Millwall v QPR

Just read that QPR have lost the most games across the EFL over the past 5 years and the last 10 years. We are just a shambles.

We've needed a reset for a long time.

I dont think I'm saying anything new but our issues all stem from our lack of quality recruitment and the decisions of some very poor managers. When we did manage to generate some cash from the sale of Eze  they gave c.£10m to Warburton who bought  Dykes (c. £2.2m) , Bonne (c.£2.2m), Dickie (c.£2.7m), Amos (c.£1m)  Kelman (c.£1m)and Willock (c.£0.75m). To make matters worse we've had to pay off Bonne to get rid, Amos was a hardly ever fit and we sold Dickie to a fellow Championship team for a c.£2m loss.  Of those that remain,  Dykes works hard but has never been a goal scorer, Willock, is out of form and is likely to leave on a free next summer whilst Kelman is out of his depth and struggled in League 2.

The trouble for Marti is that the core of the team he's inherited is just not Championship calibre and he can juggle the team as much as he wants it won't make any difference. The core of the players he has to pick from (Begovic, Archer, Kakay,  Drewe, Dunne, Dozzell, Field, Adomah, Richards, Smyth, Dykes, Duke-McKenna and Kelman) would struggle in League One.  Players like Colback, Fox, Cook are in the latter stages of their careers and like JCS are injury prone players who are decent when you can get them fit but it will be amazing if we ever see the 4 of them in the same starting line up.

Since Warburton wasted the family silver we've been restricted to bringing in loan signings and bargain basement players who are attracted to the club because we offer over inflated wage deals.

Whatever happens this season we have to stick with Marti and let him rebuild squad. If we're lucky Marti might have a few Scandanavian gems that he's on the verge of signing.

I am guessing we will never know how those deals were raised, agreed and negotiated. Whether Sir Les ran with them and made mistakes or whether it was Warburton demanding them, we will probably never know. Paying off Critchley and Ainsworth has not helped the club's purse either!

On a happier note: Yesterday at walking football we had a surprise visitor - hastingshoop! Ian is recovering from major surgery on a brain tumour, before starting radiotherapy next week. Everyone was absolutely delighted to see him, even looking as if he has gone 12 rounds with Mike Tyson! Ian is the one at the front, sitting down, and I am behind him in the QPR shirt.