Barnsley Vs QPR

I just don't understand Warburton and his constant need to tinker and mess with what is working. We get our first 2 clean sheets of the season and the ship looks a bit steadier but rather than stick with the same defence he can't resist in making changes. I could have understood if Cameron had been rested because he does struggle to play more than two games in a week but he kept him in the team and made changes that weren't needed.

Our whole defence was poor and Barnsley may have had Conor Chaplin but Wallace's defending was more like Charlie Chaplain.

Barnsley were a poor team but we were so bad today and Warburton must take responsibility for his tinkering and confusing tactics.

Post Barnsley Stats

We drop one place to 13th following the 5-3 defeat against Barnsley

12 months ago after 22 games we were on the very same 31 points and in the very same 13th position

In scoring 3 we have now amassed 35 goals which is level with 2nd and 3rd placed sides Leeds and Preston and only behind leaders West Brom

However we have now conceded a whopping 42 goals which is only behind Barnsley and Luton in the goals against chart. We had conceded 32 at this time last season.

It was the first time we had conceded 5 goals in a game since we let in 7 against West Brom 16 months ago.

It was the first time we had scored 3 goals in an away game and still lost since January 1986. On that occasion we lost 4-3 at Everton.

The disappointing thing with the result yesterday was it was a real missed opportunity. Even with the defeat we remain just 4 points off the top 6 and only 6 points off 3rd. Preston who we beat a week ago and were on a run of 4 straight defeats are now back up to 3rd! We have only won 2 of our last 10 so quite how we are still in a decent position shows how poor the league is.

We are at home to Charlton next who only have 2 points from the last 6 games and no wins in their last 10. They last won against Derby on 19 October and haven't won away since August.



Nahki Wells hasn't scored in his last 6 appearances and Jordan Hugill hasn't scored in his last 5 games.

Luke Amos opening his QPR goal scoring account with 2 goals in his 14th league appearance.

Lee Wallace has now started 5 league games for QPR and we have yet to win - 4 defeats and 1 draw. 1 red card.

Yoann Barbet has now missed 9 games in a row and 10 overall this season.

Ilias Chair scored his first league goal of the season

Still rates as £12-50p per goal ranger-boy and really not sure if the Rs are value for money!   
I have deliberately not watched the highlights or Quest channel and await the full '90 mins video' to get a proper idea of how bad it was, but from the comments it appears the only plus points were Amos & Chair finding the net. I would love to be a fly on the wall at Harlington on Monday....

btw I did wear the 'lucky socks' (which are no officially 'not so lucky') but did not manage to find the time to visit a betting shop for the 14/1 punt!

maybe put luke amos up front next game (lol)
hes a cool finisher by the look of the highlights 
charlie austin is proving at west brom even not a 100% fit he is still class 
after 2 clean sheets we are now having to go back to the drawing board 
we are too slow and old at the back and a young barnsley side tore us apart 
at least 2 young defenders in january need to come in