Jimmy on QPR podcast tonight

[Shepherds Mush]

To be fair to Jimmy, you have removed the context. What he actually says is that because of injuries and illness - Polter, Luongo, and new players just coming in - he really didn't have a choice in who he played (so he wouldn't have changed it because what else could he do)... but what he certainly would have changed would be determination and people getting closer - i.e pressing. He also says "would I have wanted to see more fight? Yes, a lot more fight." "It was a shock and hard for the players to take, they are a good honest bunch."

Spot on. All about determination in winning the ball and we had none of that after 2-0 IMO

[hal9thou]

I'm not interested in excuses anymore. I've seen and heard enough.

[jmelanie]

He said that he wasn't playing Sandro because he wants to leave. Then why did he play Matt Phillips and Junior Hoilett when they also wanted to leave. Especially towards the end of the season when we had nothing to play for and this was an excellent time to experiment.

I (and this is a personal choice) lost interest in JFH at the end of last season for the reasons above and when he got rid of Faurlin and Clint who were the only leaders we had in the team. I don't buy the Faurlin wanted to play every week story because I don't think he was like that.

[West London is Rss]

Good point RE: Hoilett above.

[Rangers77]

Listened to it. F acking hell. Very unimpressive. Clueless. Very attacking against Blackburn; would play the same selection against Newcastle..... What a strange selection of questions. Nothing about seven defensive players against Newcastle; Perch on RW; Cousins on RW; Yeni on wrong wing; Henry every f acking game; no RB.

[WeAreQPR12]

Just listened to the interview and I was very much in the back jfh and give him more time camp but I am now even more concerned.

He basically claims that we should stick to the same formation because he is not willing to drop chery.
Surely he should sacrifice 1 player for the sake of the team? This isn't a player that has adels ability to cause mayhem.

The positive is, that he might not play washington as a lone striker and at least that was an important question addressed.

He seems a very blinkered manager that doesn't realise that it's not all about building a team around 1 player, who imo isn't that great and certainly limited.

There has clearly been a big fall out with Sandro, so why not just say so?! Instead of saying there are players ahead of him and fielding Henry in ever game who is another player with limitations.

He also spoke about the lack of pressing and effort against newcastle, yes part of that is true but we were basically outplayed by better players than the 11 he fielded, would sandro of made a difference yes a huge one, so tell us the real reason why sandro isn't playing?

I think the new players will make a difference but he must now start playing them, otherwise he will be down the job centre in a fortnight!

[Southport]

Ok
I listened to the podcast ( please do this yourselves rather than just reading the second hand statements on this thread).
Here's what I think.
JFH has many positive qualities, including bravery, determination, loyalty and humour.
He also knows more about football and the specifics at QPR than any of us on here( as far as I am aware).
Most importantly, he is obviously a bright bloke who sticks by his team and beliefs.
I have long felt that the boo boys ( and girls) do nobody any favours at games, and if that is a specific trait of QPR then shame on us.
I for one am prepared to give the guy a chance following that interview. IF the team respond and give us fans something to shout positively about and IF we get the odd bounce in our favour, perhaps Jimmy's apparent stubbornness will win the day. After all, we all did want our Rangers back, didn't we?

I definitely think that fans should listen to the interview and make up their own mind. It starts at about the 18 min mark, and is finished around the 46 min mark.
There are always multiple ways of interpreting what was said, and given that I am in the JFH out camp, I might be unfairly choosing what comments I took from the interview.

[Brian Wilson]

Does Chery offer zero protection at LW? is he that bad defensively? bit worried about how inflexible JFH seems to be re: Chery.

[nasser95]

Listened to the interview, came across very well. Made sense with what he said regarding formations, the Newcastle debacle, his response about Sandro was the right one as far as I'm concerned and it's what I've been saying is the reason was for quite a while. Simply put, you want to leave, you move to the bottom of the queue. We have the facts that he wanted to leave and we in truth had no desire to keep him, unlike the situation with Hoilett last season where the manager wanted him to stay.
I also like what he says about the striker situation, esp regarding CW. The transfer policy is one that works well in modern football too. He takes his time with what he says primarily because of the detail with which he describes everything and his English developing more with this sort of language.

And what he says about the fans is also a very strong statement, imo the right one, but with the way fans act here, a risky one. And as a fanbase, I want to reiterate this: If we keep the noise and support up for 90 minutes of football and the players fail to put in the effort, we have every right to complain. But if the players are playing in the morgue we've cultivated in the last 5 years. We are giving the players an excuse to give up because we as a fan base have given up in matches.

Everyone at this club, from the fans, to the players, the management, the ownership; everyone wants the same thing. By the same thread, everyone will act the same way. If we give up, they give up. We don't show passion, they won't. So lets do everything we can to show that passion, so show that determination as fans and you'll see the players will respond in tune. Just look at Leeds, look at that match against Derby, look at the Wigan play off match. Yes, those last two were big games but the point still stands. We always get the result when we go in and don't stop singing.

Look at how scared of us Chelsea were when they visited HQ. They were a shaken mess of footballers. Why? Because for that one game, we showed them that we were the fans we always say we are. We showed them that we are the most vocal, supportive bunch of pri 1cks in London. Lets get that back. That's what JFH wants, that's what we want and we have no reason not to at least try it.

[nasser95]

Does Chery offer zero protection at LW? is he that bad defensively? bit worried about how inflexible JFH seems to be re: Chery.

Chery is in no way a defensive player. Has no defensive qualities and all the effort in the world won't stop him fouling someone when he tries to tackle them. He's been taught to press in attacking positions, our wingers have to press from deep and he won't be able to do that. He made the point that if Chery's performances dip, he will change it. But we just voted Chery potm so he must be doing something right. As he put it, everyone around him needs to start carrying their weight because he's done his job regularly.

[West London is Rss]

Thought the one thing JFH didn't do was 'come across well', amazing how opinions can be so different.

Thought he stuttered a lot, and could hardly speak English at stages. 'errrrrrr, errrrrrrrrrrrrr'

[CroydonCaptainJack]

Thought the one thing JFH didn't do was 'come across well', amazing how opinions can be so different.

Thought he stuttered a lot, and could hardly speak English at stages. 'errrrrrr, errrrrrrrrrrrrr'

Definitely came across better than I would if interviewd in Dutch!

[Southport]

Thought the one thing JFH didn't do was 'come across well', amazing how opinions can be so different.

Thought he stuttered a lot, and could hardly speak English at stages. 'errrrrrr, errrrrrrrrrrrrr'

I know a lot of native Dutch speakers who do this when speaking in English (but they don't in Dutch). It isn't a Jimmy specific thing.

[Brian Wilson]

Definitely came across better than I would if interviewd in Dutch!

Presumably you don't work in Holland though? I think he comes across fine.

[Brian Wilson]

Chery is in no way a defensive player. Has no defensive qualities and all the effort in the world won't stop him fouling someone when he tries to tackle them. He's been taught to press in attacking positions, our wingers have to press from deep and he won't be able to do that. He made the point that if Chery's performances dip, he will change it. But we just voted Chery potm so he must be doing something right. As he put it, everyone around him needs to start carrying their weight because he's done his job regularly.

28 year old pro with zero defensive capabilities! bet he was one of those annoying kids who never passed the ball or dropped back to defend