Vokes out for rest of season

[rangercol]

Rodriguez, Austin, Ings, Vokes......don't bet against them having another goal machine in the wings, they make them for fun up there.

I've never thought much about Burnley, or not since we battled them for promotion in 72-73 (they won, but we beat them 2-0 at LR in a great game), but I have been seriously impressed this year, hope they keep it up. We'll finish where we deserve to finish, or probably a bit higher we were shown way too much respect by a lot of teams earlier in the season.

I don't!!
I hope they lose all their remaining games!

 

[Tramore Ranger]

Burnley fan here ....I went to above match in 73.....January I think....two very good sides but QPR were the better side in this match and deserved to win (our first of just two away defeats that season)...I remember Don Givens got one of your goals ...cannot think of other....Stan Bowles had a stormer of a match. Apart from losing, we were met with a hail of stones and half-bricks from a gang of 15/16 year-old QPR fans. After the match, one Burnley yob got flattened by a charging police horse.

Great season and we managed to finish just one point ahead of the Hoops as champions with a 1-1 draw at Preston on final day - they needed a point to stay up and we needed a point for title - both sides were happy to play out a draw in a farcical last half hour.

Both teams had some superb players - Don Masson, Bowles, Givens and Thomas for you....Casper, James and Dobson for us.

We finished 6th in top flight the next season and were third behind Liverpool and Leeds most of the season. I think QPR finished in top half also.





Oh As for having a young striker to step up to the plate, there is really no-one except for a lad called Jason Gilchrist, a member of development squad who has not even been on the bench ever. We're hoping Ings will be back for the Middlesbrough home game on April 12, but for the next two games at least we will have to scrape by with Barnes and someone like Stanislaus, Treacy or Wallace playing in the hole (4-4-1-1 instead of usual 4-4-2). Why on earth Dyche did not sign someone on loan before last Thursday's deadline is hard to understand. Could prove to be a monumental mistake costing over £100 million.

Dear old Mickey Leach scored the first that day....a beautiful goal according to Barry Davies the MOTD commentator.....

[video=youtube;RV21XoGDXGg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RV21XoGDXGg[/video]

Although I hope that we can catch you we really missed a chance on last Saturday to apply a bit of pressure, but with games running out 3 more wins should see you promoted....