ElDiablo

***Quite funny rant I read from a QPR fan, though I might as well share.*** I take more pleasure in seeing Chelsea lose than I do in seeing QPR win at the moment. I sat through so many matches when we were absolute dogs**t under the likes of Ray Harford and with people like Paul Bruce, Matthew Brazier and Mark Perry in the squad and I never felt like this. The club isn't ours anymore but moreso than that - football is just properly gash these days. I mean really gash. football generally. I hate nearly everything about it these days.... I hate the Prem and the myth that it is exciting this year. Man City breaking into the top four isn't exciting. They spent loads of money. It's no more exciting that Nameless C*** getting to number 1 in the charts after winning the X-Factor. I hate the myth of Arsene's kids. Buying some French kid when he's 17, playing him in the League Cup and then selling him when he's 20 after about 3 appearances in the league is NOTHING SPECIAL. I hate hearing about Liverpool/Man Utd's debt but nothing ever happening about it. A club needs to go to the wall for the money thing to change but it doesn't happen. Why the **** are Charlton, Leeds and Southampton still in business? I hate Frank Lampard's stupid f'ing face. I hate that Joe Cole's tongue is never in his mouth, the downsy spacker. I hate John Terry being England captain when he's CLEARLY AN OAP. I hate the England team. I hate young exciting wingers who have nothing but pace. Tony Scully had nothing but pace. I hate the FA Cup. There may be little shocks like last night but for the most part you know who's going to win it. Unless a team throws away all their financial security to win it a la Pompey. I hate Harry f'ing Redknapp. And Jamie Redknapp. And Louise Redknapp. And the Wii. But love it that West Ham fans wanted Harry out. Haha! I hate James Nesbitt, Eammon Holmes and f***ing everyone. I hate Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer. I hate Garth Crooks. I hate Garth Brooks for that matter. I hate Sky Sports. I hate that when a lower league player beats 10 players and chips the keeper it doesn't matter but if Rooney scores from more than 20 yards it's amazing. I hate that everything football related has to have 'Club Foot' playing behind it. I hate that female sports journos are now mandatory. I hate Mark Lawrensen for not coming out. 'I do like a big man at the back'. I bet you do. I hate any advert that portrays football to be about anything other than pain and disappointment. I hate any advert that mentions pies at football. I hate Lee Hughes and the fact that he makes a living from the game. I hate Marlon King and any team that signs him when he gets out. I hate that it'll probably be us. I hate Phil Brown. I hate 'well the ball is a lot lighter now and will cause goalkeepers real problems this summer' before EVERY F'ING TOURNAMENT. I hate that Kieron Dyer earned more in the time I took to write this post than I'll earn this month. I hate Adrian Durham, Ian Wright and Alan Brazil. I hate Gazza. Either die or shut up. Stop f'ing lingering. I hate hearing about Hillsborough more than I hear about Heysel or Bradford. I hate that a comeback from 4-0 down at half time (TWICE) means nothing because we aren't f'ing scouse. I hate Leeds. I hate Roy Keane. I hate grown men wearing football shirts of their team whilst shopping on a saturday when their team is playing at home. I hate that I don't hate Roy Hodgson. I hate Jermaine Beckford and any player who has neck tattoos. I hate songs being inappropriately taken as club anthems and then sung in a manly way. 'I'm forever blowing bubbles....'. Gaylords. I hate Danny Dyer and anyone he's ever interviewed. I hate the book 'Cass' by Cass Pennant. It is honestly the stupidest thing I've ever read. Chapter 1: Millwall. 'Yeah we took 50 to Millwall. They had 1000 in their mob but we ran 'em up and down the street'. Chapter 2: Liverpool. 'Yeah we took 50 to Liverpool. They had 2000 in their mob but we ran 'em up and down the street'. Fk me... Jade Goody's autobiography is probably better. Even her non-ghost written one. I hate that all good youngsters end their careers at Spurs before they start.

Won't buy anyone, therefore Taylor at home Guthrie away for me.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/8464631.stm Gold and Sullivan take over West Ham.

