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Reply | Carabao Cup
at 10:43 10 Aug 2025
Here we go again, why should that be the priority? Why are we not capable of playing one cup game without everyone's legs exploding? Why do we need to rest players after....erm....1 game of the season?
There is one priority in my mind, win the game, progress through to the next round.
A winning mentality. It's out there somewhere. |
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Reply | Who did you nearly support…?
at 08:35 10 Aug 2025
Good question. I think I was really lucky (?) in that Dad made sure I was QPR before I was even aware that there may possibly be a choice. As such never flirted with anyone else, and to be honest just have total disregard for every other football club and always will. Even yesterday pre-match in Westfields I was looking at people with Arsenal and Chelsea shirts on and, even as a 51 year old, immediately decided they were bad 'uns. Bit embarrassing really, but I am what I am.
Similarly, I gave my son no choice. None whatsoever. QPR bibs do that from birth. |
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Reply | Knob End Match Fred
at 07:06 10 Aug 2025
But I think we can we wary and smell the roses at the same time. On the one hand it was OK, on the other is the genuine concern that may actually have been one of, if not the, easiest home game of the season and if Preston had won it would hardly have been an injustice.
I like Joe Walsh, but to me he looked nervous and maybe that was because he had been thrown in to a pressure situation, basically saying you are the No.1 - now prove it. I am struggling to believe that Stephan made that decision from looking at all the videos of last season. Nardi wasn't perfect, but to me had done enough to start the season. The logical thing would be to have Walsh put Nardi under pressure and if Nardi stayed rooted to his line for the first few games, then introduce Walsh. Very strange, for me, that Stephan decided that and so I am guessing it was orders from above. Perhaps the same with Madsen.
I want Celar to succeed like anyone else, but if you just watch him at the game you really struggle to see how he is going to. He just has zero presence, lacks movement and fine he did, what, two decent layoffs but that's hardly the total of what we need from our No.9.
Obviously Dunne will improve this team, that's the main positive I took, aside from Poku and Dembele looking a decent threat and an early sign that Durrell is at least prepared to run about. |
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Reply | Preston Reflection
at 20:02 9 Aug 2025
Fair assessment. Thought today summed up how far our striker expectations have fallen. Celar getting praise for two neat lay offs all game whilst doing literally nothing else and Durrell drawing huge cheers....for closing down a defender. Did like the look of him though.
Dembele was excellent, but cramp? My lord. And yet more injuries. |
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Reply | Back on the horse – Preview
at 07:31 9 Aug 2025
Brilliant to read before setting off on a Saturday morning, thanks Clive.
I very much hope we never have to find out about how tolerant the fans will be if this all goes wrong, but I fear we will.
That is for another day - COYRS. |
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Reply | Season Preview 25/26 – Strugglers
at 13:33 7 Aug 2025
I hope you are right and I am a massive fan of that spine you mention, but just fear the worst as everyone seems to think Cook is finished and if Dunne is out early season..... [Post edited 7 Aug 13:33]
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Reply | Season Preview 25/26 – Strugglers
at 13:10 7 Aug 2025
For what it's worth, as everything I desperately don't want to happen, obviously will.
But I am serious about QPR, I fear we're in for a relegation season as bad as the one that sunk us into League One years ago. Our ridiculous striker situation will finally come back to bite us with Frey permanently unfit, Celar no good or gone, Durrell probably no more than another Bonne. No goals, no Marti = no good. Desperately hope I am violently wrong, but have put my money where my mouth is as a saver. 9/2 to go down, far too big.
1 Leicester
2 Birmingham
3 Southampton
4 Ipswich
5 Sheff Utd
6 Wrexham (vomit, up via playoffs)
7 Norwich
8 West Brom
9 Watford
10 Coventry
11 Bristol City
12 Derby
13 Millwall
14 Boro
15 Swansea
16 Portsmouth
17 Stoke
18 Hull
19 Blackburn
20 Charlton
21 Preston
22 QPR
23 Oxford
24 Sheff Wed [Post edited 7 Aug 13:11]
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Reply | Season Preview 25/26 – The Contenders
at 09:01 5 Aug 2025
Great stuff, Clive, thanks. I couldn't agree with you more about what happened to Coventry in that FA Cup semi final. If VAR ever cost us anything like that due to a 1mm whatever, not sure I would ever get over it.
