Queens Park Rangers vs Tottenham Hotspur, Saturday 21st April, Loftus Road, 530pm kick
off ESPN 1 & HD
THFC1882 is very thankful to Ciaran Griggs who has the unenviable task after last
Sunday's game, of previewing the massively important QPR match this Saturday evening.
At 15.45 last Sunday it was all pretty much over. Despite a valiant park-the-bus effort, my
beloved Queens Park Rangers were a goal down at Manchester City. And, horror of horrors, Bolton had
come from a goal behind to lead at Stoke. At Stoke! But no-one ever comes from behind at the
Britannia. The superhoops were as good as down.
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- One of QPR's greatest-ever managers, brilliant captain, innovative free-kick expert (as player,
coach and manager) TERRY VENABLES Turns Sixty-Nine.
Neil Warnock's sacking by QPR after a run of just two points from their last eight league
matches was not as much of a surprise as one would expect. Warnock had not only saved the club from
relegation after joining from Crystal Palace during the 2009-10 season but led Rangers to the
Championship title in his full season.
QPR last night completed the signing of exorcist Derek Acorah after defender Clint Hill revealed he
had been haunted by his ‘ghost' goal. The veteran player was denied a first Premier League goal
at the weekend after officials failed to see that his header had crossed the line in QPR's match-up
with Bolton.
Manchester City FC's perfect home Premier League record has ended as they needed two late goals
to draw 3-3 with Sunderland while Wolves looked a certainty for the drop after losing at home to
fellow strugglers Bolton.
City fell behind to a Sebastian Larsson strike on 31 minutes, but Mario Balotelli levelled from
the spot but Nicklas Bentner headed Sunderland back in front before the break in a pulsating
first-half in Manchester.
Manchester City FC's perfect home Premier League record has ended as they needed two late goals
to draw 3-3 with Sunderland while Wolves looked a certainty for the drop after losing at home to
fellow strugglers Bolton.
City fell behind to a Sebastian Larsson strike on 31 minutes, but Mario Balotelli levelled from
the spot but Nicklas Bentner headed Sunderland back in front before the break in a pulsating
first-half in Manchester.
Arsene Wenger confesses that there was something missing in his side's performance during
today's 2-1 derby defeat to QPR and does not dismiss that complacency could be the cause.
Having won seven consecutive Premier League matches preceding their visit to Loftus Road, the
Gunners were outplayed as goals from Adel Taarabt and Samba Diakite deemed Theo Walcott's equalizer
a mere consolation.
QPR's 2-1 victory over Arsenal on Saturday has given them an excellent chance of retaining their
Premier League status. With Blackburn due to host Manchester United on Monday evening, four teams
are currently within one point of each other above the doomed Wolverhampton Wanderers.
It was Rangers' finest performance of the season and finally gave supporters a taste of what
Mark Hughes and his expensively assembled squad might bring to the club.
By Chris Wright
Scandal! Round up the children! Release the honey badgers! Alert the President!
No, we're not talking about Chamakh's increasingly disgusting placenta-slathered
hair, but the fact that he and his Moroccan chum Adel Taarabt have been photographed
huffing on (perfectly legal) sisha pipes in a London bar MERE HOURS after QPR's 2-1 win over
Arsenal at the weekend.
TweetArsenal striker Marouane Chamakh and Queens Park Rangers midfielder are in hot water with
their bosses after being snapped smoking shisa pipes.
Arsenal forward Marouane Chamakh has stirred up some controversy after being photographed
smoking, or rather holding, a shisha pipe with QPR's Adel Taarabt after the Gunners 2-1 defeat at
Loftus Road on Saturday. Chamakh and Taarabt, both of Morocco, were shown with pipes in the
published photo which has supposedly infuriated Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.
Arsenal forward Marouane Chamakh has stirred up some controversy after being photographed
smoking, or rather holding, a shisha pipe with QPR's Adel Taarabt after the Gunners 2-1 defeat at
Loftus Road on Saturday. Chamakh and Taarabt, both of Morocco, were shown with pipes in the
published photo which has supposedly infuriated Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.
It would appear Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh has even more reason to stay away from fellow
Moroccan Adel Taarabt.
For gloating Taarabt has taken to Twitter to throw a jibe at Gooners after the defeat to QPR and
revel in his previous associaton with Tottenham.
Chamakh tested his relationship with Arsene Wenger at the weekend when he, along with Taarabt,
was photographed holding a shisha pipe following the 2-1 loss to Rangers.
By Alan Duffy
Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 21st April 2012
Once touted as genuine title contenders, Spurs will be now be more than happy if they manage to
bag a Champions League spot this season.
Newcastle United get themselves back in the Champions League zone after successfully beating
Stoke City 3-0, leaving their rival Tottenham Hotspurs behind, as Harry Redknapp's boys picked up
another defeat on the weekend, this time against Queens Park Rangers.
French midfielder, Yohan Cabaye, put on a classy performance on the day as he bagged a brace and
also assisted Pappiss Demba Cisse for the other goal, putting Newcastle on a potential surprise
Champions League inclusion thins summer.
After another disappointing performance and outcome for Tottenham Hotspur Ciaran Griggs
steps up to give THFC1882 his report and thoughts.
Sigh. We can't go on like this.
Spurs continued their alarming run of form with a dismal 1-0 defeat to QPR. Coming into the
match, Spurs were expected to arrest their slide against one of the Premier League's new boys.
