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By Shola | Permalink | On 31 January 2013 - 13:52 PM
He was a tremendous player. Apparently he's still good when he actually plays.

Norwich have apparently put in a bid for Steve Morison from Leeds.

Lol wut? Norwich just bought Becchio from Leeds and send Morison part ex. This was about 2 hours ago. Dont think he's coming back that fast.
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By Shola | Permalink | On 31 January 2013 - 13:52 PM
He was a tremendous player. Apparently he's still good when he actually plays.

Norwich have apparently put in a bid for Steve Morison from Leeds.


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Steve Morison's had enough of Leeds already. Fucking hates it.
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By ianbaker | Permalink | On 31 January 2013 - 13:53 PM
Did he?

Didn't think he'd ever played long enough of a season to get into a team of the year!


He was relatively injury free until about 2004-2005.

He was absolutely outstanding in the seasons we finished 4th and 3rd. Was a regular for England and linked with moves to Arsenal etc.

Ridiculously good dribbler.
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By Slashman X | Permalink | On 31 January 2013 - 13:45 PM
Samba is very good though. Weren't Arsenal looking for him before he moved to Russialand?

I'd have loved him at Arsenal, but that's not the point. I just find it incredible that a club like QPR are acting so aggressively in the market, which in my eyes is pretty reckless when you look at how relegation can ruin clubs that overspend (i.e. Portsmouth). QPR seems to be taking it to a next level, and if they do go down, 'Arry can walk away claiming they were already relegated before he came in and that he can't be held accountable for the coming shitstorm.
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On SSN this morning there was a football financial analyst, and he said that currently clubs got 45 million last year each in tv money, but next season it will be more like 60-70 million. Compared with the comparative pittance they would get in the Championship (plus parachute payments) then if their spending keeps them in the division then you have to say that it would be worth it.

If QPR stay up you would have to assume that there would be a massive clearout in the summer. The problem is not paying people like Samba 110,000 p/w, who are going to play hard and earn their money; its paying the people like Anton Ferdinand and Bosingwa 40,50 or 60,000 per week to sit on the bench and generally be shite. QPR have far too many players in the latter category.
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By ianbaker | Permalink | On 31 January 2013 - 14:10 PM
On SSN this morning there was a football financial analyst, and he said that currently clubs got 45 million last year each in tv money, but next season it will be more like 60-70 million. Compared with the comparative pittance they would get in the Championship (plus parachute payments) then if their spending keeps them in the division then you have to say that it would be worth it.

If QPR stay up you would have to assume that there would be a massive clearout in the summer. The problem is not paying people like Samba 110,000 p/w, who are going to play hard and earn their money; its paying the people like Anton Ferdinand and Bosingwa 40,50 or 60,000 per week to sit on the bench and generally be shite. QPR have far too many players in the latter category.

Call me old-fashioned, but I don't think potentially bankrupting a club in an attempt to stay in the division is a clever move to make. I'm not saying QPR shouldn't spend, I just find it staggering they're willing to hand out 4 1/2 year contracts to 28-year-olds worth 100k p/w - there needs to be some middle ground. I agree with you about guys like Bosingwa though.
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By Telegram Sam | Permalink | On 31 January 2013 - 14:15 PM
Call me old-fashioned, but I don't think potentially bankrupting a club in an attempt to stay in the division is a clever move to make. I'm not saying QPR shouldn't spend, I just find it staggering they're willing to hand out 4 1/2 year contracts to 28-year-olds worth 100k p/w - there needs to be some middle ground. I agree with you about guys like Bosingwa though.

The problem is, the players they want/need, you will have to pay them a slight premium to come and play for the bottom team in the league, and they are not going to accept 1 or 2 year deals.

Basically QPR are lucky they have a rich owner. If they were run like Stoke/Everton they'd be fucked.

I agree with you in principal, but what other choice do they have?
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They won't bankrupt the club provided they can sell these players who are coming in if they do get relegated.
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By Jaygull | Permalink | On 31 January 2013 - 14:19 PM
They won't bankrupt the club provided they can sell these players who are coming in if they do get relegated.

That's a big if though - there's plenty of mercenaries at QPR who might be happy to stay with them in the Championship and collect their massive pay packets rather than leave for another side who aren't stupid enough to pay them the same as what they're earning now. QPR might well survive this season and good luck to them, but I'm not an advocate of risking the long-term future of the club in order to secure short-term success.
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By Rick87 | Permalink | On 31 January 2013 - 14:23 PM
I'm surprised Danny Graham has joined Sunderland in this window given that he would have most likely be picking a cup winners medal next month and thus a place in Europe next season.

