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Reply | Carlos Corberan to valencia
at 23:17 24 Dec 2024
Russell Martin never finished higher than 10th before Southampton decided they liked the cut of his jib.
And hopelessly relegating Burnley didn't stop Vincent Kompany getting the Bayern Munich job.
Football seems to be about more than just results these days.
But skint is skint, and West Brom probably can't afford to pay the compensation we would want. |
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Reply | Carlos Corberan to valencia
at 10:29 24 Dec 2024
Coopers last two jobs were in the Premier League, and he was unlucky to be sacked from both of them.
He won't be coming back to the Championship this season for a club that has burned through all its parachute payments. |
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Reply | Carlos Corberan to valencia
at 10:25 24 Dec 2024
West Brom are working under an EFL business plan, which might limit their options.
Even if they get some decent compensation for Corberan from Valencia they might prefer a currently out of work option like Mark Robins or Russell Martin, rather than handing that compo over to us for Marti. |
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Reply | Out Of Contract
at 13:50 20 Dec 2024
Before we rush to kick Frey to the curb we should remember that we are short of strikers as it is. I agree that he needs a good second half of the season, but he has shown that he can score and bully defences at this level.
Kolli's not the finished article, but he's another attacking player we don't want to lose. It might come down to money, but how much will it cost to replace him if he leaves?
The glut of number tens in this squad makes me suspect the club is preparing for life after Chair.
Paal also looks like his days are numbered, given that we were trying to offload him last summer.
I would be reluctant to lose the experience and influence of Cook. Perhaps a one-year player/coaching role might suit all parties. He could continue to mentor Morrison who will likely succeed him in the first team.
Colback has missed a lot of games, but the data shows that we perform a lot better when he does play. Tricky one, but age, fitness, and the inability to control his short fuse are not on his side.
The way Andersen's form has dropped off, I'm wondering if he hasn't already been told there's no future for him here!
Fox is a useful squad player who can cover several positions on the left. For that reason it might be useful to keep him if Paal and Colback move on. But he has only started one league game this season and he might not want another season warming the bench at his age. So even if we offer him a deal he might prefer to move on and get first team action elsewhere.
And that leaves Dunne. I would want to keep him, and I'm surprised he hasn't been tied-down already. It might be that a deal has already been done and the club is waiting for the right time to announce it (fingers crossed), or they don't think his profile fits going forward! |
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Reply | Most dramatic fall
at 12:55 18 Dec 2024
Have to agree with Leon Jeanne.
But Todd Kane worth a mention. Never recovered from that interview he gave to RGeneration three years ago. Now playing for Ebbsfleet United. |
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Reply | Cifuentes’ comments
at 15:36 28 Nov 2024
The owners are the board, with the addition of Lee Hoos:
https://www.qpr.co.uk/club/staff-directory
Not sure what LH might have done to upset Marti. Perhaps he voted for Trump 
Obviously no mention of Nourry, but I wouldn't read too much into that. It's the board who ultimately decide if Marti stays or goes. |
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Reply | Mark Warburton interview
at 12:25 18 Nov 2024
And let's not forget that Warburton likes to sign his former players!
Which manager would be comfortable with a changing room full of the DoF's favourites?
And while it's unfair to compare Warburton to Harry Redknapp, we shouldn't forget that HR became Sporting Director at Pompey in 2001 and was managing the team eight months later!
Being on the spot gives a huge advantage if a position becomes vacant.
Given Warburton's history here I think most managers would feel undermined if he came in as DoF. And if the chance arose I don't think he would be able to resist returning to the dugout.
So, much as I like him and regretted him going, I think it would be best for all concerned to leave the past alone.
But this is QPR, so he'll probably be back before Christmas! Closely followed by Moses and Andre Gray in the January sales. [Post edited 19 Nov 0:42]
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Reply | Fan Mobilisation - Nourry Out
at 15:45 13 Nov 2024
Given his age and experience, I think more than six months would be excessive.
I always assumed Hoos was kept onboard partly to mentor Nourry, but also in case Nourry didn't work out and a stop gap was needed at short notice.
