Match Day Thread QPR vs Cardiff

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QPR vs Cardiff City
Saturday October 31st - 3pm
Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium

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Previous history vs Cardiff;
Games won: 36
Games drawn: 14
Games lost: 27

Ones to remember;
14 Nov 1931 Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers W 0-4 Division Three (South)
11 Feb 1933 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City W 5-1 Division Three (South)
21 Oct 1933 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City W 4-0 Division Three (South)
07 Dec 1935 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City W 5-1 Division Three (South)
13 Feb 1937 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City W 6-0 Division Three (South)
27 Dec 1938 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City W 5-0 Division Three (South)
08 Sep 1970 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City W 4-0 League Cup
01 Jan 2020 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City W 6-1 League Championship

Ones to forget;
13 Sep 1948 Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers L 3-0 League Division Two
08 Apr 1950 Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers L 4-0 League Division Two
29 Nov 2002 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City L 0-4 League Division 2
25 May 2003 Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers L 1-0 League Division 2 Play-Offs Final

Players who have played for both;
Gerry Francis;
1968–1979 Queens Park Rangers 295 (53)
1981–1982 Queens Park Rangers 17 (4)
1984 Cardiff City 7 (0)

Wayne Fereday;
1980–1989 Queens Park Rangers 246 (21)
1994–1995 Cardiff City 44 (2)

Matthew Brazier (RIP);
1994–1998 Queens Park Rangers 49 (2)
1998 → Cardiff City (loan) 11 (2)
1999–2002 Cardiff City 56 (3)

Leon Jeanne;
1997–2001 Queens Park Rangers 12 (0)
2001–2002 Cardiff City 2 (0)

Richard Langley;
1996–2003 Queens Park Rangers 133 (18)
2003–2005 Cardiff City 69 (8)
2005–2006 Queens Park Rangers 33 (3)

Jay Bothroyd;
2008–2011 Cardiff City 116 (41)
2011–2013 Queens Park Rangers 25 (3)

Matthew Connolly;
2008–2012 Queens Park Rangers 116 (2)
2012– Cardiff City 137 (7)

Wayne Routledge;
2008–2009 → Cardiff City (loan) 9 (2)
2009–2010 Queens Park Rangers 44 (3)
2011 Queens Park Rangers (loan) 20 (5)

Brian Murphy;
2011–2015 Queens Park Rangers 2 (0)
2016– Cardiff City 5 (0)

Steven Caulker;
2013–2014 Cardiff City 38 (5)
2014–2017 Queens Park Rangers 50 (3)

Junior Hoilett;
2012–2016 Queens Park Rangers 112 (12)
2016– Cardiff City 118 (15)

Alex Smithies;
2015–2018 Queens Park Rangers 107 (0)
2018– Cardiff City 38 (0)

Match preview;
Cardiff's 1-1 draw at Derby on Wednesday evening leaves them 14th, so 5 places and 3 points ahead of us. They have drawn 4 and won 1 of their last five, with Kiefer Moore their leading scorer with 3 goals. This is always a tricky fixture, and for me brings back two of my worst memories as a QPR fan...one was the 29th November 2002, standing in the Ellerslie Road stand and watching Earnshaw score a hatrick, then Campbell score in the 90th, and having to listen to the Cardiff fans sing '4-0 to the sheep shaggers, 4-0 to the sheep shaggers...' Horrible night...and if my memory serves me correctly it was pouring with rain and freezing too. Second painful memory was sitting just to the right, behind our goal at the Millenium Stadium, and watching the other end of the stadium erupting into euphoria as some git scored for them in the 114th minute. Still not over that one.

As for us, many were despairing after Tuesday's woeful showing at Oakwell. A silly red card for Dickie early on meant it would always be a struggle. Add to that a truly comical own goal by Barbet and many on here were talking of a change at the top. Warburton will surely be feeling pressure, particularly as we are within touching distance of the relegation zone and we aren't heading in the right direction. One thing is clear, we need to see an improvement and we need to see it soon.

As has been the case all year, it'll be an empty Loftus Road on Saturday, and I do wonder if we are seeing the benefit of playing in front of a roaring crowd...or seeing the disadvantage of playing in front of no one. There just isn't that urgency or a sense of pressure in our play, and obviously a couple of thousand people roaring at you will surely make a difference. It is a challenge that won't go away, so Warburton and co need to work out how to get the players motivated for this one, before matters get any worse.

I'm also desperately hoping we'll see the return of BOS on Saturday. Warburton said in his post match interview on Tuesday that; "Contract talks with Bright have been ongoing for a while now. He’s a great lad, everyone knows what I think of him, but his head has to be in the right place for a game of football and I just felt that tonight it wasn’t right for Bright and for the team as well." Fair enough I guess, but having watched Tuesday night, I hope a lot of time has been spent trying to get BOS back in the right place to play, regardless of how contract talks have gone. We clearly missed him on Tuesday night, and need him back.

Enjoy, and hang in there, to those who are watching and as always...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!

 

Didnt we thrash them 5 - 1 or similar last season? I'll be surprised if we do that Saturday, but if we could manage a goal or two, confidence would surge, so not impossible.

 

We’re ****ing ****
We’re ****ing ****

 

Not looking forward to this. Don't want to be all doom and gloom but what will change from Tuesday?

 

I wish I could lose the never diminishing hope that we’ll perform well in the next game. If I could, it would save me having the hump for much of the weekend ..... and also a tenner.

 

If we all stop posting now, maybe it won't happen? Trees, forest etc

 

Good shout...missed that one...edited it in. Thanks.

It was 6-1!

 

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Well they warm the cockles of your heart up on this miserable rainy day

 

very pretty girl... too young for me

 

Not another match!

I haven’t got over the emotional hangover of the last games!

Trying to be positive, I guess that each match brings us one match closer to our next win!

 

You mean you feel too old for her Lol, she would make your pecker come to life Lol

 

Best of luck with that!

 

If luck is on our side we might escape with a three goal defeat.

 

I REQUIRE A VICTORY BY ANY MEANS FAIR OR FOUL.

YOU RRRRsssss

 

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I see Joe Lumley has gone to Gillingham on an emergency loan so either Kelly or Dieng will be hoping for a run in the team.

 

Their emergency - or ours? sometimes wish our goalies could play outfield....

 

It won't be Kelly mate.