| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. 12:52 - Oct 24 with 9150 views | Snipper |
We have an absolute gem in Sam Field. Which begs the question, how the hell did West Brom let him leave? What was it that they didn’t like?
Danny Maddix is another one we picked up from Tottenham on a free transfer.
What transfer mistakes have QPR made by letting players go for a pittance at the time?
Which other clubs have made big mistakes with players? |  | | |  |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 16:03 - Oct 24 with 1999 views | CamberleyR |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 15:46 - Oct 24 by Toast_R |
How about Birmingham buying Clinton Morrison for 4.25 million and throwing in Andy Johnson as part of deal? |
Genius bit of business by Steve Bruce. |  |
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| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 16:06 - Oct 24 with 1990 views | QPRSteve |
Jose Bosingwa should never had been let go. Should have been publicly executed in the centre circle. Would have drawn the biggest crowd of the season. |  | | |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 17:18 - Oct 24 with 1896 views | Northernr |
Dougie Freedman, back in the day, probably not a bad shout, given what he achieved. |  | | |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 17:21 - Oct 24 with 1874 views | Northernr |
Wanchope is of course the correct answer to this question. | | | |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 17:32 - Oct 24 with 1814 views | DWQPR |
Stan to Forest in 1979. He didn’t want to leave the club and had he stayed we would have got straight back to Division One.
Phil Parkes to Wham. No need to have sold although I suspect that the money went on Docherty’s rebuild during the summer of months 1979 with the likes of Woods, McCreery, Currie and Hazell coming in.
Stainrod to Sheff Wednesday. Thanks to that wánker (copyright Peter Hucker), Mullery. | |
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| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 17:35 - Oct 24 with 1808 views | Lblock |
Didn't Super Ray Wilkins come to us on a freebie as her was perceived as too old?
If there was a fee then it was best described as reasonable when you consider what a fantastic Indian Summer of his career he had here. |  |
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| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 17:44 - Oct 24 with 1802 views | Wilkinswatercarrier |
Ned Zelic | | | |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 18:13 - Oct 24 with 1721 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 15:07 - Oct 24 by BrianMcCarthy |
I think we did really well to keep him for as long as we did, to be fair. And he could have demended a move a year or two prior if he'd been like other players we had. |
He said recently in a interview that he blew Man United out a season or two before he moved.
Imagine that 94’ United side with Cantona and Ferdinand up front. |  | | |
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| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 18:19 - Oct 24 with 1688 views | Dorse |
Dom Ball.
You'll see. You'll all see. |  |
| 'What do we want? We don't know! When do we want it? Now!' |
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| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 18:19 - Oct 24 with 1688 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 17:35 - Oct 24 by Lblock |
Didn't Super Ray Wilkins come to us on a freebie as her was perceived as too old?
If there was a fee then it was best described as reasonable when you consider what a fantastic Indian Summer of his career he had here. |
Great call.
I think he was a free transfer, but I'm not 100% either. |  |
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| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 18:44 - Oct 24 with 1644 views | flynnbo |
Selling Paul "School End Stand" Goddard was hard to take especially as some believed him to be better than Clive Allen. A great goalscoring partnership ended all too soon and they were "two of our own"! |  | | |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 20:40 - Oct 24 with 1560 views | stanistheman |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 13:03 - Oct 24 by CamberleyR |
Jimmy Carter and Dougie Freedman off the top of my head stick out for me. Carter we let go to Millwall for £15k and Freedman we let go on a free. |
We also let Ian Muir leave for free and he scored loads for Tranmere.
Also freed Gavin Peacock. | | | |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 20:45 - Oct 24 with 1551 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 20:40 - Oct 24 by stanistheman |
We also let Ian Muir leave for free and he scored loads for Tranmere.
Also freed Gavin Peacock. |
Good call on Peacock, which was strange as his Dad was here at the time, I think?
