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Reply | Richards.
at 17:03 28 Jun 2024
How many people on here, would do the same.
If I personally was on £10k a week and that's guaranteed income for 4 years and I remember what I was like at the age of 22. I was an idiot.
I would have thought I am set for life here and I can perform or I can do nowt and still get the dosh, how many on here can honestly say in that situation, they potentially would do how Taylor is doing.
Myself personally at that age, even if I had the talent like Richards does seem to have, I would be nerve ridden attempting to play on front of 20k crowds every time I stepped on the pitch so I would say I would have done the same. Honest assessment.
I never had that talent and assuming most on here don't but at 22 and with these kind of wages, it's inevitable this can happen
We literally experienced this regularly with players that came here regularly for an expensive early retirement- look at Wright Phillips- these people were worse.
People are throwing around mental health and if that's so and we don't know either way that's a tough gig. I work in this field these days and experienced it myself as has my partner and several friends of mine.
The rules around mental health and employment are complex. Perhaps in a small organisation, employers can engineer people out the door but the football world is very public and no chances to do that.
Whatever it is either way, it's a waste and sad but no more than that.
Every employer on earth makes mistakes with recruitment.
But some realism around the fact is we just don't know and best leave it there I feel.
Supposedly the most advanced nation in the world had a debate for their most important job in their country and they had the choice between an old man that couldn't remember his own name to another old man that's a nasty bully with a conviction to his name and many more personal legal cases to fight still to face.
Think it's time to leave this one simply because we will never know what's the truth. |
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Reply | England v Slovakia last 16 Match Thread
at 16:28 28 Jun 2024
The love for Robson seriously has only grown in the years after.
Bobby got pelters almost as often as Southgate has.
1986. We lost to Portugal who had only ever qualified for a tournament once before and drew with Morrocco nil nil and Super Ray sent off too. Bryan Robson injured too.
And it was only then that we improved but even though the cheat goal by Diego, they deserved that win.
1988. Was a shambles. Zero points at the group stage.
1990. Again change of team due to Bryan Robson injured again. And Gascoigne and Platt combo we greatly improved .We played brilliantly in the semi final but that was it
And only then did Bobby Robson get credit but he also had a generational talent who was at the heights of his powers.
Time has improved the love for Bobby but he was hated pretty regularly during his career to be fair.
Southgate. Yes he is defensive. Yes it's a strange tactic co sidering all our quality is in attack.
But we get through every time. We progress and we do achieve.
In finishing terms he is the second most successful England Manager ever but yes the ways to get there so far has been incredibly dull.
When we met Italy at Wembley in the final was a massive let down. Not because we lost but there was zero passion, zero flair and zero evidence that we were a decent team.
I don't like the dullness of Southgate but he has been effective and there have been many many managers that have played worse and with worse results also. Graham Taylor, Steve Mclaren, Sven Goran Ericsson and Fabio Capello to name a few and even Big Sam unless he had not been on the take..
He doesn't deserve the hate
But others comparing him unfavourably against Bobby Robson have allowed the passing of time to cloud their own memory banks.
Say it wasn't so !!!! |
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 15:23 28 Jun 2024
Isn't Mr Willock a devout Christian boy.
Didnt know going for the "brief holiday romance" thing is allowed in the world of Jesus.
Anyhow being turned down and women turning their noses up at him in a dodgy Spanish resort bar, finally I have something in common with one of our qpr footballing role models !!!!!
I am available Marti !!! |
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Reply | Best ever QPR friendlies
at 13:19 28 Jun 2024
Blooming heck !!!!
So he kicked a bloke a few times, threw a few haymaker punches and then headbutted the bloke trying to be a peacemaker in a "FRIENDLY" !!!! 🤣
Hardly merits a caution tbf !!!!
Was it the proverbial "Wrong side of bed" day for Rodney.... [Post edited 28 Jun 13:20]
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Reply | Best ever QPR friendlies
at 09:16 28 Jun 2024
Wow
Marsh Francis and Venables in QPR team
Greaves, Hurst and Moore in London team.
Some friendly that one !! |
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Reply | Best ever QPR friendlies
at 09:14 28 Jun 2024
Thankfully we are not playing Oxford in a friendly this season but we can gain revenge as the mighty Oxford boys are in our league this season.
Get our own back for the cup final 1986 debacle !!! |
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Reply | Archer to pompey
at 09:04 28 Jun 2024
Aspirational
Nice life.
At least 5k a week for the last four or five years and another two more years.
Blokes a millionaire.
Won't get any grief from the fans a la Taylor Richards as he simply won't get in the team if he is a definite number two.
Few weeks in the Caribbean during his career.
Then 35 years old, made for life, could do what he wants in life.
Bloke must be laughing in his extremely large hot tub every night of his life !!!
Well done Jordan.
