Match Day Thread Portsmouth FC vs QPR

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Portsmouth vs QPR
The Championship
Saturday February 22nd at 15:00
Fratton Park

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How to get there;
Drive : 1 hr 40 min to 2 hr 30 min(78.3 miles) via A3
Train : 2 hours 30 minutes via Central Line to Tottenham Court Road, the Northern Line to Waterloo, then mainline train to Fratton...then a 0.8 mile walk.
Bike : 7 hr 6 min(79.7 miles) via Saturn Trail

Previous history vs Portsmouth;
Games won: 15
Games drawn: 13
Games lost: 12

Ones to remember;
31 Mar 1973 Queens Park Rangers v Portsmouth W 5-0 League Division Two
06 Oct 1981 Queens Park Rangers v Portsmouth W 5-0 League Cup
22 Mar 1997 Queens Park Rangers v Portsmouth W 2-1 League Division 1 - added because I clearly remember looking across the ground and seeing fights break out in The Ellerslie Road stand.

Ones to forget;
05 Jan 1924 Portsmouth v Queens Park Rangers L 7-0 Division Three (South)
13 Jan 1962 Portsmouth v Queens Park Rangers L 4-1 League Division Three
31 Aug 1998 Portsmouth v Queens Park Rangers L 3-0 League Division 1

Players who have played for both;
John McClelland;
1961–1963 Queens Park Rangers 71 (22)
1963–1968 Portsmouth 137 (36

Brett Angell;
1986–1987 Portsmouth 0 (0)
2002–2003 Queens Park Rangers 13 (0)

Mark Hateley;
1983–1984 Portsmouth 38 (22)
1995–1997 Queens Park Rangers 27 (3)

Paul Walsh;
1991 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2 (0)
1992–1994 Portsmouth 73 (14)

Nigel Quashie;
1995–1998 Queens Park Rangers 57 (3)
2000–2005 Portsmouth 148 (13)
2010 Queens Park Rangers 4 (0)

Jerome Thomas;
2002 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 4 (1)
2002 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 6 (2)
2008 → Portsmouth (loan) 1 (0)
2008–2009 Portsmouth 2 (0)

Peter Crouch
2000–2001 Queens Park Rangers 42 (10)
2001–2002 Portsmouth 37 (18)

Gary O'Neil
2000–2007 Portsmouth 174 (16)
2013–2014 Queens Park Rangers 29 (1)

Shaun Derry
2000–2002 Portsmouth 49 (1)
2010–2013 Queens Park Rangers 92 (1)

John Curtis;
2004–2005 Portsmouth 7 (0)
2007 Queens Park Rangers 4 (0)

Asmir Begovic
2005–2010 Portsmouth 11 (0)
2023–2024 Queens Park Rangers 45 (0)

Niko Kranjcar;
2006–2009 Portsmouth 83 (9)
2013–2015 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 51 (4)

Wayne Routledge
2006 → Portsmouth (loan) 13 (0)
2009–2010 Queens Park Rangers 44 (3)

Michael Craine;
2007–2009 Portsmouth 2 (0)
2007 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 6 (0)

John Curtis;
2004–2005 Portsmouth 7 (0)
2007 Queens Park Rangers 4 (0)

Ben Sahar;
2007 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 9 (0)
2008 → Portsmouth (loan) 0 (0)

Patrick Agyemnang;
2008–2012 Queens Park Rangers 75 (15)
2013 → Portsmouth (loan) 15 (3)
2013–2015 Portsmouth 49 (4)

Lee Brown;
2008–2011 Queens Park Rangers 1 (0)
2018–2022 Portsmouth 111 (6)

Tal Ben Haim;
2009–2012 Portsmouth 55 (0)
2013 Queens Park Rangers 3 (0)

Tommy Smith;
2009–2010 Portsmouth 19 (1)
2010–2012 Queens Park Rangers 50 (8)

Brian Murphy
2011–2015 Queens Park Rangers 2 (0)
2015–2016 Portsmouth 21 (0)

Jordan Archer;
2021-2024 : Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
2024 - Portsmouth 2 (0)

