Match Day Thread QPR vs Sunderland

[Star of David Bardsley]

Someone had to help Amos in midfield, Willock should have been too.

I assume Willock was instructed to play higher and can only assume Kakay was told to leave 40 yards of space to plonk the ball into throughout.

To be fair to Sunderland, they coped with Chair far better than most Champ sides have and Adomah had minimal impact when he came on when we’ve grown accustomed to him terrorising Champ full-backs in his cameos.

 

[daverangers]

Someone over on Loft For Words is VERY angry....

I would urge all of us not to take this lying down. The following mail has gone in from me tonight to the Club/Lee Hoos, and the EFL. I feel there needs to be an official protest from the top of the Club, and fans like me need to see it.

[email protected]
[email protected]

Dear Mr Hoos and the EFL,

As an aggrieved QPR supporter and active contributor to the QPR messageboard Loft for Words, which has been unified in its livid disgust this evening, I am writing to you now in conjunction with the above incident this evening. This is the first time I have felt driven to do so in 45 years of following the club re a footballing matter, but it cannot be allowed to pass.

As the QPR manager Mark Warburton made clear in his post-match interview, the decision not to award a legitimate goal to QPR, scored by Charlie Austin, was scandalously wrong in a scenario that was not even remotely close, contributing directly to the club's exit from the competition this evening and ultimately making a mockery of the spectacle. It is likely this goal would have won the game, as it was scored a few minutes before the end of the 90 minutes. Given the magnitude of the error and attached photographic evidence that clearly shows Austin very comfortably onside when the ball was played, the decision to disallow the goal can therefore only be explained by a conspiracy of craven incompetence or else corruption.

It has also been pointed out that, to add insult to injury, a flagrant handball by a Sunderland defender in the build-up to the goal occurred, which could and should also have led to a penalty and a red card, so the laws of the game were also not applied twice over for reasons best known to the incompetent officials.

Please review the attached evidence carefully. I wish to know (i) what action will be taken against the referee Keith Stroud and his offending linesmen Paul Hodskinson and Mark Dwyer, as well as the 4th official John Busby, who, despite having a monitor, apparently also enforced this miscarriage of justice, for effectively bringing the game into disrepute; (ii) what reparation will be made to QPR FC for the loss of gate receipts, sponsorship and associated benefits attached to their failure to progress, and (iii) where and when an official apology will be issued for this injustice that is visible to fans.

Finally, I think it would be very wise that Mr Stroud and his officials are not allocated any game at QPR FC for the foreseeable future, as I think it would be difficult for the Club to guarantee their safety were this to happen.

I look forward to your replies.

Yours sincerely,

I get the sentiment behind this, but they lost me when they essentially threatened violence. Also, do the people concerned really read this kind of correspondence. I doubt it.

 

[sb_73]

Attendance 15,372. Not sure where you would put the others to get to the alleged capacity of 18,400, there was no room to breathe at the top of the Loft. Couldn’t see any gaps in Ellerslie Road and SA Road looked full too.

Atmosphere was great, especially early on.

 

[QPR Oslo]

I assume Willock was instructed to play higher and can only assume Kakay was told to leave 40 yards of space to plonk the ball into throughout.

To be fair to Sunderland, they coped with Chair far better than most Champ sides have and Adomah had minimal impact when he came on when we’ve grown accustomed to him terrorising Champ full-backs in his cameos.

I dont think paying 1 man in midfield works whoever it is within our Squad anyway. Amos just back from a very long injury certainly wasn't up to that. I hoped guessed he'd get support from Chair and Willock but there was only some from Chair, nothing much, anywhere, from Willock. Bad stream though so maybe that's all bollocks.

 

[Star of David Bardsley]

I dont think paying 1 man in midfield works whoever it is within our Squad anyway. Amos just back from a very long injury certainly wasn't up to that. I hoped guessed he'd get support from Chair and Willock but there was only some from Chair, nothing much, anywhere, from Willock. Bad stream though so maybe that's all bollocks.

Agree. It’s fine when teams sit back and hope for the best but when teams have a go at us we’re incredibly easy to play through.

Give the lack of options at wing-back, I’d like to see something like…

Dieng
Kakay Dickie Barbet McCallum
Amos Johansen
Adomah Chair Willock
Dykes

Feel free to select Odubajo/literally anyone with legs at right-back instead. It won’t make a huge difference.

 

[Stroller]

I dont think paying 1 man in midfield works whoever it is within our Squad anyway. Amos just back from a very long injury certainly wasn't up to that. I hoped guessed he'd get support from Chair and Willock but there was only some from Chair, nothing much, anywhere, from Willock. Bad stream though so maybe that's all bollocks.

I thought Amos had possibly his best game for us last night. He tired in the second half, but that was understandable as he was a lone midfielder. Willock was awful.

 

[QPR Oslo]

Agree. It’s fine when teams sit back and hope for the best but when teams have a go at us we’re incredibly easy to play through.

Give the lack of options at wing-back, I’d like to see something like…

Dieng
Kakay Dickie Barbet McCallum
Amos Johansen
Adomah Chair Willock
Dykes

Feel free to select Odubajo/literally anyone with legs at right-back instead. It won’t make a huge difference.

I hope to see when Field and Wallace are match fit, something like;

Dieng
Dickie De Vijs Barbet
Adomah Field Chair Johansen Wallace
Willock Dykes

With Field holding, Johansen central playmaker and Chair the most advanced of the midfield 3.

