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Post by nomar on Aug 27, 2020 7:15:30 GMT
This set of tweets basically says everything I’ve been ready to say about the sale of our beloved Eze and what it means for the club.
This is a huge turning point for the club now, finally going in the right direction.
As important as the fee we get is the sell on clause we end up negotiating, because that will be like selling Eze twice as this surely won’t be the last big money move he makes in his career.
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Post by surreychad on Aug 27, 2020 7:50:58 GMT
I agree, its a huge statement but lets not forget this is the first time we have sold a youth player that made it to our first team since Richard Langley. Sterling and Parrot were both sold without playing first team football which is great for the bank balance but not good for us getting better on the pitch. Personally I think we need to do it a few more times to prove ourselves and get the reputation as a club that can develop.
We also have to balance selling talent with the bettering our own team year on year so we don't become a team that never challenges and is at risk of relegation. Brentford are doing much better at this but have failed in the play offs 9 times now.
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Post by londonranger on Aug 27, 2020 10:31:46 GMT
A loss and a gain. Will miss him.
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Post by bowranger on Aug 27, 2020 12:59:20 GMT
I agree, its a huge statement but lets not forget this is the first time we have sold a youth player that made it to our first team since Richard Langley. Sterling and Parrot were both sold without playing first team football which is great for the bank balance but not good for us getting better on the pitch. Personally I think we need to do it a few more times to prove ourselves and get the reputation as a club that can develop. We also have to balance selling talent with the bettering our own team year on year so we don't become a team that never challenges and is at risk of relegation. Brentford are doing much better at this but have failed in the play offs 9 times now. Yup. It's a slightly different 'youth' team picture as we seem to be focusing quite a bit more on academy drop-outs or 'almost-there's' from teams who have hoarded young players but don't have a route to the first team for our U23s rather than just developing kids from the youth setup. But it is a long process and agree it'll take a while to really grasp that reputation like Brentford have. So much of this is down to game time and the contracts we give out. I'd like to think that BOS and Manning are the last time we'll have players of that standard loaned out, leaving us with them with a year left on their deals but with a season less of regular starts under their belts than they probably should have. The length of the deals signed with Dykes and Thomas should hopefully indicate that. But yeah, a massive step in the right direction.
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Post by salts on Aug 27, 2020 14:23:48 GMT
New training ground should help.
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Post by Roller on Aug 28, 2020 6:24:00 GMT
The implication of those tweets is that we have just made this transition. To me, we turned the corner when Les Ferdinand was employed as Director of Football but were weighed down with so much baggage. The appointment of Lee Hoos a couple of years later gave us more impetus and ensuring that we didn't lose Chris Ramsey after he was mistakenly installed as manager was equally important. Turning the club around was never going to be a quick process and is not finished yet, but the nonsense stopped with Ferdinand's appointment. It has taken a long time to shake off the baggage and of course not every decision has proven to be correct, but we are now starting to see the results.
That is not to say that there weren't markers on the route. The purchase of Ryan Manning just after Ferdinand was appointed was the first sign and to pick a couple at random, the sales of Cole Kpekawa as a youth product and just a year ago Darnell Furlong showed that we were starting to produce results. Players like Eze and Chair weren't signed by accident, they are the embodiment of Ferdinand's plan, Eze signed in 2016, Chair in 2017. To my mind Ferdinand doesn't get the praise he deserves.
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Post by bowranger on Aug 28, 2020 7:55:58 GMT
The implication of those tweets is that we have just made this transition. To me, we turned the corner when Les Ferdinand was employed as Director of Football but were weighed down with so much baggage. The appointment of Lee Hoos a couple of years later gave us more impetus and ensuring that we didn't lose Chris Ramsey after he was mistakenly installed as manager was equally important. Turning the club around was never going to be a quick process and is not finished yet, but the nonsense stopped with Ferdinand's appointment. It has taken a long time to shake off the baggage and of course not every decision has proven to be correct, but we are now starting to see the results. That is not to say that there weren't markers on the route. The purchase of Ryan Manning just after Ferdinand was appointed was the first sign and to pick a couple at random, the sales of Cole Kpekawa as a youth product and just a year ago Darnell Furlong showed that we were starting to produce results. Players like Eze and Chair weren't signed by accident, they are the embodiment of Ferdinand's plan, Eze signed in 2016, Chair in 2017. To my mind Ferdinand doesn't get the praise he deserves. Yeah, this a hundred times.
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 28, 2020 8:14:53 GMT
West London Sport Warburton: No QPR spending spree after Eze sale By West London Sport 28/08/2020 Mark Warburton has told QPR’s website there is no prospect of the club spending on transfers after Ebere Eze’s move. Eze is joining Crystal Palace for £15m, with add-ons making the deal potentially worth around £19.5m. But manager Warburton says the money will be used to ease Rangers’ financial struggles. “All this will do is go to reduce the financial burden,” he said. “Whilst fans I’m sure would always look to go and sign X, Y and Z, in the current financial landscape that can’t be the case. “We will be looking at free transfers, low costs, loan market etc – along with many other clubs. “We have to recognise how that money can be used to lower the burden on the owners and hopefully allow for the longer-team, health and welfare of QPR.” Warburton does expect to bring in more new faces before the transfer window closes. Lyndon Dykes and George Thomas have already been brought in, while Luke Amos has been signed on a permanent deal. “I’m delighted with the players we’ve got. We need more,” said Warburton. “I think the squad will see more changes in the coming few weeks.” www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/football-qpr-mark-warburton-ebere-eze-spending?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork
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Post by Roller on Aug 28, 2020 18:40:46 GMT
I wouldn't expect the club to say anything different. Regardless of what their spending plans are there is no point advertising them.
It would also be an act of rank stupidity to abandon this plan now just as it has started to bear success.
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Post by scarletpimple on Aug 28, 2020 22:25:14 GMT
Have i missed something, this i am sure is a new club transfer record, and yet have not seen this being lorded by the club, i mean they wont be giving anything away will they? ??
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Post by surreychad on Aug 29, 2020 8:45:58 GMT
It didn't even occur to me that its a potential club record, figures for his sale have been banded around for so long I was more concerned we would let him go on the cheap
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Post by Roller on Aug 29, 2020 9:13:00 GMT
If the figures quoted are true, then yes it will be our record fee received. The top few are
Samba - £12 or £12.5 million (we probably all have our own opinions on how that deal worked!) Remy - £10.5 million Sterling £10ish million (Liverpool - Man City)
I think Les Ferdinand himself may be next.
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