Norwich Vs QPR

I don't deny I said we wouldn't go down many times and still think we will survive by the skin of out teeth. Only because of how awful the league is. As you say how can a team get 7 points from 48 and still be 5 clear of the drop!

I disagree on Norwich though when you say they were nothing special. Yes we were poor but I thought they were superb from the off. They play a lovely brand of football, everybody was constantly moving off the ball, it was attacking and everybody knew their role. It was the stuff we could only dream of. They will do well when they go up if they stay true to their current style and don't overhaul the team or lose too many key players.

They are already on 84 points with 18 left to play for. Our great title winning side from 2011 got 88 in total so they will better that by far. That shows how good this Norwich side is. They wouldn't get that many points and score so many goals without being a bit special.

You could visibly see one team playing with total confidence and the other with none.

Ideally we should take until the summer and be as thorough and diligent about it as possible. But if we keep losing the board are going to get nervous and will probably appoint sooner.

The big mistake was appointing Eustace as caretaker. The guy is hardly inspiring and is preaching from the same hymn book as McClaren so yesterday was the same old. Eustace will have been training them all season so is as guilty as McClaren for our failings.

They should have put Ramsey as caretaker. Or just somebody who would be a different voice with a few different ideas.

Totally agree re Norwich's quality and QPR's lack of confidence. That early goal was the indicator for our team to start panicking and Norwich to embellish their play. I thought during the game that Norwich reminded me of how Fulham played last season (before they made so many changes in the transfer window), and I can see them doing good in the PL against many sides next season.

Hmm...my inclination is that we certainly made it harder for ourselves by sacking McClaren in the week before the game and by the team selection. It was always going to be an uphill struggle against any side - let alone a side like Norwich! I also feel that we needed someone to come in and work on the mental side. The squad is obviously fragile in terms of confidence and I wish someone had got hold of that motivator they brought in a couple of seasons ago. It worked then and I would have expected it to do it again.

Along with the Green Goddess? 

Well done northwesthoop - I could not remember his name! I was sceptical about his efforts but it soon became obvious that his ideas had borne fruit!