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Post by Macmoish on Sept 21, 2013 16:22:05 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 21, 2013 16:23:26 GMT
QPR Official Site www.qpr.co.uk/fixtures-results/match-report/?matchid=3630932&tcmuri=954410YEOVIL 0, QPR 1 CHARLIE Austin’s second-half penalty preserved QPR's place at the top of the table with victory at Yeovil Town on Saturday. Harry Redknapp’s side found clear-cut chances hard to come by at Huish Park as Austin’s 75th-minute spot-kick proved all-important. Rangers had Robert Green to thank at the other end as a sixth successive clean sheet secured maximum points, stretching the R’s unbeaten start to eight games in the process. Rangers made four changes for the trip to Somerset as Armand Traore, Tom Carroll and Jermaine Jenas were preferred to midfield trio Shaun Wright-Phillips, Joey Barton and Karl Henry. Meanwhile, Benoit Assou-Ekotto made his full R’s debut at the expense of defender Nedum Onouha, missing courtesy of the hamstring injury sustained in Wednesday night’s stalemate with Brighton & Hove Albion. After a nervous opening by both sides, Rangers fashioned their first attack following Traore’s crossfield ball for Danny Simpson overlapping on the right flank. The full-back’s cross was eventually scrambled behind as the visitors began to get a foothold in the game. Despite clearing the resulting corner, the danger soon returned as Matty Phillips spurned a gilt-edged chance to fire the R’s ahead on nine minutes. Carroll’s through ball fell perfectly into the winger’s path, who skewed his effort wide after bursting through the Glovers’ backline. The hosts’ response was quick as Yeovil twice threatened a breakthrough from distance in quick succession, stemming from Joseph Halls left-footed shot which flashed harmlessly over the angle of the R’s crossbar. Moments later Joel Grant’s curling effort forced Rob Green to save low down to his left, who smothered the ball at the second attempt. Town threatened again on 16 minutes as Andrew Williams and Joseph Edwards combined down the R’s left, before the latter slashed Edwards’ pull-back over under pressure from Richard Dunne. It was Rangers who carved out the next clear sight of goal, counter-attacking at pace through Traore shortly after the half-hour mark. Traore released Charlie Austin, whose blistering effort looked goal-bound but nestled the wrong side of the netting, firing inches wide of Wayne Hennessey’s near post. At the other end, Redknapp’s men survived something of a lucky escape three minutes before the break. After failing to clear their lines, the R’s defence had Green to thank for making amends as the R’s goalkeeper was at full-stretch to tip Liam Davis’ close-range shot around the post. Green came to Rangers’ rescue again four minutes after the interval, twice on hand to deny the Glovers the breakthrough. The R’s goalkeeper clawed behind Ralls’ glancing drive before beating away Davis’ thunderous effort as the hosts made a bright start to the second period. Green and co weathered the storm, at least momentarily, as Austin came within a whisker of firing the R’s ahead on 54 minutes. The striker latched onto a loose ball 25 yards before seeing his low drive fly agonisingly wide of the far post. Green took centre stage again five minutes after the hour mark, palming away Williams from 12 yards as Yeovil regained the momentum. The momentum soon swung back decisively in the R’s favour, though, with 15 minutes remaining. After determined work from Austin on the edge of the area, the striker was unfairly tugged to the ground as the referee pointed to the penalty spot. Austin dusted himself down before calmly slotting away the spot-kick into the bottom right-hand corner to the delight of the travelling R’s faithful behind the goal. Rangers – who handed Niko Kranjcar his debut in the second half – came under pressure as Yeovil fought for a late leveller, spurred on by five minutes injury time. Substitute Michael Ngoo wasted their best opportunity, skewing a 20-yard shot harmlessly wide as the visitors clung on for all three points. QPR: Green, Simpson, Traore (Wright-Phillips 60), Dunne, Hill, Phillips (Kranjcar 68), Austin, Carroll, Jenas, O’Neil (Barton 77), Assou-Ekotto. |
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 21, 2013 16:59:32 GMT
