Richard Dunne

[Tarbie]

I agree the rest of the squad started playing friendlies after a week or more of preseason it'd be foolish to play him before working on his core fitness. Dunne being 33 years old and having spent the best part of the last 12 months struggling with an injury makes getting him in the right condition even more important.

Exactly, if we threw him straight into a friendly and he picked up knock what good would that do? He's just come back from a long lay off and he's 2 weeks behind on pre-season, I'm sure our medical staff know exactly what they are doing!

[jmelanie]

The Club said he was not match-fit. They did not say he was injured.

[QPRWEBBIE]

His got a slight groin strain

[LoftusRoadLad]

poor fella is dunne then !

[ManorBoy]

Dont think he'll play 90 mins until the Exeter game.

[West Acton]

The Club said he was not match-fit. They did not say he was injured.

Exactly Jane there are some proper dramatic posters.

I actually want Dunne think he's a good signing but if we can't even consider giving him 10 to 15mins at the end of a pre season game when season starts in two weeks what chance does he have after all he's unfit not injured so surely you get your fitness from game time that's what were always told by the pros no substitution for actually playing does that not apply in this case????

[ollyhoops]

I think it is just the case that he just can't manage 15 mins pre season at the moment.

I'm sure the physio & coaches are trying to bring his fitness back up to scratch. :-/

[12321]

He's heading towards full fitness, unfortunately Easyjet has probably set him back a couple of months....

[WeAreQPR12]

The Club said he was not match-fit. They did not say he was injured.

Tbh he has not been match fit for the last 2 years at villa.

He has been signed for having the right attitude but people shouldn't expect much.
Basic defender who's legs have gone, turns like a small truck but will be vocal and organised.

[stanistheman]

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Tbh he has not been match fit for the last 2 years at villa.

He has been signed for having the right attitude but people shouldn't expect much.
Basic defender who's legs have gone, turns like a small truck but will be vocal and organised.

Let's hope his fellow defenders can listen and act on his instructions and can also cover for him when he cannot run.
To be honest, I am not expecting much from him and seriously think QPRshould be looking to sign another CB.

[Tarbie]

Tbh he has not been match fit for the last 2 years at villa.

He has been signed for having the right attitude but people shouldn't expect much.
Basic defender who's legs have gone, turns like a small truck but will be vocal and organised.

Deja vu this!

Not sure if you were one of them WeAre but there were a lot of guys on here saying exactly the same thing about Ryan Nelson this time last year and they were eating their words a few weeks into the season. Personally I expect Dunne to be a very good signing and other than the last 12 months his injury record has been exceptional over the course of his career!

[MattyRangers]

Tbh he has not been match fit for the last 2 years at villa.

He has been signed for having the right attitude but people shouldn't expect much.
Basic defender who's legs have gone, turns like a small truck but will be vocal and organised.

Not sure what the world's coming to but I'm agreeing with most of what you're saying this morning

[OneEyedWilly]

The Club said he was not match-fit. They did not say he was injured.

Exactly which players are match fit?

[jmelanie]

Deja vu this!

Not sure if you were one of them WeAre but there were a lot of guys on here saying exactly the same thing about Ryan Nelson this time last year and they were eating their words a few weeks into the season. Personally I expect Dunne to be a very good signing and other than the last 12 months his injury record has been exceptional over the course of his career!

The problem with Ryan Nelsen was he left us mid season.

[QPR71]

he said in an interview yesterday that he hopes joey comes back.....suits me, c'mon back JB