Sorry if im behind!... Kevin Doyle

[Goddard]

http://www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk/london-sport/london-qpr/2011/03/25/qpr-plan-swoop-for-wolves-striker-kevin-doyle-82029-28397762/

pie in t'sky?

[Goddard]

.... cue everyone hoping Wolves go down, off the back of that article.

I can see him ending up at a top 6 club, but no harm in hoping.

[Dando]

Sorry if im behind!... Kevin Doyle

havent been on here much but Kevin Doyle?

http://www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk/london-sport/london-qpr/2011/03/25/qpr-plan-swoop-for-wolves-striker-kevin-doyle-82029-28397762/

[Morris]

Would be a good signing, plays the lone striker role very well. My only criticism would be he doesn't score enough.

[paulmason]

If this is true, it goes to show how the world of football is ****edup. £8m for Doyle who does not score many goals or £2-3m for Graham, who cant stop scoring.

[Morris]

If this is true, it goes to show how the world of football is ****edup. £8m for Doyle who does not score many goals or £2-3m for Graham, who cant stop scoring.

Difference is Doyle has proven he is a Premier League player, Graham hasn't, yet.


I think Wolves paid about £6m for him, can't see why his price would have gone up £2m since then.

[Morris]

Sorry to go all GTP on you, even though yours was first, but...

http://www.wearetherangersboys.com/forum/showthread.php?t=94459

[Goddard]

Yeah I know... I'm sure some kindly mod will merge them.

[Jamie]

Read not long ago that he was one of 'Arrys top targets..

[paulmason]

Difference is Doyle has proven he is a Premier League player, Graham hasn't, yet.


I think Wolves paid about £6m for him, can't see why his price would have gone up £2m since then.

You must be on drugs. Doyle scored 9 goals last season and has scored 8 goals this season (DJ Campbell has scored 10 this year). The only thing Doyle has proven is he is average player and not worth £5m, £6m £7m or £8m.

Graham would be a better option for QPR FC and would fit into our wage structure and he has something to prove.

[W12pHilOsOPher]

Great to see the speculation begin in earnest. Fun and games ahead!

[Morris]

You must be on drugs. Doyle scored 9 goals last season and has scored 8 goals this season (DJ Campbell has scored 10 this year). The only thing Doyle has proven is he is average player and not worth £5m, £6m £7m or £8m.

Graham would be a better option for QPR FC and would fit into our wage structure and he has something to prove.

What I said was Doyle is proven and Graham is not. Fact. Doyle may not get goals but he's a great team player and would fit into our system well.

He also has a decent international record with Ireland.

Of the two I'd much prefer Doyle over an unproven player at that level.

[paulmason]

Horses for courses I guess.

We have enough strikers who dont score and are good team players already, so I can see why you would want him, but IMO Graham would be the better option, because he is also a team player and he knows where the net is, which is the most important thing.

[Jamie]

Doyle has never quite managed to get the goals in the Prem that his workfare deserves.

Absolutely never stops running, does a hell of a lot of donkeywork that other strikers don't fancy. Would be a great asset for any PL club but he'll end up at one of the Top 4.

[Morris]

Horses for courses I guess.

We have enough strikers who dont score and are good team players already, so I can see why you would want him, but IMO Graham would be the better option, because he is also a team player and he knows where the net is, which is the most important thing.

He knows where the net is in the Championship, different ball game for striker in the Premier League as I'm sure your aware.

I'm not saying we shouldn't sign Graham, but I would be in a state of panic if he was our main striker and we relied on him to score the goals to keep us up.

Has he even played/scored in the PL before??

If we could get Doyle and Graham for the reported £8m that would be very good business indeed.