Austin's Contract

[Hove Ranger]

Excuse me, but why look at it that way? We are supporters of QPR. No pun.

Because Charlie isnt. it's good to bring a bit of objectivity to a discussion

[Ramsey is god]

Austin would be an idiot to sign a new contract with us and I don't believe he is.

Even if he made lets say and extra £1.5m in wages bonus over the next year if he walks away and a club doesn't need to fork out a fee to buy him then he could pocket potentially a £2-5m signing on fee and higher wages than he would normally have got.

Also if he signs and we don't go up if the club still want £15m and no one bids again for a second season running he is stuck in the championship which to be honest he is far too good for.

Makes not one bit of sense for him to sign anything in my opinion.

absolutely spot on. Cant people just be happy he is here. Just had a 75 page thread about him leaving. He stays and 2 days later people are asking why he isnt signing a contract.

Pretty simple - we go up, he may stay with us. We go down, no chance he will be here.

[Garyd73]

Excuse me, but why look at it that way? We are supporters of QPR. No pun.

Exactly, we are supporters of QPR so it would be the best club for us to play for. Football players aren't supporters. If I was Charlie and playing for Bolton and in the last year of my contract and should be playing in the PL I wouldn't sign a new contract with Bolton.

I'd love him to sign a new contract but there is no reason at all for him to do that.

[stainrodisalegend]

Gary is right. What is it some fans don't understand? He has been offered contracts repeatedly and has turned them down. Just be glad to have him for another season.

[CroydonCaptainJack]

I think there is a chance he could sign a new contract. I would like to be the "idiot" that earns an additional 20-30k a week for a year. There is a win win scenario with a lower release clause say 10m and a huge promotion bonus.

[a fan of qpr]

i dont think traore or green will be on as high money as some might think as they signed a new contract last season

[dsqpr]

Gary is right. What is it some fans don't understand? He has been offered contracts repeatedly and has turned them down. Just be glad to have him for another season.

I don't remember anybody saying they weren't happy to have him for another season! That has nothing to do with whether we could offer Charlie a contract that would have significant benefits for him.

I happen to agree with you in that I don't expect him to sign a new contract but I do think we should still try by putting together the best deal we can reasonably offer him.

[Chunkyfenwick]

Any goal or assist bonuses involved in his contract? He gets really ####ed off when Fer tries to blast the ball goalward through 15 players instead of the easy pass to him.

Especially with half of the R's crowd, screaming "shoot"!

[upperloft]

Doubt he will sign a contract. He could earn an enormous amount as a free agent, I'm talking amounts that we can't get near, especially if he has a good season. Think it would be great if he signs a new deal, just can't see it.

[QPRWEBBIE]

So think about it another way, Charlie doesn't sign a new contract and stays on £20k pw and thinks his got a big pay day coming, in April/May his does his shoulder again or breaks a leg etc, he then has no contract with us and no club offers him a deal and his signing on fee goes. So it will be in his interest to sign a deal doubling or more his wages with a reasonable loyalty bonus as he safe guards the next few years and with a clause he can still go if all things go well.

[dsqpr]

So think about it another way, Charlie doesn't sign a new contract and stays on £20k pw and thinks his got a big pay day coming, in April/May his does his shoulder again or breaks a leg etc, he then has no contract with us and no club offers him a deal and his signing on fee goes. So it will be in his interest to sign a deal doubling or more his wages with a reasonable loyalty bonus as he safe guards the next few years and with a clause he can still go if all things go well.

Even if he doesn't do his shoulder in, I wonder how big that pay day will be. I can't see a signing bonus being anywhere close to £5m when teams don't even think he is worth a £15m transfer fee! By running down his contract he is gambling big time. I guess the flip side is whether we are even willing to offer him a new contract as we would certainly have to pay him Premier League wages in order for him to even consider it. In which case, if we don't go up we will be as keen to sell him (to reduce our wage bill) as he would be to move to the PL. So, I see lots of common ground for contract negotiations with Charlie.

[Rich]

The obvious downside to us fans and QPR to CA not signing a new contract if January comes and goes is that he might not be the player we know if the risk of injury and a year without a contract anywhere is on his mind.....

[Shania]

Gary is right. What is it some fans don't understand? He has been offered contracts repeatedly and has turned them down. Just be glad to have him for another season.

Who have taken the opposite stance? Besides, this is a forum where fans have different opinions on many matters. Just my opinion.

[swede]

Faurlin got a new contract with an ACL- injury, why should not C be offered the same. No danger in waiting - good for him, bad for us.

[Ranger]

So think about it another way, Charlie doesn't sign a new contract and stays on £20k pw and thinks his got a big pay day coming, in April/May his does his shoulder again or breaks a leg etc, he then has no contract with us and no club offers him a deal and his signing on fee goes. So it will be in his interest to sign a deal doubling or more his wages with a reasonable loyalty bonus as he safe guards the next few years and with a clause he can still go if all things go well.

good point hope he thinks like this he would probably want a low buy out fee 12 mil but a good season in the championship and he will add to his value