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Timeout - Coca-Cola Championship Queens Park Rangers v Barnsley
Sat Jan 19 Rangers Stadium, South Africa Rd, W12 7PA map
Some of the hoopla surrounding QPR should have died down by now. Epithets like 'the world's richest club' and bitter, ignorant articles have begun to ebb away as Rangers get on with a far more serious matter: surviving in the Championship. It's a tight league and while recent games have brought elegant football, it's grit that's needed to progress. A match like this is the perfect challenge. The mid-table Tykes epitomise this division: hard-working and quick to tackle. And with Rangers' new signings, including ex-Premier League youth alongside solid defenders such as Fitz 'One Size' Hall, still finding their way, the attractive style favoured by likeable manager Gigi De Canio may not work against such opposition. However, now's a good time to be a Rangers fan. Safe from administration, trying not to think too hard about the future and signing players for £1m who aren't Mark Hateley. Noam Friedlander Time Out