v Queens Park Rangers (h) - 26/11/25, 19:45 k/o

[Elrovers]

1 minute ago, Torgeir said:

Not sure how Gudjohnsen managed to miss both thos chances. 

I’d let him off the first one. Second one should’ve scored but was juts a quality save. I guess you can’t score all of em eh.

[joey_big_nose]

Though we probably had the two clearest chances to over the 90 QPR solidly deserve the win.

I can see now till Christmas being very tough with the injuries. But then again we keep on pulling out great away wins so maybe that will continue?

[RevidgeBlue]

4 minutes ago, Mercer said:

Utter and complete garbage.

Feckin awful football - League 2 standard.

And the Christmas kitty down the Swannee!

[jim mk2]

Made a special effort to attend, ff knows why

Absolutely abysmal. Such a poor team, all of them squad fillers, not one you’d have as first choice

Barely 10000 there or so it looked, and like a morgue, just sullen resignation 

[neophox]

Also why on Earth take of Gudjohnsen...he was the main man who looked dangerous.

[StHelensRover]

Another absolutely stinking home performance. 

It was poor throughout and then the substitutions completely finished us off. After the triple substitution the players looked like they had only just met each other. Looked totally disjointed and created nothing. 

 

[Herbie6590]

9 minutes ago, RTM08 said:

Every single interview they should be holding up the comments that this squad is better than last season's and asking them to justify it. 

 

Clearly we are just extremely unlucky that every other Championship side improved their squads even more effectively than we did…👀

[pick32]

Toth, Wharton, Carter, Cantwel and Tronstad all start in this team, the summer was poor recruiting, none of them have decent back ups. I’d be happy in January to see the back of Tavares, Henriksen and De Neve.

[Torgeir]

Just now, Elrovers said:

I’d let him off the first one. Second one should’ve scored but was juts a quality save. I guess you can’t score all of em eh.

Second could've pulled it back in the oppposite corner. First one a little push but inside the six-yard box. The sum of those two goals warrants at least one goal. Not good enough tonight, although both our frontment were left with scraps for the most part.

[RevidgeBlue]

1 minute ago, pick32 said:

Toth, Wharton, Carter, Cantwel and Tronstad all start in this team, the summer was poor recruiting, none of them have decent back ups. I’d be happy in January to see the back of Tavares, Henriksen and De Neve.

Id add Hickman, Miller and Kargbo to that.

[neophox]

We need to have some ready players lined up for January from the Raya and Hyam money. Shambles after such a great win in Friday.

[StHelensRover]

Sidney Tavares is so bad that I'm expecting a TV crew to run on the pitch at some point and tell us all we've been pranked in signing him. Like that fella at Southampton who claimed to be related to George Weah.

Montgomery also sadly just not good enough. 

Edited 1 hour ago by StHelensRover

[Roverthechimp]

I remove Pratt from any criticism - thought he was ok throughout. Montgomery not the worst and spent the 2nd half covering for Miler and Alebiosu, Gudjohnsen should have scored but was still getting in the right places and looked like our only hope of a goal.

Rest looked pretty shagged out and generally crap. Subs just crap (ironically Forshaw and Tavares probably the best). Think the substitutions were more precautionary for the coming games than genuinely believing the players coming on could actually do anything of use
 

[neophox]

1 minute ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Id add Hickman, Miller and Kargbo to that.

Looked like Millers head wasn't right...maybe the head injury and long flight caught him up...would not count him out yet

[RevidgeBlue]

3 minutes ago, Elrovers said:

I’d let him off the first one. Second one should’ve scored but was juts a quality save. I guess you can’t score all of em eh.

I thought the other way round.

The first was absolutely unforgiveable for a professional footballer.

The second was very good goalkeeping although he probably shouldnt have given him the chance.

[J*B]

These cannot be your substitutions if you’re trying to change a game. 

[West Yorks Rover]

4 minutes ago, neophox said:

Just to look forward when we play away ..seems our tactics at home doesn't work. And at the moment the subs are awful. 

Have we played anyone who has a V good home record though, Wrexham are good at home.

 

[Leonard Venkhater]

4 minutes ago, Herbie6590 said:

Clearly we are just extremely unlucky that every other Championship side improved their squads even more effectively than we did…👀

This

[ElTwis]

Initial thoughts:

 

Miller looked knackered and I think probably injured but there's no options off the bench.

Gudjohnsen should score the 2nd.

De Neve didn't understand the system and was badly exposed defensively. Forshaw was too slow to adapt to the game, their goal came from a lack of grip in midfield that became apparent as soon as Taylor Hickman went off.

Gueye honestly offers nothing.

Pears was fine

Pratt was good

Hedges was mostly good until his final ball. The shot he pulled to the left should have been a pass and a tap in for at least 2 rovers players in the box.

 

Ultimately we could easily have won the game, it was fine margins but as ever - the quality of players means we lose those tight matches and that comes down, ultimately, to Gestede and Pasha.

 

 

[neophox]

Todd needs to be back on Saturday and hopefully a miracle return from Trondstad 

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Have the Gypsy's put a curse on Ewood?

[ruggles1995]

Quite an even game I thought. Lacked a lot of quality in the match. Thought qpr set themselves up pretty well. They stood off us and let our back 3 have the ball and gave no room in midfield to have it easy passing into midfield. Our back 3 just passed sideways and qpr tried to force us into mistakes. Both teams had massive chances, I have to say the difference imo was the triple change we made. Forshaw and Gueye coming on were not needed imo. Gudjohnsen didn’t look tired and with someone like him who’s able to score you would just keep him on unless he tires which he hadn’t. Yuki had run himself Into the ground with 7/8 mins left but he’d made his changes.

The goal came from a tired poor pass from miller. Then de neve didn’t get himself back to cover around. Felt like a game of fine margins, and it was I think the subs killed it and I also think the squad in depth for qpr maybe shown it was better than ours… baffling subs. I think that stops talk of playoff pushes. Let’s just try to take a game at a time and get enough points to stay in this league as we cant seem to cope at home. 

[Bethnal]

Meanwhile I can very distantly hear “North London Forever” being sung at the Emirates from my window.

[Roverthechimp]

1 minute ago, J*B said:

These cannot be your substitutions if you’re trying to change a game. 

TBF they did change the game for QPR

[Devon Rover]

9 minutes ago, Elrovers said:

After Wrexham we have three home games in a row. I can only see us winning one which is against Sheffield Wednesday. 

I seriously have little confidence of beating Sheffield Wednesday at home. Their team will have more fight and championship nous than ours.