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Post by Timmy Doc on Jan 22, 2022 18:29:54 GMT
Time to start talking? 20 games left. Need 9 more wins. Only Boro and Forest can drop us.
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Post by James1979 on Jan 22, 2022 18:54:09 GMT
We win our game in hand, we’re 2nd. We may not be good enough and player for player and money we shouldn’t be 2nd……but fuck it, as a qpr fan, football fan…..we’ve got to look at 2nd surely? Let’s worry about playoffs when we can’t make top 2. Cardiff under Warnock were certainly not 1 of 2 best sides in the league but they did it. We have tremendous fight and spirit….and we have some game winners in Willock, Albert, Chair, Austin, Gray…..got to dream mate. What footballs all about.
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Post by stainrodisalegend on Jan 22, 2022 19:00:47 GMT
Always thought we would make the play offs - and have a large bet riding on it. Anything beyond that still totally up in the air IMHO. On odds checker or whatever it will show we have five wins out of five (if you count the cup game) but we al know they have been incredibly close games. cd very easily be looking at another set of circumstances entirely so think we should keep our feet on the ground a bit. But if we beat Swansea and Reading, the boys come back from AFCON and we have done some good business in the window, who knows what could be possible...
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Jan 22, 2022 20:29:40 GMT
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Post by West Acton on Jan 22, 2022 20:29:40 GMT
Wide open now and top two defo there for the taking
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Jan 22, 2022 21:41:18 GMT
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Post by 1973ranger on Jan 22, 2022 21:41:18 GMT
Why can't we finish in the top 2? Have to be hopeful as on our day we can match anyone and we also now have players playing in a settled team. Albert and Gray today and Chaz last week. If we can get Dykes back on the scoresheet then we have to believe we can.
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Post by acricketer on Jan 22, 2022 22:08:01 GMT
I keep thinking how lucky we are being. Would like to see us dominate games a bit more.
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Jan 22, 2022 22:20:54 GMT
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Post by alanwycombe on Jan 22, 2022 22:20:54 GMT
I keep thinking how lucky we are being. Would like to see us dominate games a bit more. We won’t do that until the ball sticks up top instead of keep coming back. Gray not great but is best we’ve got for that - and he gets subbed. 6 point week coming up. |
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Jan 22, 2022 23:45:57 GMT
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Post by James1979 on Jan 22, 2022 23:45:57 GMT
I keep thinking how lucky we are being. Would like to see us dominate games a bit more. We won’t do that until the ball sticks up top instead of keep coming back. Gray not great but is best we’ve got for that - and he gets subbed. 6 point week coming up. Big week I agree mate. But we’ve got to enjoy this. It’s been ages since we had a team to be proud of and in a league position like this. |
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Jan 23, 2022 0:08:25 GMT
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Post by acricketer on Jan 23, 2022 0:08:25 GMT
The league is the weakest it's been for a long time demonstrated by our position. We aren't all that.
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Jan 23, 2022 0:22:17 GMT
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Post by alanwycombe on Jan 23, 2022 0:22:17 GMT
We won’t do that until the ball sticks up top instead of keep coming back. Gray not great but is best we’ve got for that - and he gets subbed. 6 point week coming up. Big week I agree mate. But we’ve got to enjoy this. It’s been ages since we had a team to be proud of and in a league position like this. Oh I’m loving it - can’t wait to hit form again😂 |
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Post by West Acton on Jan 23, 2022 7:11:11 GMT
The league is the weakest it's been for a long time demonstrated by our position. We aren't all that. we hear every season the league is weak. I think that’s a load of guff the league is the league. It’s made up of former and recent premier league sides We’re simply making the most of the tools we have at our disposal and getting the fine margins right |
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Post by gtleighsr3 on Jan 23, 2022 7:22:17 GMT
Deff bar a suicidal implode make the playoffs. Top 2 is achievable but need some more bods in,luck to continue and results to go our way.
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Post by 2Loftus on Jan 23, 2022 10:22:39 GMT
Anything is still possible of course. In terms of likelihood...
1) Most likely we'll reach the play-offs.
2) We'll implode and drop out of the play-off places
3) We'll qualify for automatic promotion
4) I think we're safe from relegation
I really have to blink and see where we are. We've played some good football and got some great results. We've dug deep and come back from losing positions to win when perhaps we haven't 'deserved' to.
Surely, it's going to blow up in our faces - it's the QPR way!
But I'm enjoying it until it does.
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Post by hal9thou on Jan 23, 2022 12:40:26 GMT
STICK OR TWIST
So we're in a strong position in a questionable division and the window closes in seven days.
From a business point of view, it's very hard to argue against some degree of investment at this point to help facilitate a massive dividend. We don't have to go mad, but there is a strong argument that doing nothing is madness because we're short in key areas and that could prove very costly.
So how much, if anything, would you allocate? If you could only strengthen one area, where would that be?
