| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread 20:10 - Sep 29 with 22214 views | Spaceman_P |
Although dismayed at myself for the draw on Saturday I blame the fact I wore the pink shirt.
True to forum rules a loss means adios.
So I've stretched a bit and ran it off.
QPR 2 Oxford 1
Kone and Saito.
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| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:08 - Oct 1 with 1256 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:07 - Oct 1 by OldPedro |
Sky Sports seem to be having an Oxford/Rowett w@nkfest |
Have they asked him why he looks more and more like Joey Barton? |  |
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| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:08 - Oct 1 with 1254 views | Lblock |
Gatecrashing the “Kone is God” Fan Club but just what the flying f was up with him this evening?!
He looked like he had the right Donald from kick off and played with a right moody boat on most of the game.
I get he might much prefer that absolute ball of energy in Burrell with him, but sometimes you just gotta roll with it.
He’s a great player, no doubting that, he’s just not lit my fire totally yet.
For the others I thought Hayden was totally pedestrian and Dembele continues to reinforce my opinion of him with every game he plays.
Mbengue has to be my bet going forward as he is a stick on for a booking every game he’s not suspended.
Frustrating evening but five undefeated |  |
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| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:09 - Oct 1 with 1212 views | stainrods_elbow |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:06 - Oct 1 by Dominkingston |
Why is it that I feel compelled to log on and call you out again for your toxicity to our own? |
Who's being 'toxic'? As to your question, I dunno - maybe see a psychiatrist? [Post edited 1 Oct 22:10]
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| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:11 - Oct 1 with 1185 views | bosh67 |
Three things.
1. We always seem to choke when we have a chance to go top six. It's a bit of a habit.
2. Six of the top ten sides have drawn their last two games, including us.
3. We are unbeaten now in 5 games... And another clean sheet... Dreamland from where we have been at this stage in recent seasons... |  |
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| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:12 - Oct 1 with 1146 views | Rangers67 |
Well Julian that performance and result is on you . |  | | |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:13 - Oct 1 with 1108 views | Hugey |
Seemed to me like he tried to pick a horses for courses, big physical team to match Oxford.
Didn't work particularly, but understand the thinking, and who knows how Saturday's starting line up would have done.
5 unbeaten, not the end of the world... |  | | |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:14 - Oct 1 with 1091 views | Hooparoo |
Toothless in two games now is a concern |  |
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| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:14 - Oct 1 with 1092 views | Beckenhamhoop |
As others have rightly said, if we’d started Madsen and Saito we’d have won, but you have to utilize the squad you have, it’s just a shame that Stephàne made the error of playing Field and Hayden together. I think Vale would have done a better job playing centrally and starting Smyth wide.
Field didn’t do himself any favour tonight IMHO. | | | |
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| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:16 - Oct 1 with 998 views | stainrods_elbow |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:14 - Oct 1 by Beckenhamhoop |
As others have rightly said, if we’d started Madsen and Saito we’d have won, but you have to utilize the squad you have, it’s just a shame that Stephàne made the error of playing Field and Hayden together. I think Vale would have done a better job playing centrally and starting Smyth wide.
Field didn’t do himself any favour tonight IMHO. |
Rather than 'utilising the squad', call me old-fashioned again, but I'd rather the manager instead picked a positive team to win a game. Clearly, that was beyond him tonight. | |
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| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:18 - Oct 1 with 968 views | Beckenhamhoop |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:05 - Oct 1 by Burnleyhoop |
Another 2 points thrown away.
Never thought I would say it or see it, but Fields negativity in contrast to Madsen’s searching forward passes is stark. Field should only be used to protect a lead. |
Said this re Field at the very beginning of the season. | | | |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:19 - Oct 1 with 921 views | PhilmyRs |
2 physical strikers, 2 defensive minded central midfielders, 2 naturally more defensive minded fullbacks…at home…to Oxford. Not for me. That was a starting 11 that was always going to struggle to break down the opposition. | | | |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:19 - Oct 1 with 916 views | cpgerber |
On the upside, Cook looked just fine and Mbengue out suspended shouldn't be much of an issue at Bristol, although we might miss his pace. |  | | |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:21 - Oct 1 with 872 views | Beckenhamhoop |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:16 - Oct 1 by stainrods_elbow |
Rather than 'utilising the squad', call me old-fashioned again, but I'd rather the manager instead picked a positive team to win a game. Clearly, that was beyond him tonight. |
I think you can do both. | | | |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:22 - Oct 1 with 844 views | Wilkinswatercarrier |
A really really poor performance.
The changes were needed, but those in reserve were shocking.
I've given up on Dembele. So disinterested in defending they had to move him over to the other wing after 20 minutes.
Frey looks like he is running in glue and his touch was shocking.
And Sam Field is finished as a starter. Painful to watch someone so ill suited to playing in this team.
