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Match Day Thread QPR vs Norwich 15:00 Saturday 7th December

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  1. chinacanary

    chinacanary Well-Known Member

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    9th place Norwich travel to QPR on Saturday. The Hoops sit a place above bottom and are the only team in the Championship without a win at home all season.

    Recent results:

    QPR L L D W D
    Norwich L L D W W

    Our current improving form and key players back from injury gives me hope that this will be another opportunity for City to bag three points, and historically Norwich has had the upper hand in head to heads - 52% wins, 34 % draws, 14 % losses.

    OTBC
     
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    Another great thread China and let's hope your run goes on and on. As for team news, Córdoba has been training all week so might be included, probably on the bench. Three games in 9 days will mean managing the minutes of players newly back from injury.
     
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    <yikes>
     
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    Squad update
    **UPDATE**

    My biggest concern was JHTs mention of illness in the group, no specific players mention but a potential risk to players not being available on Saturday.

    McLean - 1 yellow card away from another game ban

    Nunez - BACK - JHT not ruling out a start for him but wants to manage minutes across the midfield over next 3 games
    Cordoba - BACK - Has trained well this week, JHT hoping to limit risks with him, so maybe on the bench.

    Forsyth – OUT - knee - 2-3 more weeks out, pictured back on grass today
    Sargent - OUT - Had surgery – 4-5 more weeks out, pictured can in grass today
    Gibbs - OUT - 10 weeks with a reoccurrence of the hamstring issue that took him out from the start of the season
     
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  5. DUNCAN DONUTS

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    Fun fact

    Since @chinacanary took the wheel we have become the highest scorers with 10 in our last 2, 12 in his 3 games.

    Also my ocd was going to remind him that there's no poll , but my superstition prevented me .

    Hopefully I haven't jinxed it
     
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    Gary Gowers strikes a cautious note in his preview of the game. I didn't want to mention the #alongcamenorwich affliction BUT I want to dimiss the pessimism. I've predicted us scoring 4 in the prediction league (and of course conceding too). 12 fellow predictors have also gone for a win with only one opting for a draw. The posipredictorometer (TM, patent pending) is maxing out. C'mon City!
     
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    <whistle>
     
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    There is time to amend your prediction to join us positrons (have I just made that up?).

    Edit:- positrons are emitted in gamma-ray flashes created by electrons.
     
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    upload_2024-12-7_14-1-11.jpeg

    Good bench today
     
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    We don't usually play well in second strips but this one is pretty nice
     
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    Sounds like Nunez comes back into midfield and Marcindes goes out to the right
     
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    Varane is a player we were rumoured to be interested in under Wagner I think
     
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    Nunez could do with some face cream , he looks like a fisherman


    Screenshot_20241207_140546_Chrome.jpg
     
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    I think he can legitimately blame the photographer! Not the most flattering
     
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    Looks very strong. Hopefully Cordoba can get some minutes in as well.
     
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    Marcondes as AM, with Slimane on the right would be my guess. Sainz and Marcondes are developing a good understanding and I'd imagine Thorup would be keen to keep that going.
     
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