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Kaspars Gorkss - Update: Signs for Reading

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Saint Charlie

Saint Charlie

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Was never convinced Gorkss was a top target or surely it would have been wrapped up sooner. You have to trust NA. The two sre clearly different types of player so he obviously wants a bit more pace...

Huge Baboon

Huge Baboon

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Solent tweeted a couple of weeks ago that Gorkss rejected our offer as he wanted to stay at QPR and fight for his place. Understandable on his part, given that he worked hard to get to the Prem. Maybe he changed his mind, but NA/NC are doubting his commitment and have found somebody (Fontaine?) who really wants a seat on the bus, appears more hungry, etc...

 

Obviously all based on rumour and conjecture and no facts whatsoever. No idea myself which player is better for us, but thankfully I don't have to make the decision!

eelpie

eelpie

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You telling me that you would of noticed him if he had walked past?

 

Don't think so!

 

Sorry Pilchards, but you must write 100 times ' would have'

Pilchards

Pilchards

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Sorry Pilchards, but you must write 100 times ' would have'

 

My excuse is I work nights 4 times a week and my body won't let me sleep more than 2 hours at the times, I'm constantly tired!

 

 

would have

would have

and would have ;)

Alain Perrin

Alain Perrin

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My excuse is I work nights 4 times a week and my body won't let me sleep more than 2 hours at the times, I'm constantly tired!

 

 

would have

would have

and would have ;)

 

Sorry Pilchards, but you must write 100 times "2 hours at a time" (and you only wrote "would have" 3 times, so please complete that also - all within a 3 post limit).

 

HTH

Fitzhugh Fella

Fitzhugh Fella

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I'd imagine we are looking to bring someone in who can cut it in the prem? We don't know who we are bringing in either.

 

 

What worries me is Fontaine had an ankle operation in March and in this season's first game was subsituted after problems with the same ankle.

Personally speaking I feel the Latvian to have a better pedigree having played for a promotion winning side in QPR.

thefuriousb

thefuriousb

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Still gutted about what happened there (whatever exactly it was). Should have got him.

 

Would you have been happy to suddenly be expected to pay the outstanding transfer fee owed by Coventry to West Ham then?

hypochondriac

hypochondriac

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Would you have been happy to suddenly be expected to pay the outstanding transfer fee owed by Coventry to West Ham then?

 

Getting Ward in would have meant there was no need to buy a CB now. It would have been the better deal and was clearly the way to go.

PokingFun

PokingFun

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Getting Ward in would have meant there was no need to buy a CB now. It would have been the better deal and was clearly the way to go.

 

Crikey, you should be the manager of a professional football team Hypo ... and chairman as well for that matter ;-)

thefuriousb

thefuriousb

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Getting Ward in would have meant there was no need to buy a CB now. It would have been the better deal and was clearly the way to go.

 

Well, he has been clearly coveted by many a manager ... oh wait, he is still at Coventry.

Deano6

Deano6

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Well, he has been clearly coveted by many a manager ... oh wait, he is still at Coventry.

 

Do you mean Elliott Ward who signed for Norwich on 26 May 2010?

sotonist

sotonist

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Well, he has been clearly coveted by many a manager ... oh wait, he is still at Coventry.

 

Or Norwich.

 

Not getting a game mind you, dunno if he's injured or surplus to requirements.

shurlock

shurlock

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Shame - watching his interview on their OS. Looks a rock, totally calm and unphased by things. Perfect player to soak up lots of pressure and grind out clean sheets on the road.

Badger

Badger

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Or ammo for the needless moaners.

 

Depends entirely on who we bring in and how they perform.

 

Personally I think Gorkss was an ideal opportunity to bolster our defence with someone "proven".

capitalsaint

capitalsaint

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Seems even worse now that we seemingly pulled out of the Gorkss deal (according to Latvian poster on here) and the person we pulled out for turned us down! Dearie me.

 

Did you not get JustMike's PM?

hypochondriac

hypochondriac

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He didn't turn us down you c**t, he failed his medical.

 

Seriously, just stick me on ignore if you want to keep on with the abuse, or maybe I won't respond to your posts if you don't respond to mine? Fair?

The Kraken

The Kraken

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We know he failed it but BCFC are saying he turned us down to get the fans back on his side.

 

Actually they aren't. BCFC aren't giving any reason as to why the transfer didn't go through, it's all very non-committal, they just say "he proposed move will not go through".

 

Which I think we can safely assume means he failed the medical!

Give it to Ron

Give it to Ron

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Because I just read the Bristol OS and the way it was written it appeared to be that way.

