| Team for Oxford 23:17 - Apr 6 with 8184 views | enfieldargh |
Nardi
Dunne
Paal
Morrison
Fox
Field
Edwards
Colback
Varane
Smyth
Dembele/Yang/Bennie
2 banks of 4, Dunne & Paal pushing up the flanks. Problem is what do Smyth & Dembele actually do.
I would hope that a blanket defence/midifield would hopefully keep out the mighty oxford.
As for us scoring a goal its the old Smyth Dunne throw in routine or a wonderstrike from one of our mighty midgets.
Dembele's corners caused Cardiff's dodgy keeper some problems so set peices need to be bang on
It is getting very scary the complete lack of options added to some very inept squad members.
Pass the ball to team mates, progress towards the opponents goal and stop treating the ball as if it was coated with gunge |  |
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| Team for Oxford on 13:16 - Apr 8 with 2096 views | Loyalitat |
| Team for Oxford on 09:15 - Apr 8 by TheChef |
For gawds sake how is a defender suddenly going to turn into an effective striker??
For a start you're playing most of the game with your back to goal which is totally different to how you normally play as a defender. It just isn't going to work! |
I'd say that he would be more effective as a makeshift striker than Lloyd, ostensiibly a striker or Bennie. He can actually head the ball in attacking areas and has on many occasions shown good movement in the penalty area to create a heading opportunity. Physically strong too. I'm sure that there will be aspects where he will be found wanting but that's no different to when either Lloyd or Bennie is used.
If it's good enough for Arsenal with Merino, dearth of strikers being of their own making, it needs to be seriously considered by us as an interim measure.
Previous defenders that spring to mind who were effective as makeshift/converted into strikers: Paul Warhurst and Ian Marshall from the dim and distant past. [Post edited 8 Apr 13:28]
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| Team for Oxford on 14:27 - Apr 8 with 1974 views | EastR |
Don't all of our defenders play with their back to goal  | |
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| Team for Oxford on 14:29 - Apr 8 with 1965 views | StrawberryHillR |
Kolli fit ahead of his £275k move to Real Madrid
An injury update ⚠️
Ahead of the final six fixtures of the season, the club have provided an injury update.
See full details on qpr.co.uk ℹ️ — QPR FC (@qpr.co.uk) 2025-04-08T13:23:04.998Z
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| Team for Oxford on 14:31 - Apr 8 with 1951 views | GaryBannister86 |
Cook's been offloaded! Thought we should have renewed his contract myself.
Seriously - did no-one do a Communications course at any point? Speak in plain English! |  | | |
| Team for Oxford on 14:33 - Apr 8 with 1934 views | TheChef |
Righto.
Hopefully can get at least a half out of Kolli tomorrow night.
Good luck son! |  |
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| Team for Oxford on 14:39 - Apr 8 with 1887 views | Hunterhoop |
Wonder where we have offloaded Steve Cook.
Also, call me an old fashioned fool, but isn’t “pitch based activity” “training”?
Our comms aren’t half a load of patronising, conceited BS sometimes. |  | | |
| Team for Oxford on 14:45 - Apr 8 with 1855 views | Northernr |
Mildly interesting perhaps.
The club say Kolli is fit, in full training, available for selection.
The local journos who get to do a pre- and post-match press conference with the manager say different. Dave Mc said on Friday he'd had a set back. Hounslow Herald guy says Kolli "will be assessed but as it stands QPR have no fit strikers for tomorrow".
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| Team for Oxford on 15:00 - Apr 8 with 1765 views | bosh67 |
| Team for Oxford on 14:45 - Apr 8 by Northernr |
Mildly interesting perhaps.
The club say Kolli is fit, in full training, available for selection.
The local journos who get to do a pre- and post-match press conference with the manager say different. Dave Mc said on Friday he'd had a set back. Hounslow Herald guy says Kolli "will be assessed but as it stands QPR have no fit strikers for tomorrow".
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Kolli back is extremely good news. |  |
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| Team for Oxford on 15:04 - Apr 8 with 1746 views | TheChef |
| Team for Oxford on 14:39 - Apr 8 by Hunterhoop |
Wonder where we have offloaded Steve Cook.
Also, call me an old fashioned fool, but isn’t “pitch based activity” “training”?
Our comms aren’t half a load of patronising, conceited BS sometimes. |
Given current form I assume our pitch based activity is largely focused on trivelas and olimpias | |
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| Team for Oxford on 15:16 - Apr 8 with 1707 views | Match82 |
| Team for Oxford on 14:39 - Apr 8 by Hunterhoop |
Wonder where we have offloaded Steve Cook.
Also, call me an old fashioned fool, but isn’t “pitch based activity” “training”?
