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Post by eusebio13 on Jul 2, 2019 17:33:18 GMT
From the Rotherham fc forum "I'm with you on this one as I said previously I have watched loads of his games over the last few seasons as I do a lot of our out on loan players and even against Celtic and Rangers he was one of the better players on the park in most of the games.
In my opinion we messed up here and allowed a good prospect to slip through the net, ok so the timing could have been at fault with the disruption at the club but lets wait and see where and how he ends up before we cast judgement.
If he can hold his own against the likes of Rangers and Celtic he is better than most defenders we have, incidentally he sometimes played in front of the back four and was always steady in that position also.
Our loss I'm afraid, I know there are doubters on here but lets wait and see".boards.footymad.net/showthread.php?t=38244462&page=2
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Post by eusebio13 on Jul 2, 2019 17:43:51 GMT
From reading the RFC he seems to be a bit of a risk-reward signing, hopefully cheap. He seems talented, versatile and a known quantity, he has a reputation of being a "bad seed" that seems to be based on him being out on loan so much but Aberdeen wanted to re-sign him permanently and the level of his play in Scotland is reported as good. We (Warburton) knows him well enough to give him a pass on the "reputation".
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Post by harr on Jul 2, 2019 19:18:35 GMT
A few months in and we get a rough idea of what he is like , doesnât seem like signing of the year but The Club are a different animal to what were five years ago.
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Post by sharky on Jul 3, 2019 12:46:04 GMT
From The 72 the72.co.uk/137374/qpr-plotting-swoop-for-swansea-city-and-scotland-winger/QPR plotting swoop for Swansea City and Scotland wingerby HARRY MAIL on JUL 3, 2019 QPR are interested in Swansea City winger Barrie McKay.The Hoopsâ boss Mark Warburton knows him from managing him at Rangers and Nottingham Forest and could try to bring him to Loftus Road, as per the Daily Record. Warburton has used his contacts from Rangers to sign the likes of Liam Kelly, Lee Wallace and Dominic Ball for the Râs so far this summer and is keen to further use them to his advantage. McKay, who is 24 year-old, could be seen as an ideal replacement for Luke Freeman, who is set to leave them for Premier League side Sheffield United. McKay only joined Championship side Swansea City last summer from Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee but could be on the move already. He started his career at Kilmarnock and rose up through their youth ranks before joining Rangers in 2011. He had loan spells at Greenock Morton and Raith Rovers before breaking into their first-team. McKay went onto make 140 appearances for the Glasgow side in all competitions and scored 20 goals. He was a key player at Ibrox under Warburton and he then signed him for Nottingham Forest in July 2017 for just ÂŁ500,000. He played 28 times for the Reds and bagged five goals before switching to Swansea last year. McKayâs best form in his career has come under Warburton and he could now reunite with him for a third time with QPR this summer.
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Post by Marc on Jul 3, 2019 12:48:13 GMT
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Post by sharky on Jul 3, 2019 12:49:41 GMT
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Post by sharky on Jul 3, 2019 13:01:41 GMT
From the Offie. The Irish arrival is Connor Masterson! www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/conor-masterson-signs-for-qpr/Conor Masterson signs for QPR
Paul Morrissey @pjmorrissey77 CONOR Masterson has joined QPR on a two-year deal following the expiry of his contract with Liverpool. The 20-year-old centre-back has been at Anfield since his 16th birthday and now he is relishing the opportunity to progress his career with the Râs. âTo sign for QPR is an honour and a privilege and I canât wait to get started,â he told www.qpr.co.uk. To sign for QPR is an honour and a privilege. CONOR MASTERSONâI learnt so much during my time with Liverpool, had some unbelievable experiences and I think that will carry through into QPR.â Masterson captained Liverpoolâs Under-18s and progressed through their Under-23s before being named on the bench for first-team fixtures against Manchester City in the Champions League and Everton in the Premier League in April 2018. He was due to travel Stateside for the first-teamâs pre-season tour last summer but suffered a knee injury which sidelined him for ten weeks, ruling him out of the trip. âMentally it was very tough but you learn from it and it makes you stronger,â he said. âYou have your ups and downs in football. That was my down and hopefully this move is one of my ups. âI can guarantee the fans I will give everything in every game.â QPR boss Mark Warburton said: âI have watched Conorâs progress and he is another young player with a lot of potential in him. âWhat he will be looking to do is come in, bed himself into the dressing room and challenge for a place in the team. âI want the pathway for young players here to be clear. âIf they are good enough, Iâll play them â I donât care if they are 17 or 37, itâs about being good enough and having that desire to play for QPR.â
