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irdan said:
Possibly. Or could be the quality dm to allow fer more creative freedom..
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i like your thinking irdan. i posed it more as a question than a statement and i think i need to see a bit more of fer before i know where his best position is. before i heard we were interested in him i felt he was best as an attacking midfielder but our friend cove suggested he was better utilised defensively. capoue is a class act though - bloody good signing for cardiff if they do get him! i naturally assumed he'd end up at arsenal for obvious reasons!!
 
Drum roll, fanfare.......

Michael Bailey ‏@michaeljbailey
Just taken a spin around Carrow Road in time to clock a suited and booted @HOOP588 & co arrive to sign on the dotted line. #ncfc #pinkun
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(GPB, you beat me to it <ok> but if it's taken over 7 months to get this far, I'm sure no one will mind reading it twice!)
 
Kemp8094 said:
£40k a week in Championship. Wow.

The way they are being run will bite them in the arse one day.
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What amazes me is the press reaction to what is going on there. Apart from the odd football blogger, the media generally carry on with their obsequious, fawning "admiration" towards 'Arry and the club. Just shows what sort of values they have, can't see beyond ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££. The other side of the coin being their patronising and dismissive attitude to anybody who doesn't splash the cash. You'd think by now some of the more serious media would be holding QPR up to ridicule, as some Rangers supporters are doing. <ok>
 
At the risk of upsetting Munky again and contradicting Rick I calculate that with Barnett and Hooper we have 26. Obviously we are trying to sell Barnett to bring us down to 25 but that would only leave us with Seb, Turner ( both injured at the moment ), Bennett and Ayala as CB's. We could move Russ across but that would leave us with 1 RB. Is that adequate defensive cover for the season? If we bought another defender, another striker and another midfielder then 3 existing midfielders have got to go. Perhaps Thurnby is right - leave it as it is and risk having to use Elliott Bennett, Surman or another midfielder as an emergency full back.
 
1950canary said:
At the risk of upsetting Munky again and contradicting Rick I calculate that with Barnett and Hooper we have 26. Obviously we are trying to sell Barnett to bring us down to 25 but that would only leave us with Seb, Turner ( both injured at the moment ), Bennett and Ayala as CB's. We could move Russ across but that would leave us with 1 RB. Is that adequate defensive cover for the season? If we bought another defender, another striker and another midfielder then 3 existing midfielders have got to go. Perhaps Thurnby is right - leave it as it is and risk having to use Elliott Bennett, Surman or another midfielder as an emergency full back.
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This is why I suggested that it might be an idea to look at signing a right-back. R.Martin does consider centre-back to be his best position after all.
 
I can't believe they've also just sold Jamie Mackie to florist for a million quid, that's absolutely bonkers if you ask me <doh>

He was one of their only shining lights last season, a real fans favourite who gave it his all every game and would surely have been key to any promotion bid they hope to make. Makes no sense whatsoever.
And when you consider they've also just signed Karl Henry, hated by Zamora after breaking his leg and arch nemesis of Joey Barton you have to ask yourself what on earth Redknapp is trying to do to the dressing room.

A cynic might suggest he's trying to manoeuvre himself a sacking and the enormous pay off that would come with it - he wouldn't do that would he? <whistle>
 
Most of the media will always favour London based teams because they are based there themselves. Hooper does seem to complete the squad, though, and there is still another place available in the 25.
 
1950canary said:
At the risk of upsetting Munky again and contradicting Rick I calculate that with Barnett and Hooper we have 26. Obviously we are trying to sell Barnett to bring us down to 25 but that would only leave us with Seb, Turner ( both injured at the moment ), Bennett and Ayala as CB's. We could move Russ across but that would leave us with 1 RB. Is that adequate defensive cover for the season? If we bought another defender, another striker and another midfielder then 3 existing midfielders have got to go. Perhaps Thurnby is right - leave it as it is and risk having to use Elliott Bennett, Surman or another midfielder as an emergency full back.
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Goalkeepers
1. John Ruddy
2. Mark Bunn
3. Carlo Nash

Defenders
4. Russell Martin
5. Steven Whittaker
6. Sébastien Bassong
7. Michael Turner
8. Ryan Bennett
9. Dani Ayala
10. Leon Barnett
11. Javier Garrido
12. Martin Olssen

