremely valid and your proposed way of dealing with it would surely cure the issue. But it's the same principle as the idea of automatically giving a yellow card to anyone complaining to or abusing the referee. It's an obvious solution and it would immediately solve the issue. But it hasn't been done. Same with your proposal on head industry protocol. It's an obvious solution - but it will never be adopted.
The people running football are clowns and have no connection with fans and this has worsened since the mass influx of TV and sponsorship cash into the game. This will never change - the horse has bolted, shut the gate on the way out and double padlocked it.
At some point, the game will become unconsumable for fans. That point may well have passed for many. But then you know what will happen - Rangers will go and do something ridiculous like win a few games by playing well and we're back where we started.
Stupid bloody game. |
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Comment | Michael Beale — Patreon
at 13:00:20
Is it just me or has that interview massively raised hope and expectations for this season? Just listened on the Patreon and I have to say I was very impressed with what he had to say. Yes, I know talk is cheap and all that, but the way he explains his thinking and plans is very exciting. Is it possible that the club actually did know what they were doing?? (and I was a massive Warbs must stay disciple).
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Comment | Coming full squared circle - Report
at 18:51:16
I’ve really enjoyed your work this season Clive. You may even have surpassed yourself at times.
I very much hope to enjoy more of the same next season.
Bravo. |
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Comment | Standing on the platform, watching you go — Report
at 10:31:49
A really excellent piece Clive. Felt pretty emotional reading that. What could have been. I’d dearly love to know what happened behind the scenes to make this season such a mess after promising so much. I’m not sure Lee Hoos and and Les Ferdinand can feel too good about how they’ve handled this. If next season doesn’t get off to a good start I’d suggest they need to be considering looking for the exit.
Warburton seems like a very decent bloke and a good manager and I’m firmly of the belief he should have stayed. But with that performance on Friday, imagine what the atmosphere would have been like if it hadn’t already been announced that he was leaving (however badly that announcement was handled).
It’s a curse following this bloody club. I blame
my dad. And his dad. Good rest their souls. |
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Comment | But she just smiled and turned away — Report
at 21:29:45
I see a lot of anger and rage on Twitter regarding this team and I have to say the atmosphere in the lower loft yesterday was far more aggressive than at any other time I've seen it this season. Not sure exactly why that should be. Is it because we were looking pretty good for the play offs until recently and have obviously bombed over recent months? Is it because it's Fulham? Is it because both Mitrovic and Carvalho gave it large to the home fans after going one up? (can't realluy blame them - and we love it when it's the other way round) Or is it because we think we belong in the prem? Or something else?
I'm genuinely perplexed but it was a noticeably less pleasant afternoon atmosphere wise yesterday than I've seen previously this season and I include the Cardiff, Bristol City and Bournemouth defeats in that.
What do people actually want or expect? Do you really want QPR in the prem at this stage? It would be painful and embarrassing and not at all enjoyable.
I thought the team put in a good shift but was outplayed by a far superior team on the day. Judging by some around me yesterday though you'd think we'd been cheated out of our divine rights and/or our own players were lazy sh*tes and deserved to be hanged.
I'd been enjoying getting back into it this season after a few years away, defeats an all. Yesterday, not so much.
But I thought the team put in a good effort |
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Comment | Danny Maddix — Patreon
at 14:52:27
Quality interview. Listened on Patreon. I thought the jukebox tunes were decent! Does that age me? :)
It's a rare thing for someone to stay at one club for so long. Interesting that he doesn't seem to regret not leaving when the likes of Les, Peacock, Sinton etc moved on |
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Comment | Serious business - Preview
at 17:05:47
It's incredible isn't it? As has been said on here many many times, it's the hope that kills you and how true that is. Not just with QPR but as a generalisation across sport and life. Regardless, looks like I picked a good season to renew my interest in all things Rangers - spurred on by my 9 year old daughter getting the bug and begging me to take her to games. After the West Brom game she has not stopped singing Charlie, Charlie, Charlie......
It's got to the point now where I'm desperately trying to justify to her Mum that it's perfectly fine for her to go to midweek games and get to bed way after 11pm on a school night. And we're drastically trying to reschedule long ago arranged family activities so we can fit in more games (Reading this Saturday for instance).
At some point the grief levels from the Mrs are going to go nuclear but until then.....
Great preview Clive - spot on with the looking at tables, other results etc. Haven't felt this energised by Rangers for many a year. Long may it continue |
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