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Post by sharky on Jul 3, 2019 13:08:46 GMT
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Post by sharky on Jul 3, 2019 13:17:25 GMT
Interesting article on Masterson from the Irish Times a month ago. www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/international/conor-masterson-eager-for-next-step-as-liverpool-chapter-ends-1.3910076Conor Masterson eager for next step as Liverpool chapter endsIreland under-21 defender hopes to catch eye of visiting scouts at Toulon tournament Fri, May 31, 2019, 01:00 A year after being part of Liverpoolâs extended official party for the Champions League final in Kiev, Conor Masterson will watch Saturdayâs game against Spurs in Toulon where he is hoping some positive displays for the Ireland under-21s over the next two weeks help him to carve out some new career opportunities. The 20-year-old defender was told a few weeks back that he would be released when his contract expired in the summer and though he has already had interest, he says, from a number of Championship and League One clubs, there will be plenty of scouts at the games in the south of France eager to see someone with his credentials put through their paces in a fairly competitive setting. Masterson was regarded as something of a hot prospect through most of his time on Merseyside. He had first caught Liverpoolâs eye at the age of 12 and appeared to be making an almost perfect progression towards the first team when he made the bench in April 2018 for a Champions League encounter with Manchester City and a Merseyside league derby. Injury derailed him, though, and as is always the case at the big academies there was someone else about the place only too willing to seize the opportunity. Still, he suggests, he might have stuck around to play with the Under-23s but his determination to push forward made a backward step seem preferable. âI wanted to go out and play,â he says. âI had told the club that I didnât want to keep carrying on in the 23s, hoping to break into the first team; that I wanted to go out and prove myself at another team and so thatâs whatâs going on at the moment.â 'Whether I go to another Premier League club or drop down to the Championship or whatever, I just want to play and show what I can do'Last season, a loan move would have been the obvious next step but a knee injury intervened at precisely the wrong time and after a frustrating season, it came as no great surprise when the club informed him that there would be no new deal. âThey spoke to me and obviously itâs tough at the time,â he says. âI was down . . . yeah; I would say I was down but to be honest, I think itâs the best thing for me, going forward in football, taking on a new challenge and showing what I can do. âIâm really looking forward to it now. It was disappointing at the time but exciting now. Itâs a new chapter in my career and Iâm looking forward to it.â Under-21 manager Stephen Kenny and former senior international Keith Andrews, who works as coach with the team, have both spoken this week of how impressed they have been with the maturity Masterson has displayed. There is certainly no trace of bitterness as he talks about the club or its coaching staff, all of whom he recalls warmly. A smile breaks out as he mentions all the good times he had sharing digs with Caoimhin Kelleher, the Cork-born goalkeeper who is in Madrid right now. Masterson moved out shortly after hearing the news about his future but, he says, he will be rooting for the team on Saturday evening. âI canât say anything bad about Liverpool. Iâve enjoyed my time there. It was an unbelievable experience being on the bench last year in the Champions League, against Everton in the derby . . . yeah, itâs been an unbelievable experience so just âthank youâ really. âHopefully they do it,â he says. âHopefully the team does well, gets it over the line in the Champions League. Caoimhin is obviously with them and good luck to him. He is a great fella. You canât get better than Caoimhin . . . chilled, relaxed, a good player and a good person. We lived in the city centre. Rodney Street. For four years. We had some great times so I canât complain really.â Ultimately, he says, âI donât feel thereâs any disgrace leaving Liverpool. You look at Virgil van Dijk and you see Joel Matip now and Joe Gomez, unbelievable players, unbelievable. You are trying to break into the team, of course, but I donât think I had a real chance really. Thatâs why I want to go out and prove myself.â He believes he has received just about the best education in the game imaginable and even if he is unsure about where that takes him next, he is, he maintains, confident things will work out well in the end. âWhether I go to another Premier League club or drop down to the Championship or whatever, I just want to play and show what I can do and then you never know what can happen in the future. You can come back up. âI donât know exactly [what level he is capable of playing first-team football at now] but I think I could go into a Championship team or a League One team and fight for my place. Iâd be confident of that, yeah. Hopefully, though, a few more teams will be looking at me over in Toulon. Itâs a big opportunity for me and for all of the team really.
