| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 18:56 - Nov 7 with 2707 views | daveB |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 18:32 - Nov 7 by GaryBannister86 |
And where is Joe Walsh? At one point pushing Nardi for a first team place now replaced by some nonentity? |
injured, Marti confirmed that in the press conference after the game the other night |  | |  |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 18:58 - Nov 7 with 2684 views | daveB |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 18:39 - Nov 7 by FDC |
Another patchwork team against leeds, with certain players well on their way to becoming hate figures selected by default. Easy to see things getting pretty toxic.
You have to feel sorry for Morgan, a player with some promise but who is again going to be starting games by default in extremely challenging circumstances. Not ideal for his development at all. |
it's a great opportunity for him though, sure he'd rather be playing in the first team than in the kids teams | | | |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 19:08 - Nov 7 with 2626 views | GroveR |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 18:58 - Nov 7 by daveB |
it's a great opportunity for him though, sure he'd rather be playing in the first team than in the kids teams |
I agree though the danger is something like what happened with Steve McClaren riding an exhausted Eze for a year to keep him in a job month to month. |  | | |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 19:10 - Nov 7 with 2612 views | FredManRave |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 18:58 - Nov 7 by daveB |
it's a great opportunity for him though, sure he'd rather be playing in the first team than in the kids teams |
Will he notice the difference?! |  |
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| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 19:43 - Nov 7 with 2484 views | derbyhoop |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 18:48 - Nov 7 by davman |
Slightly good news is that Paal is unavailable.
That is REALLY good news irrespective of who is there to replace him...
What's the consensus for this weekend? Lids declaring at 2, or is this going to be the absolute shellacking that is coming? |
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| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 20:13 - Nov 7 with 2377 views | JamesB1979 |
EDB must start in the middle alongside Varane on Saturday. Or maybe Morrison could play alongside Cook? Then have Field, EDB and Varane in the middle. |  | | |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 20:17 - Nov 7 with 2370 views | dutch |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 18:18 - Nov 7 by stainrods_elbow |
What an absolute clusterf*ck, compounded by the pathetically vague (non-)updates from Marti and our paranoiac publicity machine to us lowly fans about these injuries that go, in Dembele's case for example, to 'feeling something' in his leg pre-Burnley to, apparently, suffering serious bodily damage. T|hey seriously must think we're a bunch of utter retards.
I suspect that's Chair pretty much done for the season, and we might well be too.
Meanwhile, spreading even more happiness as I go, I feel exactly the same as another poster, who recently distinguished between 'following' the club and attending games. I administer my support from across the Irish Sea these days, but even if I were living on the White City estate right now, I'm not sure I would pay to see them live. The club doesn't deserve me or its demented/admirable/pitiable loyalists. That's the first time I've felt that way in nearly 50 years as a supporter. For some reason, even under Briatore and Ecclestone, I didn't feel this hacked off.
Guess the 'feel-bad' factor is really setting in. [Post edited 7 Nov 18:20]
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You're a long way away so fair enough, but supporting my team is not reliant upon them playing well, or being well run, it is unconditional, it is for life. If QPR were playing behind a rope in a league named after a local bookmakers I would be there. The idea that you won't go because we are rubbish makes you a fairweather fan, I'm sorry but that is the reality. I won't be at Leeds because I can't and I really wish I could, but every home game and as many away as I can make win lose or draw. That's what a supporter does. | | | |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 20:18 - Nov 7 with 2366 views | JimmyR |
Calf problem. I had a grade 3 tear of my calf playing football a while back, my Mrs is a physio. Next up from that is a rupture, basically the muscle is torn off the bone. It was very painful, thought we had a sniper in, felt like someone stamped on me but there was no anywhere near me. Basically one down from the worst ‘calf problem’ you can have, except for someone blowing your fecking leg off I suppose.
I was fine after 3/4 weeks, didn’t even see anyone about it. Had to hop about for a week. Not a pro athlete, in reasonably good shape ect, I do have pretty strong calf’s from skipping/boxing. I’m 40. Never had another calf issue since, I do warm them up before running/skipping, always have done else I get shin splints
If I can maintain that level of calf health/fitness part time, without trying, and with zero professional assistance something is up
Maybe I’ll start a go fund me and we can all chip in and get each of the lads a skipping rope? Everyone has to do 20 mins of skipping every day with 10 push ups every 3 mins, NO REST! | | | |
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| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 20:19 - Nov 7 with 2315 views | Damo1962 |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 18:48 - Nov 7 by davman |
Slightly good news is that Paal is unavailable.
