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I left Loftus Road last night absolutely fuming at the 'support' displayed for our team last night.
To have over 17,000 fans in attendance - with the added spice of it being a night game I was hoping for a pulsating atmosphere.
Instead those extra 6,000 that appeared for the special £10 offer just seemed to dampen the mood. I don't begrudge anyone coming to Loftus Road, I just wish they didn't bring such enormous expectations along with them.
No doubt had we been winning by a couple of goals they would have all been up singing and 'supporting' the side. But because we were losing by a solitary goal, they decide to just get on the player's backs. With a mere 10 minutes left on the clock, you would hope that we might really get behind the player's and see what happens... instead the moans and groans just seemed to become louder and louder!
I don't isolate the problem to just those extra fans, but season ticket holders/regulars also... The most fickle bunch of fan's at QPR we have had IMO, nothing like we were when scraping around at the bottom of the table a few years ago.
This team is more than good enough to make the playoffs (possibly even automatic promotion), but it's days like yesterday that the fans are the difference between us gaining a point or maybe even 3. When the passes aren't coming off, and that final ball isn't quite there... that's the time to support them, not when we are thumping the opposition 4-0.
If we look back at the end of the season and we are a couple of points short, I know where the blame will lie in my eyes - and I think it stems much further than just the players.
Classic example yesterday was with Faurlin. He has been outstanding in our last few games (for the record I thought he was abysmal yesterday). When he did a few dodgey passes, instead of encouraging him - they got on his back and his performance really started to plummet.
Why on earth we even question the possibility of Watson or Simpson signing permanently I don't know... If I was them I couldn't get out fast enough from this club.
* I'll just add I know times are hard financially, and I was glad so many fans took up the offer by the club, but abit of realism would be lovely.
To have over 17,000 fans in attendance - with the added spice of it being a night game I was hoping for a pulsating atmosphere.
Instead those extra 6,000 that appeared for the special £10 offer just seemed to dampen the mood. I don't begrudge anyone coming to Loftus Road, I just wish they didn't bring such enormous expectations along with them.
No doubt had we been winning by a couple of goals they would have all been up singing and 'supporting' the side. But because we were losing by a solitary goal, they decide to just get on the player's backs. With a mere 10 minutes left on the clock, you would hope that we might really get behind the player's and see what happens... instead the moans and groans just seemed to become louder and louder!
I don't isolate the problem to just those extra fans, but season ticket holders/regulars also... The most fickle bunch of fan's at QPR we have had IMO, nothing like we were when scraping around at the bottom of the table a few years ago.
This team is more than good enough to make the playoffs (possibly even automatic promotion), but it's days like yesterday that the fans are the difference between us gaining a point or maybe even 3. When the passes aren't coming off, and that final ball isn't quite there... that's the time to support them, not when we are thumping the opposition 4-0.
If we look back at the end of the season and we are a couple of points short, I know where the blame will lie in my eyes - and I think it stems much further than just the players.
Classic example yesterday was with Faurlin. He has been outstanding in our last few games (for the record I thought he was abysmal yesterday). When he did a few dodgey passes, instead of encouraging him - they got on his back and his performance really started to plummet.
Why on earth we even question the possibility of Watson or Simpson signing permanently I don't know... If I was them I couldn't get out fast enough from this club.
* I'll just add I know times are hard financially, and I was glad so many fans took up the offer by the club, but abit of realism would be lovely.
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