West London Sport Boss Redknapp explains Barton omission 21/09/2013 By David McIntyre Manager Harry Redknapp said he left Joey Barton out of the starting line-up for QPR’s 1-0 win against Yeovil simply to give him a rest. Barton, who has been a key player this season, came on as a late substitute at Huish Park, where Charlie Austin’s 74th-minute penalty gave Rangers the points. “Joey has played the last three games and this was our third game in a week,” said Redknapp. “The one area I’m overloaded in is midfield. I’ve got people like Jermaine Jenas and I’ve got Ale Faurlin not getting a game. “I just thought I’d change it around today. I left Tom Carroll out in midweek. I just wanted to get fresh legs in. “The one area I’ve got cover in is midfield. I don’t have any cover at centre-back or right-back and I’ve only got one striker.” Rangers, whose win took them three points clear at the top of the Championship, had to absorb significant pressure before emerging with their fifth 1-0 win of the season. And their clean sheet was their sixth consecutive shut-out. Redknapp admitted: “It was a struggle. We hung on in there in the end. “There are going to be tight games all through this season, especially when you come to places like here where there’s a full house and they’re the underdogs. “It’s a great position for them to be in, being the underdogs with nothing to lose. They came out and gave it everything. They were very unlucky to lose.” www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/qpr-boss-redknapp-explains-barton-omissionAustin's penalty means Rangers stay top |
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Post by corndog on Sept 21, 2013 17:04:59 GMT
Can't argue with Redknapp, they were very unlucky to lose, their performance warranted atleast a draw. Not our best performance, especially in attacking, but can't complain about our sixth consecutive clean sheet.
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Post by kenthoop on Sept 21, 2013 18:56:02 GMT
Talk about daylight robbery htf we came away with all three points I don't know ,Yeovil were unlucky not to get a share of the spoils,still another match no goals conceded and I will take that!
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Post by RoryTheRanger on Sept 21, 2013 19:46:05 GMT
Talk about daylight robbery htf we came away with all three points I don't know ,Yeovil were unlucky not to get a share of the spoils,still another match no goals conceded and I will take that! Two words, Robert Green  |
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 21, 2013 19:52:11 GMT
Yeovil Official Site PUBLISHED 17:51 21st September 2013 Yeovil Town suffered their fourth successive home Championship defeat when they lost to a controversial Charlie Austin penalty against QPR this afternoon. The spot kick, awarded for Dan Seaborne's challenge on 74 minutes, looked suspect to say the least and was rough justice on a Yeovil side that had more than competed for long periods of the match. Visiting keeper Rob Green was by far the busiest keeper and saved superbly from Liam Davis and Joe Ralls. The penalty conversion was equally tough on the hosts who had seen Austin booked for a crude lunge on Luke Ayling before then diving in the box for a penalty yet not getting a second yellow from fussy referee Gavin Ward. The result means that the Glovers remain in 22nd place after eight games but as the 9,108 fans filed out of Huish Park, they did so with a feeling of Groundhog Day with the game's major decision going against them. Manager Gary Johnson opted for a 4-5-1 formation to tackle the league leaders and Pre-season favourites managed by Harry Redknapp and containing several established England internationals. One potential future star, Matt Phillips, had his side's first chance when he shanked his shot horribly wide on eight minutes. Yeovil rose to the occasion well though and Joe Ralls went close with a rising shot before Robert Green dived low to his left to keep out Joel Grant's effort. Initially, Rangers aim was misfiring with Richard Dunne's header and Gary O'Neil's shot way off target. Austin was lucky to only see a yellow card from referee Ward after a late cynical tackle on the halfway line on Luke Ayling, a challenge that many refs would have punished with a straight red card. Austin then shot into the side netting with a fearsome shot, Liam Fontaine injuring himself as he attempted to block the chance and being replaced by Kevin Dawson. This meant a defensive reshuffle with Joe Edwards going to right back and Ayling switching to centre half. Green then saved well from Davis while at the home end, Phillips and Austin both went close late in the