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I didn't see the match yesterday at Craven Cottage but as at Loftus Road the weekend before and there were signs that this was coming. QPR were ultimately second best against Villa a team destined to be mid-table who were missing their two main strikers. The players we were told were going to set the premiership alight - Faurlin and Taraabt looked ineffectual and others like Derry looked very short of pace and quality particularly up against the imperious Bannan who will be snapped up by one of the big clubs in January.Neil Warnock hasn't dealt well in the transfer market in my view. With the exception of Luke Young he has brought in players that weren't making the grade at their clubs or are more trouble than they are worth.QPR are probably lucky that there are a number of teams that are expecting to be in the Championship next season and a few others that are certain to be there whether they like it or not. Blackburn look dead and buried already and watching Bolton yesterday gave little cause for hope - when your fans are not happy that you have taken David Ngog off you are really in trouble. Swansea will struggle and Norwich's bubble will burst soon so there are enough poor and mediocre teams to keep them up this season.Longer term Tony Fernandes faces the inevitable question of why he should bother funding a team which will have consistent deficits due to its small ground capacity - which eye-watering ticket prices can only do so much to compensate for.
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