| Richard Dunne 09:05 - May 24 with 6014 views | superhooper83 |
Harry Redknapp wants Richard Dunne to lead them back to the premier league.
REALLY?!?! Hmmm not too keen on this one tbh, been out injured all season and has never been THAT great anyways. Also gettin on abit now aswell. No thanks. Keep Samba and Onouha together and thats better than any championship CB pairing already. |  | | |  |
| Richard Dunne on 10:27 - May 24 with 1343 views | Jeff |
I agree with a lot of what Barbican Ranger has to say - we need to judge these players on a case by case basis - Nelson, Hill and Derry performed massively above expections, whereas Johnson, Bosingwa and Park less so - there’s no hard and fast rule when it comes to older players.
For my money, Dunne is a massive risk. Hasn’t played a game for over a year, and is, in my opinion too much of a risk for a 46 game long slog in the Championship. If he’d played 20 games for Villa this season I’d be all for him and expect him to be another Nelson, but I fear that this one may be more Johnson than Nelson.
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| Richard Dunne on 10:37 - May 24 with 1325 views | daveB |
Nelsen hardly played for a year before we signed him but it's just paper talk at the moment, it's hardly worth taking notice of any of it |  | | |
| Richard Dunne on 10:42 - May 24 with 1306 views | toboboly |
| Richard Dunne on 10:11 - May 24 by essextaxiboy |
I agree but didnt he always give 100% ?. Never gave up and respected the Club and fans?
All the things we have been criticising the big time charlies for . |
Very true and shouldn't be forgotten. |  |
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| Richard Dunne on 10:56 - May 24 with 1293 views | LowerloftLad |
Once again who rushed out to get season tickets without waiting to see if the club have learnt anything next will be a 40k a week Carlton cole cueing up for a five year deal |  |
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| Richard Dunne on 10:58 - May 24 with 1285 views | TacticalR |
If true, sounds like a tired manager signing tired men. |  |
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| Richard Dunne on 11:06 - May 24 with 1272 views | fakekerby |
| Richard Dunne on 10:11 - May 24 by essextaxiboy |
I agree but didnt he always give 100% ?. Never gave up and respected the Club and fans?
All the things we have been criticising the big time charlies for . |
Never gave up? He left the first chance he got. | | | |
| Richard Dunne on 11:12 - May 24 with 1264 views | THEBUSH |
If Samba stays, No, the pairing of Onouha and Samba fine, or Dunn and Onouha ok,
with Hill as our back up Centre Back. |  | | |
| Richard Dunne on 11:24 - May 24 with 1248 views | QPunkR |
I'd have Hill ahead of Samba to play alongside Onuoha, all day long.
Dunne was an absolutely brilliant no-nonsense defender a couple of years back, and if he were to prove his fitness before signing I'd snap him up as an excellent part of the centre-back team.
Yes he's been out for the past year, but apart from that I can't really remember him being injured too much. We should, however, be looking for younger players ideally |  |
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| Richard Dunne on 11:39 - May 24 with 1227 views | barbicanranger |
| Richard Dunne on 10:24 - May 24 by fakekerby |
We wouldn't have much to talk about if we waited until players signed though.
Mackie has been largely good, but hardly a star.
Not many were that excited about Bosingwa to be fair. |
True, it would be boring if we didn't chew the fat over rumours but it was more the point that people were writing him off for the same reasons Derry et al were written off but then did well for us.
On Mackie, I would argue that he was a star - signed for £500k from a league 1 side - played almost every game in the Championship promotion season when many of us thought he'd be a bit part player and scored a lot of goals many of which were crucial. Since then he has managed to get by in the PL. |  | | |
| Richard Dunne on 11:50 - May 24 with 1210 views | BAWHoops |
You can't just buy young players. You need to get the blend right. When we went up we had Hill, Derry, Smith, Kenny all over 30.
