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Reply | VAR
at 12:36 7 Mar 2025
I thought I read somewhere that VAR is sometimes only accurate beyond 20cm of difference or something like that. So, he could have well been onside.
In addition, he was moving away from the goal. Therefore, I would say the rules should be amended so that if the player directly moves away from the goal line and is 10 yards beyond the keeper, they are onside.
This way, we don't get those stupid offsides inside the wrong half because someone ran back to be onside when they received the ball. |
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Reply | Football Governance Bill
at 12:15 7 Mar 2025
The only model that works is ownership by the fans.
Even if you have great owners like ours, one day they leave or die or something else rotten happens in another business of theirs.
Either way, one day, they will be gone.
To sustain and ensure a club survives, the only recourse is fan ownership.
Everything else is delaying the inevitable destruction, which is proven by what has already happened to many clubs, not all of them came back, either. |
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Reply | Time to play our own
at 10:08 3 Mar 2025
But you don't do that; you pick the contracted players who are out of contract next season to try and entice them back. Also sending a message to the existing players that we won't freeze you out, which is a mistake we made with Willock.
Even then, when Marti played him, this nearly worked with Willock, who later was not getting what he wanted from other clubs until Cardiff gave in, and we can see how that turned out. The players can also see how that turned out too.
So, if Dunne and Paal don't get what they want from other clubs, there is always a chance they will come back. Also, playing Friel/Esquerdinha is not our immediate starter, who is Dale. While Dale is injured, Paal can cover even if he's not coming back; at least the rest of the team has a Champ level LB to evolve with this season, even if it's going to change.
Dunne, we still want to keep happy and not pi$$ed off, as you never know until you know. Same with Saito, now is the wrong time to drop either. Saito should defo start so, we can love him up to come with us perm.
Same with Cook as he can pretend to be JCS while JCS is injured again.
Formation is also important even if the players will change so, same with Frey as well.
Then the team looks somewhat better.
Nardi
Dunne Cook Morrison Paal
Varane Morgan
Smyth Chair Saito
Lloyd/Frey
This does not even include Dembele, who is now on the bench.
With the people likely not to return and the loans on the bench, we have some useful subs if needed.
Subs:
Walsh
Ashby
Morgan
Colback
Dembele
Edwards
Yang
Madsen
Anderson
Lloyd/Frey
Not so bad now, is it?
And still maintaining the point of the post which is developing our own or trying to retain our own.
I still think that the first eleven will struggle, but at least we can more easily identify where the gaps are and not go into next season's firefighting as Marti did this season.
It also sends a message to the loans: if you want to play, sign with us perm, and we shall look after you. As we are looking after our perms right now so, become a perm and be a starter. Playing Saito, who is really playing for a new contract, sends that message to the loans as well.
You may say none of the other loans will come and we don't want Ashby, but its not also about them, its about other players who were loaned to other Champ clubs maybe coming here perm. And in that time we still want to win a few more games so, we look like a club that is heading upwards not towards relegation. We don't want to look risky, we want to look like hopefuls not dead enders. |
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Reply | Trump v Zelensky
at 01:49 1 Mar 2025
Once Trump dies, no one will ever want Vance anywhere near them. He's finished, totally gone.
The only way he becomes anything is if Trump dies before his term ends.
Zelensky now realises he has something the Yanks want and a new backstop ... the Euro nations as they are gonna ramp up the military. Thats why he did not bend the knee to Trump.
You see, what Trump has not considered is that Zels can ask the Euros for help and, in exchange, offer his tasty minerals (geddit?). So, if at that point the USA drops out, the Euros step in. That is why the Euros are being nice and playful with Trump, bumping up the defence money; they are waiting until he makes a mistake, and then they will step in to take over the deal.
If most of the Euros are subject to tariffs, they will welcome this offer from Zels, as then they can sell those minerals to the USA (with the tariffs added on). This will drive the tech bro oligarchy over there super mad. Worse, they can sell them to China and really make Trump mad too.
