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Barnsley vs QPR
The Championship
Saturday 12th February - 3pm
Oakwell Stadium
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Drive: 176 miles in approx. 3 hours and 20 minutes
Train: Tube to Kings Cross then LNER train to Leeds. Swap at Doncaster to a Northern trains line to Meadowhall, then swap again for a train to Barnsley, then a 9 minute walk to the ground.
Bike: 194 miles on National Cycle Route 6. 17 hours and 5 minutes.
Previous meetings vs Barnsley;
Games won: 28
Games drawn: 12
Games lost: 19
Ones to remember;
19 Mar 1962 Queens Park Rangers v Barnsley W 3-0 League Division Three
19 Feb 1983 Queens Park Rangers v Barnsley W 3-0 League Division Two
30 Sep 2003 Queens Park Rangers v Barnsley W 4-0 League Division 2
07 Aug 2010 Queens Park Rangers v Barnsley W 4-0 League Championship
Ones to forget;
22 Jan 1949 Barnsley v Queens Park Rangers L 4-0 League Division Two
17 Sep 1949 Barnsley v Queens Park Rangers L 3-1 League Division Two
21 Jan 1950 Queens Park Rangers v Barnsley L 0-5 League Division Two
04 Nov 1950 Barnsley v Queens Park Rangers L 7-0 League Division Two
Players who have played for both;
Mike Sheron;
1997–1999 Queens Park Rangers 63 (19)
1999–2003 Barnsley 152 (33)
Chris Barker - RIP;
1999–2002 Barnsley 113 (3)
2007–2008 Queens Park Rangers 25 (0)
Kevin Gallen;
1994–2000 Queens Park Rangers 172 (36)
2001 Barnsley 9 (2)
2001–2007 Queens Park Rangers 197 (54)
Leon Knight;
2001 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 11 (0)
2006–2007 → Barnsley (loan) 9 (0)
Daniel Nardiello;
2004→ Barnsley (loan) 16 (7)
2004–2005→ Barnsley (loan) 28 (7)
2005–2007 Barnsley 67 (16)
2007–2008 Queens Park Rangers 8(0)
2008→ Barnsley (loan) 11 (1)
Cole Kpekawa;
2014–2016 Queens Park Rangers 6 (0)
2016–2017 Barnsley 7 (0)
Josh Scowen;
2015–2017 Barnsley 96 (10)
2017–2020 Queens Park Rangers 95 (3)
Match preview;
I felt frustrated watching last night, but as others have commented on the Matchday thread, we got a point against a good side. This weekend we visit a Barnsley side who sit bottom of the table, and by some distance. They've only twice in their twenty-nine games so far, scoring 18 goals whilst conceding 45. Their top scorer is Carlton Morris, with 5 goals, and to put that in perspective, Gray, Chair, Willock, Austin and Dykes all have 5 goals or more so far this season. They have lost 8 of the previous 10 league games, the other 2 being draws, but did make it through in the FA cup, beating League Two Barrow 5-4. Their last league win was a 2-1 defeat of Derby on November 3rd 2021.
After our point against Boro, we now sit 4th. Solidly in the playoffs, and withing touching distance of 2nd. This season is, so far, surpassing my expectations and as is reflected by the general mood on the board (politics thread aside) there is a positive feeling surrounding QPR at the moment. In that context, I think Saturday will be a different type of test. This is exactly the sort of game that I remember going into time and time again in years gone by, expecting to win, and ending up with a point, or worse. I'm hoping that the players will go in with a killer instinct, and go all out from kick off.
Team News:
QPR: Jordan Archer will miss out for the R’s, whilst Sam McCallum is edging closer to a return, with Seny Dieng back in the squad.
Barnsley: Jasper Moon, Matty Wolfe, Clarke Oduor, Victor Adeboyejo and Cauley Woodrow remain out.
Pre-match talk:
Mark Warburton (QPR Manager): “They are in a tough position and fighting for their lives, we have to ensure that we prepare well, get our shape right, our set-pieces right, if you don’t prepare well and have the right attitude then you will get hurt.
“Tomorrow will be a very tough, intimidating fixture against a team who are scrapping for their lives."
Poya Asbaghi (Barnsley Manager): “They’re a good footballing team. So it’s a little different for us. Because we’ve been playing against a lot of direct sides recently.
“A different approach in front of us, but it should be a good football game and we are very confident that we can get a good result.”
Enjoy those who are making the journey, and as always...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!
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