QPR v Sheff Utd 2Jan23 1-1 FT 13th/36pts

pray for a miracle 

were gonna get a battering 
are we camera shy or something
why dont we hardly ever play well when were live on sky sports 

When our better players are injured or are out of form we will always struggle, even against very average Championship teams. Against a team like Sheffield Utd who have quality and still get Premiership payments it will be a case of damage limitation.

The team that played Luton went out and tried their best but we are only as good as our weakest links and we have too many of them. I admit that it doesn't help that Willock is out of form and Chair tired but having to include Shodipo in our starting line up shows just how weak a squad we have, however, after the Luton game Mide would feel unfortunate to be dropped for the Sheff Utd., game because he did better than quite a few of our team.

Against static forwards Rob Dickie can compete but against forwards who have manouverability he's a total liability. IMO having to include players like Shodipo, Dickie, Roberts, Richards, Masterson, Kakay and Albert as part of our match day squad just highlights our shortage of quality players and the issue is compounded by our lack of youngsters coming through the ranks and challenging for first team places.

Even if we have Balogun and Johansen fit and playing we'd struggle against the top teams so without either Critchley will probably write this game off and then hope we are not embarrassed by Fleetwood in the cup.

I agree, hence why he was in my selection to start. He could confidently organise a Back 3. However, his liability of slow turning must be well known by oppositions by now....

I'm not suggesting that Dickie is the reason for our poor form as in every game he would have 10 team mates but he never fills me with confidence when I see his name on the team sheet.

This season when Dickie has started a match our record is,

Played 13,Won 3, Drawn 4, Lost 6, Goals For 12, Goals Against 17

When he hasn't played any part in the game then our record is,

Played 7, Won 4, Drawn 1, Lost 2, Goals For 9 Goals Against 6

To suggest that we win twice as many games as we lose when he doesn't play or to suggest that we lose twice as many as we win when he does play would be unfair but.........

Pressure is on this game. We are sliding down the table rapidly, fans are being turned away when the club need them, new manager already not exactly flavour of the month in some quarters, toxic atmosphere you can feel just bubbling away beneath the surface.

We need the team to pull one out of the bag here...

I’m not even going to check the result
I just can’t see us getting anything from this one
They will want revenge from us beating them at their ground