A WATRB thread about Scott Parker ( http://www.wearetherangersboys.com/forum/showthread.php?165304-Scotty-Parker )
I see that Wigan are also looking to pick up Tubby, so he will contnue to haunt us next season. Norwich striker Grant Holt set for medical at Wigan please log in to view this image http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23219933
Striker Charlie Austin is due at the KC Stadium to undergo a medical which should finally seal a three-year deal to join Hull City, reports the Hull Daily Mail. ------------- BBC Radio Lancashire report Burnley's Charlie Austin is due for talks at Hull City today after the two clubs agreed a fee for the 24-year-old striker. Austin, who has a year remaining on his contract at Turf Moor, scored 28 goals in 40 games for the Clarets last season.
EXCLUSIVE: Hull City deal for Burnley's Charlie Austin collapses By Philip Buckingham HULL Cityâs bid to sign Charlie Austin is over after a £4.5m deal for the Burnley striker dramatically collapsed last night. City had looked on course to land the 24-year-old forward when agreeing a fee with the Clarets over the weekend, a deal that would have made him the clubâs second most expensive signing. However, the Mail understands manager Steve Bruce must now resume his attacking search following a bitterly disappointing day at the KC Stadium. Austin travelled to East Yorkshire yesterday morning to undergo a medical and discuss personal terms with the Tigers, but it is understood unforeseen obstacles were encountered late in the evening. Although details are yet to be clarified with club officials so far unavailable for comment, sources last night indicated to the Mail that the transfer unraveled at the 11th hour and the deal will not be revived. City are expected to make an announcement on Austin at some stage today but fears will inevitably surround the strikerâs problematic shoulder. Austin has dislocated his shoulder three times in the last four years and although it is a problem he has not suffered with since 2011, City may have regarded the historic injury as one they could not risk with the financial stakes high. While Austin was understood to be upset by yesterdayâs events with the chance of a top-flight debut passing him by, news of the collapsed deal will also rock Bruce, even though he is believed to have been fully consulted in the decision to pull out. Despite sounding Celticâs Gary Hooper out with a £4m bid last month, he had recently highlighted Austin as his preferred choice to spearheadâs City forward line in the Premier League. A month of negotiations between the two parties saw Burnley standing firm on their £7m valuation, but City were eventually able to find a middle ground with an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £4.5m on Sunday. The protracted chase has now ultimately proved fruitless and leaves Bruce back at square one in a department most in need of strengthening. City were yesterday back in full training for the first time since winning promotion as Championship runners-up in May but, despite landing five new arrivals in the shape of George Boyd, Ahmed Elmohamady, Maynor Figueroa, Curtis Davies and Allan McGregor for a combined £6m, the much-needed boost to his attacking ranks is still to be resolved. Although a fully-fit Sone Aluko will offer some comfort, Bruce has consistently sought at least two new attackers ahead of the Premier League kick-off at Chelsea. It remains to be seen if Bruce re-enters the race to sign Hooper, who like Austin has just 12 months left on his deal, or opt for value on the foreign market for targets such as Genkâs Ilombe Mboyo, who has been considered. http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/EXCLUSIVE-Hull-City-deal-Burnley-s-Charlie-Austin/story-19494453-detail/story.html Maybe he could join AJ and Bobby in treatment room...
Cheers Finn, that is interesting. ---------------------------------- Does anyone believe we should resurect the Odemwingie deal or stay away?
Hold your horses.......perhaps we could get him on the cheap? Charlie Austin: Burnley striker fails Hull City medical http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23238595 please log in to view this image Hopefully not due to this? Charlie Austin guilty of Swindon nightclub assault "Mr Webb told the court that he had disturbed Mr Austin in a toilet cubicle where he saw the footballer "hunched over" the toilet bowl. He said he heard a "sniffing sound" and suspected Mr Austin was using some kind of street drug. Mr Webb said as a Swindon Town fan he recognised him and asked him why he was taking drugs when he was a professional footballer." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-22759753
please log in to view this image Swansea are trying to tie up a cut-price £2.5million deal for Queens Park Rangers midfielder Esteban Granero. Former Real Madrid midfielder Granero, who played under Swans boss Michael Laudrup when he was coach at Getafe, joined QPR for £9m last summer, but they are keen to get him off the wage bill following their relegation. The Swans' previous record transfer fee paid was £5.55m - to Valencia last season for winger Pablo Hernandez. http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/swansea-transfers-esteban-granero-qpr-2041506? The rumour has reappeared. Could be some truth in it, even if it represent a BIG financial loss for us.
Tell em there dreaming .............. would much rather keep him. Unlike a few others, at least he seems to have his wits about him and is not a trouble maker, besides, he may well excel in this division in which, if we were to go back up, he would be settled and a better player for it.
I'm with you Aussie. Would very much like to keep him and actually believe he would thrive in the Championship contrary to common beliefs.
I am not sure whether he would thrive in the Championship. Ability wise, yes of course, but he has one problem, he wants too much time on the ball, and he will get less of it this season. Other teams will know this and hassle him into giving the ball away, just like Prem teams did last season. In the Championship, refs will be less lenient when he gets kicked, as well.
You could be right mate. But I believe this less time on the ball thing in the Championship is a myth. Slower players than in the Prem should actually give him better time on the ball. It often looks like players have little time in the Championship but that is mainly down to ability imo, something Granero definitely doesn't lack. The point about the refs though is spot on
Dont't think we paid anywhere near that 9mill that was quoted probably about 3/4mil, if they up there offer to 3.5mill then we should take it as he said doesn't want to play in championship.
Hopefully my theory will be put to the test and we'll find out Vicente is also a lightweight but did quite well at Brighton.
