Match Day Thread Fulham v QPR

I remember not too long ago we had 7000 turn up to Craven Cottage. I got tickets in the home end and kept quiet only to see loads of Rangers in there with me. We lost 1-0. Sadly people go to games to watch a good product and if it's crap they won't bother. I go to as many games as possible but recently I cannot be bothered. why waste my whole day and money, when the players can't even put in a shift or our dumb manager puts the wrong team out.
When the Fulham game is on I will be chopping logs for an old couple. I will check the score after. That's how I feel about my team at the moment.

 

Let's hope so. We must be due for a win there some time soon.

 

When did we last win there? My dad doesn't recall us ever doing so and he's been going for 40 years+

 

On TV too. Samba had an absolute shocker.

 

Apparently it was 1980 in front of just 11,539.

 

Real shame. So many 'if only's'.

 

The odd thing being, each time was under a different manager and with completely different personnel. The Fulham sides were probably vastly different too. Their luck must be due a turn this time

 

For some players, just pulling on a hooped shirt is the kiss of death for their performance. It's like sticking a rock of kryptonite in Superman's pocket.

How many decent players have come, put on the hooped shirt and turned to into Sunday morning football overnight. Hulse keeps springing to mind (and that's the first and last time I'll compare him to Superman)

 

We always say that but (probably) there are more who did just fine eg Remy, Buszacky, Gino, WIld Thing, Gallen, OBZ, AJ (for the 3 games he was not sick!), Ale, Clint, George Santos (yes, I am joking, don't worry!!) and even Barton. Other too no doubt. Samba was probably the most disappointing because he was much heralded with a fine reputation and played terribly all the time.

 

I take your point that when looking at our success to failures, we have to look at the failure to successes.

Of those you quote, Clint was doing well at Palace before he came. Fulham had their money's worth from OBZ and AJ too (sometimes at our expense) We got value from Bobby (and in more than THAT match), but AJ was a kryptonite candidate. Remy too, was doing pretty well before he came so I don't think he made his name with us. Agree, Gazza Ainsworth flourished under us. Barton was a frustratingly good/bad with us as he was with anyone before imo

 

Just out of interest, how would you rate Mackie in this context?
For me, when he first came from Plymouth, I was immensely disappointed because I'd never heard of him. Not sure if he improved but I came to like his work rate.
This time round might well have been a mistake I fear.

 

I'd not heard of him at Plymouth either. Definitely a positive for his "never say die" attitude during his time with us under NW. After he'd gone, we should have left it at that (I'm speaking with the benefit of hindsight, but I had reservations at the time of his second signing).

 

I loved him for that second goal against Derby in that season with milliseconds on the clock! We seem to be a bogey team for Derby. There was that time and another maybe....?!

 

I seem to recall, very very soon after he had been signed and we had effectively thrown away our lifeline by relying on him, Harry piped up that he was both injured and knackered having been dragged out of the Russian close season. So why was he signed if they knew all that?

 

And wasn't he resold back to the same Club for about the same price?

 

It was a whim of Tony.

 

We seemed to have their number away 1930-31 but lost at home.

Fulham football club: record v Queens Park Rangers
Head-to-head records of Fulham against other teams. Select the opponent from the menu on the left to see the overall record and list of results.

v Queens Park Rangers
Games won: 15
Games drawn: 5
Games lost: 13


Date Match Result Score Competition
13 Jan 1906 Fulham v Queens Park Rangers W 1-0 FA Cup
15 Sep 1928 Queens Park Rangers v Fulham L 2-1 Division Three (South)
26 Jan 1929 Fulham v Queens Park Rangers W 5-0 Division Three (South)
16 Sep 1929 Queens Park Rangers v Fulham D 0-0 Division Three (South)
03 May 1930 Fulham v Queens Park Rangers L 0-2 Division Three (South)
04 Oct 1930 Queens Park Rangers v Fulham W 0-2 Division Three (South)
07 Feb 1931 Fulham v Queens Park Rangers L 0-2 Division Three (South)
28 Dec 1931 Fulham v Queens Park Rangers L 1-3 Division Three (South)
23 Apr 1932 Queens Park Rangers v Fulham L 3-1 Division Three (South)
02 Oct 1948 Fulham v Queens Park Rangers W 5-0 League Division Two
26 Feb 1949 Queens Park Rangers v Fulham L 1-0 League Division Two
06 Oct 1970 Fulham v Queens Park Rangers W 2-0 League Cup
31 Aug 1971 Fulham v Queens Park Rangers L 0-3 League Division Two
15 Jan 1972 Queens Park Rangers v Fulham D 1-1 FA Cup
18 Jan 1972 Fulham v Queens Park Rangers W 2-1 FA Cup
25 Apr 1972 Queens Park Rangers v Fulham D 0-0 League Division Two
17 Oct 1972 Fulham v Queens Park Rangers L 0-2 League Division Two
28 Apr 1973 Queens Park Rangers v Fulham L 2-0 League Division Two
09 Jan 1979 Fulham v Queens Park Rangers W 2-0 FA Cup
08 Sep 1979 Queens Park Rangers v Fulham L 3-0 League Division Two
19 Jan 1980 Fulham v Queens Park Rangers L 0-2 League Division Two
07 Sep 1982 Fulham v Queens Park Rangers D 1-1 League Division Two
02 May 1983 Queens Park Rangers v Fulham L 3-1 League Division Two
18 Sep 1999 Fulham v Queens Park Rangers W 1-0 League Division 1
28 Feb 2000 Queens Park Rangers v Fulham D 0-0 League Division 1
31 Jan 2001 Queens Park Rangers v Fulham W 0-2 League Division 1
10 Mar 2001 Fulham v Queens Park Rangers W 2-0 League Division 1
02 Oct 2011 Fulham v Queens Park Rangers W 6-0 Premier League
25 Feb 2012 Queens Park Rangers v Fulham W 0-1 Premier League
15 Dec 2012 Queens Park Rangers v Fulham L 2-1 Premier League
01 Apr 2013 Fulham v Queens Park Rangers W 3-2 Premier League
25 Sep 2015 Fulham v Queens Park Rangers W 4-0 League Championship
13 Feb 2016 Queens Park Rangers v Fulham W 1-3 League Championship

http://www.11v11.com/teams/fulham/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Queens Park Rangers/

 

The game that sticks in my mind is 1972 when Martyn Busby broke his leg in a horrific challenge I think with Fulham's Paul Went. The images of his leg in the papers the following day were awful. We went on to lose 2-0.

 

Interesting to see the long view. Feels a lot worse than that.

 

I don't think it's sad that people aren't interested in watching crap. It is sad that they are offered crap to watch. And that we call it 'product' (not a criticism, I do too).

Busby would have been one of the finest players we've ever had but for that tackle. Never the same after.