| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report 21:44 - Jan 12 with 6507 views | Northernr |
 A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report 12th Jan 2025 21:24QPR entered another grisly chapter to their inglorious FA Cup history, extending their run as the country’s worst Third Round team with an amateur hour defensive performance at Premier League Leicester on Saturday.  12
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| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 10:13 - Jan 13 with 1599 views | robith |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 00:02 - Jan 13 by eastside_r |
And another bloody thing.
Why were we kicking off at 2pm. Because we had to move because there was Rugby later on and Leicester is a rugby town. EXCEPT IT ISN’T.
It may be that rugby is more popular there than in other places but the attendance at the King Power yesterday was more than the rugby stadium’s capacity.
The end of our game was the clearest the pitch got. Had we kicked off at 3, we might have got to see a lot more of the action. |
It's not because "it's a rugby town", it's because the European fixtures are all set at the start of the tournament so that fans all know who is playing where and when with adequate time to plan to get there - perhaps something football could learn from? |  | | |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 10:24 - Jan 13 with 1550 views | Bluce_Ree |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 22:29 - Jan 12 by Wilkinswatercarrier |
Great report, and balanced for both sides. Glad you mentioned Saito, been saying to my son for weeks that he doesn't contribute. Not really sure why he gets a free ride, maybe because he runs and tackles. A low bar. |
I've not been sure about him either. It's good to see the effort but where are the goals and assists? In that position, with his skill, he should be making things happen.
But then I grew up on Andy Sinton videos. |  |
| Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. He runs like a cheetah, his crosses couldn't be sweeter. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore. |
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| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 10:43 - Jan 13 with 1477 views | eastside_r |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 10:13 - Jan 13 by robith |
It's not because "it's a rugby town", it's because the European fixtures are all set at the start of the tournament so that fans all know who is playing where and when with adequate time to plan to get there - perhaps something football could learn from? |
OK but still not clear why our game was moved.
Football supporters (especially the vast majority of away fans) would have been long gone before the rugby kicked-off? |  | | |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 10:48 - Jan 13 with 1441 views | Rangers67 |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 07:36 - Jan 13 by BushRanger82 |
I am sick to the back teeth of this lack of wanting to win silverware at our club.
Walk past effing Chelsea football club, and you will see an impressive list of honours proudly displayed to all and sundry.
That's what I want for the Rangers. Why, oh, why, do so few, managers, players, and even fans, deem mid-table mediocraty, a class above gaining honours?
If we had only half the gumption, half the ambition, Chelsea have shown since their foundation in 1905, our pathetic honours list of one, single, solitary, league cup win, since our foundation in 1886, would be a hell of a lot more palatable.
Our club must start regaining some pride in itself.
The worst record for 3rd round exits has to start being remedied.
Good report, Clive, as ever. |
I take your point Bushranger but I wouldn,t want to achieve what success that lot have had recently with money stolen from the Russian people by one of Putins mates. |  | | |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 10:49 - Jan 13 with 1440 views | slmrstid |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 10:43 - Jan 13 by eastside_r |
OK but still not clear why our game was moved.
Football supporters (especially the vast majority of away fans) would have been long gone before the rugby kicked-off? |
The Tigers game and its associated TV commitments were arranged well in advance of the FA Cup draw even being made so any home tie for City was always going to play second fiddle.
I'm just grateful the game remained on the Saturday, 2pm is hardly much of a move (and its not as if anyone knew weeks in advance when it was agreed that a thick fog would be descending on the place).
We could easily have been shunted off to a Sunday graveyard shift kick off - it would have been easier for the police for them to be on separate days.
