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Post by haqpr1963 on Jun 25, 2012 14:36:21 GMT
So, is this the first day that we haven't been linked with anyone?
That must be a record......
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Post by Macmoish on Jun 25, 2012 14:39:00 GMT
I'm sure somewhere on Twitter there's some idiot making up something (which will probably get reposted somewhere or other)
"QPR Prepared to Swop Barton for Messi...."
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Post by cpr on Jun 25, 2012 14:56:50 GMT
Benayoun's better than Murphy. ;D
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Post by cpr on Jun 25, 2012 15:02:58 GMT
www.lifesapitch.co.uk/laptv/two-minute-warning/garcia-to-liverpool-toon-chase-bedimo-benayoun-to-qpr/"And while footballer-turned-journalist Adrian Clarke is convinced Benayoun will leave Chelsea this summer, he doubts that QPR is his most likely destination. “Whoever does get Yossi Benayoun will get themselves a decent player. I thought he was excellent whenever he got his opportunities at Arsenal last season, which were limited. I do see him leaving Chelsea, I think that’s nailed on. Ajax are sniffing around and I wonder if he fancies a move to Amsterdam, it’s a big club. If you compare it to QPR and West Ham, the English sides in for him, I wonder if he’ll choose Ajax over those two. So I’ll only give this one a four out of 10.”"
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Post by Macmoish on Jun 25, 2012 15:59:11 GMT
Given QPR's ownership and target audience, I'd be extremely surprised if QPR signed any Israeli players.
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Post by cpr on Jun 25, 2012 16:02:22 GMT
Dunno about that but more about aitch missing a rumour for today so just helping him out.
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Post by haqpr1963 on Jun 25, 2012 16:04:19 GMT
Dunno about that but more about aitch missing a rumour for today so just helping him out. Cheers Baz. Now get back to the washing..... :-D
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Post by cpr on Jun 25, 2012 16:20:18 GMT
Dunno about that but more about aitch missing a rumour for today so just helping him out. Cheers Baz. Now get back to the washing..... :-D That's done, dinner to pepare now mate! ;D
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Post by cpr on Jun 25, 2012 19:04:09 GMT
According to talksport, Diakite about done!!! ;D ;D ;D www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/football/premier-league/transfer-rumours/120604/qpr-set-wrap-diakite-deal-173647QPR are on the verge of completing a £4million move for Samba Diakite.
The defensive midfielder, 23, joined QPR in January on loan and impressed while he was in west London.
Mark Hughes is keen to tie up a permanent deal for Diakite and talks with Nancy have been positive. A clause in Diakite's loan deal allowed QPR to make the move permanent and it appears they have.
QPR have yet to officially confirm the switch themselves but they are expected to do so shortly.
Not that we didn't know, hope or whatever but please just make thisw one official.
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Post by RoryTheRanger on Jun 25, 2012 19:19:16 GMT
WoooHooo this week hopefully
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Post by kempton ranger on Jun 25, 2012 19:21:40 GMT
CPR this is the best news so far Diakite signing is the only one that I am really excited about.
He is young and with another season in the Prem he could be a very , very good player for us.
Really looking forward to the time when Ali joins Diakite in midfield .
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Post by sharky on Jun 26, 2012 8:00:48 GMT
QPR face German competition for Celtic's Ki
tribalfootball.comJune 26, 2012, 2:05 pm
QPR face Bundesliga competition for Celtic midfielder Ki Sung-yueng.
Rs owner Tony Fernandes is eager to bring the South Korea international to the Premier League.
"The very much respected Bundesliga sides Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen are holding an interest in Ki Sung-Yueng. Bremen already scouted him live," a spokesman for Ki's agents Global Sports Agent C2 told the Korea Times
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Post by cpr on Jun 26, 2012 8:21:38 GMT
QPR face German competition for Celtic's Ki tribalfootball.comJune 26, 2012, 2:05 pm QPR face Bundesliga competition for Celtic midfielder Ki Sung-yueng. Rs owner Tony Fernandes is eager to bring the South Korea international to the Premier League. "The very much respected Bundesliga sides Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen are holding an interest in Ki Sung-Yueng. Bremen already scouted him live," a spokesman for Ki's agents Global Sports Agent C2 told the Korea Times I don't see where the agents mention us.....
