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Holloway In Pursuit Of An Experienced Striker

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  1. QPR999

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    QPR to tweak transfer policy in pursuit of striker
    By David McIntyre 22/12/2016

    QPR are looking to bring in an experienced striker in January in a slight departure from previous transfer policy.

    Rangers have mostly targeted players aged 24 or under during recent transfer windows before considering other options, but believe pace and knowhow up front is essential as they look to climb away from the wrong end of the Championship.

    Five consecutive defeats have them 19th in the table and they plan to bring in at least one forward next month.

    Manager Ian Holloway generally approves of the club’s recent transfer policy but wants an exception to be made in the pursuit of a striker.

    Enquiries have been made about a number of players as QPR assess their options.

    The Rangers management are hoping to in some way replicate the impact Glenn Murray has had at Brighton this season.

    Striker Murray, 33, was signed on loan in the summer and has scored 14 goals for the title-chasing Seagulls, underlining the importance of experience up front.

    What will not change is QPR’s preference for players with experience of English football, preferably the Championship.

    Apart from summer signing Yeni Ngbakoto and fellow Frenchman Sehrou Guirassy, who joined Cologne, Rangers’ original transfer targets this year were English-based.

    With those players generally hard to acquire, other options were subsequently looked at in an effort to add to the squad.

    QPR are also hopeful of finally offloading Sandro, whose contract expires in the summer.

    Steven Caulker is currently unavailable so the chances of him being sold, at least in the first part of January, look slim.

    Holloway is keen to have more options at right-back and Rangers are therefore planning to recall Darnell Furlong.

    The 21-year-old is currently on a season-long loan at Swindon along with midfielder Michael Doughty, who is also set to be recalled.

    http://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/qpr-tweak-transfer-policy-pursuit-striker
     
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  2. QPR999

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    He hinted about this in the meeting we had last month. He wasn't happy with the strikers we had and couldn't believe how much we paid for the inexperienced and unproven Conor Washington.
     
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    QPR999, Dec 22, 2016
  3. sb_73

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    So Sylla and the Poles were not original targets, or have been forgotten by the author.

    An experienced striker who is any good does not come cheap, unless on loan.

    Any suggestions? Ulloa on loan from Foxes would be nice.
     
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  4. TootingExcess

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    We need another (Paul) Furlong or Helgusson - past their best, but able to do a good job over the next two years.

    Cut to next scene: Olly unveiling a new Defensive Midfielder
     
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  5. Frome-Ranger

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    Crouch? No recent championship experience but reckon he'd be a good fit and we do get linked with him every window.
     
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  6. QPR999

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    Billy Sharp, Danny Graham, Grant Holt, Tammy Abraham, Scott Hogan, Chris Wood, Danny Ward.
     
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  7. Hoops Eternal

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    Please not Grant Holt! <yikes>
     
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    Hoops Eternal, Dec 22, 2016
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  8. KentGaz

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    Charlie knows how to score at this level and the fact he's out for 4 months means he'll probably be cheap. We've never worried about players being crocked stopping us signing them in the past.
     
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    Just our luck we'll sign another crock like Andy (steal the goalies water bottle) Johnson.
     
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    Kilburn, Dec 22, 2016
  10. stanleyparkerbowles

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    Crouch all day long
     
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  11. Ciarrai_Abu

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    He said that!!!!!!
     
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  12. Wherever

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    Arthur Scargill anyone
     
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  13. Sooperhoop

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    We need a creative midfielder as much as a striker, we huff and puff a lot and create f*ck all...
     
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    Sooperhoop, Dec 22, 2016
  14. Hoops Eternal

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    Isn't that what we have Chery for?
     
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    Hoops Eternal, Dec 22, 2016
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    If it is he's failing miserably...
     
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    Sooperhoop, Dec 22, 2016
  16. Hoops Eternal

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    Totally agree, I'm assuming he wants away.
     
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  17. QPR999

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    Yep. He said he worried that there was no goals in the team.
     
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  18. Stan Dupp

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    Oztumer (25) creative midfielder for Walsall, Knockaert- type.
    Wes Hoolihan, Josh Morris (25)
    Strikers John Akinde, Matt Taylor both 27.
    Adam Rooney (28)
     
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  19. Hoops Eternal

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    I can assure you that Hoolihan is way overrated, he is lightweight and you get one good game in five out of him.
     
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  20. rangercol

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    Taarabt on loan?
     
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