| Under estimated QPR Players 07:16 - Nov 9 with 12937 views | numptydumpty |
One that springs to mind for me
Big Matt Smith
Scored pretty regularly when coming on as sub with his head.
In fact wouldn't he have been the man upon top for an Ainsworth team.
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| Under estimated QPR Players on 19:13 - Nov 9 with 2091 views | PunteR |
Matt Connelly.
I mean Kaspers Gorks and Matt Connelly our CB pairing in a championship winning side and very rarely gets mentioned. Yeh sure they had decent midfielders in front shielding them with Derry and Faurlin but they were decent . I mean you dont win the championship with crap CBs do you.? |  |
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| Under estimated QPR Players on 19:35 - Nov 9 with 2036 views | LowerloftLad |
I called Danny simpson Mr dependable always thought he played well and couldn't believe when redknapp let him go. [Post edited 10 Nov 2023 22:22]
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| Under estimated QPR Players on 19:37 - Nov 9 with 2022 views | Dorse |
Not forgotten |  |
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| Under estimated QPR Players on 22:37 - Nov 9 with 1834 views | stevec |
What the hell, I’m going for it… Karl Henry. |  | | |
| Under estimated QPR Players on 22:53 - Nov 9 with 1817 views | TW_R |
| Under estimated QPR Players on 08:17 - Nov 9 by GaryBannister86 |
Couldn't disagree more, Mr Honneywood.
Talentless footballer lucky to be surrounded by 10 quality players. When he played, everyone sighed before kick off, and our chances of winning went down by around 99.9%.
Useless. [Post edited 9 Nov 2023 8:18]
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This is obviously a complete nonsense. I suspect he played over 20 games in one of our most successful seasons ever. |  | | |
| Under estimated QPR Players on 22:57 - Nov 9 with 1813 views | TW_R |
| Under estimated QPR Players on 08:31 - Nov 9 by dmm |
Andy Impey, now an assistant Development Squad coach. He was understandably often in the shadow of Trevor Sinclair, who played on the opposite side, but was a great winger for us. I loved seeing him and Sinclair destroy opposition full backs then switch wings and both do the same on the other side. |
I loved Impey but he certainly wasn’t under estimated. He won player of the year 3 seasons in a row, 2 of which had Sinclair in the team. | | | |
| Under estimated QPR Players on 23:15 - Nov 9 with 1801 views | OakR |
| Under estimated QPR Players on 14:28 - Nov 9 by dannyblue |
Damion Stewart
Kaspar Gorkks
Wayne Routledge
Adel. Didn't even get player of the year. |
Adel not getting player of the year will forever be on of the strangest things - absolutely bizarre.
I'd agree with Marcus Bignot and Luongo mentioned on the thread already.
I'm going to go for Daniel Parejo - I thought he was great but held back by some of the players around him. |  |
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| Under estimated QPR Players on 23:35 - Nov 9 with 1793 views | CiderwithRsie |
| Under estimated QPR Players on 14:27 - Nov 9 by GaryBannister86 |
In my view, a common misconception that arose long after the time. Maybe to try and big up his (dubious) managerial skills and profile. I certainly don't remember many R's fans at the time thinking that Holloway was of any use.
When Barker - good player, but hardly a world beater - was alongside Super Ray instead of Holloway we were a million times better. And so was Wilkins. "Was Wilkins' legs" - I'm sorry, I must have missed it at the time.
But - I am probably wrong. Usually am. |
I think your memory's a bit selective.
Leaving aside whether or not you think he was any good, the view at the time initially was that he was out of his depth but by about halfway through his first season he was winning people over through sheer effort and by his second season it's quite untrue that people were "sighing" when he was announced.
Personally I always thought Barker was better but a lot of fans were pretty down on him too.
Fact is that one or both of them played alongside Wilkins for years when we were a very decent top-flight side and most of us could see that they must be doing something right.
Not sure about under-rated though, I think Holloway was rated about right - limited but reliable.
Barker was a bit under-rated, I think. I've a theory that Holloway benefitted from playing beside Wilkins (who could do the fancy stuff) but Barker was maybe held back, because he had to be the "piano mover" whereas as Blackburn he'd been the main man.
(Just looked up his record there and surprised to be reminded that he was actually our record signing and Blackburn's record sale, at the time. £400k!) | | | |
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| Under estimated QPR Players on 04:47 - Nov 10 with 1715 views | Westy75 |
Rowan Vine - maligned by some, perhaps as much on personality - didn’t know him so can’t say - but remember him having incredible close control, sometimes like the ball was tied to his foot, and a decent goals record. For a season at least he and Adjemang formed a pretty handy front two partnership. |  | | |
| Under estimated QPR Players on 05:59 - Nov 10 with 1690 views | SydneyRs |
| Under estimated QPR Players on 19:35 - Nov 9 by LowerloftLad |
I called Danny simpson Mr dependable always thought he played well and couldn't believe when redknapp let him go. [Post edited 10 Nov 2023 22:22]
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Who does he think he is, going off and winning the premier league. Smartarse. [Post edited 11 Nov 2023 10:32]
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| Under estimated QPR Players on 07:41 - Nov 10 with 1631 views | GaryBannister86 |
| Under estimated QPR Players on 23:35 - Nov 9 by CiderwithRsie |
I think your memory's a bit selective.
Leaving aside whether or not you think he was any good, the view at the time initially was that he was out of his depth but by about halfway through his first season he was winning people over through sheer effort and by his second season it's quite untrue that people were "sighing" when he was announced.
Personally I always thought Barker was better but a lot of fans were pretty down on him too.
Fact is that one or both of them played alongside Wilkins for years when we were a very decent top-flight side and most of us could see that they must be doing something right.
Not sure about under-rated though, I think Holloway was rated about right - limited but reliable.
