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Reply | Players With Wobbly Starts
at 10:46 6 Oct 2025
Les Ferdinand - didn't look great, went on loan to Turkey, came back and the rest is history. |
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Reply | Julien Stéphan, I mean, come on...
at 19:38 5 Oct 2025
I think he is doing a good job, and pleased about it, I've never been convinced about the CEO being involved in team selections etc.
What happened post Coventry is we had Kone now playing full matches, Saito signed as well, Walsh got injured, Hayden signed also, squad suddenly looked much more different - I think without Kone especcially a lot of this doesn't happen.
We've seen it before with Austin and Warburton - if you get a striker who can finish, or have one that can't really, it makes all the difference no matter your style of play.
Like others I'm pleased he has adapted and credit for that, we look mich more lively going forwards now, again with Burrell leading the press we are a different animal upfront. I've said before I really like that when one goal up we don't sit back and invite the pressure, we still try to go forwards so the opposition still have something to think about, one of my favourite things about him.
So a longwinded way of saying a good new attack and signings aligned to some tactical changes - we needed both, and I don't think one could have happened without the other. |
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Reply | A big IF !
at 10:19 3 Oct 2025
I think it will depend on where we are with injuries.
Edwards the obvious one of course, but I don't think we would do much barring sudden 6 month out type injuries. |
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Reply | M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread
at 19:22 1 Oct 2025
Love the fact 2 months ago we would have loved this lineup, and now we have been spoilt we think it's not the strongest. Progress!
Looking forward to the subs and seeing what the front two do. First live game of the season for me. |
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Reply | Who misses out - best team v best plan
at 08:26 23 Sep 2025
I think JS will play the best team each time, which will be part of the plan, so I don't think they contradict themselves.
We are all speculating to an extent, but the ultimate plan will be to be promoted. The board have looked at that, and I think, said, let's improve the squad year on year, bring in younger players, try to get some in the team, sell for profit, improve again etc etc. I think that is wht is happening, I don't think they care whether the players are from the Dev Squad or bought in young.
In terms of the team, I agree with DavB I think Chair might find it hard to get back into the team at this rate, but I think he will and he will have so many other options to ply with and a new coach I think he could also be outstanding in this set-up - I think he will get loads of assists and more goals as there will be more space due to the other players around him. |
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Reply | No threads about JS?
at 12:53 22 Sep 2025
I think you are right, we were in such a bad place when Marti took over, and he did an amazing job in his first year., people liked him almost from the off.
It's different with Stephan as most people didn't want Marti replaced, and he is also not super expressive and appears very calm most of the time (which is actually a good thing I think and feeds into the rest of teh squad not to panic etc) but this probably makes people warm to him slightly slower.
Like the team, early days, but showing improvement, I'm feeling pretty optimistic about him. |
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Reply | Saito
at 08:59 21 Sep 2025
I think the other difference with Saito compared to Austin etc is that he is a lot younger, room to get better and theoretically much better chance of making your money back or selling for a profit. |
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Reply | Madsen
at 08:56 21 Sep 2025
I think there are a few other things that help Madsen now.
Lots of players making forward runs and taking up good positions means he can lay if off quickly to someone in space / moving into space, which then also leads to a good attack - playing with Saito, Vale, Kone and Burrell must be a dream compared to before in terms of attacking play.
As NewYorkRanger says, defensive side (and I think also attacking wise as a team) has been worked on - some of that in fairness will have been him getting used to the league, but some will be coaching. Our manager has a reputation for developing players, so it would make sense if Madsen has improved with his arrival. It's pretty exciooting actually to think we have a manager who can improve a lof of our players.
So I think a combination of style of play changing, players around him, coaching and in fairness to him putting a lot of work in himself to get better. |
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Reply | Ronnie Edwards dropped from Saints Squad
at 21:49 20 Sep 2025
The main positive for us of him not playing, is that other clubs are less likely to want him also, and of course Saints less fussed about keeping him.
When I looked at one of their forums a while ago, they did think they had better Centrebacks, but also I think they were playing a formation they didn't think suited him - the last bit is more hazy though. |
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Thread | Team mentality
at 20:57 20 Sep 2025
One of the things that stuck with me from Clive's interivew with Stephan, was the way he talked about hw they won the Charlton game in the week before, knowing it was unacceptable but also remaining emotionally stable.
You can also see how we don't just set out to defence a lead, we still go for it. We are not in a let's defend the lead, we are in a 'let's extend the lead', defending by attacking. No more inviting pressure.
I think this all gets through to the players - you can see the spirit, togetherness and fight.
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Reply | Saito
at 20:43 20 Sep 2025
Absolutely - you don't shoot, you don't score.
It's impossible not to like Saito. His speciality of driving towards the line that many just can't stop is amazing, but he is just so good to what and the way he links up with the rest of the team is brilliant. |
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Reply | Kone's all round game
at 20:37 20 Sep 2025
Also a really nice lay-off to set-up a Madsen shot - really impressive! [Post edited 20 Sep 20:37]
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Reply | Dembele
at 20:31 20 Sep 2025
This. Hopefully he is feeling like everyone is now, you have to play really well to keep your place, and take your chance when you get it.
Driving standards up - I like it! |
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Reply | Ben Hamer
at 15:24 19 Sep 2025
I'd also like to see Salamon stay as backup, good first-team squad / matchday experience withouth necessarily playing, but I guess we want someone with more experience if there is a need to play. if Nardi gets injured.
If Salamon is not in the squad now, hopefully he gets a loan out somewhere. |
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Reply | Part Time Jobs
at 16:21 17 Sep 2025
I'm not ready to retire yet, but did leave my higher paid job 5 years ago with a view to going part-time (though I have been full-time the last 18 months, and now going back part-time, so back in the same boat).
Anyway, I re-trained as a gardener and became self-employed, did some volunteering in gardens to get experience, did some courses, got some clients and could select my hours (easier if you don't have the pressue of having to fill the whole week, and easier to reschedule etc). I'm not saying do this, but I wonder if there is something you have always wanted to do, or somewhere you have always wanted to work, where you could volunteer and or do some courses to retrain to get into them? Sometimes just doing a course, or volunteering, opens your eyes or people suggest other things, you make contacts etc.
Or do you have a hobby you could turn into a job, or a skill you could teach people for money? |
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Thread | Supporter advisory board confirmed
at 20:49 16 Sep 2025
This just oppoed up on my feed, but looks like it was confirmrd a few hours ago.
https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/2025/september/16/qpr-supporter-advisory-board-confir
Will be interestiing to see how this works in practice and what, if anything, comes of it.
The last place is for 'Fan Media' not sure if that means LFW and others meet and get a representative that rotates or relays points at meetings.
Many many years ago I sat on one of these with England fans (in a work capacity) and some useful stuff came out of them meetings, that got implemented abnd or fed back. Hopefully that can happen here. |
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Reply | Part Time Jobs
at 12:59 16 Sep 2025
Good thread - I've resigned a few weeks ago and wanting to go part-time as well. I'm a gardener so that is my default option but wondering about other options so interested also to see what comes up here.
I just looked up that Blue Badge training - if I found the right one it's £10k now, interesting job though. |
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Reply | Applauding a quality opposition goal
at 10:49 16 Sep 2025
That was my recollection as well, and that it happened at most grounds as well. Not really sure when / why it stopped.
edit I'm talking mid-80s early 90s here. [Post edited 16 Sep 10:56]
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