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Reply | Paul Nardi
at 11:40 13 Dec 2024
Took one nice cross from a corner late on V Oxford although seemed pole-axed after it. Was under no pressure mind. I don't think most foreign keepers are nearly as strong in the air as British keepers, they almost always punch a crossed ball if they come for it at all. |
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Reply | Not a rant but a serious question re the mindset of shooting and passing
at 14:32 12 Dec 2024
It's an interesting question and just based on last night alone, our passing was way off and often seemed to be 'blind' with no real target in mind. I actually thought Oxford's was much crisper and more accurate than ours and I think that was borne out by the official stats. If they had ANYTHING potent up front or on the wing they would have caused us some serious problems, mostly of our own making. Another thing that annoyed me last night was the number of lofted or looped passes which obviously takes longer to reach its target and more difficult to bring under control, thereby inviting more pressure from the opposition.
With regard to shooting, I don't think Marti is a fan of long range shots and therefore they may not practice them overly much. Both Smyth and Koki found themselves in similar positions, cutting in from the right and having a go for the top right hand corner of the goal. Smyth missed by a lot more than Koki but I think that is just due to less technical ability. Field's second goal was smoothly hit with his weaker foot from the edge of the box, but such accuracy from any of our players is a rarity I'm afraid. |
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Reply | QPR v Bristol City match thread
at 14:17 12 Dec 2024
We were shocking Brian, the worst I have ever seen, first half. The we upped the tempo for a few minutes, scored a very nicely manufactured goal and immediately reverted back to being poor. A piece of individual persistence by the Japanese lad, Lloyd listening to Field telling him to 'leave it' and a smooth finish with his weaker foot by Field, put the game out of their reach. Then back to being poor again. If we played like that v Norwich/Watford we would have been comfortably beaten. If we played like we did against Watford /Norwich, we could have scored six last night. The lack of consistency with much the same personnel is baffling.
The most gratifying thing is that we have beaten two of our relegation rivals while playing poorly - that didn't happen earlier in the season and goes down to Marti's pragmatism which Clive mentioned in the pre-view. It ain't pretty, but we are edging our way out of trouble. |
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Reply | QPR v Oxfoooooord match thread
at 20:42 11 Dec 2024
I think that is the worst half of 'football' I have ever watched. And god knows between QPR, Sligo Roves and the RoI I have watched some shite over the last 55 years.
I have a toothache which is probably reducing my tolerance levels - but that was embarrassing [Post edited 11 Dec 20:44]
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Reply | Storm
at 13:59 5 Dec 2024
We are getting it this evening, so might have blown through before Sat afternoon |
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Reply | Corny Joke Warning
at 14:41 3 Dec 2024
Have you ever wondered how the fairy got on top of the Christmas tree? Many thousands of years ago, Santa decided to ensure every house in the world had a Christmas tree. He commissioned all the fairies (the elves were busy making toys) in the world to distribute a tree to every house. It was difficult and tiring work trying to coordinate the project with so many different countries and time-zones, Santa was literally working day and night.
As a result, by the time the job was completed he was exhausted and not in good form. He had just sat down for a well-earned rest when a fairy knocked in his grotto door, to tell Santa he had one tree left over. She wondered what she should do with it. Santa was feeling a bit short-tempered and told her exactly what she could do with it.
That's how the fairy ended up on top of the Christmas tree |
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Reply | Richards???
at 10:42 2 Dec 2024
It must be very frustrating having all that talent and never getting a chance to showcase it |
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Reply | QPR v Udinese B Match thread
at 17:25 30 Nov 2024
Agreed. In a perverse sort of way, all the injuries we have suffered might stand to us in the long run. We always knew the new players would need time to bed in and no doubt Marti was planning on doing that incrementally. That fact that he was forced to throw the majority in ' at the deep end' obviously has led to some disastrous results, but has also given these players vital Championship experience. They have had to literally 'learn on the job' and this could ultimately benefit the whole squad in the second half of the season when we have (hopefully) everyone fit. The most important thing was that we did not get cut adrift at the bottom and 5 points this week have ensured that did not happen. Still a lot to do, but much happier than this time last week |
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Reply | QPR v Udinese B Match thread
at 11:22 30 Nov 2024
Festy is a decent player, although still surprisingly raw considering the amount of games he has played. More of a replacement for Chedoze than Coleman/Doherty I suspect
Let's hope we can keep him quiet today if he is on the left he will want to cut in for a shot on goal. You would imagine Dunne would be quite familiar with him [Post edited 30 Nov 11:24]
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Reply | Willock?
at 11:27 29 Nov 2024
Illy and Willi at their best were unplayable at this level - but it was a very brief window. |
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Reply | Huge Win
at 19:46 28 Nov 2024
I didn't see that to be honest. With only a couple of minutes to go, he was taking the piss out of two Cardiff players down by their corner flag - must have wasted a full minute at least and it was still only 1-0 at the time |
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Reply | Willock?
at 13:25 28 Nov 2024
Not disputing that areas of Celar's game needs work- not least his hold up play (although tbf that's not his natural game). What I said was his best game in a QPR shirt which I think is indisputable. My real point though it was the wrong thread to be having a dig at him |
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Reply | Willock?
at 09:26 28 Nov 2024
A good strike but straight at Nardi. I've have backed him to tip it over form he's in |
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Reply | Willock?
at 07:57 28 Nov 2024
That's a poor comment
No need to use a Willock thread to dig out Celar after his best game in a QPR shirt. The first goal was pure strikers instinct, a class strike that Clive Allen or Charlie Austin would be proud of. And for his second, how often have you seen a team completely dominate another only to get caught with a sucker punch on the break right at the death?- not a defensive lapse imo. Also Celar took it superbly, real composure and no little skill. |
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Reply | Cardiff City V QPR.FC Match Thread.
at 22:30 27 Nov 2024
Nardi has been very good all season, but tonight he was first class, especially after getting a belt in the gob in the first few minutes. But we have been on the wrong end of outstanding goalkeeping on two or three occasions this season, so nice to come out the right side of it.
But as others have said, needs to be a platform we can build on, cos we are still deep in the brown stuff. |
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Reply | Celar's deepening nightmare leaves QPR well adrift – Report
at 09:23 25 Nov 2024
That we are even considering digging Cook out, it symptomatic of the dark place we are all in football wise at the moment. That's understandable given our position and form. I think we are finding it even harder to come to terms with, as we were all so hopeful of a 'decent' (north of 16th) season. At the beginning of last season we knew we were in trouble before a ball was kicked, so we were calmer about it - this season feel more like a kick in the whatsits.
But to single out Cook is very harsh imo. He NEVER misses a game (unlike his defensive partner), ALWAYS gives 100%. You talk about the goal V Leeds, I wonder how many goals he has prevented this season - not far behind Nardi I would suggest. He is also Mr Consistent, rarely, if ever, dropping below a 6/10. Of course he could do more, but he is a long way down the list of reasons why we are bottom of the table. |
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