QPR v. Coventry City (6 November: Championship Match 14) [R]

[QPR Kevin H]

Let's get to it... here are the teams:

QPR: Camp, Barker, Stewart, Mancienne, Buzsaky, Rowlands, Vine, Nygaard, Leigertwood, Cranie, Sinclair.

Subs: Cole, Bolder, Nardiello, Ainsworth, Timoska.

Coventry City: Konstantopoulos, De Zeeuw, Hall, Doyle, Adebola, Osbourne, Mifsud, McNamee, Tabb, Best, Turner,

Subs: Marshall, Ward, Hughes, Kyle, Cairo

Sinclair slips straight into the team for Ephraim.

[Atouk]

Interesting. I thought Ephraim's loan included tonight, yet he's not even on the bench. In addition to 10 of 11 being the same in the starting lineup, that's exactly the same bench as Saturday, too.

[QPR Kevin H]

I'm guessing there are some behind the scenes things going on with the Ephraim situation. Maybe West Ham wanted him out of tonight's match for some reason? Maybe Ephraim wasn't happy about Sinclair taking his place tonight and went home?

There's some speculation for you ;)

Rich is in the Paddock for the first time tonight. Weren't we saying recently that we've never seen a match from that spot?

[Atouk]

Rich is in the Paddock for the first time tonight. Weren't we saying recently that we've never seen a match from that spot?
Yep. I was thinking of waiting until matchday of the Sheffield Wednesday game to buy a ticket and, if the weather was nice, going in the Paddock. With the recent upswing, I went ahead and bought a ticket this morning -- I got an aisle seat in the Upper Loft (LU).

-No Sahar on the bench again, either.

[QPR Kevin H]

No Sahar on the bench again, either.
He's done. We got the attacking player from Chelsea we wanted in the first place (Sinclair).

Commo's have the mic on talking about random personal bits right now - always fun. They can get in trouble though, giving unfiltered opinions about players...

[QPR Kevin H]

Nice round of applause for Scott Sinclair as he's introduced...

Commentators now wondering about Ephraim. Said that they think it's "not worth playing him" since he's going back tomorrow. Hmm

[QPR Kevin H]

Now the commo's have moved on to talking about how crap Chelsea were against Rosenberg earlier in the Champs League - oh do go on! :D

[Atouk]

He's done. We got the attacking player from Chelsea we wanted in the first place (Sinclair).I figured with Blackstock out, he'd get his chance. But the new man seems to like Nygaard.

Commo's have the mic on talking about random personal bits right now - always fun. They can get in trouble though, giving unfiltered opinions about players...Yeah, that's always interesting.

[Atouk]

Nice round of applause for Scott Sinclair as he's introduced...

Commentators now wondering about Ephraim. Said that they think it's "not worth playing him" since he's going back tomorrow. HmmIt could just be that with Sinclair and Rowlands, Hogan isn't one of our best two wide midfielders, and with Ainsworth able to give 110% as a second half sub, it wasn't worth it to push him off the bench since he'll be around tomorrow.

[QPR Kevin H]

I figured with Blackstock out, he'd get his chance. But the new man seems to like Nygaard.
Well Marc IS the translator - maybe he's twisting everyones words to make the situation more flattering for himself?

"Oh no no Luigi, Hogan and Ben Sahar said they want to go home and that I should be on the bench tonight" :)

[QPR Kevin H]

************Results will be posted************




Cardiff winning at Palace
Stoke 1 up at Scunthorpe

[Atouk]

Warning ---- [R] in this thread for any of today's action.

QPR-Coventry all-time series:

Coventry leads 41-25-34

The away team won both matches last year, 1-0. Jimmy Smith scored the winner for the R's at the Ricoh Arena. Dele Adebola scored the winner at Loftus Road.

In 05/06, Coventry swept us -- 3-0 to open the new Ricoh Arena and 1-0 at HQ.

In 04/05, QPR swepth them -- 4-1 at Loftus Road, 2-1 in our last trip to Highfield Road.

Before that, we hadn't played since 94/95 in the Premier League. The clubs first met in 1926/27.

[Atouk]

Well Marc IS the translator - maybe he's twisting everyones words to make the situation more flattering for himself?

"Oh no no Luigi, Hogan and Ben Sahar said they want to go home and that I should be on the bench tonight" :)
Yeah, one loss and the message boards will be saying Nygaard could translate just as well from the bench! :)

[Atouk]

We're underway!

UUUURRRRs!

[MetroAnt]

Rich is in the Paddock for the first time tonight. Weren't we saying recently that we've never seen a match from that spot?

I sat in the Paddock (BL Block) back in February. We were in row C. Great seats.

[Atouk]

Poor play from Nygaard who didn't control a nice through-ball.I sat in the Paddock (BL Block) back in February. We were in row C. Great seats.I bet if the weather is good, it would be brilliant. I sat in the second row in Ellerslie for my first ever QPR game (2-0 defeat of West Brom in 00/01) and was amazed at how close to the pitch you get at Loftus Road.

[QPR Kevin H]

Sheffield United are winning at home v Ipswich, 1-nil

[Atouk]

Cranie is coming off with an injury. Probably going to see Timoska in his place.

[QPR Kevin H]

Cranie's off injured - Timoska on

[Atouk]

Timoska in. Looks like he's going to slot in a center back. I thought they might play him outside and slide Mancienne inside, but for now Timoska will partner Stewart in the middle.