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onwards. Ain't a Rangers fan alive who doesn't understand exactly what you're on about.
Work stops me getting down there on a Saturday these days. But Watford Jnr goes with his good lady. He texted me on his way home to say he'd lost his voice. Can't tell you what a proud dad I was.
Great report Clive.
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QPR exit Highway to Hell at junction 21 — Report on 01:23 - Mar 13 with 5127 views
QPR exit Highway to Hell at junction 21 — Report on 01:23 - Mar 13 by SydneyRs
Learning how lighthouses are pebbledashed was an unexpected bonus.
Superb as always.
learning that the field invader was a gentleman was a bonus too and the fact the game kept going while he was pounced on is brilliant. That manificent match report just captures the stress release from everybody because we needed it so badly. Loved the fact Dykes walked out there to battle but he is not fully ready yet IMO. We still need a second or 3rd goal in these to ease the pressure on everybody this week
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QPR exit Highway to Hell at junction 21 — Report on 04:58 - Mar 13 with 4930 views
QPR exit Highway to Hell at junction 21 — Report on 08:20 - Mar 13 by daveB
I did enjoy Choudrey losing his shit with us in the family stand and offering us all out at one stage in the second half, glorious stuff
He had lost it from 5 minutes in when Dykes "accidentally" just barged him over. He tried throwing an elbow when he ran back past him, missed and Dykes just laughed at him. Still don't understand how every single player rating isn't a 10.
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QPR exit Highway to Hell at junction 21 — Report on 09:23 - Mar 13 with 4256 views
i'll take this over centre back keep ball any day of the week. If it takes up disrupting the game and opposition to get some points on the board, then so be it
when will the clubshop start doing a line of belt buckles?
That performance and that report has been a long, long time coming and in truth was never likely to come until we appointed a manager that understood exactly what was needed to stop the rot.
We have persevered with the policy of bringing in academy boys and managers with so called elite development credentials in the forlorn hope we could become the championship equivalent of Man City. All we achieved was to fill the treatment room with crocks, cowards and charlatans to become the softest bunch of sops we have ever seen and crippled the club financially in the process.
Ainsworth has seen through it all and performed a minor miracle after two games. To put out a team that included Dozzell, Kakay and Drewe and get them to run through brick walls for him has proven a masterclass in motivation.
Going forward the football may not please the purists and we all loath the time wasting and feigning injury nonsense, but we must do what is necessary to survive this season. There will be no money to spend next season so Ainsworth has to work with what he has and may even lose a couple of our better players despite none of them having particularly good seasons.
One thing is for sure, the soft underbelly will be surgically removed and the the moniker of the leagues soft touch will be consigned to history. Thank Christ for that.
Ainsworth has asked the fans to stick with him. After Saturdays efforts, I think everyone of us will run through brick walls for him.
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QPR exit Highway to Hell at junction 21 — Report on 10:31 - Mar 13 with 3899 views
I can't believe I'm writing this, but I can't recall one moment during the game when I thought Watford would score, apart from the Rob Dickie back pass!
I was so pleased when a penalty wasn't given against Amos & I would have wanted one for it, but having seen it afterwards, I would have been apoplectic if it had been given. Nearly as non-exsistent as Armstrong's against Cardiff was.
Mainly though, thank you to Gareth for playing a third centre half. God knows how much we needed this, but I expect Dickie & Dunne both knew as well.
Also, this shouldn't need to be said, but thank you also to the 15 players that were on the pitch. Every one of them gave us 100% for every minute that the match was played. And the two wing backs came through our accademy. That will do for me.
I hope they don't let you mad buggers that are at Blackpool down on Tuesday!
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QPR exit Highway to Hell at junction 21 — Report on 10:43 - Mar 13 with 3828 views
Cheese - Quality farmhouse cheddar - but the right cheese for the right occasion. First Game Vs Wet Spam ("74) we lost 2-0.
I usually lurk but have been a moderator on another QPR board fair few years ago. I didnt want to add to the misery of the last few months when everyone is down on everything QPR but now seems a better time. Firstly i will never come on and discuss tactics - I know nothing about football apart from i love QPR and wish i could go more often. (Going is rare at the moment for lots of reasons including living in the south west). Got into QPR through my dad who was going to QPR since the 40s. He did a number of articles for "Kick up the R's" and "All quiet on the Western Avenue".
Anyway - 2 things that keep going round my head - 1. To paraphrase/invoke the spirit of Ian Holloway. watching QPR for the last couple of seasons - Too many piano players, not enough piano lifters. All well and good playing passing football but it only takes one look at a premier league team to see we need to be playing that sort of football about 10 times faster - its been like watching the Harry Enfield sketch with Charles "Charlie" Charles
2. Read an interview with Hogan Ephraim talking about GAs "style". One comment he made was what we want is "fast and furious" football. Whatever style we play we (or at least I) will forgive anything apart from lack of effort. Whether its long ball at 100mph or passing fotball at 100mph i dont mind. I think we will settle on a hard working physical style with a few magicians conjuring up magic now and again - rather than passing the ball to them and waiting for them to do something.
