please log in to view this image Blackpool vs QPR The Championship Saturday 6th November at 17:30 Bloomfield Road please log in to view this image How to get there; Drive with a jet ski on a trailer on the back: 4 hours and 24 minutes up the M40 then M6 Train : 3 hours 53 minutes via the tube to Euston then West Coast train to Preston, then local service to Blackpool North...10 minute walk then the 68 bus to the ground. Bike : 22 hours and 6 minutes, 250 miles via A6. Previous history vs Blackpool; Games won: 14 Games drawn: 10 Games lost: 4 Ones to remember; 26 Aug 1969 Queens Park Rangers v Blackpool W 6-1 League Division Two 24 Mar 1973 Queens Park Rangers v Blackpool W 4-0 League Division Two 26 Jan 1982 Queens Park Rangers v Blackpool W 5-1 FA Cup 09 Aug 2003 Queens Park Rangers v Blackpool W 5-0 League Division 2 Ones to forget; 28 Oct 1972 Blackpool v Queens Park Rangers L 2-0 League Division Two 25 Sep 2018 Blackpool v Queens Park Rangers L 2-0 League Cup Players who have played for both; Trevor Sinclair; 1989–1993 Blackpool 112 (15) 1993–1998 Queens Park Rangers 167 (16) Clarke Carlisle; 1997–2000 Blackpool 93 (7) 2000–2004 Queens Park Rangers 96 (6) Ian Evatt; 2005–2007 Queens Park Rangers 27 (0) 2006–2007 → Blackpool (loan) 26 (0) 2007–2013 Blackpool 204 (9) Kaspars Gorkss; 2006–2008 Blackpool 50 (6) 2008–2011 Queens Park Rangers 114 (6) DJ Campbell; 2009 → Blackpool (loan) 20 (9) 2009–2010 → Derby County (loan) 8 (3) 2010 → Blackpool (loan) 15 (8) 2010–2011 Blackpool 31 (13) 2011–2013 Queens Park Rangers 11 (1) Bradley Orr; 2010–2012 Queens Park Rangers 39 (1) 2013–2014 → Blackpool (loan) 4 (0) Alex Baptiste; 2008–2012 Blackpool 170 (8) 2017–2019 Queens Park Rangers 30 (0) Ishmael Miller; 2011 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 12 (1) 2014–2015 Blackpool 22 (2) Bright Osayi-Samuel 2015–2017 Blackpool 64 (4) 2017–2021 Queens Park Rangers 103 (11) Managed both; Ian Holloway; 2001–2006 Queens Park Rangers 2009–2012 Blackpool 2016–2018 Queens Park Rangers Match Preview; Blackpool have won 3 and lost 2 of their last five...with their latest result being a 0-1 loss to Stoke City. They sit 10th, so 5 places but only 1 point behind us. Their top scorer is Shayne Lavery, with 7 goals...but they have only scored 18 so far this season, which is the second lowest in the top half of the table (only Milwall (16) have scored less). They have conceded 19, so 4 less than us...mainly due to their defensive acquisition in the last transfer window, a certain Richard Keogh. If you are there, don't miss the chance for a a cry or two of 'Oh Bobby Zamora!!!'. Poor bloke. It was seven years ago, and he's probably moved on from his error. Good job I haven't. As for us, after a good win away at Cardiff, we sit 5, top of a group of three teams all on 27 points. Chair and Dykes lead the way for us, with 6 goals each, but it was very encouraging to see Gray get the winner, with a nice finish, against Cardiff, but he then left the field with an injury. I know it is still early days, but another win will help us cement our place in the top six, and it'll be great to go into the busy Christmas period with some good form behind us. Team News QPR: Lee Wallace, Sam McCallum and Charlie Owens will all miss out for the R’s. Blackpool: Grant Ward, Chris Maxwell and Shayne Lavery may all miss out. Pre-match Talk Mark Warburton (QPR manager): “Blackpool have togetherness, unity and a tremendous work ethic. They press hard and are very good at what they do. There is no doubt that this will be a very tough challenge – even though it’s one we’re looking forward to." Neil Critchley (Blackpool manager): “That’s the Championship, it’s another tough game. These are the challenges we want. “They’ve had a good win in midweek against Cardiff. They play in a similar way to Stoke and they’ve got good players too." ...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!
Managed both: Ian Holloway. Fancy us to do well here, however weak the team looks. Stick of rock and a fish supper, get in. Cheers Dave.
Yeah, he has...that is why I said, '...get the winner', and not, 'get off the mark'...only an idiot would have written 'get off the mark.'
Don’t be. Been trying to forget him since he came on against Arsenal away under Warnock and was clearly physically and especially mentally two yards off PL minimum requirements.
Bloody hell Dave you'd have to be some fit person to maintain in excess of 11 miles an hour for 22 hours on a bike to do the cycle journey.......
"One of our own" Richard Keogh got injured last night, so our double agent may not be playing on Saturday
I know there's not that many Irish R's on here these days but if anyone happens to find themselves in Waterford this weekend there is a meet up taking place in The Mansion House bar for this game......... Here's a link to their facebook page where if you scroll down you'll see a photo of some of the lads who were in there for the Forest game...... https://www.facebook.com/TheMansionHouseWaterford/