Our comms aren’t half a load of patronising, conceited BS sometimes. |
Yes, it's training, but on bovine-enhanced emerald shaded underfoot material |  | | |
| Team for Oxford on 15:22 - Apr 8 with 1667 views | rbee |
Great news then. Marti should have a full squad available for the Burnley and Sunderland games. |  | | |
| Team for Oxford on 15:28 - Apr 8 with 1631 views | Northernr |
| Team for Oxford on 15:22 - Apr 8 by rbee |
Great news then. Marti should have a full squad available for the Burnley and Sunderland games. |
Fancy a cheeky wager? | | | |
| Team for Oxford on 15:33 - Apr 8 with 1605 views | rbee |
| Team for Oxford on 15:28 - Apr 8 by Northernr |
Fancy a cheeky wager? |
Not a chance. | | | |
| Team for Oxford on 15:54 - Apr 8 with 1513 views | themodfather |
gonna be light again. a draw may not be too bad, probably brilliant but we will have pace. we have to believe we can get by them at least once. | | | |
| Team for Oxford on 16:03 - Apr 8 with 1479 views | Northernr |
| Team for Oxford on 15:54 - Apr 8 by themodfather |
gonna be light again. a draw may not be too bad, probably brilliant but we will have pace. we have to believe we can get by them at least once. |
Rowett will smell this as a huge chance to basically fulfil his brief, get Oxford safe and collect his survival bonus. They had a terrific result at the weekend against the best away team in the division. They're not a great team but Brannigan and Goodrham is far better than anything we'll be playing in midfield tomorrow night. I think they'll come out and give it the big'un and we'll have to be in the mood to match that and stand up to it, particularly early in the game.
Start with the sort of team and sort of attitude we had at Stoke and it'll go exactly as Stoke did right down to the final score. | | | |
| Team for Oxford on 16:08 - Apr 8 with 1461 views | QPR_Hibs |
| Team for Oxford on 14:39 - Apr 8 by Hunterhoop |
Wonder where we have offloaded Steve Cook.
Also, call me an old fashioned fool, but isn’t “pitch based activity” “training”?
Our comms aren’t half a load of patronising, conceited BS sometimes. |
"Pitch based activity."
QPR comms trying to avoid the LFW glossary term "back on the grass." |  |
| "Remember to listen to me but look at her. Don't get it the wrong way round. That would be hideous." |
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| Team for Oxford on 16:16 - Apr 8 with 1442 views | Hunterhoop |
| Team for Oxford on 14:45 - Apr 8 by Northernr |
Mildly interesting perhaps.
The club say Kolli is fit, in full training, available for selection.
The local journos who get to do a pre- and post-match press conference with the manager say different. Dave Mc said on Friday he'd had a set back. Hounslow Herald guy says Kolli "will be assessed but as it stands QPR have no fit strikers for tomorrow".
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Almost as if the club are setting up the manager to get pelters online (especially from the Kolli fanboys) when he only has Kolli named on the bench or not in the squad at all. | | | |
| Team for Oxford on 16:22 - Apr 8 with 1406 views | rbee |
| Team for Oxford on 16:16 - Apr 8 by Hunterhoop |
Almost as if the club are setting up the manager to get pelters online (especially from the Kolli fanboys) when he only has Kolli named on the bench or not in the squad at all. |
As with Morrison recently they will probably name Kolli on the bench with no intention of playing him. Back in full training could mean anything, only one or two days. | | | |
| Team for Oxford on 16:27 - Apr 8 with 1380 views | johnhoop |
| Team for Oxford on 14:39 - Apr 8 by Hunterhoop |
Wonder where we have offloaded Steve Cook.
Also, call me an old fashioned fool, but isn’t “pitch based activity” “training”?
Our comms aren’t half a load of patronising, conceited BS sometimes. |
Does this mean that Kolli is being “Uploaded”? | | | |
| Team for Oxford on 16:38 - Apr 8 with 1329 views | rbee |
| Team for Oxford on 16:27 - Apr 8 by johnhoop |
Does this mean that Kolli is being “Uploaded”? |
No, uploaded is the stage before gym-based rehabilitation | | | |
| Team for Oxford on 16:39 - Apr 8 with 1322 views | johnhoop |
| Team for Oxford on 16:38 - Apr 8 by rbee |
No, uploaded is the stage before gym-based rehabilitation |
You speak Nourry? | | | |
| Team for Oxford on 16:47 - Apr 8 with 1290 views | rbee |
Not at all but I do speak Methodology. | | | |
| Team for Oxford on 17:05 - Apr 8 with 1204 views | Wegerles_Stairs |
| Team for Oxford on 14:45 - Apr 8 by Northernr |
Mildly interesting perhaps.
The club say Kolli is fit, in full training, available for selection.
The local journos who get to do a pre- and post-match press conference with the manager say different. Dave Mc said on Friday he'd had a set back. Hounslow Herald guy says Kolli "will be assessed but as it stands QPR have no fit strikers for tomorrow".
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That would be a bit Comical Ali... | | | |
| Team for Oxford on 17:16 - Apr 8 with 1150 views | silverbirch |
| Team for Oxford on 16:27 - Apr 8 by johnhoop |
Does this mean that Kolli is being “Uploaded”? |
Onloaded, surely.
As opposed to Offloaded, or just Loaded, which is what I’ll have to be to watch the match. [Post edited 8 Apr 17:43]
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| Team for Oxford on 19:39 - Apr 8 with 917 views | Lblock |
Hope Rayan can play - he kick started our season many moons ago in dark winter times.
As we approach the summer I hope to see Kolli flower |  |
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