Not one of them put a case forward to start in the future, which is a concern as we don't have a lot of depth. | |
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| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:24 - Oct 1 with 807 views | essextaxiboy |
He got spooked by the “three game week”
Tried to nick tonight with fringe players .. IMO |  | | |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:35 - Oct 1 with 610 views | Northernr |
Three par drop intro on whether dog shit is one word, two or a hyphenate incoming. |  | | |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:36 - Oct 1 with 565 views | MrSheen |
Today I learned…the barman in The Lobster in Waterville in Kerry is a big Rangers fan. We swapped stories of the final that didn’t happen while nothing much happened in the second half. |  | | |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:39 - Oct 1 with 515 views | GaryBannister86 |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:14 - Oct 1 by Beckenhamhoop |
As others have rightly said, if we’d started Madsen and Saito we’d have won, but you have to utilize the squad you have, it’s just a shame that Stephàne made the error of playing Field and Hayden together. I think Vale would have done a better job playing centrally and starting Smyth wide.
Field didn’t do himself any favour tonight IMHO. |
I think it was a baffling team selection, but considering the subs were on for 30 mins and we didn't trouble the keeper once, I don't agree that we would definitely have won with those starting. |  | | |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:45 - Oct 1 with 420 views | perpignanR |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:39 - Oct 1 by GaryBannister86 |
I think it was a baffling team selection, but considering the subs were on for 30 mins and we didn't trouble the keeper once, I don't agree that we would definitely have won with those starting. |
Nobody has said we would definitely have won. We were pressed to death first half and we had no pace or creativity to beat it. | | | |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:45 - Oct 1 with 412 views | numptydumpty |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:39 - Oct 1 by GaryBannister86 |
I think it was a baffling team selection, but considering the subs were on for 30 mins and we didn't trouble the keeper once, I don't agree that we would definitely have won with those starting. |
instantly forgettable experience
did that game ever start |  |
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| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:47 - Oct 1 with 382 views | Ned_Kennedys |
What a dull match, neither keeper really troubled at all.
Poor team selection from the off and poor to not rectify it at half time.
Pretty much a half hour game once the right players were on to win it but never really looked like it was going to happen.
Hopefully we have learnt that playing both Field/Hayden and Frey/Kone is a non starter.
Norrington Davies my man of the match which says it all about what a piss poor attacking force we were all game. |  | | |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:54 - Oct 1 with 311 views | QPROslo |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:05 - Oct 1 by Burnleyhoop |
Another 2 points thrown away.
Never thought I would say it or see it, but Fields negativity in contrast to Madsen’s searching forward passes is stark. Field should only be used to protect a lead. |
I did think Field did a lot better than Hayden who had poor 1st touches repeatedly and lost us the ball. | | | |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:54 - Oct 1 with 306 views | strikerace |
I agreed with rotating the squad with 3 matches this week. Really expected the backups to do better out there today though.
Oh well, as others have said, 5 in a row with a loss and near the top with 12 points. It could be a lot worse for sure.
Besides, if we continue drawing every match we will be clear with 52 pts | | | |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:56 - Oct 1 with 285 views | ManinBlack |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:24 - Oct 1 by essextaxiboy |
He got spooked by the “three game week”
Tried to nick tonight with fringe players .. IMO |
Have to agree with this. The commentator at the Sheffield game made a point about us having the worst record of results in 3 game weeks in the Championship. There is no doubt in my mind the manager is aware of this and made changes tonight as Oxford the weakest opponent of the week. As a result we got a feeble footie game that would have Sky viewers cancelling their subscriptions.
Messrs Warnock and Mackie were bored by our showing. Neither could understand why we made 5 changes when you can bring on 5 subs during the game. Like many of us, they believe we should play our strongest team in home games and go all out to win them and not worry about the next away game.
We forfeited a winnable game tonight to save players for Bristol. Warnock was rather critical of the manager then commenting that Bristol have an extra day to prepare which sounds like he is getting excuses in early if we don't win. He reckons comments like that should be kept between the coaching staff and not aired on tv for the players to hear as it's defeatist. I think he has a point and as the last manager to bring us any success his views carry some weight. |  | | |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:59 - Oct 1 with 258 views | Hunterhoop |
| M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread on 22:39 - Oct 1 by GaryBannister86 |
I think it was a baffling team selection, but considering the subs were on for 30 mins and we didn't trouble the keeper once, I don't agree that we would definitely have won with those starting. |
Somehow we actually got worse after the subs which is baffling and suits no one’s narrative but it’s true.
Personally I thought the entire issue was personnel but tactics. All game our wingers were inverted and narrow when we were crying out for width ad delivery from wide areas. It felt like we were deliberately asking for our FBs to provide the width. Odd. Even the subs went and played inside.
As I said, we got worse after the subs. The issue was the tactics.
Like Stephan, but tonight was on him. That’s okay. He’s allowed off days. Just annoying. |  | | |
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