Match Day Thread West Brom vs QPR

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West Bromwich Albion vs Queens Park Rangers
The Championship
Friday 24th September 2021 - 8pm
The Hawthorns

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How to get there;
Drive : 2 hour 15 minutes and 125 miles up the M40
Train : 2 hours 33 minutes by tube to Euston then mainline up to Birmingham New Street, then a local train to The Hawthorns.
Canal boat: 74 hours with no break so you better get going.

Previous meetings;
Games won: 16
Games drawn: 11
Games lost: 21

Ones to remember;
04 Mar 1967 Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion W 3-2 League Cup
03 Apr 1982 Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion W 1-0 FA Cup
25 Aug 1984 Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion W 3-1 League Division One
04 Apr 2015 West Bromwich Albion v Queens Park Rangers W 1-4 Premier League

Ones to forget;
26 Dec 1968 Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion L 0-4 League Division One
28 Dec 1996 West Bromwich Albion v Queens Park Rangers L 4-1 League Division 1
30 Sep 2007 West Bromwich Albion v Queens Park Rangers L 5-1 League Championship
18 Aug 2018 West Bromwich Albion v Queens Park Rangers L 7-1 League Championship

Players who have played for both;
Clive Clark;
1958–1960 Queens Park Rangers 58 (7)
1960–1969 West Bromwich Albion 301 (80)
1969–1970 Queens Park Rangers 8 (1)

Ishmael Miller;
2007–2008 → West Bromwich Albion (loan) 21 (7)
2008–2011 West Bromwich Albion 49 (7)
2011 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 12 (1)

Charlie Austin;
2013–2016 Queens Park Rangers 82 (45)
2019–2021 West Bromwich Albion 39 (10)
2021 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 21 (8)
2021– Queens Park Rangers 7 (3)

Matt Phillips;
2013–2016 Queens Park Rangers 90 (14)
2016– West Bromwich Albion 163 (21)

Darnell Furlong;
2014–2019 Queens Park Rangers 64 (1)
2019– West Bromwich Albion 59 (3)

Jordan Hugill;
2019–2020 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 39 (13)
2021– → West Bromwich Albion (loan) 1 (0)

Match Preview;
Having won their opening four games, West Brom are now on a run of draws, having drawn their last three in the league. This run leaves them third in the table, two points behind the top team, Bournemouth. Their top scorer is Callum Robinson with 3 goals, and then they have three players with two goals, one of whom is ex-Ranger Matt Phillips. Their manager, Valérien Ismaël, managed in Europe, before moving to England to manage Barnsley, and then taking over at The Hawthorns in June. He's surely been given the aim of a quick return to the Premiership.

As for us, a good win in the cup will surely have lifted the spirits, and given we are playing before everyone else, it'll be good to get the win and move into the playoffs, even if it is only for a day. Still no team news on the official, so others can add what they know, and I'll add it if it goes up before this evening.

To those who are going, enjoy, and as always...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!

 

I quite like to remember the FA Cup Semi final at Highbury 1982 QPR1 WBA 0 as well.

Cheers Dave.

 

I think Charlie's goals and game last night need adding to his stats for this season Dave.

 

What’s our Friday night record?

Lost 20 from the last 21 is it?

 

I don’t care as long as we win the cup

 

What a day!

 

Old bastard

 

Yep. I was in the North Bank when that winner went in. Fantastic.

My youngest is going on Friday. His mate is a season ticket holder at WBA and got him a ticket next to him.
Apparently going to wear his Rangers top under his jumper.

 

Remember that match very well. It was an enjoyable experience.

Was also in the North Bank with the fellow R’s!

 

I remember that match too. Was the first time as a kid, I got beer thrown all over me, had some explaining to do when I got home. Some true greats in that '82 team

 

Remember some Albions thugs swinging a punch at me as I walked to Highbury & Islington BR station. I was not wearing any colours but I guess that I was smiling.
Luckily they missed!

 

I lived and worked in a small town in northern Nova Scotia when that goal went in. I didn't have my short wave radio at that time and there were no Sunday newspapers being published in Nova Scotia so I had to wait for the Monday paper to get the result. I left for the store before breakfast and opened the sports pages to read about that match in the parking lot before going home for breakfast.

Two days later and now I feel aggrieved if the BBC site or Not606 doesn't give me updates within 2 minutes of the event

 

Was at the back of the north ban, great day & night, they was so ****ed off with result Lol

 

I feel aggrieved if I can’t watch it live on a stream and on have the match commentary! How the times have changed!

 

unfortunately I copped a sly dig from behind after the game. I went on the coach from the Springbok and we parked right in the middle of all the WBA coaches

 

Fearing the worst tonight.

Hope springs eternal mind.

 

On Sky tonight. I think it's going to be a fascinating match

 

Anyone know our 'live on sky on Friday nights' record?

Fearing the worst here also.....

 

Fantastic record & won’t lose