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Comment | Unstoppable force versus immovable object – Preview
at 14:10:06
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That's a good point that, for all the compromises associated with moving to the stadium, the last thing it was ever suited for was not being in the Premier League.
It is a real shame that Burrell is injured (and this could have serious repercussions for the rest of our season) - I can picture him scampering around the wide open plain of the London Stadium. We'll have to hope that Kolli can fill the scampering position.
The FA Cup is a strange beast. At times it feels like nobody takes it seriously, least of all QPR, who have completely forgotten how to play in it. |
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Comment | Ronnie returns, but is it the handsome deal QPR hope? – Signing
at 00:03:43
Thanks for looking at the pros and cons of the deal.
Get your catastrophising in early - that's my advice. We all know the positives. I agree the main negative is what has happened at Southampton this season. I had a look on the Saints' forums and a lot of the fans were not too bothered about him leaving. Some mentioned that he was overwhelmed by Kieffer Moore in the Wrexham game, others that he wasn't a head everything away centre-back. Having said that, Southampton have their own problems.
Our ever-changing defence has been a problem all season, so from that point of view signing Edwards makes a lot of sense, as it looks like JCS is a write-off and Cook is coming to the end of his career. We are also lacking dynamism in the centre, so if Edwards can bring the field out of defence and start attacks, that will be a bonus.
Jennifer Lawrence has called out the genocide in Gaza, so a fine dinner companion in my opinion. |
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Comment | Kolli rescues Rangers, but injuries mount – Report
at 15:45:02
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We really needed to win this one after losing momentum in recent weeks. A loss against this Sheffield Wednesday side would have really knocked our confidence. Fortunately Kolli produced a couple of excellent solo efforts.
Losing Burrell is pretty serious, given how dependent we have been on him so far this season. Hopefully Kolli can step in to fill the gap. |
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Comment | Staring down the barrel – Oppo Profile
at 14:11:38
Thanks to Rob and Tom.
The stadium was a bribe to West Ham to hide the white elephant the government had created.
On the pitch, West Ham are not completely cut adrift, but losing at Wolves must have been quite a psychological blow.
Whether we can take advantage of the situation, or make our usual swift exit, remains to be seen. |
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Comment | Insert paragraph about Barry Bannan – Preview
at 11:26:55
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Ever since that Leicester game we have faded. Actually, it's not the first time this season the goals have dried up, despite the potential potency of our attacking players. It's precisely because our defence is so poor and that we have this attacking option that I think our only best bet is to try and outscore the opposition, although I understand why people say you have to sort out the defence before anything else.
Today we will find out if we all have Barry Bannan derangement syndrome or whether he really is out to get us. |
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Comment | Nightmare start to the New Year as Norwich beat QPR again - Report
at 14:14:30
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All very miserable, and likely to bring on questions about the meaning of life. We looked desperately short of ideas and lacking any guiding intelligence. Another thing that wasn't good was that it looked like Norwich were making more of an effort than we were to get the ball down. Maybe it's the result of two up front and reduced numbers in midfield, or maybe the lack of options, but we seemed very dependent on long balls (presumably hoping that Burrell will get there first).
You get the feeling that we don't like cold days, rainy days, muddy pitches or playing against:
1) Northern teams
2) London teams (fortunately most of these have disappeared off to the Premier League)
3) Norwich City
Thank heavens for Bristol City. |
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Comment | All just a little bit of history repeating? Preview
at 14:06:17
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Some interesting parallels with McClaren's time. The lesson seems to be that when it comes to QPR there are no bankers (if anything we don't win the ones we're supposed to).
Given that some of our players are looking fragile, the last thing we need is extra games over Christmas/New Year.
Down with fugly pink kits. |
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Comment | Chaotic team selection, chaotic outcome as R's slip at West Brom - Report
at 13:46:20
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Unfortunately another forgettable game where we did not get going. The first goal was ridiculous - Hamer was weak and gambled on the referee giving him a free kick for a slight nudge from the opposition. Dunne scoring is great, but also a sign that we aren't creating anything in open play.
Yes, some strange selections, such as Sam Field up front. I have the same feeling that Esquerdinha is being chucked into the wrong games. He played really well in the Premier League Cup final, but he needs to find his feet in the Championship. |
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Comment | QPR look to conquer away jitters at restless West Brom - Preview
at 14:36:24
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It's only 3 weeks since we last played West Brom. At the time both teams were on 25 points. Since then a bit of daylight has opened up (West Brom are now on 28 points and we are now on 35 points). If you wanted to be ultra-optimistic, you could say that we are only a win away from 3rd place (Ipswich on 38 points). However, this division has a habit of putting you in your place whenever you start looking up the table. |
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Comment | Merry Christmas my R’s – Preview
at 12:37:24
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'We haven’t won away on Boxing Day since 1967'. Christ almighty! Just shows we should never have got rid of Alec Stock.
