I understand that temperatures have tumbled back home. I do feel your pain as I endure another sunny day here on a 2-week trip to Florida. But I've done my best to keep up to date with the R's and, one way or another, I've seen the two matches that have taken place in my absence. The pause for thought afforded by this very restful break has given rise to another of my self-indulgent rambles, taking in impressions of the Liverpool, Arsenal and Man Utd fixtures and some chin-stroking about the future of Barton at the club. Click if you wanna. Don't if you don't: http://thisismyengland.blogspot.com/2012/04/qpr-seen-from-afar.html
As usual, good stuff TIME ( nice acronym too). I think we have to accept that Barton is Barton - its was the clubs decision to buy him, his personality was well known and isn't going to change. Just wish he'd played a bit better over the season, but much improved against the Gooners, and he sought out Adel for a big hug at the end - and Adel seemed delighted. In the same time zone as you until Thursday, but sadly for work and in Indiana, which lacks every single one of Florida's attractions. bizarrely Fox Soccer is exclusively in Spanish here ( or Mexican I suppose).