In addition, if the UK gets a deal, then the EU can sell to the UK (we get a 5% markup, which is cheaper than 25% import tax) and he cannot impose tariffs afterwards as we have a deal that he signed. He won't think that part through and we will take them to the cleaners on that.
Minerals and tariff dodging by the Euros answers the question of ... "but the European countries don't have the money", well they will when they take the minerals deal instead of Trump and they also get to turn around and say ... "well you asked us to put more money into defence and you said you would not interfere with how we spend it on Euro issues just as long as we invested in it and you ended support for Ukraine".
Trump will be livid, but by then, the idiot will have said so many stupid things about Zels and Ukraine that he will be out in the cold. Also, when he asks for help in the Pacific, only the UK and Oz will help there, and they will say ... "We cannot do much as it's so far away and not really an issue for us." It will be very funny when they use his own words against him. Remember, the rest of Nato will be under Trump tariffs so, they won't give a damn.
When China pulls rank on Russia in the Pacific, then at this point, Trump will realise Putin is not his friend after all. China will do this, as they have to move fast before Trump's term ends and the possibility of less incompetent US leader coming into office after Trump. While Trumps in, they let him play the fool. If I was Putin I would ask Trump if he wants the Minerals in Ukraine that are under Russian control to retake control of Alaska. Trump is stupid enough to take that deal just to spite Zels and Europe by then. |
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Reply | Daniel Bennie
at 23:19 27 Feb 2025
The keeper provides a gift, but before the goal, he calls for the ball and shoots immediately.
Meaning he knew what he was doing, albeit helped greatly by butter fingers. |
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Reply | QPR finances released
at 18:47 24 Feb 2025
If Cook asks for too much he's gone with Colback and Andersen.
Dunne is probably off as well.
I have bad feeling that Cook will leave in the Summer and we might as well expect Dunne too as well with Paal. Thats 3 of our regular back 4 that need replacing. We have Dale in (signed injured because ... well that's classic QPR).
This leaves us with JCS (Matty Rose Reincarnated) and Morrison (Matty Rose Fanboi) and no other replacement CB's. We shall have to once again get CB replacements in.
Frey will be kept as without a proven Forward you are dead in the Champ. We know, we have been down there and almost dead and then our Frowards decide to score a few and save ass ... until the next time they have to do it.
Lots of change in the summer once again, I think. |
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Reply | Portsmouth Reflection
at 12:07 23 Feb 2025
The team looked tired to me.
There are two reasons why we lost that game, a game we should never have lost, as Pompy are a poor side.
1. Beating the press:
Pompy tactically pressed QPR's right-hand side, and it seemed QPR only wanted to or felt they could only beat the press on the right. So, they did not know how to get out and build when that was closed off. That's why QPR created little of anything, as they could not build out from the back while trying to play out from the back, but only on the right-hand side. And it seems they could not play it out on the left, which made it easier for Pompy and took Saito and Chair out of the game. When those two are nullified, you are relying on Smyth, and he was as follows.
2. Run, Run, Run:
Some players were leggy, to say the least. Dunne was leggy, and I am not talking about pace; he struggled to run back at times. Varane was poor in passing but also did not cover the pitch. Field was on his own in the middle. Smyth did not run back enough either to help Dunne.
Dunne, Smyth, Field and, of course, Varane, those four players did not get up and down the pitch enough. They had the leggy Madsen's about them. It was a bit harsh on Field, but Marti saw it too and subbed him.
This nullified Frey totally, as the middle was not there to draw defenders from him or for Frey to lay it off to the wingers (that's why the midfielders have to get up and down the pitch a lot to draw the defenders off the wingers so, Frey has an easy layoff).
The return of Charity Park Rangers ... again.
Marti needs to coach the team to get out of the press on the left and then the middle. Not to depend totally on the right hand side.
And then he needs to rest some people and freshen up the legs in the middle if they are feeling it. Morgan starts instead of Field if he's tired (which is totally understandable). Then after a couple of games, its Varane or Colback who gets dropped and Field can come back in with Morgan.
