I take your point. I think I meant it was Wednesday's poor performance that meant we won 3-0 rather than the quality of our effort

A flattering result, scarcely deserved, but there are excuses for Rangers - injuries, the pitch, 4th match in 10 days, etc. Encouraging for Kolli to get 2 smart goals. He's almost 21 so needs game time and to show what he can do. But 3 points always welcome #QPR

Cracking goal by Kolli but frankly we were pretty awful this half, just conceding midfield to Sheffield Wednesday and giving them every chance to get back into the game. #QPR

Rangers in control, Owls offering little but those injuries don't help the team. It feels a bit like one of those games where Rs slip into cruise control, don't notice the opposition getting more possession and then suddenly we concede and can't get going again 🤞🏼 #QPR

The relationship with Donald Trump has killed the Starmer brand. Starmer came to office promising to respect voters, tell hard truths and prioritise substance over slogans and soundbites. By refusing to step out of line from Trumpian fantasy, he undermines each of those commitments.

Great shame to see Burrell go off and that looks like an injury that could keep him out for some time. I wonder if he's been over played. He runs and runs every game. But real opportunity for Rayan Kolli #QPR

Can anyone spot a theme in these headlines from the Torygraph's home page?

That confirms we are a lower mid table team (at best)+ play off dreams can be forgotten. 1st half was pretty even but Norwich controlled the 2nd, quicker to the ball, winning the 50:50s + frequently out-muscling us. We must remember half this team haven't played at this level before this season #QPR

#QPRNOR Preview-ish QPR have an incredible opportunity ahead of them – three points off the play-offs with the bottom two to come at home and an FA Cup tie away at destitute West Ham in front of 9,000 away fans. #qpr

Terrific defence of centrism by Oliver Johnson, quoting Kenneth “Civilisation” Clark bristoliver.substack.com/p/in-defence...

Rs looking the better team, but after cruising and looking in control without troubling their keeper we started giving the ball away and making sloppy mistakes. Nardi had to make one sharp save and we need to get a grip in midfield. Seen little from Smyth so far. #QPR

🔴 Major INGOs barred from Gaza for refusing to help Israel build a kill list Israel has moved to block 37 international NGOs from operating in Gaza after they refused to hand over names & addresses of local staff. The reason is obvious: Israel has repeatedly used such information to target and...

Good to see first choice defence (except for JCS) and Nardi deserves his chance back in goal. Hayden also deserves a start and Smyth now his contract is sorted. Maybe we might even see Kolli off the bench? #COYRS

A few days ago Netanyahu told Fox News that Israeli settlers are “a handful of kids from broken homes.” But we know that the terrifying violence and displacement we see day after day in the West Bank is not the case of a few bad apples – it’s actually government policy. (1/3)

BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.

Rangers played some dreadful football, sloppy, giving the ball away under no pressure, defence very shaky+ lack of any intensity, losing most 50:50s. WBA didn't look that good but had a number of pacy breaks when we could have been punished. Stephan made too many changes+ we never got going #QPR

Rs not doing too badly but this shows we really miss Rumarn Burrell #QPR

Rs level in spite of no shots in first 45. Poor defending to concede, Harmer too easily blocked+ Kone(?) not strong enough to stop the header. Our goal came from a soft free kick+ lucky (for us) bounce off a defender who knew nothing about it. Poku disappointing+ Morgan only got forward once #QPR

Rs took a while to settle into this formation. Not sure about Sam playing behind Kone. Other managers have tried to play Field further forward, he'll do his best+ can get a few goals but he's not a No 10. Esquerdinha/Morrison potentially a risk on left of fefence. Rs goal a bit fortunate #QPR

Interesting line up. Can't work out what the actual formation will be. Morgan RB, Field LB, Esquerdinha LMF??? I wouldn't have thought he'd want to put Esquerdinha at LB - the last experiment didn't work so well. Good to see Poku starting and I think Burrell needs a rest. #QPR

"Even without Clause 9, “the UK already has significantly more power to deprive an individual of their citizenship than any other G20 country.”"