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Post by cpr on Jun 26, 2012 8:22:50 GMT
QPR face German competition for Celtic's Ki tribalfootball.comJune 26, 2012, 2:05 pm QPR face Bundesliga competition for Celtic midfielder Ki Sung-yueng. Rs owner Tony Fernandes is eager to bring the South Korea international to the Premier League. "The very much respected Bundesliga sides Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen are holding an interest in Ki Sung-Yueng. Bremen already scouted him live," a spokesman for Ki's agents Global Sports Agent C2 told the Korea Times I don't see where the agents mention us..... I see the Fernandes comment but have we actually been connected with this chap?
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Post by rangerray on Jun 26, 2012 8:37:22 GMT
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Post by cpr on Jun 26, 2012 8:43:48 GMT
I find that hard to believe, even harder to believe we could get get him but why not eh!!! ;D
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Post by eusebio13 on Jun 26, 2012 8:44:18 GMT
Lescott just had his best ever season, he's one of the few Englishmen to come away from Euro 2012 with his reputation enhanced...why would Mancini let him go anywhere...silly article
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Post by sirpiechucker on Jun 26, 2012 9:17:35 GMT
Lescott just had his best ever season, he's one of the few Englishmen to come away from Euro 2012 with his reputation enhanced...why would Mancini let him go anywhere...silly article Much more likely that he'll let Toure go first. Lescott would walk into the Arsenal and Spurs team - brilliant defender.
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Post by eusebio13 on Jun 26, 2012 9:20:31 GMT
Lescott just had his best ever season, he's one of the few Englishmen to come away from Euro 2012 with his reputation enhanced...why would Mancini let him go anywhere...silly article Much more likely that he'll let Toure go first. Lescott would walk into the Arsenal and Spurs team - brilliant defender. SPC where do you hang out now (in cyber terms) not sure I see enough of your high quality stuff?
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Post by sirpiechucker on Jun 26, 2012 11:43:14 GMT
Much more likely that he'll let Toure go first. Lescott would walk into the Arsenal and Spurs team - brilliant defender. SPC where do you hang out now (in cyber terms) not sure I see enough of your high quality stuff? I've not been hanging out anywhere. Tomorrow I will officially finish my PGCE, which has taken over my life for two years so not been able to get online. But hopefully (although I have a lot of work before September) I will be able to be online far more often. Missed so much of the last couple of seasons (which arguably have been our most significant for a while) but really looking forward to next season.
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Post by harlowranger on Jun 26, 2012 13:17:07 GMT
Will be nice to have you back Sirpie , trust the Pgce went well!
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Post by Zamoraaaah on Jun 26, 2012 13:39:10 GMT
Welcome back SirPie. You've been missed mate.
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Post by Jo-Onenil on Jun 26, 2012 17:34:42 GMT
It looks like Samba Diakité has agreed to join us! Attachments:
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Post by cpr on Jun 26, 2012 19:16:48 GMT
Well done Jo but he got hias own thread. He warrants that, as we know. ;D
Great news.
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Post by RoryTheRanger on Jun 26, 2012 19:33:19 GMT
Dutch press say we are close to this Buttner guy. www.gelderlander.nl/sport/vitesse/11291232/Vitesse-heeft-bod-QPR-op-Buttner-in-beraad.eceBad Google translation - Vitesse has bid on QPR Büttner under consideration Tuesday, June 26, 2012 | 8:22 p.m. | Last updated: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 | 8:36 p.m. Text Size Vitesse player Alexander Büttner. Photo: Reuters ARNHEM - Queens Park Rangers seems the battle for Alexander Büttner win. The London club has a serious offer on the left (23) Vitesse done. About which there is now at the highest level negotiation. Vitesse hit last week a bid of 2 million off of Fulham. Both London clubs from the English Premier League. Büttner said last week in London with all QPR manager Mark Hughes.
