| Jimmy 08:51 - Apr 6 with 7283 views | ichbinnaughty |
Not quite sure why, as the evidence doesn't exactly provide an irrefutable case for it, but I have a good feeling in my bones about wor Jimmy. I think he's going to be a real positive influence on our club.
I like the cut of his jib. I think he's garnering a good feeling around the squad and an atmosphere of professionalism and positivity.
The next four months will be interesting and pivotal.
On another matter, we've got to build the team around Chery.
I also like him A LOT.
There. I've put the kiss of death on both of them. |  | | |  |
| Jimmy on 15:43 - Apr 6 with 1955 views | timcocking |
Really could go either way still. I'm trying to be optimistic and feeling much happier than normal. A slight improvement in a couple of our players, more commitment from a couple, some good additions in the summer and we'll be in with a shout.
If I run through the squad, though, there are only a few who I think would be any real use in the premier league and plenty who still have a lot to prove at championship level.
Fingers crossed, but that doesn't usually work where QPR is concerned. |  | | |
| Jimmy on 15:46 - Apr 6 with 1953 views | BklynRanger |
| Jimmy on 15:35 - Apr 6 by PlanetHonneywood |
...but his name on the payroll hasn't.
Yet! |
He does seem to be doing a lot of things right. Talk's cheap of course, but for somebody like me listening from a distance I quite like some of what I'm hearing in his post match interviews.
For example, yesterday there was the apparently obvious stuff like it was a flat performance. But also some things about how Leeds changed to a 4-5-1 which they haven't done this season - shock horror actual preparation.
Also he said that we equalised with 5 minutes left which was enough to gone more determinedly for the winner - good, positive stuff I fink. |  | | |
| Jimmy on 17:09 - Apr 6 with 1890 views | stevec |
JFH is looking a decent manager but think 11th/12th is the best he'll ever get out of this side. Once again, summer signings will be key.
Good enough for top six place,. Smithies and Hall. Starting to like Chery too. That's it.
Midfield, you could clear the entire lot out. Faurlin is best of a poor bunch but looks spent, Mackie spent, Hoilett and Phillips unreliable. Luongo gets rolled over far too often.
Incidentally, Barton is in line for his third promotion in Championship. Just thought I'd put that out there. |  | | |
| Jimmy on 17:23 - Apr 6 with 1867 views | daveB |
| Jimmy on 17:09 - Apr 6 by stevec |
JFH is looking a decent manager but think 11th/12th is the best he'll ever get out of this side. Once again, summer signings will be key.
Good enough for top six place,. Smithies and Hall. Starting to like Chery too. That's it.
Midfield, you could clear the entire lot out. Faurlin is best of a poor bunch but looks spent, Mackie spent, Hoilett and Phillips unreliable. Luongo gets rolled over far too often.
Incidentally, Barton is in line for his third promotion in Championship. Just thought I'd put that out there. |
third time he's gone up with a side who have spent the most. |  | | |
| Jimmy on 17:23 - Apr 6 with 1867 views | Antti_Heinola |
| Jimmy on 15:43 - Apr 6 by timcocking |
Really could go either way still. I'm trying to be optimistic and feeling much happier than normal. A slight improvement in a couple of our players, more commitment from a couple, some good additions in the summer and we'll be in with a shout.
If I run through the squad, though, there are only a few who I think would be any real use in the premier league and plenty who still have a lot to prove at championship level.
Fingers crossed, but that doesn't usually work where QPR is concerned. |
Ah the old myth of the greatness of the Premier League.
Have Leicester not dispelled that yet? Much as we all liked Simpson, I think there were quite a few on here who didn't consider him 'premier league quality' - and plenty of others in their side too.
The PL really isn't that great - it's just all about name recognition. It's like when Belgium suddenly had a few Prem players 'experts' started tipping them to get to a World Cup Final on the basis they'd heard of their players at last.
Not saying this side is good enough to go up, of course - far from it, but plenty would step up IMO and there's plenty of room for improvement. |  |
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| Jimmy on 23:27 - Apr 6 with 1701 views | ichbinnaughty |
| Jimmy on 17:23 - Apr 6 by Antti_Heinola |
Ah the old myth of the greatness of the Premier League.
