Thursday morning saw the release of the Championship fixtures for the season of 2018/19 and Queens Park Rangers fans discovered in what order new gaffer Steve McClaren would face his opposition managers in the year ahead.
McClaren’s Reign At Loftus Road Begins With Preston North End
Opening the season at Deepdale as we face Preston North End on Saturday, August 4, every fan will have their own standout picks when it comes to the more tasty games ahead for the club and the presumed more difficult or easier spells in the campaign, and as fans will know, we bring the year to a close against Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday, May 5 with a trip to Hillsborough.
With obvious squad issues to still be dealt with as McClaren continues to try to trim the first-team squad, reduce the wage bill but provide the necessary experience to help further develop the youngsters’ former gaffer Ian Holloway bloodied, it seems that fans are in confident mood when it comes to the year ahead.
Anybody fancy promotion at Hillsborough again? Come on you R's!
— Hoops & Dreams (@HoopsDreams_QPR) June 21, 2018
Again .
— Andrew Noble (@AndrewNobleQPR) June 21, 2018
Weird to begin & end with away fixtures. 2004 season all over again tho, Starting with a team close to Blackpool who we played then, with Preston & Sheffield Wednesday away to finish, promotion party again here we come at Hillsborough! ????⚪️????⚪️
— James Privett (@james_privett10) June 21, 2018
McClarens sending us up
— Simeon (@simeonlucas19) June 21, 2018
Whether the season will, in fact, go that well and those dreams will be achieved for the fans is entirely open for debate, but at least the optimism is building now. Plenty of others had their own reactions to the spread we’ve been given.
November could be a nightmare also can we every play Millwall in daylight
— John Sharp (@qprsharpy) June 21, 2018
We start and finish away from home.
— QPR FC (@OfficialQPRFAN) June 21, 2018
Three years out of the last four we played them on Boxing Day ????????#qpr#FixtureReleaseDay
— Francesco Bertolucci (@fblorient19) June 21, 2018
At least it’s home fixture this year ????
— Mark (@cox_51) June 21, 2018
Couldn't have picked a less exciting opener
— Charlie Stewart (@C4W11Stewart) June 21, 2018
Weekend in Blackpool for the opener ????????????????????????????
— Schteve ???????????????????????????? (@QPRSteve1982) June 21, 2018
Happy days …… till Sky get involved?
— Neil Houlihan (@unclebuckQPR) June 21, 2018
I thought if you started away you finished at home?
— Alan Knight (@californiahoop) June 21, 2018
Away first and last game ! #qpr pic.twitter.com/KoJJq35AnM
— pete ???????????????????????????? (@superhooppete) June 21, 2018
Home on boxing day!!!!
— Matt Holding (@Matt_Holding1) June 21, 2018
