Charlie Austin? 18:20 - Jul 27 with 11549 views | owza | We need a new centre forward who can score goals because I really can't see where the goals are gonna come from. Obviously there is question marks hanging over what is going to happen with Remy who would be the best striker in the championship if he stays but if he does depart us we are left with AJ who might pop up with a few IF he can stay fit and Bobby Zamora is useless full stop. We have missed out on Hooper which would have been a brilliant signing. Charlie Austin has scored goals galore wherever he has been and he is a proven goal scorer in the championship. He would be a good coup in my opinion. Thoughts? [Post edited 1 Jan 1970 1:00]
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Charlie Austin? on 18:22 - Jul 27 with 5999 views | Gloucs_R | Thoughts? Do we need another thread about Austin? | ![](/images/avatars/1527.gif) |
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Charlie Austin? on 18:24 - Jul 27 with 5979 views | YorkRanger |
Charlie Austin? on 18:22 - Jul 27 by Gloucs_R | Thoughts? Do we need another thread about Austin? |
Agreed. It's all been said on another thread. I'll say nothing more about Austin.... | ![](/images/avatars/2666.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Charlie Austin? on 18:26 - Jul 27 with 5973 views | owza |
Charlie Austin? on 18:24 - Jul 27 by YorkRanger | Agreed. It's all been said on another thread. I'll say nothing more about Austin.... |
Sorry, I haven't spotted that thread. Can someone link me it? | ![](/images/avatars/10432.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Charlie Austin? on 18:28 - Jul 27 with 5961 views | YorkRanger |
Charlie Austin? on 18:26 - Jul 27 by owza | Sorry, I haven't spotted that thread. Can someone link me it? |
4 pages on bid now gone in for Austin | ![](/images/avatars/2666.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Charlie Austin? on 19:18 - Jul 27 with 5856 views | owza |
Charlie Austin? on 18:28 - Jul 27 by YorkRanger | 4 pages on bid now gone in for Austin |
I can only find one that turned into a funny joke. With all the pictures of a donkey and "Zamora isn't happy" haha. But I can't find any other, serious ones? | ![](/images/avatars/10432.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Charlie Austin? on 19:21 - Jul 27 with 5846 views | owza |
Charlie Austin? on 19:18 - Jul 27 by owza | I can only find one that turned into a funny joke. With all the pictures of a donkey and "Zamora isn't happy" haha. But I can't find any other, serious ones? |
Ignore that sorry, I just saw the other one. Cheers for that mate. | ![](/images/avatars/10432.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Charlie Austin? on 19:36 - Jul 27 with 5793 views | bosh67 | The plan is to bid about £4m Then do nothing but alert all other perm teams to the story Get gazumped Put a sheepish call through to DJ and ask how his other ankle is. | ![](/images/avatars/1510.gif) |
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Charlie Austin? on 20:15 - Jul 27 with 5715 views | eghamranger | This should be called the owza thread! Welcome anyway. 😉 | ![](/images/avatars/2759.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) | Login to get fewer ads
Charlie Austin? on 16:55 - Jul 28 with 5598 views | Hayesender | We're evens to get him, forest are 4/1. If Phil Beard is doing the negotiations forest will have a forward line of Mackie and Austin | ![](/images/avatars/1451.gif) |
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Charlie Austin? on 10:25 - Jul 29 with 5385 views | Jamie | Forest think they've got him. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Charlie Austin? on 11:17 - Jul 29 with 5336 views | CheshireR |
Charlie Austin? on 10:25 - Jul 29 by Jamie | Forest think they've got him. |
Lots of egg on Mr Beard's chin if they have. | ![](/images/avatars/3445.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Charlie Austin? on 11:17 - Jul 29 with 5330 views | daveB |
Charlie Austin? on 11:17 - Jul 29 by CheshireR | Lots of egg on Mr Beard's chin if they have. |
Why? | ![](/images/avatars/1922.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Charlie Austin? on 11:21 - Jul 29 with 5312 views | Jamie |
Charlie Austin? on 11:17 - Jul 29 by daveB | Why? |
The club have been very publicly messing around for weeks chasing a fantasy target who would only come here as a last resort whilst Forest quietly snap up a player who may well have come here. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Charlie Austin? on 11:24 - Jul 29 with 5292 views | rosseeles | Havent seen where any bids have been accepted, although alot of talk of forest getting him, i think we will and after the hooper saga i think its a key deal now | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Charlie Austin? on 11:24 - Jul 29 with 5287 views | daveB |
Charlie Austin? on 11:21 - Jul 29 by Jamie | The club have been very publicly messing around for weeks chasing a fantasy target who would only come here as a last resort whilst Forest quietly snap up a player who may well have come here. |
Well Beard hasn't been public about it at all and was pretty close to pulling it off, personally I don't think Austin is anywhere near as good as Hooper so we were right to make him a priority. If Austin doesn't come could be for any number of reasons, I doubt it will be due to the offer we make him | ![](/images/avatars/1922.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Charlie Austin? on 11:28 - Jul 29 with 5268 views | Jamie |
