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I didn't hear it but there's a new article on the offy where he says "two or three more in"
Is that it, two or three more? I hope the club have more in mind.
We have lost Hall, Pugh Rangel already on top of Wells Scowen and the 2 loanees who left in January. Add Hugill to that list that makes 8 and only 2 have been added, Dykes and Thomas. Then we still have 4 players who could still be sold. Even if none of them leave, we will still be well short on last season.
Is that it, two or three more? I hope the club have more in mind.
We have lost Hall, Pugh Rangel already on top of Wells Scowen and the 2 loanees who left in January. Add Hugill to that list that makes 8 and only 2 have been added, Dykes and Thomas. Then we still have 4 players who could still be sold. Even if none of them leave, we will still be well short on last season.
Missed out Amos! If no one else leaves 3 more should be ok unless Eze or BOS goes then that’s a different kettle of fish
Rangel is cancelled out by Kakay.
Masterson has made the grade and cancels out Hall
Chair will also be a regular and therefore an addition.
Leistner may play out his final year.
Wallace may be fit enough with Hamaleinen as cover for Manning
Will Smyth and Shodipo be given a chance?
But if we lose Eze and BOS we will surely still need another five players minimum. It really depends if our younger fringe players are deemed good enough to make the step up.
Rangel is cancelled out by Kakay.
Masterson has made the grade and cancels out Hall
Chair will also be a regular and therefore an addition.
Leistner may play out his final year.
Wallace may be fit enough with Hamaleinen as cover for Manning
Will Smyth and Shodipo be given a chance?
But if we lose Eze and BOS we will surely still need another five players minimum. It really depends if our younger fringe players are deemed good enough to make the step up.
Masterson was part of the squad last season. Chair played in most games last season either as a starter or from the bench.
Kakay was also part of the squad and had 1st team experience from the previous season.
If only 2 or 3 come in and no one is sold we will still be down on last season because I very much doubt that Smyth will be an adequate replacement for Wells.
Yes, he will have to utilize the young fringe players and hope they do better at it than Oteh.
MARK Warburton says he has been pleased with the impact of his summer acquisitions thus far, as the R’s boss looks to add ‘two or three’ more players to his squad with the start of the new Sky Bet Championship season drawing ever closer.
After their first full week of pre-season training, Rangers welcome AFC Wimbledon to the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium for a friendly tomorrow (Saturday, kick-off 1pm).
Speaking to www.qpr.co.uk, Warburton told us: “They new boys are settling in really well.
“It’s been great to welcome Luke [Amos] back. It was a great loan move for him, QPR and Tottenham last year because it worked and now we’ve got him on a three-year deal. I’m absolutely delighted to get Luke on that contract.
“Lyndon’s [Dykes] come down and settled straight in. He’s a likeable guy and he’s working hard – I’ve been very impressed by him.
“Likewise George [Thomas]. He wants to push on now – he’s been involved with Leicester’s Under-23s and the Welsh national squad and wants to cement down a first-team spot, as all the guys do. It’s been great to see his desire, attitude and quality.
“The boys have settled in very well and I hope very much that we can have two or three more players coming in. There is a lot of work going on behind the scenes in a difficult market and difficult conditions.”
Talented attacking duo Ebere Eze and Bright Osayi-Samuel continue to be linked with moves away from QPR.
Warburton explained: “Obviously, we’ve got a question mark over certain players – that’s been well documented for many, many weeks. But those guys have applied themselves really well.
“All credit to them. Their job is to focus on football. Players come in, and players go out. All you can do as a professional athlete is concentrate on what you can control – how you apply yourself, how you train and how you work. Let the agents and the various other people at higher pay grades get on with the rest.
“If you work on your game, there is not much more you can do. As I said, those guys deserve a lot of credit for how they’ve applied themselves.”
Ahead of Saturday’s visit of Wimbledon, Warburton added: “I’m sure the squad will change significantly in the coming days and weeks. We want some additions to come in, and we’ve got to make sure we look after each and every player.
“The first game has come round quick and we have to treat it as part of our training programme, but whenever you go into any game, supporters want to win. So it’s making sure we apply ourselves.
“All the guys will get pitch time and it’s really important that they get that exposure, to make them understand what it’s like to be part of the first-team squad at QPR.
“You could turn around and say that they were only off for three weeks, having played nine games in a short period, so their fitness levels haven’t dropped as much as they normally would.
“That’s absolutely correct – but we’ve got to look after them. You don’t want to lose players to niggles right now. The players have worked really hard this week.
“Some of the boys will play for 45 minutes tomorrow and then run at half-time. Others will play an hour and then run at the end of the game.
“We’ve got to get the loadings right for each individual.”
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