Post by Macmoish on Jul 27, 2010 12:00:52 GMT
Bump...
23 Years ago...
Although "slightly inaccurate!" about his departure
PFA - On This Day - July 27, 2000
2000
Peter Crouch joins Queens Park Rangers from Tottenham Hotspur for £60,000. He strikes 12 times in 47 games for the west London club before joining Aston Villa for £5m in March 2002.
www.givemefootball.com/premier-league/on-this-day-in-football-history-july-27-
Tottenham Official Site - July 28, 2000
Posted on 28 July 2000 - 12:00
English Barclays Premiership
Young forward Peter Crouch has joined QPR. The deal went through on Thursday with ex-Spurs boss Gerry Francis taking the 19-year-old to Loftus Road for a nominal fee.
Our director of football David Pleat said: "Peter is out of our Under-19s next season so is not available for the academy team.
"He needs time to develop and I'm sure by the time he reaches his mid-20s he will have the necessary strength to go with his natural physical attributes. He is a very tall boy and has a fair amount of ability but I just felt for his own sake that at this moment in time he would probably get more opportunities, particularly at reserve team level, at QPR. He may even get the odd first team game and will be well coached by Gerry.
"If boys are not going to be part of your group before 21, then you have to let them make their way when they get a chance. Peter is a super lad, he'll listen and learn and we hope he does well. We will all be interested to see how he fares."
An England youth international, Crouch signed professional forms at the Lane in July 1998, a year after joining us as a trainee.
www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/crouch-joins-qpr-280700/
Debut -
QPR Official Site - August 12 2000 - RANGERS HELD IN OPENER
QPR and Birmingham City drew 0-0 at Loftus Road on the opening day of the 2000/2001 season.
Rangers dominated possession but could not test Ian Bennett in the Birmingham goal in this interesting opening day test for both sides.
The pressure on Birimngham boss Trevor Francis is to win promotion, while Gerry Francis' side's form last season means that a play-off challenge is expected in West London. And on this evidence both sides are still short of ideas, especially in attack, and will have to improve in the months to come.
Rangers too often failed to resist the temptation to aim for big striker Peter Crouch, picked up for a song from Tottenham. They found plenty of room down the flanks, as Birmingham's tactical achilles heel against teams that play wing-backs looked evident again in the first-half.
Ian Baraclough down the left and Jermaine Darlington on the right were finding too much space, yet their crosses were always magnetised towards Bennett and David Holdsworth rather than the totem Crouch.
It was Baraclough who squandered the first of three chances made by the evergreen Gavin Peacock in the opening fifteen minutes - the Hoops' best period. His 14th minute effort fizzed wide from 20 yards as his contribution caught the eye.
Clarke Carlisle was another debutant and his performance in the R's defence must have had the Loftus Road fans drooling of the season to come. Carlisle, a £250,000 buy from Blackpool, looked a snip as he won headers, tackles, loose balls and found passes to team-mates.
In the hot sun Birmingham record buy Geoff Horsfield was making little headway against Carlisle and Karl Ready. Horsfield was later booked and was lucky not to be sent off for an assault on the blond former Welsh international, and this strong bustling striker certainly has the aggressive streak that Birmingham's attack has missed in the last few years.
In the second half the game picked up. with Birmingham looking the quickest out of the blocks. Four minutes in a Martin Grainger's whipped in right-wing corner found the unlikely figure of Peter Ndlovu whose glancing flick at the near post unluckily found Gavin Peacock on the line headed clear.
Two minutes later Danny Sonner, on his debut, fired a great effort from 25 yards low to Harper's left as it seemed that Birmingham would take command.
But then Rangers seized the initiaive, Crouch finally attracting a Darlington cross to nod just over before Michael Johnson had to time his tackle on Chris Kiwomya from six yards in the 65th minute.
It was the transfer-listed Ndlovu, who nearly went to Nottingham Forest last week, that was the greatest threat in the Blues defence. he turned Darlington inside out before firing a great cross that just evaded Horsfield, who seems to lack a yard of pace in these early days.
Harper pawed away a great Grainger long-range free-kick, as the midfielder The second half was much better than the lacklustre first period, and stuyart wardley found a well-tiomed run to rach a Kiwomya pass but could not control the ball.
Harper was the busier glovesman and had to save from Sonner with fifteen minutes left, and instantly the former Sheffield Wednesday midfielder nearly gifted Richard Langley a goal with a poor defensive header but the shot was straight at Bennett. That summed up a poor afternoon's fare.