Until then we have plenty back up except for Field's position which I think has been and is our main problem.

 

[rangercol]

I hope to see when Field and Wallace are match fit, something like;

Dieng
Dickie De Vijs Barbet
Adomah Field Chair Johansen Wallace
Willock Dykes

With Field holding, Johansen central playmaker and Chair the most advanced of the midfield 3.

Until then we have plenty back up except for Field's position which I think has been and is our main problem.

I'd prefer:

----------------Dieng-------------
---Dickie--De Vijs--Barbet
-------Field---Johansen-----
Albert-----------------Wallace
----------Chair---Willock------
-----------------Dykes------------

Although, we'll always have dead slow centre backs and an open central midfield, I think this suits the players we have best.

 

[Star of David Bardsley]

I hope to see when Field and Wallace are match fit, something like;

Dieng
Dickie De Vijs Barbet
Adomah Field Chair Johansen Wallace
Willock Dykes

With Field holding, Johansen central playmaker and Chair the most advanced of the midfield 3.

Until then we have plenty back up except for Field's position which I think has been and is our main problem.

Field is just a figment of our imaginations.

 

[Stan Dupp]

Letter to Loos/FA etc. Are we going to sue Austin, Barbet and Chair, also for their appalling pens?

 

[monty987]

don't drop into league one, you have that one ref mistake we are getting them every week against us, a punch in a face missed, last Saturday a headbutt and ball to hand penalty also missed, we got a decision for once in our favour ! hope you go up this season and us, SAFC, we want any team at home now maybe Arsenal reserves !

 

[Trammers]

don't drop into league one, you have that one ref mistake we are getting them every week against us, a punch in a face missed, last Saturday a headbutt and ball to hand penalty also missed, we got a decision for once in our favour ! hope you go up this season and us, SAFC, we want any team at home now maybe Arsenal reserves !

The difference being that ref's in Leagues 1 & 2 are part timers, still no excuse for not knowing the laws of the game....... those last night are supposedly full time professional officials........

 

[Stan Dupp]

Not wishing to sound too philosophical ,but we all make mistakes, as A B & C's penalties will testify.
Sunderland deserved what they got as did we. Belly aching about an offside/onside decision to beat a team in Lge 1 is embarrassing, to say the least.
6 weeks ago, we would have one 3-0 but not now, since we have gone off the boil.

 

[Uber_Hoop]

Re. Austin's deteriorating pace (not that he was lightning to start with)...

If we can all now see it, presumably so can Warburton? So, what's he doing about it? Does Chaz need to shed a few pounds? Does the club have a decent nutritionist/dietician on the case? Was there a second shooter on the grassy knoll? Is Austin undergoing specific conditioning coaching to try and squeeze an extra few inches of pace? Has all of this been done already and is the Austin we have now as good as it gets? What really happened at Roswell?

 

[Stan Dupp]

Re. Austin's deteriorating pace (not that he was lightning to start with)...

If we can all now see it, presumably so can Warburton? So, what's he doing about it? Does Chaz need to shed a few pounds? Does the club have a decent nutritionist/dietician on the case? Was there a second shooter on the grassy knoll? Is Austin undergoing specific conditioning coaching to try and squeeze an extra few inches of pace? Has all of this been done already and is the Austin we have now as good as it gets? What really happened at Roswell?

 

[Stan Dupp]

I said it elsewhere,but Charlie looks like a league one player all of a sudden. So slow, it's painful. He looks like he's limping,the minute he comes on.
Admittedly, we don't play to his strengths but, by law of averages, i expect him to fluke in the odd goal here or there.

 

[QPR Oslo]

Field is just a figment of our imaginations.

Nah, he played for the U23's yesterday at Bristol City. Won 2-0, Thomas scored both.

 

[rangercol]

I said it elsewhere,but Charlie looks like a league one player all of a sudden. So slow, it's painful. He looks like he's limping,the minute he comes on.
Admittedly, we don't play to his strengths but, by law of averages, i expect him to fluke in the odd goal here or there.

Completely agree. Can't quite work out how he has apparently gone downhill physically so quickly.

Although, of course, he did come on and score last night!

 

[QPR Oslo]

Not wishing to sound too philosophical ,but we all make mistakes, as A B & C's penalties will testify.
Sunderland deserved what they got as did we. Belly aching about an offside/onside decision to beat a team in Lge 1 is embarrassing, to say the least.
6 weeks ago, we would have one 3-0 but not now, since we have gone off the boil.

Difference is that 3 or 4 Officials miss-managed that mistake on their monitors in collusion. Between them they ought to have seen that was many feet away from being offside. So onside it's hard to see it could be a mistake but suspiciously like a decision that could have been made to fill their pockets.

 

[QPR Oslo]

Re. Austin's deteriorating pace (not that he was lightning to start with)...

If we can all now see it, presumably so can Warburton? So, what's he doing about it? Does Chaz need to shed a few pounds? Does the club have a decent nutritionist/dietician on the case? Was there a second shooter on the grassy knoll? Is Austin undergoing specific conditioning coaching to try and squeeze an extra few inches of pace? Has all of this been done already and is the Austin we have now as good as it gets? What really happened at Roswell?

What, what, what? He scored yesterday, volleyed a Kakay cross inches over, and his pen though limp was at least on target.