If this really was a litmus test, then I think it’s fair to say that the team passed it with flying colours.
Having gone through a terrible week with defeats to Fulham and Nottingham Forest, QPR have now officially ‘bounced back’ with a draw away to Derby County last week and then yesterday an excellent victory over a high-flying Preston North End side.
Whilst Eberechi Eze will get the majority of the headlines as his two goals were enough to see the home side through to victory, the big story of the game was that QPR managed to pick up their first clean sheet of the season at the 20th time of asking.
So when the QPR Twitter account brought that little nugget to the attention of the fans after the game, they were incredibly overwhelmed to finally have that monkey off their back. And after the stick that followed goalkeeper Joe Lumley after the defeat to Nottingham Forest, it certainly struck a change in people’s tone of voice.
Congratulations Joe! The first of many! 🎉🎉🎉 #JoeLumley #QPR
— malcolm jacobus (@maljacqpr) December 7, 2019
What a save in the 77th minute 👏👏👏
— Clash City Ranger (@ClashnQPR) December 7, 2019
Well done @joelumley, fully deserve the credit 👏
— Yousef Marafi® (@Yousef_QPR) December 7, 2019
How long has this one been in the archives for
— Charlie VDB (@charlievdb1) December 7, 2019
Tidy x
— Neil Hodgson (@Retrosessionuk) December 7, 2019
Well done @QPR so relieved to finally keep a clean sheet
— Akshay Vara #GTTO (@ThatGuyAkshay) December 7, 2019
Where’s all the haters tonight. Great performance Joe!
— David Thomas (@TheParkChair) December 7, 2019
Well done Joe showed great character, if there was no criticism it wouldn’t be football
— Steve Lewis (@SteveLe94267170) December 7, 2019
Should the club accept a £20m bid for Eze if it came in?
Yes
No
Onwards and upwards?