Smyth needs to be told to run back and defend like he did for most of the season. And Varane needs to be told to keep the pass simple and to do more support runs in the last third rather than hanging around the back four all the time (some of the time yes, all of the time no). Dunne could have a rest too, with Edwards at RB and Morrison coming in. |
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Reply | Richards???
at 12:55 20 Feb 2025
In his last year, he will be super fit, ready to play, and demanding he goes out on loan.
Whereby we shall loan him for free to some L1 club.
He will start playing decent but no better than George Thomas, who is also at Cambridge.
After that, he will try to get a contract with an L1 club, Taylor Roberts style. But the word will be out on him, and he will have to go to L2 in France or Belgium or, worse, Hong Kong, ala Todd Kane.
That's where it all ends, with stories to his mates about how he played a few games at the top level but injuries curtailed his career.
How will he make money?
Simple, the family would have spent his money on properties, and he would rent them out. While telling workers how to maintain his properties (as he won't do any work, just bossing), he will drive around in a flash car (but as an old man). The usual stereotypes will apply when he's on his second divorce and being taken to the cleaners.
In 10 years, someone on here will mention him again, and someone else will say, "I forgot about that waster."
That's his lot to be remembered and forgotten again.
Who? |
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Reply | Play Offs? Dream on
at 12:32 16 Feb 2025
No chance of playoffs.
We have to play all the top teams now, and we won't beat them all, especially with the dire standard of refs in this league.
This is all a guess but ...
What we can hope for is a secured mid-table finish and early on so, that the management team can plan top improve the squad and team tactics for next year. Move Madsen on at a loss, but at least free up some funds for investing in a proper forward. Possibly move Celar on as well.
Bring in Saito on a free (but no doubt signing on fee), a RB (assuming Dunne is off) and yet another go at a CF like Frey. LB seems to be secured early with Dale and that Brazillian U19 guy who can play both fullback positions it seems.
We shall keep Cook as he's shown he's still class and does not miss many games, even when injured. Colback and Andersen are not adding whole season value when they get injured or don't play well enough so, they will be out. The wages they free up are immense. Let's hope that can be used to secure Dunne's renewal. But I doubt it or I suspect we would have heard that by now.
As we have to sell every year, I suspect we can get £1m for Kelman and possible some money for Celar and Madsen (yeah sure we shall lose on those deals, but what we do get for them can be invested). Which might mean we keep Chair for yet another year. Otherwise we shall have to sell Chair, as what other player assets do we really have that any other club would want? [Post edited 16 Feb 12:35]
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Reply | Saito and Edwards
at 12:19 16 Feb 2025
Parker played either CB or Sweeper in our back 5.
He would rotate Sweeper with Macca. Maddix was always the other CB.
When playing Sweeper he would come out with the ball run 10 yards and pass it, hence this is how we beat the closing down (press as they call it today) of the oppo. Scored his only goal this way against Luton.
When playing CB, his job was to man-mark the forward. Forwards would include people like Wright one week or Fash the Bash. Seeing Fash the Bash being out-jumped was especially funny as Fash was lost at the sight of Parker out-jumping him and winning headers.
Wright didn't like it either. One week, Wrighty was outpaced by Walker and the next by Parker, meaning he got no joy whatsoever and was made to look very poor indeed week after week. Wright never talks about that much, funny that.
Paul Parker was so good; Pele literally, whilst visiting London, came to Loftus Road to watch him play, just him.
Manure bought him and totally wasted him at RB. He should have moved abroad, to somewhere like Italy, where he would have been a god, and then get a move to Madrid. Wasted at Manure at RB. |
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Thread | Don't get carried away
at 00:25 15 Feb 2025
Derby were proper gash.
We played poorly in the first half, yet Derby was so bad we could get a 2-0 lead without even really trying.
They were as bad as that Oxford half, probably worse.
Paal was poor and got beat too many times. Luckily, the rest of the defence was on their game. We did well by putting this team to the sword and scoring our chances. If you want to progress that's what a team needs to do and we did it. More Marti magic.
