Reality check

I still think Dykes is worth the entry price? I don't think you are overly negative - perhaps just a realist! I think Austin will find a few goals in the next few games... Willock will score a few more - but you are right - we don't have a 'Mr reliable...'

Our expectations as fans was high this season but I wonder if we expected too much.

We know that our wing backs aren't the best and that teams can exploit our lack of pace. If you add to this that as yet some of our better players haven't managed to reach their previous form I think we are doing well. Whilst we don't have one out and out goalscorer we score goals from all over the team. For me that is a big plus and we are the 3rd top scorers in the Championship.

Trying to compete with teams like Fulham, Bournemouth, WBA, etc., is going to be difficult because they have Premiership quality players and Premiership income.

When we can field our strongest X1 who all perform to their best we are a match for anyone. The issue will always be that players get injured and their form can be inconsistent. If we can bring in a couple of wing backs in January I'm sure that we can maintain that push for a play off place.

What I keep saying stoatey !

Agree with daveb's comments above too. We deserve to be where our points have placed us and the Championship will sort itself out in the New Year. We just have to make sure we are the right side of the Play Off divide!

I admire your optimism @tomcat75! I have been waiting for both Gray and Austin to discover a third gear (at least) and then go on to score goals. For me, Dykes is the only striker firing on 4 cylinders sadly...

Ash

this fondness of dykes does it include the unknown tattoo on the side of his neck? WHAT EVEN IS IT? a snake? a garden rake? ANYONE KNOW? LOL

TBH Ash i understand you liking Dykes after all hes a QPR player and at times bursts the onion bag but at live games hes not noticeable

i would love be proved wrong and to start seeing him banging them in for fun but you have to have shots at goal and create chances to be able to do that unfortunately for us hes not even doing that

Kingfisher

4 Cylinders? i dont see that myself for me hes just one great big cylinder but i do agree with you about Gray and Austin (altho like i said before against Blackpool Austin looked sharp and keen to impress when he came on)

ahhh Daveb im currently watching you on the podcast

think im going to have to keep my opinion of Dykes to myself

the thing is i will say when i went to Sunderland at home my everton mate with me could not believe how bad Dykes was also on top of that my Scottish pal thinks Dykes is the worse center forward they have ever had and cant believe hes a professional footballer never mind an international

i leave you wth this thought

we need someone to bang the goals away is Lyndon doing this at this present time?

I'm confident that Austin will find his mojo at some point. Problem with Austin is he isn't really a super sub (still only ever scored 1 goal as a sub for QPR) but as a starter his all round game is now lacking and he rarely completes 90 minutes.

Dykes has the best all round game of our strikers currently, hence why Warburton is so keen to include him when he can. Statistically Dykes is improving (way ahead of where he was at this stage last season for QPR and as daveb says doing well for Scotland) and I think he will keep developing his game.