Andre Dozzell;
2021-2024 ( Queens Park Rangers 88 (2)
2024 - Portsmouth 27 (1)

Managed both;
Jim Smith;
1985-1988 - Queens Park Rangers
1991-1995 - Portsmouth

Kenny Jackett;
1997-2000 - Queens Park Rangers Assistant Manager
2017-2021 - Portsmoth

Harry Rednkapp;
2002-2004 - Portsmouth
2012-2015 - Queens Park Rangers

Paul Hart;
2009 Portsmouth
2009–2010 Queens Park Rangers

Match Preview;
Our hosts on Saturday, Portsmouth, have won their last two games, against Cardiff and Oxford. Before that they lost to Sheffield United, drew with Burnley and lost to Millwall. They sit 18th in the table, 7 points from the relegation zone. Their top scorer is Callum Lang with 10 goals so far, *edit : but as is pointed out below by 9's, he pulled a hamstring so is out for this game. Their manager, John Mousinho, has been with them since January 2023 and has managed 111 games, won 50, lost 28 and drawn 33....a record that helped them gain promotion back to the Championship as League One winners last season. He is supported by his assistant, Jon Harley and their First Team Development Coach, a giant of the game and legendary defender...Zesh Rehman.

As for us, three wins and three losses from our last six, and we are solidly mid-table, 13th, albeit only 4 points off the playoffs. Our last time out was a very enjoyable Friday night, under the lights, against Derby County. We not only won by four goals, but at times we played some really nice football which was very enjoyable to see. I know others disagree on this, but if we have a brilliant end to the season and sneak into the playoffs and somehow go up, I think it will be too soon and we've been there before. It isn't the right way to go up and stay up. I would, however, love to finish the season strongly and end on a high so we go into the summer feeling positive about next season.

Interview with Marti Cifuentes is here...

https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/2025/february/21/preview-pompey-away/

Glad to hear he gave the players three days off after the Derby game. Sounds like a good management decision for the players physical and mental wellbeing.

Enjoy if you are making the trip, and as always...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!

 

Cheers Dave

I’m surprised that we haven’t played them more often. Even more that we have a winning record against them. Only improving this record will be acceptable.

 

I had the same thought, but guess we've mainly been in different divisions.

 

Only came here to say John Curtis. Did I give that last time?

Anyway, smash these ****s. Having a lovely day at our most local/easiest to get to away of the season before anyway. We’ll probably lose 1-0 to a late Dozzell screamer.

 

Ben Sahar

 

Nico Kranjcar

 

Paul Walsh - I'm still waiting for us to sign him permanently!

 

A win gives us a sniff at 6th but they're desperate for safety. Too close to call thiugh the odds are in their favour.

 

3 wins and 3 losses from our last 6 isn't it? Lost to Cov, Wall and SW.

 

Isaac Hayden is playing for them, alongside Casper the friendly Dozzell in midfield....

 

A few of us going to this from my area. Easy journey from East Croydon

 

12 in our group when it’s normally a struggle to fill a table on the train. We must be doing well. Does help that the train is £13.50 return.

 

John McClelland https://www.indyrs.co.uk/2024/11/in-memory-of-john-mcclelland/

 

Nice one Dave

Each time we get within sniffing distance of the top 6 we cock it up

I'd love to see us hit Pompey and move to within a couple of points of the playoff positions but no doubt we'll get hammered today

I hear some people saying 'we are not ready to go up'. Will we ever be ready? I doubt it. If it happens it happens and the Board will react accordingly

Anyway, good luck to all those going today, I'm stuck in the office then Mrs WBA wants to hit the mall so will be stuck following on here and the Beeb

Up the R's

 

https://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/qpr-duo-could-return-for-portsmouth-game

Dembele back?

 

As there's some strange yellow thing in the sky today, we're heading out to have a late lunch so won't be able follow things...... will check in later....

Up the R's....

 

Ambivalent about this. He was a key element of our **** run and seems a bit of a show pony, easy to bully. Hope to be proved wrong.