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Post by gibraltar on Aug 24, 2011 13:45:00 GMT
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CONFIRMED: #readingfc have signed Kaspars Gorkss from #QPR on a three-year deal. Quality acquisition
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Post by RoryTheRanger on Aug 24, 2011 13:45:39 GMT
Yes its on the official QPR Twitter feed now.
Good player for us, good luck Kaspars
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Post by gibraltar on Aug 24, 2011 13:45:46 GMT
www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~2429720,00.html Royals sign Kaspars Gorkss from QPR Reading Football Club are very pleased to announce the signing of central defender Kaspars Gorkss from QPR. The 29-year-old Latvian is captain of his country and will add great experience to our ranks at centre half, having signed a three-year contract at Madejski Stadium. He played in 42 out of QPR's 46 League games as they won the npower Championship title last season, helping his team to the best defensive record in the division with 25 clean sheets, including a run of 638 minutes without conceding a goal for club and country. He has played 172(+9) games in English football, keeping 58 clean sheets and contributing 14 goals. Chairman Sir John Madejski said, "I am very glad to welcome Kaspars to the club and I am sure he will be very instrumental in our defence. You could almost call it the missing link! We have made two signings this week now with Mills and Gorkss so it is a sign that we are moving on. "He has got an incredible track record and you tell just by talking to him that he is very professional and influential, it is a great coup for Reading Football Club as other clubs were after him as well." Boss Brian McDermott commented, "He's been a target of mine since the summer when we knew there was a chance Mills would go. We lost a lot of experience in the summer, so it was important we brought that experience to the club. He's an international, he's played a lot of games, played 42 games for a team that won the League last season, we know him really well and I think he will do very well for us and be very popular. "I just got the sense we needed to get some calm around the place. We'd lost three games and we need to calm the whole thing down, start talking about football again rather than other matters. That's really, really important. There's been a little bit of anxiety around the place, both within the group and the supporters, and I understand that. That needs to go down, we need to calm the whole thing down and do what we do best, which is the football." Kaspars added, "It's very good to be here, I'm looking forward and am very glad that I've joined this club, I can't wait to get to work. "Hopefully I will bring some experience, hopefully some banter too, but I doubt it! A little leadership, a little bit of everything maybe! Obviously my goal is to get back to the Premiership again and hopefully I can help Reading achieve that goal." Kaspars began his career in his native Latvia with FK Auda in Riga, a club that counts his father Juris as Chairman and his brothers Jorens & Rihards as players. His progress then took him to the Swedish top flight with Östers IF and Assyriska Föreningen, and he gained UEFA Cup experience before a move back to one of Latvia's biggest clubs Ventspils. After experience with his country's u21s, his full international career began at this time, and he has gone on to face the likes of Spain on the international stage, winning 35 caps and scoring 4 goals, recently becoming his national team captain. Whilst at Ventspils he won the Latvian title and played against Newcastle United in the UEFA Cup, which helped bring him to the attention of Blackpool, who brought him to England in 2006. He won the League One play-off final with 'Pool, was named a supporters' group's player of the year, and was runner up for Latvian Player of the Year in 2007. His continued good form for the Tangerines took him to QPR in 2008, and he was extremely consistent and dependable in his Loftus Road career. He played 33(+2) games in his first season, 45(+1) in his second and then 43 last year. He was runner-up in QPR's players' and supporters' player of the season awards in 2010. His performances in West London helped him become Latvian player of the year in both 2010, and 2011, and he played many games forming the spine of the QPR team with our midfielder Mikele Leigertwood. He signed off his QPR career as a substitute in their 1-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday, and he will now wear the blue and white shirt of Reading. The transfer paperwork is subject to normal ratification from the football authorities, and this is expected to go through soon.
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Post by harlowranger on Aug 24, 2011 13:49:19 GMT
Good luck at Reading will know Legs there already !
Maybe we wont get Puncheon then !
