Ratings for Newcastle game

[qpr1882]

Kenny 7 - Didnt have too much to do but did well
Young - 9 Absolute quality
Traore - 8 - Looked good, pacy, will be top class
Ferdinand - 8 - Solid
Gabbidon - 5/6 - Hmmm
Derry - 8 - Once again, he was...well...Derry
Faurlin - 7 - Stepped up and looks himself again
Barton - 7 - Will prove to be a quality signing
Taarabt - 8 - Different class again, Joey seems to have raised his game
SWP - 8 - Didnt ever look like slowing down, class!
Bothroyd - 6 - Just needs that first goal

Connolly - 7 - didnt put a foot wrong
DJ - 6 - looked alert and reads the game well
Puncheon - only had 3 mins

Overall a great performance, I think we will finish around 12th

[Naarven Mankey]

Yeah agree with most ratings there but Faurlin 7????? Oh behave!!! He was as good as anyone on the pitch tonight just absolute class

[MattyRangers]

Agree with nearly all but, IMO, seems like Gabbidon is guna be made a scapegoat (and unfairly so). Done nothing wrong tonight, 1 or 2 pases astray but so did most players (it will happen, were not Barcelona). He was solid, as was the whole defence. A comfortabel clean sheet, never once looked out of his depth.

And Bothroyds link up play was brilliant, missed a couple chances yes, but defiantley deserved better than a 6 IMO.

[Connell10]

Faurlin was my mom fantastic display, the boys is class and derry well what can you say the man amazes me could be a loftus road legend in the making!!!

[Del]

Can't say i agree with those ratings, as actually think many are a bit harsh, and Young only worth an 8 imo.

What you need to think is if we'd taken some of our endless chances and won 4-0, which could easilly have been the reality, would your rating for the support players differ...

also as for Gabbidon, i can't understand the slating many are subjecting him to. He had 2 very loose and truely shocking passes, but apart from that was very solid. Also, both he and Ferdinand were smaller than their 2 forwards (ameobi and Best) which won't usually be the case for CB's, and yet they still won most headers and held firm for a clean sheet... what more do people want ffs.

[bhujio]

Well one or 2 debatable but Ali was worth more no doubt in my mind.

[Felt]

Kenny - 7
Young - 8 (Great signing, provides the Premier League experience we so desperately needed at the back)
Traore - 7 (Promising)
Ferdinand - 7
Gabbidon - 5 (Easily the weak link in our defence, thankfully Newcastle didn't have much quality going forward but I worry about him against the likes of United and City)
Derry - 7 (I had my doubts as to whether he would perform in the Premier League, but was excellent tonight)
Faurlin - 7 (It was always going to take him a while to adjust, but proved tonight he can cut it at this level)
Barton - 6 (Decent performance, but outclassed by those around him. Understandable given the opponent)
Taarabt - 8 (Fantastic, a constant threat with some wonderful passing)
SWP - 8 (Shows he's still hungry and not simply here for one last big pay-day. Is going to be a massive player for us this season)
Bothroyd - 5 (Woeful finishing. Will need to improve to keep Campbell out of the team)

Overall we were excellent. If we play like that every week we'll stay up.

[Olly]

Overall we were excellent. If we play like that every week we'll stay up.

Cue our next song, tongue in cheek:

The R's are staying up
The R's are staying up
And now you're gonna believe us...

[stanleyhoop]

Trarore looked class to me. Very pacey and offered Kenny a quick ball so many times. Something we have been missing. Hope his injury is a minor one.