Working within a professional club I can understand what Beth is saying. We aren't privy to what goes on day in day out. Niggling injuries, fatigue, illness, disputes etc etc. I've seen a player at leeds selected on match day but withdrawn for 3 weeks due to the flu. These things happen. Faurlin has had some serious injuries but it doesn't disguise the fact that he amongst others should always be selected above henry. As for the Warburton debate, great coach, lovely bloke and landed on his feet with Rangers. I honestly think that JFH should be given time and the chance to sign players he wants before we shoot him down. I personally don't like a lot of what Damage says but it's his opinion and I to an extent respect it as that is what football is all about. We would probably all select different players/formations and some may win games and some may lose. That's football!! I think we made a massive error letting Mccarthy go instead of green. All players even the greatest make mistakes, does Austin hit the target with every shot?? I've seen Messi miss an open goal on sky, mistakes do happen, it's lack of effort and passion that gets me annoyed!!
He's an ex-international making mistakes on an almost weekly basis that a Sunday league keeper shouldn't be making. If any other players were making mistakes of that magnitude every week they'd get pilloried too. Bloody Polter seems to get a load of stick despite contributing a lot.
Probably something a number of posters on here could do with following on occassion rather the constantly spouting off, most of us are passionate about the club but that does go a little far at times particularly when there's little to be positive about.
Beth, no offence meant at all, but could you explain to me why we should accept 'the last chance saloon' senario?
Just watched again on channel 5 and the ball was almost on halls footwhen green launched himself at it. ..If green had sstayed onhis line then the ball wwould have been put in the stand. Should also say it was a good delivery by their player. ..corridor of uncertainty as Geoff boycott would say. ... What I will say about damages postsis that he is posposting opinions and supposition as fact which is a no no. ...If he does have itk info then he should say so then we may take a tad more notice. .. Apologies for spelling etc but typing on phone is a pain. ..
Exactly my view, whilst I respect everyone might have a different opinion, that is all they are but Peter D parades his as fact which is bad enough in itself but it's often so aggressive as well. That said staying OT it was still Green's fault.
Just watched the Channel 5 highlights, really liked Poltrrs goal, hadn't noticed Friday that he played the neat ball out to Phillips and then busted a gut to make it into the box for a great header. Small positive I know but I'll take what I can.
Anyone else finding it hard to emotionally invest in the team? We're not rid of the consistent problems we've had in the past 5 seasons and the toxicity of it all breaks your heart. Why is it that we buy players with promise, it goes wrong for them, and they then find success in their pastures new? I was looking forward to our rebuild, and was encouraged with the signings of Smithies, Luongo, Gladwin, Chery and Grant Hall. And yet we're served up the continued failings of Rob Green, the sheer laziness of Leroy Fer, the lack of quality from Karl Henry, A Centre Half playing right back, 2 wingers who are infuriatingly inconsistent, and the likes of Sandro who just can't seem to ever stay fit. All we want at QPR is a team that puts in a shift each week and clear visibility of passion. We're in a great catchment area in the country with West London a great selling point for players to want to come here. All the tools are there, and yet we continue to make the same mistakes over and over again. Tony Fernandes needs to disappear, we don't need a Director of Football, our academy NEEDS to start producing genuine first team players Hasselbaink won't be a success here, it's a thankless job for anyone. We have deep rooted issues which need to be fixed.
I'm mind boggled gobsmacked by the reaction on here to losing a close game 2-1 to the 3rd placed team in the League, one who did a fair bit better than us in the PL last season, and seem to have maintained their best players. I know living out of country puts some distance on the lows and highs, but the microscopic naval examination hysterics seems to have gone way over the healthy this time. Positives: We have found us another goal scoring striker in our last 2 games. Cheri got a game. Green messed up again but perhaps that will result in another Keeper getting a chance. There are still 364 days left this year and we have 9 points leeway on the bottom 4. We are still alive and kicking, honest
seems a close game 26 shots 4 on target 3 goals seems like the goalies had nothing to do but save 2 shots each and they were rubbish at that QPR/ HULL possession 45%55% 90 mins Shots 14 12 On target 2 2 Corners 6 8 Fouls 10 10
I am increasingly of the opinion that you are partaking of the mind altering substances available in your joint countries of abode - Thai fish sauce and Norwegian pickled herring - possibly in unsafe quantities, and they are causing you to hallucinate.