Have Leicester not dispelled that yet? Much as we all liked Simpson, I think there were quite a few on here who didn't consider him 'premier league quality' - and plenty of others in their side too.
The PL really isn't that great - it's just all about name recognition. It's like when Belgium suddenly had a few Prem players 'experts' started tipping them to get to a World Cup Final on the basis they'd heard of their players at last.
Not saying this side is good enough to go up, of course - far from it, but plenty would step up IMO and there's plenty of room for improvement. |
It's all about the coaching innit.
It's where a decent good old fashioned coach earns his onions.
Gets the best out of, and improves, a squad of players that have been identified as having (a range of, and different) talents.
Making something greater than the sum of its parts.
These days football has become vile - too much emphasis on the immediacy.
Immediacy means buying something rather than building it.
Has the art of outstanding coaching died a death?
You'd struggle to put a list together of 'coaches' - universally acknowledged and accepted as builders rather than buyers.
Football is becoming ever more ugly. | | | |
| Jimmy on 23:46 - Apr 6 with 1692 views | PunteR |
I like Jimmy. I think he's nearly got the best out of this team. Chery ,polter, Hoillet have definitely improved. Perch at LB seems a masterstroke. Shame he cant get a tune out of Phillips yet but if he keeps playing him maybe the penny will drop.
He seems to want promotion without the need to just spend money which is a good sign.
Agreed with what's already been said of him that he's steadied the ship,which is exactly what we needed.
Looking forward to next season. |  |
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| Jimmy on 09:49 - Apr 7 with 1588 views | PinnerPaul |
| Jimmy on 17:23 - Apr 6 by Antti_Heinola |
Ah the old myth of the greatness of the Premier League.
Have Leicester not dispelled that yet? Much as we all liked Simpson, I think there were quite a few on here who didn't consider him 'premier league quality' - and plenty of others in their side too.
The PL really isn't that great - it's just all about name recognition. It's like when Belgium suddenly had a few Prem players 'experts' started tipping them to get to a World Cup Final on the basis they'd heard of their players at last.
Not saying this side is good enough to go up, of course - far from it, but plenty would step up IMO and there's plenty of room for improvement. |
I'll tell you what, what we've seen this season is a long long long way from PL quality - us and oppo.
General consensus in T block is that we have seen 1 decent side at LR this season - Middlesbrough.
Loss of possession is dreadful in this league, matched only by what the oppo do with it when they get it -the answer is usually waste it!
Can you honestly say we have seen a match with 30% of the quality/excitement of our 3-2 loss v Man City for example - its like night & day. |  | | |
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| Jimmy on 10:26 - Apr 7 with 1571 views | TheBlob |
I see you've finished jerking for a bit.I knew you couldn't keep it up. |  |
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| Jimmy on 10:37 - Apr 7 with 1561 views | TacticalR |
We have looked pretty ordinary (Mid-Table?) against the top sides in the division. The only side in the current top 6 we have beaten is Derby. |  |
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| Jimmy on 11:24 - Apr 7 with 1525 views | rsonist |
| Jimmy on 17:09 - Apr 6 by stevec |
JFH is looking a decent manager but think 11th/12th is the best he'll ever get out of this side. Once again, summer signings will be key.
Good enough for top six place,. Smithies and Hall. Starting to like Chery too. That's it.
Midfield, you could clear the entire lot out. Faurlin is best of a poor bunch but looks spent, Mackie spent, Hoilett and Phillips unreliable. Luongo gets rolled over far too often.
Incidentally, Barton is in line for his third promotion in Championship. Just thought I'd put that out there. |
Barton is a cnt. Hope that clears that up for you. |  | | |
| Jimmy on 12:43 - Apr 7 with 1451 views | Antti_Heinola |
| Jimmy on 10:26 - Apr 7 by TheBlob |
I see you've finished jerking for a bit.I knew you couldn't keep it up. |
Working 7 day weeks and bringing up a family, Blobster. Making you ache with jealousy at my vibrant prose has sadly had to take a back seat for a bit. I'll be back. | |
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| Jimmy on 13:34 - Apr 7 with 1407 views | Antti_Heinola |
| Jimmy on 09:49 - Apr 7 by PinnerPaul |
I'll tell you what, what we've seen this season is a long long long way from PL quality - us and oppo.
