Celtic accept bid from QPR for Gary Hooper (SKY)

[brightonr]

I didn't think a player can talk to a team unless a bid has been accepted. I may be wrong.

Seem logical, but ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23428419

Furthermore, I expect Celtic were holding out for the extra £1 too.

[Stanley]

The Daily Star get a bad rap. They've improved recently and have been first to quite a few stories. I agree they've always been cr@p editorially though.

[Shania]

We haven't signed him yet mate !!

Trust me ...Only at Rangers could we rescue defeat from the jaws of victory on this one !!!

This. No need to gloat. As the song goes; "Nobody knows the trouble "we"`ve seen.Taken from an old negro-spirituals.

[superhoop67]

Not sure if any of you remember but when the Daily Star started in 1978, its advert was "B oobs, t its and QPR, we are the Daily Star."

sounds good to me

[jmelanie]

Not sure if any of you remember but when the Daily Star started in 1978, its advert was "B oobs, t its and QPR, we are the Daily Star."

[qpr]

Taken from News Now QPR, Daily Star website;

The west London club had their £5m bid for Hooper accepted by Celtic earlier today and will now open talks with the English striker.

Daily Star is the worst paper going, even Caughtoffside laugh at them

[maccatwo]

I only be happy once this decided one way or never. Wish just it was over very soon.

[jmelanie]

Taken from News Now QPR, Daily Star website;

The west London club had their £5m bid for Hooper accepted by Celtic earlier today and will now open talks with the English striker.

Sure this is not true, as both Lennon and Harry have said that talks have been going on.

[knocker]

You can still get 2/5 on him signing for us so still must be some doubt. Also Norwich shortening to 2/1!

[TBLOCKRANGER]

Excellent stuff, can't see the other clubs interested in him beating our personal terms. The only thing we are good at is our lengthy and massive salaried contracts which are void of any early termination clause for any eventuality.

Also nice for once to be linked to a player that other clubs want.

[Ed the Ball]

Taken from News Now QPR, Daily Star website;

The west London club had their £5m bid for Hooper accepted by Celtic earlier today and will now open talks with the English striker.

[Wiz]

You have to laugh, don't ya?
Naaarrrrwich could lose out on signing Hooper, and lose to relegated QPR of all clubs.

£5MILLION for a striker of the quality of Hooper is more than decent.

If I were a Naaaarrrrwich fan, I would want to know why my club cannot compete against a Championship side for the signature of a player like Hooper.

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I'm all for being careful with money, but come on, Naaarwhich are taking that concept to a whole new level.

One thing I definitely wouldn't be doing, would be coming on this board whinging to QPR fans that if Hooper comes, he will only be here for the money.

Maybe its because I believe we're spending far in excess of that elsewhere....but wages will always be an issue for us.

[Glevum_Hoop]

You have to laugh, don't ya?
Naaarrrrwich could lose out on signing Hooper, and lose to relegated QPR of all clubs.

£5MILLION for a striker of the quality of Hooper is more than decent.

If I were a Naaaarrrrwich fan, I would want to know why my club cannot compete against a Championship side for the signature of a player like Hooper.

I'm all for being careful with money, but come on, Naaarwhich are taking that concept to a whole new level.

One thing I definitely wouldn't be doing, would be coming on this board whinging to QPR fans that if Hooper comes, he will only be here for the money.

Cant get my head around some fans - were are being subsidised by three multi millionaires at the moment (well billionaire in Mittals case) - as a club we have no way of self generating enough revenue to pay players £50k, £60k or £75k a week wages. The vast majority of these sums are being met by our investors.

However a club like Norwich are working within the financial resources the club self generate, hence why, even though they are a premiership club they are unable to compete with the wages we can offer.

As I understand we have offered Hooper £40k a week over a 3 year deal - I guess the best paid player at Norwich is probably only on £25k per week max. As a footballer with a limited period of earnings which deal would you go for?

The trick however is to pay players that are willing to put a shift in for their wages - as we saw from the disaster that was last season we seriously got this wrong - its however looking like Tony et el are learning fast from their mistakes.

I am really looking forward to the start of the season - think we have the nucleus of a side that could be competitive back in the Championship - bring on Sheff Wed!!!

[Ed the Ball]

Don't think we would waste our time with three bids without sounding out whether his interested in joining us or not.

I didn't think a player can talk to a team unless a bid has been accepted. I may be wrong.

[twranger]

Why is everyone crying? Wiz isn't the kind to come on here and gloat and be a complete ****. You may not realise it but some people, regardless of whether they support the R's or not, are actually decent people. Mind blowing I know.

This is so very true..........some of my life long friends from year dot support other clubs, Chelsea mainly........so what?!!!
This tribal stuff is ridiculous in extremes!!!