Match Day Thread QPR vs Norwich City

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QPR vs Norwich
League Cup First Round
Wednesday 16th August 2023 - 19:45
Loftus Road

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Previous history vs Norwich City FC;
Games won: 41
Games drawn: 38
Games lost: 50

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)
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
22 Oct 2005 Queens Park Rangers v Norwich City W 3-0 League Championship
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)
21 Apr 1948 Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers L 5-2 Division Three (South)
31 Jan 1959 Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers L 5-1 League Division Three
17 Apr 1976 Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers L 3-2 League Division One
22 Oct 1994 Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers L 4-2 Premier League
22 Aug 1998 Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers L 4-2 League Division 1
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
06 Apr 2019 Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers L 4-0 League Championship

Players who have played for both;
John Bowman
1901–1905 Queens Park Rangers 103 (2)
1905 Norwich City 7 (1)

Dean Coney
1987–1989 Queens Park Rangers 48 (7)
1989–1990 Norwich City 17 (1)

Mike Sheron
1994–1995 Norwich City 28 (2)
1997–1999 Queens Park Rangers 63 (19)

Paul Peschisolido
2000 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 5 (1)
2001 → Norwich City (loan) 5 (0)

Peter Crouch
2000–2001 Queens Park Rangers 42 (10)
2003 → Norwich City (loan) 15 (4)

Lee Camp;
2004 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 12 (0)
2006 → Norwich City (loan) 3 (0)
2007 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 11 (0)
2007–2009 Queens Park Rangers 50 (0)
2013 Norwich City 3 (0)

Jamie Cureton;
2004–2005 Queens Park Rangers 43 (6)
2007–2010 Norwich City 69 (16)

Shabazz Baidoo
2004 - Norwich trialist
2005–2008 Queens Park Rangers 28 (3)

Zesh Rehman
2006 → Norwich City (loan) 5 (0)
2006–2009 Queens Park Rangers 50 (0)

Macauley Bonne
2009 - Norwich City Youth
2020– Queens Park Rangers 40 (3)

Gary O'Neil
2013–2014 Queens Park Rangers 29 (1)
2014–2016 Norwich City 51 (0)

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

Rob Green
1999–2006 Norwich City 223 (0)
2012–2016 Queens Park Rangers 121 (0)

Jordan Hugill
2019–2020 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 39 (13)
2020–2023 Norwich City 44 (6)

Sam McCallum;
2020– Norwich City 19 (0)
2021–2022 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 17 (2)

Chris Martin;
2006–2013 Norwich City 102 (25)
2023–2023 Queens Park Rangers 11 (3)

Match preview;
After conceding from a 97th minute penalty, away at Southampton, to draw 4-4, hopefully Norwich will be emotionally spent and disheartened going into this game. Good news for them, is they are playing us, in the cup, and we tend not to do so well in cup games. In their opening game they beat Hull so they sit 5th in the table, which means nothing after 2 games. It’ll be interesting to see how Norwich fair this season having lost their main talisman over the summer, Teemu Pukki who left for the US after five years and eighty-eight goals for Norwich.

As for us, our win at Cardiff has certainly lifted the spirits, and all focus is now on Sinclair Armstrong. There is debate on here as to why he didn’t start more last year, but I reckon it’s better to be sure he’s ready, than rush him in too early and risk injury or his confidence being destroyed from playing out of his depth. I’m just glad to see him doing well, and long may it continue. The focus will be on the goal scorers, as always, but also brilliant to see Fox and Cook look solid at the back, and Begovic make a few saves too. Now the big question is, can we continue that form/mentality heading into the cup. I’m sure Ainsworth will big it up as an important game, but I’m not even going to take a guess at what the lineup will be, and how many young faces are given a chance. Given how strapped for cash we are, and the income generated from a cup run, I’ll be frustrated if a complete B team is sent out, especially only two games into the season.

Team news and manager comments to go up when on the official, enjoy if you’ll be at HQ, and as always…

…COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!

 

Nice one Dave - for Col's sake & sanity let's pray for a win

 

I’d love us to win but just don’t think we have the depth of squad to compete in league and cup matches at the moment. We can only just about get a half decent starting eleven for league matches - as for finding 5 subs, that’s a real challenge.

 

We can't afford to risk any of our 1st team players really, with the exception of Dozy. Certainly neither fit centre backs should play aswell as Dykes, Field , Armstrong or Paal.

 

We’re going to win this comfortably. In Gazball we trust.

 

Sorry Col, this one might set back your recovery.

 

I think differently there. Let's try get some momentum going. One or two changes max. Putting the so called fringe players in could just set us back again. Go and try win the game like we should for every game.

 

I’m in London on Wednesday anyway so will go along but expect to see a second string when we barely have a first string.

Hopefully see Kolli, Bonner, Larkeche, Duke and a few others get a chance. Don’t think we can risk any of the alleged strongest XI which is a shame as in my 30th year of going I’m still yet to see a real cup run.

 

But then what would it do to our season if Armstrong got injured in what is ultimately a pointless game for us?

 

Indeed. As good as he might be when he’s good, he still seems to be held together by chewing gum. If it was an FA Cup game I’d be all for throwing everything at it but **** going down for the sake of losing 2-1 rather than 3-0 to Norwich in the Man City Cup.

 

Staying in the league is absolutely vital, a cup run would be lovely but we all know that isn't gonna happen. The depth in our squad is threadbare, and the back up players are all poor , to put it mildly. We need our strongest possible 11 on the pitch against Ipswich at the weekend, and with only 2 fit centre halves surely risking them or the others I mentioned would be stupidity. Ipswich are a very strong side who are unbeaten in 23 matches, it will be hard enough without the possibility of having some key players out injured. I think he'll rest 4 or 5 players anyway, but I'd rest more. I'd love us to win obviously but I'd love us to beat Ipswich more at this moment in time !

 

I think we should telegraph Norwich to say we must win it because, Col hates them em' and we're doing it for his hip!
That's good enough for me,
Three points, come on down!

 

3 points Did ? It's a Cup game pal

 

Ok, no problem…. Let me retract everything l said about the points!

We’re still playing for Col’s hip, though!
It’s on the mend and hopefully, so too is our team!

 

Col’s hip and don’t let anybody say different.

 

It will be interesting to see what team GA will field, but I expect quite a few players to be rested.

I guess that they will give everything but get a result.

 

Ainsworth has said that there will be lots of changes.
Youngsters being given a run.

 

I won’t be going to this one. Concentrating on my loading and will be fresh for Ipswich at the weekend.

 

I am loaded...so going !

 

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