QPR v Derby | Match Thread

[SheepRanger]

I cant see us scoring with the current attack, so im going 0-0

[lozzer52]

Not sure- Kolli was good and Alfie possibly too. Lets see

[Abseits]

We need to break the cycle of draws or we'll soon be in mid table. Knowing us, we'll do it by losing...

I fear Burrell is injury prone and we will have to adapt to him missing chunks of the season - I think we have plenty of players who can chip in with goals so I think we should have enough about us to beat the Rams.

[MINCER]

There must be a better than even chance that Obikwu gets a run out in this match, I found it strange to listen to Stéphan say on Friday that we had no one with pace to run in behind once Smyth went off as that’s how Obikwu was described when he arrived.

Im still a big fan of Harvey Vale being a goal scoring threat from central midfield areas despite Stéphan keep deploying him out wide and looking out of sorts.

[SheepRanger]

Julien Stephan praised the character of his QPR side after they battled through a series of fitness problems to earn a 1-1 draw at West Ham. QPR boss revealed several players were struggling physically by the closing stages, with Tariq Lamptey suffering an ankle injury and both Kealey Adamson and Jake Clarke-Salter dealing with cramp. “Tariq Lamptey had an ankle injury,” Stephan said. “I know we had 11 players on the pitch but in fact we had only eight or nine in good shape.”Stephan was particularly impressed by Adamson, who managed to see out the game despite being badly affected late on.“Kealey Adamson finished with some cramp, it was very difficult for him to finish, what personality as well,” he added. “How brave he was in the last ten minutes because he was completely destroyed.” Clarke-Salter was also struggling towards the end of the game, but QPR managed to hold on and secure a point. “Jake Clarke-Salter had some cramps as well for 15 minutes at the end of the game,” Stephan said.

I think Abs mentioned that our players seemed to be wrapped in cotton wool and precationary subs used. Does this apply in training too? Why on earth did we have two players going down with cramp in a 90 min game? It wasn't an end-2-end FA Cup semi-Final that went into extra time!! It was a bog standard 90 mins, evening game in cool weather. It seems crazy that 20% of our players that night werent fit enough to last a full game.