Match Day Thread Blackburn vs QPR

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Blackburn vs QPR
The Championship
Saturday 28th September 2024 at 12:30
Ewood Park

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How to get there;
Car: Up the M40 then M6, 3 hr 40 min to 5 hr (228 miles)
Train : 3 hours, 31 minutes on the tube to Euston, then mainline to Preston, then local train to Blackburn
Bike : 21 hr 46 min (241 miles) via National Cycle Rte 6 - quicker than the train.

Previous history vs Blackburn;
Games won: 17
Games drawn : 12
Games lost : 29

Ones to remember;
27 Dec 1948 Queens Park Rangers v Blackburn Rovers W 4-2 League Division Two
27 Dec 1948 Queens Park Rangers v Blackburn Rovers W 4-2 League Division Two
30 Oct 1999 Blackburn Rovers v Queens Park Rangers W 0-2 League Division 1
05 Oct 2019 Queens Park Rangers v Blackburn Rovers W 4-2 League Championship

Ones to forget;
01 Jan 1952 Blackburn Rovers v Queens Park Rangers L 4-2 League Division Two
24 Mar 1993 Queens Park Rangers v Blackburn Rovers L 0-3 Premier League
26 Nov 1994 Blackburn Rovers v Queens Park Rangers L 4-0 Premier League
07 Jan 2006 Blackburn Rovers v Queens Park Rangers L 3-0 FA Cup

Players who have played for both;
Simon Barker;
1983–1988 Blackburn Rovers 182 (35)
1988–1998 Queens Park Rangers 315 (33)

Roy Wegerle;
1990–1992 Queens Park Rangers 65 (29)
1992–1993 Blackburn Rovers 11 (4)

Darren Peackock;
1990–1994 Queens Park Rangers 126 (6)
1998–2000 Blackburn Rovers 47 (1)

Marcus Bent;
2000–2001 Blackburn Rovers 37 (8)
2010 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 3 (0)

John Curtis;
2000–2003 Blackburn Rovers 61 (0)
2007 Queens Park Rangers 4 (0)

Leon Best;
2004–2005 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 5 (0)
2012–2015 Blackburn Rovers 14 (2)

Ryan Nelsen;
2005–2012 Blackburn Rovers 172 (8)
2012–2013 Queens Park Rangers 21 (1)

Christopher Samba;
2007–2012 Blackburn Rovers 161 (16)
2013 Queens Park Rangers 10 (0)

Junior Hoilett;
2007–2012 Blackburn Rovers 81 (12)
2012–2016 Queens Park Rangers 112 (12)

Bradley Orr;
2010–2012 - Queens Park Rangers 39 (1)
2012–2015 Blackburn Rovers 31 (0)

Ben Gladwin;
2015–2017 Queens Park Rangers 14 (0)
2017–2020 Blackburn Rovers 5 (0)

Todd Kane;
2013–2014 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 41 (2)
2019– 2021 → Queens Park Rangers 60 (3)

Match Preview;
After our draw with Millwall, we now sit 14th, with 1 win, 4 draws and 1 loss so far this season. We haven't lost since the opening day defeat to West Brom, which is encouraging, but we need to start turning some draws into wins if this is going to be a stress free season. I think my hope that we'll achieve anything more than mid-table is already beginning to fade for me, so I'll be happy when we start picking up the odd win.

As for our hosts, they've won 3 and drawn 3, including a good point away at Burnley. They signed Yuki Ohashi from the Japanese Super League, in July, and he's come in and scored 4 in 5 appearances so far, so certainly one to watch out for. Their manager is former R's caretaker manager, John Eustace, so he'll be a familiar face, although there won't be too many of our players who've been around since 2019.

Cifuentes' pre-match thoughts here...

https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/2024/september/26/cifuentes-pre-blackburn/

Enjoy (and hats off to you), if you are making the trip, and as always...

...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!!

 

Marcus Bent

 

Are they still owned by the chicken farmers?

 

Yep. Still not clucked off.

 

Our hardest game so fat I reckon, they are flying. The speed of their attacks has me very worried, we need a serious performance and for 90 plus minutes !

 

Owen Beck is suspended which is a big help.

Andersen isn’t suspended which won’t help.

 

27 poke for this game compared to £38 for both the Sheffield games. £24 next week at Derby.
Never really liked going to Blackburn, the atmosphere is ****e and it's always gloomy weather.

 

I like “c’mon feel the noiz” though

 

Been there a few times and only seen us lose without scoring including my first away game where Shearer dived for a penalty. Not going to this one. I’m confident.

 

Yet another fecking 12:30 kick off..... feck off sky.....

Probably won't be able to see much of it if any with that kick off time, whereas 3pm is ideal to sit down with steely + and a glass of wine....

Won there last season no reason why we can't again.....

 

Not hopeful for this one, on the plus side should be back in Leeds for 5pm beers and curry with my "Massive " supporting mates, hopefully after they have just lost to Coventry

 

I've got a party to go to in the evening with my Leeds supporting mates. Be nothing better than a win for us and a loss for them!

 

The mane man, Darren Peacock.

 

Leon Best

 

John Curtis

 

This is not appropriate attire for the away end at Ewood Park in Autumn and I expect Bob to remind her of this.

 

So Liam Morrison out for 'some weeks' after minor knee surgery. Colback also out this week.

Fox and Chair back in training, maybe too early to be involved tomorrow.