Championship 21/22 (13 Viewers)

[SlowerThanPlatt]

QPR 1-1, Clarke Harris with the equaliser against Westwood in the QPR goal

 

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[SlowerThanPlatt]

3-1 Peterborough, shame we’ve decided to fade the same time as QPR and Blackburn

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

3-1 Peterborough, shame we’ve decided to fade the same time as QPR and Blackburn

Huddersfield, Blackburn and QPR too. Luton, Sheff Utd and Forest looking good. M'Boro are the other team - if we beat Blackburn, the flame will still be flickering (just)!
Just looked - QPR have won 2 of their last 11, with next 2 games Fulham (h) and Sheff Utd (a)

 

[no_loyalty]

Derby bottom of the league as it stands.

 

[Evo1883]

Derby bottom of the league as it stands.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

That’s the biased efl for you!!!

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Derby bottom of the league as it stands.

Are they still called that if you read the press it’s Wayne Rooney’s Derby.

 

[SkyblueTexan]

Peterborough have QPR’s number and we have Peterborough’s and QPR have ours. Funny old game this.

Preston, Swansea, Luton have our number as well. Wish we knew how to game plan better against these bogey teams.

 

[Evo1883]

Are they still called that if you read the press it’s Wayne Rooney’s Derby.

And they've had a tremendous season

 

[rondog1973]

Peterborough have QPR’s number and we have Peterborough’s and QPR have ours. Funny old game this.

Preston, Swansea, Luton have our number as well. Wish we knew how to game plan better against these bogey teams.

Bizarre isn't it? We double Peterborough, Peterborough double QPR, QPR double us!

 

[SBT]

And they've had a tremendous season

Also, he’s done a FANTASTIC job, he never could have expected this from his first job in management, and no-one could have blamed him if he’d just decided to walk away.

 

[shmmeee]

Bizarre isn't it? We double Peterborough, Peterborough double QPR, QPR double us!

Happens all over this league. We tonked Fulham, they tonked Birmingham, who tonked Luton, who tonked us.

Tonked.

 

[covcity4life]

Promotion is back on! What a season

 

[Terry_dactyl]

Promotion is back on! What a season

Is it?

 

[Tommo1993]

This league is chicken oriental

 

[Tommo1993]

Is it?

Only at the most optimistic and stretchiest of stretches.

 

[Terry_dactyl]

Only at the most optimistic and stretchiest of stretches.

I’m relaxed again about our chances…it’s the hope that kills…and am confident we aren’t now going to threaten the top 6. Whatever happens, it’s been a cracking season, with some really memorable moments.

 

[Tommo1993]

I’m relaxed again about our chances…it’s the hope that kills…and am confident we aren’t now going to threaten the top 6. Whatever happens, it’s been a cracking season, with some really memorable moments.

I let go of it after the PNE or Luton game, can’t remember. There’s a slight chance I’ll admit, but we’ve been far too inconsistent throughout to be seriously considered imo. I’ll stand by what I said in the summer, that I’d be over the moon with 12th. It would be disappointing after our start, led to believe we could do it. As you say it’s the hope that kills you. But have to take it as progression.

Someone on here the other day said you either move forward or backward at this level, there’s no stopping in between. Just hope our summer is a good one.

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Hoping a Forest player or two gets injured red carded today.

 

[It’sabatch87]

It’s progression year on year for Mark Robins you can’t ask for more than that.
Not sure what some of our fans expect with our budget.
The guy has worked wonders in five years.
PUSB

 

[Terry_dactyl]

Hoping a Forest player or two gets injured red carded today.

Or that they win and won’t fancy it against us!

 

[Terry_dactyl]

I let go of it after the PNE or Luton game, can’t remember. There’s a slight chance I’ll admit, but we’ve been far too inconsistent throughout to be seriously considered imo. I’ll stand by what I said in the summer, that I’d be over the moon with 12th. It would be disappointing after our start, led to believe we could do it. As you say it’s the hope that kills you. But have to take it as progression.

Someone on here the other day said you either move forward or backward at this level, there’s no stopping in between. Just hope our summer is a good one.

Yeah it feels like we’re moving in the right direction but I also think we’re in the balance and next season could go either way. Although I’ve felt like this about us for the last 35 years!