Experience is as key as youthful exuberance |  |
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| Richard Dunne on 12:57 - May 24 with 1162 views | PinnerPaul |
| Richard Dunne on 09:59 - May 24 by toboboly |
Don't disagree but I think there is a bit of a myth forming with Nelsen and just how good he wass.
He wasn't great, he wasn't even very good. However he looked like a world beater next to Anton/M'bia/Boswanker/Traore and Hill. |
Different subject, but you don't get a guard of honour after half a season at the club if you're not even "very good"
Even Alan Hansen pointed out how good he was on MOTD, one of our very few positives all season.
There really is no hope for ANY player pleasing you if you think RN wasn't "even very good"! | | | |
| Richard Dunne on 13:02 - May 24 with 1153 views | CheshireR |
On the plus side - he lives near me.
A car share to Loftus Rd on matcday perhaps? |  | | |
| Richard Dunne on 13:18 - May 24 with 1135 views | toboboly |
| Richard Dunne on 12:57 - May 24 by PinnerPaul |
Different subject, but you don't get a guard of honour after half a season at the club if you're not even "very good"
Even Alan Hansen pointed out how good he was on MOTD, one of our very few positives all season.
There really is no hope for ANY player pleasing you if you think RN wasn't "even very good"! |
Physically his body was shot. He himself admitted that. Wasn't as if we started conceding goals after he left was it? He was the best of a very poor bunch.
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| Richard Dunne on 13:27 - May 24 with 1127 views | QPR_Jim |
| Richard Dunne on 11:39 - May 24 by barbicanranger |
True, it would be boring if we didn't chew the fat over rumours but it was more the point that people were writing him off for the same reasons Derry et al were written off but then did well for us.
On Mackie, I would argue that he was a star - signed for £500k from a league 1 side - played almost every game in the Championship promotion season when many of us thought he'd be a bit part player and scored a lot of goals many of which were crucial. Since then he has managed to get by in the PL. |
I thought Mackie got injured half way through the season and replaced by Routledge. To be fair that's not taking anything away from him, scored a lot of goals and would have probably played in every game if fit.
I think Mackie is exactly the kind of player we need, right mentality, right age bracket. |  | | |
| Richard Dunne on 13:27 - May 24 with 1125 views | Pommyhoop |
| Richard Dunne on 09:27 - May 24 by Jamie |
Jesus wept.. |
I'd go with that . In fact it deserves a 'God's Holy Trousers!' |  |
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| Richard Dunne on 13:28 - May 24 with 1092 views | barbicanranger |
| Richard Dunne on 13:27 - May 24 by QPR_Jim |
I thought Mackie got injured half way through the season and replaced by Routledge. To be fair that's not taking anything away from him, scored a lot of goals and would have probably played in every game if fit.
I think Mackie is exactly the kind of player we need, right mentality, right age bracket. |
True, at Blackburn in the cup...elhadgate | | | |
| Richard Dunne on 13:31 - May 24 with 1082 views | ingeminate |
| Richard Dunne on 09:28 - May 24 by daveB |
Dunne is a decent player and a good character, I can see the appeal |
Thing is I'm not sure he's known for being a good character - pretty sure he's had his fair share of bust ups with managers and has been seen as a bad influence in the dressing room. Would have thought the last thing we needed. |  |
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| Richard Dunne on 13:41 - May 24 with 1068 views | R_from_afar |
Doesn't it seem, well, desperate to be considering an ageing player who hasn't even been playing? OK, it may just be a rumour...
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| Richard Dunne on 14:07 - May 24 with 1029 views | Pommyhoop |
| Richard Dunne on 14:01 - May 24 by Hunterhoop |
Exactly.
COMPLETELY the WRONG type of signing.
Yes, he's an alright player still. Yes, he could "do a job". But that's not what we need.
We need to think longer term than a 33rd yr old on his last legs and looking for his last pay day (no matter how "hard working" he is).
We need to change a culture. We need to get some youth and enthusiam back into the club.
We need to look to bring in players on the up in their career, whom we can rise back up the leagues in tandem with.
