I couldn't make the game yesterday so here is a selection of match reports from around the Internet.

From the QPR Mailing List

Tony Johnson

Typical pre-season game. First half was; 4-4-2 Culkin Forbes, Carlisle, Delaney (triallist from West Ham), Brennan (triallist from Peterboro) Ainsworth, Bircham, Palmer, Newey (triallist from Leeds) Sabin, Gallen.

Second Half Day Daly, Shittu, Delaney, Newey Oli, Bean, Padula, Sabin Furlong, Pacquette Ifura came on after 25 mins at right back, with Daly replacing Padula in midfield and Gino replacing Newey at left back, who went off.

Nondescript game - great long shot from Ainsworth well saved in first half and Ainsworth should have hit the target with a free header in the last minute but headed over. Second half they were clean through once but Day saved well, that was about it. Standard pre-season fare.

Delaney at the back won everything. He's 6'6" and looked good, but do we need him?

Newey looked OK - reminded me of Burgess. Brennan looked lightweight at fullback.

Daly was the best of the youngsters, showing that he has some idea about playing football, passing on the ground and trying to pass to feet rather than just lumping it forward.

Pacquette was poor, lost the ball all the time and didn't use his attributes, but they are all a long way from match fitness understandably.

Sabin was very fast - but not a lot else.

As I say, Ainsworth looked a class above everything else on the pitch, although Kev's first touch made him stand out too. Bean won the ball well in midfield, but distribution was generally poor.

From qpr.org message board

Tracy Stent

A typical pre season friendly really but an enjoyable afternoon nonetheless. My first visit to Farnborough town FC, and it's quite a pleasant little ground. The club has been through a bit of a rough patch in recent years, missing money, in debt etc (uh oh) but according to a couple of the locals I spoke with everyone there at the club is now looking forward to the new season.

One lad was telling me how with Leroy having gone back there will be playing alongside his (Leroy's) cousin but I can't remember the name of the player now. The ground has two stands and as per usual at non league grounds, it was nice to be able to walk around the ground at half time to exchange ends.

The first half saw us start with Culkin, Forbes, Carlisle, Delaney (the chap on trial from West Ham), another trialist whose name I didn't catch, Palmer, Bircham, Ainsworth, Newey (another trialist) with Sabin and Gallen up front.

Nothing much to report from the first half though Ainsworth did look sharp and for me, seeing an out and out winger playing for QPR was a real treat :-) He was also unlucky not to score after he belted a shot at goal but the Farnborough keeper made a very good save to tip the ball over the bar.

In the second half 8 changes were made to the side with just Sabin, Newey and Delaney keeping their places in the starting line up. Day, Shittu, Daly, Padula, Oli, bean, Furlong and Pacquette replacing the other 8.

Eric Sabin was the only player who played the full 90 minutes. He looked ok at times and it will be interesting to see how he gets on once the season truly begins. Wes Daly showed some nice little touches and was unlucky not to score after he hit a shot just outside the area, but once again, the Farnborough keeper had his best gloves on as he made another very good save.

There were a couple of shaky moments for us, especially the last couple of minutes when Chris Day pulled off a double save. But all in all I would say that today's game proved to be a useful exercise to the players. The game was played under a heat of 90 degrees (and it certainly felt it as well) and the £20 (or thereabouts) I paid on the admittance price, petrol and programme money was money well spent because I can certainly think of worse ways to have spent a Saturday afternoon :-)

Flameboy

Had a pretty good seat in the main stand so managed, with the help of some paper follow proceedings. On the whole some usual strong individual performances from Bircham, Danny, Clarke, Furlong, Pacquette, Daly, Bean ...yet some not so good performances.

The first half started with the following line up - Culkin Forbes - Clarke - Clive Delaney - Brennan Newey - Palmer - Bircham - Ainsworth Gallen - Sabin

From a very disappointing first half the big centre back Delaney stood out straight away. Great in the air (as you would have thought) and great communication with the rest of the side. Chances were very limted and the game as a whole very stop-start by possible the most over-fussy ref in the world, who forgot it was a contact sport and gave 4 free kicks in the first minute.

Ainsworth was motm from the first half team, if that make sense, with some excellent runs and one great shot. Palmer gave the ball away time and time again and was very very slow. Bircham played well and got stuck in as much as the ref would allow.

At half time Brennan recived hand treatment and what stood out about him was how young he looked. On the whole he did alright but no way in Paudula or Williams' league. One for the future perhaps is the thinking.