 

[shepardo01]

Yeah it feels like we’re moving in the right direction but I also think we’re in the balance and next season could go either way. Although I’ve felt like this about us for the last 35 years!

This is spot on. Dead easy to say that we are making progress year on year and expecting that next season will follow that trend.
It's going to be harder than ever to make progress that betters this season. The level that we find ourselves at and who we come up against is such a challenge and is getting ever harder in financial terms (money that those above us - and below in some cases- have is unbelievable).
I honestly think it will be a case of keep Hamer and OHare and we might just be able to do that. Lose either, particularly Hamer, and it will be a struggle.

 

[clint van damme]

Yeah it feels like we’re moving in the right direction but I also think we’re in the balance and next season could go either way. Although I’ve felt like this about us for the last 35 years!

I think you're right. I also think, at some point, under Robins we have to take a backward step, it can't always be forward momentum.

 

[Terry_dactyl]

This is spot on. Dead easy to say that we are making progress year on year and expecting that next season will follow that trend.
It's going to be harder than ever to make progress that betters this season. The level that we find ourselves at and who we come up against is such a challenge and is getting ever harder in financial terms (money that those above us - and below in some cases- have is unbelievable).
I honestly think it will be a case of keep Hamer and OHare and we might just be able to do that. Lose either, particularly Hamer, and it will be a struggle.

When I’m feeling at my most optimistic I can convince myself that getting rid of the deadwood this January was a move to retain our best players for next season. I then allow myself to think the plan is to make 3 or 4 quality signings as we’ve more or less done the last few seasons.
Maybe more realistically O’hare and Hamer only signed new contracts because they’ve got clauses in them, that if met will mean they’re gone.
Here’s hoping.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

I think you're right. I also think, at some point, under Robins we have to take a backward step, it can't always be forward momentum.

Has to be

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Some of the ones we got rid of in Jan will be due back in the summer and we will need to shift them out again.

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

If, next season, we have 21 games by the November break, we will have to have a bigger squad, or decide to select the odd game where we rest players and play fringe players to avoid burn out and additional injuries. That may be why MR still has to hold on to one or two players that some would like to move on. Really hoping Eccles can stay injury free next season, and that we can keep hold of O'Hare, Hamer and Vik. Overall , I think that they would be my order of retention, If we had to get rid if one, it would reluctantly be Vik for me. If O'Hare leaves, I will steal all of joy's handbags and buy him back with the proceeds.

 

[fernandopartridge]

If, next season, we have 21 games by the November break, we will have to have a bigger squad, or decide to select the odd game where we rest players and play fringe players to avoid burn out and additional injuries. That may be why MR still has to hold on to one or two players that some would like to move on. Really hoping Eccles can stay injury free next season, and that we can keep hold of O'Hare, Hamer and Vik. Overall , I think that they would be my order of retention, If we had to get rid if one, it would reluctantly be Vik for me. If O'Hare leaves, I will steal all of joy's handbags and buy him back with the proceeds.

I concluded that I'd lose Vik over the other two but then again, every time I recall selling or losing a top scorer we've been relegated the season immediately after:

McAllister
King
Armstrong

 

[Evo1883]

I think you're right. I also think, at some point, under Robins we have to take a backward step, it can't always be forward momentum.

Be interesting to see how supporters react to it too , I expect the owners not to care much

 

[higgs]

Should we go back in for jch in the summer instead of waghorn he's almost in double figures now in a struggling team

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[Johhny Blue]

No

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Good news - injured Ben Brereton has flown out to Chile for games against Brazil and Uruguay. Can be nothing but good for us, and bad for Blackburn. Injury/jet lag, whatever.

 

[no_loyalty]

Good news - injured Ben Brereton has flown out to Chile for games against Brazil and Uruguay. Can be nothing but good for us, and bad for Blackburn. Injury/jet lag, whatever.

I read it somewhere that he is expected to be back in the squad for their game against us, probably be on the bench if he doesn’t get injured while away.

 

[fernandopartridge]

I read it somewhere that he is expected to be back in the squad for their game against us, probably be on the bench if he doesn’t get injured while away.

Deja vu on their first game with us where he arrived back in the UK and was on the bench (and came on to nearly win it for them)