please log in to view this image Preston North End vs QPR Deepdale Stadium Saturday 4th August 2018 3pm Travel; Just under 4 hours and 227 miles by road. 3h31 minutes by tube from Shepherds Bush Market then Virgin Train from Euston. Just over 21hour bike ride. Previous Meetings; Played : 41 Won : 10 Drawn : 16 Lost : 15 Only one previous meeting is really worth mentioning. Same video was posted last year, but still enjoyable to watch. It was a splendid afternoon that I remember well; Match Preview Official; R's head to Deepdale for opener QUEENS PARK RANGERS and Steve McClaren’s first test of the season will be against Preston North End as the R’s head up north to Deepdale. Rangers have enjoyed a good pre-season and picked up some morale-boosting results along the way but Saturday is where the real business starts. Deepdale has not been a happy hunting ground for Rangers in recent years, with our last away victory against the Lilywhites over 38 years ago. Our form away from Loftus Road is something that will have to be improved on this campaign. The R’s won just three away games all season last year and is something the players have alluded to fixing. Preston, who finished just two points off the play-off positions last year, have not changed the key personnel of their squad too much for this season. They lost full-back Gregory Cunningham to Cardiff but have kept all their other regular first-teamers. Alex Neil has brought in five new players including Graham Burke who scored 13 goals from nine games in the League of Ireland this year. They’ve enjoyed a solid pre-season campaign, which has included a draw against Preston and most recently a 3-0 victory over Oldham Athletic. Summers of these two teams can be summarised by looking at the transfer action that has already taken place; For QPR; COMPLETED INS FROM FEE Toni Leistner Union Berlin Free COMPLETED OUTS TO FEE Jay Emmanuel-Thomas Unassigned Players Released Jamie Mackie Oxford United Free Nedum Onuoha Unassigned Players Released James Perch Unassigned Players Released Jack Robinson Nottingham Forest Undisclosed Alex Smithies Cardiff City Undisclosed For PNE; COMPLETED INS FROM FEE Graham Burke Shamrock Rovers Undisclosed Michael Crowe Ipswich Town Free Andrew Hughes Peterborough United Undisclosed Ryan Ledson Oxford United Undisclosed Jordan Storey Exeter City Undisclosed COMPLETED OUTS TO FEE Greg Cunningham Cardiff City Undisclosed Matthew Hudson Bury Undisclosed Tommy Spurr Fleetwood Town Undisclosed John Welsh Grimsby Town Free We have seen a few key players leave Loftus Road, and with a transfer embargo now in place for January after the FFP result, I'm hoping there may still be space for one or two players still to come in before the window shuts, for us until the end of the season. I fear that we could have a long season ahead, and here's hoping that the younger players have come on leaps and bounds and are able to fill the gaps left by more experienced players. With the finances sorted, lets hope this year can now just be about football, and the players giving 100% and Steve Mclaren showing some tactical wisdom that makes us enjoyable to watch. We live in hope. COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPS!!!!
I have us down for a 1 - 1 draw but just not sure who our scorer will be. A draw will ease our way into the season which l’m ok with. However, in saying that, if we win, l’ll be as happy as a pig in sh!t.
Three exceptionally tough games to start with. I doubt we’ll pick up more than a point between them but hope that doesn’t spark panic.
I really don't know how to judge what is a difficult game in this league. What I have noticed, though, is that we have to play everyone twice.
Really can’t see us getting anything up there as it’s one of those places we always seem to lose 1-0, so any result that gets us points will be a bonus. Feel a bit disjointed from it all this year as I didn’t renew my ST due to work commitments.....feels strange
Getting those tingles already Come on U Rs No fear young team Slate clean and no one to moan about Who will the goat be this season ? Washington must be prime Big year for the rat who has to hold this lot together Pink kit FFS
Looking at the away games apart from 2 games in London and 3 along the M4 corridor every other away day is North of Watford. The Championship is becoming dominated by teams from the Midlands and North of England...…. Anyway getting excited, I know, I know, always ends in disappointment, but we have some good young talent that could light this division up this season. C'mon U R's
Whoever is going to Preston today. Have a fab day out and bring the 3 points home. I wish I was there. You R's!