Anyway, enough with the damning statistics. Can this QPR side overcome history? Unfortunately, we never seem to do well in the games we're supposed to win. |
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Comment | A miserable return for Marti as white hot QPR incinerate Leicester – Report
at 20:42:06
Thanks for your report. At last you've got some serious goals to write about.
We were relentless in the first half. Everything went in, even Mbengue's shot from near the corner flag. Mbengue makes a lot of sense for man of the match: those crosses of his were absolutely punishing. The only negative was that we didn't score in the second half.
I think that Kone's goal really knocked the stuffing out of Leicester. After that they looked like they were on the verge of going to pieces. I can't remember the last time you took an opposition team to task like this. The only thing I would say is that the Championship is full of teams that have good days and bad days, so let's see what happens during the rest of the season.
The ref seemed to want to manage everything by talking, so a lot of fouls were not yellow-carded. Yellow cards were reserved for obvious professional fouls.
One big question in my mind is how often we should go toe to toe with the opposition like this. It worked against Leicester (who got blown away), Hull, West Brom and Birmingham, but failed against Norwich and Middlesbrough. |
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Comment | Many happy returns? Preview
at 13:26:31
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I would hate to see hate going out of our game, but perhaps like North Sea oil, we are simply not producing as much as we used to.
That's a nice touch keeping the message board open on Christmas Day.
As for Leicester I am hoping that with poor defences this will be an open game with goals scored (although we know Martí can pack the midfield), with whoever has the best attack gaining the upper hand. This approach worked for us against Hull, West Brom and Birmingham, but failed us against Norwich and Middlesbrough. |
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Comment | Is Cifuentes belatedly making headway through Foxes’ quagmire? Oppo profile
at 12:35:19
Thanks to Ian.
Leicester are a difficult club to assess. A lot of players have been sold but the squad seems to have recovered and was good enough to beat a revived Ipswich last weekend. Given all the problems it doesn't sound like it would make any sense to get rid of Cifuentes. |
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Comment | QPR full of festive cheer, but is Boro after the Lord Mayor’s show? Preview
at 14:32:39
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Away? At Middlesbrough? At the end of a three-game week? What could possibly go wrong? It will be interesting to see if the game against Birmingham has left us on a high or has burnt us out. Although we haven't blown anyone away, on paper we are neck-and-neck with Middlesbrough in the form table. I feel the key to our revival is our attack, so the more open the game is (like our game against Hull) the more it could benefit us by making up for our weaknesses in defence. |
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Comment | A Morgasm – Report
at 12:26:01
An earth-shaking ending deserves an earth-shaking report, and you have given us that.
Before the game I wondered if we were going to get home Birmingham or away Birmingham. Fortunately we got away Birmingham. Stansfield wasn't in the game, and Mbengue marked out Gray. However, as we were only one goal ahead there was always the chance that Birmingham could get back into the game. When Birmingham scored, the decision to bring on Morgan looked a disaster, but Morgan exonerated himself with the mother of all last minute goals. Fair play to him for spotting the gap between the crowd of players anticipating a cross and the keeper, and striking the ball in from that distance. |
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Comment | Don’t I know you from somewhere? Preview
at 18:50:56
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That's quite a rogues' gallery of ex-QPR players that Birmingham have picked up. According to Matthew in the oppo profile even Bright is not playing that well. Yet somehow Birmingham are close to the play-offs.
I suppose the questions are: 1) are we playing home Birmingham or away Birmingham? and 2) is early season Kone back? |
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Comment | Running hot at home, Blues play-off push hamstrung by away form – Oppo Profile
at 18:15:17
Thanks to Matthew.
I didn't realise that Kyōgo had cost so much, or that he hadn't scored. Also surprised to hear Bright lacks directness - that used to be his thing.
Whatever the reason for Birmingham's poor away form, despite being a newly-promoted side they have certainly not looked out of place in the division. |
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Comment | QPR give West Brom both Burrells – Report
at 17:56:10
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It must be nice to have some goals to report on.
For the first goal, what was Varane doing so far forward? I must admit, before he scored I had been thinking how badly he was playing.
Kone is not only providing Burrell with assists, but creating the space for him and other players to play in. Burrell is developing a knack for being in the right place at the right time. We have got a threat up front, but it has been neutralised in some games. Fortunately this game wasn't one of them.
Although West Brom don't look great, Heggebø's goal was excellent. |
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