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Reply | Morgan
at 08:41 22 Dec 2024
Morrison (21/22?) Varane (21), Morgan (18) and Kolli (19) through the spine of the team. As many have said, yes it’s unlikely those 4 can sustain the level yesterday across the next 25 games. But my word, how long is it since we had a clutch of good young players who are genuine prospects that we actually own? And one of them a proper R.
Analyse and agonise if you want to. But just enjoying feeling good about our team again, with those 4 boys a huge part of that, over Christmas sounds better to me! [Post edited 22 Dec 8:42]
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Reply | Thorpe + Rosenoir on Brizzle game
at 13:27 16 Dec 2024
What an absolute fcking straw man presentation of what Cifuentes said. Wilfully misrepresenting his message, which was not we should be proud of how we played but that they should be proud that they managed to hang on in a game that 3 weeks ago we lose 3/4-0 and steal a point.
The wind up merchants on this board are really taking the silly season seriously this year |
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Reply | Cifuentes Leaving the Club
at 10:49 16 Dec 2024
Worked under Hassenhutl at Saints too if I’m not mistaken. But as said above, and in many Lotforwords pieces over the last few years, you don’t go from SW/QPR mid/lower table to the prem.
The biggest threat to us, SW, B’burn etc in managerial terms is a parachute payment club plus probably Sunderland getting rid/ losing their manager and taking them. Rohl definitely the vogue option at the moment |
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Reply | Russell Martin
at 19:57 15 Dec 2024
Taking your club down in thrall to a style that is boring, ineffective, and arrogant - “progressive”
Adapting to a more direct style to suit the players and context of the situation you’re in - “dinosaur”
Very grateful our Marti doesn’t view the game like him. |
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Reply | Paul Nardi
at 08:57 13 Dec 2024
Totally agree with OP. Currently massive favourite for POTY. I think he’s far superior to Seny in terms of shotstopping and reflexes (Seny probably shades distribution and is much better commanding his box). Given how late the modern GK plays now (see previous role holder) we should have him for his best years and some.
Upgrade on the guy in there last year is an understatement. Biggest win for the recruitment team this summer, with Varane a distant second for me. |
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Reply | Field the world, lets them know it’s Rangers’ time – Report
at 20:21 12 Dec 2024
Think that’s the first time we’ve beaten a recently promoted side since Wigan at home under Honest Mick? Has felt for a long time we’re better when we don’t have the ball. As you say Clive, if that’s the case you have a very low ceiling (16th comes to mind).
Agree that it doesn’t matter right now. Favourable run coming up. Get clear of it and then worry about our inability to pass the ball 10 yards with pace. |
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Reply | Liam Morrison
at 07:17 28 Nov 2024
If he didn’t have injury prob he wouldnt b- re roll the tape |
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Reply | Rammed if you do, Rammed if you don't - Derby Vs Qpr Match Thread
at 16:59 5 Oct 2024
I think it’s safe to say we are probably more likely to be in another relegation battle than not. Up to this week not sure a lot of it was Marti’s fault.
But he has to take the blame for a lot of this run, where obvious weaknesses in the side are being left exposed and teams are taking advantage. Look at how many of the attacks today and against Hull were against our right hand side. Nothing to address it or tweak to shift bodies out to help a poor defensive unit that side. How poor we are at moving the ball through the thirds. No change of personnel or mixing it up. Playing Frey 95 minutes today when he looked clearly shattered after about 20.
None of that is jelling. Feels like he’s digging into his principles when the reality is a lot of these players aren’t good enough do it. [Post edited 5 Oct 17:02]
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Reply | Hull Reflection
at 10:30 2 Oct 2024
It’s no surprise JCS misses 2 games and we lose. Add in colback (win % with and without etc etc) and still no chair we are under strength.
Very concerned about the recruitment at RB. None of them look to the level, Dunne included. And we have 3 of them and 1 LB. For all the chat about smarter purchases full back looks a real issue |
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Reply | are we heading for down then up....
at 10:26 2 Oct 2024
Every single poster wetting the bed will simultaneously say we need to be smarter, buy low sell high, shop in lower leagues / abroad, and then - when the inevitable difficult period comes with that strategy - be willing to rip it all up for a dinosaur manager who will play 442 sign stalwarts and hit the big man.
It is a massive, and underplayed by many, reason why we’re allergic to sticking to a strategy - our child like whimsical owners don’t exist in a vacuum, they feed off those fans’ sentiments (Uncle T especially back in the day). [Post edited 2 Oct 10:26]
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Reply | Fans Forum 30/09/24
at 09:11 23 Sep 2024
Wonder if they’ll even stream it at this point, given they refuse to release any of the playing or coaching staff for interviews etc (less Alfie Lloyd, unlikely to know the state secrets let alone sell them).