They eat brown cheese with jam over there too...on the same piece of dried bread. What's that all about?
There are plenty of 'Off Topic' threads that are a good place to get away from the football bickering. When you've had 50 years of the Rs disappointment is a staple...
Hang on a minute. Seems you get your knickers in a twist when all i've done is sustain my opinions. Beth said it was 110% Green's fault (but then eventually admitted Hall wasnt blameless- so may need to adjust that percentage). Not sure how that's any different to what I did. So double standards on here. What opinions have I paraded as facts that aren't facts? Is Faurlin not a better player than Henry? Is Warburton not a better manager than Ramsey? Unless the answer to either of those is no then maybe you should acknowledge that what your saying about me isn't valid on this thread at the very least
They are opinions not facts Peter. I actually agree with both your comparisons as is my opinion. Now if Warburton was to take over us with the same amount of games ramsay had, against the same opponents with the same players to select from then and only then would facts take over opinion.
Well the definition of fact is "something that is known or proven to be true" It is certainly known and proven to be true that Faurlin is a better player than Henry As for Warburton vs Ramsey it is known who is better. And as an added bit of clarity you can get your proven to be true about how much he overachieved and Ramsey underachieved in the Championship We aren't talking about scientific facts when we talk about players and managers comparison but don't mistakenly think we aren't talking about facts
Yes I agree, but there seems to be a particular level of animosity reserved for Green alone when he cocks up, just my perception.
Good Morning ....I have had my night away...to cool down First .....I would like to echo Bobmid..Peter Damages statements of fact are only opinions not facts. The difference between Peter and many people on here is most offer their opinions with various levels of knowledge, but all are welcome. Aggressive statements are not welcome and that is what I was objecting to Going back to my opinion of the goal Peter (Beth said it was 110% Green's fault (but then eventually admitted Hall wasnt blameless- so may need to adjust that percentage). Not sure how that's any different to what I did. So double standards on here)....... what I said was ..."we had a point before Greens gaff...No Hall is not blameless but that goal was all down to Green" I have now seen the replay, and I would like to continue with my opinion of that goal ...it was all down to Green. To go back to another of my comments from last night that we are getting towards "last chance saloon"... I appreciate loads of teams have plummtetted lower and bounced back...like Palace and Southampton...yes we could do that, but should we be trying not to do that. I am worried about all this knee jerk reactions on here and elsewhere. We are demanding instant gratification and when we don't get it we act like spoilt children and throw our toys out of the pram.... sack the manager, sack the director of football, get rid of the chairman, change the crest, wheres the training ground...I want a new stadium...and I want it NOW! ....When you write it out like that you must admit it sounds ridiculous...???? So we sack the manager, DofF and Chairman what do we do then? JFH has had 6 matches We have drawn 4 and lost 2 ................both to winners in stoppage time, both losses to teams in playoff positions. During that time he has only limited usuage of Charlie Austin, he has had no opportunity to redress the imbalance in the team (which we can all see...no RB, no spare CF), he is only just getting to see the players in the squad, he has no opportunity to look at the players we have loaned out. He stated early on that the players were not up to the level of fitness he requires, and we have just got through a very dense Christmas period, which has stressed that point. He is on a years-rolling contract....he can walk away in 11 months...please let us get behind him and the team and not throw our toys out the pram with such verocity
I hope Caulker doesn't hear about this "last chance saloon", he'll be back here like a flash ordering beer and whiskey chasers at the the bar.