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Post by RoryTheRanger on Aug 24, 2011 13:52:30 GMT
www.qpr.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~2429686,00.html EXCLUSIVE: GORKSS IS A ROYAL Posted on: Wed 24 Aug 2011 Kaspars Gorkss has joined Championship outfit Reading for an undisclosed fee. The Latvian centre-half, who was a regular in the R's Championship winning team of 2010/11, has penned a three year deal at the Madejski Stadium. Gorkss joined QPR from Blackpool in the summer of 2008 and made 124 appearances in all competitions during his three year spell at Loftus Road. Article continues Advertisement R's gaffer Neil Warnock told http://www.qpr.co.uk: "Kaspars has been a tremendous servant to the Club and was instrumental in helping us reach the Premier League. "I'm delighted that he's going to a good Club like Reading." The Club would like to thank Kaspars for his services to QPR and wish him all the best for the future. *The deal is subject to Football League approval.
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Post by haqpr1963 on Aug 24, 2011 14:10:57 GMT
Sad news really would have put him ahead of a couple of our current CB's....
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Post by kempton ranger on Aug 24, 2011 14:12:26 GMT
Reading fans ! If they like Leigerwood then they will love Gorkks.
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Post by maudesfishnchips on Aug 24, 2011 14:12:27 GMT
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Post by haqpr1963 on Aug 24, 2011 14:14:53 GMT
Cheers Maude...
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Post by neil on Aug 24, 2011 14:15:28 GMT
www.qpr.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~1353735,00.html EXCLUSIVE: LATVIAN ACE PENS DEAL Posted on: Tue 12 Aug 2008 Tweet Queens Park Rangers Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Latvian international defender Kaspars Gorkss. The 26 year-old has put pen to paper on a three year deal, after the R's agreed an undisclosed fee with Blackpool for his services. Rangers beat off stiff competition from a host of Championship Clubs for the defender's signature, to the delight of First Team Coach Iain Dowie. "Kaspars knows we intend to play good, attractive football, and he wants to be a part of it," he told www.qpr.co.uk. "We've signed an international defender who has a great physical presence, good pace and is comfortable on the ball. He's an ambitious lad who wants to take his game forward." Article continues Advertisement Dowie added: "He had a fantastic season last year with Blackpool and I consider him to be an excellent acquisition for now, and for the future. "We've got very good value for money with this deal owing to a certain figure which was in his contract, so we are delighted with that. "His presence adds great competition for places across the backline, and that's exactly what I am after." Gorkss, who has 17 international caps to his name, expressed his delight at the move, commenting: "This is a very ambitious Club and, as a player, you always want to play for a Club with ambition. "I believe we have a great chance of achieving a lot this coming season. "I spoke with Iain Dowie and he is very excited about the new campaign. He wants to achieve a lot, and I think his energy, matched with the new ambition of QPR, is a great combination. "My dream is to play in the Premiership and I believe I can do that with QPR - that's one of the main reasons why I came here." Related Articles GORKSS RELISHING SEASIDERS RETURN GORKSS: 'WE'VE GOT 20 CUP FINALS' R'S DUO CALLED UP KASPARS GORKSS: IN PROFILE KASPARS GORKSS Latest Articles HAVE A PIC WITH THE TROPHY! EXCLUSIVE: GORKSS IS A ROYAL BE THE FIRST TO KNOW! QPR v ROCHDALE: AS IT HAPPENS QPR v ROCHDALE - THE TEAMS View All > Latest Videos PHILIP BEARD EXCLUSIVE WARNOCK PRESS CONFERENCE FERNANDES EXCLUSIVE PART TWO DERRY: EVERTON WIN HUGE! SMITH: WE CAN COMPETE View All > News Archive Display Stories From Week 22/08/2011 15/08/2011 08/08/2011 01/08/2011 25/07/2011 18/07/2011 11/07/2011 04/07/2011 27/06/2011 20/06/2011 13/06/2011 06/06/2011 30/05/2011 23/05/2011 16/05/2011 09/05/2011 02/05/2011 25/04/2011 18/04/2011 11/04/2011 04/04/2011 28/03/2011 21/03/2011 14/03/2011 07/03/2011 28/02/2011 21/02/2011 14/02/2011 07/02/2011 31/01/2011 24/01/2011 17/01/2011 10/01/2011 03/01/2011 27/12/2010 20/12/2010 13/12/2010 06/12/2010 29/11/2010 22/11/2010 15/11/2010 08/11/2010 01/11/2010 25/10/2010 18/10/2010 11/10/2010 04/10/2010 27/09/2010 20/09/2010 13/09/2010 06/09/2010 30/08/2010 23/08/2010 16/08/2010 09/08/2010 View All >
