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Comment | Old foes, familiar faces and new trends collide at Ashton Gate - Preview
at 23:18:53
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I am not surprised that Cifuentes went defensive as we had nothing up front (until, out of the blue, Celar, Kolli and Field stepped up to score in recent weeks). On top of that we were also missing key players in defence and midfield. I am a little bit surprised by Andrew Scherer's observation of our low possession statistics in games we have won when you include last season, but I guess this shows that Cifuentes has been firefighting since the day he got here, so maybe we were naïve to think that things were suddenly going to change after a single pre-season.
The world looks like a different place after a few wins, although I suspect our goal-scoring problems haven't gone away. It would be good if we can keep anything of our momentum going. |
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Comment | The Championship's most mid-table team - Oppo Profile
at 22:20:53
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It sounds like City are on a mid-table budget and are getting mid-table results.
I'd say that when Wells was at QPR he was an already an all-rounder: as well as scoring himself he could set up other players to score. |
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Comment | Pragmatism v idealism - Preview
at 19:44:12
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Ooo...chaps under fire in the trenches? Sent over the top into no-man's land? Yes, we had to consolidate before innovating. Actually, I don't think Cifuentes had much choice but to stick to defending, as we couldn't score a goal (until Celar and then Kolli delivered).
You are right to warn about this game...we haven't done well against teams lower in the table, and we always struggle in any game that we are expected to win. Having said that I would like to think we could use some of the momentum we have picked up in the last few games. |
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Comment | Home comforts – Preview
at 14:37:00
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Yes, a home win any time now would be good. I think people have stuck with Martí because of last season's miracles, plus we have never been completely out of touch with the pack. If anyone can get us out of this mess he can. However, how many seasons you can rely on miracles is another question.
Not the ideal time to be facing Norwich as they have picked up form. It will be interesting to see if we can a) keep Sainz quite b) score a goal. |
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Comment | Free-scoring Norwich fight for consistency – Oppo Profile
at 14:08:48
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Pretty different to us. As mentioned on Open All R's, Sainz has scored as many goals this season as our entire team. Norwich are also able to spend significant amounts on players.
I wonder why it didn't work out for Idah at Norwich? He really looked like a rising talent a few years ago. |
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Comment | Best case, worst case – Preview
at 12:30:20
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Yes, everything that could go wrong has gone wrong. On top of that noboby was prepared for this after Martí's rescue mission last season...it was going to be onwards and upwards.
More terrible stats with those "away fatigued" games.
In the oppo interview the Watford fans picked out Chakvetadze as one of their key men, so hopefully we will have someone trying to keep him quiet. Agree with SimplyNico that we all want to see if Celar's performance was a turning point or a flash in the pan. |
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Comment | Has Cleverley finally cracked the Watford managerial code? – Oppo Profile
at 12:09:29
Thanks to Richard and Cam.
I see you hold opposite opinions on Moussa Sissoko.
It looks like Watford have been careful spending the significant money that came in from player sales, but have still made some good buys.
It sounds like we are going to have to keep an eye on Chakvetadze. |
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Comment | Desperate QPR travel in hope once more - Preview
at 15:40:17
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Don't mention the stats. Oddly, we are not actually at the bottom of the form table (Oxford and Hull are below us) as despite everything we have managed to grind four draws out of the last six games.
Will OG strike again? At least he knows where the goal is. |
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Comment | Cardiff trying to recover from nightmare start - Oppo Profile
at 15:16:06
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Despite Cardiff's terrible start to the season it looks like they have recovered as they do at least have some goals in the team.
On his day Willock is a great player. The big debate when he was at QPR was about whether he was trying to preserve himself from injury, or whether he was suffering from a much more permanent loss of form. So far it is looking like the latter. |
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Comment | Taking ownership – Preview
at 14:33:53
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Yes, I picked up in the oppo interview the similarity in the behaviour of the two clubs. What's even more strange is that Stoke have significant Premiership experience and, like Brentford and Brighton, British owners who own betting businesses.
