By Mark O'Brien Last updated: 25th November 2009
Reid: On loan at QPR
On-loan midfielder Steven Reid has admitted he is loving life at new club Queens Park Rangers.
The 28-year-old is looking to get some first-team football under his belt after being sent on a month's loan to Loftus Road by parent club Blackburn Rovers.
Reid missed almost all of last season with a serious knee injury and was allowed to leave Ewood Park for a short period so he can build up his fitness.
Although Rangers lost 2-0 to Doncaster on Reid's debut for the club, he expressed his delight at his return to league football.
He told skysports.com: "The result was really disappointing, but I can't explain how great it is to be back playing league football on a Saturday instead of shopping with the missus or watching Soccer Saturday on TV.
"I've played a couple of games in the Carling Cup for Blackburn, but it's not the same as being out there in the league at the weekend.
"It did feel a bit weird at first, simply because I've been at Blackburn so long.
"I know everyone there, all the players, the staff, the people in the office, and so you become a bit like a part of the furniture.
"The lads here have been brilliant though, and I had the usual initiation on the way up to Doncaster. We were stuck in a bit of traffic and a few of them thought it would be a good time to switch the microphone on and get me up to sing a song."
QPR's next game is a clash with Coventry City in the Championship on Saturday as they look to establish themselves in the play-off positions.
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Friday 6th August | |
| npower Championship | |
| 19:45 | Norwich vs Watford |
| Saturday 7th August | |
| npower Championship | |
| 15:00 | Bristol City vs Millwall |
| 15:00 | Burnley vs Nottm Forest |
| 15:00 | Coventry vs Portsmouth |
| 15:00 | Crystal Palace vs Leicester |
| 15:00 | Hull vs Swansea |
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough vs Ipswich |
| 15:00 | Preston vs Doncaster |
| 15:00 | QPR vs Barnsley |
| 15:00 | Reading vs Scunthorpe |
| 17:15 | Leeds vs Derby |
| Sunday 8th August | |
| npower Championship | |
| 12:35 | Cardiff vs Sheff Utd |
| Saturday 14th August | |
| npower Championship | |
| 15:00 | Barnsley vs Crystal Palace |
| 15:00 | Derby vs Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Doncaster vs Bristol City |
| 15:00 | Ipswich vs Burnley |
| 15:00 | Leicester vs Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Millwall vs Hull |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Reading |
| 15:00 | Scunthorpe vs Norwich |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Saturday 22nd May | |
| npower Championship | |
| Blackpool 3 - 2 Cardiff | |
| Wednesday 12th May | |
| npower Championship | |
| Cardiff 2 - 3 Leicester | |
| Tuesday 11th May | |
| npower Championship | |
| Nottm Forest 3 - 4 Blackpool | |
| Sunday 9th May | |
| npower Championship | |
| Leicester 0 - 1 Cardiff | |
| Saturday 8th May | |
| npower Championship | |
| Blackpool 2 - 1 Nottm Forest | |
| Sunday 2nd May | |
| npower Championship | |
| West Brom 1 - 1 Barnsley | |
| Swansea 0 - 0 Doncaster | |
| QPR 0 - 1 Newcastle | |
| Blackpool 1 - 1 Bristol City | |
| Reading 4 - 1 Preston | |
| Coventry 0 - 4 Watford | |
| Ipswich 0 - 3 Sheff Utd | |
| Sheff Wed 2 - 2 Crystal Palace | |
| Scunthorpe 2 - 2 Nottm Forest | |
| Plymouth 1 - 2 Peterborough | |
| Derby 2 - 0 Cardiff | |
| Leicester 2 - 0 Middlesbrough | |
| Monday 26th April | |
| npower Championship | |
| Crystal Palace 1 - 1 West Brom | |
| Saturday 24th April | |
| npower Championship | |
| Preston 0 - 1 Leicester | |
| Bristol City 2 - 1 Derby | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnsley | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Burnley | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Derby County | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Hull City | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Millwall | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Norwich City | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Preston North End | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Reading | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Scunthorpe United | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Sheffield United | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Swansea City | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Watford | 0 | 0 |
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