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Post by sharky on Aug 20, 2018 15:19:35 GMT
From WLS www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/mcclaren-issues-appeal-to-qpr-fans-ahead-of-bristol-city-clashMcClaren: QPR players need help from fansBy West London Sport 20/08/2018 Steve McClaren says his players will need help from QPR fans against Bristol City on Tuesday. Rangers were demolished 7-1 at West Brom on Saturday and have lost all three league matches since McClaren took over as manager. McClaren is looking for a strong response to the Hawthorns debacle but admits the morale of the side is brittle after their humiliation at the weekend. “We have to react on Tuesday and make sure that doesn’t happen again,” he said. “ They’ll need help from the fans on Tuesday night. Everybody’s hurting. Let’s see how they (the players) react after being hurt, which is key in the process.” Saturday’s result left Rangers bottom of the table and a home defeat against City would no doubt increase anxiety among fans. “The key thing is what we do now,” McClaren said. “I’ve got to use all my experience in the game. I’ve had downs before and situations like this and we have to find the solutions.”
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Post by londonranger on Aug 20, 2018 16:38:36 GMT
Keep yelling out "We forgive you, we forgive You"
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Post by Lonegunmen on Aug 20, 2018 18:18:55 GMT
Try getting the players to score goals might be a start. QPR fans will always support a player whom obviously gives a F*** and is trying his best even if it isn't that good. But what fans won't tolerate is players taking the wages for pathetic performances and whom obviously have thrown the towel in and DON'T care.
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Post by rangersman on Aug 20, 2018 19:45:33 GMT
Ha ha ha what a cheek that walking shmekele is, he needs to pack up and ship out ASAP. We are doomed if he stays.
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Post by harr on Aug 20, 2018 20:17:57 GMT
From WLS www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/mcclaren-issues-appeal-to-qpr-fans-ahead-of-bristol-city-clashMcClaren: QPR players need help from fansBy West London Sport 20/08/2018 Steve McClaren says his players will need help from QPR fans against Bristol City on Tuesday. Rangers were demolished 7-1 at West Brom on Saturday and have lost all three league matches since McClaren took over as manager. McClaren is looking for a strong response to the Hawthorns debacle but admits the morale of the side is brittle after their humiliation at the weekend. “We have to react on Tuesday and make sure that doesn’t happen again,” he said. “ They’ll need help from the fans on Tuesday night. Everybody’s hurting. Let’s see how they (the players) react after being hurt, which is key in the process.” Saturday’s result left Rangers bottom of the table and a home defeat against City would no doubt increase anxiety among fans. “The key thing is what we do now,” McClaren said. “I’ve got to use all my experience in the game. I’ve had downs before and situations like this and we have to find the solutions.” What a weird comment, maybe he is worried a few fans boo at the start and put pressure on the team? Im sure 95 % and more of the fans will be right behind the team from the off but really it shouldn’t be all about the fans tomorrow. The team owe it to the fans to put in a performance surely. If they can’t we might as well give up this year. Come on Rangers get a point or three on the board please.
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Post by Lonegunmen on Aug 20, 2018 21:35:32 GMT
It makes you wonder what the attendence might be. I'm picking 10k.
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Post by marshbowles10 on Aug 21, 2018 7:45:59 GMT
We're QPR fans and we are used to the lows and troughs associated with supporting this club. We have always applauded players that try and give 100% no matter their skill level.
We tend to support our younger players although a few years ago I came to blows with a moron who felt the best way to encourage a young Richard Langley was with "Langley you are f*&king useless"
If we go a goal down then it's not the end of the world.
But, if we start playing to our weaknesses and not our strengths and repeat the same mistakes that we did on Saturday with pathetic defending and continue to leak goals then the boo boys may have a field day.
Loftus Road when rocking can be an intimidating place but it needs two to tango. If we see some heart and dedication from the team then it will get the crowd behind them. My fear is that if we go a couple down early on that LR will head chants of 'Is this a library or Is there a fire drill" as people head for the exits from the Bristol fans.
