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A good pal of mine is a QPR season ticket holder and says he is quality. A real leader. Was gutted when he went to Ipswich.

This is a good signing.

faith1234 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 8:48 pm How many loans is that

He’s not a loan, signed till the end of the season or the end of his season when he joins the other sicknotes

Bergen wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 8:49 pm He has made two apparancess for Ipswich since January. He played one minute in March (sub v. Plymouth) and one minute in April (sub v. M`boro) .

When was his last start?

Five games last season ?

We so need a striker

Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 8:56 pm

faith1234 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 8:48 pm How many loans is that

He’s not a loan, signed till the end of the season or the end of his season when he joins the other sicknotes

He had a nasty injury 2 years ago, any other evidence of him being a "sicknote"?

Soccerbase doesn’t make pretty reading. He’s had 2 full(ish) seasons at QPR, other than that he’s never played regular football.

Isn’t that why we have got him. If he had played more he would have gone to a much bigger club like, oh I don’t know, Bristol Rovers.

Sounds like a Thompson replacement

On paper good signing. Hope he stays fit we need the experience.

Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 6:21 pm Why ???? We have midfielders coming out our ear holes has Warrington fallen out with Wellens? We need a permanent keeper and decent striker and who does Ling sign another injury prone midfielder. It’s run by nutters

Agree. When I first heard about this signing I thought, 'good, this must be a striker coming in'.

Long slender neck wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 7:56 am Sounds like a Thompson replacement

He'll be wearing the number 15 shirt . El-Miz replacement ?

Wellens specifically talked about wanting a more experienced midfielder coming in so guess that is fulfilling that need. Clearly doesn't think Warrington is ready for first team football so it makes sense if that's seen as the issue, but agree doesn't address our biggest weakness.

People moaning we haven’t got an experience and our midfield is losing battles then moan when we bring in an experienced midfielder.

Who, by the way, plays primarily in a position where we don’t have anyone. Not that most fans seem to understand that

Mistadobalina wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 9:20 am, but agree doesn't address our biggest weakness.

We're not going to be signing another keeper.

A lot of comments on Twitter, saying good player, versatile etc, where does he actually play or hils role? Seems does a bit of everything but where in the system is he going Miz replacement?

Hoover Attack wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 9:49 am

Mistadobalina wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 9:20 am, but agree doesn't address our biggest weakness.

We're not going to be signing another keeper.

We have a new keeper whos been on international duty , hopefully he'll play on Saturday

He was the guy keeping El miz out of the Ipswich team 2 years ago, sounds like a good signing to me.

I think we only have him because he’s been injured . If it wasn’t for that I think he’d be in the Championship. Please God he’s now over his injury problems

Adz wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 12:06 pm He was the guy keeping El miz out of the Ipswich team 2 years ago, sounds like a good signing to me.

Soccerbase suggests otherwise: https://www.soccerbase.com/players/play ... son_id=155

HE'S A DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER

Long slender neck wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 1:01 pm HE'S A DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER

On the clubs website he said he’s a box to box midfielder . Isn’t that what Idris is ?

Long slender neck wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 1:01 pm HE'S A DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER

Yes he is,along with the other five and the five keepers we so badly need. Fantastic. Plus he’s a possible sick note fits in nicely

RedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 12:49 pm I think we only have him because he’s been injured . If it wasn’t for that I think he’d be in the Championship. Please God he’s now over his injury problems

It’s coming to something when people start praying red

Adz wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 12:06 pm He was the guy keeping El miz out of the Ipswich team 2 years ago, sounds like a good signing to me.

He may well of been but we need a striker possibly two

Rich Tea Wellin wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 9:30 am People moaning we haven’t got an experience and our midfield is losing battles then moan when we bring in an experienced midfielder.

Who, by the way, plays primarily in a position where we don’t have anyone. Not that most fans seem to understand that

Spot on, this is a key area that's been lacking a bit of nous and leadership, good signing as long as he stays fit and doesn't end up with the Callum Reilly award at end of the season

Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 1:22 pm

Long slender neck wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 1:01 pm HE'S A DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER

Yes he is,along with the other five and the five keepers we so badly need. Fantastic. Plus he’s a possible sick note fits in nicely

It's about quality, we may have 5 but they don't add up to a solid unit at present. Needs a wiser older head in there to settle things, perhaps even alongside Pratley for the time being.

The GK situation is ridiculous I agree, I see Keely chucked one in during his Ireland game so doesn't look like he'll be bothering Hemmings for the #1 spot either