QPR hitman Charlie Austin out for the season HARRY REDKNAPP claims Charlie Austinâs season is over - but tipped QPR to win promotion even without their Roy of the Rovers. By Darren Witcoop/Published 1st February 2014 qpr, queens park rangers, charlie austin, austin, harry redknapp, harry, redknappCROCKED: Charlie Austin [GETTY] Austin has single-handedly kept Rangers on course for a Premier League return. The £4m striker has scored almost half of his sideâs miserly 33-goal tally this season. But the west Londoners have learned Austin he needs surgery on a shoulder injury picked up in the midweek win over Bolton. Redknapp said: âCharlie will be out for the season and losing him is a blow to us. Heâs been fantastic for us - our Roy of the Rovers. âCharlie will be out for the season and losing him is a blow to usâ Harry Redknapp âEvery week heâs pulled us out of the mire. But hopefully we can still maintain our promotion bid despite being without him.â QPRâs credentials will be put on the line today when they begin life after Austin with the visit of third-placed Burnley. Redknapp added: âItâll be a difficult game. People say theyâll fade away but I donât see why. âTheyâve got good players. Their two front men (Danny Ings and Sam Vokes) have been outstanding.â
No surprise there, shoulder surgery is serious business and rehabilitation can't be rushed, Thank God we had him for the last five months or we'd be also-rans...
Will Joey Barton score and hold up the number 09 shirt in tribute I wonder? Please no repeat of the minutes applause that thankfully dissipated quickly the match after Faurlin's injury. A little bit too sentimental for me I'm afraid!
He's getting his player of the month award before the game - I'm sure he'll know after that how much we appreciate his efforts
I arrived 30 seconds late (a run from the car and no pint in the Coningham today - due to an overturned truck on the M40!) How did the presentation go? I'm guessing that he got a great reception.
