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Look, I'm not a narc, I support decriminalisation, and I don't want to put a dampener on the day, but my word. The flagrant and open usage of gear at the game yesterday was jaw dropping.
And I work in advertising.
I went to the loo during the long injury break and was surprised to find the packed toilets were full of people not going for a wee, instead people openly snffing from bags
Saw 2 QPR fans fighting as we got in, both visibily charged up
Saw a few lads really looking quite worse for wear and in bad ways
Lads in front of us, oldest 18 max spent the whole first half ringing one of their Dads to come and meet them. Dad arrives and starts dishing out the packet onto their fists and they start sniffing in the stands and vaping relentlessly
I'm not an idiot. I know it's endemic in the UK and would the same in any away end, but the openness, brazenness and volume of consumption really caught me off guard yesterday.
Just watched this. The commentary was fine and evenly balanced. The analysis however was 100% West Ham, this game, their worries and concerns and poor old Nuno! No opinion whatsoever about the Rangers, this performance,our worries and problems or our manager.
I was watching DAZN for the German region and they didn't show any replays of that incident. It looked to me that the defender got a shove in the back, not sure what actually happened?
My first post on this forum (sort of) – I did post regularly on here around ten years ago when I was a teenager and most likely had terrible opinions about QPR and football in general. I am re-joining as I just cannot stand the toxicity of Twitter/X anymore (for anyone who saw a mental case betting on Lyndon Dykes to score a hattrick every week – that was me), so have deleted the app, but still need somewhere to discuss/vent!
I really enjoyed yesterday’s game and do not have a bad word to say about any of the team – each one left it all out there. What I do have a bad word to say about, is the mismanagement of the cup format from the FA.
In a so-called bid to ‘protect player welfare’ the FA have scrapped 3rd round replays. So, my question is, why have they not removed extra time, like they have done in the League Cup?
By the end of that match in normal time, I said to all my friends around me we would lose in extra time, because:
1) Our players were dead on their feet 2) West Ham have multi-million-pound players to bring off the bench, whilst we have our development squad (no criticism of them, they all did well when they came on)
Low and behold, West Ham’s quality eventually shone through and we did not overly challenge in second half of ET.
I just didn’t see it as fair at all. A lower league team go away to a Premier League team and go man for man, drawing the game in normal time. What were we rewarded with? Not an electric replay under the lights at Loftus Road, not a 50/50 chance of going through via penalties, but 30 more minutes of football to risk even more injuries, which did take place (Mbengue hopefully leaving with just cramp).
If they care so much about player welfare, an additional 30 minutes of football is not exactly the correct way to do it, and in no way benefits any lower league club in the circumstances.
If you’re going to scrap replays, give the underdogs a chance by going straight to penalties, and save player’s fitness in doing so. Win, win.
Whether or not this post would have happened had we won in ET however, I’m not sure!
So many drop to their knees, raise their hands in praise of the almighty or after adding their name to the scoresheet spend time in quiet contemplation.
Didn't happen in the 70s and 80s, they would have got their knees wet in the dirty puddles !!!!
Massive congrats to the lad for being on Match Of The Day this weekend. Such a huge achievement for a young lad. Very much deserved. He's absolutely gutted after the game. More gutted than most of us.
Showed he has what it takes again today, I felt. Really impressive from a 20 year old. Super sharp touch, great one touch link play and he's so strong.
Interesting to see which players looked comfortable at that level generally.
Sadly Kone looked out of his depth all game.
Thought Dunne did well but then go horribly exposed by Summerville for their second.
For me Madsen looks like a Premership class centre mid. Stood out all game as our Rolls Royce player.
Smyth was the big surprise IMO. Really held his own. Was pretty magnificent.
I listened today to Andy Sinton and Co-Commentator, ( sorry don't know name). First thing, that support today was bloody amazing,( I thought it was a QPR Home game).
I obviously wasn't their today, but from Andy's broadcast I thought it was on a par with Villa away, 1968 and the legendary Oldham away game , (both games I was at).
Well done you lot magnificent support!
Great commentary from Andy and Co-commentator by the way!
Just back sitting in the West ham stand. Could tell they were all. Miserable silent and only reaction was the two goals
I thought QPR did well and it was worth going to the Kone goal after great work for Dembele. Can be proud we didn't fold and took them to half time. Walsh has clearly been hanging around with Nardi as he was decent with shot saving but couldn't catch a cross
Kolli was great and his touches all good when involved... But he was out on his feet after 80 mins and couldn't compete which is a worry fitness wise
Then we had Saito, Dembele, mbengue all come off with injuries... What is out fitness and medical team doing?!?!
Playing Bennie and Adamson showed how depleted we are although Bennie looked up for fight - Adamson needs more experience
Dunne superb and good bits of play from us but just missing an edge due to injuries to take us through
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