Match Day Thread QPR vs Cardiff City

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QPR vs Cardiff City
The Championship
Saturday 5th April 2025 - 3PM
Loftus Road

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History vs Cardiff City;
Games won: 42
Games drawn: 15
Games lost: 29

Ones to remember;
14 Nov 1931 Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers W 0-4 Division Three (South)
01 Oct 1932 Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers W 2-5 Division Three (South)
11 Feb 1933 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City W 5-1 Division Three (South)
21 Oct 1933 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City W 4-0 Division Three (South)
13 Feb 1937 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City W 6-0 Division Three (South)
27 Dec 1938 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City W 5-0 Division Three (South)
08 Sep 1970 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City W 4-0 League Cup
01 Jan 2020 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City W 6-1 League Championship
19 Oct 2021 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City W 3-0 League Championship

Ones to forget;
08 Apr 1950 Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers L 4-0 League Division Two
29 Nov 2002 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City L 0-4 League Division 2
25 May 2003 Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers L 1-0 League Division 2 Play-Offs - watching this goal go in was etched on my memory for ever;

Players who have played for both;
Andy McCulloch;
1970–1972 Queens Park Rangers 41 (10)
1972–1974 Cardiff City 58 (24)

Wayne Fereday;
1980–1989 Queens Park Rangers 246 (21)
1994–1995 Cardiff City 44 (2)

Trevor Sinclair;
1993–1998 Queens Park Rangers 167 (16)
2007–2008 Cardiff City 21 (1)

Matthew Brazier - RIP;
1994–1998 Queens Park Rangers 49 (2)
1998 → Cardiff City (loan) 11 (2)
1999–2002 Cardiff City 56 (3)

Mark Kennedy;
1998 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 8 (2)
2008–2010 Cardiff City 66 (0)

Richard Langley;
1996–2003 Queens Park Rangers 133 (18)
2003–2005 Cardiff City 69 (8)
2005–2006 Queens Park Rangers 33 (3)

Leon Jeanne;
1997–2001 Queens Park Rangers 12 (0)
2001–2002 Cardiff City 12 (3)

Chris Barker - RIP;
2002–2007 Cardiff City 162 (0)
2007–2008 Queens Park Rangers 25 (0)

Jay Bothroyd;
2008–2011 Cardiff City 116 (41)
2011–2013 Queens Park Rangers 25 (3)

Wayne Routledge;
2008–2009 → Cardiff City (loan) 9 (2)
2009–2010 Queens Park Rangers 44 (3)
2011 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 20 (5)

Heidur Helguson;
2008–2009 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 7 (3)
2009–2012 Queens Park Rangers 68 (24)
2012–2013 Cardiff City 38 (8)

David Marshall;
2009–2016 Cardiff City 264 (0)
2022 Queens Park Rangers 11 (0)

Tommy Smith;
2010–2012 Queens Park Rangers 50 (8)
2012–2014 Cardiff City 24 (1)

Frederico Macheda;
2012 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 3 (0)
2014–2016 Cardiff City 27 (6)

Jordan Mutch;
2012–2014 Cardiff City 57 (7)
2014–2015 Queens Park Rangers 9 (0)

Steven Caulker;
2013–2014 Cardiff City 38 (5)
2014–2017 Queens Park Rangers 50 (3)

Alex Smithies;
2015–2018 Queens Park Rangers 107 (0)
2018– Cardiff City 64 (0)

Junior Hoilett;
2012–2016 Queens Park Rangers 112 (12)
2016–2021 Cardiff City 173 (23)

Albert Adomah;
2020 → Cardiff City (loan) 9 (0)
2020– 2024 Queens Park Rangers 121 (6)

Josh Bowler;
2017 Queens Park Rangers 1 (0)
2023–2024 → Cardiff City (loan) 38 (5)

Chris Willock;
2020–2024 Queens Park Rangers 140 (20)
2024– Cardiff City 28 (2)

Match preview;
After Saturday's disappointing defeat to Stoke, where we didn't start with an out and out striker on the field , we are now looking over our shoulders. We've lost five and drawn one in our last six, and are now only seven points above the drop zone, and only three points above 19th. With Field, Celer, Chair, Jake Clarke-Salter, Frey and Kolli all out (and a few others)...the squad is looking pretty thin and options are very limited. I'll just be hoping we get enough points to go into the last three or four games with nothing to worry about, but that is far from guaranteed.

On a positive note, we aren't in Cardiff's position! They have lost four and drawn one in their last five, and currently sit 21st, so one place and two points above the relegation zone. Their top scorer is Callum Robinson with 12 goals so far this season. Since their year in Premiership (2017/18), they have gradually finished lower in the table, other than last year, finishing 5th, 8th, 18th, 21st then 12th. This year isn't looking good so far though, and they sacked their manager, Erol Bulut, in December and replaced him with Omer Riza. Riza was bought onto the coaching staff by Bulut in June. This led to a rather bizarre interview with Bulut in which he said he felt betrayed (https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sacked-cardiff-city-boss-erol-31299764). Kind of get it, kind of feel he needs to accept football has become a bit of a cut throat business these days. Discuss.

Team news and manager comments to go up asap, enjoy if you'll make it to HQ, and as always...

...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!

 

With Derby playing Preston on Wednesday, buffer may be down to five come Saturday with Cardiff the team taking the last place in the drop zone. Not a 'must win' but defo a 'must not lose'!

 

I think it's pretty much a must win.

 

Yup. When you look at our previous 7 or 8 games and think about the possibilty of picking up any/many points in the games that come after, a game against Cardiff, at home, is potentially our best chance of picking up a win and 3 much needed points.

Must win.

 

Looking at Saturday's fixtures, and Derby v Preston on Wednesday, our game with Cardiff is an opportunity to move towards safety.

Of course Cardiff will be thinking the same!

 

Well it’s a 3:00 kick off on a Saturday and I can’t think of an excuse not to go.

Balls.

Cheers Dave.

 

With our current form we need two wins from our next two games as our run in after that looks difficult. I'm beginning to think Marti's time might be up even if we do survive as performances have been regularly poor...

 

Listening to Marti's interview after the Stoke game, he said that Cardiff was possibly the most important game of his tenure so far. Sounds a bit extreme but glad that he's viewing it in this way as this might help the players appreciate the same. I just feel that the players felt that the job was done and maybe Marti can drill it into them that we still need at least one win, if not two, to survive the drop. I agree with Hoop that this is potentially our best chance of picking up a win.

We are coming to the point where i think this is a must-win.

 

C'om you R'rrsssss!

 

That **** United twin we had played for them…. Fabio.

Lee Camp also on his quest to spend five minutes at every club in the Football League.

 

Looks like we could be without a recognised striker again on Saturday due to ongoing injuries......

Deep joy.......

 

Is there no emergency clause in Kelmans contract that enables us to recall him if in dire need of a striker?

Do we have no development squad forward available to try out for 1 game?

 

Lloyd??

 

Nice one Dave

This has become the proverbial '9 pointer', a must win game

 

A must win game without a striker, not ideal. Any of our injured mob back for this one?

 

Where's Brett Angell when you need him? Do we have a reliable replacement for Dunne at full back as he at least would be comfortable up front as the big target man. No team has ever been successful with out any forwards at all.

 

AC Milan won the Scudetto in 1978/9 playing a winger (we have plenty of those) as the only forward. He only scored one goal from open play all season but they won the league.

I seem to remember that Spain barely played a forward, even though they had Torres, when they won the World Cup in South Africa. Fabregas started up front.

Of course you have to have goalscoring midfielders for this to work.