Birmingham v QPR 27FEB21 2 - 1 FT17th/40pts

i dont understand mr Kingfisher Ball played ok but didnt play well

i agree changes need to be made

i wouldnt drop either wing back tho

and the only way to play Willock and Adomah from the start is to change the formation (which wont happen) if i were MW i would change the formation i wouldnt be worrying about pushing for play offs i would have a look at what hes got in Adomah Field and Willock from the begining

my team (which wont happen )

would be

Dieng
Kane Dickie, Barbet Wallace
Adomah Johansen Field Willock
Chair
Dykes

Austin needs resting as does cameron (i know Wallace needs resting as it wont be long before injured but i cant put haamelaainen in) i think hes the worse player weve had at the club for a while now

possibly put in Kakay for Wallace but him being right footed might prove difficult

this team would let MW look at Adomah Willcok and ESPECIALLY Field in a competitive match up with stuff at stake but at same time rest people that need resting its an ideal game in which to change things as the confidence is still there and will look at the option of a decent plan B

if he carries on playing plan A the squad will self destruct with all of Wallace, Cameron, Austin and maybe chair being worn out full time


IM PRAYING DYKES GETS SOME LUCK (like someone said before) EVEN A PENALTY WOULD GIVE HIM A BOOST

heaven forbid we got a pen and he missed it though

On the subject of 'tiredness', 'rest', 'fixture pile up', 'fatigue', 'demands on players' that Warburton spoke a lot about after the Preston game...

I've looked into this and found:

QPR have only made 92 substitutes this season - the 3rd lowest total in the league

Only Forest (84) and Swansea (67) have made less changes during a game

Barnsley top the chart with 120 subs made - verging on 1 per game more than QPR

We basically continue to average 3 subs a game when we could be making 5

MW reminds me of a my reserve team manager i played under (wont mention the club or the manager)

but his stubborness eventually lost the dressing room as the players that were out the side trying to get in it just lost faith of ever getting into the team at the time i thought u just dont like him because your not playing but some of them were really good players (one of which left and did better than most of us that played every week) again i wont mention the player but he did play a lot of league football at a higher level than i ever did.

but a year or so later same manager in place

a new signing for the first team signed in my position so the first team player dropped to the reserves and had to be picked infront of me because he was still in the first team managers plans so that left me frozen out for a week or 2 i made sub appearances and did really well in one game i scored twice yet the manager didnt play me again from the start the thing was i played in an unfamiliar position and i played with the player that kept me out i was even put on the bench of the first team after that game so i went on loan to Kingstonian

this manager i wont name went on and managed a high profile club for a season or 2 and ended up managing a lower league club

so it would really really help MW if he plyed more players and kept the whole squad hungry otheriwse this decent run of ours if it comes to a stand still could get another run of results like we did December

Morale of this long winded story

Keep your whole squad happy otheriwise the gems we have on the bench.....Field, Adomah and Willock and possibly Thomas may not wanna help out when picked when MW has no choice but to pick them

in all honesty im shocked that MW doesnt ever pick Adomah and Field in particular and his pig headedness of constant picking of Ball and Dykes may be his only downfall

i really like MW and think hes doing a great job even when people wanted his head 2 months ago but i do think now is the time to mix it up a little to keep his main squad happy (not only that the players he keeps picking will get too tired)

There are THREE changes

Hamalainen > Wallace
Willock > Chair
Bonne > Dykes


The first time this season that Chair doesn't start the game

Wallace doesn't even make the bench - hopefully not injured as I don't really like/trust Hamalainen

I would have liked to have seen Willock and Chair in and around Austin, but Bonne has a lot to prove and needs to take this opportunity.

His last start against Watford he didn't offer much, so he really needs to perform today. Hopefully he does!

To be fair the benefit of our recent run is that any players who come into the team really need to do well to try and keep their place. Willock, Bonne and Hamalainen all need a good game today.

Come on you R's.

Great save from Dieng from a Gardner volley.

We have barely been in the Birmingham half.

They are overloading/doubling up on the wings and we are struggling. Kane and Hamalainen don't know who to mark and they have put about 10 crosses in already.

Not a good opening 20 minutes in my view.