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Podcast with Marti.
at 14:36 8 Jun 2026

I'm 100% with you on this one.
I'd safely bet that some job is created called "Head of rehab/injury prevention" with the purpose of taking the heat away from Ben Williams, as his remit is so massive that he can't cope with overseeing the actual fitness of the first team.

I'd suggest that the money might be better spent in some HR coaching, as if he continues to dole out managerial meetings in the canteen then he is going to cost QPR a lot of money in tribunal cases and other associated pay offs.

I've never met him, but from listening to him at the fans forum and on a podcast my personal opinion is he is both a pr1ck and a bullsh1tter.

I reckon he's one big mistake away from Nourry pushing him out, mate or not, may as well just bring in Jake Humphries after that, and to think we all laughed at Gareth and the Haka man...
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Sullivan Steps Down
at 14:24 8 Jun 2026

Wow!
Thats some mental deal that was done, was this a Boris leftover?
I'd be surprised if many of those new build stadiums last 100 years, but I'm guessing the tenants don't have to pay for the upkeep either
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Sullivan Steps Down
at 13:56 8 Jun 2026

Are they there forever though?
I thought they don't actually own anything anymore (maybe the training ground?)

I'd be worried if I was a West Ham fan, most of their "assets" are the playing squad, who must have devalued after last season, or will be offloaded at a loss if they won't take a wage cut
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Podcast with Marti.
at 10:03 8 Jun 2026

What happened with Furlong then Hunter? It sounds like you know more than me.

Who did he have a falling out with? I don't see how Ben Williams and Furlong would have overlapped in the Venn diagram of QPR, unless BW has such a huge remit?

Having gone through redundancy more times than I would want I know its very important that the employer follows the set procedure, when they do things incorrectly it can become very messy.

I hope Paul Furlong got weighed in on his NDA, as he was a great asset to the club and I'm sure Watfords youth development will pickup with him and Micah, even if their first team remains a raging bin fire
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Podcast with Marti.
at 16:40 5 Jun 2026

Don't be silly.
You can't sack someone on a whim.

What was the endgame?

Alex Carroll is the academy director, so in theory is the boss of the DS coaches.

This has been the case for a while now

I'm not sure that Williams is his boss is he?

Have to wait for Fur's NDA to expire to hear what really happened. Such a shame as Paul speaks so well in this video. I'd imagine that PF held a lot of respect with all the other staff and players, due to all the experience he had. Maybe this undermined the newer methodology teams who were trying to create change?

Maybe Furs spoke up about managing the younger players in the canteen and this did for him?

Very poor though, this was a bigger loss than Marti leaving after a couple of years (which is longer than the average Championship manager/coach lasts anyway).
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Podcast with Marti.
at 15:10 5 Jun 2026

I'm more intrigued about how and why Furlong left the club.
I don't see what Paul did wrong, off the back of some of the most success we've seen from the development squad, with regards to winning something and getting DS into the first team.

I don't even see a link between Furs leaving to go to another job?
-- Felt like he was just pushed out to allow other Performance members to get a larger remit?
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Friday Choons - Guitar Solos
at 12:41 5 Jun 2026

RE: Brian May, like most "Greatest ever" lists I think people confuse popular with talent.
I've never really liked Queen, but thats OK. I realise I'm in the minority here!

I just remembered this beauty from Jon Herrington;

Not really a guitar solo, more solo guitar, but wonderfully played...
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Friday Choons - Guitar Solos
at 11:09 5 Jun 2026

I'd love it if Rory had said Queen were not his cup of tea.
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Podcast with Marti.
at 10:04 5 Jun 2026

I'm guessing Madsen playing every week when he was struggling was some mandate from the CEO/DOF
When all the fans were crying out for Madsen to replaced.

