Transfer Rumours January 2021 Transfer Window

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Mmm....undecided about Murray.
A few years back I would have taken him in a heartbeat.
Now, at 37 and rumours that his legs have gone?
Not so sure.

Surely we can do better?
I honestly know nought about Murray.

However, do strikers necessarily need "legs?"

Did big Matt Smith ever have legs? He was the slowest player on the pitch in every game but still managed to be one of our top scorers during his time.

I'd say positioning and awareness are more important. The question is: does Murray have other strong qualities to overcome the fact his legs have gone.
 
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I honestly no nought about Murray.

However, do strikers necessarily need "legs?"

Did big Matt Smith ever have legs? He was the slowest player on the pitch in every game but still managed to be one of our top scorers during his time.

I'd say positioning and awareness are more important. The question is: does Murray have other strong qualities to overcome the fact his legs have gone.
Spot on, didn't a 37yr old Kevin Phillips still score goals in top flight? If you know where the net is you will score... he does.
 
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I hope we sign Willem Dafoe.
What grinds with me about QPR is that Arsenal/Spurs and Chelsea have a load of top young talent and we are not tapping into it. My Arsenal mate keeps banging on about the fab young players they have.
 
What grinds with me about QPR is that Arsenal/Spurs and Chelsea have a load of top young talent and we are not tapping into it. My Arsenal mate keeps banging on about the fab young players they have.
What happened to that relationship we used to have with Chelsea? And Spurs, for that matter. We used to loan a lot of their hoarded players. They don't seem to know we exist anymore.
 
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What grinds with me about QPR is that Arsenal/Spurs and Chelsea have a load of top young talent and we are not tapping into it. My Arsenal mate keeps banging on about the fab young players they have.

That was the strategy when we brought in Amos and small Matt Smith on loan.

They do have lots of great young players but some of the loan fees demanded are eye-watering.
 
Selling Smith was a bizarre one for me, always a good option and managed to put a few away for us. He'd be a better option than Dykes at the moment.

Do we think this Murray stuff is just BS? Last week it was Jordan Rhodes. Probably be Crouchie next week.

Selling Smith was another example of Warburton only wanting to play one way imo.
Even the world's top coaches aren't against going route one if nothing else is working and they're chasing a goal.
 
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Selling Smith was another example of Warburton only wanting to play one way imo.
Even the world's top coaches aren't against going route one if nothing else is working and they're chasing a goal.
Are you talking about a ‘Plan B’ - we don’t do that col, you should know that!
 
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How we have had to change our business since the crazy profligacy of Hughes and Harry. What a dreadful mess.

Seriously, are we really looking at a 37 year old loan striker as our saviour ?

Next it will be rumoured that Sandro is out of contract, without a team and at a youthful 31, is worth a punt.

Who would want Warburton’s job? You can’t make lobster thermidor (or even a passable cheese toasty) with a pot noodle.
 
Is it thursday....... Xmas always throws me off kilter
Yes, I've been reading these comments and thinking it's Friday.. but I still had to go double check on the calender! It also feels later into January than usual for the 3rd Round of the FA Cup to be played, but that's probably the paymasters insisting League games were played last weekend.