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Thread | Moneyball
at 22:59 9 Nov 2024
I mean this is shit. I was there today and manically celebrated Bennie coming on. Bennie for god's sake. But in reality does our current shitness reflect the relative value of our squad? I don't know and perhaps Bristol Cities squad is worth no more than a packet of out of date Nobby''s nuts but are we all getting angry when in fact bottom is not far off our players net worth. |
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Thread | Positive thread alert: Posters you appreciate
at 08:45 9 Nov 2024
Starting the long journey to the European capital of football and wanted a positive thread to keep the spirits up. For me discodroid always entertains. Fantastic way with words.
Dorse always good value. Hunter for his certainty and not sure who it was but there was a poster who described what must have been epic QPR fictional battles of the 70''s and 80's. Your thoughts? |
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Thread | The beefiest ever QPR player
at 06:44 12 Oct 2024
Who is the most Beefy player you have seen play for us? I mean broad shouldered barrel chested. I'm not thinking Alan Mcdonald as too tall or Sammy Lee as too small but I am thinking Robbie James. Anyone else out there to challenge this prime Welsh beef? |
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Thread | Who was a better player? Michael Meaker or Tony Scully
at 07:24 29 Jul 2023
The times they are a changing. Give me these two legends above Cesar and Bosingwa. We are heading back to the bargain basement and I much prefer this. Limited but interesting players. Anyway it is the grim Meaker for me. Primarily due to his outstanding performance away at Highbury when he transformed into Ginola and ripped them to shreds. Mind you Scully's volley away to Oxford in a humiliating defeat was something special. But Meaker for ne. Would welcome your thoughts. |
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Thread | Intensity#Igiveup
at 00:29 8 Jan 2023
Just back. Have had a good 4 and a bit hours on the M6 M40 to process this. Firstly, fair play to Fleetwood.. got there early, friendly stewards, shared friendly bar and quality stewarding during the game. Really that is where the positives end up. I think we and I can be guilty of projecting our own feelings sometimes and expecting the players to show maybe a grain of loyalty and desire to play for the club. Maybe this is gone in modern football but yet I see it in other players. Luton players. Fleetwood players. Not in our players. Who exactly. Really wanted to be out there today playing for QPR. Dickie? Dunne? Field? Kakay? Dieng? Who else if even these guys did? I think Northern used to call Jenas the friendly ghost well Dozell played the part to perfection today. Who was consistently everywhere where the ball was not. Grab the game by the scruff if the neck for gods sake. Run into the box. Anything. Not all his fault but today felt like a real line in the sand. The majority of this squad will have to be moved on by Critchley if we want to move on as a club. It is rotten to the core. I don't know why. There are not enough players who care. What worries me us who is looking into the integrity of these players before signing them on loan or otherwise. Where is the hunger? Where is the desire? I actually really don't care if we are a mid table championship side as it reflects our reality but I do care that they don't seem to care. I am ranting now and beed to further tuck into my Mt Gay rum so will leave it there. |
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Thread | Intensity#2
at 22:13 2 Jan 2023
What an unbelievable difference. The first half was incredible. Every first ball, every second ball and all the balls in between. Played quicker, plated braver, played with spirit. A complete transformation. Sheffield United looked ordinary. So good to see. Pride is vack in this team. Sure, the last minute goal is a gutter but I think this is bigger than that. Many; including myself were predicting a really tough remainder of the season. This shows what can ve done. Great credit to all involved. The nanager the players the fans. Ok I may be getting carried away but this felt like a completely different team. Great to see. |
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Thread | Intensity
at 21:24 29 Dec 2022
