In what is fast becoming the most exciting and absorbing relegation battle in the Premier League since, uh, the last one, five (possibly six) teams are battling it out to avoid the drop. Wolves Let’s start at the bottom with Wolverhampton Wanderers and a perfect example of why being trigger happy with your managers does not normally end well (take note ... Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionMatch Report: Sunderland 3-1 Queens Park Rangers (Sunderland Fan’s Perspective)
Both teams went into this fixture on the back of contrasting fortunes in their mid-week Premier League games. Sunderland had a dismal time at Ewood Park, whilst Queens Park Rangers made an astonishing comeback at home to beat Liverpool having been 2-0 down. Sunderland made three changes to the side who were truly awful against Blackburn, two enforced as Sebastian Larsson and ... Read More »
Match Report: Bolton Wanderers 2-1 QPR (QPR Fan’s Perspective)
It was the final game in QPR’s run of ‘winnable’ matches which had only yielded 5 points from a possible 24. The importance of the fixture could not be overstated, with both sets of fans and players realising that a victory could provide a huge springboard for the remaining 10 games of the season. And it was Bolton that ran out ... Read More »
Match Report: Bolton Wanderers 2-1 QPR (Bolton Fan’s Perspective)
Bolton Wanderers climbed out of the drop zone with a vital win over relegation rivals Queens Park Rangers, in a game that lacked any real quality but will be long remembered for its controversy. The match was decided by moments of poor decision making by the officials, with a QPR attempt that was clearly over the line not awarded, Djibril ... Read More »
Building A Club To Stay In The Premier League
With the season drawing to a close the 3 promoted teams are experiencing varying degrees of success in their quest to maintain their Premier League status. Norwich and Swansea have been a credit to the division this season, currently 11th and 14th respectively. The duo have been built on good financial footing under two hungry young managers in Paul Lambert ... Read More »
Money Well Spent Or A January Panic
January was always going to be a massive month for Queens Park Rangers, with the home faithful and football pundits expressing: ”QPR need somebody who has the ability to score goals regularly.” Neil Warnock did a marvellous job with the funds and quality available to make the club a Premier League team again. However, without a win in two months and concerns ... Read More »
Match Report: Queens Park Rangers 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2
After Djibril Cisse’s sending off in the first half, a goal apiece from Matt Jarvis and substitute Kevin Doyle cancelled out Bobby Zamora’s early strike to ensure Wolves ended their nine-game winless streak, which stretched back to December 4th. New signing Zamora struck after just 16 minutes in his first game for the Hoops, running on to meet Shaun Wright-Phillips’s lay-off ... Read More »
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