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Reply | **BURNLEY MATCH THREAD**
at 19:21 26 Apr 2025
You are correct, sir. And there are 46 more to come next season ; ) |
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Reply | **BURNLEY MATCH THREAD**
at 18:04 26 Apr 2025
It costs me around £100 to get to a home game. That certainty wasn't value for money today.
But I did learn something. I learned what a team passing out from the back and knocking the ball around can look like in the Championship. Quick movement, fast progression of the ball, purposeful probing and switching and players making themselves available in the right places on the pitch. Unfortunately, ...it wasn't us.
I'd like to think (in one way) that we were not trying, but my impression during the game was that Burnley was on another level. We looked shell-shocked, rather than on the beach. They are 44 points ahead of us today, and it looked like that.
The parachute payment stuff has created such an imbalance that automatic promotion places now look out of reach for most clubs, including us.
We looked very good against Leeds for 20 minutes, but they grew into the game and the disparity between the resources available to both teams became very apparent. I almost laughed at the quality of players they were able to bring on.
This was a very sobering day for me, with two hours 'on me tod' getting home to get (non-clinically) depressed about it : ( |
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Reply | Players that left the club and it hurt as a fan
at 16:13 18 Apr 2025
He needs to be mentioned more. Such a stand-out player in that team.
Such a shame about his injuries.
Gave his signing-on fee to the club to help it in desperate times. Top player and good guy. |
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Reply | Players that left the club and it hurt as a fan
at 16:09 18 Apr 2025
Dave Thomas for me too. I used to play on the wing and roll down my socks just because of him.
Was on holiday at my grandad's caravan in Pagham when I saw the newspaper. Left me absolutely gutted. I never imagined he would leave the hoops. Became one of those bitter 'growing up' moments.
As an adult, the way we let Macca go was scandalous. Absolutely the wrong thing to do for a guy who had been so good for us and to us. Mammoth defender at the highest level. I hope we do something to put it right with his family (if we haven't already) because he was truly top class. [Post edited 18 Apr 16:11]
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Reply | Bristol City Reflection
at 20:03 13 Apr 2025
Funnily enough I was thinking the same thing this afternoon. Edwards leaves it all out there on the pitch and was throwing himself into tackle right until the end. The effort and commitment to getting a result is admirable for any player, let alone a loanee. Superb effort. |
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Reply | Bristol City Reflection
at 10:50 13 Apr 2025
Spot on. And if Jimmy is off too, that is going to be a very large hole - and incredibly hard to fill.
If there is any chance of signing Edwards, we should dive right in. One of the best defenders I have seen here in a long time. |
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Reply | Bristol City Reflection
at 10:47 13 Apr 2025
I think Dickie had to move. His form and confidence had cratered and he looked lost. Elements of the crowd were on his back and I thought he needed a restart elsewhere.
I'm actually pleased he has been doing well. My son's mate is a City fan and came with us yesterday. He really rates Dickie.
Sincs, unfortunately, in his opinion, does not seem to have developed much beyond what we saw. I didn't feel inclined to boo him though.
Wells wanted to stay with us. His club wanted the fee, so off to City he went. |
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Reply | Bristol City Reflection
at 00:39 13 Apr 2025
The first twenty minutes were scintillating. Absolutely cracking football and we could have been 3-0 up. So encouraging to see what we are capable of. Shame they scored against the run of play, as it took the wind out of our sails.
Across the whole game I thought Edwards was just brilliant - both in defence and midfield. Covered so much ground and won the ball so often. Dunne, Ashby, and Morrison were also really strong. There were several occasions where last ditch headers, interceptions and tackles saved the day - and kept City from having any real chances.
Proud of that performance as I had half-expected an 'after the Lord Mayor's show' disaster after the Oxford win. Credit to the players and the staff for getting up for the battle. |
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Reply | Dave Thomas
at 11:05 15 Feb 2025
My favourite player of all time.
Used to roll down my socks and played on the wing for my primary school football team.
Used to post on QPRNet.com as 'Dave Thomas' Socks' - hello to anyone who frequented that board.