Midfielders
13. Bradley Johnson
14. Alexander Tettey
15. Robert Snodgrass
16. Jonny Howson
17. Andrew Surman
18. Anthony Pilkington
19. Wes Hoolahan
20. Elliott Bennett
21. David Fox
22. Jacob Butterfield
23. Nathan Redmond (under-21)
24. Leroy Fer

Forwards
25. Ricky Van Wolfswinkel
26. Luciano Becchio
27. Gary Hooper
 
robbieBB said:
Goalkeepers
1. John Ruddy
2. Mark Bunn
3. Carlo Nash

Defenders
4. Russell Martin
5. Steven Whittaker
6. Sébastien Bassong
7. Michael Turner
8. Ryan Bennett
9. Dani Ayala
10. Leon Barnett
11. Javier Garrido
12. Martin Olssen

Midfielders
13. Bradley Johnson
14. Alexander Tettey
15. Robert Snodgrass
16. Jonny Howson
17. Andrew Surman
18. Anthony Pilkington
19. Wes Hoolahan
20. Elliott Bennett
21. David Fox
22. Jacob Butterfield
23. Nathan Redmond (under-21)
24. Leroy Fer

Forwards
25. Ricky Van Wolfswinkel
26. Luciano Becchio
27. Gary Hooper
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Sell or not select the two in bold and we would still have one space in the squad.
 
Tony_Munky_Canary said:
I can't believe they've also just sold Jamie Mackie to florist for a million quid, that's absolutely bonkers if you ask me <doh>

He was one of their only shining lights last season, a real fans favourite who gave it his all every game and would surely have been key to any promotion bid they hope to make. Makes no sense whatsoever.
And when you consider they've also just signed Karl Henry, hated by Zamora after breaking his leg and arch nemesis of Joey Barton you have to ask yourself what on earth Redknapp is trying to do to the dressing room.

A cynic might suggest he's trying to manoeuvre himself a sacking and the enormous pay off that would come with it - he wouldn't do that would he? <whistle>
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yes, i noticed the forest owner announce this last night. poor decision by 'arry to let him go although i understand the player was unhappy at lack of chances under redknapp. he's the ideal player for a championship promotion push.

personally i see redknapp kicking off and storming out claiming 'unfulfilled promises' or something like that
 
1950 always brings this issue up every summer, and it has never been an issue. Every window I end up having the same conversation with him and to be honest I was expecting it this week.
 
I'm sure Barnett is on his way and if Fox isn't sold, he probably won't be given a squad number (didn't the same happen with C Martin last season??). We're not too badly off for defenders, as long as Bassong and Turner are fit for the Everton game. Whittaker can play anywhere aong the back 4 and E Bennett can be slotted at RB as well. Not too unhappy with the current squad, but an 'attack-minded' midfielder would be welcome. <ok>

Anyone else going to the friendly against Panathinaikos on 10th Aug - just got my tickets yesterday??
 
JRFan said:
I'm sure Barnett is on his way and if Fox isn't sold, he probably won't be given a squad number (didn't the same happen with C Martin last season??). We're not too badly off for defenders, as long as Bassong and Turner are fit for the Everton game. Whittaker can play anywhere aong the back 4 and E Bennett can be slotted at RB as well. Not too unhappy with the current squad, but an 'attack-minded' midfielder would be welcome. <ok>

Anyone else going to the friendly against Panathinaikos on 10th Aug - just got my tickets yesterday??
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we know barnett isn't in hughton's plans - he said so - so he will not be included in the 25 man squad whether he has a club lined up or not. i certainly think we'll see at least one more new face come in, be it an experienced player or a young gun but i'd like to see fox stay unless a new midfielder comes in who has similar attributes (obviously they will be better or there's no point)
 
Superman wears Grant Holt pyjamas in bed said:
as i understand it, hooper is going to be getting a pay rise of around £10k a week to join norwich - just shows how difficult it is for celtic to keep their best players when premier league clubs come in for them. he'll be on just under £30k a week by the way.

but that's not the best bit - according to one scottish journalist qpr were set to offer more than £40k a week! they never learn, do they... <doh>
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by some reports we undercut their transfer offer too. Being reported our offer was for 5.2 and QPR's was 5.5million.
 
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