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Reply | The QPR summer transfer rumours thread
at 08:53 3 Jul 2025
My in laws are Pompey season tickets holders. I told them Hayden would keep them up. I think it was a slow start as he was nowhere near match fit. I don’t think they are big fans of Dozell but you are correct, he was not being carried by Hayden and was being picked ahead of him at a point. But I think he improved as the match fitness improved….but I don’t think it was anywhere near as positive a loan as we had last year.
Equally, without Colback, our midfield two of Varane and Field have no cover other than the new CB. In a more advanced position we have Madson, Morgan, Vale, Chair or Dembele depending on the formation. Both Varane and Field will pick up suspensions and I don’t fancy many of the forward midfielders as part of a central 2 etc. Tuck needs another loan I would guess. So, experience, good in the dressing room, leadership and a known quantity was what had swayed my view. Obviously I know nothing about potential financials.
I know others have highlighted LB being vital….I actually think another CM is probably the most important…….you don’t win many games of football when you get overrun in midfield etc. As Brian Clough once said, if you are conceding goals at one end and not scoring at the other…..your problem is midfield….. |
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Reply | Kolli
at 10:36 1 Jul 2025
I really like him and his stats are pretty impressive for goal involvements etc!
I think there is a mistrust that he wants out, not helped by some of the narrative that supposedly his dad has said.
He’s 20 years old, been here since he was 8, has significant natural talent, knows where the goal is, and has an incredible haircut. What’s not to like? 😀 |
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Reply | Ziyad Larkeche contract extension
at 20:37 30 Jun 2025
Weren’t we being very heavily linked to Alfie Gilchrist on a perm not so long ago? Has that disappeared or perhaps never really an option ? |
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Reply | The QPR summer transfer rumours thread
at 13:08 30 Jun 2025
I don’t think that’s a fair comparison as he was stuck at Newcastle and not in their prem squad. His games were played in the loan at Pompey on 2025 only. Colback’s was over the course of a whole season. |
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Reply | The QPR summer transfer rumours thread
at 12:39 30 Jun 2025
I had understood back in January from this board (not ITK at all) that we retained a strong link with Isaac Hayden, despite his loan to Pompey. Assuming Colback is going and has generally only been fit/not suspended for 50% of games, wouldn’t bringing Hayden be the final part of the defensive midfield puzzle? 3 or 4 years younger than Colback, keen to play for us , great leadership and dressing room presence etc?
I know he has a good contract at Newcastle, but his last two years have been loans where I expect neither club have paid much for them. Could possibly agree a deal with Newcastle and take a more moderate wage with us for a 2 year deal etc?
Apologies if I have missed a recent discussion or if this is a Spackman!! |
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Reply | Jaylan Pearman
at 13:34 19 Jun 2025
Fully agree we need to ensure it clearly still works but I think our current record of bringing players into the first team from 17-20 years old is excellent. Over the past 8 years the list would include:
Chair, Eze, Manning, Bright, Lumley, Dieng, Armstrong, Lloyd, Kolli, Manning, Smyth, Morgan and Sutton.
There are a few more that have played a handful of games. But that’s over 2 a year on average to have come through the DS and play a decent amount of Championship games. |
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Reply | Nourry on new H&F board
at 12:19 10 May 2025
If the pitch was moved around so pointing more towards the power league pitches, it would alleviate some of the limitations around the school/ Ellerslie and the Ellerslie/Loft corners of the ground. It could provide the footprint to allow the H&S to stop being the major curtailing issue as we expand into SA side which has a lot of space already at the SA/Loft corner.
Time will tell but it feels the best option for expanding the ground that I have heard…. [Post edited 10 May 12:20]
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Reply | are we safe, yes or no....
at 19:00 12 Apr 2025
Cardiff would need to win 3 of their 4 games and for us not to get a point given the goal difference. I cannot see them winning 3 of 4. Luton need to win all 4 to overtake us. Would take something absolutely incredible from here to be relegeted |
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Reply | Santos gone.
at 23:00 29 Jan 2025
Where has this £1.7m fee and 25% sell on information come from? This would be a significant profit for a player that has looked well below par…? |
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Reply | Hull
at 23:00 20 Jan 2025
Football is different to the other sports mentioned because it’s not only endurance with a
lot of running, there is also short sharp sprinting, quick turning, jumping and or course a lot of physical contact. In the other sports like tennis and cycling, they carry out intense periods of activity for a tour or tournament but then have weeks of rest if needed.