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Post by harlowranger on Jun 26, 2012 19:39:02 GMT
midfielder , but plays left back also, sounds like a decent kid!
Alexander Buttner, Vitesse’s confident left back May 10th, 2012 | by: Jan | Comments(60)
Vitesse is on its way back to the Dutch (sub)top, under the management and guidance of John van den Brom. And 22 year old Alexander Buttner, a product of the Ajax youth development, is one of the key players in that new team. He had his wanderings in the team, played on many different positions but he found his spot: left back. And as a result of Erik Pieters’ injury, he might even get into the starting line up of Holland’s finest. We introduce Alexander Buttner. A special kid. Buttner, the left back
“I made my debut under Aad de Mos, here at Vitesse. I was 17 years old. Sat down on the bench in a game against Twente and after three minutes he made me warm up and brought me on the left back spot. What a weird substitution. He did it again a week later. The media were all over him, haha and I made something of a name as I got yellow carded twice in my first game. It was weird for me to play left back, as I was a forward. I only played there once before. In the Ajax youth, I played playmaker and at Vitesse as left winger or left midfielder. I never wanted to be a left back
. I think most left backs started as wingers or midfielders. Look at Bogarde, Van Bronckhorst, Numan… They started as creative players but found their spot. Most scouts don’t look at defenders in the youth, do they? They’re always focused on creative players… But I started to like the spot. I’m now 22 years old and have 90 Eredivisie games behind my name and half of those as left back. John van den Brom is responsible for this. He clearly sees it in me.
As a former winger, I think i can take that experience with me into the game. I know how to make them feel there is nothing going for them when they play against me…. And as a former winger, I love moving up and engaging in the attack. I had several wingers talking to me on the pitch… “Are you going forward again??”. Most wingers hate running after a full back. I gain confidence every week… I played against the best wingers in the Eredivisie and none of them played me off the pitch. On the contrary, I owned them all….” Buttner, the lad from the streets
“My biggest strength? I never give up. I was born in a suburb in Doetinchem, called the Camp. My grandparents lived in a camp you know, like a trailer camp and the Romas? There is a different culture there. I’m sorry I never lived in one of the trailers. The vibe apparently was really cool. I was a real street urchin. A little rat. I was always playing football on the streets and it was a tough education, I can tell you. I was pretty good so I was invited to play with the older kids but they didn’t spare me… The trailer camps have a bad reputation in Holland. People think everybody grows weed there but it’s not true. Most camps don’t like to do any illegal and if something happens, it’s taken care of within the clan. We take care of our own problems, but we also defend and support each other. That loyalty is key. I am a trailer camp kid, and I’m proud of it.”
Buttner, an Ajax kid “When I was 10 years old, basically all the clubs in Holland wanted me. The top clubs and Vitesse… Ajax was my favorite. Partly because they do have the best youth development system. They wanted me so badly, they offered my parents a house in Amsterdam, so we could build a new life there. But my parents refused. Because of that, my youth was spent on the highway. We left home at 6 am to drive to Amersfoort. That was where my school was. I’d travel by train to Amsterdam to train.
