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Post by gibraltar on Jul 13, 2011 8:37:43 GMT
JAY BOTHROYD: IN PROFILE Posted on: Wed 13 Jul 2011 Born in Islington, London on August 21st 1982, Jay Bothroyd rose to prominence at Arsenal, where he was a product of his local side's academy. A technically gifted striker with bags of pace, Bothroyd left the Gunners the age of 18, opting for a move to Coventry City for a reported fee of £1million. He made his debut in the Sky Blues' home defeat to Manchester United in the Premier League in November 2000. The attacker went on to score 17 goals during his time with City, his first coming against Bradford City in 2001, and Bothroyd was the Club's top scorer for 2002/03 with 11 goals. Article continues Advertisement Bothroyd's form for the Sky Blues caught the eye of Italian outfit Perugia and, in the summer of 2003, he made the move to Mediterranean shores, after his contract with Coventry expired. But the front-man failed to settle in Italy, moving to Blackburn Rovers in August 2004 and returning to Perugia at the end of the season. Having then been released by 'Grifoni,' Bothroyd joined Charlton Athletic in August 2005, before securing a move to Wolverhampton Wanderers the following summer, becoming Mick McCarthy's first full signing as Old Gold boss. The striker flourished early on in his Wolves career, scoring three goals for his new Club in their opening six fixtures - which included a blockbuster 25-yard strike in injury time away at Leeds United to grab all three points. Bothroyd's goalscoring antics ground to a halt when he suffered an injury in December 2006, but he returned the following February and scored the Old Gold's winning goal against Black Country rivals West Bromwich Albion in a 1-0 win over the Baggies. McCarthy made further signings during the course of the 2007/08 season and, with the likes of Sylvan Ebanks-Blake largely keeping Bothroyd out of the side, he moved to Stoke City in March 2008 on an initial month's loan, before extending his stay until the end of the season. Bothroyd joined Cardiff City in August 2008 on a three-year deal. It proved to be the most fruitful spell of the talented striker's professional career to date, with Bothroyd finding the net 45 times in 136 appearances for the Bluebirds in all competitions. His form for Cardiff even caught the eye of England boss Fabio Capello, with the Italian calling Bothroyd up to the senior Three Lions squad in November 2010 for their clash with France. The hot-shot appeared as a second-half substitute against Les Bleus in a 2-1 defeat. www.qpr.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~2390360,00.html
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Post by gibraltar on Jul 13, 2011 8:38:43 GMT
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Post by thetfordranger on Jul 13, 2011 8:39:38 GMT
Buzzing! lets hope naughton, campbell and another defender follw soon. maybe even malbronque
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Post by Macmoish on Jul 13, 2011 8:40:30 GMT
Could have added in the profile: Ex-QPR schoolboy!
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Post by cpr on Jul 13, 2011 8:42:26 GMT
Yeah...Wonder what that means/and why that was included. Unusual to put it mildly Arse tarpaulin.
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Post by gibraltar on Jul 13, 2011 8:43:05 GMT
davidmcintyre76 @dominicdinezza certainly better than Morison. Better all-round attributes than Graham, but Graham more consistent and a very good finisher 2 minutes ago
davidmcintyre76 @jimfrayling no, a decent signing. I'd have taken him. 3 minutes ago
davidmcintyre76 @stjude1975 talking2 DJ & waiting4 nod from Spurs on Naughton.I did Murphy story at start of pre-season but not sure where they are with him 3 minutes ago
davidmcintyre76 @qprnot606 there was nothing happening there as of a week ago but I've been busy with other stuff and out of the loop since 5 minutes ago
davidmcintyre76 Bothroyd signing complete then. Interesting one. Has loads of a ability. 13 minutes ago
davidmcintyre76 @bodiecritchell so you gave in and joined Twitter. 15 hours ago
davidmcintyre76 @lamoroma @will_QPR think Rangers have been getting a bit ahead of themselves on Bothroyd but I do think he'll sign. Not sure on DJ Campbell
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Post by Macmoish on Jul 13, 2011 8:43:38 GMT
QPR Official Site
BOTHROYD: ‘START OF SOMETHING SPECIAL’ Posted on: Wed 13 Jul 2011 Although the ink has hardly had time to dry on Jay Bothroyd's three-year contract with the R's, the gifted front-man feels that 'this could be the start of something special,' as Neil Warnock's men prepare for life amongst England's elite for the first time in 15 years. Bothroyd, 29, put pen to paper in W12 this morning (Wednesday) and will train with his new team-mates at Hampton School later today. In an exclusive interview with www.qpr.co.uk, the striker revealed that he can't get wait to get started. Bothroyd said: "I'm sure all the lads will welcome me and I can't wait to be involved. "QPR's a great Club with a lot of history. "I was here as a boy when I was nine years old - this was my first Club before I went to Arsenal. Twenty years later, I'm back and it's good to be here!
"Coming back to London played a big part for me too. I can be around my family, which is great. "The last time I played in London was six years ago. I can't wait to get going." The former Cardiff City striker saw Rangers at first hand last year, having twice played for the Bluebirds against Warnock's charges. Bothroyd even netted a spectacular opener in QPR's thrilling 2-2 draw in South Wales back in April. And he believes that, from what he saw, the R's have a fighting chance of doing well on their return to the top-flight next season - especially in front of a partisan Loftus Road crowd. "QPR were resilient last season and scored a lot of goals," Bothroyd said, "We've definitely got a chance of staying in the Premier League next year. "There are some talented players at the Club and I can't see why not. "When I came to Loftus Road with Cardiff last season, it was like a cauldron. "It was a great atmosphere, very intimidating. We need to carry that on next season. "Home form is always key - especially in your first season back in the Premier League. "Teams never really know what to expect when they come to Loftus Road. "When I came here last year, I got a bit of abuse and the fans made it a bit tough for me! "But now hopefully they can get behind me." And there can be little doubt about that. Under Warnock, the Loftus Road crowd have backed their team from the first kick until the last, and Bothroyd will be hoping that the support from the R's faithful can aid his - and QPR's - objectives next term. He added: "Last year I scored 20 goals. "I'm a forward, I like to assist and I like to be involved in build-up play and help others. "As long as I'm contributing week in, week out, then I'm happy. " The aim as a Club is to stay in the Premier League.