Second half and the team lined up as - Day Newey - Shittu - Deleney - Daly Sabin - Padula - Bean - Oli Furlong - Pacquette

The second half was much better with both us and FTFC going for it a bit more. Furlong looked fit, as did Pacquette. Daly swapped with Padula and realy was involved in all our good moves with one excellent shot late on. Bean and Oli impressed, though if only Oli had a end product !!

The good news...

Good workout with some good solid performances from a number of players.

MOTM was Delaney from WHU, another good find from Olly.

So, the bad news....

Eric Sabin - Good god, he was poor, no wonder he only scored 9 goals last year. He looked lost and all the players had to tell him where to position himself. I'm not joking, this fella at 28 years of age will on todays evidance offer us nothing at all.

Steve Palmer - Captain and in central midfeild in the first half is a concern. Please not another ever present season from him. Today all his weaknesses were on show.

Tom Newey did alright, though better at ful back in the second half., but imo will not offer us anything.

No new shirts :-(

From QPRnet.com

First Friendly Ends In Stalemate
By Simon Skinner

The surroundings couldn't have been much different from the last R's game that any of us saw. From the Millennium Stadium to Cherrywood Road, home of Farnborough Town, in just seven short weeks. It was a shame the game didn't quite capture the same level of excitement.

The team that took the field was a mixture of old, new and potential soon to becomes. The blistering Hampshire sun, whilst great for the fans basking in it must have been rotten for the players and the game rarely got out of second gear. There was really very little to report in the first half.

Rangers' only real effort of note came courtesy of an Ainsworth piledriver that the Farnborough keeper did well to turn over the bar. Gallen also forced a save from him and Sabin should have done but failed to get his feet where he needed them.

At the other end Farnborough seemed to have a fair amount of joy against trialist left back Killian Brennan. He was beaten in the air more than once and will be hoping for a better showing if he gets another run out.

Partnering Carlisle in central defence was giant Clive Delaney. The Irishman, released by West Ham looked excellent as he won every header and was strong in the tackle. He was one of only two players to complete the ninety minutes, Sabin being the other.

Half time brought eight changes and no upturn in the entertainment factor. Richard Pacquette, Paul Furlong, Marcus Bean and Wes Daly all fired high over the bar as the substitute keeper had n easy time of it. Daly came close later in the game with a low drive that beat the keeper but slid just wide of the right hand post.

Rangers were denied a chance to win the game when the ref failed to give a nailed on penalty for a foul on Dennis Oli. He had cut in from his right wing, bamboozled the defender and found both his legs taken from beneath him. The ref probably didn't give it as he was forty yards back up the pitch and well off the pace of the game. In truth he was pretty poor and many of his decisions left a decent sized crowd scratching their heads.

This was very much a chance for the players to feel their way back into playing and I would think that each game will bring an improvement in sharpness and touch. Of the trialists Delaney looked good as did left sided player Tom Newey. Brennan seemed a little lost at times but I would rather see him again before giving a damning report.

As for the new boys, Ainsworth looked the part immediately, Sabin didn't. He showed glimpses of his pace but did little with the ball either up front or in his second half left wing berth. Maybe he was another feeling his way back in but he certainly looked as though there was plenty of feeling to be done.

On to Aylesbury now and an evening game that the players will probably enjoy a hell of a lot more than this one.

From www.qpr.co.uk

HOLLOWAY PLEASED AFTER OPENING FRIENDLY

Over 1000 fans came out to watch Rangers first pre-season game against Farnborough, the result was held to a 0-0 draw after 90 minutes.

The Rangers boss was pleased with performance after having the squad back in training for five days. "Having only been back in training this week, our aim was to have every player get at least 45 minutes each so that they all got a decent run-out. They have been working hard in training and the game was a good work-out for them after their first full five days back."

There were several new faces out on the pitch, which included new signings Gareth Ainsworth and Eric Sabin and trialists Clive Delany, Tom Newey and Killian Brennan.

Commented Holloway, "It was important for us today to try and get the new lads clear about what we do defensively. I asked them to concentrate on this and they all worked well together keeping a clean sheet, which was good in such hot conditions."

"I've seen some good things out there today with players showing some excellent work rates and attitudes."

Rangers continue their pre-season training at a RAF training facility over the next few days. The next game will be away to Aylesbury United on Monday night, kick-off 7:45pm.