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BCFCGav

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Good good stuff. Of all the links over recent days this one was the one I wanted most. Welcome big Rob Dickie.

Still think we need another centre-half, two if Kalas goes. If we consider Naismith more of a DM we still only have Dickie, Vyner and an injured big Rob Atkinson, with Naismith as flexible cover.

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Lrrr

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2 minutes ago, Tinmans Love Child said:

Why would it be better?  I don't know if any other clubs that do it?  Its just a bit of fun really what's the big deal?

As said for my its a symptom that our media department is lazy, they haven't been able to come up with something new or original in 4 years, or haven't even tried to potentially. But its also evidenced by other things, one person in the media team saying it was too much hassle to put full 90's of the games online for fans to watch when in reality all they'd need to do (or more likely an intern) would be to have it uploading on another tab in the background. They also put zero effort into the academy, a few seasons ago when the club used to put highlights packages of academy games out it wasn't even the media department who put them together, it was the academy analysis department who would put them together and send them to the media team to then put online. The highlights packages used to give fans an insight into the academy teams and were relatively popular, well the highlights videos haven't even been done in the last 2 seasons. They've also stopped live streaming U21's fixtures despite the show pitch at the training ground having a purpose built gantry there to allow it, why? Because the media department can't be bothered spending 2 hours filming a game for fan engagement despite us having one of the most successful Cat 2 academies and how much credit gets given to the club for how many academy players we have in the first team it would be great for fans to be able to watch U21's games.

So as said, the media team is lazy for doing anything which goes beyond the job description.

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RoystonFoote'snephew

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33 minutes ago, Lrrr said:

Seriously can we stop with the whole roof thing? We've been doing it for 5 summers now, really it just shows how unimaginative the media department are if they can't come with something new in 4 years. Or they're just that lazy which is also evidenced by how the media department totally gave up on putting any effort into the academy. 

I'm happy with the roof but am open to change sobe imaginative, what are your ideas for announcing new signings? 

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3 minutes ago, BCFC Rich said:

QPR podcast (I have no idea how ITK they are) recons its £700k upfront potentially £1.2m with add-ons. 

 

A mate of mine, who knows a few people around the Club,  messaged me the same figure this morning.

If it's right, seems a good deal.

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1 minute ago, Ghost Rider said:

QPR fans seem to be buzzin that he’s left 

Apparently a bit hit and miss last year, TBF to Dickie the Club was a basketcase so hard to judge. He was highly rated by QPR the year before. 

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Dynamite Red

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Preseason with Nige and Fleming plus a positive environment, I have no doubt he will be a success. Money wise its a cheapish signing for an experienced Championship centre half who has potentially alot of upside if he can recover his previous form (was previously linked with a move to the Prem) and its in a position we are very light in personnel.

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It seems that he was very good for a couple of years, hence being linked with big money moves elsewhere, but then last season lost form and confidence, not helped by the revolving manager's door.

What they seem particularly upset about is losing him for £700k when they paid £2.7m for him from Oxford and he was being talked about as a £5m+ player only last summer.

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1 minute ago, Northern Red said:

It seems that he was very good for a couple of years, hence being linked with big money moves elsewhere, but then last season lost form and confidence, not helped by the revolving manager's door.

What they seem particularly upset about is losing him for £700k when they paid £2.7m for him from Oxford and he was being talked about as a £5m+ player only last summer.

One thing QPR fans do seem agreed on is that he isn't as good in a 4 as he gets exposed more often for his lack of pace. 

That would be a slight concern assuming we continue playing with a 4. 

Surely after last season we aren't returning to a 3?

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Interesting that the perceived wisdom on the QPR fans forum is he is much better in a back three. Will see what that means if anything. Feels like the kind of player we need, fingers crossed for him and us it’s a big success.

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1 hour ago, cider hoss rules said:

Or Frank Muir - ask your grandparents kids!

Technically you’re saying we should ask our parents. Can’t beat a bit of grammar pedantry.

51 minutes ago, shahanshahan said:

"It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time

It's Dickie

Dickie Dickie Dickie Dickie"

I actually had in my head this:

”You know it’s Rob Dickie Dickie

Rob Rob Dickie Dickie

Playing at the back”

Although I draw the line at a reference to chocolate puddy.

