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Report | Oldham Athletic v Salford City Your Report added at 22:26:22
Today we and the rest of the league witnessed how to beat the Swans. Tactical masterpiece from Hughes imo. Let them play in their own half, be patient and don't press to high up the pitch. For all their possesion they only created chances from set pieces. When they go behind they don't have an answer do they? You can't score goals rolling the ball between your center halves, and they clearly showed they're weakness when chasing the game.
I'm not denying how vital the timing of Joey's goal was, couldn't have come at a better time. Credit to the fans as well for not losing their patience and start boing. Both fans and players got the reward when Joey belted in the first goal.
Like against United the whole team performed admirebly, difficult to single out any individuals, all scorers took their goals very well, defence faught valiantly.
All in all a massive win. For once we managed to win a 'must win game' that every QPR fan had pinned down as a win. Wigan's win doesn't take the gloss off it for me. Credit to them, well done, we can't have every result going our way. If we do our job we'll stay up end off. |
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Report | Oldham Athletic v Salford City Your Report added at 14:24:46
There were three game changing incidents against Wolves yesterday. Up until the first and second of them occured this game only had one winner and everyone was just waiting for our second goal and the start of a rout.
1. The injury to Frimpong.
Wolves and MM came with a very defensive 4-5-1 lineup, and was trailing 1-0 and not even threatened once up until the point when Frimpong injured himself when challenging Barton in the 24th minute. Being 1-0 down at this moment in time MM decided to put on Ebanks-Blake instead of an like-for-like midfielder and changing to a more attacking 4-4-2. The game instantly changed, Wolves got a foothold for the first time in the game, with two up front unabling us to dominate possesion and play the ball out from defence. The first bit of belief started to grow within the Wolves team.
2. Cisse's sending off.
At first I was furious with Clattenburg. But after thinking it through my blame started to shift towards Cisse. In my mind this is not a red card, but the problem is Cisse's actions gave Clattenburg an oppurtunity. By the letter of the law, when you raise your arms towards an opponent you can be sent off. Had Clattenburg used some common sense though, he might, as so many other refs, have settled for a yellow card. Roger Johnson was not getting anywhere near Cisse all game, he decided to make a totally unnecessary challenge with no chance of winning the ball, he wanted to rattle Cisse. And he got more than he bargained for with Cisse's stupid mistake. Now Wolves belief really started to grow, and they ended the half with plenty of encouragement.
3. Early goal in the second half.
I was eagerly anticipating what Mark Hughes had in stall for the second half. But his plans with ten men went out the window within two minutes. Barton gave the ball away and Young showed, like against Newcastle away, that he struggles one against one inside the box. From being a game with only one winner, this was now a game with another winner unfortunately. And Wolves were allowed to run it their way until they got the lead. |
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Report | Oldham Athletic v Salford City Your Report added at 10:55:23
Very important point in the sense that Swansea didn't get three. As I see it as imperative that we have Swansea behind us when may come in order to stay up.
Adel MOM for me, just hope this is him wanting to play for us and not just improving his performances for the sake of a transfer come January. |
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Report | Oldham Athletic v Salford City Your Report added at 00:48:25
If Taarabt starts on the bench next game then thats a sackable offense!
He should have started tonight as well after his positive cameo against Man Utd. Great to see him back to his best, if he stays and keep on playing like this then he'll be our best "signing" this january.
Great and well deserved goal for Mackie but overall, like SWP it's just to much hit and miss for my liking.
Great comeback but overall S'land deserved their win. |
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Report | Oldham Athletic v Salford City Your Report added at 13:45:08
That early goal didn't help...! But have to say Rooney' the best player we have been up against, better than both Silva and Suarez that both where brilliant. His hold up play, movement and vision was something to behold. The gulf in class from what we've been used to for years is there for everyone to see. That said, this is not the games we should be looking to win, and a lot of what i've seen from Bolton, Wolves, B'burn etc. says that we're in with a good chance of staying up.
On to the players then. Both Barton and Faurlin we're miles away from being competetive enough. Faurlin' poorest performance since the promotion, so many missed passes he should hold his head in shame. He had several like Bartons pass for Carricks goal, only luck that none led to a goal against. And while we're on Carricks goal, how on earth can we let him run a good 60 yards unchallenged??? and let's not get started on Cerny contribution on the goal, should have been a easy save (that apart Cerny had another blinder).
Watching Boothroyd play is massively underwhelming, can not for the love of god see what he brings to the team that neither DJ or Taarabt can do.
Credit should go to Mackie who tormented Evra for 45 mins and Connolly who played well in the circumstances. |
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Report | Oldham Athletic v Salford City Your Report added at 19:57:57
NW got his tactics and team selection spot on. Drafting in Clint Hill to defend the set pieces better and moving Traore to left midfield which caused Wilkinson all sorts of problems with his pace. Every player stood up to be counted today, subs included, but have to give special credit to HH. |
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Report | Oldham Athletic v Salford City Your Report added at 19:30:29
Couldn't wish for a better win! This beats beating the scum 3-0 11 v 11 LOL
Anton Ferdinand with maybe THE best centre half performance by a QPR centre back, a 10'er today.
