I'm pretty convinced that a campaign like this brings the best and the worst of every fan of any team in the position QPR were since the start.
But even knowing that emotions fly high and sometimes it's just impossible to make sense of a situation like this, I have a couple of things that I just can't get my head round to actually understand them (let alone relate to them).
1. This love for Redknapp:
Why? What has the man done for QPR? Why do I read a lot of people willing to look elsewhere when trying to find the culprits? Why for some people it seems Harry can't do no wrong?
The way I see it, he failed miserably. Time was not an issue. Money was not an issue. Potential/resources were not an issue. Getting rid of some players before you had enough to replace them, was an issue. Spending over 20m in January and still not sorting out your defense was an issue. Not having enough options up front for when Zamora was crooked or Remy wasn't available was an issue. Making QPR play worse and worse with each week that went by was an issue.
Do some people just buy his incredible array of excuses? He is even offering us preventive excuses ahead of next season.
2. The "It's either Mark Hughes' fault or Harry's" stupid debate.
Why for some people it's either you blame Hughes or you blame Harry. And if you blame one, then you're defending the other.
Both were facking pathetic. Both were terrible and couldn't come up with a balanced squad when both were given top dollar to spend.
So don't offer Harry another excuse by blaming it all on the useless Hughes.
Look at how long it took Pochettino to see Southampton climb up the league (a guy who doesn't even speak the language and is new to England). Check out Di Matteo last season (no need for pre-season to win the Champions League -like some people argue that was the thing Harry suffered from and the explanation for all his shortcomings-). Look at Di Canio at Sunderland. Twenty one matches for Harry. At least 17 different excuses.
3. The "hatred" towards the players that won us promotion to the Premier League and then were alienated by Warnock/Hughes/Redknapp. Good'ol Neil panicked and bought players that started to unsettle the chore of warriors that brought us up against all odds and obstacles.
It all went horribly wrong after those panic buys (with Barton and SWP as living proof).
So why do some people just forget about that wonderful season those men gave us and turned their back on them in favour of rich managers that only came here to get a bit richer?
I don't know. Maybe is my mentality, but I'd never have a bad word to say about all those guys who brought us up. That was a season (and a team) I will never forget and I will always be thankful of.
Those making decisions in the transfer market, couldn't have gotten us in a worse position and I think relegation is a deserved outcome and a logical consequence.
But I'm sure as hell this wasn't the fault of Adel, Jamie, Shaun, Clint or Alejandro. Still, there were loads of people just happy to accept they lose their place on the team to players who never tried as much or gave us as many reasons to be proud of being a QPR fan than those men.
Flags with Harry's name on them, masks with Harry's face on them and hundreds of fans happy to support him over those who were here before we were "rich".
All of the other things, I do understand. As I said, relegation is a fair outcome. This football club, as it is right now, didn't deserve anything other than that.
But the divide in here and the fingers pointing in all sort of wrong directions is something that's doing my head in.
There. Rant over. |  |
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