Transfer Thread Summer 2019

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QPRski said:
If we are resorting to selling players at this price, then we really must be cash strapped.

Very disappointing!
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Disappointing is an understatement

However, I suspect that this will be the new norm - cycling players through the club when we can get a sensible (in the club's view) price

The sad fact is that the majority of clubs run at a loss, and the cash just isn't there to buy and build. Nor will it be in the medium term future

TV monies have led to incredible riches for many individual players / managers / agents at the top level, but without that money or substantial other commercial income it is a hand to mouth existence for many clubs

The need to balance our books is now taking priority over longer term player investment sadly. I accept that
 
StortfordQPR said:
Disappointing is an understatement

However, I suspect that this will be the new norm - cycling players through the club when we can get a sensible (in the club's view) price

The sad fact is that the majority of clubs run at a loss, and the cash just isn't there to buy and build. Nor will it be in the medium term future

TV monies have led to incredible riches for many individual players / managers / agents at the top level, but without that money or substantial other commercial income it is a hand to mouth existence for many clubs

The need to balance our books is now taking priority over longer term player investment sadly. I accept that
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This reminds me of filling a bucket with a holes in it with water. A futile process!

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Quite Possibly Raving said:
I might be alone on this one, but I've never been completely confident about Furlong. I don't think £1.5m would be an awful deal, and we could probably pick up someone just as good for half of that. I will hold off any judgement on this one until we see if the club has a decent replacement lined up for him at a lower price.
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It'll certainly mean an end to Lumley hoofing the ball long onto Furlong's head - or rather the ball remaining in play 50% of the time with this tactic
 
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If Furlong has not been able to establish himself as a regular first teamer by now, then surely £1.5 mill is a good deal? I only hope that there is a sell -on clauses attached.
I am not sure what a good price for him would be but we need to take into account that (1) we haven't got any money, (2) SLF has said that every player is up for sale, (3) maybe Furlong doesn't want to stay and finally, (4) maybe Warburton doesn't want him
 
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Whilst it would be disappointing to see Furlong go, it is an indication that the club is starting to get its act together. Gone are the days when we signed expensive has-beens or mainly released or 'sold down' players. Freeman going to Sheffield United for their Cardiff-City-single-season in the Premier League, plus interest in Darnell from the Throstles and Massivelyoverrated Luongo from elsewhere are good signs.

I'd rather we were selling up and using the funds to buy a decent striker and/or the next uncut diamond from the lower divisions.
 
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So the premier league money was squandered and now some of the same people who squandered it are trying to manage us out of the situation
 
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Ninj said:
If Furlong has not been able to establish himself as a regular first teamer by now, then surely £1.5 mill is a good deal? I only hope that there is a sell -on clauses attached.
I am not sure what a good price for him would be but we need to take into account that (1) we haven't got any money, (2) SLF has said that every player is up for sale, (3) maybe Furlong doesn't want to stay and finally, (4) maybe Warburton doesn't want him
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He’d want to stay if the club acknowledged he was our best all-round centre-half and merited that accordingly.

In the club’s defence, he seems to have this bizarre insistence that he’s a full-back.
 
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I think £1.5m is a great deal for Furlong. Nice work.

He will of course be much better at West Brom, but he hasn’t kicked on with us, after plenty of opportunity.

We need two types of player - blokes who can do a decent job in the Championship, and youngsters who might, one day, have PL potential who we can sell for a profit.
 
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We need a striker more than a right back, Furlong is decent but never blown me away, £1.5m for a player who isn’t even a guaranteed starter isn’t too bad as long as we put a sell on clause in there. Hopefully the money will go with the Freeman money towards a half decent striker!
 
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