| Forum Reply | Crawley Town at 23:04 11 May 2024
'Franchise FC Fail' Glorious, and the rest is joy. |
| Forum Reply | Frank Sibley RIP at 16:48 11 May 2024
Arrow-up for this one, without a doubt. Incredibly sad that a club legend has left us but arrow-up for his massive contribution to our club, without a doubt. Great to see so many informed tributes already, from ex-players and great fans who witnessed his work first-hand. A quick google showed up this great LFW post about Frank Sibley from Nadera: "Nearly 40 years at the club, our youngest ever player, coach, manager, League Cup winner, 5 promotions, his family are all QPR - Frank Sibley is genuinely one of our legendary figures. I'd like to think that, if the new training ground ever gets built, the club would name the various facilities (pitches, changing rooms, classrooms, media suite, etc, etc) after former personnel - Evelyn Lintott, Wally Draper, Alec Stock, Frank Sibley, Daphne Biggs...the list goes on. Make it appropriate to the person, so the Daphne Biggs classrooms, the Wally Draper Gym, that sort of thing. It would really enhance the club's history and bring it to the attention of every future generation of QPR player. This is us, this is where we come from, who came before us - that should be important to a club like ours." Beautifully worded, Nadera. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam uasal. RIP. I have posted this phrase as-Gaeilge down the years many, many times. I'm not religious, but I love the tradition and the history of it. The phrase changes subtly, and I wouldn't expect anyone to notice, but it changes nonetheless. In general it means "To the right (favoured) hand of God be his/her faithful/beautiful/noble/etc soul". This time I've used the word 'uasal'. As Gaeilge we spare the usage of the word uasal. You hold that one back. It means noble. There's no higher. Thanks Mr.Sibley. |
| Forum Reply | Kits 20024/25 at 15:20 10 May 2024
They have two different badges? Unreal. Quality kit, though. Damn nice. |
| Forum Reply | Kits 20024/25 at 13:32 10 May 2024
The fakes with another horredous kit! |
| Forum Reply | Half decent tv at 13:28 10 May 2024
Thanks for recommending Shardlake, folks. Enjoyed it. A quality whodunnit. |
| Forum Reply | Manisha Taylor at 19:03 8 May 2024
Damn. You were on my list. Actually, you were my list. |
| Forum Reply | Manisha Taylor at 18:51 8 May 2024
Well, she rose through the ranks in eight years, ended up with the National FA, and now she's on the way to a top division club, so she's clearly talented. Whenever I've read her or watched her I always found her inspiring, empathetic and eloquent; the kind of coach I'd want to be coached by. I wish her well. As for Rangers, I view this the same as I view a player leaving. Do we have the knowledge to recruit someone better? |
| Forum Reply | A tight 20 at 18:36 8 May 2024
"The person is more important than the player". |
| Forum Reply | Rayan Kolli at 13:34 8 May 2024
Great to hear. Thanks Danny. |
| Forum Reply | Kakay Departs at 16:41 6 May 2024
Wish him nothing but the best. Hope he has a long and enjoyable career. |
| Forum Reply | Joe Walsh at 19:50 5 May 2024
Let's be fair now, if any of those went in he'd have been disappointed. |
| Forum Reply | Joe Walsh at 19:07 5 May 2024
I get over-excited too, Nix! And you've nailed it - it's very hard to test. I'm a fully paid-up member of the Goalkeepers' Union. But... In the amateur game many, many great goalies never get a chance because management are reluctant/hesitant/scared to change the player in the one position that they (usually) have no experience or understanding of. They are scared because you can chance a young outfield player in a different position, hoping that someone will cover for him or coax him through, but a goalie is a different thing, isn't it? He's a bit young, isn't he? He's a bit thin, isn't he? He's a bit quiet, isn't he? He's a bit loud, isn't he? There's always a reason to not make the change, whereas in every other position management find reasons to make changes: He's faster than X, we'll bring him in? He works harder than X? He's stronger... etc. In the professional game, I wonder if many goalkeeping careers are wasted in the same way. |
| Forum Reply | Loft For Words Euro 2024 Predictor at 18:39 5 May 2024
Again, please let me know if you've applied to join and I haven't recognised you and approved you. PM will do, too. Thanks folks. |
| Forum Reply | Joe Walsh at 13:18 5 May 2024
I really haven't seen enough of him to call that one, Nix, sorry. He looks to have all the physical attributes, but it's his mental attributes that will probably decide if he becomes first choice so soon. How would that pressure affect him? How would he react on the very big days? How would he react to a dip in the team's form, or his form? How would he cope with being a playmaker should Cifuentes bring us down that road? etc Maybe he blows everyone away in pre-season training and claims the gig, maybe he gets a year out on a good loan. |
| Forum Reply | Joe Walsh at 22:28 4 May 2024
I thought he looked a very talented keeper. Delighted for him, and for us that we have a such a good prospect. Hope he makes it. |
| Forum Reply | Transfer rumours 2024 at 21:46 4 May 2024
You're right to urge caution, Antti. We've been here before. |
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