The Lack Of A Big Name Striker......

[jackbauerQPR]

Blackpool managed to pull it off!!!! It clearly can be done.

As for the football, I was happy with the result on Saturday, we rested half the squad on Tuesday hence the end result. Let's judge the progress come the end of the game against Sheffield United.

Blackpool was one in a million and it's not how it usually happens.

The football on Saturday was fine, yes, but will this squad be good enough for promotion? No, it won't. It will be another year of midtable football and because of that of course no full houses.

Again: to turn things around money needs to be spent, no matter the current situation. It's the only way.

[bushcelt1]

Mate, I agree with what you are saying and would love us to do that to show our intent. But i'm just keeping my feet on the ground and looking at it how it actually is.

I'm sure Taarabt earns a fair bit of dough a week, we can't have a team full of players earning that sort of money. QPR not the Mittals can't afford it.

the clubs future has to come first-look at leeds/pompey etc but one striker would be the difference imo

[DanMcGeoghan]

Blackpool was one in a million and it's not how it usually happens.

The football on Saturday was fine, yes, but will this squad be good enough for promotion? No, it won't. It will be another year of midtable football and because of that of course no full houses.

Again: to turn things around money needs to be spent, no matter the current situation. It's the only way.

Barnsley have done it in the past, Burnley done it not to recently, sure there are other smaller teams but I can't be arsed to look for them :-) My point is, it can be done with the right purchases and management.

[DanMcGeoghan]

the clubs future has to come first-look at leeds/pompey etc but one striker would be the difference imo

They all spent money that the club DIDN'T have, look what happened to them.

I for one does not want to see QPR go down that route.

[jackbauerQPR]

They all spend money that the club DIDN'T have, look what happened to them.

I for one does not want to see QPR go down that route.

Fair enough, agree about that.

But one of the biggest problems is the bullsh1tting that's been going on all summer. "Join us, trust us...icing on the cake...promotion the only target blablabla" and out comes Leon Clarke and a rugby player. I mean, wtf, where did it all go wrong...?

[DanMcGeoghan]

In my honest opinion, to much spin has come out of the club in the past, promises have been broken, way to many people claiming to be "In the know" who seem, don't know jack, as it never comes off (Not pointing fingers before I get attacked).

This has all led to the fans frustration. But the reality is we are still skint and would be amazed if we saw a big name signing (But delighted)

[brightonr]

It is and to succeed you need to spend money. You need to invest. Very simple.

You are absolutely correct, but are quite possibly missing the irony of that comment.

Spending money that is not affordable, on over-hyped and over-paid players that have hardly set the world alight consistently, is not a good business model.

No business, that pays more than it should for it's so called assets and consistently spends more than it's income, will become self sustaining or profitable.

Spending the money we are reported to have done on Adel, is investment. He is young, has bags of talent, incredible potential and in all likelihood will be sold on for a considerable profit, whilst we would have had the benefit of watching him perform and contribute to our hopeful success.

Spending money on the likes of Roberts, Beattie, Chopra etc., players whose opinions of their financial worth are clearly beyond that of the majority of sane people, is not investment. It is a waste of money.

I am as frustrated as anybody else at the failure to sign the right strikers, particularly as it's been going on for years now. But, I for one am pleased that we will no longer be held to ransom over the demands of greedy players, which ultimately leads to the situations that have arisen recently at :

Portsmouth, West Ham, Hull, Palace, Watford, Cardiff, Leeds, Southampton and Preston, to name a few.

Yes, Cardiff spent a lot of money on Chopra and pay higher wages than we were willing to by all accounts. And Yes,he scored goals. But it did not get them promoted and has seen them flirt with financial ruin on more than one occasion.

Giving people who want to play for us, the chance to do well for us at minimal cost, such as a short term loan in the case of Varney, assuming there is any truth in the rumour, is a sensible policy. If players put their salaries above playing for QPR, then I personally would let them rip some other club off and regret missing out on possibly their biggest career opportunity for the sake of a few quid.

And if that prudent policy fails to pay dividends, then I shall just revert to moaning like the majority, and complaining that the price of my ticket is too high and that Mr Mittal should just spend his money on making me happy on matchdays.

