After a better start than we may have expected with three straight league wins we now face a nervous wait to see whether our team will be seriously weakened by last minute transfers. All summer we have been hoping the key players, Austin, Phillips and Fer would have their futures settled quickly to enable us to sign decent replacements but, almost predictably, we face losing them in the frenzied scramble as the desperate handful of Premier League clubs who have made poor starts look to strengthen. The last few weeks have seen several players we were linked with go to Championship rivals and we could end up seriously lacking if the last day of the window goes against us. I hope we don't find ourselves making sorry excuses on Wednesday morning...
If they don't go by Monday then we should refuse any offers as they are all under contract, but this is qpr & anything can happen.
We are at the stage of the transfer window now where if we lose any key players there probably isn't sufficient time left to replace them.
...but this is FOOTBALL & anything can happen. Nothing to do with just QPR. It's the nature of the transfer window.
Good shout as per Sooper As much as right now I'm chuffed with the start of our season and our current position in the Championship I'm trying not to get carried away with it all. I voted mid table in that recent poll but if by some miracle we can keep a couple i.e. Austin and grab a decent defender or two then who knows?
No fault with QPR here the blame (if the worst happens) lies squarely at the feet of the ludicrous transfer window business.
Not only will the next 3 days determine the likelihood of what the rest of the season will be, it's also going to be a pointer to our owners ambitions & what things are going to be like over the next season or two.
if we get another Remy situation TF should fall on his sword. This should have been sorted by now. No way to run a club not knowing if 3 of your best players won't be here in 3 days? as for our position.... Sorry but we have the highest wage bill, have just come down from the Prem and have a few good players. We should be aiming high and let other teams worry about playing us. All this talk of mid-table or survival should be banned.
So u think tony should go ........ Err think about that he has spent a fortune who covers those losses - get real remember Chris Wright??
I think if we can keep hold of one of those three and bring in a couple of decent signings we'll be ok. Fer won't be so much of a loss as we're doing alright without him thus far. The problem may lie with Austin & Phillips going, but I'd expect us to have someone lined up. We've done well to keep our recent signings under the radar. I'd expect the incoming signings aren't publicly known yet should the need arise.
WE are £200m in debt thanks to him and his okay with sh@@e mangers spending like Hughes and Redknapp. Now we find ourselves in the Championship with a FFP bill and an average team. We still have no training ground or any movement on the stadium, we have blown 2 chances in the Premiership and have a shocking kit, and you thinks thats good. You need to get real.
Plus we have the special infinite Championship loan window to play with, pick up a few who won't make it into Prem 25's. Though the only point of that would be if we really were going for promotion and are prepared to risk the mistakes of the past again by spending big next summer. I'd prefer us to take our time and build something more sustainable.
Another thing worth noting is the lack of loan signings which is another point towards our holistic growth. Konchesky being the exception, but an understandable one until Yun or Kpweka get up to speed.
They can turn down an offer or only accept based on getting suitable replacements in time. If Austin, Philips, Fer go without adequate replacements we'll become a bottom half team overnight.
