Hogan Ephraim ‏@HoganEphraim Been told that QPR want me to end the loan now so I can be refreshed for pre season. I just want to say a massive thank you to everybody... At Toronto FC for making it a great stay for me - they are the eat bunch of guys I've had the pleasure of playing alongside. The fans and... Management team have been great to me and all the support staff at the club. I wish the club the best of luck and believe the results will.. Change real soon!! I will miss this place, but now my intentions are to show QPR how much I wanna be at QPR and how well I wanna do for them ------------ I've got mixed views on him, he was pretty effective at the start of our last Championship campaign before being replace by Tommy Smith but I still have doubts about him long term. This excellent compilation by Devon Park Ranger shows glimpses of how well he fitted into Warnock's early season system. [video=youtube;vpmvyu2VSfU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpmvyu2VSfU[/video] I never tire of seeing his goal against Middlesbrough.
He gets a lot of stick on here but again is say he has been underused by every manager at the club At championship level he can deliver. His goals away at the blades & donny in our promotion season were class Pleased he's back. He should feature more next season.
He may be too old, he may be too slow, he might not be as good as we hope ............... but the fact seems that he wants to come back. What he may lack in polish he will make up for in desire to play for QPR. The shirt means something more than just a pay cheque to him .................. and as a fan, that means a lot to me. Welcome back, son
He is certainly not too old mate. It may seem like he has been around for ever, but he is still only 25.
I thought there was an official press report that he'd been released? I could've sworn it was on here and twitter too?
Harry won't know much about him, he probably wants to take a look in training Pre-season. Good luck to him.
Well, Roller, it must just be me that's too old. I'm over 50 so I'm allowed to slip up on a regular basis ............. so I'm told.
Decent enough player on his day, just needs to show some consistency. I'm not disappointed he's coming back, can certainly do a job for us. Plus, it's all a part of cutting our cloth accordingly, another squad member that won't have to be replaced by a purchase.
I actually believe him. I would sooner have a bunch of committed players and languish in mid table than witness the shameful performances of last season from guys that clearly were on only here for the money. Because of that, welcome back Hogan and I look forward to seeing you give it a go next season.
Nothing more than rednapp assessing what he's got, but I'm sure he won't get much if a chance. Good at times, but goes missing for long periods and that's at championship level. If we want to build a team that will survive and move on when we are promoted, and not make the same mistakes again in having to change the entire team upon promotion, then hogan is not the answer.
Weve had what, 7 or 8 managers while hes been here and none of them have rated him, that says it all. When TLR say he goes missing for long periods, I take it youre on about weeks or months because when things are going bad, he is the most invisible player Ive ever seen. At least players like Taarabt will always want the ball even if the crowd are on the back of the players.
Harry must want to look at him and be considering the pace of two games a week and needing a squad. Like others feel he has had plenty of chances; maybe it's last chance saloon - and his chance to turn things around - or maybe to finally find his level. Guess we'll all find out soon enough.
Flyer, that's exactly what I was going to say but I don't like to criticise players too much, especially ones who's heart is in the right place. But one or two good goals every couple if seasons is not good enough.
I know, hes probably a great lad and came off well in the 4 year plan but hes gone to the likes of Toronto and Charlton on loan and they dont want to keep him, his level is below that.
I feel this would be a retrograde step but agree with Eternal about cutting our cloth according to our relatively limited resources.
Always rated him. Hope he comes back and does well. As someone mentioned, in my book, he's criminally underused
