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I take the QPR job knowing that it will be a tough task to take them to the top of possibly the hardest league in the world. However, It's the start of the 2011-12 season and the squad is in good shape for the 1st campaign in the Premier League. Time and hard work is needed to achieve our goals but it can certainly be done. The contract is until June 2013 and I'll earn £16,000 a week. The board expects me to at least avoid relegation.

Before taking the job, Djibril Cisse joined the club 6 months earlier than expected for a fee of £4.6 million to bolster attacking options as defender Taye Taiwo begins his season long loan spell from Italian giants AC Milan.

The board have refused to give any money for transfers as they feel the squad is too large and players must be sold before funds become available.

46 year old scout Steve Nickson was hired to help with the search for talent along with former Portsmouth scout Steve Martin.

Players In:
Jonjo Shelvey - (Loan from Liverpool)
Modeste M'bami (£550k from A'erbin)
Lorenzo De Silvestri (£3.1m from Fiorentina)

Players Out:
Tommy Smith - (£1.5m to Reading)
Hogan Ephraim - (£1.5m to Watford)
Heidar Helguson - (£600k to Watford)
Akos Buzsaky - (£2.3m to Sampdoria)
Taylor Parmenter - (Loan to Mansfield)
Rob Hulse - (Loan to Watford)

League Cup 2nd Round Draw:
QPR v Sheffield Wednesday

Match Day 1: (13th August 2011)
Chelsea 3-2 QPR
Cisse (2)
MOTM: Djibril Cisse

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League Cup Round 2: (23rd August 2011)
QPR 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Taarabt, Cisse
MOTM: Luke Young

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League Cup 3rd Round Draw:
Blackburn v QPR

Match Day 2: (27th August 2011)
Wigan 5-1 QPR
Wright-Phillips
Taye Taiwo Sent Off
MOTM: Jordi Gomez

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That's it for a mixed August. Next monthly update up ASAP!






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September:

English Premier League August Awards:
Player of the Month: Fernando Torres (Chelsea)
Young Player of the Month: Junior Hoilett (Blackburn)
Manager of the Month: Roberto Di Matteo (Chelsea)
Goal of the Month: Ricardo Fuller (Stoke)

After a disappointing transfer window which saw the board give NO funds to bring in players, the season is getting into its stride. A huge loss to Wigan could leave us sour at the end of the year if we happen to be in a relegation battle with them, but there is a long way to go.

Match Day 3: (10th September 2011)
QPR 1-3 Swansea
Cisse
MOTM: Scott Sinclair

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Match Day 4: (14th September 2011)
QPR 1-1 Liverpool
Faurlin
MOTM: Pepe Reina

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Match Day 5: (17th September 2011)
Norwich 3-7 QPR
Taarabt, Mackie (2), Cisse (3), Bennett OG
MOTM: Djibril Cisse

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League Cup Round 3: (21st September 2011)
Blackburn 0-5 QPR
Cisse (2), Taarabt, Hall, Mackie
MOTM: Adel Taarabt

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League Cup 4th Round Draw:
Aston Villa v QPR

Match Day 6: (26th September 2011)
QPR 1-4 Tottenham
Cisse
MOTM: Brad Friedel

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September turned out to be a pretty good month. The loss to Swansea was hard to take as I felt the team could take something from it. However taking a point against Liverpool and putting 7 past Norwich did make up for this. We are also going strong in the League Cup and hope to give it a good run.

October Update coming soon!


 
October:

English Premier League September Awards:
Player of the Month: Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle)
Young Player of the Month: Matthew Briggs (Fulham)
Manager of the Month: Martin Jol (Fulham)
Goal of the Month: Ricardo Fuller (Stoke)

Match Day 7: (2nd October 2011)
Bolton 3-2 QPR
Taarabt (Pen), Gabbidon
MOTM: Martin Petrov

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Match Day 8: (15th October 2011)
QPR 3-3 Newcastle
Coloccini OG, Cisse, Wright-Phillips
Djibril Cisse Sent Off
MOTM: Demba Ba

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Match Day 9: (22nd October 2011)
Man City 4-1 QPR
Mackie
'One Size' Fitz Hall Sent Off
MOTM: Carlos Tevez

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League Cup Round 4: (26th October 2011)
Aston Villa 2-2 QPR, Villa win 3-1 on Penalties
Faurlin, Bothroyd
MOTM: Marc Albrighton
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Match Day 10: (29th October 2011)
QPR 4-4 Wolves
Macheda (2), Taarabt, Hall
MOTM: Federico Macheda

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With the amount of goals conceded in October, it is pretty obvious where any money will be spent in January and Next summer. The defence needs a major revamp and a new keeper wouldn't hurt either. However, the legend 'One Size' Fitz Hall is my pick for the player that has impressed me most.

