The Official Queens Park Rangers FC Thread

[smashedagain]

Dawson could be a very good buy?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19334852

Good lad, good character, decent defender...it is said AVB thinks he is too slow to play a high line..but for QPR..an upgrade, yes?

I can't believe they're selling him, great buy if it's true.

I was swimming with his brother Andy and our kids last week and he thought his brother would be on the move soon. Both cracking lads and great professionals.

[tikay]

Dawson could be a very good buy?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19334852

Good lad, good character, decent defender...it is said AVB thinks he is too slow to play a high line..but for QPR..an upgrade, yes?

I can't believe they're selling him, great buy if it's true.

I read somewhere (maybe untrue, or a misread) that only last week, AVB appointed him as "Club Captain".

If - IF - that is true, it would rather suggest that AVB was unaware of any such likelihood, & that in itself would beg plenty of questions.

Vested Interest Confession. I said a while back that AVB was an outside contendor for first Managerial casualty of the season. So I'm just trying to convince myself.

[sweet potata!]

Change the thread title to 'Quarter Pound of Rubbish a sad sad story' imo.

[AndrewT]

Others doing the rounds.

Quite Probably Relegated
Quite Poor Really
Quality Players Required

[The Camel]

The simple fact is I no longer care much whether QPR win or lose.

I'd prefer them to win, but it no longer causes me more than a shrug of my shoulders when they lose.

Enjoyed life in the Championship (and League 1 too) anyway.

Could go to any game I pleased without booking weeks in advance.

Watched players who actually gave a damn if the team won or lost.

Honestly had hope that the season would end in success (success is not coming 17th and avoiding relegation purely because there were 3 teams more inept than QPR)

As long I was certain QPR would still be around if they did get relegated and not be in Portsmouth sized financial hole, I'm not that bothered if they stay up or go down.

Gallen, Ainsworth, Shittu, Bircham >>>>>>>> Zamora, Cisse, Ferdinand (Anton, not Les obv), Cesar

[Karabiner]

The simple fact is I no longer care much whether QPR win or lose.

I'd prefer them to win, but it no longer causes me more than a shrug of my shoulders when they lose.

Enjoyed life in the Championship (and League 1 too) anyway.

Could go to any game I pleased without booking weeks in advance.

Watched players who actually gave a damn if the team won or lost.

Honestly had hope that the season would end in success (success is not coming 17th and avoiding relegation purely because there were 3 teams more inept than QPR)

As long I was certain QPR would still be around if they did get relegated and not be in Portsmouth sized financial hole, I'm not that bothered if they stay up or go down.

Gallen, Ainsworth, Shittu, Bircham >>>>>>>> Zamora, Cisse, Ferdinand (Anton, not Les obv), Cesar

It sounds as though you are about ready to come out as a 5pur2 fan.

[sovietsong]

Mark Hughes sacked

[smashedagain]

Next manager?

[AndrewT]

Next manager?

Redknapp, sadly.

[TightEnd]

Given the history between Redknapp and Taarabt (when he sold him, Harry referred to him as a "fruitcake") how do you see that one being resolved?

start afresh?

my understanding is that Taarabt is at the heart of the few positives about QPR so far this season


what can be done in January to change the shape of the squad?

[The Camel]

Next manager?

Redknapp, sadly.

Sadly indeed.

If you had asked me 4 years ago which 2 managers would you hope would never manage QPR my answer would have been - Neil Warnock and Harry Redknapp.

Sigh.

[MANTIS01]

Given the history between Redknapp and Taarabt (when he sold him, Harry referred to him as a "fruitcake") how do you see that one being resolved?

start afresh?

my understanding is that Taarabt is at the heart of the few positives about QPR so far this season


what can be done in January to change the shape of the squad?

I would imagine Harry's approach will be to tell him to get with the programme or piss off as any good manager should. Taarabt almost went last year. Single players aren't very important in the grand scheme of things. Having said that Chelsea have employed Rafa solely to stop Nando flouncing about the place so who knows.

[TightEnd]

It's a strange old world where the West London club run most sensibly is that chaired by Al Fayed.....

[sovietsong]

It's a strange old world where the West London club run most sensibly is that chaired by Al Fayed.....

haha. 

[Sheriff Fatman]

Next manager?

Redknapp, sadly.

Sadly indeed.

If you had asked me 4 years ago which 2 managers would you hope would never manage QPR my answer would have been - Neil Warnock and Harry Redknapp.

Sigh.

Yes, but Warnock did a great job there.  Surely you can't complain about that.

I went through similar a few years ago when we appointed Dave Bassett after the ill-fated John Hendrie experiment.  Hated the appointment, loved the trip to the 2000 Play-Off Final that came from it!