Harper Heinola Darlington Carlisle Ready Morrow Wardley Rowland Langley Crouch Kiwomya + Miklosko Connolly Jeanne Greeves Kulcsar
And then...
QPR Official Site - August 16, 2000
PETER HAPPY WITH DEBUT
PETER CROUCH enjoyed his full Nationwide League debut as the R's drew 0-0 against Birmingham City.
Peter says: "It was a tight game but I thought we could have won it. We had a couple of good chances to do it. It was a good performance by the team.
"It was good to get my professional debut under my belt. It was the biggest crowd I have played in front of. The Rangers fans really got behind us as well.
"I wasn't particularly nervous before the game. I've played at various different England levels, which was quite nerve-wracking, so I felt okay before the Birmingham match.
"I had one header just over the bar during the game. I thought I could have done a little bit better with that actually. If I had redirected it to the far corner it would have gone in.
"I think it will take time for me to get into First Division football. I did okay against Birmingham but I hope I can do a lot better than that.
"I'm just hoping to be involved in and around the squad. If I play, that's great. That's what I'm looking to do. But I just want to be involved really."
Full name Peter James Crouch[1]
Date of birth 30 January 1981 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Macclesfield, England
Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)[1]
Current team
Stoke City
Number 25
Youth career
1991–1993 Brentford
1994–1995 Queens Park Rangers
1995–1998 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2000 → Dulwich Hamlet (loan) 6 (1)
2000 → IFK Hässleholm (loan) 8 (3)
2000–2001 Queens Park Rangers 42 (10)
2001–2002 Portsmouth 37 (18)
2002–2004 Aston Villa 37 (6)
2003 → Norwich City (loan) 15 (4)
2004–2005 Southampton 27 (12)
2005–2008 Liverpool 85 (22)
2008–2009 Portsmouth 38 (11)
2009–2011 Tottenham Hotspur 73 (12)
2011–2019 Stoke City 225 (46)
2019 Burnley 6 (0)
Total 599 (145)
National team
2002–2003 England U21 6 (1)
2006 England B 1 (0)
2005–2010 England 42 (22)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
And then a few days later....
QPR Official Site: August 2, 2000[/b]
RANGERS have signed Danny Grieves on a six-month contract after a successful trial period at the club.
Grieves, a midfielder who started his career with Watford, was a free agent who played for Cambridge United last season.
23 Years ago...
Although "slightly inaccurate!" about his departure
PFA - On This Day - July 27, 2000
2000
Peter Crouch joins Queens Park Rangers from Tottenham Hotspur for £60,000. He strikes 12 times in 47 games for the west London club before joining Aston Villa for £5m in March 2002.
www.givemefootball.com/premier-league/on-this-day-in-football-history-july-27-
Tottenham Official Site - July 28, 2000
Posted on 28 July 2000 - 12:00
English Barclays Premiership
Young forward Peter Crouch has joined QPR. The deal went through on Thursday with ex-Spurs boss Gerry Francis taking the 19-year-old to Loftus Road for a nominal fee.
Our director of football David Pleat said: "Peter is out of our Under-19s next season so is not available for the academy team.
"He needs time to develop and I'm sure by the time he reaches his mid-20s he will have the necessary strength to go with his natural physical attributes. He is a very tall boy and has a fair amount of ability but I just felt for his own sake that at this moment in time he would probably get more opportunities, particularly at reserve team level, at QPR. He may even get the odd first team game and will be well coached by Gerry.
"If boys are not going to be part of your group before 21, then you have to let them make their way when they get a chance. Peter is a super lad, he'll listen and learn and we hope he does well. We will all be interested to see how he fares."
An England youth international, Crouch signed professional forms at the Lane in July 1998, a year after joining us as a trainee.
www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/crouch-joins-qpr-280700/
Debut -
QPR Official Site - August 12 2000 - RANGERS HELD IN OPENER
QPR and Birmingham City drew 0-0 at Loftus Road on the opening day of the 2000/2001 season.
Rangers dominated possession but could not test Ian Bennett in the Birmingham goal in this interesting opening day test for both sides.
The pressure on Birimngham boss Trevor Francis is to win promotion, while Gerry Francis' side's form last season means that a play-off challenge is expected in West London. And on this evidence both sides are still short of ideas, especially in attack, and will have to improve in the months to come.
Rangers too often failed to resist the temptation to aim for big striker Peter Crouch, picked up for a song from Tottenham. They found plenty of room down the flanks, as Birmingham's tactical achilles heel against teams that play wing-backs looked evident again in the first-half.