Maybe Marti made this clear, which created some rift?
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Friday Choons - Guitar Solos
at 09:49 5 Jun 2026

For me its Jay Gradon from 1'40"


Or, Larry Carlton again after 2'00


Not as technical, but this is wonderful as well, Wayne Krantz from anywhere after 1'30"
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Next season's fitness approach
at 16:51 4 Jun 2026

I mean, we are shopping in the middle aisle aren't we?
So, if they are coming to QPR there is usually a "thing"

Player A:
Young, promising, could play at a higher level, gets injured a lot (cheap)

Player B:
Old, no room to develop anymore, high wage demands, maybe can't play three games in a week (expensive)

I think we are aiming for the A's on purpose.

Of course there is also a C: where the player needs to step up a level and is unproven at Championship level.
This might be M'Bengue, Kone or Burrell who were all decent last year, but those C's aren't always a success, don't forget Mac Bonne and Connor Washington or even Lyndon Dykes...
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Half decent tv
at 16:10 4 Jun 2026

Off topic and very much NSFW


Duncan Wisbey did the best James Mason ever

He did a whole album where they read letters sent in to adult magazines in funny voices.
-- made me giggle back then if you like Derek and Clive sort of humour...
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Next season's fitness approach
at 16:04 4 Jun 2026

I think another poster said it first. But I fully expect someone else in the performance team to be nominated as "head of injury prevention" or some other nonsense, so that Ben Williams is out of direct fire for this one, giving Nourry the chance to not have to get rid of his personal recommendation and lose face.

With BW having such a huge remit now it would be easy to do and spin as helping him focus on other things like the grass and players welfare in the canteen
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Podcast with Marti.
at 18:08 2 Jun 2026

I get it, but those two things aren't mutually exclusive.

That Leicester squad was assembled at great expense and many players had played at a higher level. Someone like Harry Winks should walk into most Championships starting line-up.
James, Monga and Fatawu are all good footballers.

The fact they have a poor attitude probably speaks more to the way they were managed, either by the club directly or Marti and others after him.

The nearest parallel is when QPR were relegated with a squad on paper capable of mid table.

My two pence on this. I don't think Marti should have been sacked like that, but I also don't think Stephan has done a bad job replacing him.

The last manager I liked before this was def Warburton, although I also remember a lot of dire games under him, he did speak well and I think was proven correct about the youth setup (which did for him at the time)
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End Of Term Report 25/26 - Goalkeepers, Defenders, and Patreon Podcast
at 17:53 28 May 2026

For the complete sh1t sandwich experience we should end with the strikers!
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Swedish Hoops Presents: Isak Alemayehu
at 20:20 27 May 2026

I don't think they ban it, sounded to me more like that they tell the kids not to look at it, as its not helpful.
-- which is probably good advice.

I didn't realise his position till now, I'd assumed he was a #9 from his size. Be interesting to see if he gets more minutes next season, we could really do with an older midfielder, who can help these youngsters kick on
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Crystal Palace
at 20:08 27 May 2026

It's OK, they usually only serve the weak 8% stuff in the ground! ;p
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Random Finds While Litter-Picking
at 17:27 27 May 2026

I don't think there is DNA in poo normally, is there?
Plus is there a secret database of pet dna out there?
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Cargiant site
at 17:24 27 May 2026

I've been saying this for years to anyone who will listen.
You cannot privatise public services and expect anything good.

A private company is 100% motivated to make profit. As demonstrated there is only minimal investment into infrastructure, resulting in our Victorian transport system in London, or our crumbling sewers, water and gas pipes.

It's a no brainer for these companies, they can milk it dry, strip the assets and then in the end the government will just come on in and run it again at our expense.

I can't think of one thing either that got better, now Reform are talking about an American model of Healthcare, fcuk that!!

They'll slip into power, just like Trump did off some rhetoric that foreigners eat pets and then we'll all find out!
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Menopausal woman
at 09:45 27 May 2026

I don't even want to know what life would be like without those patches.
Lets just say I can tell when they are starting to run out...
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