PieFacE Posted January 4, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 4, 2013 I genuinely think they will avoid the drop. Their squad isn't nearly as bad as people make out in terms of quality, they just needed a kick up the arse and it looks like Harry is giving them that kick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 And there was me trying to put a positive spin on their win at the bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 4, 2013 Moderator Share Posted January 4, 2013 And there was me trying to put a positive spin on their win at the bridge Let's just say we both very much hope that you are right and I am wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I genuinely think they will avoid the drop. Their squad isn't nearly as bad as people make out in terms of quality, they just needed a kick up the arse and it looks like Harry is giving them that kick. Their squad is ok but has some pretty big gaps in key positions. Mainly their CBs who are woeful and their strikers who are injured. They are only a couple of signings from having a competant side though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I'm hoping there win is akin to that of blackburns win at old tradford last season. Great, but ultimately not enough. There next league match will be an indicator if how good they are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 isnt it against Spurs? Could see fireworks at that as think Arry was aiming a dig at AVB when he said a dope could manage Chelsea, Would love if Spurs wiped floor with them as media will then be very quiet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 7, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 7, 2013 Where did you come up with that? If teams like Southhampton, Reading, Wigan and us don't win many games then that number surely will be different. Well if we're making the age old assumption that you need 40 points to stay up, then they need 27 points from their next 17 games. Which is the equivalent of winning 50% ish (9 games) of their remaining fixtures. (Obviously there are different combinations, 8 wins and 3 draws for example, and it's entirely possible that lower than 40 points will still stay up) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 7, 2013 Moderator Share Posted January 7, 2013 The age-old assumption isn't true though. It's far more typically a 37 and even then when every team is beating every team; like this season especially; it could be as low as 35 with goal difference. All the teams down there and even as high as near midtable are much of a muchness this season in terms of quality, which means relegation is a lottery. And that'll benefit this lot unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 7, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 7, 2013 Yeah, I know. I was just pointing out that PussEKatt's statement wasn't completely loopy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockStockVilla Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Hopefully Ryan Nelsen's departure hurts them a bit. Anytime I have seen them play this season, I have definitely thought he was their best defender, which admittedly is not too difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarpie Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Claimedly QPR tried to buy Loic Remy but he snubbed them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Nelsen has probably been their player of season, masssive blow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Dyer released. That does surprise me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 (edited) Claimedly QPR tried to buy Loic Remy but he snubbed them. Edited February 9, 2013 by Jimzk5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Balls I have Nelson in my FF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 “Trust us” has been the simple, yet impassioned message emanating from QPR this week, in the wake of criticism of the board’s transfer policy. Chairman Tony Fernandes was first up with an interview in a Sunday newspaper, defending Rangers’ player recruitment during January and insisting there is no danger of financial meltdown even if the club lose Premier League status. Fernandes was quickly followed by chief executive Phil Beard, who issued a statement via the club website, assuring fans that there was no cause for panic with regard to the balance sheet at Loftus Road. Both stressed that there is a contingency plan in the event of relegation – and that Fernandes and his fellow investors certainly have no intention of pulling the plug. No doubt this may have reassured some QPR fans. But others will surely be exceedingly concerned by the gaping holes in their chairman’s argument – and the way he spectacularly misses the point so often. Firstly, Fernandes’ over-use of the word ‘project’ – an unpleasant echo of the Flavio Briatore regime – should set alarm bells ringing, but that is just a minor issue. Fernandes claims that QPR were ‘underinvested’ prior to his arrival and points out: “We inherited a squad where every single player who has left is no longer playing in the Premier League, doesn’t that say something?” Indeed, Tony – but not what you think it does. Briatore and his cohorts did invest in the club, they just did it very badly and with only short-term thinking in mind. That is why the majority of the 13 players signed during Rangers’ promotion year were never likely to be part of the squad in the Premier League. Never mind the players ‘inherited’ by Fernandes, what of the clutch of signings made during that first season back in the top flight – 15 in total? Where are they now? Joey Barton, Anton Ferdinand and Djibril Cisse are all in exile overseas but still under contract for some time, with DJ Campbell likely to join them when the loan window opens. Three more have been released. Luke Young has disappeared off the face of the earth, Shaun Wright-Phillips – aside from his winner at Stamford Bridge – has done next to nothing and it’s fair to say that Bobby Zamora, Armand Traore and Samba Diakite all have their critics. That’s not a particularly impressive return on your investment – and, while Fernandes seems to think offloading players on loan ‘has taken a massive chunk off the wage bill’, Rangers can expect to make a loss on all those players. Great business sense. Come to think of it, when did QPR last sell any player for profit? Clubs like Fulham, Swansea and Wigan seem to manage that on a regular basis and so far, have remained in the Premier League. It’s truly horrifying to think Fernandes has been so easily hoodwinked by his managers that he believes the amounts of money lavished on players are “what we need to survive”. There is no other club that spends so much on recruiting approximately 15 players EVERY season just to stay up. And this is why Rangers fans should be wary of trusting Fernandes. He says nothing to indicate that he realises mistakes have been made – and presumably will stick to the same policies next season. If QPR stay up – and probably even if not – expect another wave of new arrivals to show just how ‘ambitious’ the club are. More upheaval, no continuity and a lack of team spirit yet again. Meanwhile, Fernandes will continue to labour under the misapprehension that QPR are a bigger club than they are, waffling about 30,000 to 40,000 seater stadiums that he could never hope to fill. Like it or not, Rangers were never one of the bigger clubs in the top flight last time they were in it. But that isn’t to say they couldn’t survive – and thrive – by playing to their strengths. Namely, being a community club with close ties to their traditional support, developing their own players and recruiting others who were hungry and looking for a step up. More recently, Rangers have only been interested in big-name players on their way down from bigger clubs – and why would they feel motivated to perform at Loftus Road? It’s not too late for QPR to be a club of which fans can feel proud once again. But they literally can’t afford to keep repeating the same mistakes. http://www.london24.com/sport/comment_fernandes_keeps_making_the_same_mistakes_at_qpr_1_1867204 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted February 9, 2013 Moderator Share Posted February 9, 2013 It will be another club Redknapp leaves in ruins, not all his fault obviously but as always he is part of the problem rather than the solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 (edited) Our club is a joke, but not as much as QPR. Edited February 9, 2013 by AVFCforever1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 (edited) It will be another club Redknapp leaves in ruins, not all his fault obviously but as always he is part of the problem rather than the solution. But saggy chops will keep his reputation as the best English manager in the game by saying it was always going to be difficult to keep them up when he took over, for sure Edited February 9, 2013 by Jimzk5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Just how **** will they be if they go down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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