 

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Just now, redsquirrel said:

talk about strappin in for the ride, what are they testing here/.

Changing room ejector seat. 3 from outside of the box next season or the view to his left will be where Nige sends him. 

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8 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said:

One thing QPR fans do seem agreed on is that he isn't as good in a 4 as he gets exposed more often for his lack of pace. 

That would be a slight concern assuming we continue playing with a 4. 

Surely after last season we aren't returning to a 3?

But if we have the players for a back 5 then it isn’t an issue 

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Dynamite Red

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18 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said:

One thing QPR fans do seem agreed on is that he isn't as good in a 4 as he gets exposed more often for his lack of pace. 

That would be a slight concern assuming we continue playing with a 4. 

Surely after last season we aren't returning to a 3?

Apparently under Warburton initially and at Oxford he was fine in a 4 man defence. I suspect it depends on the mix of defender's or partner you play with.

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2 minutes ago, David Brent said:

But if we have the players for a back 5 then it isn’t an issue 

Not so sure i agree. We were so poor when we played 3 CB’s last year. Relegation form at Xmas. Our improvement was directly linked to having 4 at the back and another body up field.

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9 minutes ago, TonyTonyTony said:

Not so sure i agree. We were so poor when we played 3 CB’s last year. Relegation form at Xmas. Our improvement was directly linked to having 4 at the back and another body up field.

We’ve played some of our best football with 3 CBs the season before. I’ll have no qualms seeing it again.  

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33 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

Or Frank Muir - ask your grandparents kids!

Technically you’re saying we should ask our parents. Can’t beat a bit of grammar pedantry.

Hmmm.

I would suggest it depends on whether the missing punctuation after grandparents was supposed to have been an apostrophe or a comma.

My bet would be on a comma.

 

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35 minutes ago, TSG said:

Common test in elite sport. It’s harder than it looks trust me!

thankyou so much for that. i didnt have a clue.  i thought maybe they were going to bash him round the head to test for his resistance to concussion or something

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14 minutes ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

Hmmm.

I would suggest it depends on whether the missing punctuation after grandparents was supposed to have been an apostrophe or a comma.

My bet would be on a comma.

 

But the fact it was missing means the sentence can only be read as “grandparents (plural) kids (plural), meaning it can only be read as  “ask your parents”. Agree a comma would change the meaning.

It’s the whole “Let’s eat Grandma” Vs Let’s  eat, Grandma” grammar piece.

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9 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

But the fact it was missing means the sentence can only be read as “grandparents (plural) kids (plural), meaning it can only be read as  “ask your parents”. Agree a comma would change the meaning.

It’s the whole “Let’s eat Grandma” Vs Let’s  eat, Grandma” grammar piece.

In reality, the sentence makes very little sense without punctuation after grandparents.

Where's Lynne Truss* when you need her?

*Not be confused with Liz Truss, who, of course, is neither needed nor desired by anyone, except perhaps her 'friend' Kwarteng.

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1 hour ago, TonyTonyTony said:

Not so sure i agree. We were so poor when we played 3 CB’s last year. Relegation form at Xmas. Our improvement was directly linked to having 4 at the back and another body up field.

Nah we was not and nah it wasn't. 

Before we switched to 4atb we picked up 3 very decent draws against Millwall, Coventry and Swansea.

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12 hours ago, Jimbo123 said:

https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/leeds-united-qpr-rob-dickie-22609693

"According to The Athletic, Burnley, Southampton, West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers have also been keeping tabs on the highly-rated centre-back.

The source claim that if QPR decide to sell Dickie in the winter market then they're likely to demand in excess of £10m, which would only be the fifth time they've sold someone for that sum of money in the club's history."

Only a year ago. Madness.

Speaking of Madness, does anyone else think he looks a tad like a young Suggs ?

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41 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

But the fact it was missing means the sentence can only be read as “grandparents (plural) kids (plural), meaning it can only be read as  “ask your parents”. Agree a comma would change the meaning.

It’s the whole “Let’s eat Grandma” Vs Let’s  eat, Grandma” grammar piece.

Sorry SD but that's not the case. If it can be read as such, in the absence of the necessary punctuation, then it can equally be read as "ask your grandparents, kids". And as that's the only interpretation that makes sense given the context, why argue the contrary, other than to be, well, contrary...?

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