November Coming up asap.

 
Nice to see someone trying with a smaller side in the EPL. Good luck I will be following :)
 
Cheers folks, played through the whole first season... getting very exciting! I'll get it all up soon :)
 
November:

English Premier League October Awards:
Player of the Month: Wayne Rooney (Man United)
Young Player of the Month: Sergio Aguero (Man City)
Manager of the Month: Alex Ferguson (Man United)
Goal of the Month: Djibril Cisse (QPR)

Match Day 11: (5th November 2011)
QPR 2-2 Aston Villa
Cisse, Taarabt (Pen)
MOTM: Djibril Cisse

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Match Day 12: (19th November 2011)
Everton 2-0 QPR
MOTM: Tim Cahill

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Match Day 13: (27th November 2011)
QPR 2-3 Stoke
Huth OG, Taiwo
MOTM: Jermaine Pennant

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After a bad November we are sitting in 18th and the teams morale is low and I call for a team meeting. I told the players not to let their heads drop and that form must be picked up to ensure that we were playing at this level next season. Captain Joey Barton agreed and the team seemed to rally behind his enthusiasm. Let's hope for a better December.
 
I'm looking forward to the next update. you have set it out ever so well.
 
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Decemeber

English Premier League November Awards:
Player of the Month: Robin Van Persie (Arsenal)
Young Player of the Year: Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea)
Manager of the Month: Roberto Mancini (Man City)
Goal of the Month: Tim Cahill (Everton)

Match Day 14: (4th December 2011)
Fulham 2-0 QPR
MOTM: Moussa Dembele

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Match Day 15: (10th December 2011)
QPR 0-2 Arsenal
MOTM: Robin Van Persie

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Match Day 16: (18th December 2011)
Blackburn 0-1 QPR
Mackie
MOTM: Jamie Mackie

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Match Day 17: (21st December 2011)
Man United 3-0 QPR
MOTM: Ashley Young

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Match Day 18: (26th December 2011)
QPR 0-2 Sunderland
MOTM: Leonard Kweuke

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Match Day 19: (31st December 2011)
QPR 4-1 West Brom
Cisse (3), Taarabt
MOTM: Djibril Cisse

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Again a mixed month with some good and bad results. The thrashing of West Brom was a massive morale boost for the team after losing to the struggling Sunderland. We were jumping between 18th and 17th throughout the month, with Blackburn and Norwich on either side and Wigan all but relegated.
 
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January

English Premier League December Awards:
Player of the Month: David Silva (Man City)
Young Player of the Month: Jack Rodwell (Everton)
Manager of the Month: Alex Ferguson (Man United)
Goal of the Month: Darren Bent (Aston Villa)

January Transfer Window Open:

Players In:
Juan Albin - (£3.4m from Espanyol)

Players Out:
Gary Borrowdale - (Released)
Brian Murphy - (Loan to Notts County)
Shaun Derry - (£450k to Leicester)
Clint Hill - (£220k to Ipswich)
Michael Doughty - (Loan to Mansfield)
Rowan Vine - (Loan to Swindon)
Danny Shittu - (Loan to Preston)
Peter Ramage - (Loan to Coventry)

Match Day 20: (2nd January 2012)
QPR 5-5 Chelsea
Taarabt, Cisse (2), Wright-Phillips (2)
MOTM: Fernando Torres

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FA Cup Round 3: (7th January 2012)
Hartlepool 0-3 QPR
Hall, Bothroyd, Taarabt
MOTM: Adel Taarabt

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Match Day 21: (14th January 2012)
Liverpool 4-2 QPR
Mackie, Johnson OG
MOTM: Steven Gerrard

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Match Day 22: (21st January 2012)
QPR 1-1 Wigan
Cisse
MOTM: Djibril Cisse

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FA Cup Round 4: (29th January 2012)
QPR 3-0 Carlisle
Shelvey, Livesey OG, Cisse
MOTM: Jonjo Shelvey

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Big result against Chelsea taking a point, somewhat dampened the disappointment of not beating Wigan. We are gaining momentum in the FA Cup now with two 3-0 wins over smaller clubs and look to keep going in the competition

P.S. I've gotten way ahead of myself, I'm in December 2012 now in my save so trying to track back and catch up. Definitely worth following this as it gets exciting!


