Match Day Thread QPR v Brentford - League Cup 2nd Rd

Just on the way back, can't believe we put that sort of side out in a local derby, first half was an absolute shambles. Simply blown away. Baptitse and caulker looked non league standard.
We huffed and puffed after the break but lacked any sort of pace or quality to really get back in to it. Manning had a shocker, as did borysiuk. The only plus point I can think of was that Chair looks a decent prospect on the ball and could mature to become a very decent player. On the whole, an extremely embarrassing night.

 

At least we don't have to wait til 4 am for the draw for the next round now.

 

Lost an hour of kip for that, waking up at 4.40. Bah

 

9719 gullable ****s paid for that dross - Brentford bought a fair few to the party though

 

That really was awful. Particularly so of course for the first half an hour but for bunch of blokes meant to be banging on the door to get a chance, they were almost all awful throughout.

Sylla and Yeni won't be Championship footballers while there's a hole in my arse. Fine if they're thrown on to chase a game but they still don't have a clue what they're doing on the pitch.

Caulker must have had one pint too many at lunch.

Thought the kid Chair did ok in the circumstances.

 

The highlight of tonight has been this clip of George whitebread, Ian.

"Don't talk to me about sophistication lad, I've been to Leeds!"

 

Cheer up! Cardiff lost at home too! ****ers.

 

Sadly there are about six guys I know who are Brentford fans.
I have to just suck it up and hope we do better in the league.
And there was me stupidly wondering why the bookies had Brentford down for the win! Oh well.
Onwards.

 

I think it's fair to say that we won't be labelled a cup side.

 

OK, we made ten changes, but all of these people should be seen as alternates for the first team. Our back line were torn apart time after time, with Caulker and Robinson looking short of fitness and Baptiste looking just plain ****. Manning was awful, Borysiuk was not much better, and the front two were embarrassing. Wszolek did OK, but looked knackered by the time he was subbed and Chair looked a tidy player, if a little lightweight. Something seems wrong mentally with Manning, which won't have been helped by Holloway sending him out for the second half, only to hook him five minutes later. Why embarrass him like that? Nothing changed in those five minutes - do it at half-time.

 

Baptiste may be slow but he was roughly in the right place and made a number of last minute challenges...Caulker was responsible for two of the goals...the first one he mistimed the tackle on the speedy winger (which was sort of lucky as if he had connected he would have been sent off) the winger crossed at pace so the pole had no chance but to put into his own net.
The back four had no organisation.
The midfield were bad until Freeman camee on...then Freeman and Chair dominated. Manning was really poor..
Front two were also very poor.

Okay everyone was poor.

Any positives?...Chair could be useful, Wsolek was okay too... Borysiuk would have been okay if he wasn't continuously being landed in the sh@t by those around him.Freeman nearly changed the game. Baptiste wasn't quite as bad as Caulker ( but remember he has only played a couple of games in a year...)

Other positives...it didn't rain

 

In a word, 'shyte'...

 

Thanks Ninesy. To summarise:

Brentford had one Bjelland on the park and QPR had eleven Bjellends.

 

Had Furlong not scored late in the first half, me and most of the fans around me would have left at half time. Wish I had now. Awful, awful, awful. It just goes to show that we have no depth in the squad. Mid table obscurity beckons.

 

There, in that one word, lies the real tragedy. Not that many years ago Brentford were an irritating pimple on the bum of The Mighty Hoops (as we are to Chelsea - sorry but true) and now they are rivals?!! I won't ask 'how did that happen?' since we all know and it's a long and depressing narrative. So far. Onward and hopefully upwards.

 

A very disappointing result and I am pleased that a few brave posters are able to highlight some positives which are very much appreciated. If it a pity that we did not field the second half team from the beginning of the match, as then it may have been a very different result.

In is also very good that we did not lose (and actually won) the Hull match, otherwise we would be on a run of three defeats in a row with the next two league matches against very inform opposition. However, the feel good effect and momentum for the last minute winner against Hull has been lost which does put the pressure on Ollie and the team to perform on Saturday in Cardiff, and then against Ipswich.

 

To make 10 changes is a disgrace even most prem teams played most of their first team last night! It's called continuity!