How are defensive midfielders supposed to be the most fluid? Enrique goes forward so much that he has to cover him a lot of the time, but then Guthrie drops in field on the other side and it should work well in theory. Trouble is, come 60 mins, Nolan is too tired to keep running into the channels and in behind for Enrique and Jonas (as that where 75% of our attacks come from) and ends up hiding in the middle somewhere, meaning we revert to the longer and longer ball as the game goes on and look less and less of a threat.

his positioning ? 4 yds in front of the centre halvesw at all times ? i wonder if nolan would look a better player if being our only central midfielder in 60 yds of the pitch wasn't his role ? that's Smith's role though. I'm not saying he's amazing but it's not his job to go chasing up field. Part of the problem is we don't defend from the front which means they get at those two with ease. Nolan just isn't up to playing in midfield in a 442. his role, even when we are on the attack is to stay on our centre halves toes ? i don't think thats his role at all but it's what he does and he doesn't even protect them that much. and the biggest laugh is that you nolan isn't up to playing 4-4-2 whilst defending smith. The bottom line is (imo) that Smith next to say Barton or even Guthrie, we can get away with playing 442 and look fairly solid. If Nolan plays in a 442 we get exposed. Don't get me wrong, Smith's shit, but we can get away with having him in there, Nolan we can't.

They were no worse for the second than Nolan and Shola for the first. Of course they were, the first happened in a split second, they lost their concentration and got undone, it shouldn't happen, but it does. But letting a player run about 35 yards with the ball into our box and allowing him to pick out a cross without a challenge is criminal.

his positioning ? 4 yds in front of the centre halvesw at all times ? i wonder if nolan would look a better player if being our only central midfielder in 60 yds of the pitch wasn't his role ? that's Smith's role though. I'm not saying he's amazing but it's not his job to go chasing up field. Part of the problem is we don't defend from the front which means they get at those two with ease. Nolan just isn't up to playing in midfield in a 442.

And yet he is our top goalscorer! Exactly, play him upfront where he doesn't have to do as much running and where he can be much more effective. (He's not a bad player on the ball, just has no stamina or pace to play in midfield)

His positioning is ok most of the time due to the fact he hasn't got much running in him. The fact he's often next to Nolan means he's overrun and hasn't a chance of being effective in that position. Nolan on the other hand would still do the same and have the same effect on the team if he was next to Essien. Nolan is letting the side down badly in general play.

smith made 1 block, guthrie hit 1 free kick. nolan was just one of a bad bunch. Thought Guthrie did ok tbh. Never gong to be brilliant as he is not a RW. Nolan was lucky not to get a red at the end n all for his needless hack. I agree about Smith but at least he looks matchfit unlike Nolan. what is guthrie as i have no reason to believe he is a central midfielder ? smith is match fir yet all he does is stand 4 yards in front of the centre halves. at least nolan attempts at movement, maybe nolans brain is telling him the right moves but the body can't carry it out succesfully whereas smith just patrols his 12yd square patch in front of the back four. That's their assigned jobs clearly, difference is, next to a competent partner Smith would be OK but Nolan would still be absolute wank.

Had next to no help from Guthrie but that doesn't excuse a wank performance especially the ridiculous backing off him and Colo were guilty of for their 2nd.

Can see us getting bummed on saturday, especially with a weakened team. They'll have gained a lot of confidence from that.

It's the midfield and a lack of balance throughout the side. There's always gaping holes all over the pitch and we still do the "Oh, we've lost the ball, let's drop off 15 yards and surrender territory for no reason" thing.

Fucking Jonas, made a right tit of myself ranting at him. Sums him up. Their second goal was criminal defending, put a fucking challenge in. Lucky to get away with a point in the end. WBA are much better team than us but lack the cutting edge a few of our lot possess. Honestly, Nolan is abysmal. Guthrie easily MoM. Relieved we didn't lose but shows how fucked we are if we don't go up this season, we'll lose the tiny bit of quality that sets us apart and without that we're midtable in this league at best.

Seems they're playing 5 in midfield. Nolan better be prepared to do a lot of work, and Guthrie better be prepared to cover for him later on in the game when he's inevitably fucked.

Good stuff. Smith and Nolan in the middle though.

There's no logic in that though, other clubs who were interested will move on to other targets now.

Cool.

Taarabt from Spurs in the summer, teach the twat to pass and he'll be an outstanding player.

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