first half. The second half began with Yeovil firing on all cylinders and pinning Rangers back in their own half. Green denied Ralls with a brilliant save before parrying from Davis's drive moments later and then produced an even better dive to thwart Andy Williams' rising scorcher. The chances missed then proved costly as the game changing moment came on 73 minutes. Matt Phillips knocked the ball past Seaborne and seemed to run into the Yeovil defender before collapsing in a heap. Ref Ward, who had angered Yeovil fans for a series of baffling decisions, gave the decision for a penalty after his assistant flagged furiously and Austin, dubiously still on the pitch after earlier diving for a penalty but not getting it, slammed home the spot kick sending Hennessy the wrong way. To Yeovil's credit, they refused to let the decision affect their commitment and endeavour but insult was added o injury late on at a free kick when Ed Upson was yellow carded for taking a free kick too quickly. Sub Michael Ngoo sliced a shot wide late on which was the end of Yeovil's chances and the final whistle was greeted with a crescendo of strong support for the players and criticism for the officials that had once more gone a long way to deny Yeovil their first victory. www.ytfc.net/news/article/20130921-qpr-mr-1067979.aspx |
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 21, 2013 20:17:49 GMT
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Post by sharky on Sept 22, 2013 12:54:07 GMT
Player ratings from westlondonsport.com www.westlondonsport.com/features-comment/yeovil-v-qpr-player-ratings Yeovil v QPR player ratings 22/09/2013 By David McIntyre Charlie Austin’s penalty gave QPR their fifth 1-0 win of the season and left them three points clear at the top of the Championship. He’s how we rated the players in their 1-0 victory at Yeovil. Rob Green: 8 Produced two excellent saves in the second half to ensure Rangers kept a clean sheet for the sixth consecutive match. Danny Simpson: 5 An off-day for the right-back, who gave the ball away a number of times in a poor first-half display. Was tidier in the second and got forward whenever possible. Richard Dunne: 8 Rangers are still yet to concede a goal with Dunne in the team, with seven clean sheets in his seven appearances for the club. It’s an impressive statistic and no coincidence, as in those games Dunne has been excellent in the air and on the ground, helping the team get over the finish line. Here he was faultless again and, even at 34, remains much quicker over 15-plus yards than he is given credit for. Clint Hill: 7 Got by for much of his time in the top flight alongside a fellow thirtysomething centre-back, so doing it in the Championship is no problem. Did well alongside Dunne with Hill’s usual mixture of spirit and knowhow. Benoit Assou-Ekotto: 7 Apart from a brief spell early in the second half when he wasn’t at the races at all, the on-loan Spurs man was again impressive at left-back. Matt Phillips: 5 It’s not been the start to Phillips’ Rangers career he would have wanted. Lacking sharpness after a spell out with a broken arm, he needs time to find his best form. He was well short of that at Huish Park, where he was disappointing in the final third – not least when missing an early chance after being put through by Tom Carroll. Jermaine Jenas: 7 Not a very Jenas-like performance in that he mucked in and gave Rangers some physical strength in midfield but was sloppy in possession at times. Had his hands full and did enough to stop his team being overrun. Tom Carroll: 6 An improvement on his debut, but the youngster is still getting to grips with the cut and thrust of Championship football, which proved difficult for him during a previous loan spell at Derby. Has obvious talent and will develop in time, but was hardly outstanding against a team more likely than most to give him time and space. Armand Traore: 6 Not a favourite of Harry Redknapp, to put it mildly, but was brought in on the left flank after doing enough in training recently for the manager to include him. True to form, Traore produced moments of real quality but had the wind taken out of him after a knock in the first half and went off in the second. Gary O’Neil: 6 Did his best in an off-the-front role Niko Kranjcar would be playing in were the Croatian fully fit. Got into some good areas but was playing off a striker in Austin who isn’t at all suited to the kind of build-up play the system requires. Charlie Austin: 8 Was struggling before his admirable persistence led to him winning and scoring the all-important penalty. Not a great all-round display but found a way in the end. Carved out the only goal of the game and you can’t ask for more from your striker than that. Shaun Wright-Phillips: 6 Did a decent job after replacing Traore and probably hasn’t been getting the credit he deserves for some important defensive work. Niko Kranjcar: 6 Didn’t really get into the game after coming on for his debut midway through the second half but will be glad to have got some match action. |
