WHY ARE WE SO

We are doing far better than we were a few years ago.

We played Chair from the start in the cup, Manning is breaking through, Furlong is a permanent fixture in the match day squad and the average age of the squad overall is lower.

A few years ago we had a team full of ageing players and the youth players were a million miles away from the first team picture.


Plus we have a better record recently of getting the young players a good loan placement to aid their development.

Eze has got a great loan deal today going to Wycombe until January. A loan in a lower league will be fantastic for him.

Would you play Manning ahead of Scowen, Luongo or Freeman?

We can't just play youngsters for the sake of it. Going by that mantra why not play Lumley ahead of Smithies just because he is a "youngster".

If they are good enough I'm sure they would be playing. Most youth players who leave us disappear or at best still never end up ahead of where QPR are.

Cole Kpekawa case in point.

Luongo has completed more passes and made more tackles than any other player in the team and is one of the best the Championship. To play Manning ahead of him would be madness. Scowen has been excellent - doing the Hall role but ith better passing.