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Reply | Portsmouth Reflection
at 08:44 23 Feb 2025
I think perhaps Marti has got either a tad overconfident about the ability of this team or took the view we have to go on a great run to get playoffs so took a risk which backfired.
Here, at Millwall, at Derby etc. particularly you simply have to earn the right to play. Win close to your share of the battles, work as hard as them, second balls etc. and the quality of Chair and Saito and then Yang ought to win you the game or certainly guarantee a point. It’s not sexy but Championship football rarely is. The first goal is clearly a great finish but the multiple errors to get them into that position would have shamed a Sunday league side. The second is a farce. They should have had another in that early part of the second half. Portsmouth were excellent at the basics and extremely limited beyond that but without the first bit you aren’t winning many games hence the two we’ve lost to them. Bishop offered a presence Frey didn’t, Hayden smashed people and we were happy to let a young ref have a lovely day of it again while he did so, Dozzell has found his niche trying to kick the ball towards the corner flag. Basics, basics, basics and a clear game plan even if a bit crude but beats the no plan at all we appeared to not have.
Even if you win those battles, which we didn’t, who of Field and Varane is going to find the pass? Thought the two of them were horrific. Chair did what Chair often does and dropped deeper and deeper to the point he was having no meaningful impact to try and compensate. Not his fault IMO.
Cook, much as I love him, seems to be getting a month older every week. I hope once any now even slimmer hope of playoffs is gone, most likely with eight or nine games left, we use the time to really think about who we need next season. Maybe he’ll come good again and I really do rate the bloke but it’s a concern more for next year now than this. [Post edited 23 Feb 9:01]
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Reply | Portsmouth Reflection
at 22:32 22 Feb 2025
I think you answered your own question before you asked it. |
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Reply | Portsmouth Reflection
at 20:43 22 Feb 2025
Turned up, played like tarts, far too nice, created virtually nothing. More or less covers it. |
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Reply | Two tix for Saturday wanted
at 08:50 21 Feb 2025
I’d keep an eye out on Twitter and the QPR Tickets Facebook group tomorrow morning. Bound to be a few floating around.
Beware of scammers. We’re big time now. |
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Reply | Rest of the Championship thread
at 08:49 21 Feb 2025
I fancy Eustace’s chances of getting them out of it just about but Roofe hasn’t played for the best part of a year and did very little in a pub league for two years before that. Fair enough it’s low risk and probably not big money but I’d be really surprised if he contributes much. Perhaps the thinking is it’ll take a while to get up to speed but it’s worth it if he can bang a couple in in the final month. |
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Reply | Swansea at home
at 08:44 21 Feb 2025
I’d say the odds are in your favour as it’s a fairly unappealing TV fixture but the ‘football is for the fans’ guys are giving four weeks’ notice so not for another month or so I believe.
Still patiently waiting for the final day of the season to be confirmed. |
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Reply | Rest of the Championship thread
at 10:48 20 Feb 2025
They do look poor and I’d be worried but any team down there getting two points per game from now (none of them will) is staying up with games to spare. |
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Reply | Rest of the Championship thread
at 21:58 19 Feb 2025
Plymouth v Cardiff on Saturday too. They’ve got Hull away straight after the cup tie at City too. Feel they need results in those given the home games they have left. |
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Reply | Sunderland away
at 18:10 17 Feb 2025
It’s also the Rugby League ‘Magic Weekend’ in Newcastle along with the bank hol so our idea to do a couple of nights in Newcastle are looking unlikely given I could do a nice week in Spain for the same price. |
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Reply | Sunderland away
at 09:53 17 Feb 2025
Yeah. I think the last game is now exempt from the 3pm blackout unless I imagined that. Still even if that is the case, they’ll want to move some leagues to not be all on at the same time and ours is the one they’ll want to clash least with the Prem. If it is 12:30 or 5:30 or whatever then fine but would be quite nice with expensive trains to have a tiny bit of communication from our EFL overlords. |
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Reply | Play Offs? Dream on
at 19:02 16 Feb 2025
Watford have a very kind run coming up now off the back of facing Boro at the right time. They’re soft as anything as we know but can imagine them being right up there in a few weeks if their better players have decided they fancy it. |
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Reply | Rest of the Championship thread
at 17:51 16 Feb 2025
Gives me hope we have the best teams at home. If we’re in with any sort of a shout still those will be a hell of an atmosphere no matter what time Sky bless us with to kick off.
I’ve had a vision we beat Sunderland to cost them promotion and get sixth and thus get to return there a mere ten days later. |
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Reply | Play Offs? Dream on
at 11:34 16 Feb 2025
It’s optimistic but still realistic hence it’s a 33/1 shot. To be in the mix at all at this point is an achievement. The dream may be dead in a couple of weeks or it may suddenly be more of a 10% chance than 3%.
The goal difference probably means we need 70 points. I’ve seen worse 33/1 shots. |
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Reply | Sunderland away
at 16:29 15 Feb 2025
Nobody appears to know. I’ve seen it listed on the club site and elsewhere at 3 but they changed it in late March last season which is insane.
Chances are it gets moved but why it can’t be announced months in advance is anyone’s guess. Just total contempt for supporters. |
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Reply | Don't get carried away
at 11:05 15 Feb 2025
I don’t doubt the guy has ability. Just think he’s physically weak and too many of our goals come down his side and often not getting tight enough to his opponent. Don’t hate the bloke, just an opinion.
It was a good ball for Edwards and a good ball across on Tuesday. A few more like those and more than a few less like the majority of his corners and we’re rolling. |
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Reply | How many points needed for 5th/6th?
at 08:28 15 Feb 2025
Before yesterday with 14 to go I was thinking exactly two points per game is probably the minimum to sneak in. So 25 from 13 now. Optimistic in the extreme but plausible and relies on some huge performances in March.
Chances are we lose at Pompey and end up something like eight points off but it’s nice to dream. |
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Reply | QPR v Derby match thread
at 01:38 15 Feb 2025
I assume they only shaded the possession due to us taking the collective foot off the gas at 4-0. Felt like we were pretty much camped in their half from half-time until a few minutes after Edwards’ goal.
They were abysmal and who knows what happens if that deflected shot goes against us but I really felt like we had another gear or two in us had we needed it. They had very little apart from winning soft free kicks and lumping it into the box. |
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