"I think it's very important to do that in your first season and build on that. "This could be the start of something special." www.qpr.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~2391157,00.html
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Post by gibraltar on Jul 13, 2011 8:43:54 GMT
WayneRoutledge @jaybothroyd congratulations on your move bro. Good luck 14 hours ago
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Post by Zamoraaaah on Jul 13, 2011 8:46:37 GMT
Yeah...Wonder what that means/and why that was included. Unusual to put it mildly All deals have to be approved by the relevant bodies. Unusual for us perhaps but standard practice for everyone else. Hopefully it's a sign the club/offy site are getting more professional. Just as well because you can be sure Paladini and the club's transfer activities are being heavily scrutinised by the FA.
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Post by Macmoish on Jul 13, 2011 8:51:25 GMT
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Post by thetfordranger on Jul 13, 2011 8:53:14 GMT
still dont get why routledge aint talking to us anymore?? anyone know why??
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Post by gibraltar on Jul 13, 2011 8:58:12 GMT
cant be the price. £1.5mil is a snip.
got to be his choice. wages or he doesnt like the club.
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Post by thetfordranger on Jul 13, 2011 9:02:42 GMT
cant be the price. £1.5mil is a snip. got to be his choice. wages or he doesnt like the club. very dissapointed by this. it seems like we aint even trying to convince him either. he was a workhorse and big shoes to fill in my opinion. mind you saying that i think Buzz is gonna have an amazing season
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Post by terryb on Jul 13, 2011 9:20:45 GMT
Mac
As Zed stated all parties have to give approval.
Plus the Welsh FA have to give international clearance as they are a foreign country!
Many non-league clubs have fallen foul of this & I'm surprised Gianni knew this was needed!
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Post by cpr on Jul 13, 2011 9:58:34 GMT
cant be the price. £1.5mil is a snip. got to be his choice. wages or he doesnt like the club. One word. Briatore.
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Post by cpr on Jul 13, 2011 10:00:17 GMT
Yeah...Wonder what that means/and why that was included. Unusual to put it mildly All deals have to be approved by the relevant bodies. Unusual for us perhaps but standard practice for everyone else. Hopefully it's a sign the club/offy site are getting more professional. Just as well because you can be sure Paladini and the club's transfer activities are being heavily scrutinised by the FA. Possibly some poetic license and a bit of tongue in cheek?
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Post by klr on Jul 13, 2011 10:04:37 GMT
Great Signing & exactly the type of signing we should be looking at making, IE, Top Championship Performers with a point to prove, he's the best striker we've signed since...........John Spencer ?
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Post by Lonegunmen on Jul 13, 2011 10:06:51 GMT
Proven record. Good signing. now get DJ campbell and we can get rid or three or four under-performed strikers I can think of.
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Post by Sabas on Jul 13, 2011 10:07:22 GMT
EXCLUSIVE: ENGLAND ACE SIGNS More like a Jack... but at this point I'd take the eight instead of an ace as well. Welcome and good luck!
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Post by Sabas on Jul 13, 2011 10:08:36 GMT
Not in PL. Expect long ball football.
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Post by sharky on Jul 13, 2011 10:29:51 GMT
Good signing, no great signing. Let's hope it's the first of many other good ones. We are QPR!!!!
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Post by Macmoish on Jul 13, 2011 12:48:30 GMT
Jay Bothroyd Twitter After a summer of meetings and decisions I'm finally signed with Qpr and can't wait to play in the best league in the world with them !! Had great times at Cardiff the majority of fans were great week in week out just wanna say thanks to you all !!! twitter.com/#!/jaybothroyd
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Post by gramps on Jul 13, 2011 12:51:35 GMT
Welcome Jay. We'll settle for 30 goals this season!
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Post by RoryTheRanger on Jul 13, 2011 12:52:34 GMT
Wonder if there will be any video interviews with him put up on QPR Player today
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Post by gibraltar on Jul 13, 2011 13:02:33 GMT
jaybothroyd Jay Love being back in London it's been a longtime. !!! 8 minutes ago
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Post by Macmoish on Jul 13, 2011 13:17:44 GMT
But in all honesty I don't think it's accurate to call him an "England Ace"!
Jimmy Greaves was an England Ace
Bobby Charlton..Hurst...Lineker
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Post by gibraltar on Jul 13, 2011 13:19:57 GMT
jaybothroyd Jay Kieron dyer at Qpr great player just been unfortunate with injuries 34 seconds ago
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Post by klr on Jul 13, 2011 13:21:08 GMT
This is a great signing for QPR, clubs like Liverpool & Spurs had a good look at him.
This is an impressive signing.
IMO, the "biggest" striker we have signed since John Spencer, hope he plays like John Spencer & not Mike Sheron though, one of the worst QPR signings of alltime, that people seem to have erased from their memories, it wasnt just Hateley & Zelic, Mike Sheron is up there.
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Post by FloridaR on Jul 13, 2011 13:29:52 GMT
I hope Warnock knows what he is doing.
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Post by gibraltar on Jul 13, 2011 13:33:24 GMT
do not mistake coincidence for fate
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