QPR sign DJ Campbell

[Morris]

Morris, you dont need "pace" to play the holding midfield role.

Pace is always a bonus no matter where you play, I think if Gorkss was quicker he would be one of the best holding mids in world football.

[QPR_NW10]

personally i think that with what we've got (new signings included) we have a very good chance of staying up. we're a good side, great attacking options and even though we have defender issues, we still managed to keep the most clean sheets in the football league.
we're not challenging for Champs League, but think we'll have a good shot at beating 2nd half of table teams.
all will be revealed against Bolton at home though - by which time it could be too late...!

[qpr]

I'm sure Spurs, Arsenal, Chelsea and Fulham must be worried.......

Some people. DJ Campbell is clearly a great signing

[paulmason]

Who would you have preferred? Who realistically could we have signed instead?

Seeing as you ask, I would have signed Danny Graham and /or CMS ahead of Bothroyd and DJ (happy we have them though as they are better the HH and Hulse), but the question for me is, is DJ being signed to play wide or up front on the shoulder of the last defender. I only ask as Jamie Cureton scored goals everywhere (apart from his loan spell in Korea? before he came to us) until Holloway played him out wide and what a flop that was.

I am sure he will do well, but out wide is not his best position, but he could be a fox in the box, with the amount of chances we create, but dont finish because no one is there to tap the ball in.

[Nodge70]

Some people. DJ Campbell is clearly a great signing

Stretching the mark somewhat.

He's adequate for our needs at this point in time, given the limited funding provided by the Board.

[Jeffro]

Seeing as you ask, I would have signed Danny Graham and /or CMS ahead of Bothroyd and DJ (happy we have them though as they are better the HH and Hulse), but the question for me is, is DJ being signed to play wide or up front on the shoulder of the last defender. I only ask as Jamie Cureton scored goals everywhere (apart from his loan spell in Korea? before he came to us) until Holloway played him out wide and what a flop that was.

I am sure he will do well, but out wide is not his best position, but he could be a fox in the box, with the amount of chances we create, but dont finish because no one is there.

Bothroyd on a free is far far better business than Danny Graham for 3.5million.

[qpr]

Stretching the mark somewhat.

He's adequate for our needs at this point in time, given the limited funding provided by the Board.

1.25 million for a nippy player i've always wanted and scored 13 Premier League goals. Sounds ideal to me

[Morris]

Bothroyd on a free is far far better business than Danny Graham for 3.5million.

Agreed.


Also, DJ Campbell scored 13 Premier League goals in 31 games for a team that got relegated, so I would have him over CMS aswell. Especially as he is a million quid or so cheaper.

[SullivanQPR]

I'd be interested to know how much DJ would have sold for, if there was no clause in his contract.
And if we'd have still bought him.

Hopefully that might change a bit in the coming weeks, but just curious.

[Mellowhoop]

Bothroyd on a free is far far better business than Danny Graham for 3.5million.

Definitely. I think Jay b could become a very good player with a boss like Warnock. He needs a kick up the ass like olly gave dj last term.

[stainrod10]

We've been conditioned by our owners to be easily pleased.

[paulmason]

Bothroyd on a free is far far better business than Danny Graham for 3.5million.

That was not the question but I think Graham is a much better player than Bothroyd and would have complemented the way we play.

[Morris]

I'd be interested to know how much DJ would have sold for, if there was no clause in his contract.
And if we'd have still bought him.

Hopefully that might change a bit in the coming weeks, but just curious.

Double the £1.25m we have paid I would say.

Which would of course have ruled us out of signing him.

[yugohoop]

Stretching the mark somewhat.

He's adequate for our needs at this point in time, given the limited funding provided by the Board.

It's a signing so I think that just excites us in it's self.

[Nodge70]

We've been conditioned by our owners to be easily pleased.