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Match Day Thread Swansea vs QPR

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  1. daverangers

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    Swansea City vs QPR
    The Championship
    Monday 1st April 2024 : 3PM kick off
    Swansea.com Stadium

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    How to get there;
    Drive : 3 hr 17 min (185.6 mi) via M4
    Train : 10:19 AM (Monday) - 2:03 PM (3 hr 44 min) Hammersmith & City then GWR from Paddington, then 4A from Swansea station
    Cycle : 18 hr 4 min (204 miles) via National Cycle Rte 47


    Previous meeting vs Swansea;

    Games won: 22
    Games drawn: 17
    Games lost: 17

    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)

    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– → Swansea City (loan) 0 (0)

    Match Preview;
    So, no Easter break for us as we head straight from Friday's good home win against Birmingham, to an away day in sunny and beautiful S.Wales. Our opponents, Swansea, drew on Saturday, 1-1 with relegation contenders Sheffield Wednesday, having beaten bitter local rivals Cardiff City the previous week...but they lost to localish rivals Bristol City the week before that. They sit 15th, on 47 points, so 4 points ahead of us. Their top scorers are Jamal Lowe and Jerry Yates, with 8 each, as they look to replace Joël Piroe, who left them for Swansea after the first few games of the season.

    As for us, a splendid win on Saturday, and surely a goal of the season contender from a centre back. That win saw us move up to 18th, and 4 points clear of the relegation zone. Our joint top scorers are Chair and Dykes, with 5 each...but it is interesting when looking at the stats. The two players with the best goals per 90 ratio are Willock (0.20) and Armstrong (0.21)...and they have the best shot accuracy too (Willock - 63% and Armstrong - 67%). Given these stats, could it be worth trying to play them up front together. It'd require Willock to be willing to make some runs, and play off Armstrong, but then Armstrong will also make runs and create space for Willock. I'm no expert, and I'm sure Cifuentes has considered this, but it could be an interesting pairing to try out. Maybe I'm just a bit sentimental, and I remember the days of Gallen and Ferdinand/Spencer-Sheron, and would love to see a solid and consistent front two pairing again.

    Team news and manager comments to go up when on the official, have a great Easter Day one and all, and as always...

    ...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!
     
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  2. Goldhawk-Road

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    Let's hope our defenders have got their striking boots on again :bandit:
     
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    We’ve got Karl Connolly
    You **** your family
     
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    Tom Carroll
     
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    Bloody hell Dave give it a rest, I've not recovered from yesterday yet.

    Just hope we don't have the emotional hangover we did after the West Brom game.
     
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    You can park opposite the ground for £5 in a small industrial ‘park’ next to / behind the Texaco petrol station - there’s an entrance immediately after/besides the petrol station:

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    Postcode for your satnav SA1 2JG
     
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    It’s less than 3 miles from Junction 45 of the M4
     
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    Bit of a soft spot for the Swans but we need three points!
    COYRsss!
     
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    Happy with a point from this one. Similar soft spot for the Swans, my better half’s family are from the Swansea valley and it’s a nice part of the world.

    Cheers Dave.
     
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    I know a parking space in Bristol, short walk from there.
     
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    Just to prove I do read these posts and appreciate the author. Joel Piroe went to Leeds.
     
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    How much we love Cardiff City ….. <laugh><laugh><laugh><laugh>
     
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    Now suffering with splinters in his posterior from sitting in the bench :grin:
     
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    3 points would be huge, but would settle for a point if offered now.....
     
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