Match Day Thread Cardiff vs QPR

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Cardiff vs QPR
The Championship
Wednesday 27th November 2024 - 19:45
Cardiff City Stadium

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Previous history vs Cardiff;
Games won: 41
Games drawn: 15
Games lost: 29

Ones to remember;
14 Nov 1931 Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers W 0-4 Division Three (South)
01 Oct 1932 Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers W 2-5 Division Three (South)
11 Feb 1933 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City W 5-1 Division Three (South)
21 Oct 1933 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City W 4-0 Division Three (South)
13 Feb 1937 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City W 6-0 Division Three (South)
27 Dec 1938 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City W 5-0 Division Three (South)
08 Sep 1970 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City W 4-0 League Cup
01 Jan 2020 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City W 6-1 League Championship
19 Oct 2021 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City W 3-0 League Championship

Ones to forget;
08 Apr 1950 Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers L 4-0 League Division Two
29 Nov 2002 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City L 0-4 League Division 2
25 May 2003 Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers L 1-0 League Division 2 Play-Offs - watching this goal go in was etched on my memory for ever;

Players who have played for both;
Andy McCulloch;
1970–1972 Queens Park Rangers 41 (10)
1972–1974 Cardiff City 58 (24)

Wayne Fereday;
1980–1989 Queens Park Rangers 246 (21)
1994–1995 Cardiff City 44 (2)

Trevor Sinclair;
1993–1998 Queens Park Rangers 167 (16)
2007–2008 Cardiff City 21 (1)

Matthew Brazier - RIP;
1994–1998 Queens Park Rangers 49 (2)
1998 → Cardiff City (loan) 11 (2)
1999–2002 Cardiff City 56 (3)

Mark Kennedy;
1998 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 8 (2)
2008–2010 Cardiff City 66 (0)

Richard Langley;
1996–2003 Queens Park Rangers 133 (18)
2003–2005 Cardiff City 69 (8)
2005–2006 Queens Park Rangers 33 (3)

Leon Jeanne;
1997–2001 Queens Park Rangers 12 (0)
2001–2002 Cardiff City 12 (3)

Chris Barker - RIP;
2002–2007 Cardiff City 162 (0)
2007–2008 Queens Park Rangers 25 (0)

Jay Bothroyd;
2008–2011 Cardiff City 116 (41)
2011–2013 Queens Park Rangers 25 (3)

Wayne Routledge;
2008–2009 → Cardiff City (loan) 9 (2)
2009–2010 Queens Park Rangers 44 (3)
2011 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 20 (5)

Heidur Helguson;
2008–2009 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 7 (3)
2009–2012 Queens Park Rangers 68 (24)
2012–2013 Cardiff City 38 (8)

David Marshall;
2009–2016 Cardiff City 264 (0)
2022 Queens Park Rangers 11 (0)

Tommy Smith;
2010–2012 Queens Park Rangers 50 (8)
2012–2014 Cardiff City 24 (1)

Frederico Macheda;
2012 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 3 (0)
2014–2016 Cardiff City 27 (6)

Jordan Mutch;
2012–2014 Cardiff City 57 (7)
2014–2015 Queens Park Rangers 9 (0)

Steven Caulker;
2013–2014 Cardiff City 38 (5)
2014–2017 Queens Park Rangers 50 (3)

Alex Smithies;
2015–2018 Queens Park Rangers 107 (0)
2018– Cardiff City 64 (0)

Junior Hoilett;
2012–2016 Queens Park Rangers 112 (12)
2016–2021 Cardiff City 173 (23)

Albert Adomah;
2020 → Cardiff City (loan) 9 (0)
2020– Queens Park Rangers 104 (6)

Josh Bowler;
2017 Queens Park Rangers 1 (0)
2023–2024 → Cardiff City (loan) 38 (5)

Chris Willock;
2020–2024 Queens Park Rangers 140 (20)
2024– Cardiff City 14 (1)

Match preview;
After a frustrating draw at home to Stoke yesterday, where we saw a penalty blazed wide, we now head straight over the Severn Bridge to face a Cardiff side on the brink of the relegation zone. They sit 21st, on 16 points, so still a depressing 5 points above us. Their problem, as with ourselves, has been up front as they have only scored 15 all year. Only we (13) and Swansea (11) have scored less, but somehow Swansea have only conceded 10 so they sit 14th in the table.