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Post by RoryTheRanger on Aug 24, 2011 14:21:27 GMT
www.qpr.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~1353735,00.html EXCLUSIVE: LATVIAN ACE PENS DEAL Posted on: Tue 12 Aug 2008 Tweet Queens Park Rangers Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Latvian international defender Kaspars Gorkss. The 26 year-old has put pen to paper on a three year deal, after the R's agreed an undisclosed fee with Blackpool for his services. Rangers beat off stiff competition from a host of Championship Clubs for the defender's signature, to the delight of First Team Coach Iain Dowie. "Kaspars knows we intend to play good, attractive football, and he wants to be a part of it," he told www.qpr.co.uk. "We've signed an international defender who has a great physical presence, good pace and is comfortable on the ball. He's an ambitious lad who wants to take his game forward." Article continues Advertisement Dowie added: "He had a fantastic season last year with Blackpool and I consider him to be an excellent acquisition for now, and for the future. "We've got very good value for money with this deal owing to a certain figure which was in his contract, so we are delighted with that. "His presence adds great competition for places across the backline, and that's exactly what I am after." Gorkss, who has 17 international caps to his name, expressed his delight at the move, commenting: "This is a very ambitious Club and, as a player, you always want to play for a Club with ambition. "I believe we have a great chance of achieving a lot this coming season. "I spoke with Iain Dowie and he is very excited about the new campaign. He wants to achieve a lot, and I think his energy, matched with the new ambition of QPR, is a great combination. "My dream is to play in the Premiership and I believe I can do that with QPR - that's one of the main reasons why I came here." Related Articles GORKSS RELISHING SEASIDERS RETURN GORKSS: 'WE'VE GOT 20 CUP FINALS' R'S DUO CALLED UP KASPARS GORKSS: IN PROFILE KASPARS GORKSS Latest Articles HAVE A PIC WITH THE TROPHY! EXCLUSIVE: GORKSS IS A ROYAL BE THE FIRST TO KNOW! QPR v ROCHDALE: AS IT HAPPENS QPR v ROCHDALE - THE TEAMS View All > Latest Videos PHILIP BEARD EXCLUSIVE WARNOCK PRESS CONFERENCE FERNANDES EXCLUSIVE PART TWO DERRY: EVERTON WIN HUGE! SMITH: WE CAN COMPETE View All > News Archive Display Stories From Week 22/08/2011 15/08/2011 08/08/2011 01/08/2011 25/07/2011 18/07/2011 11/07/2011 04/07/2011 27/06/2011 20/06/2011 13/06/2011 06/06/2011 30/05/2011 23/05/2011 16/05/2011 09/05/2011 02/05/2011 25/04/2011 18/04/2011 11/04/2011 04/04/2011 28/03/2011 21/03/2011 14/03/2011 07/03/2011 28/02/2011 21/02/2011 14/02/2011 07/02/2011 31/01/2011 24/01/2011 17/01/2011 10/01/2011 03/01/2011 27/12/2010 20/12/2010 13/12/2010 06/12/2010 29/11/2010 22/11/2010 15/11/2010 08/11/2010 01/11/2010 25/10/2010 18/10/2010 11/10/2010 04/10/2010 27/09/2010 20/09/2010 13/09/2010 06/09/2010 30/08/2010 23/08/2010 16/08/2010 09/08/2010 View All > Already been posted mate. I'm surprised it isn't on the Breaking News bar on SSN yet. |
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Post by haqpr1963 on Aug 24, 2011 14:24:48 GMT
Given all the hastle we had over his signing and the fact we gave extra years to Rambo and Shittu I am amazed that we seemed so quick to show him the door. Oh well at least we still have Yrag as cover...... Any sign of some bloody Fb's coming in?  ?? |
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Post by royboy on Aug 24, 2011 14:32:10 GMT
Honestly, I just don't get it with this one.
