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Discussion in 'Queens Park Rangers' started by Loveitupthebush, Jul 13, 2014.

  1. Loveitupthebush

    Loveitupthebush Well-Known Member

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    Leicester are interested in QPR striker Charlie Austin and would be willing to pay up to £6million for the 25-year-old according to the Sun.
     
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  2. Sooperhoop

    Sooperhoop Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, we're gonna unload our Player of the Year...<doh>
     
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  3. NorwayRanger

    NorwayRanger Well-Known Member

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    Easy, just say no.
     
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  4. Sooperhoop

    Sooperhoop Well-Known Member

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  5. Queenslander!!

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    if we have Remy then sell him and take the cash...!
     
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  6. rangercol

    rangercol Well-Known Member

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    How can we turn this down?

    We don't need the money and he's very good.
     
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  7. Staines R's

    Staines R's Well-Known Member

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    If it was for a bigger side, or for a lot more dosh in his pay packet every week, I would wish him good luck and say go for it..........but it isn't.
     
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  8. West London Willy

    West London Willy Well-Known Member

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    We can turn it down because Charlie's our player, he's not looking to go anywhere, he's settled in London, he loves QPR, is part of a very close, friendly dressing room, and realistically, swapping QPR for either Sunderland or Leicester is hardly going to give him regular first team football or a better chance of PL survival. He's not a mercenary either, and family men tend not to be the sort to make rash decisions over moves.
     
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  9. peter1954qpr

    peter1954qpr Well-Known Member

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    i fear our Charlie has an interfering agent,
     
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  10. SussexR

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    Also why sell our main striker to close rivals.
     
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  11. rangercol

    rangercol Well-Known Member

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    Depends if Remy is staying I suppose?
     
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  12. Sooperhoop

    Sooperhoop Well-Known Member

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    Reported that wages are the main stumbling block to Remy moving, Arsenal won't pay him £80k a week...
     
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  13. rangercol

    rangercol Well-Known Member

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    Would be worth keeping him if his goals keep us up.
     
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  14. Rolling Stone

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    IF Remy is definitely going to stay, but absolutely only IF....then we could cash in on our striker unproven at this level........
     
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  15. Sooperhoop

    Sooperhoop Well-Known Member

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    I reckon Austin will do well in the PL, he's a natural predator like Ricky Lambert. We should keep him at all costs...
     
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  16. Grifter

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    Leicester stand as much of a chance as we do of signing Messi.
     
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  17. Proud Fox

    Proud Fox Well-Known Member

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    I don't see any mileage in it. Im not going to debate his ability but anyone would be stupid to pay 6M for Austin because of his injuries

    His value to you will be a lot more then he is true value anyway so we would have to overpay to sign him
     
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  18. qprbeth

    qprbeth Wicked Witch of West12
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    Ignoring the typos...Proud Fox...sensible comment from you
    Agree with what (I think) you said
     
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  19. Busy Being Headhunted

    Busy Being Headhunted Well-Known Member

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    We sold Leslie for 6 mill and went down
     
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  20. Sooperhoop

    Sooperhoop Well-Known Member

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    He was irreplaceable at that time...
     
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