Scotty Parker anyone?

Sky Sports News understands Tony Fernandes has completed his takeover of Queens Park Rangers and has bid £4million for Scott Parker.

The Premier League club are set to make an announcement on Thursday morning to confirm the news, but the Malaysian airline entrepreneur is wasting little time in looking to improve the squad.

Fernandes is understood to have acquired a 66 per cent stake in QPR from Bernie Ecclestone, while former vice-chairman Amit Bhatia has returned to the same role with a holding of 33%.

The pair are said to be in full support of manager Neil Warnock and are prepared to offer backing in the transfer market, with West Ham midfielder Parker identified as a target.

Whether the Hammers accept a fee of £4m for the England international remains to be seen amid reports a valuation is set closer to £8m.

But Fernandes, who watched as QPR's Premier League campaign started with a 4-0 defeat at home to Bolton, wants to bring quality to Loftus Road in order to improve the playing squad.
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Hey, don't be so selfish, Deco. It's 'Arry our thoughts should be with at this trying time.
 
buckooo1978 said:
It's a fact that Parker had a better season last year than any of our central midfield players over the 38 games and was the driving force in a shite west ham side

It's stupid to refer to his 'failure' at Chelsea as a reason not to sign him

Example that comes to mind is morientes - excellent for Madrid - didn't work out at Liverpool - excellent for Monaco - does his time at Liverpool make him a bad player??

Is Parker or should he be a primary target or even in a top 10 list of midfielders we could sign? No

Would he improve our midfield? Yes

Would he be a good short term solution with other better options unavailable? Yes

Will we sign him? I doubt it (I think we will get a better, younger player on board)
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I don't think he'd do anything more than the midfielders that we already have IMO.
 
Fantastic performance by Parker today against QPR. I'm beginning to think we missed a trick not going in for him in the summer. He looks exactly like what we need right now. He wins the ball effectively but is also very tidy in possession. Looking like one of the signings of the season, has improved Spurs massively.
 
Cutch said:
Fantastic performance by Parker today against QPR. I'm beginning to think we missed a trick not going in for him in the summer. He looks exactly like what we need right now. He wins the ball effectively but is also very tidy in possession. Looking like one of the signings of the season, has improved Spurs massively.
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indeed

Clubs with lesser financial clout have to be more savvy if they are to survive, that's what Tottenham has done

Modric - Parker one of the top central midfields in the PL
 
We've Fletcher who is albeit only marginally better, so there was no real need for a player like Parker.
 
Cutch said:
Scott Parker would walk into our first team. The decision would be who to play with him
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Parker is devoid of any creativity. There's a reason Carrick and Fletcher are rarely partnered together, its because they're defensive minded players. It was okay to play them when you had Ronaldo, Rooney and Tevez on the pitch, but this is a different team now. I think I'd cry if I saw Parker partnered with Fletcher in center midfield for us.

Although I may be being unfair on Parker, because he's playing to the best of his abilities right now, but I still think Fletcher has more ability on the ball and provides just as much, er, running around as Scotty does, therefore; he wouldnt walk into our first team.

However, Fletchers been on a downhill sleep for a good 2-3 years now. I'd get shot of him at the end of the season if he doesnt buck up his ideas.
 
Cutch said:
Scott Parker would walk into our first team. The decision would be who to play with him
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Here we go again. He ain't gonna walk into our side and what exactly does he do that Fletcher, Carrick and maybe even Park don't do?
 
RDCR07 said:
Here we go again. He ain't gonna walk into our side and what exactly does he do that Fletcher, Carrick and maybe even Park don't do?
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Fletchers been poor for the last 12 months, Carrick hasnt started a league game this season despite being fit throughout, and Park, are you havin a laugh?!

Scott Parker starts for England and was last years player of the season. He'd walk into our centre midfield.
 
Told you all.we should have bagged him when he was available
 
Cutch said:
Fletchers been poor for the last 12 months, Carrick hasnt started a league game this season despite being fit throughout, and Park, are you havin a laugh?!

Scott Parker starts for England and was last years player of the season. He'd walk into our centre midfield.
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Just because you start for England, doesn't mean shit. Heskey started for England in last year's WC. Does that mean he could walk into our team? And he is already 31. When was the last time we bought a 31 year old?
 