Then I’d do some homework at the club and my dad would pick me up again at 7. We would normally be home and in bed around 11 pm. And the next morning, at 6 am, we were in the car. My youth was Ajax, Ajax, Ajax. And my dear dad drove 1000s of kilometers for me. Without him, I would never have been a pro. But the trips weren’t that nice, as my dad was extremely critical. Nothing was ever good. I could play the best games and score three times, he’d constantly tell me what I did wrong. I sometimes hated that. But other kids had parents who would tell them how wonderful they were and most of these kids didn’t make it…
I played in all the teams until my 16th birthday. I usually played in older teams as Ajax wanted me to gain more power. And when I turned 16, Ajax wanted to put me in a host family in Amsterdam, so I could focus even more on Ajax… I heard stories from other kids at Ajax about how boring that life was, so I didn’t want to do it. I knew that if I was really good, I would get my chance. Feyenoord and PSV immediately came into view, but I would have similar problems with traveling. So I decided to go to Vitesse. And a year later, I made my debut… But sometimes I look at my old team mates, Vurnon Anita and Toby Alderweireld and see them play against Real Madrid and Manchester United… And I think “I could have been in that team….”. But, my time will come.” Buttner, the professional
“My dad being so critical is because he played pro football for De Graafschap, FC Twente, Vitesse and NEC. According to people who worked with him, he was a huge talent but he never made it big. He was a bon vivant. Never really lived for the sport. Loved a beer, loved a party. I heard stories how he turned his car around whenever he came into a traffic jam. Then he simply decided that he wouldn’t train that day. Guus Hiddink remembers him too and whenever I see Hiddink, he always says with a smile: “Don’t go the same path as your dad!”… And I won’t. I don’t drink, I live for football. Another big name coach I learned a lot from is Aad de Mos. He talked with me one on one and once said: If you play your cards right, you can become a really big player… That was fantastic… I could make a jump last summer but I decided to stay at Vitesse. I still live with my mum but this coming season, I will live together with my girl friend. I have no haste. My career won’t run away from me…” Buttner, and his holiday plans this summer “Oranje is a huge ambition, for sure. Every player sees that as the top. And I know that there aren’t too many great left backs, so yeah… The players at Vitesse joked about in recent months. “Don’t book a holiday” they all said. But we’ll see. As I said earlier, I am in no hurry. I’ll take every day as it comes.”
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Post by sirpiechucker on Jun 26, 2012 19:40:51 GMT
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Post by RoryTheRanger on Jun 26, 2012 19:47:14 GMT
These are the kind of signings we all knew Hughes could pull off.
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Post by Zamoraaaah on Jun 26, 2012 19:57:30 GMT
midfielder , but plays left back also, sounds like a decent kid! Alexander Buttner, Vitesse’s confident left back May 10th, 2012 | by: Jan | Comments(60) Vitesse is on its way back to the Dutch (sub)top, under the management and guidance of John van den Brom. And 22 year old Alexander Buttner, a product of the Ajax youth development, is one of the key players in that new team. He had his wanderings in the team, played on many different positions but he found his spot: left back. And as a result of Erik Pieters’ injury, he might even get into the starting line up of Holland’s finest. We introduce Alexander Buttner. A special kid. Buttner, the left back “I made my debut under Aad de Mos, here at Vitesse. I was 17 years old. Sat down on the bench in a game against Twente and after three minutes he made me warm up and brought me on the left back spot. What a weird substitution. He did it again a week later. The media were all over him, haha and I made something of a name as I got yellow carded twice in my first game. It was weird for me to play left back, as I was a forward. I only played there once before. In the Ajax youth, I played playmaker and at Vitesse as left winger or left midfielder. I never wanted to be a left back . I think most left backs started as wingers or midfielders. Look at Bogarde, Van Bronckhorst, Numan… They started as creative players but found their spot. Most scouts don’t look at defenders in the youth, do they? They’re always focused on creative players… But I started to like the spot. I’m now 22 years old and have 90 Eredivisie games behind my name and half of those as left back. John van den Brom is responsible for this. He clearly sees it in me. As a former winger, I think i can take that experience with me into the game. I know how to make them feel there is nothing going for them when they play against me…. And as a former winger, I love moving up and engaging in the attack. I had several wingers talking to me on the pitch… “Are you going forward again??”