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Match Day Thread QPR vs Swansea

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  1. daverangers

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    QPR vs Swansea
    The Championship
    Monday 21st April 2025 - 15:00
    Loftus Road

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    Previous meetings vs Swansea;
    Games won: 23
    Games drawn: 17
    Games lost: 18

    Ones to remember;
    15 Jan 1966 Queens Park Rangers v Swansea Town W 6-2 League Division Three
    26 Dec 2010 Queens Park Rangers v Swansea City W 4-0 League Championship : I'll never tire of watching this clip, even though it was nearly 14 years ago;


    11 Apr 2012 Queens Park Rangers v Swansea City W 3-0 Premier League
    13 Apr 2019 Queens Park Rangers v Swansea City W 4-0 League Championship
    05 Jan 2020 Queens Park Rangers v Swansea City W 5-1 FA Cup


    Ones to forget;
    02 Apr 1923 Swansea Town v Queens Park Rangers L 3-0 Division Three (South)
    18 Nov 2001 Swansea City v Queens Park Rangers L 4-0 FA Cup
    18 Aug 2012 Queens Park Rangers v Swansea City L 0-5 Premier League.

    Players who have played for both;
    Robbie James;

    1973–1983 Swansea City 393 (102)
    1984–1987 Queens Park Rangers 87 (5)
    1988–1990 Swansea City 90 (16)

    Leighton James;
    1977–1978 Queens Park Rangers 28 (4)
    1980–1983 Swansea City 88 (27)

    Jeremy Charles;

    1976–1983 Swansea City 247 (53)
    1983–1985 Queens Park Rangers 12 (5)

    Leon Knight;
    2001 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 11 (0)
    2006–2007 Swansea City 25 (19)

    Karl Connolly;
    2000–2003 Queens Park Rangers 72 (12)
    2003–2004 Swansea City 10 (1)

    Kevin McLeod;

    2003 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 8 (2)
    2003 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 1 (0)
    2003–2005 Queens Park Rangers 58 (4)
    2005–2006 Swansea City 44 (7)

    Scott Donnelly;

    2004–2007 Queens Park Rangers 13 (0)
    2010–2012 Swansea City 1 (0)

    Scott Sinclair;

    2007 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 9 (1)
    2010–2012 Swansea City 82 (28)

    Angel Rangel;

    2007–2018 Swansea City 328 (9)
    2018–2021 Queens Park Rangers 41 (2)

    Steven Caulker;

    2011–2012 → Swansea City (loan) 26 (0)
    2014–2017 Queens Park Rangers 50 (3)

    Wayne Routledge
    2009–2010 Queens Park Rangers 44 (3)
    2011 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 20 (5)
    2011–2021 Swansea City 259 (25)

    Tom Carroll;
    2013–2014 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 26 (0)
    2014–2015 → Swansea City (loan) 13 (0)
    2017–2020 Swansea City 74 (1)
    2020–2021 Queens Park Rangers 22 (0)

    Leroy Fer;

    2014–2016 Queens Park Rangers 48 (8)
    2016 → Swansea City(loan) 11 (0)
    2016–2019 Swansea City 79 (8)

    Jake Bidwell;
    2016–2019 Queens Park Rangers 122 (2)
    2019–2022 Swansea City 92 (3)

    Ryan Manning;
    2015–2020 Queens Park Rangers 87 (7)
    2018–2019 → Rotherham United (loan) 18 (4)
    2020– Swansea City 79 (5)

    Ethan Laird;
    2021–2022 → Swansea City (loan) 20 (0)
    2022– → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 22 (1)

    Jamal Lowe;
    2020–2021 Swansea City 51 (14)
    2023– → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 20 (3)
    2023–2024 → Swansea City (loan) 35 (9)

    Match Preview;
    Following our wonderful last minute winner at Preston on Good Friday, we next welcome Swansea City to Loftus Road on Easter Monday. Swansea have won their last four games, and last dropped points in their 2-2 draw at Elland Road on March 29th. They sit 11th on 57 points, and their top scorer is Liam Cullen with 10 so far, followed by Zan Vipotnik with 7.

    As for us, after our win against Preston at Deepdale, we have nothing to play for in our final three games other than pride. I'd now like to see the youngsters given a chance to prove themselves, and get experience playing in a full stadium. After Monday's game, we welcome first placed Burnley next Saturday, before finishing our season at the Stadium of Light, against 4th placed Sunderland, so I think it is unlikely we'll get much from those two games. The only thing I'd add is having watched the full 90 minutes against Preston, when we did put them under any pressure there were no options in the final third until Frey came on in the 74th minute. Kolli improved things, but Yang Min-Hyeok supported by Dembele, Madsen and Saito seemed a very light-weight attack, and we won very little in the air or in any physical battles. I would like to see Frey start and create some trouble for the Swansea defence from the beginning.

    Team news and manager comments to go up when/if on the official. I hope everyone has a great Easter, and for those who'll get to HQ on Monday, enjoy and as always...

    ...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!
     
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  2. Didley Squat

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    Great, relegation gone & forgotten, we can cut loose and play with gay abandon!
    Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
     
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  3. Taffvalerowdy

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  4. Horny 4 Hamas

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    Tamas Priskin
     
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  5. WBA2_QPR3

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    Nice one Dave, I'll be at HQ for this too, humble pie and a pint on me
     
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  6. Horny 4 Hamas

    Horny 4 Hamas 2023 Funniest Poster

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    We can all just enjoy seeing Cardiff drop further into the mire while our utterly irrelevant match finishes 1-1. It’ll be nice.
     
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  7. daverangers

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    Only team news I can see is that Paul Smyth has been suspended for three games due to an incident the ref missed during the game on Friday. If I remember correctly, did he stamp on their player? Anyone else know what it is for?
     
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    A sly punch apparently. Though the ref saw it off the ball and gave a free kick so they’re really making it up as they go along as these are meant to be for things missed by the referee. Not that it really matters.

    Kolli and Yang on the wings perhaps. Dembele was **** again on Friday so if he is to play then through the middle preferably.
     
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    On the beach early for him then. I'm expecting some young blood in the last three games.
     
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    Smyth out.
    Got a 3 match ban for a deliberate punch the ref missed on Friday. Silly boy
     
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    That's what it was then...very silly.
     
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    Tis my last game of the season as I can’t do Burnley and would sooner do a week half board in Rafah than get up at the time required to get to Sunderland. A fine season again full of memories.
     
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    This might be a tougher game than I first thought. I've just looked at the form guide and The Swans have won their last four and kept a clean sheet in all of them.
     
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    First time we’ve won 4 on the bounce without conceding a goal since 2008 <cheers>
     
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    Make the most of it, the mighty hoops are gonna run riot with the yoof team tomorrow :emoticon-0165-muscl
     
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    And I’m going
     
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  17. Rangers Til I Die

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    We're the favourites for what it's worth.
     
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  18. QPR999

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    Are you going to the game Taff?
     
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    So in that case it must be "after the Lord Mayor's Show......" time?
     
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    I think we are going to see a cameo for one of our youngsters ( Petrie or Sutton) This is the ideal match to blood a youngster.
     
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