Completely lacking from start to finish. Luton were quicker, more decisive and made better decisions throughout. I watched their subs warming up at half time and they played high intensity possession games throughout. I looked over to our half and nothing. A few keepy ups and the odd flick. No wonder Wilock looked undercooked when he came on. Something does seem amiss. Also, very disappointed to see Tim shackled to a deep lying defensive role. He is a game breaker and we need him higher up the pitch. He looked totally disinterested today. No excuse for that but when you lack attacking options it is a waste playing him there. I was very willing to lambast Tyler Roberts today as I have not liked his body language anytime I have seen him play but he played well today. Never thought I would say that |
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Thread | Going past a man
at 15:27 18 Jan 2020
There is nothing better than seeing a player beat a player with skill /trickery/pace. In my supporting lifetime I cannot remember us having so many players who can do this in one team and it is lovely to watch. Chair, Eze, BOS and Kane with pace. Can anyone recall a team that had so many players able to do this? I started supporting iin the 80's so would like to hear from some older R's who may recall similar. |
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Thread | Wage bill
at 14:36 11 Jan 2020
Very, very dissapointing but I would be interested to see their wage bill in comparison to ours. Pontus Jansen signed from the mighty Leeds. How much would he be on. Does anyone know if it is a big difference? |
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Thread | On a positive note
at 18:07 7 Jan 2017
Mackie and Pavel played well. Mackie wins so much ball that he shouldn't with effort dtermination. Pavel beat his man on a number of occasions and so did Shodipo when he came on. Thats it really. |
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Thread | Luongo
at 21:58 27 Dec 2016
Takes a lot of stick. He is actually a progressive player. He looks to go forward and today kept driving right to the end. Took the ball in tight situations and didn't hide. I suppose it is easy to be seen as rubbish in our current context but he is a good player and could possible shine in a team that had ability and confidence. |
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Thread | Youngsters
at 15:35 1 Oct 2016
On the teain on the way home. We were pretty poor first
half and after the break but unbeliavably dominated the last 15. Key factors
1: Scott Parker went off.
2. Shodipo and an injection of youth into the team. The fanbase love a rangers youngster and it got the crowd going again.
3: Karl Henry began to dictate play. Seriously.
Great afternoon out after painful humiliations. |
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Thread | The club shop
at 21:30 17 Jul 2016
Hello all. Thought I would just post an E-mail sent by a very good friend to the club. Sounds like there is work to be done.
Hi Andy (and Tony if you ever read any of your retail feedback)
I was really shocked last week when I went to visit the club shop (after living away from the Bush for 6 years) to purchase some bits for my young children.
If you don't mind some feedback from someone who genuinely cares about the Rangers and have been going to Lotus Road since the age of 6. my late Dad (who incidentally represented Hammersmith penguin and GB in water polo at 3 Olympic games) was from Nottingham Dale and was watching our team before WW2 started. Me and my friends spent any money we had (which weren't much!) Following the team home and away from our schooldays long before Shepherds Bush was a refuge for yuppies and soulless people who couldn't give a toss about the area and the history of our club.
   Anyway I'll cut to the chase....
1) on my visit to the club shop I was surprised to find .... mannequins naked despite the club revealing it's new season kit two weeks prior.
2) all the merchandise featuring the old (god awful, ill concieved Ecclestone Briatore era) badge was packed in boxes but still on the shop floor apparently to go to local charities (why aren't we shouting about this?)
3)a pitiful amount of saleable goods with the new improved club badge
4)one staff member wearing nothing to indicate she was anything to do with QPR who had 'Neighbours' on the in-store TV (why not the 1967 league cup final or Stan lighting up the football league with his magic?)
5) Cars and vans Parked outside so it was really hard to even access the main entrance which for some reason you need to ring a bell to be allowed into (you ain't Prada guys). If you believe that being so close to White City Estate means you need to take such ridiculous precautions then your community programs need some serious attention.
6) Just a suggestion but if the staff you employed loved QPR and had the sense of humour/irony/sarcasm that comes with it you'd sell loads more gear!
