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Players who thought would be bang average but ended up being brilliant !!
at 12:41 14 May 2025

Would be Derry and Hill for me

Season before we had Tosic for a bit and I thought he was excellent

Remember first game of season being in the pub with a few mates and my brother saying who we thought might be ok etc

Me: Derry and Hill, really both 30 odd and Tosic was excellent and we let him go Derry is nothing more than a pub player

My Brother They are both dirty b@stards who’d kick their Granny to win and my god do we need that they will win you over in 5-10 games

Who was right?
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Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!!
at 10:55 12 May 2025

Disagree Parejo was awful

Was 18 in a foreign country playing in a mush mash squad that Bruatore and Paladini had flung together

You could see the kid had something about him but he was often so ahead of the other players in terms of passing the runs didn’t come and it looked like it was a terrible ball

He was in no way a bad player
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Jimmy Dunne
at 17:34 7 May 2025

Birch was / is 💯 Rangers

He was on our books as a kid and essentially left to go to Millwall as the pathway looked to be blocked a bit (Quashie)

Went to Millwall then came back interesting bit on Undr the Cosh interview he did the midfield 3 when he was a teenager was him Quashie and Rio Ferdinand

His performance against Swindon last home game of the season the year we went up under Holloway is one of the best individual performances I’ve seen in an Rs shirt he was everywhere that day. Absolute gigantic efffort
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Paul Smyth
at 13:06 22 Apr 2025

I’ve seen this along with some idiot on one of the QPR Facebook groups proclaiming Paul Smyth is one of the worst players to play for us

I’m nailing my colours to I like Paul Smyth

Is he the best player I’ve ever seen at Loftus Road , no not by a long way. He does however play with guts, spirit and a desire to do well, should he score more goals, probably, is he final ball at bit disappointing, it can be.

But he would run through brick walls for the club and I for one appreciate that when I think back to others who have rinsed the club and couldn’t care less

When I approached the club for a birthday message for my lad Smyth did it and sent a great message which made a 9 year olds birthday his mate who is the other QPR fan out of 500 odd kids at school was extremely jealous!

Also on a non football angle the fella is pretty funny

He was at the kids fanzone yesterday signing autographs etc.

They did a Q&A with him and one question was “What’s your career highlight “ his response was “The right hander on Friday” 😂

He then said he was joking in case anyone wants to get offended

Paul Smyth -Top man
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Edwards just makes it look Eze
at 00:09 15 Apr 2025

I think him being at Barnet and us not picking him up can be excused to a point as he only played maybe a handful of games but his time at Peterborough should definitely not have gone unnoticed

He had 4 years there with a season in The Championship was playing Junior England levels and I think even Captained them at times and pretty sure was in team of the year for League one

Maybe we did inquire who knows

£3 mill was a bargain for Southampton
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Have we ever had a better loan than Ronnie Edwards?
at 17:38 10 Apr 2025

Agree Edwards has been ace

Agree with the ones already suggested but if a random one for a while ago but I give you Darren Ward Centre Back from Watford was very decent for us
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Match Thread - Not on my Manor (anymore) - its the Kassam
at 19:16 9 Apr 2025

Let’s be honest nobody would have guessed that line up

I get we have many injuries but Christ on a bike

I like Marti but that line up but that has the look of when he was sat at his desk writing it he had a glass of Cyanide to the left and a revolver to the right

Gonna be a long night I fear
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Chelsea owner Tod Boehly
at 09:46 1 Apr 2025

As much as I hate them (and believe me I do) the problem are the rules

Sales of such things should have to be passed through the Premier League or an independent body the rules are what is causing this. Forest and also Stoke plus many others have done this sort of thing and will do until it is stamped out

Don’t hate the player hate the game
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Ellersille Road Question
at 09:41 1 Apr 2025

Thanks mate

Anyone else?

Failing that does Ellersille road have a bar you can have a drink after the game and wait for the crowd to die down?

Cheers
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Up? Down? Stay where we are? You choose
at 09:39 1 Apr 2025

Football has changed massively but the principles remain the same

Take Rangers late 80’s for example look at the players we bought in

Ferdinand young very green from Hayes but worth a punt

Sinton was about 23/4 when he joined done well lower down the leagues

Wilkins, amazing career but to many was washed up stayed for 5/6 seasons and was superb

Sansom short term was here two years similar to Wilkins was washed up but was great

Parker good young player nicked off local rival in lower divisions

All contributed and either gave good service or were moved on

I could pick pretty much any Rangers side over that 30 year period and give other examples. Yeah sure there were some duff signings but on the whole the recruitment and ethos got us to London top side in the 1st premier league and not far off Europe , FA Cup Quarter Finals etc

We’ve been in foreign ownership for best part of 20 years, football is a rich man’s / Country / State game now but the principles apply

