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I have read a number of negative threads intwined with a few positive ones, but it is fair to say the doom and gloom has already set in before we have kicked a ball for some.
I for one are happy with the transfer activity even though this has been the biggest out and in I can remember. People seem to forget we finished 19th last season and despite the positives pre Christmas it was utter dross in the second half of the year.
I agree we have a lost a couple of useful players, Freeman was our best player so sad to see him go but we got a ok fee for him and wished him luck in the premiership, I think we will be seeing him again next season nonetheless. Matt Smith was popular and affective but for all the reasons that have been articulated on this site (i.e. he wanted to go, last year of contract and we got a fee) it was the right thing to let him go. I have to admit I am not to bothered about the rest, I think Kane will be better than furlong and Wallace will be better than bidwell. Our centre backs were a shower of S**te so the fact we are changing them and bombing out BFG is no worries.
Midfield for me was always lightweight but looked better when Cameron was in the side, he was like a Rolls Royce, classy but broke down a lot. Scowan improved as pushed up the pitch but he can still be called on and Luongo for me is over rated. Clearly we will miss Freeman but hopefully some of the youngsters will step up.
I note we have lost lots of other players such as Pav but again we have replaced well and still have all the youth to call upon as well.
The keeper situation will be hard to understand unless someone explains it but you kind of have to give them the benefit of the doubt here. I think Lumley started very brightly but got sucked in to the vacuum of poor performances so I am not unhappy we have brought someone else in.
So, had we just kept the same team and added a couple of forwards and maybe a defender I think we would have ended up in 19th again or maybe worse, that's an opinion and I appreciate that bright, eze and chair would have all improved but I think some of the other players would have gone the other way.
Concerns around transfer policies are valid, Clive questioned this in one of this reports around managers bringing in their own players and then being sacked in 6 months time, I wholly agree with this and a different longer term strategy is needed.
But they have rolled the dice, if they hadn't we would have been on for another poor season, now the excitement is there as we don't know how the team will perform. We could be a surprise package and finish 18h :-) or we could be the worst team in the league and go down, we will have to be patient though.
Lets be positive
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Lets be Positive on 00:12 - Jul 29 with 1953 views
If the signings are getting ‘double stamped’ by him to coin a In The Thick Of It quote, then that’s fine.
If he is being sidelined then shame on him for letting it happen and shame on the club for doing it and using a popular figure as a shield against some possibly shitty and un accountable signings.
Probably belongs on the conspiracy thread, but I’m convinced that the only reasons the owners are involved is for the value of Loftus Rd and they quite frankly don’t give a fck what division QPR are in or what signing they make as long as the books are balanced.
Sorry that’s not very positive is it...
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I think we all scratch our heads about how the club is being run. Something is obviously not quite right . Its very difficult to be positive about the owners, for me anyway. However i think having a whole new team with players that seem to be the right sort to coin another phrase is quite exciting. Roll on August the 3rd.
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Lets be Positive on 00:16 - Jul 29 with 1942 views
I think we all scratch our heads about how the club is being run. Something is obviously not quite right . Its very difficult to be positive about the owners, for me anyway. However i think having a whole new team with players that seem to be the right sort to coin another phrase is quite exciting. Roll on August the 3rd.
We need a elected supporter on that board to ensure accountability rather than a handful of Fan’s Forums asking about Jamie Mackie’s Twitter feed.
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Lets be Positive on 00:35 - Jul 29 with 1919 views
We need a elected supporter on that board to ensure accountability rather than a handful of Fan’s Forums asking about Jamie Mackie’s Twitter feed.
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I think Les Ferdinand was genuine and as close to a fan as we could get sitting around that boardroom table. Theres some very rich and influential people running our club that have the final say that dont give our club the needed time to make a difficult decisions and sort problems out.
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Lets be Positive (n/t) on 01:53 - Jul 29 with 1895 views
We cant sack Warburton this season or the next wherever we end up. We've basically written off the last 4 seasons so i hope this is really the fresh start and rebuilding process we were promised before. I cant see Les being here for very long.
So difficult to stay positive about football at the moment. It's not the club per se, so much as the rancid state of 'modern football', with players running around wearing number 29 and diving everywhere and actually belonging to other teams, just coming along for a few games here or there is apparently the norm. I used to love football, i genuinely hate it now. I love playing and i love QPR, but it seems...wrong to pretend all the disgusting stuff that happens now is ok.
Credit where it's due, though, Warburton's lot played pretty well there, or certainly tried to. I'll always end up liking a manager who tries to get us passing and moving well, although it might not do much for my blood pressure. Seemed the best we've retained possession for ages. Well done Mark, a decent start there against all the odds.
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Lets be Positive on 09:49 - Jul 29 with 1804 views
I'm very quietly optimistic about the upcoming season. Main worry is how long everyone will need to gel, and we look physical feeble at centre back. But I like the look of the team tbh
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Lets be Positive on 11:43 - Jul 29 with 1753 views
Obviously time will tell but I must say I'm little more optimistic about QPR's chances than some. A little patience will be needed on all sides to allow the new strategy to blossom.
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Lets be Positive on 14:17 - Jul 29 with 1679 views
Lets be Positive on 19:30 - Jul 28 by freddieeddie
I love this site for comedy value. So basically we have got rid of all the rubbish, got in all better players so top 6 at least 😄. Give it a month and you will want Warburton out.
That's pretty defeatist. If we all get together and focus on the task ahead, we can want him out in 2 weeks.
'What do we want? We don't know! When do we want it? Now!'
For now I am going to transcend both optimism and pessimism by pursuing a policy of Buddhist detachment. Then if the season goes wrong I am going to go absolutely mental.
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Lets be Positive on 15:15 - Jul 29 with 1638 views
It's very much the unknown this season but I am looking forward to the kick off and how this new team is going to play, like you say hopefully it can't be as bad as some of the dross we saw between January and May.
Sorry to pick up on it again but re Cameron, while at his age I don't expect him to play all 46 games this season I wouldn't necessarily class him as injury prone. He missed games last season because some Leeds twvt rearranged his ankle and put him out for several weeks!
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