Match Day Thread Luton vs QPR

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Luton Town vs QPR
The Championship
Tuesday 12th January - 19h00
Kenilworth Road

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Previous history vs Luton;
Games won: 38
Games drawn: 29
Games lost: 31

Ones to remember;
25 Sep 1920 Queens Park Rangers v Luton Town W 4-1 Division Three (South)
25 Dec 1922 Queens Park Rangers v Luton Town W 4-0 Division Three (South)
06 Nov 1964 Queens Park Rangers v Luton Town W 7-1 League Division Three
15 Sep 1990 Queens Park Rangers v Luton Town W 6-1 League Division One
17 Jan 2001 Queens Park Rangers v Luton Town W 2-1 FA Cup - we won in the cup?

Ones to forget;
01 Nov 1924 Luton Town v Queens Park Rangers L 3-0 Division Three (South)
30 Jan 1926 Luton Town v Queens Park Rangers L 4-0 Division Three (South)
28 Mar 1931 Luton Town v Queens Park Rangers L 5-1 Division Three (South)

Players who have played for both;
Mike Keen;
1959–1969 Queens Park Rangers 393 (39)
1969–1972 Luton Town 144 (11)

John O'Rourke;
1963–1966 Luton Town 84 (64)
1971–1974 Q.P.R. 34 (12)

Paul Walsh;
1982–1984 Luton Town 80 (25)
1991 → Queens Park Rangers (loan from Spurs) 2 (0)

Mark Stein;
1988–1989 Queens Park Rangers 33 (4)
2000–2001 Luton Town 30 (3)

Tim Breaker;
1983–1990 Luton Town 210 (3)
1999–2001 Queens Park Rangers 44 (2)

Richard Langley;
1996–2003 Queens Park Rangers 133 (18)
2005–2006 Queens Park Rangers 33 (3)
2006–2008 Luton Town 29 (1)

Tony Thorpe;
2002–2003 Luton Town 32 (15)
2003–2005 Queens Park Rangers 41 (10)

Match Preview;
Our 1-1 draw away at Norwich on Tuesday was a valuable point, and more importantly a much better performance. It is a draw which ensures (unless there are any surprises in the next 7 hours 30 minutes) that Warburton manages us going into 2021. The result leaves us 19th in the table, and 5 points from the drop zone.

As for Luton, they find themselves 13th in the league, on 30 points. Last year was their first year back in the Championship after two promotions in two years, and they managed to finish 19th, and so it looks like this year they are continuing to move in the right direction. Their top scorer is James Collins, who has 9 goals so far this year, no one else has scored more than 2 for them this season.

If we can keep up the performance from the Norwich game I am hopeful about this one, but that is a big IF...and as we all know from experience, motivating a team when the opposition is top of the league is sometimes easier than when they are 13th...so lets hope Warburton and can get the players ready and fired up for this one.

Added note, Luton beat Reading 1-0 in the cup yesterday, so here's hoping they don't go into Tuesday night on a high after a good cup win. We, on the other hand, lost after extra time, so don't have the encouragement of a cup win, and played an extra 30 minutes of football. Never want us to lose, but taking BOS, Chair, Carroll and Cameron off in the last ten minutes was as good as giving up in my book. I can understand if Warburton did it with Tuesday in mind, but I'd have almost rather seen us concede in the 90th minute and save everyone's time with extra time. Just hoping we don't suffer on Tuesday night as those who played 120 minutes on Saturday will, understandably, need longer to recover.

Those who are watching, enjoy, hope everyone has a good, albeit quiet New Year, and as always...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!

 

The 3-3 draw in the cup (with the 2-1 above the replay) was an incredible atmosphere. Vintage **** Rangers.

 

They will be targetting this as 3 points for them.
Warbs has to outfox them!
Tx for the write up Dave.

 

A team that is as consistently inconsistent as we are inconsistently consistent. Anything could happen.

And probably will.

Or maybe not.

 

Not a thing Warburton seems too good at.

 

Most teams will be targetting us a a 3 pointer

 

Mark Stein played for both too, I think?

 

I always associate playing Luton with low points in our clubs existence.

 

First game on the plastic at LR, which could be considered a low point I suppose. We lost of course.

 

Yes remember seeing that & bit of a farce with that pitch & bouncing beach ball

 

Blue and white at Luton I’d have thought.

 

Match postponed due to Covid positive results at Luton.

 

Bloody Luton players and their NYE sex parties.