Getting Found Out This league is absolutely all over the place. The top 8 doesn’t consist of a single parachute team, and going into this game, all 3 relegated teams were sat in the bottom half. Rangers, before visiting Derby, had lost one in eight, but by then the performances had started to dip, and…

Winning Ugly Championship Matchday 12: Swansea City (A) Swansea away is one of those fixtures that just fills me with dread, every time. Not always through fear of defeat – Rangers actually won there in 3 of their last 5 visits going into this, all three being 1-0 – but it just always feels like…

When You Don’t Take Your Chances… This international break, for some reason, felt like months off – likely due to the high we felt from a 6-game unbeaten run and winning on the road most recently. So it felt bloody good to be back, and with the announcement of three key players (plus the briefly…

It Doesn’t Always Have to be Pretty Championship Matchday 9: Bristol City (A) Strangely, Ashton Gate is one of the few stadiums we always manage to come away from with something. Not in my case though – I’ve been twice and seen us lose 2-1 each time. So I’ll stay away from this one for…

Rotation, Rotation, Rotation Championship Matchday 8 – Oxford United (H) The annual stink-off between QPR and Oxford United at Loftus Road took place on Wednesday night. This time it was only the visitors aiming to justify their spot in the division, with QPR playing for a potential 3rd place spot (or the points equivalent). Neutral…

He Who Shall Not Be Named.. Championship Matchday 8: Sheffield Wednesday (A) When will I learn? Despite our recent record against this lot, I audaciously envisaged us turning up to Hillsborough and tearing them apart – going for a 4-1 win, the scoreline in our last victory over the Owls.  As it played out, 1-1…

Three on the Bounce Championship Matchday 6: Stoke City (H) I love attacking football.  Fluid, passing football is a joy to watch. Watching top players knock it about is fascinating. I can appreciate possession football, understand the importance of keeping the ball and I do enjoy seeing us progress through the middle when it happens.…

3 Points Away.. Championship Matchday 5 – Wrexham (A) Just under 1.3k R’s fans were able to get their hands on Disney Land tickets this weekend and I was one of those lucky souls. I think I, potentially along with many others, completely overestimated Wrexham going into this game. After predicting a 1-1 draw I…

The Season Starts Here Last summer was an interesting one. Lots of new exciting talent was brought in – some of which have worked out, some not so much, and some that missed a large chunk of the season through injury. More money was spent last summer on certain players than hindsight would have liked…

Are We Back? Championship Matchday 4 – Charlton (H) Confession. I didn’t make this one. Sky moved it forward to 12:30 so I was busy elsewhere, and spent most of the game watching on a dodgy stream on my phone whilst the Elizabeth Line sat still on the tracks for more than 25 minutes. I…