| Charlie Austin on Under the Cosh 16:03 - Sep 9 with 1722 views | lightwaterhoop |
Worth a listen. [Post edited 9 Sep 16:07]
|  | | |  |
| Charlie Austen on Under the Cosh on 16:06 - Sep 9 with 1690 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
His attitude to QPR is a very welcome change to the last Undr The Cosh one he did. |  | | |
| Charlie Austen on Under the Cosh on 16:07 - Sep 9 with 1675 views | nick_hammersmith |
100%
Very shocked to hear that all the players got weighed in under Warburton, it seems like bonuses drove that great finish to the season.
Reinforces my belief that a lot of players are only interested in days off and money |  | | |
| Charlie Austen on Under the Cosh on 16:36 - Sep 9 with 1527 views | daveB |
| Charlie Austen on Under the Cosh on 16:07 - Sep 9 by nick_hammersmith |
100%
Very shocked to hear that all the players got weighed in under Warburton, it seems like bonuses drove that great finish to the season.
Reinforces my belief that a lot of players are only interested in days off and money |
I might be wrong but think that was something ferdinand brought in, lower basic wage and bigger bonuses for wins, appearances etc
I think they still do something similar now
They tried that with Onuoha and he saw it as a massive insult
The pod is a good listen though and I did find it quite funny how upset he was about what Les said to him about retiring and then he basically went into semi retirement straight away |  | | |
| Charlie Austen on Under the Cosh on 16:56 - Sep 9 with 1440 views | Northernr |
| Charlie Austen on Under the Cosh on 16:36 - Sep 9 by daveB |
I might be wrong but think that was something ferdinand brought in, lower basic wage and bigger bonuses for wins, appearances etc
I think they still do something similar now
They tried that with Onuoha and he saw it as a massive insult
The pod is a good listen though and I did find it quite funny how upset he was about what Les said to him about retiring and then he basically went into semi retirement straight away |
Yeh it was very bonus related. Not sure if it's still the same.
That was the source of mine and Warb's on air bust up, he pointed out that the players were on a bonus structure for set pieces scored and conceded and I joked that some of their overdrafts must look like mine in that case.
Didn't go down well. That was in a disrespectful way. |  | | |
| Charlie Austen on Under the Cosh on 21:54 - Sep 9 with 826 views | nick_hammersmith |
| Charlie Austen on Under the Cosh on 16:36 - Sep 9 by daveB |
I might be wrong but think that was something ferdinand brought in, lower basic wage and bigger bonuses for wins, appearances etc
I think they still do something similar now
They tried that with Onuoha and he saw it as a massive insult
The pod is a good listen though and I did find it quite funny how upset he was about what Les said to him about retiring and then he basically went into semi retirement straight away |
Yeah, it was probably a fair shout. Charlie mk2 looked semi retired, as he and Johanson saw out the last few months of their contracts. Same with Nedum, who was outraged by the offer from QPR, then had to drop to Canada to beat it | | | |
| Charlie Austin on Under the Cosh on 22:09 - Sep 9 with 772 views | numptydumpty |
To be honest, most of Austins second stint at QPR was dreadful
Was totally unfit most of the time and took us for a ride.
Got away with taking the mick out of the club and was never fit and overweight too.
Wasnt old so just showed his efforts for professional football had past.
The fact he often says he loves the club. Yes we loved his first spell but he should never have come back as he didnt act in a professional manner and took us for a ride and got paid way more than he deserved.
Might be controversial and disliked opinion but he deteriorated as a player very quickly.
Never seen this said on here and surprised its not been said. Perhaps seen as evil to say of a previous hero but he had given up being a professional footballer way before his time. Never achieved what he could have done.
Was a strange situation also with his move to Australia. Cant see that went well either apart from another injection of cash.
[Post edited 9 Sep 22:15]
|  |
| |
| Charlie Austin on Under the Cosh on 22:23 - Sep 9 with 713 views | Northernr |
| Charlie Austin on Under the Cosh on 22:09 - Sep 9 by numptydumpty |
To be honest, most of Austins second stint at QPR was dreadful
Was totally unfit most of the time and took us for a ride.
Got away with taking the mick out of the club and was never fit and overweight too.
Wasnt old so just showed his efforts for professional football had past.
The fact he often says he loves the club. Yes we loved his first spell but he should never have come back as he didnt act in a professional manner and took us for a ride and got paid way more than he deserved.
