Game 1: QPR 1 WBA 3 (10.08.24. Andersen. 15,900)

Sadly no hindsight was needed.

Quite a few of were alarmed by the lack of creativity pre season (the 10 dilemna), and how poor Paal looked. And we said so.

I have to say we have also witnessed some questionable management on the tactical / selection fronts. 

Lets hope this was a massive rod up the collective arse, someone needs to wake these people up fast. Only as good as your last game.

this is me when he gets the ball i just sigh as you just know it’s going end with them having ball.

He got on ball in last ten mins only LB ahead of him and I said to Alanwycombe how’s he going to fuck this one up. Three seconds later he had run into the LB.

And REPEAT.

Having had an hour or so to mull it over, it could be worse, we could be Norwich.
WBA will be up there again this season.

Was not massively impressed with WBA which is alarming. Cut the crosses out and they never crested anything rest of the game but if you dont do the basics your going come unstuck.

On a more positive note, Sinclair was subbed today on 64m and his replacement came on and scored. No change there.

Willock also subbed around the same time.

Today was a much needed lesson for us and Marti in particular. Far too many questionable decisions. Smyth & Paal shouldn't be wearing the shirt, neither good enough, which both have demonstrated over and over again. Celar needs to pull hjis international finger well clear of his arse if he wants to do anything in the championship.

Btw anyone know how Rohan Vaughan is getting on?

thought WBA looked solid, not spectacular. rarely put a foot wrong throughout but we hardly troubled them anyway.

main gripe for me is celar's performance. there's needing service but he was expecting everything to be put on a plate for him, didn't put a shift in in the slightest, made one run all game and backed out of many other runs and duels. needs to step it up.

we weren't completely awful but we certainly didn't look good. thank god we have 2 new attackers coming in, it's much needed.

will add that i think marti got it a bit wrong today too. we weren't winning the midfield battles and could have done with moving to a 3 man midfield to better deal with WBA's possession.

Much of our possession involved Smyth. If he weren't playing we'd have had no possession. I get the point about end product. I think I contributed more than Celar. I'd have replaced him with Dykes. That's how shit he was.

We're in trouble if Frey is the best option.

No, we have fans who can see things moving on the right direction after the circus of the last decade. There has been plenty of concern expressed on here as well as enthusiasm. If you can’t get excited about the prospects of your team there is something wrong.

This game was always going to be won in midfield

It was so obviously pack defence pack midfield

Steal a 1-0 win

Marti got his tacktics and line up wrong

Who wants Hayden back now then ?

Not much he could do about any of the goals imo. Distribution was much better than Begovic though.

Agree, and would add maybe the Liverpool youngster on loan if we can bomb out Paal.

Not convinced we have found a 10-goal a season striker who can hold the ball up and bring others into play - but Dembele, Saito and Chair in an attacking midfield would hopefully still
cause plenty of fireworks

I was a bit pissed 2nd half but did i recall Frey missing an open goal that Lennie peters could have slotted in a sensory deprivation tank?

Need more steel in midfield so obvious

Colback Field Varane Hayden

Teams just run straight through our midfield


I’d go all out for Haden all out he will stop goals