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Comment | Three is the cursed number as QPR fall in a hole at Hull - Report
at 20:42:30
Thanks Alex - very articulately written. Youmention 'mood', We were not in the 'mood', yet we never gave up. I would argue that our 2-0 home win v Hull was our most comfortable/ complete home performance all season. A game we controlled. As close to a ''routine 2-0 win' as we have had for some time. Our performance against WBA - several places higher than Hull - was (apart from a mad few minutes) complete dominance and with more accuracy from the spot and a fully clued in ref that we deservedly win 4-2. So how come Hull were so far superior yesterday?
And why are we worrying about Preston ? Another game we comfortably won 2-0 earlier in the season., We haven't been brilliant all season, even since Marti has arrived but there is no need to fear any team in this division. Leicester have proved that twice in the past week alone |
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Comment | To Hull and back - Preview
at 00:36:23
Cheers Clive. Yep a draw looks likely. I think we all agree that one more win will do it. More likely we will draw the next two, lose to Leeds and need a point v Coventry on the last day. |
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Comment | Complacent QPR caught cold by Owls – Report
at 22:58:58
Cheers Clive, your downbeat mood matching the performance. I feel that Marti 'blaming himself' is instead a thinly veiled criticism of the players for failing to listen to his warning at how intense SW would be. I know the 'long ball' stuff is not pretty, but I could understand the manager's strategy. On Monday, he knew that Swansea crossed early and often so went with four CB's, which worked to a tee and rightly earned praise. Yesterday, he knew Rohl would have his players pressing from the edge of our box, so it was a reasonable strategy to knock high balls for Armstrong to run onto to beat that high press. If that was the plan I was surprised that Smyth did not start ahead of Willock as he is both faster and more direct, which might have suited better.
But whatever the tactics, we needed a lot more energy and determination than we showed on Saturday and there is no doubt that - despite the coaching staffs warnings during the week - complacency had crept in. I don't necessarily agree with you that we are as bad a team as you make out - I don't think a 'bad' team could have dominated WBA so completely as we did at Loftus Road. But you are dead right - and this applies to every team in the Championship, even Leicester - if you are not fully up for it every game, you will get punished . That is the nature of this division. |
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Comment | Risen indeed – Report
at 21:55:35
Excellent report Clive - cheers. After the Norwich game I (as objectively as possible) estimated we would collect 44 points this season. That we have exceeded that target with 6 games left is remarkable. Speaking of that Norwich game - you had high praise for Frey's movement and well taken goal. He seems to have regressed significantly since then?
On a completely different (and largely irrelevant) note, I wonder if things would have panned out differently if Warburton had got Cook's signing over the line in Jan 2022? |
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Comment | Dunne’d in the gob – Report
at 22:14:33
Super report Clive. Spent Friday afternoon in a&e as my wife underwent a series of tests. Few places make time slow down more effectively than a hospital waiting room. Due to the circumstances I couldn't watch the game but relied on regular updates so it was much later that night before I witnessed Dunne's moment of beauty. Combine the waiting room and leading 2-1, meant time didn't slow down or stop but seemed to go backwards for the next 6 minutes. My wife is fine my blood pressure on the other hand... |
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Comment | Blues brothers – Preview
at 12:15:17
Excellent preview as always. I know I could jinx it but expect this to be a fairly routine (I'd low quality) 2-0 win
I doubt Roberts will even be on the pitch. I expect Frey to bully Sanderson and we know thar Chair will get at Laird. |
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Comment | Sunderland stalemate keeps Rangers hanging – Report
at 00:01:36
Cheers Clive. Disappointing but not nearly as disastrous as Huddersfield's draw with Rotherham. That said we should have won. Willock's miss was significant although I thought Andersen's was more of a waste. I think Sinclair put a little too much on it and the ball came a little too quickly to Willock compared to Chair's goal v Leicester from a very similar position. Andersen, on the other hand had the whole goal to aim at but sent it right down the centre when another couple of feet to his right would have hit the net. You are right though 2 games now with no goal is worrying. I thought with 2 goals v Leicester, Rotherham and WBA we had cracked it but back to struggling in front of goal again. We need 3 more wins - Birmingham is huge. |
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Comment | Act three – Report
at 23:58:02
Great report, Clive. I had this down for a 0-0 after the exertions of the past week, which would have kept our little unbeaten run going. Seeing WBA's result v Huddersfield today, not only does us a favour, but indicates mid-week was a very decent point. Stoke the real winners this weekend and is indicative of the value of ONE win it is so tight.
Agree with your synopsis except for "With the lack of squad depth we’ve got," That was actually a very strong bench on Saturday. Everyone of them have the ability to improve the team (not saying they always do - clearly not on Sat - but have the potential to) and influence the game positively. No Adomah, Kakay or your man from Brighton. I think were simply exhausted. Frey hadn't played for a year, charging around in the dying minutes during the week. It is a pity that Dykes Scotland position is so cast iron that he is more concerned with staying fit than playing well.
