Neil Warnock’s Championship winning team, QPR, are looking to secure their Premier League safety next season by acquiring some star players from West Ham, Birmingham City and Blackpool.
QPR is surprisingly one of the richest clubs in English football and have £50m to spend this summer.
P.F.A player of the year, Scott Parker, and Charlie Adam, Mathew Upson and Ben Foster are believed to be on Warnock’s shortlist.
Even though QPR looked like a Premier League team in the Championship, such was their dominance, it is becoming harder and harder to stay in England’s top league, in fact West Ham would have stayed up last season with the amount of points they had this season despite finishing bottom.
It seems likely that QPR will take advantage of West Ham’s relegation and there financial predicament by chasing the Hammer’s key players.
West Ham might need to offload their star players as a result of relegation, in the 2012/2013 season the Hammers may be moving to the Olympic Stadium and spend money reconstructing parts of it.
The East London club could ask for up to £15m for the midfield general Scott Parker; while Scott Parker has not expressed a desire (yet) to leave West Ham it seems more than likely the Hammers will have to sell him in order to balance the books.
Championship player of the year, Adel Taarabt, will probably maintain his place in midfield. I am sure the Moroccan will be wanting Warnock to sign players of higher calibre for Taarabt to create chances for.
Birmingham’s star man, Zigic, who played a key role in Birmingham’s Carling Cup final success may also be moving to QPR in search of more Premier League football.
However I am sure QPR’s players and fans will enjoy the taste of a long awaited Premier League season.
Written by Thomas Munson
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Wednesday 11 May 2011
Middlesbrough Set To Cut £7m From Wage Budget
Middlesbrough have tried everything to get back into the Premier League since being relegated in 2009, they have tried spending money, doing nothing and appointing new managers, however the Yorkshire club still occupy England’s second division.
With attendances getting lower by the year and parachute payments nearing their end Middlesbrough have decided to cut their wage bill. At the moment the club are spending approximately £17m per year on wages which is by far the highest in the Championship.
The Middlesbrough owner, Steve Gibson, has admitted he is disappointed with this season, especially when he invested a great deal of money into the club. In the summer of 2010 Middlesbrough signed Kris Boyd, Nick Bailey, Stephen McManus, Kevin Thomson, Tarmo Kink, Andrew Halliday, Scott McDonald and Maximillian Haas. The total of these transfers were around £6m, a big investment for a Championship club. In today’s market that is actually pretty cheap, however the signings have increased Middlesbrough’s annual wage bill by £4.5m.
One of the players who may have to leave as a result of Middlesbrough’s financial difficulties is the Scottish international, Kris Boyd. The ex-Rangers star moved on loan to Nottingham Forest in March and may move their permanently.
Middlesbrough’s financial state is unsustainable for a Championship club, their revenue has gone down dramatically since relegation but spending would appear to have increased.
BORO have this morning confirmed that Willo Flood and Maxi Haas will leave the club this summer, while Andrew Davies is expected to return to Stoke City after his loan spell at the Riverside. With the wage cuts taking place it has become clear that if Middlesbrough want another shot at Premier League football they will have to rely on up and coming youngsters rather than big money names.
Written by Thomas Munson
With attendances getting lower by the year and parachute payments nearing their end Middlesbrough have decided to cut their wage bill. At the moment the club are spending approximately £17m per year on wages which is by far the highest in the Championship.
The Middlesbrough owner, Steve Gibson, has admitted he is disappointed with this season, especially when he invested a great deal of money into the club. In the summer of 2010 Middlesbrough signed Kris Boyd, Nick Bailey, Stephen McManus, Kevin Thomson, Tarmo Kink, Andrew Halliday, Scott McDonald and Maximillian Haas. The total of these transfers were around £6m, a big investment for a Championship club. In today’s market that is actually pretty cheap, however the signings have increased Middlesbrough’s annual wage bill by £4.5m.
One of the players who may have to leave as a result of Middlesbrough’s financial difficulties is the Scottish international, Kris Boyd. The ex-Rangers star moved on loan to Nottingham Forest in March and may move their permanently.
Middlesbrough’s financial state is unsustainable for a Championship club, their revenue has gone down dramatically since relegation but spending would appear to have increased.
BORO have this morning confirmed that Willo Flood and Maxi Haas will leave the club this summer, while Andrew Davies is expected to return to Stoke City after his loan spell at the Riverside. With the wage cuts taking place it has become clear that if Middlesbrough want another shot at Premier League football they will have to rely on up and coming youngsters rather than big money names.
Written by Thomas Munson
Tuesday 10 May 2011
Nottingham Forest Face Swansea In Play-Offs
On Thursday night, the first round of Championship play-offs get under way. Nottingham Forest will host Swansea.
Despite Forest’s poor performance against Blackpool in the play-offs last year the midlands team still look confident.
Forest manager, Billy Davies, has claimed that their defeat to Blackpool last year is not in their minds and that Forest are a different animal this year. “We all know what the play-offs are like- they are a lottery.” said Davies. “It is luck, it’s refereeing decisions and if you get the breaks you can get there. We won’t think about last year and take nothing away from Blackpool- they deserve an awful lot of credit for what they did and what they have done.”
When the press asked Brendan Rodgers, the Swansea manager, whether he will take a different approach to the play-offs he replied, “No, we will just continue with no pressure. Monday we will be back preparing.” he added “I just need to keep taking the pressure off the players because of how we play, trying to make 600, 700, 800 passes a game, you have to be confident and you have to want the ball. Thankfully I have players who do that. We play how we train and we’ll continue to train how we have been and focus on these two play-off games”
Swansea’s cool attitude may play in their favour as Nottingham Forest are bound to feel under pressure after their 6-4 play-off defeat last season.
Written by Thomas Munson
Despite Forest’s poor performance against Blackpool in the play-offs last year the midlands team still look confident.
Forest manager, Billy Davies, has claimed that their defeat to Blackpool last year is not in their minds and that Forest are a different animal this year. “We all know what the play-offs are like- they are a lottery.” said Davies. “It is luck, it’s refereeing decisions and if you get the breaks you can get there. We won’t think about last year and take nothing away from Blackpool- they deserve an awful lot of credit for what they did and what they have done.”
When the press asked Brendan Rodgers, the Swansea manager, whether he will take a different approach to the play-offs he replied, “No, we will just continue with no pressure. Monday we will be back preparing.” he added “I just need to keep taking the pressure off the players because of how we play, trying to make 600, 700, 800 passes a game, you have to be confident and you have to want the ball. Thankfully I have players who do that. We play how we train and we’ll continue to train how we have been and focus on these two play-off games”
Swansea’s cool attitude may play in their favour as Nottingham Forest are bound to feel under pressure after their 6-4 play-off defeat last season.
Written by Thomas Munson
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