Redknapp hangs on despite United defeat - report Monday, 19th Jan 2015 19:51 by Clive Whittingham QPR lost 2-0 to Manchester United at Loftus Road on Saturday, but manager Harry Redknapp has held onto his job regardless of the result and newspaper headlines indicating he was certain for the chop. They came to Loftus Road to bury Harry Redknapp, not to praise him. Second from bottom of the Premier League with varying forms of financial Armageddon predicted if relegation follows in May, the jungle drums were rumbling prior to a visit from Manchester United. The British press, for so long a champion of Redknapp’s cause, was on the turn. “They could have picked an easier one,” he joked when it was put to him that defeat against Louis Van Gaal’s side could signal an end to difficult two year spell in charge. The QPR manager bemoaned a mole within the club seeking to undermine his position - though surely his team losing every single one of its 11 away matches this season was doing that far more effectively than an anonymous source talking to the Daily Mirror. That QPR weren’t annihilated will be held up as some weird sort of success. Read the rest here .... http://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/footba...dknapp-hangs-on-despite-united-defeat--report
Pretty much spot on that report. I'm glad he pointed out how Kranjcar didn't even try to get back to stop Wilson scoring the second. I only realised this after seeing MOTD. Disgraceful from Nico that!
Referee – Wayne Rooney (Merseyside) 7 Controlled the game well from start to finish, tirelessly scrutinising each decision and applying pressure to ensure the next one went in favour of his team. For the record, the ventriloquist's dummy with the whistle in its hand gets 3/10. did clive edit his post
"If you're one of the hundreds of people seen walking around in a QP Rangers – Man Utd half and half scarf then you need to have a long look at yourself in the mirror. If you bought one for your child, you should be expecting a call from social services" That, and the assessment of Rooney as referee, made me laugh. Another excellent piece. Thanks for posting Nines.
I was surprised to see you hand Kranjcar a higher rating than Fer and describing Fer as the lazy one of the two Didn't comment at the time but that stood out for me. For the record I don't agree that Fer is lazy, but admittedly his body language is poor.
Again we'll agree to differ mate. I would have marked Kranjcar lower if I'd realised but I didn't watch the highlights till Sunday. As for Fer, watching him every home game from the stand is very frustrating. Lots of talent but he really is lazy.
I'll have to take your word for it then. Imo he works pretty much as hard as the next one but lack awareness and seem to "fall asleep" in key situations, especially in defense. These traits could be down to laziness so we're not that far apart mate.
