QPR profit from Clark’s comedy error – Report Thursday, 2nd Feb 2017 18:37 by Clive Whittingham A last minute own goal from Newcastle’s Ciaran Clark got QPR a 2-2 draw at St James’ Park on Wednesday night – some small form of redemption following the 6-0 at Loftus Road in September. On a night when QPR stood toe to toe with a team that had previously wiped the floor with them, and won a richly deserved point, perhaps the greatest oddity of all was just what on earth that nonsense on Saturday was all about. The pathetic display and desperately poor result against Burton Albion at Loftus Road at the weekend had punctured optimism and derailed progress made through January by Ian Holloway’s new look Rangers side. It didn’t exactly bode well for the longest away trip of the season, up to Tyneside on Wednesday evening to face second-placed title favourites Newcastle United who had won 6-0 when the teams last met just over four months ago in West London. A theme of that chastening experience was the time, space and freedom awarded to the Magpies’ creative and yet combustible central midfielder Jonjo Shelvey, who was allowed to pretty much do as he pleased and calmly led his side through a flawless display which ended in QPR’s record home defeat in the league. When the former Swansea and Liverpool man was again afforded acres of real estate on the edge of the QPR box to lash in a loose defensive header and open the scoring after just 42 seconds in this return fixture, you’d have forgiven the travelling Rangers faithful for fearing the worst. please log in to view this image And yet despite the difference in resources between the clubs, despite the obvious gulf in class between the teams, despite what had happened in Shepherd’s Bush when they last met, despite the early Shelvey goal and despite QPR’s shambolic efforts against Burton on Saturday… Ian Holloway’s team bounced back up off the canvass, were much the better of the two sides for the next 59 minutes at least and richly deserved the point they won from a 2-2 draw. - See more at: http://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/footba...’s-comedy-error-–-report#sthash.d91FufQg.dpuf
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Mmm.................I'm a big fan of Manning, but after an excellent first twenty minutes, he got progressively worse and was never an 8. Also, I'm pretty sure Bidwell made a last minute tackle after Smithies late save and I think Lualua has looked good since joining us.
Difficult to tell who is playing well watching on a stream that often freezes......also didn't see 1st half due to work commitments, saw all 2nd half.......for my limited tuppence worth Manning seemed to tire and lose a bit of confidence when a few passes went astray but given this is only his 5th or 6th senior game can't really be too harsh on him......still seems to be a real find...... Thought Perch had a very good 2nd half in the holding role....maybe that's his best position seeing how Hall may be out for a few weeks....... As Col says above Bidwell made a fabulous tackle in last seconds even though the ref didn't think he got the last touch...... Reading that piece that 999's posted above the Newcastle fans really have an air of self importance and I hope they come unstuck and don't get promoted, they are the embodiment of their whinging players, overrated, over sensitive and think they are better than they really are........makes the result even better seeing their responses.......
They think they'll be in Europe in three years time, there's more chance of Tim farron leading us back into the EU than that. It all went right for them that night in September, they surely can't begrudge us some luck
The only team I want to go up less than Newcastle is Brighton. Send Leeds back up there and give them West Ham away on a Tuesday night.
