Match Day Thread Norwich City vs QPR

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Norwich vs QPR
The Championship
Sunday 29th December at 12:30pm
Carrow Road

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How to get there;
Drive: 2 hours 40 to 3 hours 20 minutes, 126 miles on the A406 to the M11, then A11
Train: 3 hours 20 minutes up to Peterborough from Kings Cross then train from Peterborough to Norwich. Works happening on the line from London to Norwich.
Bike: 10 hours and 58 minutes, 128 miles on National Cycle Road 13.

Previous meetings vs Norwich City;
Games won: 42
Games drawn: 39
Games lost: 52

Ones to remember;
19 Jan 1910 Queens Park Rangers v Norwich City W 3-0 FA Cup
13 Nov 1926 Queens Park Rangers v Norwich City W 4-0 Division Three (South)
14 Oct 1933 Queens Park Rangers v Norwich City W 5-2 Division Three (South)
17 Feb 1970 Queens Park Rangers v Norwich City W 4-0 League Division Two
22 Oct 2005 Queens Park Rangers v Norwich City W 3-0 League Championship
02 Apr 2018 Queens Park Rangers v Norwich City W 4-1 League Championship
07 Dec 2024 Queens Park Rangers v Norwich City W 3-0 League Championship

Ones to forget;
21 Apr 1924 Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers L 5-0 Division Three (South)
26 Dec 1924 Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers L 5-0 Division Three (South)
21 Apr 1948 Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers L 5-2 Division Three (South)
31 Jan 1959 Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers L 5-1 League Division Three
17 Apr 1976 Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers L 3-2 League Division One
22 Oct 1994 Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers L 4-2 Premier League
22 Aug 1998 Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers L 4-2 League Division 1
26 Apr 2008 Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers L 3-0 League Championship
07 May 2017 Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers L 4-0 League Championship
06 Apr 2019 Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers L 4-0 League Championship

Players who have played for both;
John Bowman
1901–1905 Queens Park Rangers 103 (2)
1905 Norwich City 7 (1)

Dean Coney
1987–1989 Queens Park Rangers 48 (7)
1989–1990 Norwich City 17 (1)

Andy Linigham;
1988–1990 Norwich City 74 (6)
1998–1999 → Queen's Park Rangers (loan) 7 (0

Mike Sheron
1994–1995 Norwich City 28 (2)
1997–1999 Queens Park Rangers 63 (19)

Matt Jackson;
1996 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 7 (0)
1996–2001 Norwich City 161 (6)

Paul Peschisolido
2000 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 5 (1)
2001 → Norwich City (loan) 5 (0)

Peter Crouch
2000–2001 Queens Park Rangers 42 (10)
2003 → Norwich City (loan) 15 (4)

Dean Marney;
2004 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2 (0)
2005 → Norwich City (loan) 13 (0)

Lee Camp;
2004 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 12 (0)
2006 → Norwich City (loan) 3 (0)
2007 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 11 (0)
2007–2009 Queens Park Rangers 50 (0)
2013 Norwich City 3 (0)

Jamie Cureton;
2004–2005 Queens Park Rangers 43 (6)
2007–2010 Norwich City 69 (16)

Shabazz Baidoo
2004 - Norwich trialist
2005–2008 Queens Park Rangers 28 (3)

Zesh Rehman
2006 → Norwich City (loan) 5 (0)
2006–2009 Queens Park Rangers 50 (0)

David Marshall;
2007→ Norwich City (loan) 2 (0)
2007–2009 Norwich City 92 (0)
2022 Queens Park Rangers 11 (0)

Macauley Bonne
2009 - Norwich City Youth
2020– Queens Park Rangers 40 (3)

Gary O'Neil
2013–2014 Queens Park Rangers 29 (1)
2014–2016 Norwich City 51 (0)

Leroy Fer
2013–2014 Norwich City 30 (3)
2014–2016 Queens Park Rangers 48 (8)

Rob Green
1999–2006 Norwich City 223 (0)
2012–2016 Queens Park Rangers 121 (0)

Jordan Hugill
2019–2020 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 39 (13)
2020–2023 Norwich City 44 (6)

Sam McCallum;
2020– Norwich City 19 (0)
2021–2022 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 17 (2)

Chris Martin;
2006–2013 Norwich City 102 (25)
2022–2022 Queens Park Rangers 16 (4)

Match Preview;
Norwich won their last match, 2-1, against Millwall. This ended a four match win-less streak that started with their 3-0 loss at Loftus Road at the beginning of December. Since that loss, they've draw one and lost three. When we last played them they were five points off the playoffs and now they are eight points off the top six, only four points ahead of us, and firmly mid-table. Here's hoping we can further capitalise on their drop in form and steal a point or three this Sunday.

As for us, I'll start with a moan, and move onto another moan. Yesterday I watched, from start to finish, but totally lost interest shortly into the second half and played a board game with the kids with half an eye on the match in the background. So negative, and set up to play on the back foot from the start. One up front clearly doesn't work, so why stick with it? Even if we play a youngster up front as a second striker, and give them experience, I'd rather that to eleven behind the ball and inviting pressure. It is infuriating to watch, I can't imagine how those who put in the effort (and expense) to make the trip felt. Hats off to you. Another moan, this one directed to whichever non-footballing jobsworth sets the fixtures...Swansea City away on Boxing Day, then Norwich City away on the 29th...way to make life hard for supporters. 160 miles to Swansea yesterday, then 126 miles to the far east on Sunday. Means supporters spending up to 13 hours driving in the space of four days...ridiculous.

Team news and pre-match comments to go up when/if on the official. Enjoy it if you are making the trip, hope you enjoy, and as always...

...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!

 

Cheers Dave.

Still in shock after the utter ****e served up yesterday. Surely we can’t be so poorly set up again?

But I’ve bought my train tickets for the Watford game, and will check in to the dementia clinic shortly afterwards.

 

Can't see much joy from this one sadly.

 

I agree. What with our defensive mainstays both injured I can see things getting worse before they improve much. We seem to be SO unlucky with injuries.

 

Dean Marney

 

Feels very likely we’ll get pumped and our record without Cook speaks for itself. One prays Cifuentes has something up his sleeve but three points from these next two will be more than fine for me.

Please just have a go. We had a go at them a few weeks ago and they were ****.

 

Not going to waste my time watching this inevitable ordure.

 

Tis the season of good will to all men and hope for all future events. (Including Qpr to win every match)

 

That’s the spirit

 

As with last time, we will do it for Col.

Unlike last time, doing it means being at 0-0 after 15 minutes rather than actually getting close to winning the game.

 

Would bite your hand off if offered a point right now. Just want to see us have a proper go. We can't count on them losing their **** again.

 

Misty one down in Norfolk, hopefully won't be able to see much of the football!

 

Are you there? Good effort if so.

 

Visiting my Dad in Suffolk so can't claim an early start!

 

I’m still claiming a good effort.

 

Well I did spend 6hrs on the A1 a couple of days ago if that counts!