Didn't know about Ian Muir. | |
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| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 21:15 - Oct 24 with 1500 views | Noelmc |
Although we never actually had him on our books, we effectively let local boy Stuart Pearce 'leave' by not signing him up after a trial with us. |  | | |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 21:16 - Oct 24 with 1498 views | NLondonHoop |
Gary Bannister | | | |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 21:32 - Oct 24 with 1478 views | loftus77 |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 18:44 - Oct 24 by flynnbo |
Selling Paul "School End Stand" Goddard was hard to take especially as some believed him to be better than Clive Allen. A great goalscoring partnership ended all too soon and they were "two of our own"! |
I'm surprised it got to the 2nd page....
Many good claims on here but, absolutely, it just has to be Paul Goddard to West Ham (1980?) doesn't it? A brilliant player in a brilliant partnership. And if there was any doubt that this was the biggest mistake of all, he scored a hat-trick against us at Upton Park not long after, no?
Terrible mistake. | | | |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 21:57 - Oct 24 with 1441 views | Logman |
David Kerslake.
At the time went to Swindon, I believe. But later joined Spurs and was a ball playing central midfielder who seemed to be the next in line after Gerry, Tony Currie, Mick Fillery ... | | | |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 22:06 - Oct 24 with 1424 views | QPRSteve |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 21:57 - Oct 24 by Logman |
David Kerslake.
At the time went to Swindon, I believe. But later joined Spurs and was a ball playing central midfielder who seemed to be the next in line after Gerry, Tony Currie, Mick Fillery ... |
Watched him a lot in the youth and reserves and thought he was a nailed on England international. Unfortunately contracted glandular fever and was not quite the same player after that, losing some of his pace.
Got converted to a full back after he left us. Went from Swindon to Glasgow Rangers and then Spurs. | | | |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 22:11 - Oct 24 with 1418 views | wombat |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 22:06 - Oct 24 by QPRSteve |
Watched him a lot in the youth and reserves and thought he was a nailed on England international. Unfortunately contracted glandular fever and was not quite the same player after that, losing some of his pace.
Got converted to a full back after he left us. Went from Swindon to Glasgow Rangers and then Spurs. |
Poison midget but Dennis wise was another , who had a pretty decent career , trained with us after leaving Southampton for ages we didn’t take him because he’s a poison little midget |  |
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| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 09:31 - Oct 25 with 1240 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 21:15 - Oct 24 by Noelmc |
Although we never actually had him on our books, we effectively let local boy Stuart Pearce 'leave' by not signing him up after a trial with us. |
John Barnes as well, though I'm not sure that's 100%. | |
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| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 09:45 - Oct 25 with 1201 views | francisbowles |
Mick Beale. He said he had a trial here but wasn't offered a contract.
Could have been ours, years ago. Think where we would be now!  | | | |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 09:52 - Oct 25 with 1195 views | Antti_Heinola |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 09:31 - Oct 25 by BrianMcCarthy |
John Barnes as well, though I'm not sure that's 100%. |
Barnes says in his book he wanted to play for us as a local club, but don't think we ever had him on our books, so not one we let go.
Marcus Gayle was a QPR fan who we missed out on early too. |  |
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| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 10:01 - Oct 25 with 1175 views | langtoft |
Passed up taking Wegerle on a free from Tampa. Eventually righted that wrong but cost us £1m to do so | | | |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 10:08 - Oct 25 with 1149 views | nadera78 |
Paul Furlong was let go when he was 18, dropping into non-league before being signed by Coventry. To be fair though, even then it still took him a fair while to develop into a top class Championship centre forward. | | | |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 10:10 - Oct 25 with 1141 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Biggest mistakes letting players leave. on 09:52 - Oct 25 by Antti_Heinola |
Barnes says in his book he wanted to play for us as a local club, but don't think we ever had him on our books, so not one we let go.
Marcus Gayle was a QPR fan who we missed out on early too. |
No, you're right.
The rumour was that both Barnes and Pearce were on trials with us and in the same week we declined to sign both - Barnes for money reasons and Pearce for footballing reasons.
But I've never heard that from anyone who was 100% sure. | |
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