 
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February

English Premier League January Awards:
Player of the Month: Luka Modric (Tottenham)
Young Player of the Month: Scott Sinclair (Swansea)
Manager of the Month: Roberto Mancini (Man City)
Goal of the Month: Sergio Aguero (Man City)

Match Day 23: (1st February 2012)
Swansea 0-5 QPR
Faurlin, Cisse (3), Mackie
MOTM: Djibril Cisse

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Match Day 24: (4th February 2012)
Tottenham 6-1 QPR
Cisse
MOTM: Rafael van der Vaart

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Match Day 25: (12th February 2012)
QPR 1-1 Norwich
Mackie
MOTM: Joey Barton

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FA Cup Round 5: (18th February 2012)
Aston Villa 2-2 QPR
Hall, Cisse
MOTM: Darren Bent

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Match Day 26: (25th February 2012)
QPR 1-1 Bolton
Albin
Fitz Hall Sent Off
MOTM: Juan Albin

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March:

English Premier League February Awards:
Player of the Month: Darren Bent (Aston Villa)
Young Player of the Month: Adel Taarabt (QPR)
Manager of the Month: Harry Redknapp (Tottenham)
Goal of the Month: Wayne Rooney (Man United)

Match Day 27: (3rd March 2012)
Newcastle 1-2 QPR
Faurlin, Cisse
MOTM: Lorenzo Di Silvestri

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FA Cup Round 5 Replay: (7th March 2012)
QPR 3-1 Aston Villa
Faurlin, Onuoha, Wright-Phillips
MOTM: Alejandro Faurlin

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Match Day 28: (11th March 2012)
QPR 1-1 Man City
Bothroyd
MOTM: Yaya Toure

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FA Cup Round 6: (17th March 2012)
Leeds 0-3 QPR
Mackie, Zamora (2)
MOTM: Bobby Zamora

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Match Day 29: (21st March 2012)
Wolves 2-1 QPR
Zamora
MOTM: Jamie O'Hara

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Match Day 30: (24th March 2012)
Aston Villa 2-3 QPR
Zamora, Barton (2)
MOTM: Joey Barton

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Match Day 31: (31st March 2012)
QPR 1-1 Everton
Zamora
MOTM: Adel Taarabt

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A great month for the team, got some brilliant results in the league and survival looks likely although we are still down there and can't afford to slip up. Cisse was injured for most of this month but Zamora did a great job filling his boots as I play with 1 up front (4-2-3-1). We are also still going in the FA Cup which is a great achievement although it wasn't been the hardest of routes and most of the big teams are out.




 
April:

English Premier League March Awards:
Player of the Month: Robin Van Persie (Arsenal)
Young Player of the Month: Sergio Aguero (Man City)
Manager of the Month: Alex Ferguson (Man United)
Goal of the Month: Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)

Match Day 32: (9th April 2012)
Stoke 2-1 QPR
Cisse
MOTM: Adel Taarabt

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FA Cup Semi Final: (14th April 2012)
Blackpool 0-6 QPR
Cisse (5), Macheda
MOTM: Djibril Cisse

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Match Day 33: (18th April 2012)
QPR 1-3 Fulham
Cisse
MOTM: Brede Hangeland

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Match Day 34: (22nd April 2012)
QPR 3-0 Blackburn
Cisse, Wright-Phillips, Albin
MOTM: Djibril Cisse

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Match Day 35: (25th April 2012)
Arsenal 3-1 QPR
Cisse
MOTM: Robin Van Persie

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Match Day 36: (28th April 2012)
Sunderland 0-4 QPR
Shelvey, Taarabt (2), Wright-Phillips
MOTM: Adel Taarabt

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FA CUP FINAL! The boys thrashed Blackpool to get there and I can't be more proud of them. They deserve somthing from this season and they have a Cup Final at Wembley against Fulham who are going well in the League and have been tough opponents for us this season.