Of all things to complain about from Saturday this is a bit of a non-starter. |  | | |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 10:51 - Jan 13 with 1432 views | NorthantsHoop |
Be interesting to see if this affects our momentum with two difficult away games to come. What I took away from this game was you can really tell the players that are just not good enough or even committed enough for the rigours of the Championship. I watched Madsen in the pre-match warm up and he did not even look involved in that, very tentative footballer. Ashby such a strange player, can't make him out, looks at half speed most of the time and makes far too many mistakes and caught out big time on Saturday. Felt confident on way up to the game, saw the fog as we entered Leicestershire and thought is this going ahead, got to the ground and thought we are going to be Charity Park Rangers and our little boys won't fancy this, especially with your best competitive players not in that starting 11. You could easily tell the quality of Leicester they take their chances, even if they are given them by our poor decision making. Not duly worried as we are a mid/lower Championship side playing a team at a level higher, albeit struggling to get a foothold back in the Prem again. |  | | |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 11:12 - Jan 13 with 1368 views | eastside_r |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 10:49 - Jan 13 by slmrstid |
The Tigers game and its associated TV commitments were arranged well in advance of the FA Cup draw even being made so any home tie for City was always going to play second fiddle.
I'm just grateful the game remained on the Saturday, 2pm is hardly much of a move (and its not as if anyone knew weeks in advance when it was agreed that a thick fog would be descending on the place).
We could easily have been shunted off to a Sunday graveyard shift kick off - it would have been easier for the police for them to be on separate days.
Of all things to complain about from Saturday this is a bit of a non-starter. |
Well I did say ‘another’ thing. May be it’s a non-starter for you but I had already booked my train tickets based on the initial start time given. The game was brought forward a couple of days after. I suspect you walked to the game!
I have the lingering suspicion that the interests of rugby (a minority sport) were put above those of football fans because of those in charge of making the decisions come from certain backgrounds I.e. the rugby types that have always looked down on football. | | | |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 11:26 - Jan 13 with 1323 views | robith |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 11:12 - Jan 13 by eastside_r |
Well I did say ‘another’ thing. May be it’s a non-starter for you but I had already booked my train tickets based on the initial start time given. The game was brought forward a couple of days after. I suspect you walked to the game!
I have the lingering suspicion that the interests of rugby (a minority sport) were put above those of football fans because of those in charge of making the decisions come from certain backgrounds I.e. the rugby types that have always looked down on football. |
That is a hell of a reach. And what interest exactly is being protected? The Tigers game was announced months ago.
Not many medium sized cities would allow two sporting events to happen on the same day at all, especially not at two ground 10 minutes walk apart so you're lucky your train ticket was any use | | | |
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| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 11:27 - Jan 13 with 1281 views | stainrods_elbow |
I want Saito to stay and develop with us, as he's skilful, smiley, and willing. I do think, though, he's a winger and not a wing back, which is a very different proposition from the former, so I guess he's competing with Smyth (who is wirier and certainly no pushover - literally or metaphorically). If he kicks on a la Willock, he can be a real asset at Champ level imo. [Post edited 13 Jan 15:15]
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| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 11:39 - Jan 13 with 1292 views | johann28 |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 22:00 - Jan 12 by BrianMcCarthy |
Well done, Clive.
An incredibly hard report to compose and write, I'd imagine. I think you were fair to all views and, as ever, incredibly funny as well.
"A mist opportunity"! Dowcha. |
Agree. Plus a defence that hadn't the foggiest. |  | | |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 11:51 - Jan 13 with 1246 views | captainmycaptian |
This to quote Clive
''Championship, as close to the play-offs as the bottom three, then I’d rather us rest players for a league game and go hell-for-leather to try and provide excitement and joy to a support base now ‘celebrating’ a decade of uninterrupted away league games in Preston
Also the bit about if we lose to the Brentford slaying mighty Plymouth MC could be in for some stick. Know QPR that's what will happen [Post edited 13 Jan 13:08]
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| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 11:52 - Jan 13 with 1244 views | NewYorkRanger |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 00:02 - Jan 13 by eastside_r |
And another bloody thing.
Why were we kicking off at 2pm. Because we had to move because there was Rugby later on and Leicester is a rugby town. EXCEPT IT ISN’T.