Charlie Austin? on 11:24 - Jul 29 by daveB | Well Beard hasn't been public about it at all and was pretty close to pulling it off, personally I don't think Austin is anywhere near as good as Hooper so we were right to make him a priority. If Austin doesn't come could be for any number of reasons, I doubt it will be due to the offer we make him |
Was he close to pulling it off? 3 weeks from Lennon saying they'd accepted a bid from us we still hadn't signed him... 24 hours after Norwich finally agreed to match our bid he was holding their shirt. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Charlie Austin? on 11:31 - Jul 29 with 5255 views | SuffolkHoop | It'll certainly be interesting to see where he does end up, people in Notts seem certain he's joining Forest. I'm not too fussed really, Billy Sharp would be as good and there are others too. | ![](/images/avatars/2179.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Charlie Austin? on 11:34 - Jul 29 with 5230 views | daveB |
Charlie Austin? on 11:28 - Jul 29 by Jamie | Was he close to pulling it off? 3 weeks from Lennon saying they'd accepted a bid from us we still hadn't signed him... 24 hours after Norwich finally agreed to match our bid he was holding their shirt. |
well he wanted to go to Norwich so that was obviously the issue, if Norwich hadn't come in he'd be a QPR player today. | ![](/images/avatars/1922.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Charlie Austin? on 11:38 - Jul 29 with 5198 views | SuffolkHoop | If I were a (sky)betting man I'd guess we'll get Crouch and Townsend but not Austin. | ![](/images/avatars/2179.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Charlie Austin? on 11:40 - Jul 29 with 5156 views | JonDoeman |
Charlie Austin? on 11:21 - Jul 29 by Jamie | The club have been very publicly messing around for weeks chasing a fantasy target who would only come here as a last resort whilst Forest quietly snap up a player who may well have come here. |
You'll use any stick to beat the club won't you , even a player that I doubt we're interested in going elsewhere. | ![](/images/avatars/3069.gif) |
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Charlie Austin? on 11:40 - Jul 29 with 5186 views | rosseeles |
Charlie Austin? on 11:38 - Jul 29 by SuffolkHoop | If I were a (sky)betting man I'd guess we'll get Crouch and Townsend but not Austin. |
I hope not . if we added townsend and austin to the current squad i seriously think we'll go up. Wouldnt feel the same with crouch. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Charlie Austin? on 11:42 - Jul 29 with 5176 views | Jamie |
Charlie Austin? on 11:40 - Jul 29 by JonDoeman | You'll use any stick to beat the club won't you , even a player that I doubt we're interested in going elsewhere. |
You doubt we're interested in a player we've bid for? | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Charlie Austin? on 11:42 - Jul 29 with 5169 views | SuffolkHoop |
Charlie Austin? on 11:40 - Jul 29 by rosseeles | I hope not . if we added townsend and austin to the current squad i seriously think we'll go up. Wouldnt feel the same with crouch. |
Just a guess. Conor Wickam is a good player too and I'd take that. | ![](/images/avatars/2179.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Charlie Austin? on 11:46 - Jul 29 with 5120 views | JonDoeman |
Charlie Austin? on 11:42 - Jul 29 by Jamie | You doubt we're interested in a player we've bid for? |
No QPR bid for Burnley striker 10:12am Friday 26th July 2013 in Sport Photograph of the Author By Suzanne Geldard, Burnley FC reporter QPR have not tabled a bid for Burnley striker Charlie Austin, contrary to reports. A London-based website yesterday published a story declaring the newly relegated club had made an offer for the 28-goal marksman after missing out on Celtic striker Gary Hooper. But this is not the case at present. QPR have been among a list of Austin’s admirers for some time but manager Harry Redknapp is yet to make a move for the former Swindon Town striker, who has 45 goals from 90 games for the Clarets. That ratio made him a top target for Hull City this summer, but a proposed £4.5million move collapsed earlier this month after he failed a medical. Nottingham Forest are also monitoring the situation but have yet to lodge a bid. Austin, 24, has since return to the Clarets fold and started the last three friendlies, the first at the end of their pre-season training camp in Cork. The club remain keen to retain him beyond the end of his current contract, which expires next summer. http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/10573937.No_QPR_bid_for_Burnley_strik | ![](/images/avatars/3069.gif) |
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Charlie Austin? on 11:54 - Jul 29 with 5125 views | rsonist | £4m is a lot even before you consider the injury time bomb. Scoring heavily in the Championship is admittedly not to be sniffed at but I just don't really feel Austin has another level to his game - more of a quick fix than an investment. I suppose if he got us promoted the financial reward would far outweigh these concerns though. Honestly I'd be more comfortable spending twice as much on Rhodes, who looks like he will score at any level. | ![](/images/avatars/6250.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
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