Noam Watch

[Zamoraaaah]

I checked her Time Out preview to get her views on the weeks happenings but I guess we'll have to wait til next week.

This was obviously written before the loss but she seems more positive now...

Coca-Cola Championship Queens Park Rangers v Charlton Athletic
Tue Nov 25
Rangers Stadium, South Africa Rd, W12 7PA
Time for lowly, struggling Charlton to take a trip to Loftus Road and face caretaker boss Gareth Ainsworth's QPR. Despite having played earlier this week (an away trip to Watford), it's a game Rangers shouldn't lose. Their home record has been impressive, though it's fair to say the side have had some luck of late. The victory against nine-man Cardiff wasn't particularly impressive as there was a lack of confidence, guile and a solid game plan. After all, Ainsworth – lovely bloke, but managing a Championship side with Premier League aspirations is out of his newly-qualified league right now. Still, on paper, he's had more success than failure. Long may his good fortune continue – especially with playmaker Akos Buzsaky out for the season. Fans' favourites Lee Cook and Martin Rowlands must now step up to the mark. But if they're on form, the rest of the team usually follows suit. Noam Friedlander
www.timeout.com/london/sport/event/122752/coca-cola-championship-queens-park-rangers-v-charlton-athletic.html

Report, I couldn't find the old thread on her previews, would you mind adding them?

[QPR Report]

Will do: Maybe it's a TIME OUT thing
cos this is their preview of the Watford game (not by Noam Friedlander)

TIME OUT LONDON - WATFORD MINI- PREVIEW
Queen's Park Rangers' Gavin Mahon returns to Vicarage Road to take a look at the sinking ship from which he jumped almost a year ago. While his new club sits on the edge of a play-off position, his old outfit is in the thick of a battle to escape the bottom three. The exit of manager Aidy Boothroyd was a surprise for the Watford faithful; though many didn't welcome the decision, it could signal a new era for the Hornets. To give things a much-needed kick start, Jay DeMerit and Leigh Bromby will be in charge of locking together a defence that must no longer give away sloppy goals. Luckily forWatford, Rangers' away form has been something of a struggle all season: Gareth Ainsworth's side have scored just twice on their travels. This will have to change: consistency is essential for a team that wants to compete in the Premier League again.Nick Golding Time Out

[QPR Report]

The two Noam Friendlander/Time Out Pieces

I: TIME OUT/LONDON - NOAM FRIEDLANDER
Coca-Cola Championship Queens Park Rangers v Burnley...- Rangers are still limping along. Somehow. And now here come Burnley, who memorably whipped them 4-2 nine months ago at Loftus Rd. The tactics have changed slightly since then with interim manager Gareth Ainsworth trying to encourage a passing game, but the Clarets are up against a team with little direction. QPR has become a club containing huge egos off the pitch – and it seems that anyone with a dominant personality, from Ian Holloway through to Iain Dowie, just won't survive.
- So what's the answer? They tried the quiet Italian approach with Luigi Di Canio last year. He didn't last. For all the money, most fans feel they support a club in decline because it has become the plaything of wealthy boys with their toys. A mere lobbying centre for Formula 1 addicts and friends. They need to remember that those people turning up every fortnight actually pay the overpriced ticket prices because they love the club and love their football. That love needs to be respected by W12's czars. And soon. Because the soul of the club will go the way of Jude the cat if they're not careful... Noam Friedlander"

II: TIME OUT/Noam Friedlander - Coca-Cola Championship Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City Sat Nov 8 Rangers Stadium, South Africa Rd, W12 7PA ·

"QPR. What a mess. What an utter mess. Having fired Iain Dowie, the club is currently stuttering along with Gareth Ainsworth in charge. As a player, Ainsworth gave his all; since many of the current squad played alongside him, they know that he would demand nothing less from his squad. However, the managerial ins and outs at the club are something Rangers fans are having to come to terms with and, while he wouldn't be the worst choice in the world, if the side are truly aiming to fly high and match the glamour that Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore bring to the club, he won't last long. A shame. A shame about Dowie, too. Without meaning to sound ungrateful for the cash that the boardroom fat cats have pumped into the club, things really don't look positive in this part of west London just now."

[cpr]

Got a noam in my back gaden, it's a referee and has a watch....


a whistle and a red card.

[Zamoraaaah]

Nov 21, 2008 10:35:45 GMT cpr said:

Got a noam in my back gaden, it's a referee and has a watch....


a whistle and a red card.

Is it Stuart Attwell?

[cpr]

Nov 21, 2008 10:40:46 GMT Zamoraaaah said:

Nov 21, 2008 10:35:45 GMT cpr said:

Got a noam in my back gaden, it's a referee and has a watch....


a whistle and a red card.

Is it Stuart Attwell?

HA! No, it's older than him! Dermot Gallagher I think. ;D

[floridaranger]

QPRREPORT
A mere lobbying centre for Formula 1 addicts and friends.

<shakes head> sounds awful