Match Day Thread QPR vs Bristol City - Caraboa Cup

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QPR vs Bristol City
Tuesday 13th August - 7.45pm
The Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Carabao Cup

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Players who have played for both;
Tony Thorpe
1998–2002 Bristol City 128 (51)
2003–2005 Queens Park Rangers 41 (10)

Tommy Doherty
1996–2005 Bristol City 189 (7)
2005–2008 Queens Park Rangers 15 (0)

Steven Caulker
2010–2011 → Bristol City (loan) 29 (2)
2014–2017 Queens Park Rangers 50 (3)

Luke Freeman
2014–2017 Bristol City 105 (10)
2017–2019 Queens Park Rangers 104 (14)

Previous meetings;
Games won: 33
Games drawn: 25
Games lost: 30

Ones to remember;
06 Dec 1924 Queens Park Rangers v Bristol City W 3-0 Division Three (South)
01 Jan 1935 Queens Park Rangers v Bristol City W 4-1 Division Three (South)
26 Dec 1936 Queens Park Rangers v Bristol City W 5-0 Division Three (South)
27 Sep 1980 Queens Park Rangers v Bristol City W 4-0 League Division Two

Ones to forget;
11 Apr 1925 Bristol City v Queens Park Rangers L 5-0 Division Three (South)
20 Apr 1935 Bristol City v Queens Park Rangers L 5-1 Division Three (South)
21 Aug 2018 Queens Park Rangers v Bristol City L 0-3 League Championship

Preview;
We haven't beaten Bristol City in our last five meetings, and this is a cup game, so my hopes are not high. That said, I was encouraged by what I saw on Saturday, we played some good football at times, and they were certainly happier with a draw than we were. I was very impressed with some of the movement and link-up-play and would like to see some players given more game time together to help them understand each other, and be able to work well together, particularly Eze and Chair.

I suspect that we will learn a lot from the next two games, assuming that is, that Warburton experiments a bit with formation/selection/tactics on Tuesday night, knowing that he can then make necessary changes for Saturday, when we face City again in the league. I'd be interested to know if you think he should go all guns blazing in search of a cup run (it's when you win a few games in a cup competition and progress to the latter stages - I read about it once), or if he should treat Tuesday night as an opportunity to give some youngsters some experience, or some fringe players a chance to shine. I would love a cup run, but feel that with our squad we need to focus on the league and pick up as many points as we can when possible. Discuss...

Enjoy those who are going and COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!

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1-1
We lose 9-8 on pens
4,212

 

Might manage the trip.
Tx Dave.

 

go for a cup run

 

talking of cups

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Luke Freeman played for both too, of course.

Do I get a prize?

 

The QPR v Bristol city conspiracy continues, we play them at home on Tuesday, when, of course, I'm half a mile from Ashton gate, then we play them in Bristol on Saturday, when I will have left Bristol, travelled home to London and by kick off, I'll be in Newbury, smack bang in the middle.

 

Are cup matches included in the QPR+ subscription? Live video that is, anybody know?

 

Not the stream. I believe that there will be the radio commentary.

 

Does Warburton do Cups?

 

Think it's just Championship.

 

Is anyone brave enough to predict the starting eleven for Tuesday's Cup match?

I am expcecting many changes including:
Kelly (for Lumley)
Kane (for Rangel)
Chair (for Scowen)
Wallace (for Manning)?

We probably will also rest some players such as Cameron and Hall, so Masterson, Leistener or Ball could be played.

Upfront, we could see Pugh, Mlakar and even Shopido.

So I am expecting some major changes with possibly some players breaking in to the main starting eleven on Saturday (Chair, Kane and Kelly?)

 

I very much hope so. He's said a couple of times that he doesn't like losing matches, regardless of whether they're competitive or friendlies, so let's see if he's true to that. Pragmatism is all well and good, but if I was managing a team my philosophy would always be to put out the best possible XI from the selection of players available to me. Resting players and trying out fringe players are good practices, but that's why we have substitutions and the like. I don't like wholesale changes, particularly when you're perhaps on a decent run, as this interrupts momentum and defeats can damage confidence.

 

Like you, I’m in Bristol this week, London on Saturday. I am heading up tomorrow afternoon though. Saturday is impossible, wife has plans for that day, even though it’s my birthday. Tbf she had hoped for a home fixture.

Anyone having a pre game drink? Pub of choice?

 

Very nice kiwi & like the style

 

We need to be aiming for bigger cups

 

I could aim pretty accurately at those.

 

We now have quite a big and good squad, so it is a no-brainer (in my opinion) to let some of these players get a run out. It is also positive if the players are "fighting" for a place in the first team.

Even with many changes, I think we could field a very different but also very competitive team.

I am sure Mark Warburton will know what to do - although I have no real idea what it is. We will much the wiser tomorrow evening.

 

The prize of knowing you have a better memory than me...so no...not much of a prize.

Edited, thanks.

 

Kelly
Kane Leistener Masterson Wallace
Ball Smith
Pugh Chair Shopido
Mlakar