So after the Conservatives spend years accusing Keir Starmer of betraying Britain in his work as a former Human Right's lawyer, Kemi Badenoch's own Shadow Attorney General in the Lords takes a job representing a sanctioned Russian oligarch

2025: Liz Truss criticising Keir Starmer over the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah 2022: Liz Truss as Foreign Secretary trying to secure the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah

How and when did it become unacceptable to be anti- Zionist? My Uncle was a synagogue attending, Tory voting, High Court judge who was (two decades ago) anti-Zionist. He'd be amazed to read this passage (and others) in Sigrid Rausing's piece in The Times (web.archive.org/web/20251227...).

Our military is there. Aiding and abetting the Israeli blockade. Just overseeing the infanticide? IDK. So are they just there in case Palestinians dare to resist their own genocide and then pile on with the Israelis??

Brass neck, you say?

Honestly also the brass neck of this paper, which cheered this asymmetric trade deal at the time and advocated that Liz Truss, the Cabinet minister who signed it should become *prime minister*.

Rangers deserve that equaliser for a better second half performance. Dunne pretty well unchallenged with the header #QPR

Don't mind us conceding possession stats but zero shots and 68% passing accuracy not good enough

From Clive's preview: We haven’t scored an away goal on Boxing Day since 2015 and we haven’t won away on Boxing Day since 1967 at Plymouth. Oh, well, we can’t have played away on Boxing Day that often, you might surmise – in fact, 23 games since that win at Home Park (D7 L16). #COYRS

Rangers absorbed a lot of pressure but Pompey didn't create many chances. Rs offered little going forward but we have shown the quality to be dangerous. But losing too many balls in midfield + conceding too much space so the Pompey goal felt a bit inevitable #QPR

In the absence of JCS this is probably Stephan's first choice 11. Although we've got 4 games in 9 days he may see roday as very winnable so worth putting out his best team.

He isn't "losing" this money. This is called "paying tax like a responsible citizen and not hiding your money offshore" and we need to start recognising and applauding it.

The cease-fire in Gaza is more than two months old. But the killing of Palestinians has not yet stopped for more than a day or two at a time.

So much for freedom of speech. Alternative voices aren't even allowed into the deeply divided country. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We really are a nation that loves animals and hates children. These figures are so shameful (via @natacha.bsky.social).

The USA hasn’t won a major war since World War II apart from minor powers Panama + Grenada. They have lost or abandoned military adventures in Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya+ Somalia. But no country has killed more people or destroyed more infrastructure than the US

How good a year do Britons say 2025 was for... Themselves personally Good: 36% Average: 35% Bad: 27% The UK Good: 6% Average: 24% Bad: 66% yougov.co.uk/society/arti...

Only Keir Starmer's Labour could arrest the world's most famous climate activist for holding a placard All I want for Christmas is a vote of no confidence in Keir Starmer for trashing the UK's humanitarian reputation Come on decent Labour MPs, where are you?

Last night: Israeli settlers broke into a Palestinian family’s home near Hebron, assaulted a Palestinian mother and her children, vandalized homes and killed their sheep.  (1/3)

Just one poll etc. But Labour & Tories will be relieved to see marginal increases, while support for Reform falls, halving their lead from 10 points to just five. 🎁

Wow. Corruption personified. The New York Times has investigated 346 people who donated at least $250,000 to Trump and found that more than half of them (197) have received pardons, jobs, government contracts, special treatment, or favours. substack.com/@writesbrigh...

My entire X timeline is anti-EU posts from people I don't follow. Even if I change it from 'for you' to 'following', it switches back to 'for you' each time I open the site. X is being weaponised against the EU. And unfortunately X is still the public square for European journalists & politicians.

He's 28 so the next 3 or 4 years should be his prime. I think there are athletes whose bodies get stronger as they go through their 20s and after the surgery we must be hopeful for him. He could be our mainstay for a few years to come

It's tricky for the management team. When fit he's our best CD, but is he fit often enough. Maybe the operation on his hip has resolved a long term problem 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