QPR v Blackburn 19OCT21 1 - 0 FT 21pts/5th

Like you I doubt that if we could choose from a fully fit squad that Ball would be more than a bit part player.  When Warburton gets to choose from Field, Amos, Johansen, Dozzell and Ball it's almost certain that 2 will start and 2 will be on the bench with the remaining player probably appearing for the B team. 

The issue for Warburton is that having those 5 men available to play will probably be rare and that might make his job a little easier in trying to keep them all happy. We know that Field and Amos can be injury prone plus we will also need cover for suspensions so as you suggest Ball will always be a decent option.

Albert was very good, I just still worry about him defensively against a more attacking team (Blackburn didn't really threaten us and their manager has admitted they set out to get a point)

As for Odubajo he's been poor so deserved to get dropped. Warburton is saying he 'used the squad', but that is just him covering up that Odubajo has simply not been good enough.

I actually held back in that post @tomcat75 calling him 'poor'. I actually think he's been a total letdown after what we saw in pre-season.

McCallum has been injured and so never up to full speed yet has contributed 2 goals and looked generally solid.

Odubajo has been exploited many times, been sent off, made errors of judgement and is very predictable going forward (always cuts inside and gets crowded out). Poor is kind. 3rd choice right back as it stands.

I personally liked Dykes from the start.

one more thing i must stress for us that are struggling with Moses Odubajo is the wing back positions are the most obvious to see players mistakes


1. if they are out of position everyone sees it
2. you must be fit and will be very difficult to play 42 games of a whole season (so they will be rested and often)

Maybe i feel for him because the higher up the pyramid i went i had to play right wing back and it was so difficult to play there i was more like Albert Adomah than a David Bardsley for example my fitness was ok i was fast and had skills and for me i sort of got the hump i ended up playing there (you have to remember the right wing back position back in the 90s was quite new)

PHASE AA Primary School Centre forward scored all the goals was treated like royalty from the school the teachers and all the pupils loved me
PHASE AB Secondary school Centre Forward school loved me even more as did the teachers pupils admired me 
PHASE B Man City youth set up in 1987 (when Man City were bobbins (northwest will understand what that words means) started off centre forward did ok at first new kid came in took my place i went to right wing
PHASE C Brentford proffessional Right winger at first ended up Right back/ wing back
Phase D Kingstonian back to right winger spent the best spell of my football career here scored loads of goals and had many assists
Phase D-Z Heybridge Swifts, Dulwich Hamlet, Banstead Athletic right wing / centre forward

Northwest

after last nights performance of Albert i think we all would

i do think MW took this game as an opportunity to fit in Albert and he took it with both hands we all want to find a plce in the starting line up for Albert and this is the only place he can fit into the side

im not giving up on Moses though and wont say Kakay is better defensively than Odubajo