There's still something inside of me that despairs when wide men don't blast past the full back, rather than cut inside.
Great player, lovely bloke and most certainly Forever R's! |
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Reply | QPR v Fat Frank's Lady Godìva first eleven match thread
at 22:28 12 Feb 2025
This sums up my observations about Varane perfectly. His first instinct seems to be to turn backwards, protect the ball and play safe. A quite sensible approach in some situations, but not every situation. Perhaps he needs express permission from the manager and coach to take a risk here and there.
It accentuates our tendency to not progress the ball up the pitch with sufficient pace to stretch a defence. |
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Reply | Consistently inconsistent
at 23:16 11 Feb 2025
Since we began to pick up speed this season, I've been struck by just how many games can go either way. We've edged some we could have lost and tonight is an example of the cards falling the other way.
Can't remember a season where there is so little between so many teams. |
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Reply | QPR v Fat Frank's Lady Godìva first eleven match thread
at 23:11 11 Feb 2025
Gutted by that. Nothing really between the two teams. Draw would have been fair.
Tonight I couldn't help but think how good we would be with a serious goal threat up front. We do a lot of good things now, but our 'top end' is limited by that lack of edge.
Can't complain too much, given how far we have come...just wishful thinking about just how good we could be. |
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Reply | Injuries
at 19:52 26 Dec 2024
Were they really all contact injuries earlier in the season? That was not my general impression before the club made that statement. It certainly hasn't been true since... |
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Reply | Injuries
at 19:41 26 Dec 2024
Marti mentioned it in a previous interview, as a problem he wants the club to deal with, but it seems to have gone backward.
I know it was extraordinarily good last season - which would be hard to maintain, but it has crashed dramatically. I know the main guy is overseeing from the Middle-East, but I hope he has some clue as to what has gone quite so wrong...and how to fix it! |
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Reply | Just Back...
at 19:36 26 Dec 2024
The first half was truly appalling, and like watching a practice match.
However, we started the game with two rusty centre backs, one recovering from injury, so it wasn't a huge suprise to see us get cut apart like that.
The learning we MUST take away, is to ensure we do not set up the team, nor mentally position ourselves as we did in that first half, and the ones against Bristol City and Oxford. I don't know why it happens, because we have played well in other games, but that meek surrending of the ball, position, and control without a meaningful press will get us walloped. More importantly, it shaves weeks off my life every time we play like that! |
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Thread | Swansea: Train station to the ground
at 21:43 23 Dec 2024
Hi there. Bit of advice needed please.
I've only ever driven to Swansea before, but am aiming to go by train on Thursday. Has anyone made the journey from the station to the ground by bus, cab or walk? Just wondering how easy it is before I decide to take the motor as usual.
Cheers. |
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Reply | Rs boo-boys
at 10:43 8 Dec 2024
Kevin Brock was great for Oxford, got off to a bad start with us and used to receive a lot of grief.
Much later, Josh Scowen, who always gave 100%, got some absolute dog's abuse. I think some charmer even abused his dad online.
Mark Nygaard used to get some, even Dexter Blackstock at times.
Have been an R since the mid-70s and have never booed one of our own. Felt like it on more than a few ocassions, but it's a line I drew for myself a long time ago. |
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Reply | Just Woke Up
at 21:09 7 Dec 2024
I am in SE Monmouthshire. So qualified for the storm with both the Wales and Bristol Channel warnings : ) All the government phone warnings went off when I was in Tesco yesterday evening. I had a flashback to cold war alerts, ducked under the deli counter, and covered myself in silver foil!
Originally a Londoner, but made the move to this beautiful part of the world 23 years ago. Hope you and your family are all OK and that all normal services have resumed. |
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Thread | Just Woke Up
at 17:49 7 Dec 2024
The land I now reside in was hit hard by the storm last night.
I figure I must have been knocked out cold by a falling tree or bolt of lightning.
Just woke up, after having the most amazing dream about us destroying Norwich City. It was lovely.
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