Are the alternatives really better than Gorkss?
Or is some famous name arriving at LR?
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Post by neil on Aug 24, 2011 14:36:04 GMT
was their much point taking him to Italy in the summer? We could have taken Harryman for the experience for eg?
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Post by Zamoraaaah on Aug 24, 2011 14:39:07 GMT
Good luck Kaspars.
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Post by thetfordranger on Aug 24, 2011 14:50:15 GMT
yeh this seems odd. he is a decent player. scores a few goals as well. shame
all the best Gorkss!!! Thanks for the service!
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 24, 2011 15:01:36 GMT
Must mean surely that we're going for a top quality Center half? Because he's obviously better than what we currently have.
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Post by londonranger on Aug 24, 2011 15:05:54 GMT
Play Gives me fits and Dan the decrepit sell gorkssy!!!Barmy
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Post by klr on Aug 24, 2011 15:24:54 GMT
I am of the opinion that he is / was the most natural defender at our club & I'm sad to see him go, all I can say is that Reading have made a great signing & wish him all the very best.
A great defender, a winner & a warrior, genuine thank you for all your service at QPR Kaspars, you are a credit to your profession.
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Post by eusebio13 on Aug 24, 2011 15:25:02 GMT
Good luck Kaspars....hopefully this means we've done a deal with a much better defender
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Post by londonranger on Aug 24, 2011 15:34:58 GMT
Cant evr remember him kicking one into his own net, but could be wrong. Stewpeas did I remember. This one is about money. By the way,what has become of Stewpeas.
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Post by klr on Aug 24, 2011 15:41:25 GMT
Cant evr remember him kicking one into his own net, but could be wrong. Stewpeas did I remember. This one is about money. By the way,what has become of Stewpeas. He was at Bristol City ? He did pretty well for us, no matter what some of the boo boys might like to think. |
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Post by eskey8 on Aug 24, 2011 15:45:46 GMT
It makes sense too me.
Unfortunately with the takeover happening too late, we got in Shittu, Ramage, Bruno, Gabbidon as we were panicing, had the takeover not of happened then KG would have stayed. Now we have a fee for him and he is off the wage roll. Yes he is better than the other, but we are gonna sell the others - and we need to get some new CB in.
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Post by ellerslieroad on Aug 24, 2011 17:16:37 GMT
Always liked Gorkss but thought he was slow, too slow for the Premiership. I am sure NW already has better quicker players inbound. In 2 weeks all will be forgotten and we will have new players.
Can see this being the end of Shittu and few others now.
Only thing that sadens me is that he wanted to play Premiership football and he chooses Reading? Even with him in the team they will not be going up. I'm sure he would have had a better chance of promotion at Saints.
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Post by canadaranger on Aug 24, 2011 19:35:49 GMT
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Post by dsqpr on Aug 25, 2011 0:21:48 GMT
Thanks for playing a key role in a FANTASTIC season Kaspars!
Best of luck at the fake hoops and beyond. I hope you realize your dream of playing in the Prem and I'm sorry it didn't happen with us.
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Post by 0hwestlondon on Aug 25, 2011 0:39:02 GMT
i would have sold connoly instead, as he seems like a penalty waiting to happen, but good luck gorksy hope you have another cracking season with reading.
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Post by Lonegunmen on Aug 25, 2011 1:24:32 GMT
Very disappointed he's gone and Hall stayed.
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Post by blueeyedcptcook on Aug 25, 2011 1:52:13 GMT
Very disappointed he's gone and Hall stayed. Agree, however we know where his heart is. He continues to still wear the REAL HOOPS. God bless him. Most probably took his shirt with him.  |
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Post by waterbuffalo on Aug 25, 2011 3:45:44 GMT
Yes its on the official QPR Twitter feed now. Good player for us, good luck Kaspars Oh No! Not Reading! Not now!  |
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