Coventry's Perspective of QPR Game

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Coventry's perspective of tomorrow's game:
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The Sky Blues are off to Loftus Road on Saturday to take on one of an ever-growing number of clubs where there has been a change of manager this season and whose results have taken an upturn since then.
John Gregory took over at the helm at QPR in September, having spent four-and-a-half years there as a player in the early Eighties, at a time when crisis point may have been an over-exaggeration but the warning bells were clearly audible.
Rangers were bottom of the Championship and having just been dumped out of the Carling Cup by Port Vale it was clear that change was needed.
Gary Waddock had been at the helm on a permanent basis since the summer, after taking over from the sacked Ian Holloway in February on a caretaker basis, but with only one win and a paltry return of just six points from the opening eight games of the season, Chairman Gianni Paladani stepped in before things got any worse.
The flamboyant Italian and Gregory had links during the latter's spell in charge at Derby which he left in 2003 and he has been out of management ever since but maybe football management is just like riding a bike because he's certainly done a good job at Rangers so far. Since taking they have won five, drawn three and only lost twice.
The pinnacle of their good form came last week with a superb 1-0 victory away at league leaders Cardiff and Sky Blues boss Micky Adams is well aware that Gregory's charges will be buzzing ahead of Saturday's game.
"Sheffield Wednesday came to the Ricoh last week full of confidence and I'm expecting QPR, having just gone and beaten the league leaders, to be full of beans and full of confidence. Let's hope that they underestimate us and that we go there and put on a performance."
In recent weeks too, it does not seem to matter how many goals their opponent scores - QPR will either match them or beat them.
"They score loads and concede a few whereas we don't score or concede many so it will probably be a boring 0-0!" joked Micky.
"I think from our point of view, we need to get on a run. We've not had one yet but we're not far off the top six so the signs are encouraging. We are still so close to the play-offs in terms of points and league table when we've not had a run, so when we do get a run going, we shouldn't be too far away, hopefully.
"There's no easy games but the league is such that we don't have to fear anybody. I think that most teams can beat anyone on their day so let's hope we have a good day."
QPR's top scorer is Dexter Blackstock with six, but goals have been coming from everywhere recently with Jimmy Smith and Martin Rowlands on five apiece, and no less than 12 separate players getting on the scoresheet this term.
Coventry would not mind a repeat of last season's encounter down in West London when they won 1-0 thanks to a late Gary McSheffrey penalty. The Sky Blues have only been beaten once in their last four visits to Loftus Road with two of those matches ending in a draw.
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