Anyway - fantastic report as ever quality sites like this keep me connected with QPR as well as being entertaining and incredibly well written, thank you Clive, it is appreciated, whatever the score. URsss
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QPR exit Highway to Hell at junction 21 — Report on 10:58 - Mar 13 with 3774 views
Great report encapsulating the euphoria in the ground and a nice Handbags and Gladbags reference to open with. All the game was lacking was a thundercünt of a goal in the Loft end in the 2nd half and the Tannoy exploding into "You ain't seen nothing yet".
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The grass is always greener.
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QPR exit Highway to Hell at junction 21 — Report on 11:06 - Mar 13 with 3727 views
Sums it up perfectly Clive, before game chatting to usuals on my way to my seat we were resigned to a defeat, but once it started this was a road to Domascus. No piss balling about, going long playing in the oppos half and doing all the mucking about of the dark arts, loved it. Must admit I got wound up with that Watford sub giving it large below us from upper loft. But what I really enjoyed was the passion of it all, something that has been missing for quite a while at Loftus Road.
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QPR exit Highway to Hell at junction 21 — Report on 11:32 - Mar 13 with 3595 views
Clive, from the moment you took your seat you had like many of us I guess felt that all the wringing of hands, stressing out, forlorn hope was gone and we all might as well just sit and do our bit to support the team.
Those boys brought back the missing pride.
so nice to see you smile mate.
Loved The Chris Martin/Lyndon Dykes battering ram upfront
I've sat through the last 4 months watching us surrender, get a stinking cold so couldn't face it again on Saturday. And we bloody won, typical. Great write up as always, so gave me a feel for what I missed.
I'll be there Saturday though, with a spring in my step again. U Rs!
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QPR exit Highway to Hell at junction 21 — Report on 22:29 - Mar 12 by WatfordR
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"Aaron Drewe is injured. Or is he?"
onwards. Ain't a Rangers fan alive who doesn't understand exactly what you're on about.
Work stops me getting down there on a Saturday these days. But Watford Jnr goes with his good lady. He texted me on his way home to say he'd lost his voice. Can't tell you what a proud dad I was.
Great report Clive.
Yes, I also lost my voice and for once it was for chanting, and not abusing the officials.
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QPR exit Highway to Hell at junction 21 — Report on 15:12 - Mar 13 with 2820 views
QPR exit Highway to Hell at junction 21 — Report on 10:43 - Mar 13 by Bloatarr
Cheese - Quality farmhouse cheddar - but the right cheese for the right occasion. First Game Vs Wet Spam ("74) we lost 2-0.
I usually lurk but have been a moderator on another QPR board fair few years ago. I didnt want to add to the misery of the last few months when everyone is down on everything QPR but now seems a better time. Firstly i will never come on and discuss tactics - I know nothing about football apart from i love QPR and wish i could go more often. (Going is rare at the moment for lots of reasons including living in the south west). Got into QPR through my dad who was going to QPR since the 40s. He did a number of articles for "Kick up the R's" and "All quiet on the Western Avenue".
Anyway - 2 things that keep going round my head - 1. To paraphrase/invoke the spirit of Ian Holloway. watching QPR for the last couple of seasons - Too many piano players, not enough piano lifters. All well and good playing passing football but it only takes one look at a premier league team to see we need to be playing that sort of football about 10 times faster - its been like watching the Harry Enfield sketch with Charles "Charlie" Charles
2. Read an interview with Hogan Ephraim talking about GAs "style". One comment he made was what we want is "fast and furious" football. Whatever style we play we (or at least I) will forgive anything apart from lack of effort. Whether its long ball at 100mph or passing fotball at 100mph i dont mind. I think we will settle on a hard working physical style with a few magicians conjuring up magic now and again - rather than passing the ball to them and waiting for them to do something.
Anyway - fantastic report as ever quality sites like this keep me connected with QPR as well as being entertaining and incredibly well written, thank you Clive, it is appreciated, whatever the score. URsss
Love that Enfield video the change at half time is the change from Warbs/Beal/Critchlley Ball, to Ainsworth Ball Lol
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QPR exit Highway to Hell at junction 21 — Report on 17:24 - Mar 13 with 2495 views
I can't believe I'm writing this, but I can't recall one moment during the game when I thought Watford would score, apart from the Rob Dickie back pass!
I was a wee bit nervous with the two free kicks they had on the edge of our area, but they managed to make a pig's ear out of both of them without our assistance.
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QPR exit Highway to Hell at junction 21 — Report on 09:02 - Mar 14 with 1749 views
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and the fact the game kept going while he was pounced on is brilliant. 