Look at Bournemouth. Kerkez the left back arguably one of the best in the Prem picked up for not huge money has many admirers, Kluivert Semenyo etc

The other clubs I mention have similar examples

Bournemouth right now are QPR of 35 years ago why wouldn’t we want to be the new Bournemouth
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Ellersille Road Question
at 17:37 31 Mar 2025

Looking to go to the Swansea game on Easter Monday

Some mates are going in The Loft End and a couple are in ER

After the match can you get round to the Loft End from Ellersille Road without leaving the ground, years ago I seem to remember you could but I haven’t been in ER for a while

Any help appreciated

Cheers
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Up? Down? Stay where we are? You choose
at 17:34 31 Mar 2025

💯 agree

If / when we get promoted we should be looking to emulate clubs like Brentford, Fulham, Palace, Bournemouth , Brighton , Forest etc.

They all took the blue print of QPR 1967- 1996. Buy young hungry players, turn a profit on some and then rinse repeat. Cup runs, European football regularly mixing it with the big boys and if a few bad seasons happen stick with it. Appoint good managers etc

The recent Prem years weren’t the best but their were some great moments beating Chelsea 1-0, the 5 wins on the bounce at home to stay up including Liverpool Arsenal and Spurs

That’s the QPR I fell in Love with and that’s the QPR I want us to be again
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1975 ish We score 7 and our players console keeper on his debut
at 22:33 16 Feb 2025

The match report from The Mirror mentions a young defender scoring an OG after 3 mins maybe that’s your man they were consoling?
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1975 ish We score 7 and our players console keeper on his debut
at 22:19 16 Feb 2025

https://qprreport.proboards.com/thread/27520/qpr-sheffield-wednesday-day-1973
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1975 ish We score 7 and our players console keeper on his debut
at 22:06 16 Feb 2025

1979

https://qprreport.proboards.com/thread/7769/otd-1979-burnley-1973-arsenal

Further details and footage above

Cheers
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Calling NY Rs
at 20:28 5 Feb 2025

Would also recommend Legends (sometimes known as the football factory)

Was over for Paddy’s day in 2013 saw us lose to Villa 3-2 then went and watched 6 nations after asked my now Father in Law his permission to marry his daughter

Proposed the next day in Central Park with a hangover bigger the Europe
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Leon Jeanne AWOL
at 17:49 31 Jan 2025

He looked absolute mustard when broke into the first team.

Really exciting and he had the ability to go a long way

Unfortunately he threw it all away
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Abuse in modern football
at 10:08 28 Jan 2025

I think part of it, as others have said is the instant wants of society

Look at West Ham got rid of Moyes once as they didn’t quite like it, got in shiny Pellegrini he failed. Got Moyes back he wins them their 1st European trophy in 60 odd years and they then get rid to bring in the ex Wolves Manager as he’d managed a couple of big clubs

I think Managers and players have always taken adulation/ stick from football fans since the day the game started

Remember Furlong getting pelters at Rangers early on but coming through it to become a cult hero. The difference was all the abuse then stayed at the ground really he could get home to his family shut the door and get a break from it. Nowadays with all the social media it’s 24/7 365.

I’ve always felt you shouldn’t post anything that you wouldn’t be happy to say to someone face to face. Most of these people who message this type of stuff would be the first ones to want a selfie / autograph of the person they’re having a go at.

It’s a sad state of affairs in all honesty
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kids and grand kids....
at 09:28 28 Jan 2025

Our eldest is Year 6 and got a mobile for her birthday in November. Tesco mobile job not an IPhone but good for calls texts and WhatsApp

She has started walking to school with a friend of hers (about ten mins away) and the phone has a tracker app on it and she has to call or message me or the Mrs when she gets to school

Not allowed Snapchat Insta Facebook or Twitter

Youngest is Year 5 and turns 10 in the summer so he will get the same then

Phone has to stay down in the kitchen on charge at night and we have her password (Mrs might have a quick look once a week or so but obviously there is privacy to be respected)

Technology is here to stay so trying to give them some responsibility is a good thing if they mess it up then it’ll get drawn back

Similarly my lad has a PS5 he’s allowed to live chat while playing but only with friends from school / football team etc but not allowed to add anyone he or we don’t know

It’s a tough call and I think very much depends on the kid as an individual some are more wise than others

Mate if mine won’t let his kids do any of the above and they are the same age. Not sure who is right or wrong but there comes a time when you have to let go a bit I think

Set the ground rules and expectations, if they don’t do as asked it gets revoked

Most kids are pretty sensible but also need a bit of a watch just as a bit of help I think as it is all new and they can get carried away as we all did as kids
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The Commitments
at 14:28 31 Oct 2024

Brilliant film

So many great lines

Saw the live show at the O2 about 10 plus years ago for my Mum in Laws birthday, was great

F**k me I’ve just seen Imelda Quirkes ar$e coming down a ladder
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