WBA v QPR 24Oct23 2 - 0 FT 22nd/8pts

It’s simple
If your in the strongest championship in years
Without any proven goalscorers
You go down

I’d agree with that stoatey about the players
Willock also you’ve hibernated since Beale has gone walkies
Tonight’s effort of one shot is disappointing

We were crap no doubt about it but for the first hour crap was enough for a point and thought that would have at least stopped the rot but what Dunne did was batshit crazy, two brain dead yellow cards. There are new rules now about how long you stay off the pitch if you get treatment, think it's 1 minute but might be 30 seconds, you can't just run back on and then to scuff the penalty spot a minute later as if thats going to help, threw his team and manager under the bus

It's nowhere near good enough and Ainsworth has to go but some of these players are a disgrace. Colback trying to get himself sent off, he's supposed to be the one they look up to.

100% agreed



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Totally agree! It is a game of fine margins, but we do not help ourselves with stupid yellow cards and poor lunges. Whilst they show commitment, they also show poor professional traits.

What was so worrying was the continued inability to finish anything in the final quarter.....

Our inability to score isn't  helped by Ainsworth playing a very defensive set up with 3 centre backs, 2 wing backs and 2 defensive midfielders. We saw last night that when he also plays Dozzell in that more advanced roll it only leaves Chair and Dykes as conventional attackers. This system is ideal when yo have an on form Willock and Chair supporting Dykes but not when you have a defensive minded Dozzell and an out of form Chair.

Whilst we frustrated the WBA players and fans we also saw a very frustrated Dykes who got no real help and was marked out of the game. 

Ainsworth's mindset is very much on the defensive side with a view to catch the opposition on the break.  What doesn't help is that even with such a defensive line up we still struggle to keep clean sheets. 

At some stage Ainsworth has to change to a more attacking line up and with Reggie Cannon looking quite decent we could see that happen in future games where we can go with 4 defenders, 2 defensive midfielders, 2 attacking midfielders and 2 strikers.

A lot depends on injuries and form but 4-4-2 gives us more threat and if we do go a goal down then there would appear more chance of getting an equaliser. I'd offer the following team but with a fully fit squad there are several options.

Begovic
Cannon, Clarke, Fox, Paal
Smyth, Field Colback, Chair/Willock
Dykes, Armstrong

If we ever see Taylor Richards again even he might be challenging for a first team spot. The guy is one of highest paid players at QPR yet there have been more sightings of Lord Lucan! The Richards situation is very strange because at the fans forum the club were fobbing us off with he was unfit but despite some recent development squad games where they had the opportunity to play him he's nowhere to be seen.  Maybe the club are not giving us the full story.

The only team the owls will beat home and away will be us