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Post by ingham on Sept 22, 2013 19:03:45 GMT
Not many sides can have made such a start, can they? Only 4 teams have scored fewer goals than us, we're the lowest scorers in the top half of the table, and we've scored fewer goals than Barnsley, 2nd from bottom. If I didn't know, I'd only need to be told where in the bottom three we were. Not clear at the top. 1-0, 1-0, 1-0 and all that kind of thing is one way of doing it. A goal a game is probably relegation form but not if you concede no goals a game. We're not obliged to give away goals just to oblige our opponents. On the other hand, as we used to say in old Sparky's heyday, it's early days yet!  Whatever happened to him? Interested to see whether we're able to open it out a bit, and win more convincingly, goals-wise, anyway. Or whether we just hammer on like this. Are we hard enough and tight enough to do that? Or are we just the beneficiaries of relatively undemanding early season fixtures? Hard to argue with winning, as long as it continues. And who would want to. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2013 19:37:07 GMT
One thing for sure.....no team has been promoted with 46 goals.
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Post by fraserinbc on Sept 22, 2013 20:50:37 GMT
One thing for sure.....no team has been promoted with 46 goals. that's because no team has only conceded two goals for the whole season. Yet ;-) |
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Post by jjqpr on Sept 22, 2013 20:54:21 GMT
One thing for sure.....no team has been promoted with 46 goals. Bet theres been a team with a +46 goal difference gone up though!  |
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Post by sharky on Sept 22, 2013 22:45:28 GMT
Now when will Rob Green get recalled to the England team?!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2013 23:19:47 GMT
12th of never.
But then you werent serious right?
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 23, 2013 7:29:47 GMT
TELEGRAPH Queens Park Rangers striker Charlie Austin shows the club's new hunger for success as they win at Yeovil From the preening to the pragmatic. Out have gone the prima donnas and in have come a chorus of players less likely to hit the high notes but more capable of consistency in response to the rigours of the road and more frequent demands of the Championship. Queens Park Rangers striker Charlie Austin shows the club's new hunger for success as they win at Yeovil Spot on: Charlie Austin scores the decisive penalty Photo: REUTERS By Ian Ridley, Huish Park 11:00PM BST 22 Sep 2013 CommentsComment The Queens Park Rangers that Harry Redknapp is fashioning for a promotion campaign is not pretty but is pretty effective thus far. Six consecutive clean sheets, five 1-0 wins in six games; it is not ideally how he likes his sides to play, but it will do for now while a new squad finds its voice.At least they are all singing from the same songsheet this season. “We have got a decent group of lads now,” Redknapp said after Charlie Austin’s disputed penalty had given Rangers the points that kept them top of the table, an admirable retort to relegation given their lack of fit strikers. “They all get on well and the atmosphere has been good. They are pleased to be here, they want to play at QPR. Last year was difficult, a massive problem every day,” Redknapp said. “Some didn’t want to play. They just wanted to get out. Even in pre-season four or five wouldn’t train in case they got injured. They just wanted a move. But now we are over that, there is a good feeling and it’s a nice place to come and work in the morning.” It is all based on the agile goalkeeping of Robert Green and the solidity of the twin totems in central defence, Richard Dunne and Clint Hill. All may have been found wanting in the Premier League in recent seasons but they form a formidable trio a step down. Austin – £4 million from Burnley having