Pre Season Friendlies

Again wholesale changes at 60 minute mark, including goalie and all from Back 4, bringing in many more of the development side. After that, Armstrong was offside 3 times in 5 minutes. You would expect someone of his pace not to sit so high up on the defenders. Each time that happens you are gifting an attack to the opposition.

I'm hoping that hes saving Willock and Smyth for Saturday as they would get a better workout from a training session than a game like this. IMO Neither team seemed to be taking things seriously today and Reading must have decided to rest their first  and play the youngsters.  I didnt see Lewis Wing or Amos or Shodipo in the Reading team and we still relied on Begovich to make a decent save.

Peddler looked alright but Kargbo looked very limited and much of the game seemed to pass him by.

It was one of those games that neither team took seriously and Gape looked poor. He was letting players run past him and he looked out of his depth against some very young opponents. Probably not fair to judge after just one game but I wasn't impressed. Chair was the best player on the pitch and offers that bit of spark. Dykes works his socks off and needs a decent partner to help him up front. Kakay did get forward and put in some good crosses but as a team we lack any  real width.

As northwesthoop mentioned the interesting player was Kelman who seems to have benefited from his loan at Orient. He's still not up to Championship standard but if we could mould him and Armstrong together I think we'd have one very good player. Sinclair needs to get away and play regular football at a League 1 or League 2 team because it will benefit both him, QPR and the club he signs for.

With just one game to go before the season starts we should be worried because this is a very limited team.

we need another striker, on loan from the premier league if we have to 
attacking midfielder in middle of the park
a right back with pace again a kid from arsenal or something 
and another central defender as cover 
that is the least we need to stay out of the bottom 6 

Well it is the last pre-season match today, and the last chance for GA to look at his ideal Starting XI, but it seems there will be 3 absentees: Smyth, JCS & Fox. that, plus more from WLS in: www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/smyths-fitness-assessed-fox-could-sit-out-oxford-game-young-defender-likely-to-play

I hope Trent does get to play again. I was impressed with him at CB. I am not sure he is Championship standard, but Oxford will be a good test. Not having Smyth is frustrating as he really does need to prove himself at a higher level than League One, and absence from today's encounter will leave no chances to impress before the Championship season starts. Who would take a gamble on him starting against Watford...?

We can probably pick the strongest team but Im not sure we'll see them start today. It seems that because we have 2 matches (Oxford and Bedford) Ainsworth is suggesting that he will mix the teams to ensure certain players get more time.