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Reply | "Gardening Leave" - what exactly does this mean ??
at 11:49 5 May 2025
I'm no expert on this, and quite clearly I'm not CharlieB because I've been on thsi board since its inception, but maybe they have invoked the gardening leave as a holding pattern.
With no real rush to get the next coach/manager over the line, maybe they are hedging their bets until a) someone head hunts Marti b) a new person has been identified.
Either one of these two options will provoke a definitive decision.
If, as the nourry strategy if to be believed, the role is a palcemaking position to coach the club method going forward, then they will not be in a rush... |
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Reply | Season perspectives
at 12:00 4 May 2025
The OP would actually be hilarious if it wasn't for the fact that it's so poorly executed and delivered.
No one in their right mind is going to believe the authenticity of this nonsense.
What is really disrespectful is the contempt that you have shown for Marti.
Look, we get it - Nourry has manipulated his position and managed to push Marti out at our expense - very few people of this board are in support of the decision, but on the whole we are intelligent enough to understand there is very little we can do about it.
But don't patronise us with your spin and try and disrespect a manager that has shown guile and professionalism beyond the realms of patience to keep us in this division.
None of us are falling for this complete, patronising nonsense.
As one of the longest existing supporters of Clive's excellent board, it's going to be interesting to see where you go from here... |
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Reply | Cifuentes on gardening leave
at 00:06 1 May 2025
Agree with this - and we need to complete more of the Morgan type recruitment.
There are a whole raft of young players that are being released each season by the likes of Spurs, Arsenal, West ham, Brentford etc - all within the London catchment area.
With some decent training and closer attention they could work out to be valuable assets in the future, These don't necessarily need to be generational talent such as Eze, but he is a good example of a player that was released by Arsenal and then Millwall, before succeeding with us.
The Freeman's, Armstrong's and Dieng's type of transfers can generate good revenue if we keep them constant ...... |
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Reply | Supporting QPR
at 22:05 30 Apr 2025
This is exactly where I am.
53 years of visiting Loftus Rd - through the good, the bad, the indifferent.
It's in the blood and like 68, I'm happy to say my kids, their kids and all my nephews and their kids are QPR.
I love this club - I don't love 90% of the charlatans that have either managed, owned or represented this amazing institution in the heart of West London, but my support for the pure QPR is ceaseless, enduring and relentless.
Players, Managers and owners come and go - we remain.
100% |
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Reply | QPR trounced in final home game as Burnley run riot - Report
at 23:13 28 Apr 2025
I watched as Ashby as he walked below us in the upper loft and around south africa rd to the dug out - it was almost all kids either asking for hand slaps or autographs.
Ashby definitely not my favourite player, but full marks for making a kids day by responding like that - Coupled with the Under 9's doing a lap of honour, this was the highlight of the day.
I left on the final whistle, was not going to stomach our team coming back out.
I will however be renewing, because 53 seasons of visiting Loftus Rd tells me all these things are circular... some years we're decent, but more years than most we are poor... |
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Reply | Swansea Reflection
at 23:15 21 Apr 2025
This, all day long.
Seriously don't understand what some people expect.... team has been pulled together from DS team, youth, loan signings and various players returning early from injuries. |
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Reply | Marti on today's defeat
at 23:07 21 Apr 2025
I rate him and respect him both as a manager and as an honourable person.
As he alludes to in the interview, the squad has been massively affected by injuries this season. I hope that he stays because we need some level of consistency and continuity - I genuinely feel that if he had a squad of fit players we would have been 3/4 places further up the table which would definitely demonstrate improvement.
As mentioned, I think the only way he will not be on board next season is if someone comes in with an offer.
Sadly, there will be a number of championship teams with bigger budgets than our selves short of a manager come mid May.
Let's hope he stays.... |
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Reply | Analysis of Marti's philosophy
at 08:50 21 Apr 2025
Really good question.
Two typically different players in Allen and Taraabt though.
I feel like Allen came up through the ranks/family connection and always felt quite orthodox whilst extremely talented. Where as Taraabt felt quite the opposite and took someone like Warnock to harness and play to his unique strengths.
Marti appears much more of a team development manager rather than focusing on individual talents... kind of reflected in his squad rotation and strong use of substitutions.
It would be an amazing problem for Marti to have though.... |
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Reply | Hot Cross Buns
at 09:42 19 Apr 2025
Medium toasted, smothered with ANCHOR butter, the slightest touch of some strawberry or raspberry jam. Double espresso, followed by another double espresso.
Breakfast of Champions. |
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Thread | Sheff Wed owner in trouble again....
at 23:08 31 Mar 2025
Players not been paid again for March at Wednesday, the Chansiri bloke has dropped them in it again...
Must be incredibly frustrating for their fans and management team - best manager they've had in years, about to walk out the door for Southampton and then this happens again..
Nightmare. |
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Reply | Trent
at 23:04 27 Mar 2025
Let's be frank, Real Madrid only have to defend against 4 sides in the Spanish league, so you'll see him in a much more advanced role.
European competition might be different, but only really in the later stages... |
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Thread | Tommy Tuchel's blue and white army????
at 19:47 21 Mar 2025
What's our thoughts on TT's start in managing our English side?
Besides the fact he's an ex scum manager, personally I find him a pretty unpleasant and odious character.
But do we forgive these facts if he gets this clearly talented team firing on all cylinders? Are his past misdemeanours forgiven if he gets a song out of this team?
Eddie Howe lifting the league Cup last week has only reiterated my belief that he should have got the job - but maybe he's the next manager in waiting...
What do we think?? |
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Reply | Time to play our own
at 13:22 7 Mar 2025
I kind of understand this wish to play our own above loan players and it does make sense - however can't the same thing be said about contracted players that are no longer going to be with us next season? Aren't we playing those players for someone else to benefit from next season?
Where do you draw the line on that basis? |
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Reply | A word about contention..
at 20:52 4 Mar 2025
friendly advice is this:
The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe in lies - Do it or don't do it - believe it or don't believe it - you will regret both. |
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