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A Balanced View ...........

Discussion in 'Queens Park Rangers' started by Didley Squat, Mar 17, 2015.

  1. Didley Squat

    Didley Squat Well-Known Member

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    Ok, found this balanced view of our club and it's policy. Thought it to be pretty much on the money in some areas.
    ..................... http://www.newsnow.co.uk/A/763449144?-294:802:t

    Queens Park Rangers fans deserve an apology as all is well at Loftus Road

    Some housekeeping first -- this is not a blog post; this is a public apology.

    It has been pointed out by a selection of right-minded and committed QPR fans that this blog has become negative lately. On a weekly basis, the success stories around Loftus Road have being ignored and in their place foundation-free accusations of mismanagement and rank stupidity aimed at the people that run Queens Park Rangers. And it has gone on too long.

    It changes now. QPR is clearly a football club on the up.

    The new-found "philosophy" QPR have been profiting from since they employed a completely untested manager in Chris Ramsey has been completely ignored on these pages. As the club has slowly but surely worked their way to second bottom of the Premier League table -- behind even big-spending Burnley -- it has repeatedly refused to laud the achievements of the club's great rebranding. This stops now.


    Having lost Harry Redknapp, a manager renowned for spending money on proven but expensive names, and swapping him for a novice who expertly trained some very good kids, QPR have clearly evolved into a breeding ground for world-class British talent that this web page has chosen to ignore.

    The magnificent young players burgeoning at the club -- that for the last 15 years has been ignored only on the basis that is sexier to buy more expensive names -- now have the ideal opportunity to prove their worth as was proven in the relegation dogfight they were shamed in on Saturday when Crystal Palace won 3-1.

    Finally, rooted in a relegation fight where only the most dogged, determined and experienced survive, QPR are giving dream-worthy chances to future heroes like Darnell Furlong, the full-back who has been at fault for four goals in two matches, and Reece Grego-Cox, the new Wayne Rooney who might not turn out to be Wayne Rooney, but definitely will be according to a bloke who has seen him score a tasty goal on YouTube.

    The great work of Redknapp (resigned), Glenn Hoddle (resigned), Phil Beard (gone), Charlie Austin (leaving) has being wantonly ignored while an unwarranted agenda has been clearly mounted against the club. NO MORE.

    Aside from Matt Phillips' wonder strike on Saturday there were plenty of positives to take from the 3-1 defeat. The new philosophy, the fantastic academy set-up, the new manager (who will be replaced when the club is relegated) and the amazing team spirit that no other team in the Premier League has -- and it was the last of captain Joey Barton's three-match ban. It was virtually a win, right?

    This blog, a pit of self-loathing and unjust spite toward west London's finest football team, has somehow ignored the mercurial magic Rangers' hero and out-of-shape trickster Adel Taarabt used to produce four seasons or so ago before going out on loan and doing nothing and coming back and doing even less. It. Ends. Today.

    Following a long period of introspection, this blog (until QPR are relegated and this page ceases to exist) will wax lyrical about the new state-of-art training ground that doesn't exist, the impending new stadium that will hold 40,000 fans QPR haven't got and the youth team that is getting a quick polish now after rotting away for generations.

    The 3-1 defeat to Palace, a side whose game-plan is so beautifully simple it could be mapped out on the back of a beer mat but looked alien to QPR on Saturday, has been a much-needed wake-up call for this down in the dumps, soon to be out-of-work blogger.

    For the next three months, while this page and QPR limp flaccidly to their deserved demise, there will be no talk of financial fair play or massive fines, dream managers or broken recycled promises from the powers-that-be.

    Come back next week before the inevitable defeat to Everton to learn more about the promising left-back in the U17s who will go out on loan to four clubs you've never heard of before being sold to Grimsby.

    I'll write a flowery comment article about how marvellous it is that owner Tony Fernandes occasionally visits the local pubs and has a drink with fans or retweets praise from a happy-go-lucky season ticket holder to show how much of an astute chairman of a Championship club with a Champions League wage bill he is.

    I've been so blind, the future is so bright. I just can't wait to visit Rotherham next season.

    Wally Downes Jr. is a reporter for Hayters sports agency in London and a contributor to ESPN FC. Follow him on Twitter @WallyDownes_Jr.
     
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  2. qprbeth

    qprbeth Wicked Witch of West12
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    This is not funny, sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, and has to be handle with care and dexterity...and not ladled on with a cement mixer.....his is poor juvenile writing
     
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  3. Ranger74

    Ranger74 Well-Known Member

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    It's a sorry read and in many ways is right but the author does have something of a personal axe to grind
     
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  4. sb_73

    sb_73 Well-Known Member

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    Plus you can get a point like this across in half a paragraph.There is much better writing, and from the heart, on here.

    I quite like sarcasm in general though.
     
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  5. Didley Squat

    Didley Squat Well-Known Member

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    Yes, moreso the point I was trying to get across.
     
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  6. Rangers Til I Die

    Rangers Til I Die Well-Known Member

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    It is not really even sarcasm. Sarcasm is more subtle - a needle here and another there. Definite flavour of bitterness here.
     
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  7. rebel not taken

    rebel not taken Active Member

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    it has the literary vibe of a teenager who has been dumped..
     
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  8. Bush Rhino

    Bush Rhino Well-Known Member

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    Requires a higher level of intelligence though. Frustration comes in many forms.
     
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  9. WormwoodScrubbsQPR

    WormwoodScrubbsQPR Active Member

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    Why was his father given the push by Harry in the summer?

    Wally Downes Jr. is a twat writing for Hayters sports agency in London and a contributor to ESPN FC. Follow him on Twatter @WallyDownes_13¾.
     
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  10. EscapeGoat

    EscapeGoat Well-Known Member

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    Although the general tone is seriously dislikeable, it's difficult to ignore the validity of some points, particularly of the Youth team system being largely ignored and never fully utilised.

    We need to follow the Southampton blue print, start producing some geuine players who will add value on the pitch and subsequent financial value off of it when we sell them for a considerable profit.
     
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  11. Rodney

    Rodney Well-Known Member

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    Ouch. As much as it hurts, it's hard to disagree with some (many?) of his points.

    I can also forgive him his sarcasm: we have rather laid ourselves open to it with our pantomime performances on and off the pitch over the last few years.

    Nevertheless, I shall still make the 6 hour round trip from Somerset to Loftus Road on Sunday to cheer on my team and, yes, I will renew my two season tickets next season whichever division we are in.
     
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  12. Swords Hoopster.

    Swords Hoopster. Well-Known Member

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    Sounds like he's been getting writing lessons from Clive
     
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  13. YorkshireHoopster

    YorkshireHoopster Well-Known Member

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    Ooh. You do go on. Why say it in 8 words when you can do so in 10,000?
     
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