The unofficial "Official" 5-games-to-go Boro v QPR Match Thread
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Erimus74
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TBH, it wont weaken the team
Jedi boro
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Fair play he has dropped him
That’s great to see as I was getting a little worried.
TeessideCleveland
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Why are Fletcher Assombalonga and Akpom wasting 3 places on the bench when we could have youngsters getting experience? 
S7DiscoDown
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Clearly Still no faith in any of our forwards. I think it's pretty damming playing 2 wingers up top. I guess at least the gaffer agrees with us
Archer a suprise but I'm working on the 'he can't be any worse' theory. I said that when we signed Akpom. So it's not always a giver.
Still fancy a Boro win today
Archer a suprise but I'm working on the 'he can't be any worse' theory. I said that when we signed Akpom. So it's not always a giver.
Still fancy a Boro win today
TeessideCleveland
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Jordan Hugill
r00fie1
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A tribute to the great Stan Bowles.
One of the players like George Best and Frank Worthington - who lived life to the full and made no secret of it!
On the pitch he was a genius and played for England.
It was often commented that if he`d played for a "fashionable club" he may have donned the Three Lions more often. [Sounds familiar that one like]
Stan has Alzeimers Disease but still manages to raise a smile:
One of the players like George Best and Frank Worthington - who lived life to the full and made no secret of it!
On the pitch he was a genius and played for England.
It was often commented that if he`d played for a "fashionable club" he may have donned the Three Lions more often. [Sounds familiar that one like]
Stan has Alzeimers Disease but still manages to raise a smile:
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r00fie1
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Neil starts the build up to next season:
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And while his numbers are depleted on the training ground, Warnock says he’d prefer to have players returning in better shape in the summer.
“Yesterday there were one or two not fully training and we ended up six-a-side. For Championship level we’re a bit thin on the ground,” he said.
“I spoke to the physios and medical staff yesterday, they think it’s highly unlikely that Tav would be available before the end of the season, and I don’t think Dael would be back until possibly Luton.
“I’ve said to forget all that, and make sure they’re right for July 1 and pre-season.
“Unless something happens I can’t see me using either player - why if there’s nothing at stake would I risk them.
“They’ve got a couple of months now to get back to full strength.
“That’s the kind of injuries they have, they need to have a plan and a programme to build their muscles up so we don’t get a repeat every year.”
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Neil Warnock has set a target for Dael Fry and Marcus Tavernier to return at full tilt in pre-season, rather than risking the duo in the tail end of this campaign.
The Boro boss has already lost the likes of Marcus Browne, Anfernee Dijksteel and Sam Morsy to long-term injuries.And while his numbers are depleted on the training ground, Warnock says he’d prefer to have players returning in better shape in the summer.
“Yesterday there were one or two not fully training and we ended up six-a-side. For Championship level we’re a bit thin on the ground,” he said.
“I spoke to the physios and medical staff yesterday, they think it’s highly unlikely that Tav would be available before the end of the season, and I don’t think Dael would be back until possibly Luton.
“I’ve said to forget all that, and make sure they’re right for July 1 and pre-season.
“Unless something happens I can’t see me using either player - why if there’s nothing at stake would I risk them.
“They’ve got a couple of months now to get back to full strength.
“That’s the kind of injuries they have, they need to have a plan and a programme to build their muscles up so we don’t get a repeat every year.”
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Preview: QPR vs. Middlesbrough - prediction, team news
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Preview: Queens Park Rangers vs. Middlesbrough - prediction, team news, lineups
By Matt Law, Football Editor | 6mo
Middlesbrough's search for their first Championship victory of the 2020-21 campaign will continue on Saturday afternoon when they head to Loftus Road to take on Queens Park Rangers.
Boro have only picked up a point from their first two league games of the season to sit 17th in the table, while QPR have collected three points from their two fixtures thus far courtesy of one win and one defeat.
Match preview
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QPR's season began with a 3-2 loss to Plymouth Argyle in the EFL Cup at the start of September, but the R's opened their Championship campaign with a 2-0 home success over Nottingham Forest.
The capital side would have been looking to build on the victory away to Coventry City last weekend, but a late goal from Kyle McFadzean handed the home side all three points in a 3-2 win.
Mark Warburton's side finished 13th in the Championship last season, 12 points outside of the playoffs, and it is going to be difficult for the team to push for the top six positions in 2020-21.
The fact that QPR have scored twice in each of their three competitive games this season but conceded three times on two occasions suggests that they are going to be a good watch this term.
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Boro, meanwhile, shared the points with Bournemouth at the Riverside Stadium in their last game on September 19, with Marcus Browne coming off the bench to net a late leveller for the home side.
Neil Warnock was absent from the touchline against the Cherries after testing positive for coronavirus and that will again be the case this weekend, with assistant manager Kevin Blackwell and first-team coach Ronnie Jepson set to remain in charge of first-team affairs.
The former Premier League club finished 17th in the Championship last season, but the supporters will be looking for a big improvement this term.
It has been a tough start to the campaign, though, losing 1-0 at Watford on September 11 in the Championship before suffering a 2-0 home defeat to Barnsley in the EFL Cup four days later.
Queens Park Rangers Championship form: WL
Queens Park Rangers form (all competitions): LWL
Middlesbrough Championship form: LD
Middlesbrough form (all competitions): LLD
Team News
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QPR's squad is in good shape at the moment in terms of injuries, and it would not be a surprise to see Warbuton keep with the XI that started against Coventry last weekend.
Lyndon Dykes has scored twice in two Championship appearances this season and should keep his spot at the tip of the attack, with Luke Amos and Ilias Chair also set to feature.
Bright Osayi-Samuel's future remains the subject of much speculation, but the 22-year-old was in the team against Coventry and should again make the XI for this match.
As for Boro, Browne's late leveller against Bournemouth last time out means that the attacker is in contention to start, although it seems likely that Ashley Fletcher and Britt Assombalonga will continue as the front two.
Warnock has no fresh injury concerns to contend with, meaning that a five-man midfield should again include George Saville, Jonny Howson and Marcus Tavernier in central positions.
There should also be a spot in the squad for new signing Chuba Akpom, who has moved to the Riverside Stadium from Greek outfit PAOK.
Queens Park Rangers possible starting lineup:
Lumley; Kakay, Barbet, Dickie, Wallace; Cameron, Carroll; Chair, Amos, Osayi-Samuel; Dykes
Middlesbrough possible starting lineup:
Bettinelli; Hall, Fry, McNair; Spence, Morsy, Tavernier, Saville, Johnson; Fletcher, Assombalonga
