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Neil Warnock/The Independent - Saturday, August 14, 2010
Neil Warnock: To Bramall Lane via Liberec, Rabat and Reykjavik. It is not exactly perfect preparation
What I Learnt This Week
Our season has barely begun but some of my players were involved in really big games this week.
Kaspars Gorkss had to travel to Liberec in the Czech Republic to get beat 4-1 for Latvia. That will do my centre-half's confidence a world of good. Heider Helguson jetted off to Iceland to play in the much-awaited top-class fixture against Liechtenstein. They managed to claw out an excellent 1-1 draw against the team ranked 5,473rd in the world. Finally, Adel Taarabt flew off to Rabat to play for Morocco in their eagerly anticipated fixture against those household names from Equatorial Guinea. Morocco won 2-1 and Adel got back yesterday.
Am I dreaming all this? What have these countries got out of these games? It is ridiculous that a club the size of QPR loses three players (it would have been four, but Akos Buzsaky had to withdraw from Hungary's squad to play England) at this stage of the season, travelling around the world. No wonder Harry Redknapp and the Premier League boys commented about the needlessness of it all, but at least they have a big squad to choose from. QPR and a lot of Championship clubs do not have that luxury. We even had to put an injured player on the bench last weekend.
I was not surprised to see so many Championship clubs knocked out of the Carling Cup this week. Saying that, I'm taking nothing away from Port Vale, who beat us. They were worthy winners and now look forward to an attractive tie at Fulham.
Our preparation for today's game against my old club Sheffield United, who themselves went out against Hartlepool, was further disrupted yesterday when the train north was late, then made unscheduled stops, before terminating unexpectedly at Derby. That meant another train ride, to Chesterfield, to be met by the team bus, which had already gone up to Sheffield with the kit.
This is geejaybee's post script....
Add to this the hostile reception that Kenny faces at a time when his confidence isn't all that convincing,doesn't bode well.
I personally would have brought Cerney in for this pressure cooker match.But there,what do I know.Come you R's.
Neil Warnock/The Independent - Saturday, August 14, 2010
Neil Warnock: To Bramall Lane via Liberec, Rabat and Reykjavik. It is not exactly perfect preparation
What I Learnt This Week
Our season has barely begun but some of my players were involved in really big games this week.
Kaspars Gorkss had to travel to Liberec in the Czech Republic to get beat 4-1 for Latvia. That will do my centre-half's confidence a world of good. Heider Helguson jetted off to Iceland to play in the much-awaited top-class fixture against Liechtenstein. They managed to claw out an excellent 1-1 draw against the team ranked 5,473rd in the world. Finally, Adel Taarabt flew off to Rabat to play for Morocco in their eagerly anticipated fixture against those household names from Equatorial Guinea. Morocco won 2-1 and Adel got back yesterday.
Am I dreaming all this? What have these countries got out of these games? It is ridiculous that a club the size of QPR loses three players (it would have been four, but Akos Buzsaky had to withdraw from Hungary's squad to play England) at this stage of the season, travelling around the world. No wonder Harry Redknapp and the Premier League boys commented about the needlessness of it all, but at least they have a big squad to choose from. QPR and a lot of Championship clubs do not have that luxury. We even had to put an injured player on the bench last weekend.
I was not surprised to see so many Championship clubs knocked out of the Carling Cup this week. Saying that, I'm taking nothing away from Port Vale, who beat us. They were worthy winners and now look forward to an attractive tie at Fulham.
Our preparation for today's game against my old club Sheffield United, who themselves went out against Hartlepool, was further disrupted yesterday when the train north was late, then made unscheduled stops, before terminating unexpectedly at Derby. That meant another train ride, to Chesterfield, to be met by the team bus, which had already gone up to Sheffield with the kit.
This is geejaybee's post script....
Add to this the hostile reception that Kenny faces at a time when his confidence isn't all that convincing,doesn't bode well.
I personally would have brought Cerney in for this pressure cooker match.But there,what do I know.Come you R's.
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