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[Steve Russell]

From West London Sport...

'Gareth Ainsworth praised his QPR side for the spirit he said they showed at Huddersfield,
but admitted they were punished for some woeful early defending.

The 2-1 loss was Rangers’ fourth consecutive defeat and means they remain in the bottom three.

Goals from Kian Harratt and Jack Rudoni in the opening 14 minutes put Huddersfield in control.

Rangers, who were without Lyndon Dykes as well as Steve Cook and are now without a win in seven matches,
were unable to find an equaliser after a goal from Jake Clarke-Salter, who later hit the woodwork.

Boss Ainsworth said: “We lost the game in the first 20 minutes. We gave ourselves a mountain to climb.

“We can’t defend like that in the first 20 minutes of games and expect to get something out of them –
but we almost did.

“The spirit, the drive and desire to get back in the game was fantastic by the boys. But this is the Championship
and you can’t often overturn a 2-0 deficit – but we almost did it.

“We hit the post and had one cleared off the line. We were the aggressors. But we’ve got to start games better
and be more solid. They were sloppy goals to concede.”

Ainsworth has repeatedly insisted that Rangers will be a surprise package this season – and did so again after their
latest defeat.

He also pointed to a relative improvement on the 4-0 hammering by Blackburn prior to the international break.

Ainsworth declared: “I’m a glass-half-full guy. The Blackburn game was not acceptable and the transformation is
something else. We’ve improved from Blackburn.

“Roll on the season because it’s going to be a good one. I’m pretty sure we’re going to finish above that line.”

[Tommy Cunningham]

Gareth Ainsworth continues to be totally deluded and constantly spouting his usual nonsense,
the truth of the matter is he has run out of ideas and doesn’t have a clue what to do next.

We are in desperate trouble and the team and performances continue to deteriorate, the vast majority
of QPR fans expected a serious struggle this season.

I think we can safely say that the vast majority of QPR fans were right.

[steveqpr881]

I hope we get get something against West Brom, because our next home game is v. Leicester,
who have won all their away games so far. Whereas we haven't won at home.

[Kerrins]

This was a local fixture for me but I took the decision not to attend.

Instead I followed the game on Freeview TV Football Channel 601 and I am telling you
(and this is no word of a lie) the reporter at the stadium made the following comments throughout the
game to describe events

(1) QPR floundering
(2) Huddersfield dominating
(3) Huddersfield playing keep ball
(4) The home side on top

Make of that what you will. My own view is that despite the scoreline and a rally at the finale overall
I suspect we were well beat

[steveqpr881]

Bernard, I make that to mean we're hopeless in all departments.

[Kerrins]

Well steveqpr 881 Reporters can have different slants and opinions but from what I can glean elsewhere
it seems we were very much second best for most of the game and only really came into it late in the 2nd half.....
and remember Huddersfield are not exactly a top Championship side these days.

[steveqpr881]

True, I think they're about 14th, 15th.
Heaven knows what Leicester will do to us......