please log in to view this image Coventry vs QPR The Championship Saturday 12th November - 3pm The Coventry Building Society Arena please log in to view this image How to get there; Drive: A 99 mile drive up the M1, taking around 1 hour and 52 minute Train : Underground to Euston then mainline to Coventry, then West Midlands train to Nuneaton then a short walk, takes around 2 hours 15 minutes. Or why not live a little and book on here, and see where you end up; https://www.wickersworld.co.uk/locations/staffordshire/ Previous meetings vs Coventry; Games won: 45 Games drawn: 31 Games lost: 48 Ones to remember; 03 Sep 1910 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City W 5-0 Southern League First Division 05 Apr 1913 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City W 4-0 Southern League First Division 28 Apr 1979 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City W 5-1 League Division One 23 Oct 1993 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City W 5-1 Premier League 02 Apr 2021 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City W 3-0 League Championship Ones to forget; 26 Apr 1928 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City L 1-5 Division Three (South) 04 Mar 1933 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers L 7-0 Division Three (South) 01 Feb 1936 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers L 6-1 Division Three (South) 30 Aug 1952 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City L 0-4 Division Three (South) 02 May 1955 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers L 5-1 Division Three (South) 15 Sep 1956 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers L 5-1 Division Three (South) 25 Feb 1969 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers L 5-0 League Division One Players who have played for both; John O’Rourke; 1969–1971 Coventry City 54 (17) 1971–1974 Q.P.R. 34 (12) Gerry Francis; 1968–1979 Queens Park Rangers 295 (53) 1981–1982 Queens Park Rangers 17 (4) 1982–1983 Coventry City 50 (2) John Beck; 1972–1976 Queens Park Rangers 40 (1) 1976–1978 Coventry City 69 (6) Gary Bannister; 1978–1981 Coventry City 22 (3) 1984–1988 Queens Park Rangers 136 (56) 1988–1990 Coventry City 43 (11) Mark Hateley; 1978–1983 Coventry City 93 (25) 1995–1997 Queens Park Rangers 27 (3) Alan Brazil; 1986 Coventry City 15 (2) 1986 Queens Park Rangers 4 (1) Kenny Samson; 1989–1991 Queens Park Rangers 64 (0) 1991–1993 Coventry City 51 (0) Roy Wegerle; 1990–1992 Queens Park Rangers 65 (29) 1993–1995 Coventry City 53 (9) Andy Impey; 1990–1997 Queens Park Rangers 188 (13) 2005–2006 Coventry City 16 (0) Paul Furlong; 1991–1992 Coventry City 37 (4) 2000 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 3 (1) 2002 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 6 (2) 2002–2007 Queens Park Rangers 162 (54) Jake Bidwell; 2016–2019 Queens Park Rangers 122 (2) 2022– Coventry City 34 (0) Todd Kane; 2019–2021 Queens Park Rangers 60 (3) 2021– Coventry City 34 (1) Match Preview; Coventry have 7 wins, 5 draws, 6 losses so far this season. They have scored 19 and conceded 18, with Viktor Gyökeres their top scorer on 7 goals. They've already won three times in November, beating Blackburn then Watford then Wigan. A run which has seen them move to 12th in the division, only 5 points from the playoffs. Their manager, Mark Robbins, has been very impressive since taking over the then League Two side, in 2017. In his first full season in charge he won the League Two playoffs, and the following year finished 8th in League One. In the 2019/20 season, Coventry only lost 3 games, and were promoted back to the Championship as League One champions. In the last two seasons they have finished 16th and then 12th. As for us, time to turn things around after two very disappointing results. The losses against West Brom and Huddersfield have really knocked the wind from our sails, and wrecked any momentum that was being built. We are still in the playoffs thanks to earlier good form, but anything less than a win and surely we'll slip down the table, potentially right down to 11th! Changes are needed, and your guess is as good as mine as to how we'll line up, but most importantly, we need to find that spark again, and get Willock/Chair/Dykes linking up again in the way that worked so effectively only a few games ago. Team News QPR: Luke Amos, Stefan Johansen and Tyler Roberts are all out. Sinclair Armstrong and Leon Balogun could return. Coventry: Gus Hamer should be okay after picking up a knock against Wigan in midweek, while Michael Rose is a doubt. But Fantasy Dabo, Liam Kelly, Matty Golden, Martyn Waghorn are all definitely out. Pre-match Talk Mick Beale (QPR head coach): “Coventry are a huge threat, but it’s the ideal game for us to respond. “This season has been a rollercoaster of emotions for them, they are in good form, but we know that things in this league can change very quickly. It will be a tough game, an open one and I am looking forward to it and will be looking for a reaction from a disappointing couple of games.” As always... ...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!
You'd think so, but never an easy journey home when we lose, even from my lounge to the bedroom. So let's hope it's a win, ok Bwood.
please log in to view this image ...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!! Dave, mate. That picture looks like it has more car spaces than seating. Nice open spaces. The next "Woodstock" could easily be held there.
I'll take your word for that Bwood. I've never been to England so wouldn't know. But then again Woodstock was on a ****ty old dairy farm in upstate New York, about 40 miles from Woodstock itself. So should be on par.
Really?! I'd better get a move on then. Now, where did I put my keys. Did I turn off the gas? Dammit! No passport. Never mind, I'll just have to watch QPR win it from here. C'mon U RRR's
Just kidding Bwood. But not about a QPR win. We keep losing to bottom placed teams. Now that Cov. is playing like a top six team, we should take them by the balls and kick them into their own onion sack. (Fingers crossed)
Agree Highball. By the way we're playing, an own goal or handball is the only way we're going to get a goal. Will take it anyway.
Sydney mate. A little town on the eastern seaboard of Australia. Quite nice and warm here. You should come and visit.
Got hooked when I saw the great Stanley Bowles back in the seventies. Used to watch something called Star Soccer on Sunday mornings at my neighbour's (we didn't have a colour TV back then). Neighbour was, and still is, a scouser supporter. I guess you can't choose your neighbours, but I was hooked by the colours. Like LSD for a kid back then.
Never been there but awful close. Donkey's years ago, long before you were born, was working on my first overseas job as a youngster in Miri, northern Sarawak, then a British colony. Every Saturday, used to listen on my trusty Pye radio to Australian horseracing programmes. Always thought then in those far-off days that Aussie commentators were the best in the world. It was not until the great Peter O'Sullevan came along that the UK had a top-class and knowledgeable commentator, and he was superb, really was. Owned one or two decent racehorses too, e.g. Be Friendly being one of them. Good to talk to you. Although gloomy days for the R's, let's hope this World Cup break can bring a change in fortune for the club. Sure hope so.
Fk me, you've brought back memories. Forgot that Pye made radios/ TVs etc. Even my head of school at uni. was called Mr. Pye. Don't know much about race callers. Not into gambling (I like to keep any money I've earned, so I am able to pay it back to the government with all their taxes, levies, GST and other fancy terms they may come up with to suck the blood from our anaemic bodies). Thanks for your sentiments mate. Good chatting with you too. And likewise, hope we see both our teams in the Prem. next season. FYI, I support QPR, so used to the gloominess.
Just a heads up but SwanHills is an R......... I'm sure he posted something a few weeks back saying that he first saw the R's back in the 50's or 60's, he's one of our oldest posters......
Thanks Trammers. I remember that now. Was wondering why a Swans supporter had strayed onto our board. But then again good old Taff makes regular visits. And just as convivial as our Welsh pal.
