Denzel Zanzibar 6,972 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 QPR v Middlesbrough Loftus Road Saturday 6th August, 3pm Ugh, Crackers getting banned means this entire original opening post had to be scrapped, thanks Admins! QPR lost their opening game, we drew ours. It's going to be a tough game, especially considering our squad is paper thin (this could be addressed before kickoff but who knows.) QPR also play Pigbag. Or they used to. Anyway, it's looking likely to be a tough game, until we get those signings through the door we're not playing with the squad that will hopefully take us up. Talking Points: 1. Will we have any new signings in time for this game? 2. Starting lineup? 3. D'ya like Parmos? (I apologise for this OP being a bit rubbish, normal service will be resumed if we beat QPR, I promise) 2 Link to post Share on other sites
TeaCider24 12,642 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 1. Will we have any new signings in time for this game? I don't think so, doesn't sound like we're close to anybody right now, but hopefully Larsen is nearer than reported. 2. Starting lineup? Mostly the same as last Saturday, but I'd play McNair instead of Bola and Forss instead of Watmore. 3. D'ya like Parmos? A good hotshot parmo is beautiful, though plenty of places get them wrong. Never been a fan of plain parmos, but I don't like margarita pizzas either. Link to post Share on other sites
Downsouth 6,327 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 No time to answer the questions but I have my ticket for the game and a meet up with Ethers and Brunners to look forward to 1 Link to post Share on other sites
AllBoro10 2,235 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 (edited) 1. No can’t see any signings before Saturday although I am praying for good news today and tomorrow 2. McNair in for Bola and Forss in for Watmore. 3. Can’t stand Parmos. Link to post Share on other sites
LemonTop 62 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 1. Reckon we may have 1 or 2 confirmed by Friday and if the press blackout is anything to go by they may be ready to start. 2. Agree with the others on McNair and Forss but wouldn't be surprised if we saw A N Other in for Coburn. 3. Only ever had a couple over 30 years ago and I suspect they weren't the finest examples so I'll reserve judgement, the concept doesn't fill me with horror like it does for some of my southern colleagues. Link to post Share on other sites
RiseAgainst 3,793 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Denzel Zanzibar said: Talking Points: 1. Will we have any new signings in time for this game? 2. Starting lineup? 3. D'ya like Parmos? (I apologise for this OP being a bit rubbish, normal service will be resumed if we beat QPR, I promise) 1. Yes, I think we will - hopefully Larsen and A N Other. We still need a strong left-footed CB, three midfielders and three strikers (assuming Coburn is off on loan), and every passing day sets us further behind in terms of building squad cohesion and that instinctive understanding the truly great teams possess. 2. If the Transfer thread continues to be bereft of confirmed signings to discuss, I'd say we go with Steffen > Fry Lenihan Dijk > Giles & Jones > McGree Crooks Howson > Forss & Watmore. To be honest, I don't see much scope for altering that lineup, other than quibbling about whether Bola or McNair might work better at LCB than Fry (neither is ideal). 3. I'm a lifelong vegetarian, so no. If I was going to break the habit of a lifetime and eat something meaty, it'd be a bacon roll - from what I've seen of parmos, they aren't really persuading me to join the Dark Side. Is the abandoned Crackers thread going to become one of those mythical subjects of internet intrigue, with rumours of its existence on the Dark Web, and people who swear they've seen it but couldn't get a screen grab to share with the rest of us? Link to post Share on other sites
Borodane 6,301 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 No new signings for this game. Reckon we are going to see two changes for the starting lineup. Mcnair to come in for Bola and Forss to start ahead of Watmore. 2-0 Boro win with Forss getting his forst goal and the other being a McNair penalty. Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce 1,563 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 No new signings. Forss to come in for Watmore. McNair to replace Bola assuming he's fit. Unpopular (and probably wrong) opinion alert. Akpom is the kind of player that Wilder is really good at improving. He's been around forever without making it. He's got an eye for a pass, is a decent reader of the game and fell out with Warnock: all things that Wilder likes. He's not very clinical but his skills do complement Forss. Normally you get two good games out of Akpom then he fades away but maybe, while we look for reinforcements, Akpom could prove to be the missing piece in our striker jigsaw. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Denzel Zanzibar 6,972 Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 Just now, Bruce said: No new signings. Forss to come in for Watmore. McNair to replace Bola assuming he's fit. Unpopular (and probably wrong) opinion alert. Akpom is the kind of player that Wilder is really good at improving. He's been around forever without making it. He's got an eye for a pass, is a decent reader of the game and fell out with Warnock: all things that Wilder likes. He's not very clinical but his skills do complement Forss. Normally you get two good games out of Akpom then he fades away but maybe, while we look for reinforcements, Akpom could prove to be the missing piece in our striker jigsaw. Yes yes yes but do you like Parmos? Link to post Share on other sites