But the amount of space they left for all of our midfielders was crazy. They looked and played like a L1 side. If they get relegated, I am not sure even Eustace can polish that turd. They only have one decent player.
I like Varane but Derby made him look like Xavi, Chair the West London Messi, Koki a Step-Over Ronaldo and well Field ... err like Field.
Marti knew it before the game, saving Smyth and Morgan for our next run of tough games.
Derby are so bad that Madsen has found his next club. |
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Reply | Modern stats and terminology
at 19:10 14 Feb 2025
Transition is rubbish; break-away is a far better term.
It's much more exciting to have a breakaway, more attacking, and has a sense of urgency.
Also, pressing is lame. It used to be called closing down. That's much better. This tactic is not new. Ian Wright used to do it all the time, and we remember Paul Furlong doing it for us in recent years.
Imagine Furlong pressing? Duh he never did that. Furlong closed down the oppo. And closing down meant precisely that in Holloway's book. Shut em down.
A lot of these terms come from Yank land.
Get this: I was on a lamo Zoom call the other day, and I was talking about Football pitches, and a few of the Yanks laughed and said they call them Fields. You know, what a quaint English term and all that.
At which I pointed out "so you play in a field with cows and sheep? Well no thanks I will have nice pitch to play on". They then realised how stupid their terminology is. Moo Moo, Anceints of Moo Moo. |
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Reply | Kakay Departs
at 19:23 13 Feb 2025
Good for us, this is.
We can do the get you kid to come play in our team, even if it does not work out, they will end up Boavista. Here is the proof.
We won't mention the 20 other players who all play non-league now as that never happened ... sure. |
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Reply | Blood tests
at 12:31 11 Feb 2025
The NHS is great and so is science endeavour when it works for the citizens of this country. This is what we pay our taxes for.
I hardly ever use the NHS and haven't been to the Doctor for years. I know I should, but I am lazy as we know.
Still, despite that, I am glad my taxes go towards your health even though I don't directly get the benefit. I am a patriot and want the UK to be great as it is, and we need all UK people to be looked after to prosper, not just the few. |
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Reply | Fantasy QPR Pub Fight
at 12:26 11 Feb 2025
The Ghost of Macca.
As he is so hard, even as a ghosty he can knock you out. |
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Reply | John Eustace - Blackburn to Derby
at 18:29 10 Feb 2025
That really is a bad post by thee club.
They should have said nothing until he's left and then done the wish all the best and say he wanted to be near his family and so on excuse. Not bitter at all are they? Yet it was they who had the low £500K clause in.
But that is a bitter comment if ever there was one.
Mark Robins should have waited for this job rather than going with Sjoke. I bet they go for Rohl as the obvious choice. Seeing as his chairman is mad as a box of frogs! |
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Reply | 25 Pee
at 14:47 10 Feb 2025
This.
It's not hard to work out; those with gazillions have it at someone else's expense. And that someone would be the rest of us.
If you cannot look after your people, yet others are ensuring that this approach continues, then its time to change the approach that benefits everyone.
A rising tide lifts everyone, not a trickle-down which is full of Thames Water pollution. |
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Reply | Paul Smyth's long throw...
at 14:42 10 Feb 2025
I noitice when Dunne is not playing, they don't do this long throw routine. Therefore, I suspect it's more Dunne than Smyth that makes it happen.
But have we actually scored from this?
Even if not, at least it pins the oppo back down the pitch. |
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Reply | John Eustace - Blackburn to Derby
at 14:41 10 Feb 2025
If he goes to Derby and it fails, he can blame them, as he's a proven top 6 manager with Brum and Blackburn now.
As a result, he can make demands on what players he wants, whereas I suspect at Blackburn he cannot despite doing so, well for them.
If it goes bad at Derby, he always has the Brum job to fall back on when that opens up. Whereby he will get more privileges the 2nd time around.
So, it all depends on can Derby give him more money and more transfer monies to spend than he would get at Blackburn. Otherwise he's staying where he is. |
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