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Post by rickyqpr on Jul 3, 2019 13:46:15 GMT
At the start of the window, we had lost 8 senior players from the squad. We have since lost 3 more seniors (counting Freeman as gone) - so a whole team. A look at the goalkeeping and replacing Ingram with Kelly is good business. I would think that we received more for Ingram than the ÂŁ50k we paid for Kelly. In Defence, we lost Bidwell, Lynch & Baptiste - and probably Rangel. We had very little in the U23s to step up. I think that we would have wanted a new established centre half, a young prospect and an established left back. In Barbet, Masterson and Wallace we have done well - and thankfully, Masterson seems to have come through the scouting rather than being on Warburton's Christmas card list. We also have signed a Utility player in Ball. In Midfield, we were always going to lose Freeman (and probably Luongo). Two impressive loans will have a lot to do, but rather that, than lesser aging midfielders. Think I prefer the youngsters to Cameron returning, even though he did ok for us. But that leaves Wszolek, Hamed, Wells & Smith to replace. I guess that Warburton wants Judge to plug the Wszolek / Freeman gap in case our own youngsters (e.g. Chair) cannot step up. We have wingers, so not sure that McCkay (Swansea) is necessary - again another of Warburton's love children. But now, it is all about those strikers! It is as if we have brought in 8 new faces for 'little' outlay, flogged everyone we can, now it is time to see what we can afford to spend (if anything) to sort out the front line. After such an impressive window so far, there must be a plan! Well done though to the club. This looked an impossible task only 4 weeks ago, but impressive early business so far.
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Post by Marc on Jul 3, 2019 14:02:08 GMT
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Post by blatantfowl on Jul 3, 2019 14:41:16 GMT
We have wingers, so not sure that McCkay (Swansea) is necessary - again another of Warburton's love children. As far as we know, Mark did not actually father our new signings himself although if around that time he had a student rail card and a bike I suppose it is physically possible. That is some forward planning!
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Post by sharky on Jul 3, 2019 16:13:35 GMT
From the Offie. I wonder what the fee actually was! www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/luke-freeman-departs-for-sheffield-united/Luke Freeman departs for Sheffield UnitedMatt Webb @mattwebb987 LUKE Freeman has joined Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee, agreeing a three-year deal with the Premier League newcomers. Freeman departs QPR after two-and-a-half-years at the club following his arrival from Bristol City in January 2017. The 27-year-old made a total of 112 appearances in the blue and white hoops in all competitions, scoring 15 goals. Freeman, who signed a new contract with the Râs in November 2018, will be hoping to make his top-flight debut when the Blades kick off the new campaign at Bournemouth on 10th August. The club would like to thank Luke for his outstanding contribution during his time with us and wish him every success in the future.
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Post by surreychad on Jul 3, 2019 16:34:12 GMT
We have wingers, so not sure that McCkay (Swansea) is necessary - again another of Warburton's love children. As far as we know, Mark did not actually father our new signings himself although if around that time he had a student rail card and a bike I suppose it is physically possible. That is some forward planning!
