Ramsey's satisfaction is not misplaced - column Tuesday, 28th Jul 2015 21:38 by Neil Dejyothin A fragmented, at times farcical, pre-season has the Loftus Road natives restless and worried, but Neil Dejyothin sees plenty of cause for optimism in the friendlies played so far. Chris Ramsey's assertion that he was satisfied following the goalless draw at Newport on Sunday drew some consternation on the LFW message board, and it's true that it's been another poorly organised pre-season which will not help us hit the ground running in the Championship this season. I've watched a couple of matches on a stream and have been to see us play against Dundee United and Newport County and I'm reasonably satisfied by what I've seen so far too. Here's why… It's the small details that matter, not the overall performances or results. Yes there will be some problems that need addressing – but that's normal. You have to first look at the football you see before you consider the performance and results. Then you have to get an idea about the personnel and how they will come together to form a core nucleus of players that make up the starting squad. I'm only interested in the small details, so I'll focus on those, because these are the things that give you the clues on what's going on behind the scenes. Let's take Tjarron Chery as an example. He took a free-kick in the first-half against Newport – a poor one, that struck the wall and left us suddenly being hit on the counter attack. The free-kick was to the right of the penalty box and the resulting play developed quickly down our left side, with Darnell Furlong and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas nowhere to be seen having been so far forward for the free-kick. Chery sprinted quietly back into position and filled in for them. He took responsibility for team shape and waited until the danger was averted and cover arrived before heading back into position. How often could you say that last season when it came to the likes of Junior Hoilett or Leroy Fer, for example? Even some of our central midfield players wouldn't have done that for the team. Read the rest of this article here ... http://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/queensparkrangers/news/39448/?
Lovely to read from someone who clearly has a much keener eye for football than I do! Hoping the author is correct.
I agree CR has to given a full chance to build his team and ideas Anyone demanding instant results is still very much infected thankfully many glory QPR fans have shot back into the woodwork Long term this will help us get our club back after some very daft ideas including mine that we could have finished 8th when we went up as champions. That team spirit was ****ed before it started followed by our worse two managers in our history and the most remarkable destruction of a business and brand in recent times ... All just for what it seems a few people's egos CR gives me the impression that he is working hard for his money and won't stop until he has created a football team for our club with a policy always for change and the future No doubt he will be knocked by infected fans who have no idea exactly what they have become having had a drug laced with money and lies I am sure we all feel a little lost today but this is because it's fresh and new and CR ideas can't be ripped to shreds yet This is the time to remember what we are just fans
I admit that I am very impressed by this in-depth analysis. An very interestnig and enjoyable read. I am sure that Neil's observations are correct and only hope that Chris Ramsey will be able get all these improvement from training into "deliverables", and "points" come the start of the season. I am sure that we now have the correct approach. My only concern is the timeline and patience of the fans and (more importantly) the board.
There are some worrying signs of optimism...........we as fans are just not used to this sort of thing......
We should be used to this Roller-Coaster ride by now. The "downer" may be that we have a make-shift defence for Saturday week!
Good to know Aqua, although I'm a bit surprised it hasn't been knocked out of you by the R's over the years....
I was optimistic until I decided to count the defenders in our squad..... Perhaps we have created new CDs and RB out of players like JET, Gladwin and Mackie