[DanMcGeoghan]

You are absolutely correct, but are quite possibly missing the irony of that comment.

Spending money that is not affordable, on over-hyped and over-paid players that have hardly set the world alight consistently, is not a good business model.

No business, that pays more than it should for it's so called assets and consistently spends more than it's income, will become self sustaining or profitable.

Spending the money we are reported to have done on Adel, is investment. He is young, has bags of talent, incredible potential and in all likelihood will be sold on for a considerable profit, whilst we would have had the benefit of watching him perform and contribute to our hopeful success.

Spending money on the likes of Roberts, Beattie, Chopra etc., players whose opinions of their financial worth are clearly beyond that of the majority of sane people, is not investment. It is a waste of money.

I am as frustrated as anybody else at the failure to sign the right strikers, particularly as it's been going on for years now. But, I for one am pleased that we will no longer be held to ransom over the demands of greedy players, which ultimately leads to the situations that have arisen recently at :

Portsmouth, West Ham, Hull, Palace, Watford, Cardiff, Leeds, Southampton and Preston, to name a few.

Yes, Cardiff spent a lot of money on Chopra and pay higher wages than we were willing to by all accounts. And Yes,he scored goals. But it did not get them promoted and has seen them flirt with financial ruin on more than one occasion.

Giving people who want to play for us, the chance to do well for us at minimal cost, such as a short term loan in the case of Varney, assuming there is any truth in the rumour, is a sensible policy. If players put their salaries above playing for QPR, then I personally would let them rip some other club off and regret missing out on possibly their biggest career opportunity for the sake of a few quid.

And if that prudent policy fails to pay dividends, then I shall just revert to moaning like the majority, and complaining that the price of my ticket is too high and that Mr Mittal should just spend his money on making me happy on matchdays.

Someones on my side, thank god for that, lol!

[Goddard]

I am as frustrated as anybody else at the failure to sign the right strikers, particularly as it's been going on for years now. But, I for one am pleased that we will no longer be held to ransom over the demands of greedy players, which ultimately leads to the situations that have arisen recently at :

Portsmouth, West Ham, Hull, Palace, Watford, Cardiff, Leeds, Southampton and Preston, to name a few.

That jumped out at me, it's how I see it.

(Add Sheffield Weds to that)

[Nodge70]

Blackpool was one in a million and it's not how it usually happens.

The football on Saturday was fine, yes, but will this squad be good enough for promotion? No, it won't. It will be another year of midtable football and because of that of course no full houses.

Again: to turn things around money needs to be spent, no matter the current situation. It's the only way.

Burnley?
Derby?
Watford?
Palace?
Hull?


It can be done.

[stainrod10]

There's a balancing act to perform,

We clearly don't want financial ruin but our only alternative seems to be mediocrity on the cheap.

[jackbauerQPR]

brightonr, very good post.

I don't mean we should splash out cash on long contracts for 30+ yrs old players. I mean we should do better than what we've done so far, especially when so has been promised.

[brightonr]

[QUOTE=jackbauerQPR;424341]brightonr, very good post.

I don't mean we should splash out cash on long contracts for 30+ yrs old players. I mean we should do better than what we've done so far, especially when so has been promised.[/QUOTE]

Yep.

That's the problem. Perhaps we all just misunderstood !

[DanMcGeoghan]

To many rumours float around which mis-lead us all.

[Scarlet pimple]

This club has hardly ever been self sustaining, we sell to survive as was done in the past, even if we had full stadium at every home game, we would prob not be self sustaining.

Then you have to ask yourself why are our presant owners here, if they are not going to invest that little mile extra to give us at least a chance of going up.

The problem now is we have very little to sell to generate extra cash as like in the past.

So we were hoping that mittal has ambition for the club, apart from Adel and Kenny, we have brought unknowns and maybe's to the club.

To stand a chance of getting into the top six, we need a reasonable striker, and not the failed rubbish one's from relegated clubs.

And i dont mean break the bank on the likes of chopra.

We now have a scouting network, lets see them earning their wage and find srikers in the lower divisions, there are there.