That is REALLY good news irrespective of who is there to replace him...
What's the consensus for this weekend? Lids declaring at 2, or is this going to be the absolute shellacking that is coming? |
They could declare at one and still get three points. Think they may remember that match at LR that seems a lifetime ago now - so they could fill their boots. | | | |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 20:28 - Nov 7 with 2313 views | Burnleyhoop |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 17:44 - Nov 7 by QPR_Hibs |
Might as well play Bennie, Lloyd and Kolli as at least they will try.
Hopefully Morrison is fit enough to start. |
Agree, we need to at least let the opposition know we are going to run about a bit and put a tackle in.
That’s about the best we can hope for at the moment, as I doubt our current list of crocks will be “breaking a leg” to rejoin this seasons newly unfolding shitshow.
IMO, there is no hope of escaping the inevitable fate of relegation this season. We have gambled in the summer and totally misjudged what was needed with our recruitment and judging by the exasperated look on Marti’s face last night…..he knows it too. | | | |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 20:40 - Nov 7 with 2251 views | HammersmithR |
It’s not rocket Science what you need to have to do well in this league. Warnock had the right balance. Proper pros who knew this league with the magic of Tarabat. We signed a whole group of players who have never played in the Championship. Most of them came from mediocre leagues. Many of them were absolute tiny and physically not ready for this league. We have been found out and Nourry’s data signings have been an utter shambles. I cannot fathom how the board with all their wealth have given so much power to someone who looks like they’re on work experience at the club. It’s utter shambles. Andy Belk is a big part of the problem as well as we are stuck with so many of these players now. How are we going into games at this level with the current squad that we have? How do they honestly think we will get to 50 points? How have they allowed the Head of Fitness and Performance to work from abroad in Dubai given our current situation. It’s an utter embarrassment. | | | |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 22:06 - Nov 7 with 2059 views | davman |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 19:43 - Nov 7 by derbyhoop |
Is it the positive attitude that gets you up in the morning? |
Seriously, what do YOU think is a positive with QPR at the moment.
Gallows "humour" mate, its all we have left with what is going on.
Fine with everything in my life bar QPR - you? |  |
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| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 22:44 - Nov 7 with 1981 views | Loftgirl |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 18:08 - Nov 7 by Lblock |
Karamoko Dembele and Fox might've almost made the Burnley game.. seemed fine before.
Quoting the club there.
Then two keepers on the bench
Now out for weeks.
Schumfing schtinks at this club |
What's happened to Walsh?
Edit: Should have read the whole fred. 🧐 [Post edited 7 Nov 22:52]
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| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 23:11 - Nov 7 with 1891 views | Ned_Kennedys |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 18:48 - Nov 7 by davman |
Slightly good news is that Paal is unavailable.
That is REALLY good news irrespective of who is there to replace him...
What's the consensus for this weekend? Lids declaring at 2, or is this going to be the absolute shellacking that is coming? |
You think it’s good news that our only left back is injured?
You’d be happy for Santos to get another run out there then? |  | | |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 23:20 - Nov 7 with 1862 views | connell10 |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 18:08 - Nov 7 by Lblock |
Karamoko Dembele and Fox might've almost made the Burnley game.. seemed fine before.
Quoting the club there.
Then two keepers on the bench
Now out for weeks.
Schumfing schtinks at this club |
I thought they both just had the shits or something? |  |
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| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 23:25 - Nov 7 with 1816 views | stainrods_elbow |
Thanks for the little bit of virtue-signalling, but you totally misconstrue my point, as well as the meaning of 'fairweather fan'. Being a fan IS for life, as you say - I'm stuck with QPR - but that doesn't mean I dont calibrate my direct involvement when I know I'm being shafted. Loving the club and thinking they can go f*ck themselves for a bit are not incompatible. [Post edited 8 Nov 9:27]
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| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 00:28 - Nov 8 with 1744 views | bosh67 |
I think anyone stupid enough to want Marti out has to look at the injury list he's dealing with. You can't paint if the paints not there and the brushes are broken. |  |
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| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 06:29 - Nov 8 with 1581 views | SK_hoops |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 18:50 - Nov 7 by BklynRanger |
I think I said it elsewhere, but Chair shouldn't have come back on. Clearly in proper pain for a good minute before hobbling off. I thought we were still waiting for the sub when I saw him back out there.
