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Reply | Fireworks night? Preview
at 15:34 5 Nov 2024
We need Morgan, Varane, Cook & Field to be superb again to have any chance at all….surely we will eventually score a goal or two just by accident?! |
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Reply | Sent to Coventry match thread.
at 08:39 22 Oct 2024
Andersen has been in such poor form and Dembele plays better when central so I’d be tempted to go for;
Nardi
Dunne cook JCS
Field Varane
Saito Dembele Chair
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Reply | Genius Eze inevitably wraps return narrative – Report
at 07:52 19 Sep 2024
I completely and utterly agree Clive. I was so pissed off at our team selection.
This was round three for Christs sake and a London derby…last 16 in sight. Ffs.
Palace were good, but as soon as we changed things around and played a bit we were right in this game. And a point to remember was their winner was actually against the run of play in that quarter of an hour.
What a waste. Marti said in a recent interview that he wanted to do well in cups…and then did this. If we had expected them to drop players then he clearly hadn’t seen what they did in the last round.
Also I refuse to be quick to judgement…but I am getting a little concerned about Celar now. |
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Reply | Twice in a week – Report
at 19:17 2 Sep 2024
Thanks Clive, what a brilliant read, almost as good as the evening itself in that shabby place!
We were in the sixth row and can be seen acting like complete lunatics in front of Frey when the winner went in!
What a superb day…and your match report captures that perfectly, I’ve been looking forward to reading it since Friday night.
We parked in the back streets of Beruit and were delighted to find our car still in one piece and with four wheels once we’d doubled back out of the police route after the game. On the way to the ground we saw an expensive Range Rover with a QPR private plate parked near the ground…I’d love to know if that survived?! |
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Reply | Plymouth see red; QPR suffer déjà vu – Report
at 08:16 26 Aug 2024
Thanks Clive, great report as always. Much appreciated.
I’m trying to stay positive as I think this selection of players could become really exciting when it clicks. Dembele will become a loyal hero I think. But I do agree he had so much more effect on the game when he was central.
I think Field needs a mention as he had a simply superb game. He was everywhere and in fact was unlucky not to score. I was gutted for him that their goal came off of his poor touch.
I’m waiting for the odd meltdown that will happen this week when we sell Dykes. I’m really pleased that he is going as we’ve proved over two seasons that he can’t score regularly enough at this level. But neither Frey or Celar look the complete package either tbh. So where will the goals come from even with the chances we are creating? |
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Reply | Armstrong
at 16:16 17 Jul 2024
If there is any truth in these figures that are being mentioned then the young guy we have in charge is a genius!
Why on earth is anyone bothered about any of our strike force (other than Kholli who has promise and has yet to fail) - if the CEO is genuinely bringing many million through the door whilst clearing the decks allowing us to buy some proper strikers then let’s put the flags out and have a street party.
Some wildly good business.
I am fully signed up to this revolution! |
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Reply | Armstrong
at 16:29 16 Jul 2024
If anyone wants to give anything for him, then sell. That would be my opinion.
He is dreadful, and contrary to some of the comments in this thread, he has a truly awful attitude.
Plus if he won’t sign a contract it is too late for a loan. His agent needs to have a serious word with himself.
He has a shocking touch when dibbling, which is pretty much his only attribute (I.e. pace to get away from the oppo), he battles centre halfs and loses almost every time then moans. He is always offside, and have you noticed the amount of screaming that Marti has to do to try and get the bloke doing anything remotely close to his part of the defensive press.
He may eventually become an almost adequate Championship player…but only with LOADS of development and with his attitude and his agents I fear that is simply never going to happen. |
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Reply | Armstrong extended
at 22:25 12 Jun 2024
I’m so glad that several comments here are not too bothered about Sincs. I’m bemused every time anyone gets all hot and bothered about this kid. I just don’t see it.
He is quick and big. That’s it.
He has little natural ability, is often offside, isn’t a natural finisher, is oddly unable to do 90 minutes and most recently has a shockingly self centred poor attitude.
It does make me wonder if some unhelpful agent is giving him duff advice.
I would literally take any other striker from any championship team in preference to this guy.
Sorry….we need to get whatever we can for him. |
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Thread | Dykes injured?
at 15:50 31 May 2024
Does anyone know if this is true?
I was hoping he’d have a superb tournament and sell for £1M?!
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Reply | End of Term 23/24 – Attack
at 09:04 26 May 2024
Thanks Clive, I love these player reviews…on top of all of your other cracking writing.
Have a great summer.
I completely agree with all of this. Dykes needs a great euros so we can somehow sneak £1m for him. Get Frey fit to sit on the bench as a late change.
Sinclair is the issue. I just don’t see it with him. Initially I was excited by him like everyone else. But I’ve come to realise that he just isn’t the full ticket, and I also worry that he is being badly advised. Has anyone else noticed that it is now all about him? He plays ten minutes as a late sub then collapses on the ground at final whistle like he’s climbed Everest or there’s that team photo in the dressing room and he’s holding up his shirt to show his name ….and he’s done bugger all that game. I fear he is believing his own hype when really he is utterly useless.