Ian Baraclough down the left and Jermaine Darlington on the right were finding too much space, yet their crosses were always magnetised towards Bennett and David Holdsworth rather than the totem Crouch.
It was Baraclough who squandered the first of three chances made by the evergreen Gavin Peacock in the opening fifteen minutes - the Hoops' best period. His 14th minute effort fizzed wide from 20 yards as his contribution caught the eye.
Clarke Carlisle was another debutant and his performance in the R's defence must have had the Loftus Road fans drooling of the season to come. Carlisle, a £250,000 buy from Blackpool, looked a snip as he won headers, tackles, loose balls and found passes to team-mates.
In the hot sun Birmingham record buy Geoff Horsfield was making little headway against Carlisle and Karl Ready. Horsfield was later booked and was lucky not to be sent off for an assault on the blond former Welsh international, and this strong bustling striker certainly has the aggressive streak that Birmingham's attack has missed in the last few years.
In the second half the game picked up. with Birmingham looking the quickest out of the blocks. Four minutes in a Martin Grainger's whipped in right-wing corner found the unlikely figure of Peter Ndlovu whose glancing flick at the near post unluckily found Gavin Peacock on the line headed clear.
Two minutes later Danny Sonner, on his debut, fired a great effort from 25 yards low to Harper's left as it seemed that Birmingham would take command.
But then Rangers seized the initiaive, Crouch finally attracting a Darlington cross to nod just over before Michael Johnson had to time his tackle on Chris Kiwomya from six yards in the 65th minute.
It was the transfer-listed Ndlovu, who nearly went to Nottingham Forest last week, that was the greatest threat in the Blues defence. he turned Darlington inside out before firing a great cross that just evaded Horsfield, who seems to lack a yard of pace in these early days.
Harper pawed away a great Grainger long-range free-kick, as the midfielder The second half was much better than the lacklustre first period, and stuyart wardley found a well-tiomed run to rach a Kiwomya pass but could not control the ball.
Harper was the busier glovesman and had to save from Sonner with fifteen minutes left, and instantly the former Sheffield Wednesday midfielder nearly gifted Richard Langley a goal with a poor defensive header but the shot was straight at Bennett. That summed up a poor afternoon's fare.
Harper Heinola Darlington Carlisle Ready Morrow Wardley Rowland Langley Crouch Kiwomya + Miklosko Connolly Jeanne Greeves Kulcsar
And then...
QPR Official Site - August 16, 2000
PETER HAPPY WITH DEBUT
PETER CROUCH enjoyed his full Nationwide League debut as the R's drew 0-0 against Birmingham City.
Peter says: "It was a tight game but I thought we could have won it. We had a couple of good chances to do it. It was a good performance by the team.
"It was good to get my professional debut under my belt. It was the biggest crowd I have played in front of. The Rangers fans really got behind us as well.
"I wasn't particularly nervous before the game. I've played at various different England levels, which was quite nerve-wracking, so I felt okay before the Birmingham match.
"I had one header just over the bar during the game. I thought I could have done a little bit better with that actually. If I had redirected it to the far corner it would have gone in.
"I think it will take time for me to get into First Division football. I did okay against Birmingham but I hope I can do a lot better than that.
"I'm just hoping to be involved in and around the squad. If I play, that's great. That's what I'm looking to do. But I just want to be involved really."
Full name Peter James Crouch[1]
Date of birth 30 January 1981 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Macclesfield, England
Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)[1]
Current team
Stoke City
Number 25
Youth career
1991–1993 Brentford
1994–1995 Queens Park Rangers
1995–1998 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2000 → Dulwich Hamlet (loan) 6 (1)
2000 → IFK Hässleholm (loan) 8 (3)
2000–2001 Queens Park Rangers 42 (10)
2001–2002 Portsmouth 37 (18)
2002–2004 Aston Villa 37 (6)
2003 → Norwich City (loan) 15 (4)
2004–2005 Southampton 27 (12)
2005–2008 Liverpool 85 (22)
2008–2009 Portsmouth 38 (11)
2009–2011 Tottenham Hotspur 73 (12)
2011–2019 Stoke City 225 (46)
2019 Burnley 6 (0)
Total 599 (145)
National team
2002–2003 England U21 6 (1)
2006 England B 1 (0)
2005–2010 England 42 (22)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
And then a few days later....
QPR Official Site: August 2, 2000[/b]
RANGERS have signed Danny Grieves on a six-month contract after a successful trial period at the club.
Grieves, a midfielder who started his career with Watford, was a free agent who played for Cambridge United last season.
