Independent Rs Messageboard

[Steve Russell]

Part of an article on the FLW site...

'When asked by FLW whether QPR should stick with Cifuentes, fan pundit Louis Moir was keen to point the finger
elsewhere, as he highlighted poor recruitment as the main factor behind the struggles this season.

“It’s really difficult to say the words Marti Cifuentes should be sacked. I don’t think anyone would’ve thought after
what happened last season that we would be having these thoughts so early into this season.

“But, the manager is always questioned, no matter what club you’re at. I think it’s not entirely his fault at all.
A lot of the problems are down to the recruitment, many of the summer signings we brought in have been really bad.

“Marti has come out and hinted, in what I think was a dig at Christian Nourry, that he has to work with players like
Celar, which suggests the signings were nothing to do with him, and that they were Nourry signings.

“The manager needs to have an influence on signings, and it’s clear as day that Nourry brought them in. I feel there is a
bit of friction between the two, and something just doesn’t seem right.

Nevertheless, he did acknowledge that Cifuentes has made mistakes, and that the board will be left with little choice but
to make a change if the gap to safety gets bigger over the next few games.

“We do have injuries to key players, but it doesn’t excuse the fact that the way we concede players is so poor.
We can’t score goals, we don’t create, so the players have to take a big, big part of the blame. Marti obviously does as
well, as we don’t look right, there’s no pattern of play.

“At QPR, we’re not scared to sack managers, and if this carries on, what do you do? It can’t continue,
especially if we are in the bottom three at Christmas time.

“It looks like things can only get worse, especially with Leeds United up next at Elland Road, but I just think it would
be the wrong decision to sack him right now. I’d wait for a few more games.

[Kerrins]

This is good comment.

I have to agree with Louis Moir here that poor recruitment close season has been the main problem.
Out of those numerous signings the club made I reckon only Dembele and Nardi have been up to standard......
so then who carries the can for that

[ESSEXURs]

If Marti did not chose these players and they were chosen in the modern way by performance figures I would
suggest the club purchase a new computer as the present one appears to have programming problems.

I feel it goes beyond that as out style of play especially at home leaves us vulnerable at the back and clueless at the
front with long periods of of negative faffing around in between.
Yes we get the odd surprise draw by Alamo defending but that is not the Rs way and radical changes are needed.