Also I simply don’t understand how a 20 year old pro athlete can be so constantly cramped or injured. Is it because footballers aren’t that shape? Drogba is the only one I can think of.
So here’s my question; would you be sad if he left. I wouldn’t. Our strikers are so so bad I would be delighted if they all left and we had three new random average strikers of varying ages. It would be a journey of discovery and I it is almost impossible for them to be as bad as this years selection! |
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Reply | End of Season Review - Live Now On The Patreon
at 16:13 11 May 2024
Great listen, thanks Clive. Also massive thanks for every written word throughout the season.
What you don’t know is that a highlight of the close season is checking back here every few days to see when the end of season player reviews go up! Love them. I’m looking forward to what Taylor Richard’s gets?!!
Ignore the likes of Jeff…the world is full of thick aggressive entitled idiots, it’s just a shame that we have our share too.
On a side note I finally got to play at Loftus Rd yesterday. Another old slow goalkeeper….unfortunately ended up on the home team physiotherapist table with a ruptured Achilles. What a way to end any sort of team playing sports! Now to try and get walking in time for the new season….just watching obviously! |
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Thread | Season ticket question
at 16:05 10 May 2024
Apologies if this has been covered endlessly in other threads - but has anyone got any idea what is happening with season tickets for next season?
As far as I’m aware we’ve had no info at all have we.
Also it’s very odd that there is nothing on the website. I’ve also just tried calling the box office and there is no answer.
I realise that they couldn’t sell them until they knew what division we’d be in….but that was a couple of weeks ago now?!
Anyone any idea? |
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Reply | The Coventry Conference – Report
at 08:41 6 May 2024
Thanks for all of your writing this season Clive, it has been superb as always. It really is appreciated.
For the first time in ages I am genuinely excited about next season. Any sort of keeper (& that may now be Walsh) and a striker and we could be enjoying the top half of the table and all of the hope that brings!
Let’s hope that you have to write a few signing pieces in early June, so that they have a full pre season?! |
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Thread | Mo Salah has been to the Lyndon Dykes school of finishing?!
at 10:07 19 Apr 2024
Was anyone watching Liverpool try and drag themselves back from three goals down last night? Scored early - then M Salah (on a quarter of a million a week) misses a completely open goal?! You couldn’t make it up. Very funny.
Talking of which, does anyone know if Frey is fit for tomorrow? Surely we have to start him if he can chug around for 60 minutes - at least he understands the role of a striker! Sincs is hopeless and getting worse, and Dykes has confirmed this season that he’ll never be a Championship level striker!
The only good thing about 5:15 is that I won’t have to try and tackle this nerve racking game sober! |
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Reply | Three is the cursed number as QPR fall in a hole at Hull - Report
at 22:09 15 Apr 2024
He certainly is getting a free pass and I’ve no idea why. He isn’t playing well particularly, he just isn’t crocked at the moment. I simply can’t forgive him for the shocking attitude earlier in the season and clearly being very high maintenance. Anything good he does do I have to accept whilst holding my nose or something- he is just another mercenary unfortunately. We are being used for him to showcase his talents to get a contract elsewhere.
It will be very interesting to see where he gets a gig? I suspect that it might pay more, but won’t be at a higher level. |
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Reply | To Hull and back - Preview
at 22:53 12 Apr 2024
Thanks Clive, spot on.
I shouldn’t be as worried as I am as Marti has worked miracles….but I don’t see us getting anything tomorrow and the only point we may get is against Preston next weekend. The question is whether that will be enough? Or if Cov and Leeds are confirmed as not going up but already having a play offplace by the time we play them…that could give us a chance.
Nervy. |
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Reply | A word to the wise for Clive...
at 10:38 30 Mar 2024
What a magnificent day that was. Tremendous finish…and as Marti said afterwards we should have been leading at HT. Those late goals always go in against us - maybe the worm has turned?!
Season defining stuff.
What Clive probably doesn’t know is that his match report is my highlight of the next 36 hrs…just waiting for it to appear!!
The boy Dunne Good
Job Dunne
He’s only gone and Dunne it?!
Dunne enough
What’s he gone and Dunne?
Birmingham Dunne and dusted!
Hows he Dunne that?! |
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Reply | Sunderland stalemate keeps Rangers hanging – Report
at 19:04 18 Mar 2024
You folk are far more generous than me ….any patience I had with Dykes has gone completely in the last few months. He will NEVER be a championship level striker.
He is always in the wrong place. Has the first touch of a trampoline and now doesn’t even get stuck in.
You say Chair and Willock don’t pass to him - but would you? I know I wouldn’t. If by some fluke he was in the right place in the box with space he’d miss or not even get a shot away.
Marti is working miracles so I’m his biggest fan, but his picking of Dykes is a mystery. And by the way I’m not saying Sinclair is the answer because he has limited abilities too…but at least he scares defences when used at the right time.
Until we’ve seen more of Kolli, we have one proper striker and that is the old, slightly unfit, and immobile Frey. I might be a bit harsh but that is the case.
The other option is to play none of them at 9 and put someone else there?!
Dunne anyone?! |
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