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    Football FanCast columnist Rob Facey looks into his crystal ball and sees what the future holds for his beloved QPR.
    Writing a QPR season preview for 2009/10 is like trying to predict next week's lottery numbers such was our erratic form last year.
    But (I hope) the omens are looking good so far. In two pre-season games we have already scored six goals away from home - roughly the same as we managed all of last season, so that is something.
    The appointment of Jim Magilton earlier this summer was underwhelming to say the least but, after a rollercoaster 18 months, hopefully his style will suit a board that fly off the handle if anyone has the audacity to deviate from the revolutionary and visionary 4-4-2.
    From the outside Magilton seems the safest and most predictable manager in the league as far as tactics go so, as far as the puppet masters at the club are concerned, this is a good thing. It means he is malleable enough to have their ideas impressed upon him with the minimum of fuss.
    Despite a mixed reaction I think the majority of fans are now behind him, even if it was not the huge appointment we were expecting. Knowing us, we won't have to wait long for his replacement anyway.
    Seriously though, Magilton knows the division, which makes a change from the usual appointments, and should be well prepared with John Gorman at his side.
    As for the owners, well, what to say. Unpopular? Check. Arrogant? Check. Rich? Well, we thought so, but they seem adamant to invest it in promoting this ‘boutique' business that nobody, except themselves, is interested in, rather than fulfilling our urgent and desperate need for somebody who scores goals.
    This will be the third of their four year plan to reach the Premier League and their main achievement so far is succeeding in driving away scores of loyal supporters with dramatic price hikes - most of whom are staying away this year too. The number of threads focusing on who is not renewing their STs is overwhelming, almost as if there is a union amongst fans and anyone who breaks it will be shunned from the Bush forever.
    In fighting between supporters is nothing new at all 92 league clubs, but the controversial dismissal of Paolo Sousa last year, which centred on a post on a fansite, signified a new low/high at Loftus Road. This is exactly what Briatore et al wanted - the fans to turn on themselves and allow them to spout tripe about how well organised Hitler was, or whatever it is they like to do in their spare time.
    The record £3.5m signing of Alejandro Faurlin, however, is a positive, despite rumours that his Mum and Inter Milan are somehow involved, and it was glad to hear he impressed on his debut this week.
    However, his move was offset by the mysterious purchase of Alessandro Pellicori, a prolific goalscorer that has been lurking in the lower echelons of Italian football seemingly forever.
    The words ‘prolific goalscorer' are not often heard in W12 and we wait with baited breath to see who will emerge with the goals next year.
    It is unlikely that we will sign anyone who is guaranteed 20 a season and for that reason the return of Rowan Vine and Akos Buszaky, our two most talented players who were sorely missed last year, really are like new signings. Their value to the squad of both of these players is simply invaluable - as witnessed with our recent rebuff of Stoke's £5m bid for Akos.
    At the other end of the pitch we looked solid in defence last year - indeed, we were so non-threatening to the opposition net at times it looked as if we were fielding 11 defenders.
    Buszaky and Vine, who will probably play in advanced midfield roles, will add a creativity that was missing but, ultimately, we are still without a striker and this is what irks fans the most.
    Helguson, Dave, Balanta and Blackstock seem more like a totally random mixture of youth and experience rather than a carefully crafted front line.
    Targets have been and gone this summer but, despite the ramshackle way in which it has been done, it does seem as though things are coming together, slowly but surely.
    We don't have a bad squad - we definitely don't have a great one either - but in this division, as everyone knows, even if they have never watched a Championship match in their life, anyone can beat anyone.
    I would say that the playoffs is still perhaps a step too far this year but - hoping that we are not finished just yet in the transfer market - it is possible that, assuming that we keep our key players fit and replacements quickly fill their boots, we may just slide into sixth spot come May 2010.

    http://www.footballfancast.com/blog/...-be-dull/14983
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  • #2
    Pretty negative uninsightful write up to say the least.

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    • #3
      Pretty accurate write up.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by W12_Ranger View Post
        Pretty negative uninsightful write up to say the least.
        your definitely a "glass half full" kinda fella arent you? lets hope your not crushed by disappointment next season...

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