Match Day Thread Norwich vs QPR

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Norwich vs QPR
Saturday 6th April 2019 - 12:30pm
Carrow Road

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Travel info;
2h42 minutes, 126 mile drive round the M25 then M11 and A11.
2h43 minutes by train along the central line to Liverpool Street then mainline train to Norwich. 9 minute walk from the station.
National cycle route 13 for 134 miles, only 11 hours 26 minutes.

Players who have played for both;
Dean Coney;
1987–1989 Queens Park Rangers 48 (7)
1989–1990 Norwich City 17 (1)

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

Couldn't find many this week but I'm sure those more knowledgeable than I will know more.

Previous meetings v Norwich City
Games won: 41
Games drawn: 35
Games lost: 48

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)
06 Apr 1929 Queens Park Rangers v Norwich City W 3-0 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
19 Mar 1988 Queens Park Rangers v Norwich City W 3-0 League Division One
02 Apr 2018 Queens Park Rangers v Norwich City W 4-1 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)

25 Dec 1929 Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers L 3-0 Division Three (South)
31 Jan 1959 Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers L 5-1 League Division Three
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

Match Preview
So a nice easy start for our temporary manager, John Eustace, as we head to top of the table Norwich, for a Saturday lunchtime kick-off, live on sky. Norwich find themselves 5 points clear at the top in no small part due to the 24 goals scored by Teemu Pukki. They have won their last 7 games, after a 3-1 defeat by Preston on 13th February.

We, on the other hand, have been pretty poor of late, and I know that is putting in mildly. We've lost 3 and drawn 2 of our last 5 games, with our last win being a 1-0 victory over Leeds at the end of February. With Mclaren gone we can only hope that things will improve, and hopefully Eustace can sort things out and get the few points we need to stop any late scares coming along.

From the official;

Can the R’s dent Norwich’s promotion push?


JOHN Eustace could have hardly asked for a more challenging task for his first match in interim charge of QPR as the R’s take on table topping Norwich at Carrow Road live on Sky Sports.

It’s been a challenging week in W12 with the club deciding to relieve manager Steve McClaren of his duties following a poor run of form in 2019.

That means Eustace will temporarily take charge of a Rangers side lacking in confidence and needing a change of fortune for the seven remaining games of the campaign.

In contrast Norwich are enjoying a memorable season, which looks more than likely to end in promotion to the Premier League.

The Canaries had a slow start to the campaign but their form in recent months has been excellent and Daniel Farke’s side now find themselves with a seven point gap to third place.

It’s been over ten years since the R’s last won in Norfolk and recent trips to that part of the country have not been kind including a 4-0 defeat back in 2017.

Can Eustace and his side find a way to get something from a tough away fixture

 

Can't we just give them a bye and save ourselves for the home games?!

Just the sort of crazy time when we could get a point here. Let's try not to humiliate ourselves at least.

 

Dave it's a 12:30pm kick off live on Sky.........what could possibly go right?????

 

Dave you missed our 3-2 defeat 75/76 season & that was one to forget!!

 

Oh Misery....

We could have done with VAR that day as well for their 3rd goal.....not even in the same postcode

 

Let’s hope this is payback we beat them and they miss out on promotion or winning the league by one point

 

Apparently we've sold 1300 tickets for game......not bad given early kick off, crap form and playing potential title winners so a good old fashioned tonking beckons, from them I hasten to add not by us........

 

That is seriously impressive! Respect to the travelling fans once again.

 

****ing Norwich!!!!!!!!!

 

05 Oct 1976 Queens Park Rangers v Norwich City L 2-3 League Division One

Why does that one particularly stick in your mind?

Edit: oh, just seen the video.

 

It was actually on Easter Saturday.........the one in October was from the following season

Then on Easter Monday we played Arsenal at home with a 11 am kick off......some rare TV footage of that one below as it wasn't shown on MOTD or The Big Match, but BBC News popped around the corner with a single camera.....

 

17 Apr 1976 Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers L 3-2 League Division One

That'd be the one then. Thanks for the video, a little before my time so good to see it.

 

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Love it but we will be playing in blue/white hoops Saturday Kiwi

 

cheers jeff
home kits getting harder to find
can i suggest we stick to the pink for all away games next season

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None of that new manager bounce factor here....we are gonna get thrashed

 

I am going to this game because I am having a session with a mate who lives near there. On the train that leaves at 0800 and arrives at 0950 and then watching National and back on the 1830 train. What pub is the best for us away supporters?

 

My word.........

 

Where did you hear that figure ?
The official twitter feed says 767 and none available on Saturday......I’m surprised that many are going to be fair.

 

Taken from here Stainsey.....

https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/queensparkrangers/forum/239529/norwich-away/#9