 

Did you expect them to state ... "we wanted to get rid because 90% think he is crap but unfortunately he failed his medical..bugger we nearly made double the money we wanted for him from those Saints mugs?"

david in sweden

david in sweden

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oh well...cant sign everyone

 

at the moment ....we can't sign ANYONE...Dell days!

 

I was just mentally going through a list of " non-signings " that have been rumoured in the last few weeks.

No Sharp, No JayRod, No Maynard ... or Lucas J. There seems to be no Waghorn " offer " from Saints although Svennis has publicly stated that he will let him go ...the Bendtner thread was just a lot of fresh air ...

 

The deal over the Swiss-based Tunsian didn't happen, neither did Gorkyss ..thankfully the Fontaine deal has been ditched !

..never sign an injured player ..not permanently anyway...

 

I'm not worried as I'm sure we'll sign " SOMEONE ", but it's a total mystery as our " we're going to sign (him) list has totally disappeared....

View From The Top

View From The Top

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I'm pretty sure I've seen 3 players arrive this summer. One of them arrived about a week or two ago.

 

I must be popping some cracking pills as I'm sure I saw Cork, De Ridder and Fox on the pitch on Saturday and the 1st two are the real deal!

Crouchie's Lawyer

Crouchie's Lawyer

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Hmmmm, unsure about this one... something smells a bit fishy.

 

I presumed there was an issue with him not wanting to drop down a division which is fair enough but then to see he has signed for Reading is a bit upsetting?!

 

He stated that he joined Reading because he thinks he has a good chance of returning to the Prem with them, does he not think this is possible with us? Now, considering we are top of the league and unbeaten I find this hard to believe. Im sure if we were in for him we would have sold him 'the vision' of the club.

 

So, that to me smacks of 2 things:

 

1) We were simply never in for him (which would be an oversight on our part if the case as he looks like the kind of defender we need!)

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2) Reading have exceeded what we were willing to pay for him.

 

In NA & NC I trust but come on guys, you want quality, you have to pay for it sometimes and we are not going to attract the kind of player we need to get that final push to the Premiership if we are offering peanuts.

 

I'm wondering if the excellent start has hindered our transfer activity in anyway. I hope to hell someone hasnt seen the 4 games we have won and thought "I dont need to invest any money in this, it will be fine as it is..."

 

I echo what a few others have said in regards to the Fontaine deal falling through. To hear some of their fans say they would drive him down here themselves for £400k and then to offer double this was a little worrying. I am not saying I would have got on the players back had he signed, but to me it seemed like a desperation signing. I would rather we played Seabourne or Martin there than spend money willy nilly for the sake of it.

 

I sure hope that NA & NC have a few surprises to pull out of their sleeves before deadline day which will put a smile on our faces because I still think we are 2 or 3 quality players away from really competiting for the whole season. A striker and a CB as everyone knows is what we need.

Dalek2003

Dalek2003

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Hmmmm, unsure about this one... something smells a bit fishy.

 

I presumed there was an issue with him not wanting to drop down a division which is fair enough but then to see he has signed for Reading is a bit upsetting?!

 

He stated that he joined Reading because he thinks he has a good chance of returning to the Prem with them, does he not think this is possible with us? Now, considering we are top of the league and unbeaten I find this hard to believe. Im sure if we were in for him we would have sold him 'the vision' of the club.

 

So, that to me smacks of 2 things:

 

1) We were simply never in for him (which would be an oversight on our part if the case as he looks like the kind of defender we need!)

or

2) Reading have exceeded what we were willing to pay for him.

 

In NA & NC I trust but come on guys, you want quality, you have to pay for it sometimes and we are not going to attract the kind of player we need to get that final push to the Premiership if we are offering peanuts.

 

I'm wondering if the excellent start has hindered our transfer activity in anyway. I hope to hell someone hasnt seen the 4 games we have won and thought "I dont need to invest any money in this, it will be fine as it is..."

 

I echo what a few others have said in regards to the Fontaine deal falling through. To hear some of their fans say they would drive him down here themselves for £400k and then to offer double this was a little worrying. I am not saying I would have got on the players back had he signed, but to me it seemed like a desperation signing. I would rather we played Seabourne or Martin there than spend money willy nilly for the sake of it.

 

I sure hope that NA & NC have a few surprises to pull out of their sleeves before deadline day which will put a smile on our faces because I still think we are 2 or 3 quality players away from really competiting for the whole season. A striker and a CB as everyone knows is what we need.

 

We have been since the end of last season. There have been players available but we have not signed them.

I think you explained in your answers the reason why.

I would suggest that we are not as ambitious this season (ie in terms of promotion), as some of the fans had hoped.

A mid table finish would be good for our first season in this division and the fans need to be patient not frustrated !

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