RDCR07 said:
Just because you start for England, doesn't mean shit. Heskey started for England in last year's WC. Does that mean he could walk into our team? And he is already 31. When was the last time we bought a 31 year old?
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If you cant see that he's better than our current options theres no point trying to reason with you. If the right players available at the right price we'll sign him regardless of his age.
 
So Scott Parker wins player of the season by football writers, who earn their trade knowing a feck of a lot about.....erm football and there are still those that thinks he's shite and not good enough to get into our team, when what we have needed ever since we signed sicknote (and the reason we signed him) Hargreaves is a def mid.

Jesus, he was signed for peanuts and yet is the length of the universe better that our def mid choices. Anyone who seriously doesn't see that don't know shit.
 
I really don't understand how he is infinitely better than your central mids. He's alright, but I think he's of a very similar level to what you've got - if not worse.

He's certainly not the solution to you're wanting a midfield that can compete with Barca's or even Man City's now.
 
He's average. He runs around alot and gets a lot of plaudits but he won't be a starter for a team with aspirations to win the Champions League.

Mind you he's been great for Spurs.
 
I've seen Fletcher, Carrick, Park, Anderson all have very good games at the absolute top level in the Champions League. Parker has one good season for a relegated team and strings a few good performances together for Spurs and suddenly he's better than all of these. I'm sorry I don't buy it. He's nothing special, he doesn't dominate games, he doesn't really have that much to his game beyond the simple safe stuff.

He was rubbish against Montenegro the other week too.
 
Hes a perfect partner for Modric. I dont think hes devoid of creativity though.

He was good for Charlton as well but has made some bad decisions in terms of going to Chelsea and going to West Ham.
 
Sewelly said:
He was great for us for a while tbh, was a real fans favourite. Then people got bored of his spins and lack of forward offering. Didn't compliment Emre very well, got glandular fever and went to shit from then on.
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Yup, voted fans favorite two years in a row at that time. Then got sick. Do you even know about your own player. Jesus.
 
He never really got a chance at Chelsea, while Westham were a poor side... I think he's found his level at a side like Spurs...

He is a decent player, but with the young potential we currently have there was no need for Parker...

He's been decent most of the time I've seen either Westham or Spurs... Still he ain't no Roy Keane and was a bit over hyped when he was young.
 
Cutch said:
Fantastic performance by Parker today against QPR. I'm beginning to think we missed a trick not going in for him in the summer. He looks exactly like what we need right now. He wins the ball effectively but is also very tidy in possession. Looking like one of the signings of the season, has improved Spurs massively.
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You realize he performed well against a QPR side, that was dominated by Chelsea despite having a two man advantage?

QPR are beyond shit.

He is a decent player, and that's all.
 
A team can afford to have a parker in a 2 man midfield only if they have a modric in the first place.

Good player but limited at what he can do. fletch, if he can get to his best, is a much more rounded player. carrick already is.

I cant understand why people would go from "we have to try and be the best" to "lets sign parker". i'd rather we not sign anyone than scott fecking parker. we have players with much higher potential at the club.
 
Parker is a decent player nothing more.

If this is what we are aiming for,then better keep on going with the current midfield and give youngsters a chance.

Btw Modric is what we need imo.
 
BaldwinLegend said:
He's playing out of his skin at the moment - seen some great performances from him.
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Indeed.

A lot of people seem to think he wouldnt have been good enough for United.

I disagree. He wouldn't have been a long term solution but he probably didn't cost Spurs all that much and he wont be on mega wages. A very smart signing.

In an area where we're srtuggling he'd have been a welcome addition and added some competition.
 
He is more than just decent that is obvious, as is the fact he would improve our midfield. But he would have only been short term
 
Sewelly said:
I've seen Fletcher, Carrick, Park, Anderson all have very good games at the absolute top level in the Champions League. Parker has one good season for a relegated team and strings a few good performances together for Spurs and suddenly he's better than all of these. I'm sorry I don't buy it. He's nothing special, he doesn't dominate games, he doesn't really have that much to his game beyond the simple safe stuff.

He was rubbish against Montenegro the other week too.
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But he was MOTM against QPR!!!!
 
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