Samba

[Gtleighsr3]

latest he isnt coming as we refussed to pay the £10 extra Ryanair baggage charge

[jmelanie]

latest he isnt coming as we refussed to pay the £10 extra Ryanair baggage charge

Did he also use the toilet on the way over?

[willis1980]

Did he also use the toilet on the way over?

i doubt hed fit into it

[stainrodisalegend]

The Doc has a point - don't know about the ins and outs of release clauses but if we had just bought the right players we all identified at the time it would have saved a huge amount of money on all these cheaper alternatives that didn't work out.

[jmelanie]

The Doc has a point - don't know about the ins and outs of release clauses but if we had just bought the right players we all identified at the time it would have saved a huge amount of money on all these cheaper alternatives that didn't work out.

Samba wasn't our fault. The club wanted to sign him and he wanted to come. Blackburn refused to sell him to a rival. In the end it made no difference to Blackburn because they were relegated anyway.

[stainrodisalegend]

Samba wasn't our fault. The club wanted to sign him and he wanted to come. Blackburn refused to sell him to a rival. In the end it made no difference to Blackburn because they were relegated anyway.

I thought we refused to match the 10/12m asking price? I think Tony has realised that sadly if you are going to completely rebuild a squad you can't do it on the cheap in the prem. by rebuilding you lose the team spirit and you can only make up for that by buying really good players, not the assortment of nearly men and yesterday's men that we bought.

[QPR Richard]

The Doc has a point - don't know about the ins and outs of release clauses but if we had just bought the right players we all identified at the time it would have saved a huge amount of money on all these cheaper alternatives that didn't work out.

You make the assumption that these players would've come to us. Identifying good players is one thing. Persuading them to come to us is quite another.

[zuluop]

why not go for Diamé....who also has a clause close to £7m.

[Gtleighsr3]

bingo zulop

[QPR71]

I thought we refused to match the 10/12m asking price? I think Tony has realised that sadly if you are going to completely rebuild a squad you can't do it on the cheap in the prem. by rebuilding you lose the team spirit and you can only make up for that by buying really good players, not the assortment of nearly men and yesterday's men that we bought.

im a splash the cash kind of guy (so long as its not my cash)...seriously though i read an amit interview in the times (online...ididnt buy it)....said firstly..you dont expect to make money from football,
its passion...second...they are comitted to spend what is required to keep moving forward but not stupidly,,,as revenue and stability grows, so does outlay.....i think thats sense and that it was a good
effort by the club to get players semi cheap who should be able to ensure safety. didnt work out that way but was close. TF showing his class and commitment as usual by stepping up and stepping it up.

[HertsHoops]

why not go for Diamé

Yep Prem experience and looked one of WetSpams better players against us

Save chasing all round Europe for players that don't want to come to us

[jmelanie]

I thought we refused to match the 10/12m asking price? I think Tony has realised that sadly if you are going to completely rebuild a squad you can't do it on the cheap in the prem. by rebuilding you lose the team spirit and you can only make up for that by buying really good players, not the assortment of nearly men and yesterday's men that we bought.

We put in a bid for Samba which was refused. Samba then put in a transfer request which was also refused. He then refused to play for Blackburn. The transfer window closed and Samba was still at Blackburn. It then became apparent that he was not going to play and Blackburn transferred him to Russia on February 24 (which is when the transfer window in Russia ends). Don't think Samba was ever that keen on going to Russia but since he had requested a transfer, refused to play and could not be transferred to a British club he did not have a lot of choice.

[QPR71]

why not go for Diamé....who also has a clause close to £7m.

i think the release clause was put in by chris for us. quote hiddink "chris didn't even say goodbye"

[MattyRangers]

why not go for Diamé....who also has a clause close to £7m.

£3.5m aint it?

[qpr]

why not go for Diamé....who also has a clause close to £7m.

I think it's 3.5m & IMO he looked good at running at people but he can't pass the ball