Losing 2-0 was probably charitable from a QPR point of view.

No one could disagree Brentford might have been out of sight before half time had they been steadier in front of goal.

What went wrong?

Playing Jack Robinson was a mistake

Poor bloke - he's had little chance to get match fit, but get thrown in at the deep end in a bragging rights derby.

Brentford went down the right in the first half like hares on a greyhound track, and only by luck, Rs boots and Alex Smithies kept the score to 1-0.

Robinson did well to last an hour, but playing him now was a gamble that backfired.

The cards have failed to fall for Conor Washington

...and he's had a few decks to shuffle. The striker has said he's a confidence player, and after his goal against Fulham it was hoped he would kick on.

But that final cutting edge; that moment of magic or guile in front of goal - it just aint there for the £2m man from Peterborough.

Hard work: Conor Washington tumbles under a challenge from Romaine Sawyers

Three of the best Hoops started on the bench

Sure, Grant Hall was coming back from an injury, but Sebastian Polter looked fully fit. He worked out for 20 minutes after the game, and would have at least, held up the ball in the Bees half, rather than the other way round.

Karl Henry has his detractors, but Ariel Borysiuk has yet to convince.

Were Rangers surprised by the Brentford start?

If so, it displays a lack of professionalism from a unit second best all night.

There was a brief spell at the second half where they had a go to little effect. They should have done that from the start.

Hard work: Conor Washington tumbles under a challenge from Romaine Sawyers

A less than full Loft

It seems that Rs fans have already started to vote with their wallets.

There were noticeable gaps in the home stand behind the goal, and those who were here had little to make any 'noise' as they were recently urged by the club.

By the final whistle, the Loft was half full, and no one hung around to applaud off a sorry performance.

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