. Most wingers hate running after a full back. I gain confidence every week… I played against the best wingers in the Eredivisie and none of them played me off the pitch. On the contrary, I owned them all….” Buttner, the lad from the streets “My biggest strength? I never give up. I was born in a suburb in Doetinchem, called the Camp. My grandparents lived in a camp you know, like a trailer camp and the Romas? There is a different culture there. I’m sorry I never lived in one of the trailers. The vibe apparently was really cool. I was a real street urchin. A little rat. I was always playing football on the streets and it was a tough education, I can tell you. I was pretty good so I was invited to play with the older kids but they didn’t spare me… The trailer camps have a bad reputation in Holland. People think everybody grows weed there but it’s not true. Most camps don’t like to do any illegal and if something happens, it’s taken care of within the clan. We take care of our own problems, but we also defend and support each other. That loyalty is key. I am a trailer camp kid, and I’m proud of it.” Buttner, an Ajax kid “When I was 10 years old, basically all the clubs in Holland wanted me. The top clubs and Vitesse… Ajax was my favorite. Partly because they do have the best youth development system. They wanted me so badly, they offered my parents a house in Amsterdam, so we could build a new life there. But my parents refused. Because of that, my youth was spent on the highway. We left home at 6 am to drive to Amersfoort. That was where my school was. I’d travel by train to Amsterdam to train. Then I’d do some homework at the club and my dad would pick me up again at 7. We would normally be home and in bed around 11 pm. And the next morning, at 6 am, we were in the car. My youth was Ajax, Ajax, Ajax. And my dear dad drove 1000s of kilometers for me. Without him, I would never have been a pro. But the trips weren’t that nice, as my dad was extremely critical. Nothing was ever good. I could play the best games and score three times, he’d constantly tell me what I did wrong. I sometimes hated that. But other kids had parents who would tell them how wonderful they were and most of these kids didn’t make it… I played in all the teams until my 16th birthday. I usually played in older teams as Ajax wanted me to gain more power. And when I turned 16, Ajax wanted to put me in a host family in Amsterdam, so I could focus even more on Ajax… I heard stories from other kids at Ajax about how boring that life was, so I didn’t want to do it. I knew that if I was really good, I would get my chance. Feyenoord and PSV immediately came into view, but I would have similar problems with traveling. So I decided to go to Vitesse. And a year later, I made my debut… But sometimes I look at my old team mates, Vurnon Anita and Toby Alderweireld and see them play against Real Madrid and Manchester United… And I think “I could have been in that team….”. But, my time will come.” Buttner, the professional “My dad being so critical is because he played pro football for De Graafschap, FC Twente, Vitesse and NEC. According to people who worked with him, he was a huge talent but he never made it big. He was a bon vivant. Never really lived for the sport. Loved a beer, loved a party. I heard stories how he turned his car around whenever he came into a traffic jam. Then he simply decided that he wouldn’t train that day. Guus Hiddink remembers him too and whenever I see Hiddink, he always says with a smile: “Don’t go the same path as your dad!”… And I won’t. I don’t drink, I live for football. Another big name coach I learned a lot from is Aad de Mos. He talked with me one on one and once said: If you play your cards right, you can become a really big player… That was fantastic… I could make a jump last summer but I decided to stay at Vitesse. I still live with my mum but this coming season, I will live together with my girl friend. I have no haste. My career won’t run away from me…” Buttner, and his holiday plans this summer “Oranje is a huge ambition, for sure. Every player sees that as the top. And I know that there aren’t too many great left backs, so yeah… The players at Vitesse joked about in recent months. “Don’t book a holiday” they all said. But we’ll see. As I said earlier, I am in no hurry. I’ll take every day as it comes.” Really interesting background. I like the sound of this lad.
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Post by eusebio13 on Jun 26, 2012 20:53:11 GMT
Dutch press say we are close to this Buttner guy. www.gelderlander.nl/sport/vitesse/11291232/Vitesse-heeft-bod-QPR-op-Buttner-in-beraad.eceBad Google translation - Vitesse has bid on QPR Büttner under consideration Tuesday, June 26, 2012 | 8:22 p.m. | Last updated: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 | 8:36 p.m. Text Size Vitesse player Alexander Büttner. Photo: Reuters ARNHEM - Queens Park Rangers seems the battle for Alexander Büttner win. The London club has a serious offer on the left (23) Vitesse done. About which there is now at the highest level negotiation. Vitesse hit last week a bid of 2 million off of Fulham. Both London clubs from the English Premier League. Büttner said last week in London with all QPR manager Mark Hughes. This article has been translated by Yoda "Queens Park Rangers seems the battle for Alexander Büttner win"
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