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Reply | Are we weak at left back??
at 17:00 30 Jul 2024
Yeah, I felt the same - at least going forwards, as his tenacious assist for one of the goals at home v Stoke showed.
You have to feel, though, its a case of being loaned out to Dundee with a view to sell, rather than with a view to developing, otherwise what was the point of us picking him up last season after he'd done a year out at Barnsley? |
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Reply | Cifuentes post-Fakes
at 13:25 30 Jul 2024
As disappointing as it is, I can see that it makes obvious sense from Nourry's perspective.
Lining it up with the way that Chair's situation has been handled by the club for example, its clear that Nourry wants to tighten up on the messaging and ensure as far as possible that evceryone is singing from the same officially sanctioned hymnsheet. He would no doubt argue that sanctioning interviews with Marti alone puts Cifuentes in a difficult situation where he might reveal more - Chair himself being one obvious example - than the club would be comfortable with. |
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Reply | Cifuentes post-Fakes
at 16:20 28 Jul 2024
Let's be honest, though, you are definitely a "glass is half empty" kind of fella, aren't you, with a tendency to look for hidden agendas and conspiracies where there aren't any.
I agree with the majority that you are reading a tad too much into this.
As he generally does, I thought Cifuentes summed up the match perfectly and gave a very balanced view both of where we are and where we'll need to be in two weeks' time. I certainly didn;t get the impression of someone who was in denial of where we're currrently short, and in fact here's a link to a West London Sport piece from earlier today which confirms that: https://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/qpr-need-more-attacking-signings-cifuentes |
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Reply | Ilias Chair
at 18:34 17 Jul 2024
I don't read it as lip service at all, and I strongly suspect that both Nourry and Hoos were fully apoplectic when this came to light.
Not a good luck for a club that is really working overtime to get its house in order and show itself as a model for how to move forwards progressively, especially given the high profile of its star player.
Whatever the sternest disciplinary measure they have stopping short of ripping up his contract is what I expect them to have metered out to him, and I would expect him to take it in good grace and be thankful that he's till earning a decent living here. |
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Reply | Kevin Betsy - in house tutor
at 13:08 4 Jul 2024
I get that its early days, Brian, but these are truly seismic shifts in the whole DNA of the club being undertaken with swift and surgical precision.
I'm struggling to think of a time in the club's entire history where there's been such clear and tangible evidence of a clear and structured roadmap. I don't think even the halcyon days of the mid-70s or 80's compare to this, as, although we had a great playing stuff with visionary managers like Sexton and Venables, the supporting infrastructure wasn't particularly finely tuned, as we subsequently found out to our cost.
You can tell it must be real, as even I'm starting to sound like Nourry now! |
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Reply | Kevin Betsy - in house tutor
at 12:37 4 Jul 2024
Brilliantly summarised, Fella - thank you.
it really feels like we have well and truly turned a corner in a highly significant way, and that we are absolutely destined for success, whatever "success" might end up looking like for us. |
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Reply | Kevin Betsy - in house tutor
at 12:12 4 Jul 2024
Can anyone truly comprehend just how radically the feel, character and - to use the buzzword of the moment - the "culture" of this club has changed in just 12 months?
Truly astonishing... |
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Reply | Emma Raducando
at 11:34 4 Jul 2024
Massive contrast to 3 years ago, where it was all too much for her emotionally, and you wondered if she would become her own worst enemy.
Turns out she's learned a lot of tough lessons very quickly and looks like she's well and truly "in the zone".
if she keeps this up, she'll be back in the Top 10 before very long at all. |
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Reply | Kevin Betsy - in house tutor
at 11:30 4 Jul 2024
 
Showing your age there, Boston! There's probably only me, the Irish contingent and Colinallcars who truly understand the cut of your jib  |
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Reply | Potential update on Illias Chair...
at 12:20 20 Jun 2024
Maybe we can conveniently organise a series of friendlies to be played against Royal Antwerp during the international breaks this coming season...?  |
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Reply | Richards.
at 12:10 13 Jun 2024
Plus no doubt Marti will have already worked out where the boy's head is currently at and what can realistically be done to sort it out. |
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Reply | Life changing moments
at 13:01 6 Jun 2024
Thanks for sharing, Mikey - really appreciate you (and everyone else for that matter) opening up and sharing like this - its what makes our Forum stand out and makes us feel like a proper, if slightly oddly assembled, family, as others have said much more eloquently recently.