Yes, our stats are terrible and an expression of a deep-seated disease (whether fatal remains to be seen).
We are all stymied by the problem that if our saviour Cifuentes can't get the team going, who can? |
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Comment | So far, so Stoke - Oppo Profile
at 14:03:12
Thanks to Potterlytics.
This all sounds very familiar...we are trapped in the same never-ending cycle. Whatever the level of changes, at least Stoke have put together some results this season, which is more than I can say for us. |
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Comment | Where hope went to die – Preview
at 14:50:56
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That discussion between McIntyre and Gallen was quite worrying as the things they knew about our signings appeared to be common knowledge. Gallen also made the point that scouts need to go to games to see the whole picture, as tv cameras follow the ball. Instead our methodology seems to be madness.
Our stats are terrible as usual. Our prospects for this season don't look good if we can't get back some of the senior players to rally the team. |
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Comment | Second time lucky? – Oppo Profile
at 14:19:38
Thanks to Nico and Gruev.
That was some serious money brought in through summer sales, but at least it sounds like Leeds have managed to bring in players to cover for the players sold.
Although he was never able to up his game in the Premiership Farke has at least shown that there is a role for Dothrakis in football. |
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Comment | The November surprise – Preview
at 13:43:13
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Injury crisis? Lack of wins? When in doubt apply nostalgia.
As Chris Charles said on Open All R's this week, most of us weren't expecting a relegation battle this season as we assumed that Cifuentes would be able to build on the results at the end of last season.
I really hope that Burnley performance wasn't a sign that we have completely forgotten how to score. Anyway, good to know that November is a month for turnarounds. |
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Comment | Famine to feast at league leading Sunderland – Oppo Profile
at 12:01:48
Thanks to What The Falk and A Love Supreme.
Sunderland seemed to have landed on their feet with the appointment of Le Bris. It also sounds like a lot of talented young players are coming through at the same time, so Sunderland are really riding high at the moment. |
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Comment | Cook rolls back the years as QPR stand firm for first clean sheet – Report
at 11:43:47
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Cook was outstanding, and we all know the stats on us not getting anything out of games when Clarke-Salter doesn't play.
Whatever misuse Parker is making of Burnley's resource, we ended up defending non-stop as we just could not hold on to the ball. But then as you point out, for all Burnley's possession and attacks, Nardi didn't have to make that many saves either. |
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Comment | Foregone conclusion? Preview
at 14:52:36
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I am not sure how you do it all.
Once upon a time, not that long ago, there was only the real world of actual attendance. Now there's the online world which is in danger of slowly swamping the real world, particularly at the larger clubs where attendance is becoming Airbnb'd and season tickets holders are less vital.
I have never seen 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles'. I will keep an eye out for it. Up to a certain point in my life I never liked to rewatch or reread anything. However, these days I do use Netflix series that I have seen before to help me get to sleep. I think it's the comfort factor.
Hard to see us getting anything out of this one or any other game until we have some defensive strength in midfield. |
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Comment | Parker steadily grinding Burnley back from whence they came - Oppo Profile
at 14:04:11
Thanks to Tom.
It's discouraging that even when you have the resources, the experience, and a good season where you get promoted from the Championship that you can come back down so quickly and have to do a lot of rebuilding.
From what you have described, Burnley are playing as expected, Scott Parker style. At least the results have been good so far. |
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Comment | Morgan has his moment but home win continues to elude QPR - Report
at 13:35:06
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We looked very naive for the first goal. Even though Dembele's clearance was terrible, in the run up to the goal van Ewijk was completely unmarked and should have scored.
We were rope-a-doped by Coventry. They could pack their defence and hit us on the break, especially as our attempts to break down their defence weren't particularly effective.
Positives. Nardi kept us in the game. Saito seems able to go past anyone. Morgan scored, even if we got a bit lucky as the keeper misread where the ball was going (I think he thought it was going into the bottom corner). We got a point. |
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