Nourry is seriously shooting himself with this policy. If anyone can explain the upside here please have a go |
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Reply | West London Sport
at 08:59 23 Sep 2024
If it is club induced (I.e. Nourry telling them to get f’d) then this North Korean approach to comms is going to turn very sour in weeks not months - which quite a few of us on here have been saying was inevitable.
That said, it sounds from what Dave Mc and Ian M have said previously this might just be harsh realities of local rags. Clicks on prem articles probably their major revenue stream even if the core fan base is more QPR.
Theme of it all - comms vacuums bad, transparency good. |
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Reply | Utterly Sick of It
at 15:51 18 Sep 2024
Field at CB (albeit a mini injury crises and he actually did quite well), Walsh and EDB aside - would you actually be disappointed given current injuries? There will absolutely be games this season where that team isn’t too far off a normal league game side.
Broken record but this isn’t Drewe and Kelman you’re talking about. 2/3 midfielders last night cost about 3.5 mil between them. Add in a (low confidence) c.2 mil striker. Nourry has explicitly said we’ve invested to able to have a deeper squad so we’re not Illy and Willy FC.
I have to be honest I’m finding this idea that last nights team was incredibly weak to be very very odd, bar the exceptions above. |
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Reply | Utterly Sick of It
at 07:38 18 Sep 2024
“Play your best team”:
So when does Ashby get a chance? Or Saito acclimatise? Or Celar try and find form? We’ve invested in a squad this season for this very reason. To be able to rotate, for league and cup games, without dropping the quality of the performance by a division. We were not bad last night. The idea our best eleven (which would have been maybe 3-5 players different?) would have made a huge difference is pie in the sky.
“Doesn’t matter where you are in champs”:
Agree this doesn’t apply to us right now, but it definitely p does impact promotion hunts. Look at boro and Cov last year, injuries suspensions etc, boro get to LC semi and get battered 6-1 on agg by the scum and never really recover in league. Cov have an unbelievable day out but league form goes off a cliff and don’t make play offs.
“Was Warbs right to rest Willock”:
Every single person moaning on this thread would have moaned if Willock played and got his hammy injury in that cup game, lambasting Warbs Warburton for not managing his minutes.
Some of the comments comparing MC to McLaren et al are a joke. He isn’t playing f**** Aaron Drewe and Charlie Kelman lads, he’s playing players we’ve brought in for wedge and rotating a decent squad. That’s okay. [Post edited 18 Sep 7:39]
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Reply | So many positives - yet a meltdown on here - dose of reality please
at 07:29 18 Sep 2024
Every word.
To add to one of your points ND- Squad rotation when you have Kakay Drewe and Kelman is one thing, but if you actually have some squad depth it’s *the right thing to do* to get minutes into Varane et al. They’ll be better for it and probably deserve it if they’re working hard in training etc.
The same people moaning last night will be the ones who lambast the club if key players get injured for not managing their minutes better. Total unnecessary meltdown from the sorts of posters who I usually agree with! |
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Reply | Utterly Sick of It
at 07:20 18 Sep 2024
I think in the cold light of day a hell of a lot if this thread can go in the ‘emotional overreaction’ folder. To compare it to Blackpool et al exits is frankly ridiculous.
We played pretty well. Some players - Varane, Ashby, Saito - needed the game time. They have better players in every position and therefore could just step it up a gear to win, that is not a surprise. The idea that it is somehow utterly unacceptable is to deny the reality of the two clubs and the gap between first and second tier.
I get some on here can remember when palace were beneath us and we won a cup (sounds nice). But that’s not the reality anymore.
Genuinely quite taken aback by the reaction on here. Unsure what planets some people are on when it comes to cup football - “it’s not impossible” to win is literally denying all the evidence of the last two decades. It’s not the 80s anymore, second tier teams don’t win things (Wigan were in Prem, Coventry didn’t actually win anything etc etc) [Post edited 18 Sep 7:23]
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Reply | Schumacher gone at Stoke
at 11:56 16 Sep 2024
With Bulut on the ropes could be 3 gone and we’re not even at the second international break. The amount of absolutely mental clubs/owners in this league. Fit and proper indeed. |
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Reply | Dykes sold apparently
at 13:43 27 Aug 2024
Absolutely this. We’ve spent somewhere in region of 5/6/7m this summer. There were people on here saying we had to sell to be prudent, now we’re selling at what the market clearly will offer (don’t think they would have started out at this ballpark) - I recall milwall offering something similar a while back with lots of add ons - and we’re getting in a huff about it?
How many times are we going to want our cake and eat it. Frey and Celar with maybe a cheap ish loan at week’s end is all we can afford. A club like ours can’t have 3/4 first choice strikers in the ffp era [Post edited 27 Aug 13:49]
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