General consensus in T block is that we have seen 1 decent side at LR this season - Middlesbrough.
Loss of possession is dreadful in this league, matched only by what the oppo do with it when they get it -the answer is usually waste it!
Can you honestly say we have seen a match with 30% of the quality/excitement of our 3-2 loss v Man City for example - its like night & day. |
People get too hung up about 'quality'these days. Getting to the point where apparently it's the be-all and end-all - but that's the Sky influence, I suppose. Far too much blathering about possession and ball retention. I've seen loads of amazing games at all levels that are a long, long, long way from top quality, but they've been great games nonetheless.
Of course we haven't seen anything like our collection of great games with Man City - but don't make the mistake of thinking that's somehow the norm in the Prem, because it really, really isn't. Watch West Brom v Villa. Or Stoke (who are really nowhere near the pretty side Hughes's fans paint them as) v Man U - a terminally dull team these days. We had some great games in the Prem, but I'd argue the majority were barely better than you see most weeks in the Championship. | |
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| Jimmy on 13:58 - Apr 7 with 1390 views | ichbinnaughty |
| Jimmy on 11:24 - Apr 7 by rsonist |
Barton is a cnt. Hope that clears that up for you. |
Here's a question:
Would we be points and places better off this season had we kept Barton on (bearing in mind the disruption & upheavals of this season)? | | | |
| Jimmy on 14:02 - Apr 7 with 1378 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| Jimmy on 13:58 - Apr 7 by ichbinnaughty |
Here's a question:
Would we be points and places better off this season had we kept Barton on (bearing in mind the disruption & upheavals of this season)? |
I really don't think so, and i'm not biased because I dislike the fella from the bottom of my soul.
Imagine being a young lad (Washington, El Kayati or whoever) and having some fella strolling round giving you orders then going on Twitter to slag you, your club, and your teammates off?
Or maybe he can flick someone in the nuts for you and put you under even more pressure while you have to defend with ten men.
I would argue that Burnley have done well despite Barton, not because of him. |  | | |
| Jimmy on 14:07 - Apr 7 with 1249 views | ichbinnaughty |
| Jimmy on 14:02 - Apr 7 by BazzaInTheLoft |
I really don't think so, and i'm not biased because I dislike the fella from the bottom of my soul.
Imagine being a young lad (Washington, El Kayati or whoever) and having some fella strolling round giving you orders then going on Twitter to slag you, your club, and your teammates off?
Or maybe he can flick someone in the nuts for you and put you under even more pressure while you have to defend with ten men.
I would argue that Burnley have done well despite Barton, not because of him. |
As much as it pains me to say it, this will be Bartons third promotion - immediate return to the Premierleague.
Three times extremely lucky, or is it not as straightforward as just pure luck? | | | |
| Jimmy on 14:08 - Apr 7 with 1249 views | TacticalR |
'Joey Barton waged a one-man war on the home side’s best player, Beram Kayal, fouling him repeatedly without intervention by the referee, Craig Pawson, who even overlooked a clear stamp. Barton has been quieter of late, but Kayal’s superb performance for Brighton brought the old enfant terrible in Joey back to life.'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/04/02/brighton-2-burnley-2-michael-kean | |
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| Jimmy on 14:13 - Apr 7 with 1233 views | Antti_Heinola |
| Jimmy on 14:07 - Apr 7 by ichbinnaughty |
As much as it pains me to say it, this will be Bartons third promotion - immediate return to the Premierleague.
Three times extremely lucky, or is it not as straightforward as just pure luck? |
He's a good player. Might have helped us get a few extra points, but would probably have lost us some too. And not really worth the hassle.
We've moved on, he's moved on. He's been gracious since he left, couldn't really care less what he does now. Think we're far better off without him, though. | |
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| Jimmy on 14:19 - Apr 7 with 1229 views | isawqpratwcity |
| Jimmy on 14:02 - Apr 7 by BazzaInTheLoft |
I really don't think so, and i'm not biased because I dislike the fella from the bottom of my soul.
Imagine being a young lad (Washington, El Kayati or whoever) and having some fella strolling round giving you orders then going on Twitter to slag you, your club, and your teammates off?
Or maybe he can flick someone in the nuts for you and put you under even more pressure while you have to defend with ten men.
