QPR prepare January bid for Jordan Rhodes and Rudy Gestede BY SAM ROURKE ⋅ DECEMBER 16, 2014 ⋅ Queens Park Rangers are preparing January bids for Blackburn Rovers strike duo Jordan Rhodes and Rudy Gestede, according to the Mail. Rhodes, 24, and Gestede, 26, have been in fine form for the Sky Bet Championship club this season, and their impressive performances have seen Harry Redknappâs QPR interested in a January move. Rhodes who is arguably the more high profile out of the two, was the subject of immense Premier League interest in the previous transfer window, however a move failed to materialise. The Scottish international has scored an prolific 59 goals in 106 games for Rovers, whilst Gestede has scored 23 goals in 38 games. QPR are looking to add an element of potency to their frontline to help bolster their chances of beating the drop in the Barclays Premier League. Whether Blackburn manager Gary Bowyer will let the forward duo leave is uncertain, and losing them would certainly dent their hopes of achieving promotion to the top-flight. Rovers currently sit in eighth position in the Sky Bet Championship, having accrued 31 points from 21 league games. The Mail report that Blackburn winger Ben Marshall is also receiving interest from the Premier League and other Championship clubs. In-terms of a transfer fee, QPR would have to stump up a sizeable fee to land the highly-rated strike pairing, as Rovers will no doubt want to keep hold of two of their most prized assets.
Why would Blackburn shift out all these players if they are under an FFP transfer ban? Unless of course they really need the money
Could be that they are going to fail ffp again this year and need to balance the books. Just a thought.
Interesting thought QPR Rhodes could be an interesting acquisition, particularly as Austin won't hang around if we go down
Thanks. I'm not actually completely convinced by Rhodes but I would say he's worth a punt, especially with the lack of fire power we have right now.
I did, however, find it strange that Rhodes didn't move on in the summer, usually the time that the vast majority of deals in a season happen Suggested to me that either Rhodes was comfortable at Blackburn and lacked the ambition to move on, or was viewed by interested clubs as ultimately too expensive (either upfront fee and / or wages) relative to the risk that they might be taking
I would say it was for the amount of money they wanted for him. They over paid for him and now don't want to loose money on that deal.
I think we've got to look to sign up at least one of Jordan Rhodes, Rudy Gestede or Ross McCormack. I'd even suggest looking at Garry Hooper or Nahki Wells. I know that many observers may question their EPL pedigree; but I think one of the five above would be worth a punt. Look at how Charlie Austin has developed, and it was not long ago that his ability at this level was once questioned. I doubt whether Sunderland would even give a speculative enquiry the time of day, but the lad Connor Wickham would be a great signing. He looked very mobile and has developed excellent upper body strength - he looked a real threat all game when he was playing at Loftus Road last year - on loan with Leeds United at the time.
3 goals in 11 caps for Scotland (2 against Luxembourg, 1 against Australia), for who he is not (I think) a first choice striker, tells you more about Rhodes than anything he has done for Huddesfield and Blackburn. Wickham has just been given a new contract Sku. My Mackem mates tell me he is very, very good but lazy and full of himself.
I reckon the same too; a great talent, just needs harnessing - a job perhaps for Glenn Hoddle and Stevie Black?
Yeah, they've been f**ing sensational with our lot. We need a proven Prem goalscorer who is not getting much match time for his current club. Got it - Remy.
I agree - more to come from these fellows this season - especially on the psychological side of things at away grounds. That said; I think that Steve Black provided that 1% increment that was the difference, and dragged us over the line during last season's playoff matches. I distinctly remember the huddle in the rain in front of the South Africa Road stand and Joey and Stevie geeing the lads on ahead of the second period of extra time.
Law of diminishing returns on these pseudo psychological motivators Sku, even thick footballers learn their little bag of tricks quickly. He needs to make every single game feel like a sudden death play off, and he can't. As for Hoddle, as soon as we abandoned 3-5-2, his flush was busted, no point to him. For the record, 3-5-2 is a good formation for limited teams with good coaches and it might have worked for us. That's why Van Gaal played it with a poor Dutch team in Brazil and tried it with Man Utd. But great teams nearly all play 4-3-3.
I agree, but it works better when it's not in isolation. I'm a big believer in the approach advocated by Sir Dave Brailsford: "The aggregation of marginal gains," is Brailsford's catchphrase. "We've got this saying, 'performance by the aggregation of marginal gains,'" Brailsford continued. "It means taking the 1% from everything you do; finding a 1% margin for improvement in everything you do. Read more at http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,17547_5792058,00.html#iIcQK1vq254wS2KP.99
Good quote sku And pretty difficult for anyone to argue that Sir DB wasn't a great coach However, it would be fair to say that he did have an excellent, motivated talent pool to work with Sadly, I don't see this at Loftus Road