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Post by rickyqpr on Jul 3, 2019 17:08:41 GMT
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Post by eusebio13 on Jul 3, 2019 17:52:01 GMT
I think the Masterson signing is perhaps my favourite signing so far, for the long term. Good young player who just ran out of road at Liverpool set back by injury at a crucial moment but was still linked with Norwich earlier this summer, probably come to us for games. I suspect his and Balls contracts include the 3rd year option that Dave Mac has mentioned, minimising contract risk
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Post by eusebio13 on Jul 3, 2019 17:53:17 GMT
Slightly strange given he's now our 3rd choice goalie at 24
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Post by surreychad on Jul 3, 2019 17:56:31 GMT
The plan is probably to make either lumley or kelly one of our saleable assets for next season and move him up to first or second choice.
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Post by eusebio13 on Jul 3, 2019 19:30:06 GMT
This worries me a little though: QPR league goalscorers 18/19 Wells 9 Hemed 7 Smith 7 Freeman 7 Wszolek 6 Eze 4 whoever does come in is going have to replace our top 5 goalscorers last year...Mass is now the highest current QPR career scorer at the club with 10 QPR career goals
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Post by surreychad on Jul 3, 2019 20:16:41 GMT
it worries me more that there are no rumours linking us with strikers
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Post by sharky on Jul 3, 2019 22:06:19 GMT
I think the Masterson signing is perhaps my favourite signing so far, for the long term. Good young player who just ran out of road at Liverpool set back by injury at a crucial moment but was still linked with Norwich earlier this summer, probably come to us for games. I suspect his and Balls contracts include the 3rd year option that Dave Mac has mentioned, minimising contract risk Agree Eus but if memory serves me right, the same sort of situation that Goss came to us. Hope he turns out to be a better signing than Goss was!
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Post by eusebio13 on Jul 4, 2019 11:16:31 GMT
I think the Masterson signing is perhaps my favourite signing so far, for the long term. Good young player who just ran out of road at Liverpool set back by injury at a crucial moment but was still linked with Norwich earlier this summer, probably come to us for games. I suspect his and Balls contracts include the 3rd year option that Dave Mac has mentioned, minimising contract risk Agree Eus but if memory serves me right, the same sort of situation that Goss came to us. Hope he turns out to be a better signing than Goss was! Goss definitely cost us money (suggestions that it was ÂŁ500K) and was given 3.5 years contract in which he's failed to show much promise. Masterson on a free with a minimum commitment to 2 yrs salary seems a much better type of signing (though not saying we shouldn't spend occasionally).
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Post by blatantfowl on Jul 4, 2019 14:27:30 GMT
it worries me more that there are no rumours linking us with strikers There have been no rumors linking us with signing anyone at least until about 3 days before they signed. Sometimes it come from nowhere. So there will be strikers but we wonât who til itâs almost done. I like it like that.
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Post by sharky on Jul 4, 2019 15:08:03 GMT
From the Offie www.qpr.co.uk/news/under-23s-news/qpr-u23-duo-sign-short-term-contracts/QPR U23 duo sign short-term contractsGeorge Jones @qpr QPR U23 duo Ben Wells and Themis Kefalas have signed new short-term contracts until December 19th 2019. Wells, a defender, joined the Râs from West Ham United last season, while centre-back Kefalas signed following a successful trial.
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Post by sharky on Jul 4, 2019 15:14:04 GMT
From the Offie. Warburton trying to calm fans' anxiety over the striker situation. Surrychad please note! www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/warburton-i-know-what-else-we-need/Warburton: I know what else we needMatt Webb @mattwebb987 NO LESS than seven summer signings have already been made â and QPR manager Mark Warburton insists the club are continuing to work hard to bolster Rangersâ striking options ahead of the 2019/20 Sky Bet Championship season. Most of the clubâs work in the transfer market thus far has been around adding players in both defence and midfield. However, with forward Matt Smith this week leaving for Millwall, and Tomer Hemed and Nahki Wells returning to their parent teams after year-long loans last term, Warburton is well aware of Rangersâ need for strikers. We have some targets â some very clear targets MARK WARBURTONâCredit must go to a lot of people â to Lee [Hoos], Les [Ferdinand], the recruitment team and all of the staff around us,â the Râs boss told www.qpr.co.uk. âA lot of work has been done, and Iâm delighted with the players weâve been able to bring into the building already. âHowever, weâre all aware that thereâs still a lot more work to do. âMatt Smith moved to Millwall this week, and we wish him all the very best. So Iâm sure our supporters are panicking about the striker situation. âThe fact is, itâs still very early in the window. Some Premier League clubs arenât even back for pre-season training yet, and thereâs still a lot of work to be done by other Championship clubs.â Warburton added: âThe market will move. We have some targets â some very clear targets. But itâs a tough market and what we have to do is find the right balance between getting work done early and being patient. âAs the window draws to a close, and players still havenât moved on, there will be business to be done. âHowever, as I said, a lot of work has already been done by a lot of people, with the sole aim of making our squad as strong as possible before the start of the season.â
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Post by surreychad on Jul 4, 2019 15:25:13 GMT
Sounds like we wont see any strikers until close to transfer deadline
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Post by Ashdown_Ranger on Jul 4, 2019 17:58:41 GMT
Sounds like we wont see any strikers until close to transfer deadline ..and then make move for Conor Washington??
