Got into Liverpool Street at 8am and started looking at tubes then thought 'fck it, its only six miles' so I started walking 
Match Day Thread Queens Park Rangers FC v Sunderland AFC – Saturday 16th August 2023 - KO 15:00
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A draw today would be alright but 3 points would really get momentum going. It feels like we have had the tendency to slip a bit after a really positive result like Southampton. It’s going to be a litmus test for the progress of players like Hume, Neil, Ekwah, Cirkin and Ba - we know you are good but are you experienced enough yet to all produce another high level performance?
Two enforced changes today apparently, hamstring injuries. One being Dack
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/s...=a73edde4dcb3d8fcf40d517c2718393e&date=160923
By Scott Wilson
TONY MOWBRAY has the utmost respect for Gareth Ainsworth – although he won’t be trying to copy the QPR manager’s dress sense when the pair lock horns at Loftus Road this afternoon.
“I’ve always liked him,” said Mowbray. “He’s just a bit unusual for a football manager because we don’t really see many with a leather jacket on and a shirt down below the waist.
“I don’t think I could get away with it, although you’ve got to respect and love that. Luke (O’Nien) played for him, and he can’t speak highly enough of him.”
While Ainsworth has spent most of managerial career in the lower leagues with Wycombe, he has crossed paths with Mowbray on a number of occasions, not least because of their shared links with Blackburn Rovers.
“He’s a Blackburn lad,” said the Sunderland boss. “He started at Blackburn as a kid, so we used to talk about that every now and then. He probably could have got the Blackburn job, and I’m sure it would have been a job he would have loved as well, but I’m pleased he got the chance at QPR.
“He’s just a good, honest guy, really. He’s a normal bloke who talks sense. He doesn’t talk in riddles, he says what he sees.”
Ainsworth’s QPR side were tipped to struggle this season, but they head into today’s game sitting in 17th position in the table after picking up six points from their opening five games.
“They won 2-0 at Middlesbrough in their last game, which was a great result for them, so we have to be mindful of the threats that they carry,” said Mowbray. “People talk about Ilias Chair, who is a wonderful talent, but they’ve also got Andre Dozzell, and it’s going to be hard for any team this season to score a better goal than the one he got at Middlesbrough.
“They’ve got threats, they’re playing at home and will have a raucous crowd, so we’ve got to go there and try to impose ourselves on the football match. But we’ll be very respectful of how hard they’re going to work and how organised they are.”
By Scott Wilson
TONY MOWBRAY has the utmost respect for Gareth Ainsworth – although he won’t be trying to copy the QPR manager’s dress sense when the pair lock horns at Loftus Road this afternoon.
“I’ve always liked him,” said Mowbray. “He’s just a bit unusual for a football manager because we don’t really see many with a leather jacket on and a shirt down below the waist.
“I don’t think I could get away with it, although you’ve got to respect and love that. Luke (O’Nien) played for him, and he can’t speak highly enough of him.”
While Ainsworth has spent most of managerial career in the lower leagues with Wycombe, he has crossed paths with Mowbray on a number of occasions, not least because of their shared links with Blackburn Rovers.
“He’s a Blackburn lad,” said the Sunderland boss. “He started at Blackburn as a kid, so we used to talk about that every now and then. He probably could have got the Blackburn job, and I’m sure it would have been a job he would have loved as well, but I’m pleased he got the chance at QPR.
“He’s just a good, honest guy, really. He’s a normal bloke who talks sense. He doesn’t talk in riddles, he says what he sees.”
Ainsworth’s QPR side were tipped to struggle this season, but they head into today’s game sitting in 17th position in the table after picking up six points from their opening five games.
“They won 2-0 at Middlesbrough in their last game, which was a great result for them, so we have to be mindful of the threats that they carry,” said Mowbray. “People talk about Ilias Chair, who is a wonderful talent, but they’ve also got Andre Dozzell, and it’s going to be hard for any team this season to score a better goal than the one he got at Middlesbrough.
“They’ve got threats, they’re playing at home and will have a raucous crowd, so we’ve got to go there and try to impose ourselves on the football match. But we’ll be very respectful of how hard they’re going to work and how organised they are.”
Good article that one, still miss he Salut Sunderland site and Sixers match reports in particular which were always a joy to read.
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At the train station now
4 Sunderland fans
3 West Ham
0 QPR
4 Sunderland fans
3 West Ham
0 QPR
Lets hope its not neil ekwah or ballard - they are the undropable players for me. If its dack then thats not a bad thing as we have good cover there
Patterson would be a big miss also, we dont know anything about the new lad
Ballard and O/9 are irreplaceable atm, unless we moved to a back 3 .,
Ekwah was another name mentioned, hopefully its not true .
Their right winger is the danger man, so massive game for him
Only we could get two injuries without playing a game
Yep,we've discussed it before on here. Far too many injuries in training! If Denis and Bradley are out today,it can only be injuries in training,something we need to address with the fitness people....it's happening far too often! It was a theme last season too iirc.
I am the Dave in that article.Good article that one, still miss he Salut Sunderland site and Sixers match reports in particular which were always a joy to read.
Could just be Mowbray playing games I suppose.
Just walking past Holland Park, very hot day to be walking