Might be controversial and disliked opinion but he deteriorated as a player very quickly.
Never seen this said on here and surprised its not been said. Perhaps seen as evil to say of a previous hero but he had given up being a professional footballer way before his time. Never achieved what he could have done.
Was a strange situation also with his move to Australia. Cant see that went well either apart from another injection of cash.
[Post edited 9 Sep 22:15]
|
We’d have gone very close to being relegated in that lockdown season if him, De Wijs, Johansen and Field hadn’t been signed.
I remember us scraping a 1-1 at Wycombe just before Christmas and thinking we were toast. Bonne and Dykes as the forwards. Tom Carroll the best midfielder. | | | |
| Charlie Austin on Under the Cosh on 22:44 - Sep 9 with 631 views | daveB |
| Charlie Austin on Under the Cosh on 22:23 - Sep 9 by Northernr |
We’d have gone very close to being relegated in that lockdown season if him, De Wijs, Johansen and Field hadn’t been signed.
I remember us scraping a 1-1 at Wycombe just before Christmas and thinking we were toast. Bonne and Dykes as the forwards. Tom Carroll the best midfielder. |
Yeah that loan spell Austin played a major role in turning things around for us, he was excellent. We'd have comfortably gone down without him signing imo
He was poor by his standards the following season but still scored goals for us | | | |
Login to get fewer ads
| Charlie Austin on Under the Cosh on 23:01 - Sep 9 with 566 views | 7374Ranger |
| Charlie Austin on Under the Cosh on 22:23 - Sep 9 by Northernr |
We’d have gone very close to being relegated in that lockdown season if him, De Wijs, Johansen and Field hadn’t been signed.
I remember us scraping a 1-1 at Wycombe just before Christmas and thinking we were toast. Bonne and Dykes as the forwards. Tom Carroll the best midfielder. |
I agree the club looked destined for relegation until that quartet joined on loan.
I also disagree with comments by others that he was taking the club for a ride when he rejoined. When he played during this loan spell he was often playing alongside Dykes and between them they formed a good partnership scoring and assisting each other. However, after he joined on a permanent deal in the summer Warburton decided to play just one up front and promoted Willock into the side. Clearly this did not suit Austin's style of play nor did it suit Dykes who scored 3 goals less that season. | | | |
| Charlie Austin on Under the Cosh on 00:17 - Sep 10 with 434 views | numptydumpty |
| Charlie Austin on Under the Cosh on 23:01 - Sep 9 by 7374Ranger |
I agree the club looked destined for relegation until that quartet joined on loan.
I also disagree with comments by others that he was taking the club for a ride when he rejoined. When he played during this loan spell he was often playing alongside Dykes and between them they formed a good partnership scoring and assisting each other. However, after he joined on a permanent deal in the summer Warburton decided to play just one up front and promoted Willock into the side. Clearly this did not suit Austin's style of play nor did it suit Dykes who scored 3 goals less that season. |
The loan spell went well.
But after that he coasted big time.
Was overweight and unfit. Secured his big last payday and sadly switched from an excellent professional to a man that gave up on his career noticeably.
Few comments in there, where he really took umbrage with several managers in his career. And playing more for the team, when there were bonusses on offer in that spell too, suggested he had changed from the young lad who was so keen to do well, to the old pro who did the bare minimum and if anyone dared to criticise him, he sulked and went off the rails a bit and hit the booze.
Sad end to his career....
And tbh the comment from Les about him retiring, was perfectly just. He clearly lost his mojo for the game. Came across as a prickly character in this interview and did say if he struggled in the game, would start hitting the alcohol a lot, which clearly was happening in the second season of his return.
Think gets a lot of kindness and leniency over much because his two seasons in his first spell were outstanding.
A shame for me.
As we seen with many, sometimes never go back.
They say never meet your heroes and sadly this particular pod for me, Charlie doesn't come across as the legend he originally was. [Post edited 10 Sep 0:54]
| |
| |
| Charlie Austin on Under the Cosh on 06:21 - Sep 10 with 150 views | Kiwi76 |
The drop off was incredible & even when coming down under to play for Brisbane in A League he looked completely shot. He should’ve torn the league apart but barely broke a sweat. |  | | |
| |
By continuing to use the site, you agree to our use of cookies and to abide by our Terms and Conditions.