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Post by eusebio13 on Jul 4, 2019 18:03:28 GMT
CAM ON THEN QPR transfer news: Stoke midfielder Geoff Cameron in talks over Loftus Road return Cameron, 33, spent the 2018/19 season on loan at Rangers and is keen to return to W12 EXCLUSIVE By Sean Gallagher 4th July 2019, 6:30 pm Updated: 4th July 2019, 6:53 pm QPR are in talks with Stoke over a deal to bring former loanee Geoff Cameron back to Loftus Road. talkSPORT understands Cameron wants to return to Loftus Road, where he was a popular figure among his team-mates and supporters during his season-long loan last term. The west London side are hopeful of striking another temporary switch for Cameron, thus only paying a percentage of his wages. A permanent deal is unlikely at this stage, given Rangersâ financial restrictions. The USA internationalâs contract at the bet365 Stadium expires next summer, but he has been told he has no future at the club. The utility man impressed during his last stint in west London, but missed a sizeable chunk of the season owing to an ankle injury. But Rangers hierarchy want more experienced bodies in their squad as they gear up for another tough Championship campaign. They have already signed seven players this summer, and are understood to want to sign at least another three more before the window closes on August 8. talkSPORT also understands that Angel Rangel, who like Cameron spent last season at QPR, is also close to signing a new contract. talksport.com/football/efl/568572/qpr-transfer-news-stoke-geoff-cameron-talks-loftus-road-return/
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Post by eusebio13 on Jul 4, 2019 18:04:49 GMT
CAM ON THEN QPR transfer news: Stoke midfielder Geoff Cameron in talks over Loftus Road return Cameron, 33, spent the 2018/19 season on loan at Rangers and is keen to return to W12 EXCLUSIVE By Sean Gallagher 4th July 2019, 6:30 pm Updated: 4th July 2019, 6:53 pm QPR are in talks with Stoke over a deal to bring former loanee Geoff Cameron back to Loftus Road. talkSPORT understands Cameron wants to return to Loftus Road, where he was a popular figure among his team-mates and supporters during his season-long loan last term. The west London side are hopeful of striking another temporary switch for Cameron, thus only paying a percentage of his wages. A permanent deal is unlikely at this stage, given Rangersâ financial restrictions. The USA internationalâs contract at the bet365 Stadium expires next summer, but he has been told he has no future at the club. The utility man impressed during his last stint in west London, but missed a sizeable chunk of the season owing to an ankle injury. But Rangers hierarchy want more experienced bodies in their squad as they gear up for another tough Championship campaign. They have already signed seven players this summer, and are understood to want to sign at least another three more before the window closes on August 8. talkSPORT also understands that Angel Rangel, who like Cameron spent last season at QPR, is also close to signing a new contract. talksport.com/football/efl/568572/qpr-transfer-news-stoke-geoff-cameron-talks-loftus-road-return/Given he spent an hour with Ferdinand a day or two ago I suspect this is fairly reliable
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Post by harr on Jul 4, 2019 19:36:57 GMT
Whereâs Crouch when you need him
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