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Reply | Main Reason you started following QPR ??
at 20:32 18 Jan 2026
I lived in Stevenage as a kid. Back then — the mid 1950s — it was very much a New Town. I was from Sheffield and my schoolmates came from all over: Glasgow, Coventry, Liverpool, but most were from London. Their families, naturally, had football allegiances. London Transport catered for these by laying on football 'specials' to Highbury and White Hart Lane on Saturdays. My friends and I would watch the trickle of red and white, or blue and white, scarves pass our windows around midday every weekend.
One day a few of us were hanging out on our street at about 9:00am when this one geezer wearing a blue and white muffler walked by. One of mates started giggling. Then whispered: "See that bloke?" We nodded. "He's a QPR fan. Silly bugger has to get up at sparrer's fart to go and see his team play!" Smirks and titters all round. But I thought about this a bit and wondered why he'd do it. He must think this Third Divison South team were a bit special eh? Where was this "Queens Park" anyway? His dedication impressed me and stuck in my juvenile mind. So the first seed was sown. |
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Reply | Dembélé new boo boy?
at 19:40 18 Jan 2026
I'm not sure JS loves him that much. He's being played more than Poku because the latter has been permanently injured, otherwise...? If Smyth hadn't also been injured, or needed on the left-side, then we'd also be seeing less of Dembélé. Perhaps I'm wrong but my main problem with him is that, rather too obviously, he appears to playing for himself, rather than his team. Doesn't pass when he should, doesn't drop back and cover defensively, generally too selfish. Not a good look. |
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Reply | It's the NFL..again.
at 16:55 18 Jan 2026
True. But if you're homer — like me ;) — you loved every second of it! |
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Reply | It's the NFL..again.
at 16:48 18 Jan 2026
The Squawks annihilation of the Niners was just the opposite of the early game. Beginning with a TD run back from the opening kick-off it was never any sort of contest. It's amazing how quickly this Seattle team has come together. Their "Dark Side" defence is as fast as any I've seen in fifty years of NFL watching. Quite remarkable. |
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Reply | Central Coast Mariners
at 02:06 13 Jan 2026
Many MLS teams get decent crowds these days. LAFC average around 22,000. Here in Vancouver the Whitecaps were over 26,000 (mind you they had an exceptional year.) Best in the league, by far, are Atlanta with almost 49,000 ticket sales per game. [Post edited 13 Jan 6:07]
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Reply | Central Coast Mariners
at 21:27 12 Jan 2026
L.A.F.C Ownership Group
Lead Managing Owners: Bennett Rosenthal, Brandon Beck, Larry Berg, Peter Guber. Minority Owners: Magic Johnson (NBA legend), Will Ferrell (actor), Mia Hamm Garciaparra (ex-footballer), Giorgio Chiellini (ex-footballer) Bruce Karsh, Ruben Gnanalingam. |
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Reply | RND - Whats occurring ??
at 20:20 9 Jan 2026
I don't think either Larkeche or Esquerdinha have been cooked long enough to know how well they might perform given time. One, or both, could do job for us down the line. Larkeche showed some decent signs in his few outings at LB. He was also doing OK in Scotland before his current long-term injury (which, admittedly, is a significant concern.) Esquerdinha however is still a kid. He has a lot to learn, but clearly has genuine talent which needs to be nurtured not binned. |
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Reply | overseas r's
at 00:42 8 Jan 2026
Made the home opener against PNE, but trips to the UK are a rarity these days. Fortunately online viewing now exists. The late 70s to the mid 90s were pretty much an Rs free zone for me. |
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Reply | Where are the Coal Mines
at 16:55 1 Jan 2026
Well that's that. What a performance. The bones of a Christmas turkey indeed. |
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Reply | Madsen
at 16:42 31 Dec 2025
Playing so many matches over this period is stupid.
Other European leagues don't do it, some shut down totally for several weeks. Multiple games produce lethargic performances and, more significantly, fatigued players who risk injury. |
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Reply | Esquerdinha and his usage
at 00:56 31 Dec 2025
He's been here 10 months. In the first-team squad only since August. I'm guessing that if Larkeche's injury hadn't been as serious as it is he'd still be in the development squad. No question we need another experienced LB, but that's not Esquerdinha's fault. |
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Reply | Madsen
at 23:22 30 Dec 2025
Madsen, Dunne, Chair, Field, Burrell. Any single one of those five missing and our game suffers. More than one and we're gonna be in trouble. |
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Reply | Baggie ball bags - Match Thread
at 20:00 30 Dec 2025
Dunne and Field also came in for serious criticism earlier in the season, as has Chair at times. It's like rain in February, inevitable but meaningless. |
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