Got it made son !! |
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Reply | Best ever QPR friendlies
at 23:41 26 Jun 2024
Marsh sent off in a "friendly"
Do you remember what he did.
Quite amazing get marching orders in effectively a training session. Or stupid. |
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Reply | Eze for England!
at 23:37 26 Jun 2024
Seen Arsenal and Chelsea mentioned too. Don't believe any speculation until it's done. Most of it is rubbish |
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 19:45 26 Jun 2024
I would have thought if Willock was going anywhere, that the deal would have to be in place by now.
if if he doesnt sign a new contract and he hasnt got a deal elsewhere, he could go somewhere a heck of a lot more downmarket than here...
I dont think many would take a punt on him and the ones that would I dont think he will get whatever he is being advised he posiibly could get.
To me as no news re movement, this to me suggests we have a deal in place for him, which i personally would be happy with.
He seemed to enjoy Marti being here and he surely realises our current manager would be the best possible for his development
I think the announcement being left to the last minute as they leaving potential good news to last minute - a bit like Johansen signing which at the time many of us, me included, was the missing link for the club.
If willock did go - its kind of slightly tarnished QPR career ie could have expected more !!! |
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Reply | Best ever QPR friendlies
at 19:34 26 Jun 2024
I was at the Man Utd one.
It ended up 4-2. United got a late goal but at 4 - 1 and after Moses got a worldie and Dykes looked a player and I was predicting a play off promotion push after that and man Utd did have a few first teamers on the pitch.
Seen some random ones - away at Aldershot and away at Windsor and my dads mate was the chairman there - not that meant much !!!!
I would be interested in the Spurs game if only to see Son play although not sure he will.
Always good to see an international top class player,.
Decent friendlies though but friendlies they are !!! |
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Reply | Would QPR beat England ??
at 23:26 25 Jun 2024
Has there ever been a successful entertaining football manager called Gareth ??
Maybe that's a thing !!! |
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Reply | England 🏴 v Slovenia 🇸🇮 Match Thread
at 23:22 25 Jun 2024
"Doctor doctor. I can't sleep at night."
"Here you are. Have a look at this DVD.
Football played by the England national team.
It's now prescribed as the stand out insomnia cure !!" |
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Reply | England 🏴 v Slovenia 🇸🇮 Match Thread
at 23:16 25 Jun 2024
Kane Foden Saka and Bellingham from form shown so far, are all eminently droppable.
Will all four play next game - Southgate will still pick all four no doubt !!
I would pre tournament say that all four are un droppable but if any of them were not in the starting line up next game, I would more likely be in agreement with that decision.
It's been the defensive five that have done well.
Although full back choices could change more because of contributions required in attack.
It's a funny old game !!! |
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Reply | Would QPR beat England ??
at 22:12 25 Jun 2024
Under 8s girls would be my bet
Seriously though 89th minute sub Anthony Gordon, Ainsworth-esque man management qualities!! [Post edited 25 Jun 22:13]
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Reply | England 🏴 v Slovenia 🇸🇮 Match Thread
at 22:10 25 Jun 2024
I used to hate Ainsworth bringing on Willock in 95th minute but bringing Gordon on in 89th minute.
Seriously. That to me is idiotic man management.
Actually Gordon made one superb pass which was enough.
Cole Palmer and Mainoo staked claims.
But Foden, Kane and Bellingham were all poor but especially Bellingham. Didn't notice he was playing in the second half.
How can England create Bellingham, a Rolls Royce for the mighty Real Madrid, yet for England he is a Robin Reliant and the Robin Reliant that fails the MOT also !!! |
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Thread | Would QPR beat England ??
at 22:02 25 Jun 2024
Cifuentes's Rangers v Southgate's England
If Slovenia can nullify our threat so easily, could the might of Loftus Road do a job on this group of players and manager. |
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 10:49 25 Jun 2024
The development squad players all announced individually so far, but not sure if scouting players for youth squads and above done any differently
Obviously Eze fell into that category of scouting.
You can never be one hundred percent sure about younger players and there are no guarantees re progression but am certain we scout each year and doubt it's anything new.
We just would not have heard about in times gone past..... etc [Post edited 25 Jun 10:51]
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Reply | Marti interview with sky
at 13:09 24 Jun 2024
Well it was the much maligned - incredibly unfairly IMHO - Les Ferdinand !!
Was due to be appointed but we chose Mick Beale instead as we had to pay around £1 million release clause for Marti
If Cifuentes had arrived at that time, Les's legacy would have been secured.
Replacing Warburton - who had us stabilised and competing - with Cifuentes to replace him, good work from Les and the team !!
But for many the wrong choice but for the right reasons ie saving money, Beale basically ensured Les had a few failures as managers before his Les's inevitable demise.
One decision away from a totally different legacy for Les !! [Post edited 24 Jun 13:17]
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