Last few mins of the half he was hobbling towards the touchline but kept getting passed the ball. Shows Marti's level of desperation I think, but still shouldn't have happened. [Post edited 7 Nov 18:58]
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Sort of like when Beale bought Willock back early from injury. The replacements are just nowhere near as good. | | | |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 08:12 - Nov 8 with 1439 views | R_from_afar |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 18:30 - Nov 7 by ted_hendrix |
Is there any good news or even a little bit of slightly good news? |
All those injured players will be back for our home league match against Stevenage  |  |
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| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 08:13 - Nov 8 with 1435 views | Lblock |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 23:20 - Nov 7 by connell10 |
I thought they both just had the shits or something? |
It’s a symptom 90% of the squad seem to have.
Props to Nardi, Cook, Dunne, Morgan and Lloyd ….. showing a bit of grit for the cause.
Takes me back to the “Ryan Nelson…. He plays on his own” days. |  |
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| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 08:18 - Nov 8 with 1421 views | londonscottish |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 18:30 - Nov 7 by ted_hendrix |
Is there any good news or even a little bit of slightly good news? |
Not yet but, hopefully, my train to Leeds will be cancelled on Saturday. |  |
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| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 09:26 - Nov 8 with 1266 views | Loyalitat |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 00:28 - Nov 8 by bosh67 |
I think anyone stupid enough to want Marti out has to look at the injury list he's dealing with. You can't paint if the paints not there and the brushes are broken. |
Respectfully, the occurrence of some of those injuries arising were reasonably foreseeable: Fox and JCS. So was Colback's propensity to miss games through suspensions and now injury. It was therefore vital that some more championship-savvy/experienced players were acquired in the summer to fill those inevitable voids.
You then allow your back-up left-back/wing-back to go out on a season's loan to Dundee Also allow Kakay to leave, who when compared to Ashby and that waste of space Santos, is of a higher grade in both the number of games he has played at championship level and playing ability as an understudy. Before joining us, Ashby had barely played 10 games at this level and he's 22!
In essence, we didn't need to sign inferior and/or inexperienced players like Santos or Ashby. Kakay had his faults but they were far fewer than the two we've subsequently signed, and he was hardly haemorrhaging the club with his salary. The only signings that appear to make sense are: Nardi - not his biggest fan, but understand it; Saito and Dembele. I haven't seen enough of Morrison yet. All the others aren't either good enough/or near ready for the championship.
Contrast our dud signings to some of those made by Oxford and Millwall. Louie Sibley (free), Vaulks (free), Brannagan (not a signing per se, but should have been picked up by a championship side a long time ago). Langstaff (£750K), Azeez (free). Not all of them are regular starters, but some of those as alternatives to the dross that we have signed, would have significantly strengthened our bench. [Post edited 8 Nov 9:35]
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| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 09:44 - Nov 8 with 1187 views | BklynRanger |
Varane seems like a decent signing so far - overly relied on of course.
And Morgan the same - he should be being bedded in rather than starting, but also decent.
This season is so hard to keep track of in the many facets of its shitness - we go from no midfield options, to talking about whether Field gets back into that midfield, then back to getting rogered up the middle. Exhausting.
My positive comment lasted all of 10 seconds... |  | | |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 10:09 - Nov 8 with 1054 views | Rangersw12 |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 09:44 - Nov 8 by BklynRanger |
Varane seems like a decent signing so far - overly relied on of course.
And Morgan the same - he should be being bedded in rather than starting, but also decent.
This season is so hard to keep track of in the many facets of its shitness - we go from no midfield options, to talking about whether Field gets back into that midfield, then back to getting rogered up the middle. Exhausting.
My positive comment lasted all of 10 seconds... |
I think Varane has potential but he needs to be braver and make himself more available to receiving the ball from the centre backs
Positive is that at least he attempts to make a tackle unlike Madsen but the bar is very low at the moment and every single player needs to do the basics better | | | |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 10:54 - Nov 8 with 920 views | QPunkR |
| Dembele, Chair, JCS all “weeks away” on 19:10 - Nov 7 by FredManRave |
Will he notice the difference?! |
They at least score every once in a while |  |
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