Sheff Utd v Qpr | Match Thread

[LordLoftus]

I'm confident Armstrong going to be one that we look back on and say that he played for QPR one day.
Even Harry Kane started out only scoring 11 goals over 2 seasons of football in L1.
But this isn't about how Armstrong has scored one and put on another assist for Bristol City today.

What I worry is why are these players not interested in signing new deals with us?
What do they think they can get better at Bristol City and Cardiff over QPR?
I just don't know what we aren't giving them, can't be the quality coaching options or salary can it?
Does Cardiff and/or Bristol City really earn that much more than QPR to be able to offer out that better wages?

[LordLoftus]

Dembele and Llyod seem about on par but this is the first game of the season i've been able to catch.
They clearly think Lloyd can put on a cross as thats been an angle they've pushed for a few times, trying to create space/position for Lloyd's cross.

[Macca]

Varane all that time we took to sign him he looks out of his depth at the moment.

[SheepRanger]

I'm confident Armstrong going to be one that we look back on and say that he played for QPR one day.
Even Harry Kane started out only scoring 11 goals over 2 seasons of football in L1.
But this isn't about how Armstrong has scored one and put on another assist for Bristol City today.

What I worry is why are these players not interested in signing new deals with us?
What do they think they can get better at Bristol City and Cardiff over QPR?
I just don't know what we aren't giving them, can't be the quality coaching options or salary can it?
Does Cardiff and/or Bristol City really earn that much more than QPR to be able to offer out that better wages?

They can offer much better wages because they have bigger crowds. We don't have any side money from big transfers to increase our payroll. Both Brizzle & Cardiff will average 7,000 more fans than us per game 7,000×£35x23 = £5.6m a season extra in wage budget excluding match day spend. That £5.6m comes to an extra £107k a week!

[DJ Hooper W12]

I seem to remember a lot of people coating Sinclair last season me included Too early to say we got it wrong methinks

[Macca]

Dunne 2-1

[Dono77]

Dembele our best player. Saito about to come on. Cook just took a whack on the neck. Celar also coming on

[LordLoftus]

Sometimes Marti's substitutions make me go hmm. Dembele didnt look like he was expecting to come off, so wasn't tired or unfit in his eyes and was putting in our biggest chances to score this half via corners. Lets see what happens with Paal taking hte corners.

[Dono77]

Takes dembele off for Saito. Must have been pre planned

[Dono77]

Smyth now on corner duties. Back to normal service.

[DJ Hooper W12]

Uncle Albert on the scoreboard at Walsall
LoL

[LordLoftus]

That felt really smart and intentional from Saito.
Getting his legs tangled with a player making the run over the half way line, going down, getting the free kick! If that was intentional it was smart as Sheff Utd were on the break.

Smyth taking the corners? Not sure I recall that happening before. I guess normally because we'd have Chair instead able to?

[Dono77]

Celar just went close. Half chance but those are the ones we need to take. Paal just cleared one off the line. Fair play to him

[LordLoftus]

LOL Colback picks up a Yellow for dissent. Not even a real foul today was needed!

[LordLoftus]

Saito creates something out of nothing by being stonger than he looks and bounces off a defender to keep the ball. Puts in a dink and Frey's header is deflected over for a corner.