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21. Peterborough United -- 6-11-14, -9, 29 points
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20 February 2004, 7:45 p.m.
Loftus Road
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Rangers News:
Rowlands will probably miss; newboys Gnohere and Johnson are available; McLeod is ready to go.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/3482129.stm
Bean, Edghill, and Ainsworth are on track to return in "the next few weeks."
http://www.qpr.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~489950,00.html
The Opponent:
Former QPR loan player Tommy Williams now plays for Posh.
Last six for Peterborough (most recent first):
H Bristol City L, 0-1
H Chesterfield L, 0-2
A Stockport D, 2-2
A Sheffield Wednesday L, 0-2
H Brentford D, 0-0
A Hartlepool L, 0-1
Their last win was seven games ago, a 5-2 home win over Notts County.
This Year:
They held us to a 0-0 draw at London Road on October 18 (Matchday 13).
Match reports:
http://www.qpr.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10373~22528,00.html
http://www.queensparkrangersfc.com/reports/0304/pboroa.htm
Our thread:
http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=77928
The Series:
Rangers lead 9-7-6 in this series; 8-5-4 in league play.
The Referee:
Phil Joslin has the assignment. This is his third time out with QPR this season. He was the referee in our Carling Cup win at Sheffield United and our LDV Vans Trophy win over Brighton & Hove Albion, so both Kevin (the former) and I (the latter) have seen him in action this year.
And, crap, in the 45th, Rangers go BEHIND at home.
QPR 0-1 Peterborough
The real key to last night was the injury situation. Before looking at the match itself, you have to consider 4 players that missed out... 1. Martin Rowlands - best player in the division and key to our ability to play proper attacking football. 2. Marcus Bean - just so much better than Palmer and Bircham (although Birch is improving of late). 3. Danny Shittu - Although we have Carlisle and Gnohere we still miss Big Dan's pace, range and strength. 4. Chris Day - He sealed matches with key saves in the autumn and last spring - Culkin is not a poor replacement, but not in Day's league.
Now look at last night. We were very poor in midfield and could not get any consistent passing football going. Rose was badly out of position on the right wing, and Cureton wasn't much better (and who knows if he's in match shape). Palmer was invisible, as was his replacement Johnson. Olly got it wrong from the start and admitted it by making the triple substitution in the 2nd half. Of course, sods law kicked in and Carlisle went down injured just after we had used all our subs. He played bravely up front for the rest of the match, and almost had a goal, but if we had a sub left he certainly would have been taken off.
The mood has taken a decided turn for the worse and its not entirely unfounded. The consensus last night was that Olly got the lineup wrong, and for the first time he's probably got more disagreeing with him. The team are tending to coast at times, although I would not say that they are disinterested or lazy. We have to get healthy, thats the first key. I just hope it happens in the next couple weeks. We need Bean back, Rowlands healthy and we'll see how bad Carlisle's leg is. If we have Rowlands, Bean and McLeod all fit in MF, I don't see us playing as poorly as we did last night.
Poor Tommy Williams. He leaves us because we can't guarantee him a regular starting role and he's coming off the bench today for relegation zone Posh. Is he injured or something?
Our XI:
Culkin; Padula, Carlile, Gnohere, Forbes; McLeod, Palmer, Bircham, Rose; Gallen, Furlong.
Bench:
Thorpe, Cureton, Marney, Sabin, Johnson.
1-1. Full Time.
We only got 2 points off Peterborough this season. That could come back to bite us.
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