As for us, bottom of the table, rumours the manager is about to walk, and a proven goalscorer who has turned into a disaster with no confidence, who can't even hit the target from the penalty spot. It isn't looking good, and as I've said before, unless the tide turns, we'll be preparing for League One before long. Saturday's draw kept us within two wins of safety, but given we've won one in our first 16 games, two wins looks a big ask at the moment. That said, as Cardiff are also way down there, a win will mean we are definitely much closer to safety so gotta go for it. Another line up with one lonely striker, and no options up front and I'll be very frustrated!

Cifuentes' pre match comments;
“The feeling when we don’t get the result but the performance is very good, gives us confidence and faith in what we are doing.

“When you don’t play really well and you get a good result, it is usually the signal of a very good team but it doesn’t help you in the long term because the way to get results is to play good football and to perform well.”

Cifuentes also spoke of his role in supporting Žan Celar after the striker missed a penalty against Stoke, leaving him still looking to open his goal-scoring account for the club.

“It is about man-management and this is one of the biggest parts of my job, and the coaching staff as well,” he said.

“We have a young guy who has moved to a new country, there is big expectations not only because he is playing for his national team and he comes as one of the goalscorers in the Swiss league, but at the same time because all the strikers when they are signed, everybody expects them to be the solution to all the problems in every team in the world.

“We are going to try to help him. What we are trying to do is give him support and love, because probably that is what he needs and hopefully that will pay off because he is a quality player.”

...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!

 

Not another one

 

It’s ****ing relentless.

Still probably a couple more injuries to spice the selection up. Can’t wait.

Cheers Dave.

 

Yay

 

Make it stop Dave

 

2 up-front please Marti, for the love of god.

If only 1 yet again, then go with Lloyd.

If Celar starts up top alone again , i may just self combust.

 

Fabio or whatever he was called. The ****ter twin of the other **** twin from United.

Macheda- also ****
Bothroyd- ****
Chris Barker- **** (RIP)
David Marshall
Tommy Smith

 

The Cardiff lads will be looking forward to this one.

 

Routledge

 

Matthew Brazier (RIP)

 

Andy McCulloh

 

Sneaky 1-0 win with the goal going in off Celar's arse......... no I said that last time and he couldn't hit a barn door from 12 yards......

Ah well..... God knows what's going to happen Wednesday.....

 

The last (and only) time i saw us play in Cardiff, we won
I'll be there again on Wednesday night and i honestly think this could be the moment our season turns. We've been playing well enough but just not been taking our chances - it has to turn for us at some point. Confidence is so low in the squad and i think that's what's holding us back but if we can just squeek out a win, i can see the confidence coming back and a run starting...
Our time is now! Come on you R's!!

 

Enjoy. If you haven’t done the newish ground it’s everything you don’t want a football ground to be. Half-empty forgettable template stadium nonsense.

 

A new one for me and can be recycled for the upcoming Oxford game and whenever we next play Oakland Stompers.

 

Remember his debut against Brum in the game that Rodney scored a hattrick and he scored, a magical 5-2 win in the days when we used to score goals.....

 

Gives me the ****s that we keep having to play, all the top sides above us. When will we get a break and play someone below us…..

 

You know the law of averages states that one day, one day, we'll absolutely smash someone

Could be the Taff's, could be Tw**ford

It's coming

 

could be wigan

 

Statistically, I am sure that one day we will again win. With each match, we are closer to “that” day.

Who knows, it might even be Cardiff away!