Team: Green, Isla, Dunne, Caulker, Hill, Vargas, Henry, Barton, Fer, Zamora (Hoilett), Austin Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Traore, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Mutch, Phillips, Attendance: 17,729 (including 1,496 away fans) Historically relegation-bound sides don’t get their fair share of decisions from the officials, never get the run of the ball and also get punished by sides when Continue reading
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QPR v Crystal Palace – Austin and Zamora Starved of Service
Team: Green, Isla, Dunne, Caulker, Hill, Hoilett, Barton, Henry, Fer (Vargas), Austin, Zamora (Phillips) Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Ferdinand, Onuoha, Wright-Phillips, Mutch Attendance: 18,011 (including 1,771 away fans) As I hit the keyboard I had the worst neck ache ever – the ball spent more time in the air than I can remember for a Continue reading
Arsenal v QPR – Too Little, Too Late in 9th Straight Away League Defeat
Team: Green, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Caulker, Isla, Mutch (Zamora), Henry (Fer), Kranjcar, Traore (Hoilett), Vargas, Austin Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Hill, Wright-Phillips, Phillips Attendance: 59,947 (including 2,912 R’s fans) I quoted Rodney after the Everton game: “Rangers play away like a team just fulfilling a fixture”, and so it goes on Rodney. The system and tactics Continue reading
QPR v West Bromwich Albion – Charlie Austin’s first Rangers Hat-trick turns it around
Team: Green, Onuoha, Caulker, Dunne, Suk-Young (Hill), Vargas (Hoilett), Barton, Henry, Fer, Austin, Zamora (Kranjcar) Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Ferdinand, Phillips, Mutch. Attendance: 17,560 (including 1,475 West Brom fans) Played off the park for 30 minutes, we got a penalty out of nothing to give us a glimmer of hope at half-time. Then we came Continue reading
Everton v QPR
Team: Green, Isla, Dunne, Onuoha, Suk-Young, Phillips (Zamora), Mutch, Barton, Fer (Kranjcar), Hoilett, Vargas. Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Ferdinand, Hill, Wright-Phillips, Henry Attendance: 34,035 (including 363 R’s fans) It was not pretty – indeed even to the end it was downright nervy – but Everton took a step in the right direction yesterday with a Continue reading
QPR v Burnley: Richard Dunne – A Lion Amongst Men
Team: Green, Isla, Dunne, Caulker, Suk-Young, Vargas (Mutch), Barton, Henry, Fer (Phillips), Zamora (Kranjcar), Austin. Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Ferdinand, Onuoha, Hoilett. Attendance: 17,785 (including 1,583 Burnley fans) I was not Richard Dunne’s biggest fan when he arrived at the club, but I’m more than happy to be proved wrong. On Saturday, at more than Continue reading
Swansea City v QPR – ‘We were Close to Hanging on but couldn’t quite do it‚’, said Redknapp
Team: Green, Onuoha, Dunne, Caulker, Suk-Young, Henry, Barton (Hoilett), Vargas, Kranjcar, Fer, Austin. Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Isla, Ferdinand, Mutch, Phillips, Zamora. Attendance: 20,145 (including 609 R’s fans) The goals were a long time coming but Swansea eventually broke QPR’s spirited resistance after 78 minutes as Ki Sung-yueng and Wayne Routledge delivered a deserved victory Continue reading
In Memory of Malcolm Oakley: QPR v Leicester City – More Shots than a Fairground Rifle Range on a Busy Bank Holiday
Team: Green, Suk-Young (Traore), Caulker, Onuoha, Isla, Fer, Henry, Barton, Vargas (Mutch), Kranjcar (Hoilett), Austin. Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Ferdinand, Phillips, Wright-Phillips. Attendance: 18,054 (including 1,841 Leicester fans) Another ‘must win’ game…and we did just that, but as always, we just don’t do easy. It was another cracking atmosphere, and a team selection that looked Continue reading
Newcastle United v QPR – ‘We looked Solid without being Creative‚’ said Redknapp
Team: Green, Onuoha, Dunne, Caulker, Suk-Young, Barton, Sandro (Kranjcar), Henry (Hoilett), Fer, Zamora, Austin. Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Isla, Traore, Phillips, Mutch. Attendance: 51,915 (including 1,600 R’s fans) Harry Redknapp has long admired Moussa Sissoko, but he could have done without the France midfielder illuminating the Tyneside dusk by scoring Newcastle United’s winning goal, on Continue reading
QPR v Manchester City – Rangers Full-On and at High-Tempo (Amen to that)
Team: Green, Isla, Dunne, Caulker, Suk-Young, Vargas, Henry, Fer, Sandro (Barton), Zamora, Austin Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Hill, Onuoha, Phillips, Hoilett, Kranjcar Attendance: 18,005 From a cracking atmosphere at HQ, we almost got what we deserved, despite the refereethat’s another story! A very decent display from all the players who gave it their all.it’s all Continue reading
