HOLLOWAY PRIDE IN BATTLING QPR: "HOLLOWAY PRIDE IN BATTLING QPR
QPR boss Ian Holloway was full of pride in his injury-ravaged team despite their 2-0 defeat to an Adi Akinbiyi-inspired Burnley at Turf Moor.
The Londoners, who have won once in seven matches, were forced into making four changes to the side that drew 1-1 with Leeds, without 10 players through injury and suspension and following on-loan defender Andrew Davies' return to Middlesbrough.
Striker Shabazz Baidoo, making his first start, was taken off injured after 29 minutes and replaced by debutant Lewis Hamilton, who himself came off for another youngster making his bow, Luke Townsend, at half-time.
Even more worryingly for Holloway, with a trip to promotion-chasing Wigan looming at the weekend, key midfielder Marc Bircham was stretchered off midway through the second period and replaced by Scott Mulholland, also making his first Rangers appearance.
Holloway said: 'It seems to be going that way for us. We have been falling over like skittles and that's one game we probably could have done with playing when it was scheduled for.
'I'm delighted with their efforts. Five of that team know their fates, they've signed for next year, four senior ones don't know their fate and some of the young lads who made their debut and have been told they're not wanted by the club.
'We came here against an almost full-strength Burnley side and for large parts of the game we passed it quite well, moved it quite well and created one or two opportunities.
It was a really flat game. It was a little bit lacklustre and it was almost like a testimonial game."
Holloway explained that Baidoo "got a knee in the glutinous maximus" and felt Hamilton had been "put on in an area he hadn't played before and it showed".
He added: "I don't know what it is (with Bircham). He seems to have fallen over, bent his foot right back and twisted his knee at the same time.
"Whether there was an invisible man out there that tripped him up I don't know."
Posted at 11:47 AM, Wednesday, April 20, 2005
QPR boss Ian Holloway was full of pride in his injury-ravaged team despite their 2-0 defeat to an Adi Akinbiyi-inspired Burnley at Turf Moor.
The Londoners, who have won once in seven matches, were forced into making four changes to the side that drew 1-1 with Leeds, without 10 players through injury and suspension and following on-loan defender Andrew Davies' return to Middlesbrough.
Striker Shabazz Baidoo, making his first start, was taken off injured after 29 minutes and replaced by debutant Lewis Hamilton, who himself came off for another youngster making his bow, Luke Townsend, at half-time.
Even more worryingly for Holloway, with a trip to promotion-chasing Wigan looming at the weekend, key midfielder Marc Bircham was stretchered off midway through the second period and replaced by Scott Mulholland, also making his first Rangers appearance.
Holloway said: 'It seems to be going that way for us. We have been falling over like skittles and that's one game we probably could have done with playing when it was scheduled for.
'I'm delighted with their efforts. Five of that team know their fates, they've signed for next year, four senior ones don't know their fate and some of the young lads who made their debut and have been told they're not wanted by the club.
'We came here against an almost full-strength Burnley side and for large parts of the game we passed it quite well, moved it quite well and created one or two opportunities.
It was a really flat game. It was a little bit lacklustre and it was almost like a testimonial game."
Holloway explained that Baidoo "got a knee in the glutinous maximus" and felt Hamilton had been "put on in an area he hadn't played before and it showed".
He added: "I don't know what it is (with Bircham). He seems to have fallen over, bent his foot right back and twisted his knee at the same time.
"Whether there was an invisible man out there that tripped him up I don't know."
Posted at 11:47 AM, Wednesday, April 20, 2005
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