It may be that rugby is more popular there than in other places but the attendance at the King Power yesterday was more than the rugby stadium’s capacity.
The end of our game was the clearest the pitch got. Had we kicked off at 3, we might have got to see a lot more of the action. |
I was wondering about that - was it definitely due to the rugby? If so, that's ridiculous as that didn't even kick off until 8pm.
I assumed it was just due to general nonsense of the FA Cup scheduling as it is nowadays.
On the plus side, we got home an hour earlier :) |  |
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| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 12:10 - Jan 13 with 1184 views | Loyalitat |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 09:12 - Jan 13 by thehat |
Thank you Clive - Spot on report which was well balanced on the team sheet selection topic.
I was okay when I saw the starting eleven as you say it wasn't development players but first team players who could of made a big statement to the manager with their performance - Unfortunately none of them took that opportunity.
I was particularly disappointed with Edwards as I was very much looking forward to watching him play. Lacks pace and aggression and looked poor in the air just watch him for their first goal. I know he hasn't played much football and hopefully he will improve considerably in the weeks ahead as we will need him as Dunne will need to go back to Right Back.
And as for Madsen again a big chance for him but after six months with us I could see no improvement from the beginning of the season.
Big shout out to travelling fans who were magnificent again - A pleasure to be amongst you.
Finally that was my first visit to the King Power Stadium, another soulless bowl lacking any atmosphere and character - I remember watching us at Filbert Street all those years ago which had both in abundance.
Makes you appreciate how lucky we are to still have Loftus Road. [Post edited 13 Jan 9:20]
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Agree with you completely on Edwards. On that showing, he's behind all of our own centre-halves (x5: Fox included). I saw no stomach for the fight from him. Yes, he may not have played many games, but you can still show more commitment, aggression and desire. First goal, as you referenced, being a case in point where none of those basic traits were in evidence.
I don't see him starting in that position against Plymouth on Saturday after such an indifferent showing after being bigged-up by some, as being a great loan signing. Dunne will play there instead, I believe.
Hope we haven't got another Sanderson on our hands. | | | |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 12:56 - Jan 13 with 1064 views | BklynRanger |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 10:24 - Jan 13 by Bluce_Ree |
I've not been sure about him either. It's good to see the effort but where are the goals and assists? In that position, with his skill, he should be making things happen.
But then I grew up on Andy Sinton videos. |
I missed 2 or three games over Xmas, which might affect how I view Saito.
I fully accept he's been lightweight of late, but a couple of months ago he was one of the only good things about our team, for at least a handful of matches. He even gave a very good account of himself when forced to flll in at LB. He is literally lightweight, but I thought he'd been beginning to work at putting himself about much better, with varying success.
He is going to have dips in form, and no surprise he struggled against a PL team, but I still think he can have a fair bit to offer us once he gets enough games under his belt. |  | | |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 13:27 - Jan 13 with 998 views | E17hoop |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 11:52 - Jan 13 by NewYorkRanger |
I was wondering about that - was it definitely due to the rugby? If so, that's ridiculous as that didn't even kick off until 8pm.
I assumed it was just due to general nonsense of the FA Cup scheduling as it is nowadays.
