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Reply | Nourry
at 11:43 25 Oct 2026
he's done some really good stuff which he gets tons of praise for, think he's also made a lot of mistakes which I'm less keen on. Neither the genius nor idiot that he is painted as |
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Reply | Injuries
at 11:41 25 Oct 2026
Well Kemper went off with one yesterday |
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Reply | Interactive ratings/report for yesterday
at 11:41 25 Oct 2026
Kemper was outstanding, one pass he made second half down the line, perfectly weighted for Smyth, he's been really impressive since coming back |
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Reply | Half decent tv
at 12:46 23 Oct 2026
I missed that this was back, thats my Friday night sorted |
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Reply | Injuries
at 12:45 23 Oct 2026
Back after the international break has become a new catchphrase at the club last few years, international breaks treated like a magical passage to a new beginning. |
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Reply | Injuries
at 11:49 23 Oct 2026
long term that is of course a concern on the sales but for this season and getting the team to perform those players out tomorrow may be available for selection in 4 games but for how long, can't see any of them doing more than an hour for the first 2/3 games back next month then in for one rested the next. Thats the pattern with players here at the moment and then as soon as they play 3/4 games in a row and begin to look like their old self they breakdown again. |
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Reply | Injuries
at 18:54 22 Oct 2026
I hope you are right. i just feel like I have been hearing the same stuff from the club for 11 years now, different voices but same messages spun in different ways. I'll believe it all when i see it
I couldn't see how if we didn't go up under Warbs that the club couldn't make a lot of money on likes of Dieng, Dickie, Willock, Chair etc and we know how that ended. I think we all expected to sell Richard Langley for loads many moons ago and he left for a few hundred grand. We didn't even get anything for a genius like Adel.
Edwards is the golden goose at the moment but who knows if we'll get a big profit for him, we did spend a lot on him and Burrell has looked good but missed half a season last year and that explosive pace does not seem to be there this season and he's of course out again. |
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Reply | Injuries
at 17:59 22 Oct 2026
Was the same under Les, maybe waited a bit too long with some |
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Reply | Injuries
at 16:01 22 Oct 2026
That was the talk after his first season, we had a 20million on our hands if he carried on that way, not sure I ever believed that but it's been a big drop since then |
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Reply | Injuries
at 14:28 22 Oct 2026
I thought he did OK as well but it's a big drop from next big thing a 20million player in the making to on the bench behind a centre half playing in midfield. Hopefully he grabs the opportunity and shows what he can do.
It's the same theme but he's never looked right since the injury he got early last season. |
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Reply | Injuries
at 11:26 22 Oct 2026
Lets see where the recent pushes gets us as well. Could well end up the same again.
I can't see a massive difference to be honest of what we did under les and what we do now.
Under Les we signed young and sold for profit, Smithies, Freeman, Furlong, Eze, Bright, Manning etc We spent money we had brought in through sales which are not happening anymore. If Willocks hamstring hadn't exploded we could have sold hm in 2022 and reinvested again.
The current great hope for a big sale in Varane can't even get in the team anymore [Post edited 22 Oct 11:36]
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Reply | Como
at 19:40 21 Oct 2026
They look a really good side. Fabregas doing a great job as manager |
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Reply | Injuries
at 18:40 21 Oct 2026
Short term we can cope. Burrell was out anyway so have Kolli or Kone up front. Varane can come in for Madsen and Lamptey wasn't playing either. Next 2 games are tough but not impossible.
Problem long term is if Madsen can get back to what he was last season, he doesn't seem to trust his body at the moment and first game he got back to pushing himself and getting all over the pitch he gets injured again. Kone is the same. |
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Reply | Farewell Webbo
at 16:06 21 Oct 2026
When my son was having an operation a few years ago Matt helped me get a video message from Albert Adomah which had my son in tears, he still talks about it now. He even followed up after the op to check on him. Matt is a really good guy, hope the new job at West Ham goes well. |
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Reply | Injuries
at 10:51 21 Oct 2026
Thats the whole we can't play Boy Kemper for 90 mins thing so throw on Mbengue. The managing minutes thing hasn't really worked.
I've not seen it back but it looked like he slipped on the wet grass which on a day that it had rained seemed to be overly watered again at half time. Edwards slipped as well soon after |
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Reply | Injuries
at 10:48 21 Oct 2026
Yes and most clubs have very large injury lists now as well.
Could be a total coincidence but just asking could playing on a perfect training pitch and then playing on the slip and slide at Loftus Road make a difference.
It is odd that we've had these problems in almost ever season now since the move to Heston, the only one we didn't was the second season at the new training ground and even then we had plenty missing in the first half of the season. |
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Reply | Injuries
at 09:46 21 Oct 2026
3 out of 4 seasons with the same problem feels consistent. About to be 4 out of 5 |
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Reply | Injuries
at 09:45 21 Oct 2026
One other issue is the recovery of players. Madsen has not looked right since coming back from whatever mystery injury he had in Feb last season. I thought against Derby last week was the first time he's pushed his body to do the covering of ground he was so good at pre injury, the closing down and getting all over the pitch and the result is now out for a month.
Kone as well not looked right all season, doesn't trust his body at the moment and feels every twinge to his knee is something serious whilst wearing a knee brace, clearly played through a knee problem last season and not right at all. Have we managed his injury or recovery well, it doesn't look like it |
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