Maybe that's why supporting QPR is quite handy; it's a bit like those top pro golfers who appear happy to never really be in contention in a major, as deep down they can never face the pressure and misery of doing a Van de Velde and collapsing under the weight of it. |
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Reply | OASIS
at 15:06 4 Aug 2025
Thanks, had no idea! |
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Reply | Cricket 2025 County/International Thread
at 14:17 4 Aug 2025
Yes - I think you are right and I totally agree, apart from the calling Embers a great spinner. Swann definitely was, but dear old Embers? Did a steady job but barely turned it. So maybe that is all we need. It's why all the eggs have been in the Bashir basket, I feel.
What is frustrating is that as good as their bowling is, their batting is at its most vulnerable for years, with no set opener, no Warner, Labuschagne in and out....get Wade and Smith and we've got a shout. |
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Reply | OASIS
at 14:14 4 Aug 2025
So is this how the same old people get tickets? Through these resell sites? I tried and tried and gutted not to get any originally, so is it OK to pay over the odds on these sites? Totally ignorant about such things.
Not that I can be paying £1k+ for them anyway....just wondered how wealthier people I know on socials all seem to be there whilst I am sat here speaking drivel on this board. |
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Reply | Cricket 2025 County/International Thread
at 13:39 4 Aug 2025
I don't think you can say we would definitely had won with Woakes being fit. He hasn't bought a run all series and hardly been ripping through their line up. Great effort today though. Perhaps if he had done the same first innings we would have got those other runs!
I was gutted, but on reflection 2-2 was the right result. 3-1 would have been really flattering. |
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Reply | Cricket 2025 County/International Thread
at 13:08 4 Aug 2025
Yeah I don't envy you having to put up with our performances out there. Problem is, their bowling attack isn't just "very consistent" - it is quite possibly the best of all time. And they have one last point to prove. Duck for cover! |
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Reply | Cricket 2025 County/International Thread
at 13:01 4 Aug 2025
The odd thing is, we've won twice out there since 1986. On neither occasion did we have anything other than 85mph bowlers (with possible exception of Finn). High class bowlers, yes, but not exactly out and out pace.
Our attack in 2010/11
Anderson
Tremlett
Bresnan
Broad
Swann
Our attack in 1986
Small
Dilley
De Freitas
Botham (at 50 stone)
Emburey
Edmonds
So I hope they know what they are doing! [Post edited 4 Aug 13:06]
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Reply | Cricket 2025 County/International Thread
at 12:48 4 Aug 2025
Yeah, me too, I am a Crawley fan and always will be but it is dull defending him as whatever he does won't be good enough for some. Ask Duckett if he thinks Crawley is hanging off his coattails - more like he credits him with helping their partnership. They will soon be our most successful opening partnership ever.
I suspect the Ashes will be his last hurrah, 70 odd tests behind him - and then we can all enjoy being 24-1 at lunch with Super Sibley prodding around at home to Sri Lanka. |
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Reply | Cricket 2025 County/International Thread
at 12:43 4 Aug 2025
Yes, as discussed before, we've committed to players and a system that they think will work in Australia. Crawley's done it before out there, averages over 80 against high pace and the reason they go for bowling pace over steady eddies is all about the Ashes. Cook's dobblers may have won us this test ironically but they don't care they prefer drivel like Overton because he has pace and bounce.
Only problem with putting all our eggs in the Ashes basket....we have to win there. I do also think for the future we should really be working on India test series too, they are becoming epics and there are a lot more Indian fans in England than Aussies to be gloating at us :-)
I really can't see us doing well in Oz, but let's hope. |
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