come via Poole Town and Swindon – also illustrates a new hunger to Rangers. “He’s come out of non-League so he appreciates where he is now,” Redknapp said. “He scored goals for Burnley so we know he can score at this level and maybe even go higher. There’s been improvement and there’s more to come. We need to work to develop his touch.” The fee for Austin is about double the Yeovil Town wage budget for the season, in turn double the sum that got them, remarkably, out of League One last season under the enduringly astute management of Gary Johnson and his smart sidekick, Terry Skiverton. The extra £1 million comes from the bigger pool money available to Championship clubs, along with £2 million in TV money, but is as nothing to the near £20 million parachute payment this season alone that QPR receive. Indeed the weekly wages of just one of Rangers’ better paid substitutes, Joey Barton or Shaun-Wright Phillips, would be more than Yeovil’s entire squad earn. As for the whole QPR squad, “If you included all our supporters’ wages, it still wouldn’t add up to their money,” Johnson joked. His side are certainly value for money, though. He may be trying to make Championship players, and quickly, out of lower division triers but there is attitude aplenty and aptitude enough to suggest they are more than relegation fodder despite their slim resources. Saturday was a splendid example of the English game’s ability to pit small against big, town against city, and still produce a competitive match as well as a vibrant occasion. The charming Jolly Green Giant mascot and the club song, “We are Yeovil Town ooh aar”, which greets the players as they walk out, remain as echoes of their humble roots but the club known as the Glovers deserve more than being patronised as plucky and unlucky. But for brilliant one-handed saves by Green from Andy Williams, whom the Somerset crowd can’t help falling in love with, Joel Grant, Liam Davis and the excellent, industrious Joe Ralls, on loan from Cardiff City, they would have had at least the point they deserved. Fortune overlooked them, however, when Austin got away with a tug on Dan Seaborne, then went down when tugged himself to win the penalty. Anger having abated, the 7,000 home fans – a remarkable number from a town of 40,000 – in the crowd of 9,1008 rightly rose at the end to acclaim their own hooped shirts. “We said that every game is going to be a celebration of our achievement last year and they are keeping to their word and we are keeping to ours and trying to play,” Johnson said. “I think they are realistic and appreciating the level we are at. We are little old Yeovil, little old unlucky Yeovil at the moment, but I have got to try and dispel that in the players minds.” He also has to get them to convert a chance or two. Because the bigger clubs will. Match details Yeovil Town (4-4-2): Hennessey; Ayling, Seaborne, Fontaine (Dawson, 37), McAllister; Grant (Hayter, 79), Upson, Ralls, Davis; Williams (Ngoo, 79), Edwards. Subs not used: Dunn, Foley, Hoskins, Twumasi. Booked: Ralls, Upson. Queens Park Rangers (4-2-3-1): Green; Simpson, Dunne, Hill, Assou-Ekotto; Jenas, Carroll; Phillips (Kranjcar, 69), O’Neil (Barton, 77), Traore (Wright-Phillips, 60); Austin. Subs not used: Murphy, Henry, Ehmer, Faurlin. Booked: Austin. Referee: G. Ward (Surrey). www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/championship/10326719/Queens-Park-Rangers-striker-Charlie-Austin-shows-the-clubs-new-hunger-for-success-as-they-win-at-Yeovil.html |
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 23, 2013 11:15:11 GMT
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Post by sharky on Sept 23, 2013 15:00:11 GMT
12th of never. But then you werent serious right? Well he is keeping the current Brazilian keeper out of the team and Brazil is rated in the top 5 and England 17 or so and dropping. Sorry I forgot, Cesar has "broken hands", nudge nudge wink wink  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2013 23:34:34 GMT
12th of never. But then you werent serious right? Well he is keeping the current Brazilian keeper out of the team and Brazil is rated in the top 5 and England 17 or so and dropping. Sorry I forgot, Cesar has "broken hands", nudge nudge wink wink Certainly is a funny situation sharky. Would make a great film, like those two american ice skating women tonya and nancy. As you said on a seperate thread, truth is stranger than fiction..... |
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Whatever happened to him?
