QPR 2 Cardiff City 1 **Match Thread**

[Fraggy]

Currently on Fanscore with less than 2 mins left to vote, Smyth is in 1st place for MOTM with almost 90% of the vote!

[acricketer]

A very important and satisfying win today. Well done Ollie and the team.

[topperharley]

Why have you always gotta have a dig mate?

I'm thrilled for Smyth, I genuinely am, and I hope he goes on to be an important player for us. Doesn't change the fact it was a huge gamble that has paid off for Ollie today.

I'd also point out that rather than lording a great tactical decision by your hero today, shouldn't we be questioning why we've been watching rubbish performances by Washington and Mackie all season if we have kids like Smyth and Osayi-Samuel waiting in the wings?

I maintain what I said earlier. We shouldn't just be picking kids out of the reserves and rolling the dice with them, just cos the manager is under pressure. If we have kids as good as Smyth looked today, they should have been in and around the first team all season.

Pinkie, he's right.

However. Great job everyone involved today that's a bloody awesome start to the new year.

Enjoy winning and have a beer or 10.

[Pinkie]

Turn it in mate. How does picking Smyth make perfect sense? It's a roll of the dice of the biggest nature. The lad didn't even have a squad number yesterday.

Like I said, I hope it comes off. But I think it's a crazy gamble. I'd also think BOS will be sat on the bench scratching his head as well.

here you go tarbs

[1QPRDK]

Great win. Just got back from work to watch second half on player. Hope was alive only 0-0 at half time. Then history repeating itself with crap ref awarding a soft penalty to the away team!!! Thought: "Happy new year? No, Fark off. Everything the same as last year." Hope showed its ugly, evil face as per usual.

But the players hadn´t given up, and started chasing the game. So finally lady luck turned with the brilliant set piece goal from Robbo and Smith, and what a debutant goal from Smyth.

And the holding out in the end, with nail biting finish and ref considering giving them the offside goal.

Great start to the year.

Oh and BTW. Great line up from the "clueless chestbeaters". Credit where it´s due. Especially considering the OTT abuse they have been getting for most of the season.

Happy new year to you all.

[Pinkie]

Pinkie, he's right.

However. Great job everyone involved today that's a bloody awesome start to the new year.

Enjoy winning and have a beer or 10.

Is he fook right & you was wrong earlier slating the decision, at the end of the day it was a stroke by ollie wether you like it or not! get over it

[Bill]

here you go tarbs

Just enjoy the win lads

[Bill]

Great win. Just got back from work to watch second half on player. Hope was alive only 0-0 at half time. Then history repeating itself with crap ref awarding a soft penalty to the away team!!! Thought: "Happy new year? No, Fark off. Everything the same as last year." Hope showed its ugly, evil face as per usual.

But the players hadn´t given up, and started chasing the game. So finally lady luck turned with the brilliant set piece goal from Robbo and Smith, and what a debutant goal from Smyth.

And the holding out in the end, with nail biting finish and ref considering giving them the offside goal.

Great start to the year.

Oh and BTW. Great line up from the "clueless chestbeaters". Credit where it´s due. Especially considering the OTT abuse they have been getting for most of the season.

Happy new year to you all.

Good win just think IH was a bit luckier today but still think he
is not the man for us

[Pinkie]

Just enjoy the win lads

I am bill loved it, was exactly the performance we needed and showing the players are playing for the manager! makes me laugh its now not a masterstroke by ollie to play smyth yet some on here go on about he never plays his youngsters lol

[gator]

We recovered very well from what was another crap penalty against us, I know some of you say those things even themselves out, I'm not seeing it though, we haven't had a pk since the 1st match and yet Matty Smith has been manhandled in the box often, I'm not bitter in victory though, that was a great win against the odds!

[Rebel R's]

Can't believe I am in agreement with you.
Also quite fitting that it was one of your own country men that stole the show today.
Onwards and upwards

Great for young Paul's confidence ,but I think he is Northern Irish ?

[gator]

Great for young Paul's confidence ,but I think he is Northern Irish ?

He is!

[Fraggy]

Great for young Paul's confidence ,but I think he is Northern Irish ?

Oh well, he is defiantly one for the future if he can perform how he did today.
He also had a constant smile on his face all game.

[Bill]

I am bill loved it, was exactly the performance we needed and showing the players are playing for the manager! makes me laugh its now not a masterstroke by ollie to play smyth yet some on here go on about he never plays his youngsters lol

Masterstroke ? Not sure about that cause why not play him
In earlier games.

This league is a lottery some you win some you lose.....just wve
Lost more than we should.

Will he keep playing Bos,Smyth Oteh etc i would but dont think he will

[Fraggy]

He is!

Yes he is.