Would anyone be too concerned if Park was dropped…

[jaejaxon2000]

Park came to QPR to help legitimize a team that was struggling to find it's identity in the pl. Hughes brought him here to elevate the team by example as a proven big game player who would work his ass off to cushion the growing pains of this team as they try to fill its shoes as a proper premier league team. He will have his moments but he is not going to be the star player; he enables the stars to come out on a team thru his effort, selflessness and professionalism on and off the pitch. His example will hopefully lead selfish players and individuals to gel into a proper team. Is this being a leader or not. I've heard people on this site talk about how they haven't seen him do anything spectacular; I agree; he just breaks up plays, tracks back on counter-attacks, keeps possession in midfield to alleviate pressure on the defense, doesn't try to take it one-on-one like a selfish clod (it helps when people run to the proper spaces to give him a pass to give).
That being said, if Hughes and the fans want a more offensive game from Park, he has to play wide right or a free-to-roam attacking midfielder. He is sacrificing his game to help this team gel and solidify.

[Aug]

can't believe how impatient you folks are. you gonna see our defence ripped off against any average PL side without him

[W12hoops]

Jesus Christ I find it hard to believe that half of these posts are for real. Who would you play instead of Park then anti-Park brigade?

[QPR_NW10]

my good god. strip park of the armband? drop park?
it's at times like this when his experience will pull through - times when the dressing room cannot see a win coming, players start hanging their heads, belief is lost. then in comes park - more trophies in his house than our club's trophy cabinet in full. he'll tell them how it is, how to get yourselves out of a hole, how to play against the big players in the PL, how it feels to win at OT, bridge, anfield, st james.com...
who else are the players going to listen to? players WILL listen to him, he WILL have experience and examples to compare this to.

crying out loud - it's JS Park for ffs. i'm not saying he's God, but he's the most experienced player at this level we have. why on earth are we not giving him more than 5 league games and 2 cup games to settle in...?!

[Stanley]

Park came to QPR to help legitimize a team that was struggling to find it's identity in the pl. Hughes brought him here to elevate the team by example as a proven big game player who would work his ass off to cushion the growing pains of this team as they try to fill its shoes as a proper premier league team. He will have his moments but he is not going to be the star player; he enables the stars to come out on a team thru his effort, selflessness and professionalism on and off the pitch. His example will hopefully lead selfish players and individuals to gel into a proper team. Is this being a leader or not. I've heard people on this site talk about how they haven't seen him do anything spectacular; I agree; he just breaks up plays, tracks back on counter-attacks, keeps possession in midfield to alleviate pressure on the defense, doesn't try to take it one-on-one like a selfish clod (it helps when people run to the proper spaces to give him a pass to give).
That being said, if Hughes and the fans want a more offensive game from Park, he has to play wide right or a free-to-roam attacking midfielder. He is sacrificing his game to help this team gel and solidify.

Excellent first post and welcome to the forum.

[pblockranger]

Drop mackie park right hoilett left 2 up front taarabt sub

[dogge]

Ferguson never played him anywhere but on the right or the middle and I fear he's a better judge than Hughes.

Oh yes he did. Actually he played more on the left than on the right for United...seen a lot of there games over the years since my roomie was a manure-fan.

[Bluehoop]

Seriously, drop Park for Adel? JSP is not captain material because he doesn't shout his bowlags off? I despair, I really do. And as for the OP, you don't speak for the entire forum when you say "we all agree Park should not be captain".
He does what a proper captain should - he leads by example and keeps a level head. Just because he was not at his best last night does not warrant this type of reactionary thread. He has been one of the best and most reliable players so far this season and will continue to be, whether he's played out of position or not.

[sirduncs]

…to make way for Adel or Diakite in midfield?

Thought he was pretty ineffective against Spurs and apparently had a shocker tonight. Think we all agree he's not captain material so I'm not sure what he's offering the team at the moment.

hey james i think what he brings to the table is work rate. if/when he loses the ball, he tracks back. this is the same for players like faurlin. what we see with the likes of tarbs and cisse is that they are not so good at this tracking back work rate ethic. i think park along with the pirate and ale have been pretty instrumental in our more decent performances recently.

so for me, park is very useful for us. however, he should be on the right, not the left, and i do have concerns at hughes putting players out of their natural positions as then they inevitably have mediocre games.

[Busheyboy]

Lose a cup game against a prem team, admittedly we DEFENDED DREADFULLY and so called fans start makng ridiculous, unnecessary and unconstructive comments.
So Park doesn't shout and hollow, that means he's not captain material or worthy of a place in the team does it?
Shall we get the thug from Marseiile back as captain?
We've just started our second season back in PL after SIXTEEN LONG YEARS away. We've now attracted quality players from Man U, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Tottenham.
Apart from the Swansea game, our results in the league have been what we would expect, on paper anyway, the performances against Cty (2nd half), Chelsea and Tottenham have been good. We lose to Readng and all of a sudden, our players are not good enough, people want the manager sacked and there is a ridiculous over reaction.
After West Brom on Boxing Day wll be 19 games in. I think we should start making judgements then, as t would be a lot fairer, keep things in perspective and give them a bit more of a chance.

[Rangers77]

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Oh yes he did. Actually he played more on the left than on the right for United...seen a lot of there games over the years since my roomie was a manure-fan.

Was told differently by a Man U mate, but happily defer to your first hand knowledge. Thing is he's so right sided he ought be played on the right. Especially when we're not short on the left. I agree Park's a great player, but I still think his final ball in their third has been lacking.... Keeping possession is vital, but so too is doing something with it. We're a miles better team than last year, but we badly need to start winning. Playing Park where he'd be stronger could only help us do that. Playing him consistently on the left- as happened with SWP last season- does him- and the team- no favours.....

[QPR_NW10]

Lose a cup game against a prem team, admittedly we DEFENDED DREADFULLY and so called fans start makng ridiculous, unnecessary and unconstructive comments.
So Park doesn't shout and hollow, that means he's not captain material or worthy of a place in the team does it?
Shall we get the thug from Marseiile back as captain?
We've just started our second season back in PL after SIXTEEN LONG YEARS away. We've now attracted quality players from Man U, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Tottenham.
Apart from the Swansea game, our results in the league have been what we would expect, on paper anyway, the performances against Cty (2nd half), Chelsea and Tottenham have been good. We lose to Readng and all of a sudden, our players are not good enough, people want the manager sacked and there is a ridiculous over reaction.
After West Brom on Boxing Day wll be 19 games in. I think we should start making judgements then, as t would be a lot fairer, keep things in perspective and give them a bit more of a chance.

A pint for that man please.

[Westway]

Little change of formation to accommodate Adel. Thus bringing in a match winner.

This lad knows his onions eh!

[Webb1977]

I've seen one live game, ESPN x 1 and and tonight. Not impressed with Park no. My worry is that he would be needed to keep playing to keep our commercial plans/revenue going.

Samba - great to see him back. Athletic, strong. Just what they looked like vs us.

Red Card....are fck it...press send anyway :-)