PNE Match Thread

[LoftusRoadLad]

Dozzell returned to training on Thursday and is expected to make the trip to the north-west, but Rangers boss Marti Cifuentes said Armstrong would need pass a fitness test if he was to be involved against North End.

“He got a bit of feeling in his thigh since he came back from the international break with Ireland and unfortunately it hasn’t got any better and during the warm-up he felt he wasn’t ready,” Cifuentes said.

“The doctors are working with him and will give me some news soon hopefully.”

https://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/qpr-pair-battling-to-be-fit-for-preston-clash

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[SheepRanger]

Id be happy with a draw and then back to fortress HQ!

[LoftusRoadLad]

Salter or Dunne ?

Cannon or Kakay ?

Smyth or Willock ?

Dozzell or Bonner ?

nice having this headache

[SheepRanger]

Salter or Dunne ?

Cannon or Kakay ?

Smyth or Willock ?

Dozzell or Bonner ?

nice having this headache

MC said in ladt post match that Willock will start.

Salter, Cannon, Willock, Bonner.

The others will come on 60-70 mins I reckon.

[SheepRanger]

I'll be on a flight back from Lanzarote during the gsme. Eager to put the phone back on when we land to find out the result. Playa Blanca was lovely to avoid the UK weather for a week.

Hope the game wont get called off. PNE seems a modern ground so they should have under soil heating.

[Abseits]

Jeez it's bleeding cold! I nipped into Peacocks earlier and now I'm good to go!

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[dave58]

Salter or Dunne ?

Cannon or Kakay ?

Smyth or Willock ?

Dozzell or Bonner ?

nice having this headache

The only headache in there is Dozzell how he ever gets in i'm baffled he must look fantastic in training because he awful in games Cannon over Kakay every time Kakay gives 100% but useless in the final third Willock definitely starting starting to look better under Marti Smyth just for the extra pace he brings think team will be Bego Cannon cook Glass Salter Paal
Willock Field Bonner Chair Dykes

[Qpstranger]

Jeez it's bleeding cold! I nipped into Peacocks earlier and now I'm good to go!

A smart move, was it Gavin, or Darren's ?

[Lozzer45]

I really hope for a point. If we continue this decent run confidence will build , and then the 6 point gap will not be too much. We are showing character and definite improvement. We should have got a result at Norwich and then would be unbeaten in 4.

[72bus]

A smart move, was it Gavin, or Darren's ?

Or the original... Captain peacock from are u being served

[LoftusRoadLad]

Well done to those hardy souls

[QPROslo]

think team will be Bego Cannon cook Glass Salter Paal
Willock Field Bonner Chair Dykes

We got a bit of self belief after the Stoke game, but I do not think we will be that arrogant that we field a team of only ten players . Add Colbeck, Dozzell or Smyth to those ten and we have the starting eleven. I personally think it will be Colback even though he didn't have a good game against Stoke. We need his fighting attitude against PNE.

[QPROslo]

After the Stoke match I am in two minds as to whether we have improved a lot or not, or whether the match was down to lots of good luck.

My glass half full version: We won the shot on goal statistics 9-4. We had 2 big missed chances vs one for Stoke. We hit the woodwork one time vs none for Stoke. We had two reasonable claims for penalty (Smyth) that weren't given while Stoke had one. Begovic had very little to do - I noticed just one or two proper saves. These stats point to a convincing win, and on another day we could have score 5, 6 or 7.

My glass half empty: A lot of vital decisions and incidents went our way: We got a penalty, Stoke got a red card and scored an own goal. Three vital incidents that changed the game. For most of the game (75 min), Stoke dominated us. I think the penalty claim for Stoke was a good one, and much better than those of Smyth. Had Stoke got that penalty while they were 2-1 up already, we might not have managed a spirited come back. The red card was correct, but really stupid and unnecessary, and without it I am not sure we would have dominated the last 15 minutes completely, when Stoke started to get tired. There are fine lines in football, and on Wednesday everything went our way.

But one thing is sure: The match meant a lot to our self confidence and belief. I think we will be on fire, and perform well against a physical and direct PNE. After our last home win, 1-0 against Watford, we followed up with 0-6 against Blackpool. I do not think that will happen this time. We look better organised now.

I go for 1-1. This might be more heart than head though.

Willock to score.

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