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Post by alanwycombe on Jan 23, 2022 12:43:11 GMT
Striker. GD might let us down. Might get really tight this season
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Jan 23, 2022 12:57:40 GMT
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Post by coneysboots on Jan 23, 2022 12:57:40 GMT
Striker. GD might let us down. Might get really tight this season Couldn’t agree more. We’re not prolific. Given we are pushing for automatic, out goal difference is relatively poor. Most games we are only winning by the odd goal. |
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Post by gtleighsr3 on Jan 23, 2022 13:38:33 GMT
Hugil available,got to be better than skippy
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Jan 23, 2022 13:41:28 GMT
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Post by Hitman34 on Jan 23, 2022 13:41:28 GMT
Said this back in December. The fate of our season depends on the jan window.
I small investment of a couple of mil on a good striker could make all the difference in getting promotion.
Personally think, 3 or 4 mil is worth a gamble on a good striker.
Even paying a loan fee of a couple of mil to bring in a prem striker like a Dwight Gale or even the lad at villa or even Nikita at arsenal.
Let’s have a go at it.
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Jan 23, 2022 13:43:48 GMT
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Post by Hitman34 on Jan 23, 2022 13:43:48 GMT
Hugil available,got to be better than skippy Anyone’s better than the caber tosser. He is starting one of those 20 games without a goal, runs again. |
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Post by gtleighsr3 on Jan 23, 2022 13:46:03 GMT
There's more form in a class full of 12 yr old girls than dykes,and if they from basildon they know how to score.
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Post by awin on Jan 23, 2022 14:06:01 GMT
Largely stick although I’d make a cheeky enquiry for Elijah Adebayo at Luton.
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Jan 23, 2022 14:09:31 GMT
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Post by alanwycombe on Jan 23, 2022 14:09:31 GMT
Maybe we’ve done our allocated budget on Marshall? I’m serious. Hoos has said he’s trying to run the club without the owners tipping up.
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Jan 23, 2022 14:13:38 GMT
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Post by Corbray on Jan 23, 2022 14:13:38 GMT
Hugil available,got to be better than skippy Anyone’s better than the caber tosser. He is starting one of those 20 games without a goal, runs again. hopefully he bags 8 in the playoffs lol. but i agree that a new striker is a must, its just a case of who. gray scores but i'm still not sold on him, he's never had a game for us where i've thought "wow, he's a right handfull" whereas dykes and austin have both had excellent games for us at times. we have no one who really leads the line well which ends up putting a lot of pressure on chair and willock to step up and carry the team. if we had a good striker that caused problems it'd open up even more space for chair and willock to cause mayhem. i wouldn't mind so much about dykes' goalscoring record if he contributed to games the way warbs says he does. he doesn't win many headers/flickons nor does he give the opposing defenders much of a challenge. for example, big matt smith used to excel at that even if he was a very limited player. |
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Post by Corbray on Jan 23, 2022 14:19:42 GMT
Largely stick although I’d make a cheeky enquiry for Elijah Adebayo at Luton. i'd love him here regardless of if we go up or not. if we go up i expect us to come straight back down again (although by putting up a good fight) and think adebayo could be the kind of striker that could be a 20-25 goal a season striker at this level. cracking player imo |
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Post by Corbray on Jan 23, 2022 14:24:09 GMT
Anything is still possible of course. In terms of likelihood... 1) Most likely we'll reach the play-offs. 2) We'll implode and drop out of the play-off places 3) We'll qualify for automatic promotion 4) I think we're safe from relegation I really have to blink and see where we are. We've played some good football and got some great results. We've dug deep and come back from losing positions to win when perhaps we haven't 'deserved' to. Surely, it's going to blow up in our faces - it's the QPR way! But I'm enjoying it until it does. it would be one of the most spectacular things in football if we went down. i'd actually applaud our lack of effort |
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Jan 23, 2022 14:29:50 GMT
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Post by West Acton on Jan 23, 2022 14:29:50 GMT
Imagine if we went down and derby stayed up. Would they still want sue us
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Post by acricketer on Jan 23, 2022 14:51:50 GMT
Anything is still possible of course. In terms of likelihood... 1) Most likely we'll reach the play-offs. 2) We'll implode and drop out of the play-off places 3) We'll qualify for automatic promotion 4) I think we're safe from relegation I really have to blink and see where we are. We've played some good football and got some great results. We've dug deep and come back from losing positions to win when perhaps we haven't 'deserved' to. Surely, it's going to blow up in our faces - it's the QPR way! But I'm enjoying it until it does. it would be one of the most spectacular things in football if we went down. i'd actually applaud our lack of effort So, the reverse NHS Applause! Pots and pans? |
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Post by Ginger Ninja on Jan 23, 2022 15:00:24 GMT
A more prolific striker and a bruiser Derry type CM. We're good everywhere else imo.
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Post by stainrodisalegend on Jan 23, 2022 15:03:51 GMT
There's normally some news about transfers from the post-match press conference but haven't seen any rumours.
Last thing I saw was Sanderson due on Monday for talks about a poss loan.
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Post by shepherdsmush on Jan 23, 2022 15:05:39 GMT
Maybe some decent cover at LB/RB as Wallace and Adomah won't be able to play every game.
Certainly a striker if Dykes is offloaded.
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