Barker was a bit under-rated, I think. I've a theory that Holloway benefitted from playing beside Wilkins (who could do the fancy stuff) but Barker was maybe held back, because he had to be the "piano mover" whereas as Blackburn he'd been the main man.
(Just looked up his record there and surprised to be reminded that he was actually our record signing and Blackburn's record sale, at the time. £400k!) |
I have no doubt my memory is selective :-)
It probably comes down to opinions, too. I never rated Holloway from his first game to his last, and genuinely believe I wasn't the only one. I disagree that the groaning stopped in his second season. It got worse!
I always thought if we had a decent driving midfielder alongside Super Ray - we could have won something. Barker was loads better than Holloway, I thought, but hardly that good himself.
I think that rather than being under-rated, Holloway's spell with us as a player has been exaggerated because people liked his management further down the line. |  | | |
| Under estimated QPR Players on 08:34 - Nov 10 with 1579 views | connell10 |
Kasper Gorkss, solid as f uck and always seemed to spill blood for the team with a head wound, great player! |  |
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| Under estimated QPR Players on 08:49 - Nov 10 with 1554 views | switchingcode |
Terry Mancini was not rated by many but went on to join Arsenal | | | |
| Under estimated QPR Players on 09:22 - Nov 10 with 1512 views | LadbrokeR |
Some of these posts are tongue in cheek. Matt Smith and Matthew Rose effective on their day but not underestimated. I would add Danny Simpson to the list. | | | |
| Under estimated QPR Players on 09:25 - Nov 10 with 1509 views | LadbrokeR |
| Under estimated QPR Players on 09:22 - Nov 10 by LadbrokeR |
Some of these posts are tongue in cheek. Matt Smith and Matthew Rose effective on their day but not underestimated. I would add Danny Simpson to the list. |
As lower loft lad has already mentioned | | | |
| Under estimated QPR Players on 09:37 - Nov 10 with 1494 views | paulhoop2 |
Regarding Matthew rose he did give long service in fact qualified for a testimonial yes was injured a lot but he was excellent at the reading the game.
Thought of another one Simon Royce ? Was very steady and made a world class save I think against burley one year which hot the whole ground including aways applauding. | |
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| Under estimated QPR Players on 09:43 - Nov 10 with 1478 views | Esox_Lucius |
Would Gary Penrice qualify? A fixture in the team but rarely mentioned as time passes unlike Gary Bannister. |  |
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| Under estimated QPR Players on 09:52 - Nov 10 with 1454 views | QPunkR |
| Under estimated QPR Players on 23:15 - Nov 9 by OakR |
Adel not getting player of the year will forever be on of the strangest things - absolutely bizarre.
I'd agree with Marcus Bignot and Luongo mentioned on the thread already.
I'm going to go for Daniel Parejo - I thought he was great but held back by some of the players around him. |
Couldn't disagree more about Parejo. He was awful for us and I think it was more about being completely unsuited to the league. Obviously he's not a crap player, captaining Valencia and Villarreal for years as well as picking up a couple of caps for Spain, but my judgement of him has always been coloured by those memories of him coming deep to receive the ball and then immediately having it tackled off him! |  |
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| Under estimated QPR Players on 09:55 - Nov 10 with 1450 views | GaryBannister86 |
| Under estimated QPR Players on 09:43 - Nov 10 by Esox_Lucius |
Would Gary Penrice qualify? A fixture in the team but rarely mentioned as time passes unlike Gary Bannister. |
Good player. Penrice, good finisher. Liked to stick his laces through it if I recall.
But no problem with Bannister being mentioned regularly - a hat-trick against Chelsea makes him worthy of the oft-banded "legend" status, I say.
Is he a forever R? Can't remember. | | | |
| Under estimated QPR Players on 10:10 - Nov 10 with 1414 views | PBLOCK |
| Under estimated QPR Players on 09:52 - Nov 10 by QPunkR |
Couldn't disagree more about Parejo. He was awful for us and I think it was more about being completely unsuited to the league. Obviously he's not a crap player, captaining Valencia and Villarreal for years as well as picking up a couple of caps for Spain, but my judgement of him has always been coloured by those memories of him coming deep to receive the ball and then immediately having it tackled off him! |
All about opinions but I thought Parejo was so far ahead of some the players we had at the time even at 18/19 whatever he was at the time
He’d play a great ball but the other players weren’t on his wavelength
Could clearly see he was a good player and the career he’s had suggests that | | | |
| Under estimated QPR Players on 10:14 - Nov 10 with 1400 views | RamseyR |
Damien Delaney - went on to have a good career after us
Hogan Ephraim - never seemed to get a run in the team, but showed some quality
and ....as others have said Steve Palmer |  | | |
| Under estimated QPR Players on 11:22 - Nov 10 with 1320 views | paulhoop2 |
Gino padula ? | |
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| Under estimated QPR Players on 12:01 - Nov 10 with 1288 views | AberystwythR |
Pawel Wzolek | | | |
| Under estimated QPR Players on 12:18 - Nov 10 with 1260 views | PlanetHonneywood |
There all flooding back now...
The Korean left back Yung (I think was the chap's name). When ever I saw him play he looked decent but alas, didnt push on.
Mark Falco - decent, scored important goals. Think we decided Colin Clarke was an upgrade, and let Falco go. |  |
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| Under estimated QPR Players on 15:12 - Nov 10 with 1163 views | numptydumpty |
Absolutely Clive Wilson but also Rufus Brevett when deputising both decent and especially Wilson a seven out of ten minimum every game.
Bradley Allen was an excellent shout and agree about Gary Penrice also. Both could have done better with their careers from what I saw.
Similar time but can't remember how often he played but Andy Tillson was a decent centre back. | |
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