Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Gabbidon Grabs Glory - QPR for the Cup!

Stranger things have happened! The draw has opened the door for a "lesser light" to make it through to the Final. Man City are out and one of Liverpool or Man Utd have to crash out in the next round too. There's still the little matters of Arsenal, Tottenham and the winners of the Liverpool and Man Utd tie, of course, but if the draw is kind after QPR repeat their victory over the Plastics...

The best thing about today, from QPR's point of view, is that the game used up one of Barton's "holiday fixtures", and the next best thing is the victory - any win after the Hoops' depressing recent run is an absolute God send!

Unfortunately the performance was, by all accounts, poor and that is hardly surprising when you see the team. Not that Hughes was treating the competition with contempt, it's just that the players available to him are not very good. In fact, stripped of Barton and Faurlin, you begin to wonder how Warnock got them promoted and kept them out of the bottom three until his dismissal. The defence is poor, the midfield uninspiring and the front two ordinary. Macheda was withdrawn after 62 minutes which doesn't bode well does it? Hopes are being pinned on a Brazilian kid who hasn't yet been signed - and not many Brazilians have cut it in the Premier League have they?

So Hughes has his first victory, but the performance did not set the pulses racing. The game was, in truth, a sideshow, with the main event Saturday's head to head with Wigan. Lose that, and the FA Cup may be all QPR have to play for! But they won't lose at home to Wigan...will they?
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5 comments:

  1. Peter qpr fan17 January 2012 at 23:27

    yeah this is a fair statement, to be honest i feel that we are only a few players short of turning the corner, only as good as your weakest link. we have a big one in our goalscorer today, mackie who i love is not a winger, derry who i love is unsurprisingly losing his legs. i think hughes was more interested in assessing the squad today. moved people around alot. something i'm not used to after warnock.

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  2. Anonymous18 January 2012 at 00:03

    Sarcasm Much...

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  3. Yey-yo G.18 January 2012 at 01:47

    I really enjoy yr posts, I think they're witty, informative (on the whole) but what gives me the most pleasure is imagining u writing them with a huge smile on yr face, waiting in anticipation, for the torrent of abuse and anger that spills out of the grrrr's!!! I'm of the opinion that anyone who doesn't want to read yr posts doesn't have to...I'm right there aren't I?? Likewise the dopey sods aren't forced to reply?? Right again yeah? If only the dimwits could take it for what it is, ie a bit of fun to keep the season interesting, then these forums/blogs would be far the better for it! I don't agree with all u say, doubt you'd agree with my opinions....but you take time out of yr day to interact and I for one applaud you. Ps: I'm a season ticket holder in the upper loft and am QPR thru n thru!!!

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  4. Hammersfan18 January 2012 at 08:00

    Cheers Yey-yo.

    0003 I'm cheering QPR on for the Cup - genuinely. If QPR go out, then Swansea. If Swansea go out, then Newcastle.

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  5. Howyoodoin18 January 2012 at 09:17

    I'm cheering QPR on for the Cup - genuinely.

    Only cos you want to see them do a Pompey - win it and go down.

    ;-)

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