From the Telegragh ""Queens Park Rangers target new goalkeeper with Shay Given and Robert Green top of their list Queens Park Rangers are hoping to exploit the uncertainty at Aston Villa by signing goalkeeper Shay Given. If they fail they will turn to West Ham Unitedâs Robert Green, who is out of contract next month. On the move? Aston Villa's Shay Given could spark a goalkeepers' merry-go-round 9:36PM BST 21 May 2012 If Green leaves then West Ham, who secured an immediate return to the Premier League with Saturdayâs play-off victory over Blackpool, are likely to move for either Blackburn Roversâ Paul Robinson or Boltonâs Jussi Jaaskelainen, who have both previously worked with manager Sam Allardyce. Sunderland are also believed to be interested in Green, who is expected to leave Upton Park but will hold fresh talks with the club over a new deal. QPR manager Mark Hughes has identified Given as one of his key targets this summer with the likelihood being that Paddy Kenny, his current first-choice goalkeeper, will leave to be reunited at Leeds United with former manager Neil Warnock. The bond between Hughes and Given is also strong with the manager having signed the 36-year-old Republic of Ireland international for Manchester City from Newcastle United in early 2009. Given was one of several City players angered by Hughesâ sacking later that year. QPR, having narrowly avoided relegation this month, are to undergo a huge rebuilding of the first-team squad this summer. Captain Joey Barton, who faces a lengthy ban for his behaviour in the final Premier League match of the season when he was sent off against City, is likely to be asked to leave the club. Given signed a five-year contract at Villa, for a fee of £3.5 million, only last summer but with the club uncertain as to who will be the manager next season after a hugely disappointing campaign and with doubts over the ambitions of owner Randy Lerner, QPR are considering making an offer. Villa are understood to have a four-strong short-list to succeed Alex McLeish, who was sacked after the club only narrowly avoided relegation. It is headed by Ole Gunnar Solksjaer, the coach of Norwegian club Molde, Norwich Cityâs Paul Lambert, Wigan Athleticâs Roberto Martinez and Villa reserve team coach Kevin MacDonald, who was interviewed last week. However, there are deep concerns over the scale of investment planned this summer by Lerner while QPR are pushing ahead with a transfer policy to try to establish themselves in the Premier League and are promising Hughes the funds to compete. A permanent deal for on-loan midfielder Samba Diakaé is being discussed with new deals having been agreed with Kieron Dyer, who has agreed a one-year extension, Jamie Mackie, Clint Hill, Akos Buzsaky and reserve goalkeeper Radek Cerny. QPR have also released eight out-of-contract players: Patrick Agyemang, Gary Borrowdale, Lee Cook, Danny Gabbidon, Fitz Hall, Peter Ramage, Danny ****tu and Rowan Vine. West Ham are also drawing up their plans for the Premier League and would be interested in re-signing former midfielder Joe Cole â but only if Liverpool hugely subsidise his wages, of at least £90,000 a week, as they have done at Lille. Cole is also attracting interest from big-spending Paris St-Germain. Queens Park Rangers Sport »Football »Football Transfers »Football News »Jason Burt »In Queens Park Rangers "" Great keeper IMO - but no youngster.
Yeah. Why on Earth would we want one of the best goalkeepers in the league? Let's go and get Sunderland's third choice.
I'm trying so hard to understand why some people think signing Given would be a bad thing...................Nope, still can't. The real madness is that we are debating it
One of the best in the league, maybe once. Where did Villa finish? Got to be Green or we cross breed Paddy Kenny with a dolphin.
On that basis you wouldn't want Junior Hoilett either. Given was their player of the year, is still one of the best goalkeepers in the league, twice the player of Green and with at least a couple of years left in him. We'd be mad not to take him if the price was reasonable.
You want to pay money for a 36 year old goalkeeper? How many can we fit in at home again? My remark about Villa is more that no one higher up the league fancied him last year, and at 36 think he has a limited future and will only cost us money. The club is a business and I think it's the wrong deal for us now. 1 yr loan deal would just be ok, but aren't you tired of seeing knackered or 17yr old keepers on our bench? I am.
When he's of the quality of Given I do, yes, assuming we ship out at least one of Kenny and Murphy. It's the one position where it's not necessary to have a decent re-sale value and the quality of the player isn't going to decline to the same extent as the outfield players. When Cerny has played this season he's been excellent. I expect Derry to either leave or be well down the pecking order next year and Hill as well to a lesser extent, though it wouldn't surprise me if both go to Championship teams promising regular starts. The rest of the squad isn't that old.
Seaman, James, Robinson. All quality in their day but went on too long and in my mind looked like mugs. Seaman = England Fail.(lobbed from halfway line never played at that level again) James=City Fail.(To be fair DJ was always a bit poo but is now 2nd choice) Robinson=Cant see the fecking ball.(just can't stand everything about him, doubt we'll see him in the prem again) Never forget Englands need to play old keepers always blows up in our face. I hear you Watford but I'm scarred.
Given has also got a dodgy knee (has been scanned today and he's sitting out 3 days of training this close to the Euro's) so would in all probability be a bad bet. However - how weird is this? QPR fans talking about which current international players we DON'T want to sign?
I remember Phil Parks came from nowhere also Dave Seaman, They were great buys were they not? Seaman made one silly slip for England but so did others? Lets not go down that road, Our club always had great Goolkeepers so I think we (Manager) should start looking at young and hungry players from over seas or lower div; Views please?
Not being picky but he made 2 big errors both very similar. Lobbed from another galaxy and couldn't get back. Cost us it did.
