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Reply | Great draw tonight...
at 11:39 11 Oct 2026
Yeh I agree to an extent.
I think im looking at it from questioning the control a medical team have , to allow the medics to pre-empt games, having control of what goes on during games. Surely once a player has been assessed and passed as fit to play, then to dictate minutes on the pitch despite how the game is going conflicts with the mangers job to win the game.
Our injury record seems to be things going on off the pitch. Conditioning etc. Not overplaying them. Of course the fixture list is tough , but its a squad game these days 22 - 23 players named for the season. Surely we can get a load of young sportsmen to complete 90 minutes of football without breaking them.
It all just seems like modern day football over complicating a simple sport.
I prefered my footballers drinking 8 pints the night before a game, fry up in the morning and a fag at half time.. 
Anyway.. Great game yesterday and result. And if it wasnt for a medical teams intervention (divine or otherwise) , we wouldn't have had that dramatic penalty save from the glorious Charles. |
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Reply | Great draw tonight...
at 10:28 11 Oct 2026
We were one nil up with their best player in Kempers pocket. Huge risk taking Kemper off. We got away with it. Those 46 games amount to nothing if we lose them all. I think the discussion is about in game management of players fitness over getting results on the pitch. Its an interesting one. [Post edited 11 Oct 10:57]
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Reply | Who has say over players ?
at 09:37 11 Oct 2026
I dont think you can compare JS keeping Kemper on the pitch to see out the game for another 20 minutes, to Beale flogging Willock to death in multiple games.
The influx of medics with laptops haven't improved footballers pain threshold. Now players are acutely aware of every single tendon in their legs. Yes players are quicker, stamina off the scale, and carrying not an ounce of fat on them. But they seemed to be made of glass these days. |
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Reply | Injuries
at 09:21 11 Oct 2026
We did just have a 3 week international break btw. This over flogging the players excuse is a bit thin.
We're only really debating this now, due to the Kemper sub ,which was such an obvious issue. I dont think you can compare JS keeping Kemper on the pitch to see out the game for another 20 minutes, to Beale flogging Willock to death in multiple games. |
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Reply | Injuries
at 01:16 11 Oct 2026
I didnt clock Kemper pulling up before half time. Or even noticed he was struggling 2nd half. That does explain taking him off I guess. That Smyth sub was standard maneuver though, plus he was battered. Surely if you are doing in game managing injury prone players , you'll be taking off JCS on 60 or 70 minute, dropping Edwards back in there and juggling the midfield around or even bring on Varane. |
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Reply | Great draw tonight...
at 10:44 10 Oct 2026
Would you be saying that if we lost last night, due to those subs ?
If anything, i thought he took off Kemper as he was on a yellow too. [Post edited 10 Oct 10:47]
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Reply | Great draw tonight...
at 09:35 10 Oct 2026
Im not sure on the Kemper sub. I get what you are saying with managing players injuries, but as Lamptey proved, its actually impossible to know. You just have to trust the players. Was Kemper an injury prone player when we signed him.?
We all know the old skool method of managing injury prone players in the past, basically, they dont train during the week and then get them on the pitch for as long as possible on a Saturday. I completely get things have improved. But to jeopardise the game, just so the medic team can tick some boxes goes too far the other way, imo. Willock comparison is an exception. Smyths subbing made sense, Boy Kemper less so. To stick on Lamptey as Kempers replacement proved you cant rely on the medic team, to get results on the pitch. Surely you do those assessments during the week, not during a championship football match.? |
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Reply | Great draw tonight...
at 09:04 10 Oct 2026
Good result.
Lots of positives to talk about. Boy Kemper and Smyth were excellent as was highlighted by what happened when they came off. That left side just evaporated.
We look a proper team atm. Great to see Jake Clark Salter finally stringing some games together and making a real impact in this team. Not as gung ho as Dunne, but just as efficient in defence.
Some of the football we played, was a joy to see, one touch as they pinged it around WHam.
Shame Burrell was injured as I think he would have stretched their defence more then Kolli, who didnt have his best game. If he scores that shot from the edge of the box, that would justify all the clamour to get him in the team. For me, he didn't do enough. Struggled holding the ball up, and knocked the ball back to opposition too many times. But its a tough ask, to just come back into the team against a decent West Ham side. So perhaps I shouldn't be too critical.
Pierce Charles is the standout of course. His distribution is top class , made an important fingertip save down to his right, Cryuffs one of their pressing forwards and that penalty double save to keep us in the game and in the top 6 was a superb moment for him and QPR.
Yeh the subs didnt work in the slightest, and nearly cost us the game. But I really like this squad, and I think JS has improved us overall. Decent manager. Let the good times roll.
And Kamara is the real deal. Really important we had him there last night. Great call by the club to re call him back from international duty. [Post edited 10 Oct 9:19]
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Reply | Julien Stéphan Interview
at 14:01 7 Oct 2026
Listened on my way into work on an e- cargo cycle, (took me 7 hours to get there, got rained off).
Enjoyable listen. I like the cut of his jib. Talking about standards and ambition and loving his players. Seems to have a lot of time for them. The Kolli thing seems to be done, with the ball is in Ryan's court. Which judging by Kolli's recent dev games , he's on the case.
He seems a really good manager.
Nice one Conor & Clive . ( good double act name) |
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Reply | Development team.
at 18:03 6 Oct 2026
Matters for the young lads though, right? Surely you want them to not like getting beat. ? |
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Reply | Man City - GUILTY
at 08:59 2 Oct 2026
Its all tainted. We look back at Chelsea in 2003 with contempt because of Abromaviches money. Blackburn winning the title was because of the money. We never talk about the football.
I dont think taking the titles away changes much. There will always be a " yeh but".
Maybe im wrong. I just feel theres a bit of scape goating going. Lets start digging out all the other clubs then, and all the dodgy deals that must go on.
Have City broke the law or just the premier league rules, which is built on greed and corruption at the highest level anyway? |
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Reply | Man City - GUILTY
at 07:34 2 Oct 2026
Don't know about anyone else, but im getting pretty tired of all these pundits, ex footballers etc , saying City should be stripped of the titles. As has been highlighted on here, plenty football clubs have tried bending the rules, finding loop holes etc. How many clubs sold players to City, inflating their prices.? Taking their money. How is it right that the Prem will let Man U owners , lumber the club with debt, letting the stadium rot , making loads of people redundant in cost cutting exercises, when City have done the exact opposite. How much dirty money did Chelsea bring into football? What about the corruption at FIFA? Most of football is suspect. The greed of players and their agents and SKY relentless fascination of who has the most money to spend in the transfer window, has caused a money orientated sport. Theres loads of guilty parties, if were talking about the principles of over spending.
Im not saying, Man city are innocent, far from it. I think they should be punished with a huge points deduction and a heavy fine, with that money going to grass roots football or something. But to write off the last 15 years is ridiculous.
I think keep the titles. Everyone will remember how City won those, draw a line under it and get football back on track. Do something productive with this whole episode, like scrapping FFP , putting wage caps back in , have a system thats not giving the richest clubs the advantage. Football needs to get a grip on the spiralling cost of players. Lumping this all on City, is an easy option. I think the premier league needs to take a look at itself. Its created this monster. Lets not forget ,all the agents lurking in the background, getting a bit nervous of talk of wage caps etc. All these pundits will have their agents in their ear. |
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