 
May:

English Premier League April Awards:
Player of the Month: Wayne Rooney (Man United)
Young Player of the Month: Sergio Aguero (Man City)
Manager of the Month: Martin Jol (Fulham)
Goal of the Month: Frank Lampard (Chelsea)

Match Day 37: (2nd May 2012)
QPR 0-1 Man United
MOTM: Phil Jones

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FA Cup Final: (5th May 2012)
Fulham 2-2 QPR, Fulham win 3-0 on Penalties
Cisse (2)
MOTM: Djibril Cisse

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Match Day 38: (13th May 2012)
West Brom 3-2 QPR
Cisse, Shelvey
MOTM: Chris Brunt

After a hard fought season, we survived relegation by finishing 17th. With 6 points between us and Blackburn in 18th, there was never much doubt.

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The defeat to Fulham in the Final was hard to take, penalties can be very cruel. However I'm just happy we were there. It's a great achievement for the team.

Big changes must happen now, especially in defence. We had no problem scoring goals, but we were leaking goals far too much.

English Premier League 2011-12 Awards:

Golden Glove:
1st. David De Gea (Man United) - 18 Clean Sheets
2nd. Joe Hart (Man City) - 18 Clean Sheets
3rd. Brad Friedel (Tottenham) - 14 Clean Sheets

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Footballer of the Year:
1st. Wayne Rooney (Man United)
2nd. Djibril Cisse (QPR)
3rd. Ashley Young (Man United)

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Goal of the Season:
1st. Djibril Cisse (QPR)
2nd. Sergio Aguero (Man City)
3rd. Frank Lampard (Chelsea)

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Manager of the Year:
1st. Martin Jol (Fulham)
2nd. Tony Pulis (Stoke)
3rd. Billy MacEwan (QPR)

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Players' Player of the Year:
1st. Robin Van Persie (Arsenal)
2nd. Luka Modric (Tottenham)
3rd. Fernando Torres (Chelsea)

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Players' Team of the Year:

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Players' Young Player of the Year:
1st. Sergio Aguero (Man City)
2nd. Scott Sinclair (Swansea)
3rd. Adel Taarabt (QPR)

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English Premier League Top Scorers:
1st. Darren Bent (Aston Villa) - 27
2nd. Jermaine Defoe (Tottenham) - 26
3rd. Djibril Cisse (QPR) - 25

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I'm really proud of the team after the 2011/12 season, we did what the board asked of us by surviving relegation. The bonus of reaching the FA Cup Final basically ensured that I would be given a new contract.

After Djibril Cisse finished; 2nd behind Wayne Rooney in the Footballer of the Year award, 1st in the Goal of the Year award, 3rd in the Top Goalscorer charts and was also place on the Team of the Year bench - It was obvious that he was going to attract interest. As expected Liverpool came in with an £8 million structured deal which I rejected instantly. £8 million is a lot of money but I simply can't afford to let my star player go who scored 37 goals in 38 games in all competitions.

The board told me that once again they wanted to avoid relegation, but I know this team has much greater potential with a few new signings.

The 2012/13 season is sure to be an interesting one. The 1st update will be up later today!
 
English Premier League 2012/13 Season:

Summer Transfer Window Open:


Players In:
Pa-Modou Kah - (£325k from Al-Khor)
Steven Pienaar - (Loan fee £625k from Tottenham)
Sebastian Bassong - (£2.3m from Tottenham)
Karim Ait Fana - (Free from Montpellier)
Yaya Sanogo - (Free from Auxerre)
Kanga Akale - (Free from Panaitolikos)
Daniel Van Buyten - (Free from Bayern Munich)
Rene Adler - (Free from Bayer Leverkusen)

