Warnock: Hoping to secure first Craven Cottage win with QPR
QPR boss Neil Warnock believes he finally has a side capable of breaking his Craven Cottage curse ahead of Sunday's West London derby.
The Hoops make the short journey to Fulham this weekend for the first ever top-flight meeting between the local rivals, who have only gone head-to-head 27 times in more than 100 years.
Fifteen of those games have come at Craven Cottage, a stadium Warnock has visited himself eight times as a player and manager.
The 62-year-old has never won there but he believes his Rangers side are ready to change that in Sunday's Premier League clash.
Bad omens
Warnock, who led QPR to the Championship title last season, said: "Last year, we broke one or two bad omens.
"I've definitely never been to Fulham with a team like this."
QPR are four points and seven places better off than winless Fulham and Warnock added: "I can't see us not performing.
"It'll be a good game because I think Fulham are a good team. I think they're in a false position as well.
"They'll be desperate to get a win over us and, likewise, I'm sure our fans are looking forward to it.
"Chelsea coming up as well - it's fabulous for the supporters to have local derbies like that in London."
Fulham go into Sunday's game on the back of Thursday night's 2-0 UEFA Europa League win at Odense.
Cottagers boss Martin Jol has described the competition as an unwelcome distraction but Warnock questioned whether supporters who witnessed their stunning comeback to beat Juventus en route to the 2010 final would feel the same way.
Memories
"That must have been a fantastic night for their fans," Warnock said. "It's all right saying it's a competition that you're not bothered about.
"But I think for Fulham, it's probably brought some of the best memories in the last 40, 50 years to the club."
This season's QPR-Fulham games could be among the last to be played at Craven Cottage and Loftus Road, amid reports of the two clubs sharing a new stadium.
Warnock added: "It's only a matter of time before both stadiums are bulldozed, unfortunately, because no clubs playing at the level that they're playing at can sustain that. So I think it's something that'll be talked about."
Source: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12040_7214143,00.html
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