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What a waste of money!

Discussion in 'Queens Park Rangers' started by JudoRanger, Aug 10, 2012.

  1. JudoRanger

    JudoRanger Well-Known Member

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    £15million for Allen! Liverpool have just completed the signing of Joe Allen from Swansea for a reported £15million.

    What a joke. They are the biggest money wasters in the league;

    Carroll - £35m
    Henderson - £20m
    Downing - £20m
    Allen - £15m

    That is £90m on four average players!
     
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  2. rrrrrs

    rrrrrs Well-Known Member

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    Wan't that long ago they had Alonso, Mascherano and Torres. Get the feeling theres some kind of 'Trading Places' experiment going on!!
     
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  3. JonnyQPR

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    I have to say I agree - seems an awful lot to me. I believe that Downing was an amusing 22mil by the way.
     
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  4. JudoRanger

    JudoRanger Well-Known Member

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    And Allen is the one Taarabt beats with ease.
     
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  5. Uber_Hoop

    Uber_Hoop Well-Known Member

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    I've never rated Downing. Never an end product with the guy, but he gives the impression that he believes he's the bollocks.
     
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  6. The Billionth QPR Fan

    The Billionth QPR Fan Well-Known Member

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    Add these:

    Charlie Adam - £7m
    Ryan Babel - £11.5m
    Robbie Keane - £20.3m

    That's another £38.8m. shocking
     
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  7. rrrrrs

    rrrrrs Well-Known Member

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    Uber if he was right footed he'd do well to get a game in the Champioship!
     
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  8. Busy Being Headhunted

    Busy Being Headhunted Well-Known Member

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    Must agree
    The money they have wasted on average players is incredible
     
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  9. elnino37

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    I posted something similar on twitter earlier. Joe Allen is 21 with limited experience and cost 15 mil. Their rivals United paid 12 mil for 23 year old Kagawa who has won 2 Bundesliga titles and was selected in the European Media Relations Europe Team of the Year for last season.

    Ridiculous waste of money and so many better players around for less than £15mil
     
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  10. Ranger74

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    They had to pay 15million to trigger his release clause......mugs!!!
     
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  11. Queenslander!!

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    Allen joins liverpool for 15 million...simultaniously weakening both teams..top job !
     
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  12. Flyer

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    insane buy, I bet the can make 99% of 5 yard backward passes though.
     
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