Downsouth 6,327 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Good time to play QPR they were not very good last week and an away win would be most welcome oh did I tell you that I have my ticket😃 1 Link to post Share on other sites
AnglianRed 6,320 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 (edited) Talking Points: 1. Will we have any new signings in time for this game? Unlikely, given what we've seen on here over the last few days. Even if the club have agreed deals on more players, 1-2 days training isn't really enough time to get them match ready, I wouldn't have thought. 2. Starting lineup? C'mon, this is Chris Wilder we're talking about...same as last time of course! 3. D'ya like Parmos? Link to post Share on other sites
AnglianRed 6,320 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 49 minutes ago, RiseAgainst said: 3. I'm a lifelong vegetarian, so no. If I was going to break the habit of a lifetime and eat something meaty, it'd be a bacon roll - from what I've seen of parmos, they aren't really persuading me to join the Dark Side. You do know you can get vegan meat substitutes now? In our local Sainsburys they do plant-based burgers, steaks and sausages. You could just substitute that for the meat. Quorn parmo anyone? Link to post Share on other sites
wilsoncgp 9,283 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 McNair and Forss in, Bola and Akpom out. Link to post Share on other sites
Uwe 3,545 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 4 minutes ago, AnglianRed said: You do know you can get vegan meat substitutes now? In our local Sainsburys they do plant-based burgers, steaks and sausages. You could just substitute that for the meat. Quorn parmo anyone? Vegan/vegetarian substitutes are like have sex with your sister. I mean they may have all the right parts but you know it’s just not right 😳 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Erimus74 3,072 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 No new signings for me Line up - Steffen Dijksteel, Lenihan, McNair Jones, Crooks, Howson, McGree, Giles Akpom, Forss Love a parmo 👍 1st away game of the season for Chris Wilder’s Boro, as we travel to Shepherd's Bush in the borough of Hammersmith, home to QPR since 1917 After taking over from Neil Warnock last November, CW's team sort of got in to a rich vein of form then at the crucial stage of the season, we just fell away badly, we received some heavy batterings during his debut season, hopefully he can take us a step closer than last seasons finish & get us in to the playoffs, or an automatic place Saturdays draw with WBA seen us take the game to our opponents, we played exceptionally well, forcing our opponents on to the backfoot & for a couple of bad misses, we should have gone in at HT with more than the one goal, 2nd half we struggled & WBA took the initiative, equalised & thats how the game finished 11th April was our 1st ever visit to Loftus road for an FAC 3rd round fixture, Micky Fenton scored our goal in a 1-1 draw We have drawn on our last three 3 visits to Loftus road, with our away record at QPR is as follows Won - 3 Drew - 13 Lost - 12 Goals scored - 33 Goals against - 56 Pat Lynch, who we signed from Cliftonville in June 1970, was the 1st Boro player to make a sub appearance then never feature again for the Boro when he replaced David Mills late in the 2nd half in our 1-0 defeat away to QPR on the 18th March 1972 Bobby Thomson made history when he became the 1st player to score an FAC goal on QPR’s artificial pitch when on the 2nd January he put the mighty Boro one up after 11 minutes, the game finished 1-1 We had to wait till the 5th December 2009 to record our 1st ever victory at Loftus road when Gordon Stracham’s Boro won 5-1 Boro debuts v QPR Pat Lynch 18/2/1972 away lost 1-0 Billy Woof 23/11/1974 home lost 3-2 Alan Walsh 1/4/1978 away lost 1-0 Robbie Stockdale 13/1/1997 home 2-0 Mikael Tavaras 11/9/2010 away lost 3-0 Maxmillian Hass 26/2/2011 home lost 3-0 Chubba Akpom 26/9/2020 away 1-1 Some players who played for Boro & QPR Dave Thomas Don Masson John O’Rourke Albert Adomah Emmaunel Ledesma Neil Warnock has managed both teams IIRC, we’ve never loaned a player from QPR 5 Link to post Share on other sites
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