please log in to view this image Huddersfield Town vs QPR The Championship Saturday 21st October - 15:00 The John Smith's Stadium please log in to view this image How to get there;Drive : 4 hours and 20 minutes up the A1 and A1(M) Train : 3 hours 41 minutes on the tube to Kings Cross, mainline to York, then Transpennine Express to Huddersfield, then a 15 minute walk. Flight : 1 hour to Manchester Airport then 1 hour 20 minutes by train. Cycle : 18 hours and 8 minutes, 203 miles, up National Cycle Route 6 Previous meeting vs Huddersfield Town; Games won: 14 Games drawn: 11 Games lost: 16 Ones to remember; 20 Apr 1968 Queens Park Rangers v Huddersfield Town W 3-0 League Division Two 17 Sep 2002 Queens Park Rangers v Huddersfield Town W 3-0 League Division 2 04 Mar 2003 Huddersfield Town v Queens Park Rangers W 0-3 League Division 2 Ones to forget; 23 Jan 1932 Huddersfield Town v Queens Park Rangers L 5-0 FA Cup 15 Jan 1949 Huddersfield Town v Queens Park Rangers L 5-0 FA Cup 08 Feb 2020 Huddersfield Town v Queens Park Rangers L 2-0 League Championship 05 Dec 2020 Huddersfield Town v Queens Park Rangers L 2-0 League Championship 08 Nov 2022 Queens Park Rangers v Huddersfield Town L 1-2 League Championship Players who have played for both; Dave Mangall; 1929–1934 Huddersfield Town 79 (61) 1939–1944 Queens Park Rangers 3 (3) Kevin Gallen; 1994–2000 Queens Park Rangers 172 (36) 2000–2001 Huddersfield Town 38 (10) 2001–2007 Queens Park Rangers 197 (54) Fraser Digby; 2001 Huddersfield Town 0 (0) 2001–2003 Queens Park Rangers 20 (0) Alex Smithies; 2007–2015 Huddersfield Town 247 (0) 2015–2018 Queens Park Rangers 107 (0) Joel Lynch; 2012–2016 Huddersfield Town 122 (8) 2016–2019 Queens Park Rangers 90 (7) Nahki Wells; 2014 → Huddersfield Town (loan) 1 (1) 2014–2017 Huddersfield Town 143 (44) 2018–2019 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 40 (7) 2019–2020 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 26 (13) Chris Willock; 2020 → Huddersfield Town (loan) 14 (2) 2020– Queens Park Rangers 102 (16) Match Preview; So, firstly, in case anyone is worried about my levels of comfort, I am writing this topless, in an office, whilst one of my team massages my back. Just thought I'd get that off my chest, might even post a picture of it on Twitter. That should be fine, right? Onto the football, and this Saturday we head to Huddersfield Town, who sit 3 places and 3 points above us, so 19th with 11 points. They haven't won (when you score more goals than the opposition, in case anyone needs reminding), since September Saturday 16th September. Since then they have drawn 4 and lost 1. Their top scorer is Michal Helik, with 3 goals. As for us, we've lost four and drawn two since our last win, on September 2nd. Lots of debate on here over Ainsworth, and I'm more generous to him than others, but another defeat, and I will begin to lose faith. We are heading up north, which often doesn't end well for us, but against a team only two places above us we should be looking to go and have a go, and try to at least get a point. We've heard a lot about the desire for good football from Ainsworth, but in reality it has been awful, and a lot of lumping the ball forward for Armstrong to chase. We need to at least see a marked improvement in the football, or it will be, for me, time for a change. Ainsworth; “We’ve been working really hard over the break and I’m expecting a reaction against Huddersfield,” Ainsworth told www.qpr.co.uk. “We need to drastically improve after Blackburn. We had a couple of key players missing but there was a real lack of intensity across the field which can’t happen again.” Defeat a fortnight ago leaves the R’s third-bottom, having amassed eight points from the opening 11 games. Ainsworth is desperate to climb the table, with five fixtures on the calendar between now and the next international break in mid-November. “It’s the time of season where the league starts taking shape and we’ve got to make sure we’re really strong in the games coming up,” he said. “The relegation zone doesn’t look nice and we want to get out as soon as we can. “We all knew it was going to be a tough season and we’ll battle through it. I’m in no doubt we’ll be fine with what we’ve got in this squad, but right now we need to get away from that bottom three.” “The international break doesn’t help with so many players away, all going across the globe,” Ainsworth said. “But it’s not just losing the players, it’s the travelling they have to do and the pressure they’re under. It’s a tough ask so this is where the depth of our squad comes into it and ours is a tight one. “I was really pleased for Smythy. He scored a fantastic goal and another which got disallowed. “Lyndon obviously played a big part in Scotland qualifying for the Euros so we’re pleased for him. “I’m proud of all the international lads but we need them to perform for QPR now.” ...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!