If ST holders are always included in the attendance then we may squeak 11500.
I'll be there and I'm going for a 2-1 win.
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Post by rickyqpr on Aug 21, 2018 9:18:17 GMT
I hope you are right. However, McClaren has a big repair job on his hands after Saturday A large number of on-line posters just seem to be obsessed with sacking people - get rid of Fernandes, get rid of Ferdinand, get rid of Hoos and that group has already decide there is no way back for McClaren. Even Clive is struggling to offer support for McClaren on the LFW site. These things start to be strong opinion formers with the neutrals and it would not surprise me tonight that if we go behind or we have some substitutions like Saturday, then chants from both ends of 'You don't know what you are doing' may fill the air. The jury is still out on McClaren for most of the supporters IMHO, but a bad night tonight and I think it may well turn. Our board has a reputation of responding to the voice of the fans, especially the on-line community and that only encourages our 'support' to voice their displeasure. I hope though that we all have a bloody good night!
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Post by bowranger on Aug 21, 2018 11:16:35 GMT
We're QPR fans and we are used to the lows and troughs associated with supporting this club. We have always applauded players that try and give 100% no matter their skill level. We tend to support our younger players although a few years ago I came to blows with a moron who felt the best way to encourage a young Richard Langley was with "Langley you are f*&king useless" If we go a goal down then it's not the end of the world. But, if we start playing to our weaknesses and not our strengths and repeat the same mistakes that we did on Saturday with pathetic defending and continue to leak goals then the boo boys may have a field day. Loftus Road when rocking can be an intimidating place but it needs two to tango. If we see some heart and dedication from the team then it will get the crowd behind them. My fear is that if we go a couple down early on that LR will head chants of 'Is this a library or Is there a fire drill" as people head for the exits from the Bristol fans. If ST holders are always included in the attendance then we may squeak 11500. I'll be there and I'm going for a 2-1 win. Very much agree with this. I think it's also a rock and a hard place with statements from the club prior to a game because people will just jump on the back of it after a poor performance. I mean look at the response online to a request for people to get behind the team. No-one is saying the management or the team aren't to blame or that they shouldn't give us something to shout about or that lack of backing from the crowd is the problem here. It's just a very, very basic statement of fact that if a team is struggling, adding a toxic, negative atmosphere into the mix can only ever make it worse. I always hark back to how clubs (including ours) used to play at Molineux in the days before Wolves got all that money. They have a notoriously moody, impatient fan base. If you strangle them for the first 20 minutes or so, the crowd get right on the team's back and the team go into their shell. They start taking pot shots. They start picking the easy sideways ball rather than the ambitious through ball, the players would rather just not make a mistake than take attacking risks. It's an old chestnut but it's always a bit illuminating to me on the other messageboards that the most vocal about this stuff tend to people who don't go. All very easy to have a go when it's not you having to go sit in a negative, nasty atmosphere. Loftus Road when it's rocking is worth a few points per season, but by the same token, it's one hell of a hard place to play when all those thousands of people close to the pitch are just waiting for you to make a mistake. The online 'vibe' does have an impact. If you're a ST holder who goes online and the mood is constantly foul, that affects the mentality of people who do end up clicking through the turnstiles, too.
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Post by nomar on Aug 21, 2018 12:12:39 GMT
This really isn't going to end well at all, is it.
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Post by Ashdown_Ranger on Aug 21, 2018 12:15:18 GMT
If ST holders are always included in the attendance then we may squeak 11500. With Sky providing live streaming of EFL matches tonight (for the first time ever), I'd be surprised if we get 10,000 bums on seats tonight...
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Post by Lonegunmen on Aug 23, 2018 0:28:18 GMT
Well that worked out really well...another 3-0 loss at the Fortress Loftus Road.
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 23, 2018 7:25:12 GMT
Think we need to drop the fans; and bring in some new fans. They're clearly to blame
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