On the plus side, we got home an hour earlier :) |
It was moved at police request - that might be BTP with lots of teams coming back into London at the same time, policing split across the football and rugby, traffic around the city, or any combination of these and anything else. |  |
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| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 13:58 - Jan 13 with 909 views | Stainrod |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 09:58 - Jan 13 by daveB |
I think them turning the floodlights on full helped in the last 15 minutes, not sure why they were not on earlier or why a yellow ball wasn't used, guessing it was due to a clash with our kit |
Nicely balanced report - my only question is what Madsen did to deserve a score of 3? | | | |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 14:02 - Jan 13 with 898 views | Northernr |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 13:27 - Jan 13 by E17hoop |
It was moved at police request - that might be BTP with lots of teams coming back into London at the same time, policing split across the football and rugby, traffic around the city, or any combination of these and anything else. |
Luton and QPR away on the same line again, that was carnage for Derby A. | | | |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 14:10 - Jan 13 with 873 views | BrizR |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 11:27 - Jan 13 by stainrods_elbow |
I want Saito to stay and develop with us, as he's skilful, smiley, and willing. I do think, though, he's a winger and not a wing back, which is a very different proposition from the former, so I guess he's competing with Smyth (who is wirier and certainly no pushover - literally or metaphorically). If he kicks on a la Willock, he can be a real asset at Champ level imo. [Post edited 13 Jan 15:15]
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I feel like early on he looked exciting going forwards but was defensively suspect - I have a clear memory of seeing him defending the box and being just miles out of position. His ability to press and cope with the physicality of the Championship has gone up considerably since then (though he's not as good as either of Chair or Smyth and I do think some of the stick Paal has been getting comes from having Koki instead of llly playing in front of him for most of it) but his end product has been a bit suspect. Like you, I think the ability and commitment is there, so hopefully he pulls it all together.
Earlier in the thread someone said asked about goals and assists - he has three assists, almost the first thing he did was lay the ball on for Dykes to get the equaliser against Sheffield Utd, and he also set up Field's second against Oxford by pressing high up on the edge of the box and then laying it back nicely. I'd forgotten the Wednesday game until I went and looked this up, but he popped up with one in that too very late on after only coming on in the 72nd minute. He's on par with Smyth, Chair, and Dembele who are all joint top on 3 (in the league), though of course Chair and Dembele have played far less football this season. Goals-wise Dembele and Smyth have scored 1 each, Saito and Chair have none.
It's not an amazing return, but not markedly worse than any of our other wingers, and I think before Smyth's recent uptick in form you'd have backed Saito to get a goal ahead of him (and the only one he has scored so far this season is that bizarre one against City). | | | |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 14:56 - Jan 13 with 771 views | nix |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 12:56 - Jan 13 by BklynRanger |
I missed 2 or three games over Xmas, which might affect how I view Saito.
I fully accept he's been lightweight of late, but a couple of months ago he was one of the only good things about our team, for at least a handful of matches. He even gave a very good account of himself when forced to flll in at LB. He is literally lightweight, but I thought he'd been beginning to work at putting himself about much better, with varying success.
He is going to have dips in form, and no surprise he struggled against a PL team, but I still think he can have a fair bit to offer us once he gets enough games under his belt. |
We thought that too. From October to mid-December I think he contributed a lot. In the Coventry match for instance he won ten out of ten duels including six tackles. He's got three assists and should probably have more if we were better at shooting - he puts in a fair amount of key passes.
He ran out of steam around mid-December but I'm sure he'll get his mojo back. |  | | |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 14:58 - Jan 13 with 770 views | Superhoop83 |
Which came first? QPR's utter ambivalence towards the FA Cup or my utter ambivalence towards it?
I think it's probably the first one, but the 3rd round weekend has gone from one of my favourite weekends of the year in the 80s to my absolute worst. A 6-2 defeat did nothing to help this year, but the cliches, the patronising coverage of smaller clubs who actually get some coverage and inane nonsense of Ally "I'll tell you something" McCoist just did me in.
I can understand the changes to the team, although not the rhetoric from Marti before the match, and let's hope that they pay dividends over the next few matches... |  |
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| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 15:25 - Jan 13 with 682 views | stainrods_elbow |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 14:58 - Jan 13 by Superhoop83 |
Which came first? QPR's utter ambivalence towards the FA Cup or my utter ambivalence towards it?
I think it's probably the first one, but the 3rd round weekend has gone from one of my favourite weekends of the year in the 80s to my absolute worst. A 6-2 defeat did nothing to help this year, but the cliches, the patronising coverage of smaller clubs who actually get some coverage and inane nonsense of Ally "I'll tell you something" McCoist just did me in.