Nice one Dave Cue a 4 nil hoops win and Ainsworth the new messiah Or maybe a caning and so long, farewell etc
Oh dear. Bookies odds are more favourable. They're only giving 3:1 for a win for us but pretty confident of a Huddersfield win.
Cheers Dave. Dave Mangnall, the first on your played for both list, was also our manager from 1944-52, and was the first QPR manager to achieve a promotion*, winning the 3rd Division South in 47/8. More of us should know his name. Now we have a bloke called ‘Wild Thing’. *one of a select group - only him and Alec Stock (twice), Gordon Jago, Terry Venables, Ian Holloway, Neil Warnock and Harold Dedcrapp have got us promoted in the football league proper.
Gareth's post match press interview after this game. "The boys gave everything, we played some great stuff, we just didn't take our chances up top but our fans were brilliant. Their 2nd and fourth goals were offside but we will get better, just wait and see".
I just listened to the GA pre-match interview and feel truly inspired and full of hope: Ainsworth: We can achieve more than people think we can achieve and that would be one hell of an achievement
Int - 'So you've had plenty of time out on the training ground the last few weeks...' GA - Yes, had a really good time with the boys. Talked it out. Changed things up and did training on a lot of stuff. INt - ''So what sort of stuff have you been doing out there?' GA - I'm not going to openly discuss exactly what we've been doing but it's all good stuff. ......... Jesus. What does he think he's hiding? Einsteins Relative Theory of Footballing Success in 1001 Equations? A new, never-before-seen system that will befuddle and conquer anyone that takes the pitch in opposition? Why can't he just state the bleeding obvious. Its frigging simple, or at least it should be - 'We've been practising our corners and crosses because we're sh1t at them and can't stop hitting the first dwarf ten feet away or that tall bloke back in row z." "We've been practising our shooting at goal because we're sh1t at it and can't stop hitting it lamely at the keeper, the corner flag or that tall bird back in row x." "We've been practising our set-piece defensive marking because we're sh1t at it and can't stop leaving the back post unattended, the front post unattended or any opponens from running free through the box unattended like a 70's stripper at Wembley." "We've been practising our specialist long throw ins......in fact, all of our throw ins because we're sh1t at them and they generally go straight to the nearest opponent.....that's if we don't give away a sunday-league pi**head style foul throw that everyone should have learned to take properly when they were 10." And that's without the extra-extra training for simple 5 yard passing and movement off the ball.
Technically, you can 'achieve' relegation, you can 'achieve' massively under-performing or you can 'achieve' playing boring to watch football. All about perspective I guess.
Just heard from an Huddersfield supporting friend, pitch inspection tomorrow at 9 am, serious downpour. He reckons the game will be call off. So a good weekend is possible
We've been just outside York since Thursday afternoon and it hasn't stopped raining yet. Torrential all day yesterday and supposed to continue today, although lighter. Tomorrow looks better up here.