Players Out:
Brian Murphy - (£850k to West Brom)
Matthew Connolly - (£1.8m to Swansea)
DJ Campbell - (£1.1m to Everton)
Bruno Perone - (Free to Nottingham Forest)
Bobby Zamora - (£1m to Middlesbrough)
Jay Bothroyd - (£750k to Middlesbrough)
Modeste M'bami - (£750k to Middlesbrough)
Kieron Dyer - (Released)
Radek Cerny - (Released)
Lee Cook - (Released)
Danny Shittu - (Released)
Patrick Agyemang - (Released)
Danny Gabbidon - (Released)
Rowan Vine - (Released)
Fitz Hall - (Released)
Peter Ramage - (Released)
Aaron Lennox - (Released)
Michael Harriman - (Released)
Michael Doughty - (Released)
Taylor Parmenter - (Released)
Elvijs Putnins - (Released)
Rob Hulse - (Released)

Very happy with our summer dealings. Yaya Sanogo will provide perfect back up for Djibril Cisse, which is the only reason I sold Zamora and Bothroyd. I liked both players but they won't get a game. The defence is rejuvenated by the signing of Gambian born - Norway international Kah. The 31 year old can partner Sebastian Bassong who has been brought in from Spurs. Van Buyten is obviously a veteran in the game, but he is perfect for back up. His experience and technical ability will help in the long run. Rene Adler is seen as a massive coup, lots of big European teams were interested in the out-of-contract German; Inter Milan for example. However he chose to sign a £59k per week contract with QPR. He is still only 27, young for a keeper, very exciting prospect for the team. Kanga Akale is a player I have always liked, so I signed him to a 1 year contract as back up because I play with 3 attacking midfielders. Same reason I brough in Steven Pienaar and Karim Ait Fana. Pienaar will not be signed permanent, he is getting on now and can be stubborn when on a big contract. He will be a valuable asset to have for a year though. Ait Fana is a young Moroccan who can score goals with great flair. I expect him to start in attacking midfield, possibly with Taarabt and Albin. Jamie Mackie and Shaun Wright-Phillips will be rotated into the team often as they had a great 11/12 season.

I will be sticking to the attacking minded 4-2-3-1 formation, however if we continue to concede goals I may change it up. The starting 11 will be Adler, De Silvestri, Bassong, Kah, Young, Barton, Faurlin, Ait Fana, Taarabt, Albin, Cisse. The main subs will be Kenny, Van Buyten, Onuoha, Wright-Phillips, Mackie, Sanogo, Pienaar.

We won every pre-season game beating; Glenavon, Rangers, Partick Thistle, Falkirk, Hartlepool, Valencia and Catania. We only conceded 3 goals and scored 28. Kanga Akale impressed, scoring 4 goals but unfortunately got injured and isn't expected back until December.

I'll post the August update soon.
 
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Made some brilliant signings mate especially Sanogo and Adler!!!!! You shouldn't be fighting relegation this season. Looking forward to the next update mate
 
August:

Beginning of the 2012/13 Season:

Match Day 1: (18th August 2012)
Stoke 3-1 QPR
Cisse
MOTM: Martin Olsson

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Match Day 2: (25th August 2012)
QPR 6-1 Tottenham
Cisse (2), Bassong, Barton, Taarabt, Ait Fana
MOTM: Djibril Cisse

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League Cup Round 2: (28th August 2012)
QPR 5-0 Hull
Sanogo (3), Barton, Rosenior OG
MOTM: Yaya Sanogo

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Decent start to the season, Stoke seem to be my bogey team but Tony Pulis has worked wonders with them.
 
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September:

Match Day 3: (1st September 2012)
QPR 3-3 Wolves
Taarabt, Albin, Cisse
Sebastian Bassong Sent Off
MOTM: Juan Albin

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Match Day 4: (15th September 2012)
Everton 2-1 QPR
Van Buyten
MOTM: Nordin Amrabat

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Match Day 5: (23rd September 2012)
QPR 2-2 Aston Villa
Faurlin, Cisse
MOTM: Alejandro Faurlin

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League Cup Round 3: (25th September 2012)
Reading 2-2 QPR, Reading win 4-1 on Penalties
Cisse, Sanogo
Joey Barton Sent Off
MOTM: Adel Taarabt

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Match Day 6: (29th September 2012)
Man United 4-1 QPR
Cisse
MOTM: Ashley Young

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Being knocked out the league cup so early was hard to take, playing so many games in so little time had an effect but its no real excuse. We should have beaten Wolves, Aston Villa and two injury time Everton goals meant that this month had the potential to be a lot better and would of had us at the top end of the table.
 
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