 | Forum
Reply | Joe Bugner RIP
at 20:18 1 Sep 2025
I'm inclined to agree with you, I'm merely relaying what some boxing experts are saying. However, what he definitely wasn't was "an embarrassment to British boxing throughout his career". A very good boxer who deserves more respect but didn't get it because he wasn't British born-and-bred. Little wonder he switched to Australia. |
| Forum
Reply | Joe Bugner RIP
at 18:16 1 Sep 2025
Box Office indeed.
In the lead up to the Ali fight he told Elvis Presley to "get stuffed". Presley's bodyguard, Big Red came over and said "Hey man what ya doin'? No one speaks to the King like that.'' Bugner replied "Mate, you tell Elvis he's a dickhead.'' |
| Forum
Reply | Joe Bugner RIP
at 18:14 1 Sep 2025
In the 1970s he took Ali (twice) and Frazier the distance in brutal encounters. Foreman dodged him. Considered by many boxing experts as the 4th best heavyweight of the 1970s. When you consider that the best 3 were Ali, Frazier and Foreman, that's some accolade. Arguably the second best British heavyweight behind Lennox Lewis. |
| Forum
Reply | Protesting together
at 18:02 26 Aug 2025
Goodness me, can you not read? I said that he was expected to produce regardless of being stripped of responsibility, not that he was off regardless.
Naturally, he would've stayed had he not been stripped of responsibility. Totally agree with you there. So we're actually in alignment despite you misunderstanding what I originally said. |
| Forum
Reply | Protesting together
at 13:07 26 Aug 2025
Excellent stuff. The devil is in the detail and how you execute is paramount. There's little point "buying low to sell high" if you're recruiting players based on what you think PL clubs will want in future rather than address the weaknesses of the team. The team has to be competitive in order for PL clubs to come sniffing. |
| Forum
Reply | Protesting together
at 12:44 26 Aug 2025
I don't disagree with the sentiment but that's not the point I made.
Here's what I wrote:
"Would you want to stay in a job where you're slowly being stripped of responsibility but still expected to produce regardless?"
In other words, after 2 seasons pulling miracles it was unreasonable of the board to expect Marti to accept the structural changes and continue to produce results regardless. |
| Forum
Reply | Saito signs
at 11:58 26 Aug 2025
Welcome back Koki. That million dollar smile and infectious enthusiasm perked up my morning. Someone who enjoys what they do and is grateful for their blessings gets a tick in my book. |
| Forum
Reply | RND joins on loan
at 11:53 26 Aug 2025
Welcome Rhys. Here's hoping he can stay fit and recapture old form. |
| Forum
Reply | Isaac Hayden
at 11:44 26 Aug 2025
Indeed, JPC. [Post edited 26 Aug 11:48]
|
| Forum
Reply | Isaac Hayden
at 11:39 26 Aug 2025
No one said it was, Ned. In all likelihood QPR expressed an interest earlier in the summer but were perhaps put off by wage demands and the player's profile not fitting the model. Consider the evidence. A free agent of good character who'd previously enjoyed a successful loan spell wasn't signed before the season started by a club hell bent on lowering the average age of the squad and developing young players with sell-on potential. There was also precious little pre-signing chatter, unlike the Saito and RND signings. Saturday's debacle, in my opinion, was the tipping point.
That all being said, I'm pleased to see him join. He'll certainly add some steel and know-how to the middle of the park. I'd still like to see a more dynamic, incisive, goal-scoring central midfielder at the club but, hey, good things come to those who wait (and wait). [Post edited 26 Aug 11:47]
|
| Forum
Reply | Isaac Hayden
at 11:23 26 Aug 2025
"You sound like the kind of sad sack who just has to be the sneering cynic in the corner whatever the club does and whenever they do it."
Utterly unnecessary and decidedly rich coming from you. [Post edited 26 Aug 11:46]
|
| Forum
Reply | Isaac Hayden
at 14:01 25 Aug 2025
Hayden has been available all summer and his signing doesn't fit the model. Talks may have been held to test the waters but, make no mistake, they've pulled the trigger in reaction to Saturday shit-show. [Post edited 25 Aug 14:02]
|
| Forum
Reply | Harvey Vale.
at 13:52 25 Aug 2025
Considering the state of our midfield I'm surprised this lad hasn't had a fair crack. Time to ditch Operation Oompa-Loompa and give Vale a run. |
| Forum
Reply | Isaac Hayden
at 13:46 25 Aug 2025
Whilst welcome, this signing is clearly a reaction to Saturday's debacle. A good player with a great attitude who will improve central midfield. However, we still need that midfielder who can break the lines and weigh in with some goals. |
| Forum
Reply | Protesting together
at 13:39 25 Aug 2025
"To turn this around, it is going to take 5/10 years. It's like an oil tanker with a lot of historical deep-rooted problems."
The current majority owner has been at the helm since 2011. In those 14 years, he's taken QPR from a solvent Premier League team to a Championship club bleeding £2m a month, saddled with an FFP fine, and regularly flirting with relegation to League 1. In the same time, we've seen clubs like Brighton and Brentford (and to some degree Saturday's torturer's Coventry) come from oblivion to pass us by.
"Patience may have finally snapped for some, but if the owners walk, we won't have a club potentially."
The owners won't simply "walk" from an investment and no one is suggesting that they do. They've had a good crack at it, employing a number of different strategies, none of which have worked. It's time for them to sell to someone with fresh ideas.
"On the Marti point, it needs to be made really clear that he didn't want to be at QPR. Yes, it should of been handled better, but he was off regardless."
Would you want to stay in a job where you're slowly being stripped of responsibility but still expected to produce regardless? Coaching staff being restructured. Said coaching staff not available on matchdays. Head of performance job-sharing from the US, imposing a fitness programme more suited to cycling and then in denial over the sheer volume of inexplicable injuries. Little input into recruitment. CEO stockpiling players with a view to sales rather than addressing the needs of the first team. Fitness and statistical teams reporting into said CEO. Board members exerting influence on team selection and binning off cup games by fielding the development team. |
| Forum
Reply | Eze
at 17:08 22 Aug 2025
Has it happened yet? |
| Forum
Reply | Saito
at 17:07 22 Aug 2025
I like Saito but if the reported figures are true then it makes little sense. We have a clutch of wingers at the club. One of them would have to go and Saito captured for much less than being reported for the deal to stack up. Sadly, we'll never know as, if he does join, the transfer fee will no doubt be undisclosed. [Post edited 22 Aug 17:08]
|
| | Benny_the_Ball
|
Site Scores| Prediction League: | 0 | | TOTAL: | 0 |
|
By continuing to use the site, you agree to our use of cookies and to abide by our Terms and Conditions.