I don't think he was particularly keen to leave, but Laudrup clearly didn't fancy him and he wasn't starting many games.
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By Telegram Sam | Permalink | On 31 January 2013 - 14:27 PM
That's a big if though - there's plenty of mercenaries at QPR who might be happy to stay with them in the Championship and collect their massive pay packets rather than leave for another side who aren't stupid enough to pay them the same as what they're earning now. QPR might well survive this season and good luck to them, but I'm not an advocate of risking the long-term future of the club in order to secure short-term success.

Just had a quick look at their squad, and QPR could conceivable sell/release 8-10 players and not be any the worse for it. Most of those on 30-50 grand per week.

I dont blame Harry, he's just trying to rescue the club from a bad situation. I blame Mark Hughes, he was signing players like I was playing Championship Manager 10 years ago!
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QPR staying up, cue 'Harry Houdini" headlines as he tries to whore himself for the England job again.

They'll have a pretty good squad if they do stay up though.
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By Rick87 | Permalink | On 31 January 2013 - 14:35 PM
Stoke have bid £4M for Jack Butland. BBC

Aye. Will be loaned back for the rest of the season.

Maybe Begovic is off in the summer?
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It's not a risk if Tony Fernandes stays comitted. And he's the one making the decisions.


Anyway Swansea don't seem to be linked with a striker, surely they're not going to just go with Itay Shechter and Luke Moore for the rest of the season. Although £5.5m for Danny Graham seems a touch overpriced.

I reckon Pulis wants Butland for the publicity of having an England squad regular.
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By ianbaker | Permalink | On 31 January 2013 - 14:30 PM
I dont blame Harry, he's just trying to rescue the club from a bad situation. I blame Mark Hughes, he was signing players like I was playing Championship Manager 10 years ago!

What? Hughes wanted to get Samba in on a similar deal in the summer, but didn't do it because of the financial risk involved.

Also, this.

http://d3fsqtc6sy2z27.cloudfront.net/uploads/d3d65220b65f39262e0c865cc2a22cd6_large
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By Shola | Permalink | On 31 January 2013 - 14:39 PM
It's not a risk if Tony Fernandes stays comitted. And he's the one making the decisions.

Did he say he'd walk away at the end of the season if QPR went down?
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I thought he only offered to resign as Chairman? Rather than liquidating the club.
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By Shola | Permalink | On 31 January 2013 - 14:39 PM
It's not a risk if Tony Fernandes stays comitted. And he's the one making the decisions.


Anyway Swansea don't seem to be linked with a striker, surely they're not going to just go with Itay Shechter and Luke Moore for the rest of the season. Although £5.5m for Danny Graham seems a touch overpriced.

I reckon Pulis wants Butland for the publicity of having an England squad regular.

Michu.
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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BB8g1NpCIAE7kgR.jpg

And so it begins...
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By Shola | Permalink | On 31 January 2013 - 22:39 PM
Anyway Swansea don't seem to be linked with a striker, surely they're not going to just go with Itay Shechter and Luke Moore for the rest of the season. Although £5.5m for Danny Graham seems a touch overpriced.

And that Roland Lamah guy.
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Amazing - seems like there's virtually nothing Arsenal-related.

MON WENGER FFS
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By Shola | Permalink | On 31 January 2013 - 14:45 PM
I thought he only offered to resign as Chairman? Rather than liquidating the club.

Well, either way, there's no guarantee that he'll want to spend the next few years pumping millions of pounds into QPR and lining the pockets of overpaid millionaires. Portsmouth fans probably didn't think their owners would get up and leave them fucked, but they did. I don't want to keep going on about this, I just find it a bit unsettling given the nature of their spending. I can see why they're doing it, and it might work.
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By Telegram Sam | Permalink | On 31 January 2013 - 14:04 PM
I'd have loved him at Arsenal, but that's not the point. I just find it incredible that a club like QPR are acting so aggressively in the market, which in my eyes is pretty reckless when you look at how relegation can ruin clubs that overspend (i.e. Portsmouth). QPR seems to be taking it to a next level, and if they do go down, 'Arry can walk away claiming they were already relegated before he came in and that he can't be held accountable for the coming shitstorm.

Big difference between QPR and Portsmouth, though. Portsmouth spent borrowed money they couldn't afford to pay back, QPR are spending Tony Fernandes' money. It's stupid but, assuming he doesn't pull a fast one and leave them in the lurch, it isn't anywhere near as dangerous as Portsmouth's spree. Also, there is the cash-cow of the new TV rights deal on the horizon.
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By Portaloo | Permalink | On 31 January 2013 - 14:49 PM
Amazing - seems like there's virtually nothing Arsenal-related.

MON WENGER FFS

Sky Sports haven't even sent anyone to the Emirates.
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