The number of footballing injuries back up the need for managing loading, including our injury list this year. |
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Reply | Cook?
at 21:47 24 Dec 2024
This doesn’t sound like plantar fasciitis, but rather damage to the planter fascia.I’ve had PF a couple of times and it’s generally an irritating painful feeling in the foot, especially first thing in the morning. I had various physio, innersoles and roller balls etc and it got better over time. A niggly injury a bit like tennis elbow. Cook went down like he’d been shot and I initially assumed he’d torn his achilles or calf. Presumably he’s strained the planter facia, as they said no tear, and that will take a bit of time to heal but doesn’t sound like a chronic issue like planter fasciitis is [Post edited 24 Dec 2024 21:48]
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Reply | Varane
at 13:09 24 Nov 2024
I thought it was Field |
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Reply | Cifuentes gone?
at 11:50 24 Nov 2024
I really hope he doesn’t get sacked. Yesterday was far better and we should stick with him come what may. The squad is poorly balanced, ravaged with injuries and ultimately even if it is all his fault, that too should rest with Nourry as he just gave him a new long term contract!!
Anyway, if and when he goes, next home game, to the tune of ‘he’s one of our own’
‘It should have been you, it should have been youuuuu,
Christian Nourry, it should have been you’
On repeat, followed by Marti’s song [Post edited 24 Nov 2024 11:52]
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Reply | Gladiator 2
at 00:12 17 Nov 2024
Feels like this thread is perhaps more for those who prefer to read than watch films, or at least films of the blockbuster action variety.
The original Gladiator is a fantastic film. But if you are looking for a thriller, suspense drama, or horror film it’s perhaps not your cup of tea |
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Reply | Nourry should walk.
at 22:02 9 Nov 2024
He’s getting one thing right, he wants an ethos and style of football to be consistently played throughout the entire club from U8s to first team. Doing that brilliantly at the moment, loosing week after week, at every grade we play in without any discernible style of play… [Post edited 9 Nov 2024 22:03]
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Reply | Match Thread: Hull is for Heroes
at 22:35 1 Oct 2024
Come on everyone let’s get a bit of a grip. They scored an absolute worldy against the run of play and Anderson had a complete brain fade trying to play the ball in his own box rather than putting his foot through it. Other than that, we completely battered them in the first half.
The second half was frustrating and they played very well on the break. The real issue here is not the last 20 mins but rather our inability to put the ball in the net when we’re on top. We should have been 2 up in 5 mins, could have scored a couple in the first 10 after half time, but continuously we shoot high too high or straight at the keeper. There’s a real lack of composure in front of goal and it’s costing us.
It will come, the new players will improve with minutes in the division and we’ll be fine this season. But the expectations are too high. Last season we didn’t even look like scoring a goal from open play at this stage. Keep the faith |
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Reply | Koli
at 21:29 18 Sep 2024
I’m not on all the ‘socials’ but there was a lovely piece written on here when he made his debut by his Dad.
If there is an underlying issue here it’s a real shame. I met him with my son after a game earlier this year getting his shirt signed. We had a quick chat about his injury and he seemed a good lad. He’s been with us since he was 8, is a local lad (Hounslow I think). Looked fantastic in the U18s and looked pretty good pre season etc.
He also got hit with all the bile on Twitter in the summer apparently by those keyboard warriors.
I have really looked forward to seeing him develop with us and hope if there is anything in this that it gets resolved positively with the club. |
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Reply | Devasated
at 21:39 12 Sep 2024
Really sorry for your loss and hope you have all the support around you that you need. Sounds like you have been an amazing brother to him and despite everything else he had to cope with, he was very fortunate to have such a caring brother. |
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 17:51 21 Aug 2024
On the same vein as the amortisation of transfer fees. I suspect last year was the final one where the Dykes and Willock fees were spread across. Likely we also paid a joining fee to Dozell and suspect that was spread over the contract too.
The issue with 2021 was the impact of amortised transfer fees AND significant salaries. An an example if we are paying Varane £10k a week and a £900k fee the it’s the equivalent of £16k a week over the life of the 3 years…or £800k a year. The same as the Willock transfer amortisation and salary if he was on £10k per week. If Celar cost £2m the amortisation would be similar to Dykes from the 2020 transfer.
Caveat……I audit mainly listed companies and not looked in detail at football finance, but I would be surprised if the upfront acquisition costs are not all spread as I have described above over the initial contract length at the date of signing….. |
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 17:14 21 Aug 2024
It will also have a knock on impact on next 3 years as the cost is incurred evenly over the contract. So will bite next year and so on. The club may well expect Eze will be sold or we’ll sell one of JCS, Chair or one of the acquisitions on that period to balance the books. Difference to 2021 was the complete lack of any sell on value with Uncle, Gray, Stef, Austin, Wallace etc |
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