I can certainly identify with No.1, as I would say exactly the same about my failed marriage which disintegrated spectacularly after 15 years of mostly living alongside each other.
As for me, I've had so many near-death moments, but the one that will always stand out is when my then fiancee (not the same girl I married, this was a few years after that break-up) pulled a machete on me during a schizophrenic episode. As I was caught between her and the bedroom wall at the time, I really thought I was done for and I can honestly say I have never prayed so hard in my entire life!
I truly believe that there is a loving God who looks over those who humbly honour his Name, as Chrissy became suddenly seemingly overcame by fatigue, put the machete away quietly and went to sleep, leaving me a quivering (but thankful) wreck as you can probably imagine. Next morning, I was hot foot out of the house as quickly as possible, checking only to see that she wasn't following me!!
I can honestly say that I have never felt anything like as overwhelmed or daunted by any problems that I've had since that day, and spend every waking hour thanking God profusely that I ams still alibve to tell this tale.. |
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Reply | Nourryisms
at 13:50 2 Jun 2024
Why does it have to mean that he dosen't know what they were doing?!
it could (and probably does) mean the complete opposite!
Given his widely-held reputation as football's Next Big Thing, I would suggest he has already taken an in-depth look at exactly what they were doing, evaluated if the Gemini platform would help them do it quicker and easier, saving the club a significant amount of time and money in the process, and has concluded that it does.
Exactly what you would expect the CEO of a multi-million pound organsiastion to do, in fact.. |
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Reply | Marti Contract??
at 13:56 1 Jun 2024
Can't - still p*ssing myself laughing about your crass stupidity... |
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Reply | Marti Contract??
at 09:57 1 Jun 2024
Pretty stupid smug comment to make, don't you think?
It seems you're delighted to carp from the sidelines and revel in the tragedy of a clearly talented young man who, for whatever reason, seems unable to understand the privileged position that he's in and harness the opportunity he has.
Its particulalry ironic, given the high profile piece on the official website at the end of last season, where he went on record as saying that the death of his close friend had opened his eyes and how he wanted to fulfil the high hopes that his friend had for him.
Marti has already gone on record as saying that he is very aware of Taylor's talent, and I suspect that he's been trying to buy his team some time so that they can find the best way of getting inside this young man's head and work out how best to help him.
But none of that is of any interest to you who clearly knows much better than anyone else and are having the time of your life basking in your own self-satisfaction and smug self-righteousness going "I knew that little c*nt was a waste of time and space".
With your obvious unrivalled talent for perfect character judgement, I'm surprised the club hasn't been beating down your door to offer you a vast contract as a highly valued consultant.. |
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Reply | Dykes injured?
at 19:04 31 May 2024
Agree 100%, as I'm sure most genuine fans do.
Marti mentioned during the run-in that he'd been talking to the squad about scoring more "ugly" goals, rather than leaving it for Chair or Willock (or latterly Dunne and Cook of course  ) to score an absolute "worldie".
Dykes' goal against Leeds was a sign that he'd taken that on board, and a good tournament with Scotland would have set him up nicely for the start of next season with us.
It seems some of our fanbase have pathetically short memories, given its not that long since he battled back from pneumonia at a time when his consistent pressing and harrying made a significant difference to the team. |
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Reply | Marti Contract??
at 11:42 31 May 2024
.. Plus I think Nourry has pulled a masterstroke by stating publicly how keen he was to have Marti with us - so keen he came to be CEO of the club he had recommended him to!
I think Marti will be very keen to do at least one, maybe two full seasons with us - especially if he manages to get us promoted, or runs close to it. |
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Reply | Eze for England!
at 12:36 29 May 2024
This is so far off the mark, I find it hard to believe that you took the time to post such utter and complete garbage!
One of the things that I'm most proud of in supporting our relatively tinpot outfit is that we're generally proud of the achievements that our ex-players and managers go on to have. Its also one of the reasons that they still talk fondly about us, years after they've gone on to bigger and supposedly better things. |
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Reply | Marti Contract??
at 18:30 22 May 2024
I went on Radio 5Live's 606 phone-in at the time Boilface left to say exactly that, Nixy, and to warn the Glasgow mob "Be careful what you wish for".
In the end, of course, he got shoved out of there before he could leave them for Liverpool, Barcelona, Real Madrid or wherever else he was going to pitch up next in his egotistical imagination.. |
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