I can understand the changes to the team, although not the rhetoric from Marti before the match, and let's hope that they pay dividends over the next few matches... |
On the mendacious managerial rhetoric side of the weekend, the pathetic post-match interview(er) upped my seething to strangulation fantasy level - unlike me, as I'm normally so sanguine ;-)
If I have to hear one more of that 12-year-old's sudsy 'how important is it that we keep our confidence up/take the positives/don't understimate the challenge of Roonyless Plymouth?' questions, I'll tunnel Nick London back into the boardroom personally with the pistol they used on Paladini and hold Nourry up till he's re-employed.
Here's my Q for the FF: 'Marti, if you so love the F A Cup, you've got a funny way of showing it! What part do you think you might have played in your first six-goal defeat in football? Just asking for 5,000 others on the day.'
PS I'm not a gun-toting man, but I want answers. [Post edited 13 Jan 15:36]
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| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 15:26 - Jan 13 with 694 views | HantsR |
"Rayan Kolli v Wout Faes, like watching a tropical rainforest fight itself. "  |  | | |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 15:49 - Jan 13 with 628 views | Rsole |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 12:56 - Jan 13 by BklynRanger |
I missed 2 or three games over Xmas, which might affect how I view Saito.
I fully accept he's been lightweight of late, but a couple of months ago he was one of the only good things about our team, for at least a handful of matches. He even gave a very good account of himself when forced to flll in at LB. He is literally lightweight, but I thought he'd been beginning to work at putting himself about much better, with varying success.
He is going to have dips in form, and no surprise he struggled against a PL team, but I still think he can have a fair bit to offer us once he gets enough games under his belt. |
Saito Stats - league only.
Rating 6.8 (less than Madsen FFS)
Total Shots
10
Shots On Target
4
Shots Off Target
6
Big Chances Missed
0
Big Chances Scored
0
Big Chances Created
4
Goals In Box
0
Goals Out Box
0
Left Foot Goals
0
Right Foot Goals
0
Headed Goals
0
Free Kick Goals
0
Expected Goals
1.05
Expected Goals On Target
0.34
Expected Assists
2.07
Expected Goals Conceded
20.95
Touches
595
Minutes Played
1203 |  |
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| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 16:02 - Jan 13 with 577 views | BklynRanger |
4 big chances created is 10 more than Madsen
Expected goals of 1.05 also looks higher than our team average (?) [Post edited 13 Jan 16:05]
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| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 16:29 - Jan 13 with 494 views | Stainrod |
| A mist opportunity as Foxes hit QPR for six – Report on 15:25 - Jan 13 by stainrods_elbow |
On the mendacious managerial rhetoric side of the weekend, the pathetic post-match interview(er) upped my seething to strangulation fantasy level - unlike me, as I'm normally so sanguine ;-)
If I have to hear one more of that 12-year-old's sudsy 'how important is it that we keep our confidence up/take the positives/don't understimate the challenge of Roonyless Plymouth?' questions, I'll tunnel Nick London back into the boardroom personally with the pistol they used on Paladini and hold Nourry up till he's re-employed.
Here's my Q for the FF: 'Marti, if you so love the F A Cup, you've got a funny way of showing it! What part do you think you might have played in your first six-goal defeat in football? Just asking for 5,000 others on the day.'
PS I'm not a gun-toting man, but I want answers. [Post edited 13 Jan 15:36]
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Re the interviewer they are obviously the gentlest lobs delivered since Beefy Botham trundled in during his last season as a bowler on a soft wicket. Woodward and Bernstein, he ain't. But I think you are confusing PR with journalism. Its an in-house puff-job to play up success and play down failure. He is not going to ask why we wasted several million on Madsen, why we are developing a mediocre and inexperienced right back for Newcastle, or why he talked up our cup prospects only to field a weakened team against much stronger opposition. That would be decent journalism, but he is part of the marketing dept. Besides, even if he were a hack, sports journalists are among the most craven of the breed anyway (because they are terrified of being denied future access). | | | |
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