Category Archives: QPR

04 FEB

Neil Warnock and the fate of English managers

By Matt Bruce

You have to feel sorry for Neil Warnock.

Not because his recent dismissal from QPR was unfair – a run of nine games without a win is justification enough at any club, let alone one that has invested so heavily to earn its place in the top flight – but because Warnock, like many other English managers, has once again failed in his ambition to establish himself as a Premier League manager. Read More »

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09 NOV

Long way to go as season reaches second checkpoint

By Douglas Elder

So, as the Premier League breaks for a fortnight, we are left with an interesting – if unfamiliar – picture at the top of the Barclay’s Premier League. The mid-season assumptions, the hyperbolic descriptions and the doom-mongering are in full swing, and here is my take on what has been a season of ups (not if you’re a Wigan fan) and downs (not if you’re a Newcastle or a Man City fan).

A Manchester side top the league, but this time it is those “noisy neighbours” Manchester City who look down upon old rivals Manchester United, still bearing the scars of a chastening 6-1 home defeat to City two weeks ago. This weekend, after United defeated struggling Sunderland with more efficiency than effervescence, the City juggernaut – an irresistible force at times – eventually overcame QPR, who did their best impression of an immovable object. Read More »

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13 OCT

Why have the promoted teams done well?

By Russell Webb

It is common at this point of the season to see one of the newly promoted teams to be mixing it with the top teams as they pull out a few surprising results whilst there is little knowledge of them and fitness is not at its optimum. However, this season, all three new additions are sitting in mid table as the ten game mark approaches in the coming weeks. Why are they doing so well?

The key ingredient that is always spoken about regarding survival is home form. If a team has a fortress then they can guarantee a minimum of thirty points for the season. From their opening three or four home games, Swansea, Norwich and QPR have managed to take points from most of these fixtures. Although they were well beaten 4-0 on the opening day by Bolton, QPR have picked themselves up and taken draws at home against a strong looking Villa team and a much improved Newcastle outfit. In addition, Norwich have steadily taken points from Carrow Road, only coming unstuck thus far against West Brom. On the other hand, Swansea have made the Liberty Stadium a true fortress, accumulating eight points and conceding no goals; the only newly promoted Barclays Premier League team to do so. Read More »

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