please log in to view this image Coventry vs QPR The Championship Tuesday 11th February 2025 - 19:45 Coventry Building Society Arena please log in to view this image How to get there; Drive : 2 hr to 2 hr 50 min (106 miles) via M40 Train : 2 hr 26 min on the tube to Euston then mainline to Nuneaton then local line to Coventry Arena. Cycle : 9 hr 32 min (109 miles) via Oxford Canal Walk - plus some time to defrost. Previous meetings vs Coventry; Games won: 46 Games drawn: 32 Games lost: 51 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 15 Apr 2023 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City L 0-3 League Championship 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) Jay Bothroyd; 2000–2003 Coventry City 72 (14) 2011–2013 Queens Park Rangers 25 (3) Leon Best; 2004–2005 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 5 (0) 2007–2010 Coventry City 92 (19) Leon Clarke; 2006 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 1 (0) 2010–2011 Queens Park Rangers 13 (0) 2013 → Coventry City (loan) 1 (0) 2013–2014 Coventry City 34 (23) Gary Borrowdale; 2007–2009 Coventry City 21 (0) 2008–2009 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 0 (0) 2009–2013 Queens Park Rangers 22 (0) Martin Cranie; 2007 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 6 (0) 2009–2012 Coventry City 114 (1) Todd Kane; 2019–2021 Queens Park Rangers 60 (3) 2021–2023 Coventry City 38 (1) Jake Bidwell; 2016–2019 Queens Park Rangers 122 (2) 2022– Coventry City 114 (4) Match Preview; A Saturday without football because it is the FA Fourth Round...whatever that is, so thought I'd get this thread up early. Our hosts, Coventry City, are playing on Saturday against Ipswich in the cup. In the league, they will be keen to get back on track having lost their last game, 0-2 against Leeds United. Before that loss, they'd won four in a row. Like us, that good run, and the twelve points they gained, mean they sit comfortably mid table and are well clear of the relegation scrap. Their top scorer is Haji Wright with 7 goals...and their manager is someone many on here won't warm to, Frank Lampard, Ch*****'s record goalscorer. As for us, it was good to get back to winning ways last time out, after two losses. We are quite comfortably mid-table, level on points with Coventry, but a playoff push is well within our grasp. With Dembele and Varane close to return, hopefully we'll see our attacking options boosted and our midfield sure up...but I may be speaking too soon, as we don't want to rush them back. Marti Cifuentes; “I have always said to the players that we have the quality and in recent weeks we have been showing it but we still have 15 games to go. “We have to keep working and producing the quality and results we desire to help us reach our specific targets at the end of the season.” "QPR’s spell of form since the November international break has seen the R’s pull themselves away from the relegation battle to move mid-table in the Championship – although Cifuentes has little interest in the current standings. “I am not thinking of the table or even looking at it,” he said. “I won’t until the last five or six games of the season when we are closer to our ultimate targets, but I don’t believe in the long term in football. “First it will be Coventry and then, after that, it is Derby. We will take it game by game.” Enjoy if you are making the trip, and as always...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!
£30 a ticket but the issue with this ground is getting there and away. It’s the closest ground to me but the transport is so ****, especially for evening games, it becomes a nightmare. Last season got there by local train (two carriages, one an hour, sardines) but was impossible to get on one back, it’s miles to walk into town and the buses were also packed, so ended up spending £50 on a cab. There is no free parking locally, if you go to the mega tescos over the road it’s payday for whoever runs that car park, and the ground charges £18. A deeply fan unfriendly experience. Pondering whether to go or not. On the plus side it was great fun last year, a win and Kevin Gallen in the bar. Cheers Dave.
Just noticed the perfect consistency of Paul Furlong's record for us. Three spells in all and in each one he scored one goal for every 3 appearances precisely. That is spooky. Not to mention his paltry return for Coventry! No wonder they moved him on.
I put the question of who has played for both teams into Deepseek AI: Several players have played for both Queens Park Rangers (QPR) and Coventry City during their careers. Here are some notable ones: 1. **Gary McSheffrey** - He played for Coventry City and had a loan spell at QPR. 2. **Dexter Blackstock** - He played for QPR and later joined Coventry City on loan. 3. **Michael Doyle** - He played for Coventry City and later had a brief stint at QPR. 4. **Jay Bothroyd** - He played for Coventry City and later joined QPR. 5. **Claus Bech Jørgensen** - He played for both clubs during his career. 6. **Marcus Hall** - He played for Coventry City and later joined QPR. 7. **Steve Staunton** - He had a brief loan spell at QPR and also played for Coventry City. 8. **Lee Cook** - He played for QPR and later joined Coventry City on loan. 9. **Richard Shaw** - He played for Coventry City and later joined QPR. 10. **Gary Borrowdale** - He played for QPR and later joined Coventry City. 11. **Gareth Ainsworth** - Played for both QPR and Coventry City. 12. **Marc Edworthy** - Played for Coventry City and later joined QPR. 13. **Paul Furlong** - Played for QPR and later joined Coventry City. 14. **Steve Sedgley** - Played for Coventry City and later joined QPR. 15. **Tony Roberts** - Played for QPR and later joined Coventry City. 16. **John Eustace** - Played for Coventry City and later joined QPR. 17. **Leon Clarke** - Played for Coventry City and later joined QPR. 18. **Danny Gabbidon** - Played for QPR and later joined Coventry City. 19. **Adam Barton** - Played for Coventry City and later joined QPR. 20. **Sone Aluko** - Played for QPR (on loan) and later joined Coventry City. 21. **Michael Mancienne** - Played for QPR and later joined Coventry City on loan. 22. **Jordan Archer** - Played for QPR and later joined Coventry City on loan. 23. **Jack Grimmer** - Played for Coventry City and later joined QPR. 24. **Bright Samuel** - Played for QPR and later joined Coventry City on loan. 25. **Fitz Hall** - Played for QPR and later joined Coventry City.
1. Can't see anything linking McSheffrey to us. 2. Can't see anything linking Blackstock to them. 3. Can't see anything linking Doyle to us. 4. Bothroyd - good shout, added. 5. Can't see anything linking him to us. 6. Can't see anything linking him to us. 7. Can't see anything linking him to us. 8. Can't see anything linking him to us. 9. Can't see anything linking him to us. 10. Good should, added. Three options to explain this. Either Wikipedia player records are crap, I can't read, or the AI stuff isn't all it is cracked up to be.
One of the few away grounds I've been to where we lost 3 nil or maybe 3:1. Payback would be nice please!
I just hadn't heard any indication he was out with an injury. He was on the Bench for Blackburn but came on with Fox for the final minutes to help protect the 3 points. I thought he didn't start mainly as a result of Chair moving to the central midfield 10 role and one of Morgan, Field and Varane needing to make way. Maybe it was Varanne partly as he needed a rest more than the others, though Morgan looks like he needs a rest most of those 3 to me.
Appreciate it was a weekend so could be different this time but last year I ended up walking directly forward as we came out the away end (i.e. away from the casino) in that direction for 5-10 mins and could get an Uber from there pretty quickly.