I've worked in Retail as a Regional manager, consultant and coach/trainer and what I witnessed down South Africa Road was nothing short of disgraceful. If we expect our players to sweat blood for the hoops like many of their predecessors; your Waddocks, Gerry Francis, Holloways, Alan Macdonalds Mark Birchams, Tony Inghams and Arthur Jeffersons (Arthur was my Dad's hero as a boy and his son is a good friend of our family) then why not have a backroom (from tealady up) who will do the same?
   After visiting the club shop my friend and I went to enquire about membership. My friend is a very polite guy and waited for what seemed like ages before being acknowledged. I encouraged one of the 'team members' to come forward and my polite friend asked how much a membership was. Your team member just said...."33 pounds" and was going to leave it there. I asked "so mate, what do we get for 33 quid?" A reasonable question I thought. Your boy never had a clue and just stumbled through something that wasn't even close to a sales pitch. I actually said to my friend "come on let's try Craven Cottage" and there was no reaction! If the players on the pitch showed such lack of passion they would lose every game and rightly be booed off the park.
For what it's worth I think Tony Fernandes is the best chairman we've ever had but I can't imagine visiting Arsenal, Spurs or Chelsea and having such a poor experience. If we are setting up our season on the field as unprofessionally as we are our retail arm then get ready for league 1 football next season.
   Apologies for the harsh tone but I really feel we are missing a trick here. When JFK set a goal of reaching the moon, every one at NASA from the astronauts to the geezer that cleaned the Khazi had that same goal. When Queens Park Rangers do the same I'll have some hope that my kids and their kids will have a team to follow and be proud of.
Kind Regards and good luck for the season to come. |
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Thread | Worst ground/field you have ever played at.
at 13:48 19 Feb 2016
In my less than illustrious career i've had a few. Close to home Gunnersbery park is bad with changing rooms like a cattle shed and hundreds of poor pitches. Also anywhere in Walthamstow. But for me it has to be Salendine Nook. It was Huddersfield Polytechnics home ground situated on the side of a moor with sloping angles and ferocious wind prevalent. I once scored from the half way line due to metereological conditions rather than skill. Tough up north. Can you beat that? |
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Thread | Positives
at 20:03 1 Jan 2016
1: It was an improvement on Monday. By some distance and against a better team.
2: Better team selection. Henry in the only position he can play. Chery and a Polter from the start.
3: Chery showed glimpses. He is a technical player and needs a run in theteam to be more effective.
4: Phillips crossing: Excellent
5: Mackie getting on the pitch after a long lay off.
6: Polters goal: 2 in 2 for the big fella.
7: The legend that is Diakite sighted on the bench.
8. Toscser didnt get a touch. A bit like Monday.
9. Nobody injured.
10. I'm running out of steam here. Anyone help me out? |
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Thread | Novice away travel
at 14:13 22 Dec 2015
Hello all. Not been to many away games recently but thinking of taking my seven year old son, my brother and my dad to Ipswich. Two things. On the website it says tickets are unassigned. Does that mean its a free for all when you get there or are will they have numbers. Also fellow drivers what is parking like? Ta for any info and happy christmas to all.
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Thread | matty phillips
at 21:56 20 Nov 2015
That chance at the beginning of the first half. Maybe not his preferred position and he was in the right place but I can name a few strikers who would have scored it with much less ability but possible a bit more desire. Rob Steiner for example. |
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Thread | Just back: 5 pint analysis
at 23:39 25 Sep 2015
A really poor performance. What is going on? I like to single players out so what the f has happened to Phillips. Not at one stage did he take any responsibility. It was lethargic and depressing all round. Ned, I really like Ned but today it looked like someone had stolen his spirit. I did however enjoy the support. I don't get to as many games as I would like but really enjoyed the singing especially near the end when 4 out of the five people I had come with had already left. I didn't however enjoy walking through Bishops Park listening to the Fulham massif singing anti QPR songs a full 20 minutes after most QPR fans had left.
apologies for the lack of analysis. |
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