MATCH THREAD | QPR 2 Reading 2

[Ablockhoop]

I’m really hoping Loftus road is rocking Tuesday night. I know the season is still young but qpr are far exceeding most of our expectations. We are a joy to watch atm the moment and the players deserve a full house which is rocking!

[Joe90]

Got to keep the momentum going. Its great to be defying expectations. Should be a good atmosphere under the lights and a few post work beers will add to it!

[Abseits]

Be a cracker. Might even get over 12000 in.

[LoftusRoadLad]

And with them down the road at home vs Looton LBH cops gonna be stretched !

[CroydonCaptainJack]

Won't be a full house with Sky showing it as the main match. God knows why this fixture has been shown live by them so many times.

[72bus]

This fixture always seems to be shown live , 12k crowd , dislike these mugs

[QPRDave]

Probably be viewed as a ridiculous comment, but I'm nervous about this one too.
It's on the box, it's QPR, It normally ends badly.
The team doesn't deserve this type of negativity after our last two performances, but I can't help myself

[Joe90]

Probably be viewed as a ridiculous comment, but I'm nervous about this one too.
It's on the box, it's QPR, It normally ends badly.
The team doesn't deserve this type of negativity after our last two performances, but I can't help myself

Not stupid at all. I'm always nervous before a game and it's because I want us to win. Shows you care.

[QPRDave]

Yeah agree, thanks Joe

[Fraggy]

I'm a friggin nervous wreck before every game, so much so that er in doors hides the keys to my gun safe

[davieqpr]

Must admit I am just not used to it. The feeling of optimism feels so strange.

[LoftusRoadLad]

MARK Warburton wants to see his QPR squad stamp their authority on Tuesday’s game against Reading at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium.

Rangers come into the clash in confident mood having won their last two league outings, with the wins coming either side of the international break.

Reading, who find themselves at the wrong end of the table currently, earned three points themselves at the weekend and Warburton says his team are aware of the Royals’ threats.

“I’m expecting a really tough challenge, especially when you consider [Reading manager] Mark Bowen’s experience in the game,” he told www.qpr.co.uk.

“That’s unquestionable and if you look at their squad and the likes of [George] Puskas and Lucas Joao up top, [Ovie] Ejaria and John Swift, who has been excellent, they have threats.

“Andy Yiadom is a player I know very well and Liam Moore leads from the back. They have a very strong squad and are probably in a false position in the league.

“They had a good win on Saturday against a very strong Preston side, so they will come here confident, buoyed and keen to impress Mark.

“We have to recognise that and meet it because if we don’t then we’ll get hurt. It is as simple as that. They are a very dangerous team on their day, so we have to play with our intensity and tempo and passion and recognise what we have to do well to win the game of football.”

Rangers’ most recent victory came at Hull City on Saturday. That made it six wins from their last eight for Mark Warburton’s men and he said that earning the three points on the road made their long journey home much sweeter.

He said: “Any journey is a good journey back when you win. It was a good victory, in terms of it being well deserved. We dominated the early part of the game but were a bit toothless and in the second half we came out with the tempo, the energy and the intensity and were on top from the first whistle.

“We missed some really good chances, deserved our lead, gave a couple of sloppy goals away and of course we will look at that but it was pleasing to score three goals again. We got into some really good areas [of the pitch] and the subs came on and contributed.

“That game is gone now though and now we are fully focused on Reading, which will be another very tough test. In this league, you have got to be at it in every single game. The boys have rested and recovered well and everything we have done since that enjoyable journey home has been geared towards Tuesday night.”

Tuesday’s encounter against the Royals will be Rangers’ second game is just three days and Warburton kept his cards close to his chest when asked about potentially making changes to his starting XI.

He said: “It’s about getting that balance right. Sometimes you go with the team that won the last game and have the momentum but you have people like Grant, Lee Wallace, Jan, Dom Ball all pushing really hard. Todd Kane, Matty Smith, Luke Amos and Marc Pugh are all doing the same.

“We’re in a good place and Joe Lumley is the same when it comes to having to be patient. I have no doubt that he’ll become a Premier League goalkeeper in years to come but it is all part of his learning and working hard and taking his opportunity when it comes along.

“All credit to the squad. Their camaraderie and togetherness is so evident and strong and it is all down to them.”

[LoftusRoadLad]

Make this the Match Thread Bosses ?

[Fraggy]

Make this the Match Thread Bosses ?

Done

[72bus]

We need to go out with a purpose match them for effort , chase every ball , be first to the tackle and our skill shd do the rest .... Turn off yr tv and get down to LR if u can