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Ok, this might sound dumb but I'm going to try to start a thread on QPR. A great English team in the 2nd Division and I have seen a few people around that support em' or like watching them. Might kick off but let's see what happens. Anyone wanna join the convo? 
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Season Review 2001/2002 - November
The loss of Chris Day for the rest of the season was a massive blow to the side - particularly as the keeper had been in impressive form.
A few weeks before Day's injury, R's manager Ian Holloway had signed experienced stopper Fraser Digby for the rest of the season and it proved to be a crucial move.
Nobody had expected Digby to play for much of the season, but the injury to Day thrust him into the spotlight at Notts County at the start of November. During that week, Holloway had taken Chelsea's young England keeper Rhys Evans on loan for the rest of the season and many saw it as only as matter of time before Evans became first choice, but Digby had other ideas.
Digby was in inspired form at Notts County. Indeed, Evans later admitted in a Q & A on qpr.co.uk that it was the best performance he'd ever seen from a keeper. Digby laid the foundations for Rangers to come away with a 2-0 win - courtesy of Andy Thomson's double-strike.
A week later and Tranmere Rovers visited Loftus Road for what turned out to be a dramatic match. Jason Koumas gave the visitors the lead on 72 minutes and it looked as if Tranmere were heading for a victory, but Andy Thomson popped up to equalise in injury-time. However, Tranmere immediately broke upfield and Stuart Barlow fired home the winner to give his side a 2-1 victory.
What followed a week later was probably Rangers worst performance of the season. In front of the television cameras, a first-round FA Cup clash at Swansea ended in a 4-0 defeat. To make matters worse, Rangers also lost Chris Plummer to a broken ankle - an injury that would keep him out for the rest of the season.
However, from that low point the season could only get brighter - and it started a few days later with the return of Kevin Gallen to Loftus Road. The R's hero had left two seasons earlier and had spells with Huddersfield and Barnsley. His return to the club he loves had an immediate impact as he created three and scored the other in a 4-0 win over Swindon Town.
That win lifted Rangers just in time for the clash with west London neighbours Brentford at Griffin Park. It was a game surrounded by much hype leading in the days leading up to the clash, but it delivered little as both sides cancelled each other out, ending in a 0-0 draw.
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Season Review 2001/2002 - November
The loss of Chris Day for the rest of the season was a massive blow to the side - particularly as the keeper had been in impressive form.
A few weeks before Day's injury, R's manager Ian Holloway had signed experienced stopper Fraser Digby for the rest of the season and it proved to be a crucial move.
Nobody had expected Digby to play for much of the season, but the injury to Day thrust him into the spotlight at Notts County at the start of November. During that week, Holloway had taken Chelsea's young England keeper Rhys Evans on loan for the rest of the season and many saw it as only as matter of time before Evans became first choice, but Digby had other ideas.
Digby was in inspired form at Notts County. Indeed, Evans later admitted in a Q & A on qpr.co.uk that it was the best performance he'd ever seen from a keeper. Digby laid the foundations for Rangers to come away with a 2-0 win - courtesy of Andy Thomson's double-strike.
A week later and Tranmere Rovers visited Loftus Road for what turned out to be a dramatic match. Jason Koumas gave the visitors the lead on 72 minutes and it looked as if Tranmere were heading for a victory, but Andy Thomson popped up to equalise in injury-time. However, Tranmere immediately broke upfield and Stuart Barlow fired home the winner to give his side a 2-1 victory.
What followed a week later was probably Rangers worst performance of the season. In front of the television cameras, a first-round FA Cup clash at Swansea ended in a 4-0 defeat. To make matters worse, Rangers also lost Chris Plummer to a broken ankle - an injury that would keep him out for the rest of the season.
However, from that low point the season could only get brighter - and it started a few days later with the return of Kevin Gallen to Loftus Road. The R's hero had left two seasons earlier and had spells with Huddersfield and Barnsley. His return to the club he loves had an immediate impact as he created three and scored the other in a 4-0 win over Swindon Town.
That win lifted Rangers just in time for the clash with west London neighbours Brentford at Griffin Park. It was a game surrounded by much hype leading in the days leading up to the clash, but it delivered little as both sides cancelled each other out, ending in a 0-0 draw.