But Hoos cited family reasons for stepping back, and he might be unwilling to be CEO again, even on an interim basis.
And if Hoos were reluctant to be CEO again, that might make Nourry very difficult to shift. |
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Reply | Fan Mobilisation - Nourry Out
at 15:11 13 Nov 2024
The CEO is the most important and powerful individual at any organisation on a day-to-day basis.
As such their employment contracts usually come with lengthy notice periods.
I would be very surprised if his notice period was less than three months. |
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Reply | Fan Mobilisation - Nourry Out
at 15:07 13 Nov 2024
If I recall correctly, the owners did say at the September 2023 Fans Forum that they had been "too open" in the past and would be doing things differently.
I don't think anyone asked exactly what that would mean.
I guess we know now!
Clearly things have gone too far the other way and risks losing the goodwill of the fans (not to mention our small army of journalists, podders, bloggers, poets, musicians, performance artists, and god knows what else).
Clearly the current policy is not fit for purpose.
Alienating/dismissing/patronising the fans when you're bottom of the table isn't a smart move. And you shouldn't need a degree from Oxford to realise that!
The club needs to find a better balance for managing its information. Otherwise Uncle Albert's next visit to Loftus Road will be in a Walsall shirt! |
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 20:57 29 Aug 2024
You're worried he has Freyzen up!?
Perhaps his joints are made from Toblerone. That could be a bit clunky!
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 18:11 29 Aug 2024
"Frey seizes up in the cold weather"
Frey's Swiss. If he can't take the cold we might need a closer look at his passport!
And we're all forgetting that Jimmy "Write the theme tune, Sing the theme tune" Dunne could probably do a passable job up there if asked. |
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Reply | Eze release clause
at 14:18 19 Aug 2024
A release clause is just a sale price at which a club is willing to sell a player.
If a potential buyer makes an offer matching the release clause it means that buying club then has permission to talk to the player to offer terms.
But it doesn't automatically mean the player has to be sold:
1. The player might be happy where he is and refuse to leave.
2. The selling club might decide they would rather keep the player than have the transfer fee. In which case they could offer the player a new contract on better terms.
The release clause gives the player bargaining power. But it doesn't automatically mean he gets sold. |
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Reply | Chair - what's the story?
at 01:34 19 Aug 2024
Leeds have been offloading players all summer to pull their finances into shape.
It's no secret they're desperate for a playmaker. So desperate they've been using Piroe as their "10".
I wouldn't be surprised if Chair is a player they have been looking hard at.
Whether Leeds can meet our valuation, or whether Chair would even want to go there are they key questions. |
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Reply | Cifuentes Post-Match
at 01:36 12 Aug 2024
"I think I’m right in saying the last manager to be poached from us was Jim Smith"
Ahem - Mick Beale!
Admittedly he couldn't have been more blatant if he'd been putting cards in Govan phone boxes promising "Cheeky Cockney will tickle your PowerPoints"
But they did pay to take him off our hands! |
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Reply | QPR bolster midfield with Varane capture – Signing
at 10:14 5 Aug 2024
Can you give some context on the percentiles.
I get that it shows how he ranks to other players. But who exactly is he being compared to here?
Teammates? La Liga players? The universe? The West London Ladies Hockey League?? |
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 22:32 25 Jul 2024
Just pulling your leg.
He might just be repeating something he read elsewhere. These wannabe journalists have to start out somewhere :-) |
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Reply | Potential update on Illias Chair...
at 22:15 20 Jun 2024
There is a lot I don't understand about this case. But what little we do "know" seems to come from rough and ready translations of foreign news reports.
And neither newspapers nor online translators are exactly renowned for their accuracy.
Common sense would suggest that if this really were a serious assault with a rock, in France, resulting in a skull fracture then it wouldn't take four years to reach court in another country, Chair wouldn't have been advised that he didn't need to attend court, and the prosecution wouldn't be recommending community service.
AND, even our basket case of a club would have hotshot lawyers swarming all over it if they thought there was even a chance their prize asset could end up doing le porridge! [Post edited 20 Jun 22:18]
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