Glad to finally get that monkey off our back (home win)!
YOU R's!
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Report | Oldham Athletic v Salford City Your Report added at 23:28:02
Ingham are you for real? Congrats on the victory but i wouldn't read to much into it if i where you :-) Would we put Danny Shittu on as a forward replacing our only forward on the field, when we had other attacking options on the bench in search of a goal? Think not. It was just a nice and fun sending off for Danny as i don't think he will follow us up to the premiership. Same goes for Ramage. Just a little disapointed that Hogan was left on the bench as he really deserved to be out there today, would probably have scored as well.
MOM was an easy call today, man of the moment Ali Faurlin.
Se ya'all in the Premiership come august, and to Leeds, enjoy the w..kership for many years to come :-)
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Report | Oldham Athletic v Salford City Your Report added at 09:38:55
Steve T, thanks for pointing out the obvious, i'm actually a bit embarrased that i sounded like Arsene Whinger :-)
I fully support any team to go out and try to get the best result possible by any means necessary. Had Derby approached this game the same way Sheff Utd did they wouldn't have anything to show for their efforts, and in the position Derby are in who could blame them.
Hell, we have been scrapping for narrow 1-0 wins on the road all season ourselves!
OldOneEye, not that i'm hoping for red cards, just thought a proper ref (Darren Deadman is not a proper ref) should have come down a little harder on several occasions.
First Ayala, 30 seconds before his two footed tackle (which alone is a red card offense) when the ref played the advantage should have had a yellow card. 2 yellow = 1 red.
Re Brayford, idiotic behavior when pushing Gorkss in the back resulting in him hitting the camera, could have caused serious injury, straight red.
Davies, nothing spesific, just repetitive fouling throughout the game. I agree that a red for him would have been harsh.
QPR should have had two stone wall yellow themselves for cynical fouls in the second half (Faurlin and Hill).
I don't begrugde you the point gained, well deserved after a battling display, QPR didn't do enough to deserve a win imo.
Warnock has based his career on the same tactics, of course he can't say anything else :-) |
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Report | Oldham Athletic v Salford City Your Report added at 23:05:03
Had this down as 0-0 actually, the optimist in me went for two scorecast's of 1-0 and either Derry or Connolly as the scorer. With those unlikely scorers you see what my expectations where like.
Crap game but one more point accumulated, in the end it's not so bad.
MOM Connolly 8.
But i have to say Derby's tactics were poor and of the dark days.
Gang of thugs disguised as a fotball team is more like it. And with a poor official apointed for the game it just went from bad to worse. I thought DD first half was ok with the exception of him doing nothing to protect Taarabt, you could clearly see the kid was anxious every time the ball came his way. In the end of the game i couldn't believe how Brayford, Ayala or Davies where still out there. Mark of 3 from me, and thats being generous.
It will be interesting to see how the team and staff approach the Cardiff game both mentally and tactical. A defeat in Wales would really test the nerves of both players and fans in the remaining rounds. |
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Report | Oldham Athletic v Salford City Your Report added at 18:16:24
Yes, absolutely massiv win! In time of writing this it's half time in Cardiff and 0-0. Finally a round where our nearest rivals slip up :-)
Goes to show how important it is to have quality on the bench, cause let me tell you something, Hulse would not have shrugged of Bamba and slottet home like Miller did.
It's Miller time! Happy birthday son, you've earned it. |
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Report | Oldham Athletic v Salford City Your Report added at 15:54:23
Fantastic feeling last night! Ever so proud of our beloved team.
Agree Faurlin was brilliant, but i'm backing Sky for the MOM. Routledge deserves it, the goal of course tipping it in his favour, which by no means was an easy one, well taken and credit to Faurlin for a perfectly weighted pass. But what really impressed me and why i believe he deserved it the most was his tracking back and the cover he gave Orr, together they had McAnuff under controll throughout.
Lets hope that we get some results going our way before Forest next sunday :-) |
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Report | Oldham Athletic v Salford City Your Report added at 20:56:35
I struggle to separate Kenny and Walker in this one, but have to give it to Kenny. Without his saves we would have gone in at halftime trailing, and most likely lost the game.
Very un-QPR like we broke some barriers today:
1: QPR had lost the last 5 games played on the 28. of december.
2: First time Coventry lost two consecutive home games in about two years.
3: First away team to keep a clean sheet at the Ricoh Arena this season.
4: Won in front of the Sky cameras (practise actualy helps :-))
I set myself a target of 3 points from the games against Coventry and Norwich, it's better than two draws, meaning a point or three would be a real bonus at Carrow Road.
Going for the same result as New years day 1992, 1-4 and Mackie to get his first hat-trick, you R's! |
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Report | Oldham Athletic v Salford City Your Report added at 19:29:43
Brilliant game! Watched it on TV and you could hear the fans right on top of the game, fantastic atmosphere!
Think we were the best team overall, good to see the heads not drop going 1-0 down. NW is just fantastic at man management and getting the players agression level perfect time and time again.
Have to say that Kenny and Derry are really growing on my, my new favourites in the absence of Rowlands.
Looking forward to the report and your views Clive.
You R'sssssss, onwards and upwards! :-) |
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