With this squad and a week's preparation we will be fine - this was just one game too far |
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Comment | The follow up - Preview
at 23:45:06
Yes I feel tomorrow may be a watershed moment in our fight to survive. It is unrealistic to expect us to hit the same heights as the second half v WBA. But it would not quite need to be as Boro are inferior to them. What cannot happen is a performance like the one v Stoke. We talked earlier about how we managed to just under-perform to the level of our opposition regardless of whether they were Leicester or Milwall. We seem to have shaken that off since our second half performance v Rotherham, We have a much stronger bench,now - Colback will be chomping at the bit for example - and Willock seems to be mentally stronger. Clarke-Slater's presence is vital of course and we still need more from Dykes in front of goal, but I am confident we will at least maintain our unbeaten run. Draws are frustrating when it's so tight, but I will take safety by instalments as long as we are fully paid up by the end of the season. |
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Comment | Field's surprise double caps fitting footballing tribute to Bowles – Report
at 22:57:11
Top quality report, Clive. Captures the emotion and drama of the night perfectly. This one I sat through and enjoyed every pulsating second. I DO think you have to give the ref a pass on the handball goal because not a single QPR player protested - it was all hands on the heads in disbelief rather than hands in the air in outrage. But I also agree he got progressively worse, although again the disgraceful decisions against Smyth and Fox were surely more down to the lino than the ref?
Can Kipre be charged retrospectively for that? I know it won't change the result, but could he still not get a red card and a ban? This is exactly what VAR should be used for and was initially intended for, not to determine if somebody's left ass cheek was offside.
One little gripe for Marti, I thought the last ten minutes were tailor made for Armstrong's swashbuckling style. They had matched up our height advantage as best they could, but having someone -on a high after last Saturday - running at them with power and pace could have been fun!
One final question, I am hopeless at Maths, so does having so many teams separated by so little mean that we will likely need more or less than 50 points to survive
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Comment | Sinclair’s immediate impact crowns Cifuentes’ successful Fox hunt – Report
at 10:45:23
Had another few hours to sleep on it and really what the manager as done with the defence that is hugely important. Notwithstanding Begovic's lapses, we have now consistently reached the point were one goal scored will get us something out of a game and two goals almost guarantees us the maximum. That in turn breeds confidence in the forward players, which makes them more likely to score the two we need.
But the bottom of the table is ridiculously tight, from Sheffield Wed to Plymouth, it's anybody's guess. |
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Comment | Sinclair’s immediate impact crowns Cifuentes’ successful Fox hunt – Report
at 23:03:07
Cheers Clive. I couldn't watch the last 20. Turned of the computer, left my phone at home and went for a 30 minute walk, expecting it to be at least 4-2 when I came back- oh me of little faith. So pleased for Dunne and RB is a bit of a problem spot for us too with Coleman off the scene... just saying Mr O' Shea |
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Comment | Prestige performance puts QPR back in the hunt - Report
at 23:22:54
Great report Clive, but you missed a rare opportunity to use the same heading for your preview and report. There is even a little more pressure to win the Rotherham game as it is the last 'winnable' game for a while. Important to have the psychological boost of being out of the bottom three before we embark on some toughies. |
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Comment | Square one – Preview
at 21:26:42
Thought provoking piece as ever Clive. If you think of the form of Dykes (Willock is a different case more psychological rather like Amos) for us versus his form for Scotland. Because he has incrementally regressed to the point when he is now ourr third choice striker we have forgotten how effective he can be. In the immediate aftermath of Austin's return Dykes was in the form of his life. Terrorising defences scoring goals (13 was it?) A brilliant header at Sheffield Wednesday that any striker would have been proud of the pick of the bunch. Now (when on the pitch) rambling rather than rampaging , completely ineffective- why? What has changed for him as he follows Dickie down a path of oblivion? Why? Why is going through the motions acceptable? He signed a new contract so he must want to be here. Where has the very effective striker gone to? |
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Comment | Frey ties up cliffhanger on home debut – Report
at 21:38:34
'Breathtaking' is the o ly word to describe the report- welcome home. I purely simplistic terms (goals) our new signings have earned us an additional 3 points already, which is just about keeping us in the hunt for survival. Stoke is huge |
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Comment | Strangest of seasons has Norwich still on cusp of play-offs - Interview
at 16:47:27
Bit off topic and probably a bit too soon to be playing this game but it's the thought that's occupying me QPR wise. Completely unscientific but trying to be as objective as possible I feel we can get to 44 points. I was pleasantly surprised how often that wad enough to survive over the past 6 seasons |
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Comment | New boys inspire QPR’s first win at Blackburn for 25 years – Report
at 20:00:38
Cheers Saffa. If we starting to get that vital ingredient - luck - on our side, then we have a fighting chance. Hayden and Hodge look decent additions and we now have brought the Danish lad in. Frey may be overweight, but he is already as mobile as the current version of Dykes and if his very presence can stir the Scottish International to play a little more like he does for his country then that can't be aa bad thing. |
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