QPR v Blackpool

We should be beating teams like Blackpool at home with or without players like willock
We can’t rely on certain players
If we do,then it shows what lack of depth this team really has and worryingly,a potential relegation battle if players like willock are long term injured

I agree stoatey
Beale has inherited some crap players from the warburton days and would not be totally to blame if doesn’t go well this season
It’s frustrating at the moment but that’s football i spose

Paal doesn't look great - if Hamalainen played like he did we'd never stop hearing about it. Yet to see one decent delivery from him and doesn't look like a full back with pace to me.

Johansen needs a hair cut, a bloody good shake and told to sort himself out. No improvement from last season. Him sitting deep is not working in this formation.

Field is not as effective in his new role. I thought the idea was for him to push forward but he doesn't look comfortable.

Chair apart from the last 5 minutes against Sunderland has been really disappointing in the last 3 games. Guilty of trying too hard perhaps and not letting his natural game flow.

Dykes just cannot replicate that Middlesbrough performance consistently enough. You cannot fault his commitment but he just lacks killer instinct.

Lots of negatives tonight, very frustrating game. Big improvement needed on Saturday. Or Willock.

I think that Paal is more of a wing back than a left back and prefers to play in front of a back 3.  This allows him to get forward and know he's got a bit of cover should we lose possession. We saw a similar situation with Manning under Warburton although his crossing was superior to what Paal is showing. 

I'd imagine that when JCS is fit we could well see a change in formation because a back 3 would also look to suit Laird.

Johansen struggles get through 2 games a week and I suspect that Beale is trying to protect him by giving him a deeper role. Like you I don't think this is working for either him or Field and I'm still not convinced he shows the leadership qualities we need.

Chair has lots of talent but for whatever reason we aren't seeing him produce as regularly as he was. He was playing some brilliant stuff prior to AFCON last season but since returning his form has been really patchy. 

When Dykes was signed the reports were that he is a physical front man who roughs up the centre backs. I'm still waiting to see that player. In most games his effort can't be faulted but there is rarely any end product.

When we have a fully fit squad I can see either Chair or Dykes being benched and if Armstrong continues to improve I wouldn't be surprised to see them both fall down the pecking order.

You're right Single... I think our fans are fairly patient and it's not necessarily losing games that is the problem, it's the manner in which we lose.

Blackpool have a very small budget and only one or two players of any note, they would have been very happy with a point and that's the most we should have allowed them.

If we can't get back to the performance we gave against Middlesbrough and sharpish then Beale will have to get a lot more practical and make us hard to beat