I would argue that Burnley have done well despite Barton, not because of him. |
Overall I think you are about right with that summary, and I, too, like to think I have a more objective assessment of the bloke than some.
But I wouldn't have minded seeing him giving a few players a rev-up in some of the more dispirited games this season. Whatever else you might want to say about Onuoha, he clearly doesn't drive the team. |  |
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| Jimmy on 14:20 - Apr 7 with 1229 views | rsonist |
The thing that slightly disappoints me is just the extent of how much is still up in the air to be sorted out in the summer. Perhaps it was too idealistic to begin with but the idea of the 'extended pre season' seemed a sound one, and after half a season of it I'd really have expected us to have more pencilled in by now. We've had spells of players coming in and out of form and back again, but like Clive says really the one sure thing has been Smithies, and probably Chery too now. I'm hoping Jimmy and Les feel more certain about the squad and what it requires than we do. | | | |
| Jimmy on 14:25 - Apr 7 with 1223 views | rsonist |
| Jimmy on 14:13 - Apr 7 by Antti_Heinola |
He's a good player. Might have helped us get a few extra points, but would probably have lost us some too. And not really worth the hassle.
We've moved on, he's moved on. He's been gracious since he left, couldn't really care less what he does now. Think we're far better off without him, though. |
"I thought I was really good last year even though QPR got relegated. The reality of it is I was in a really poor team but my own professional standard was sky high. Sometimes you are only good as the players around you and I think that's what enabled me to turn in performances. I'm playing with some really good players." | | | |
| Jimmy on 14:49 - Apr 7 with 1206 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| Jimmy on 14:07 - Apr 7 by ichbinnaughty |
As much as it pains me to say it, this will be Bartons third promotion - immediate return to the Premierleague.
Three times extremely lucky, or is it not as straightforward as just pure luck? |
Yes there is definately luck involved.
Lucky Barton hasn't stabbed a YTS in the eye, or got him self sent of with his team 2-1 down to a team they need to beat.
Sometimes bad players win medals and good players win feck all.
For example David May has won a lot more medals than Matt Le Tissier. | | | |
| Jimmy on 14:52 - Apr 7 with 1198 views | isawqpratwcity |
| Jimmy on 14:25 - Apr 7 by rsonist |
"I thought I was really good last year even though QPR got relegated. The reality of it is I was in a really poor team but my own professional standard was sky high. Sometimes you are only good as the players around you and I think that's what enabled me to turn in performances. I'm playing with some really good players." |
Translation:
"I love me...noise...noise...I love me...noise...I love me...noise...Thank fck Burnley threw me a lifeline," | |
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| Jimmy on 15:49 - Apr 7 with 1170 views | PinnerPaul |
| Jimmy on 13:34 - Apr 7 by Antti_Heinola |
People get too hung up about 'quality'these days. Getting to the point where apparently it's the be-all and end-all - but that's the Sky influence, I suppose. Far too much blathering about possession and ball retention. I've seen loads of amazing games at all levels that are a long, long, long way from top quality, but they've been great games nonetheless.
Of course we haven't seen anything like our collection of great games with Man City - but don't make the mistake of thinking that's somehow the norm in the Prem, because it really, really isn't. Watch West Brom v Villa. Or Stoke (who are really nowhere near the pretty side Hughes's fans paint them as) v Man U - a terminally dull team these days. We had some great games in the Prem, but I'd argue the majority were barely better than you see most weeks in the Championship. |
We'll have to agree to disagree, this season I haven't seen a game at LR anywhere near as good/exciting as many home games that we "enjoyed" in the PL.
I don't have Sky btw and certainly don't need the TV to back up what I see week in, week out at LR. | | | |
| Jimmy on 15:57 - Apr 7 with 1158 views | Antti_Heinola |
| Jimmy on 15:49 - Apr 7 by PinnerPaul |
We'll have to agree to disagree, this season I haven't seen a game at LR anywhere near as good/exciting as many home games that we "enjoyed" in the PL.
I don't have Sky btw and certainly don't need the TV to back up what I see week in, week out at LR. |
totally agree it's not been exciting this year, don't get me wrong! but that's mid-table for you I think. My point really was back at the start - players can improve, and within better teams can surprise you and the gap really isn't as massive as it's made out to be. | |
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