Dunne is a polyfiller signing. Papering over the cracks and putting off all the hard work of proper rebuilding until some point in the future, which is exactly what I'm coming to expect from 'Arry.
If this is true, even if it doesn't go ahead, Redknapp can sod off as far as I'm concerned. Whether he'd be "good" for 6-12months isn't the point. We need to think bigger, longer and more strategically. What is QPR about? It's not about players on their last legs, taking a step down in league and club and looking for their last pay day. [Post edited 1 Jan 1970 1:00]
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Yep totally agree.
Like someone else said ( on this thread or another one).
H is an old tired manager signing old tired players.
Please Do one H .You are not what we need. | |
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| Richard Dunne on 14:15 - May 24 with 1024 views | Monahoop |
| Richard Dunne on 09:43 - May 24 by stansleftfoot |
There's nothing wrong with the idea! It might be the player that's wrong, but Richard Dunne has the temprement that QPR needs.
Our best player's this year Ryan Nelsen, and Anton Townsend, both limited but their levels of self-respect and honesty raised them far above the standards set by their teamates.
Players can be injured for a year, and Lambert wanted to blood the kids.
Richard Dunne the new Frank McLintock? Maybe? |
McLintock was old when he arrived at QPR ,but had a lot to offer still. He was a good defender. Dunne is no comparison. A worn out old cart horse of a player who should be put out to pasture. He's had his day. His showings for the ROI in the Euro Finals demonstrated the type of player he has become.
Would have said yes to him about 10 years ago, but not now. |  |
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| Richard Dunne on 16:27 - May 24 with 989 views | BklynRanger |
| Richard Dunne on 10:15 - May 24 by essextaxiboy |
We have the young bloke we got from Portsmouth |
I completely forgot about that bloke. Tried checking the offish to find his name but had to scrawl through too many first team players - still wiping the vomit off myself...
Dunne clearly seems like HR's fairly unimaginative attempt to get a Nelsen type in there. Which isn't really needed, imo, because Clint can do perfectly well at Champ level next season.
Would far rather get a Matt Connolly type for the long term - a Matt Connolly type that we actually keep this time.
I don't think there's any way Samba will still be here next season - he'll be sold to free up cash for HR or HR successor's wheeling and dealing - especially now that Remy's situation is fcuked up. |  | | |
| Richard Dunne on 17:07 - May 24 with 971 views | essextaxiboy |
| Richard Dunne on 16:27 - May 24 by BklynRanger |
I completely forgot about that bloke. Tried checking the offish to find his name but had to scrawl through too many first team players - still wiping the vomit off myself...
Dunne clearly seems like HR's fairly unimaginative attempt to get a Nelsen type in there. Which isn't really needed, imo, because Clint can do perfectly well at Champ level next season.
Would far rather get a Matt Connolly type for the long term - a Matt Connolly type that we actually keep this time.
I don't think there's any way Samba will still be here next season - he'll be sold to free up cash for HR or HR successor's wheeling and dealing - especially now that Remy's situation is fcuked up. |
Sam Magri |  | | |
| Richard Dunne on 20:17 - May 24 with 952 views | DylanP |
| Richard Dunne on 10:24 - May 24 by fakekerby |
We wouldn't have much to talk about if we waited until players signed though.
Mackie has been largely good, but hardly a star.
Not many were that excited about Bosingwa to be fair. |
Yeah but everyone was going crazy over Granero, Park, SWP, and Diakite was bound to be the best of the bunch. By the end of the season, none of them could get a place ina relegation bound team. |  |
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| Richard Dunne on 20:22 - May 24 with 946 views | baz_qpr |
| Richard Dunne on 14:07 - May 24 by Pommyhoop |
Yep totally agree.
Like someone else said ( on this thread or another one).
H is an old tired manager signing old tired players.
Please Do one H .You are not what we need. |
Is Dunne not a leader? I thought he was one of these characters that is supposed to be a leader on and off the pitch, surely that is exactly what we need, given we have a dressing room full of factions including those that are supposed to be the leaders in the team |  | | |
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