January Transfer Window

[Harrow QPR]

Did you really just throw a gay insult out there so openly in 2025? Sort out your abusive language out, it shows your lack of class.

And why call him that? All because he doesn't want to play football or isn't as good as we thought he was?
He's being paid well, it's not his fault we paid him as we did and he's not as good as we thought. We made an offer and he accepted. Like it or hate it, no need to result to name calling. If QPR offered me 15k a week I'd accept it too and go laughing all the way to the bank.

Seriously if you are offended by words , know what they mean before you take offence.
A real Lord could be offended by you calling yourself Lord have you thought about that ?

[Harrow QPR]

We bought him from the get-go. The "loan" was a bit of financial chicanery for FFP purposes. We basically bought him with a "nothing to pay for 12 months" deal. Suited Brighton too cos it got him out the building and got his wages off the books.

And to be fair to the club, I don't recall many of us moaning when the initial deal was announced - looked okay on paper at that point. BUT...... it's hard to believe he'd been a perfect model pro before joining us - surely there must've been some indicators of his character we could've unearthed? Maybe we were just darned unlucky though.

Whichever way we got him we need to learn from it.
It was either his loan at Birmingham or Doncaster before us that he had a poor injury record but we have signed a lot of players with poor injury records in the last 10 years , i suppose sooner or later we were going to get dodgy one.
Maybe as a club we attract this type of player, SW Phillips , Samba Diakate , Sandro and Steven Caulker to name a few.
Not forgetting JCS

[SheepRanger]

Back to the Jan Transfer Window please.

Please take a discussion on what are homophobic words elsewhere.

[Isleworth116]

Several players coming back from injury. I doubt we'll sign 1st team players unless we sell.

I'm expecting several 16-8 year old signings. Seems our new strategy, pick up players released elsewhere.

[SheepRanger]

Several players coming back from injury. I doubt we'll sign 1st team players unless we sell.

I'm expecting several 16-8 year old signings. Seems our new strategy, pick up players released elsewhere.

I agree.

CR mentioned in his last statement that in a previous role they pushed young players to the next level early. If our youngsters haven't developed into the first team squad by 20/21 yrs they'll be released. The nonsense we've had in the past when we've had 23 yr olds with a handful of cup games to their names are over. Not good enough by 21yrs you're out.

[Isleworth116]

I agree.

CR mentioned in his last statement that in a previous role they pushed young players to the next level early. If our youngsters haven't developed into the first team squad by 20/21 yrs they'll be released. The nonsense we've had in the past when we've had 23 yr olds with a handful of cup games to their names are over. Not good enough by 21yrs you're out.

Agreed. Get them on loan too. Alfie Tuck, 18, played 15 matches at Enfield. Vital to test them in 1st team games.

[SheepRanger]

Agreed. Get them on loan too. Alfie Tuck, 18, played 15 matches at Enfield. Vital to test them in 1st team games.

If we can replicate the likes of Morgan, Lloyd & Kolli again in the next 2-3 years then our future is bright.

[Abseits]

If we can replicate the likes of Morgan, Lloyd & Kolli again in the next 2-3 years then our future is bright.

Got to be brave enough to play them though. Let's be frank, the above trio only got starts due to a lot of injuries, Varane/Madsen taking a long time to settle in and a diabolical 18 game run of form. I still think we came perilously close to overlooking Kolli and seeing him drift away this January (remember his no-show for team photos?).....

I really like the look of Bennie too - hopefully we can get him on for some more minutes too.

I do like fact we got Lloyd and Morgan off other clubs... 18 yr olds with a point to prove is deffo a seam worth mining.

Only downside is all these kids make me feel like a great-grandfather!

[SheepRanger]

Got to be brave enough to play them though. Let's be frank, the above trio only got starts due to a lot of injuries, Varane/Madsen taking a long time to settle in and a diabolical 18 game run of form. I still think we came perilously close to overlooking Kolli and seeing him drift away this January (remember his no-show for team photos?).....

I really like the look of Bennie too - hopefully we can get him on for some more minutes too.

I do like fact we got Lloyd and Morgan off other clubs... 18 yr olds with a point to prove is deffo a seam worth mining.

Only downside is all these kids make me feel like a great-grandfather!

The fact we're giving these lads a chance at a young age could mean the best prem drop outs will be more inclined to come to us in the future.

They wouldn't want to get lost at another club for the second time. Better chance of making it with us.