Blackpool striker DJ Campbell has been excused from the team’s training camp in Portugal, as it appears he is set to depart the club in the next week or two.
Various newspaper reports have linked the 29-year-old to QPR, Aston Villa and perhaps Fulham. His very affordable £1.25 million contract release clause should expedite a return to the Premier League and QPR have been in on him since the Seasiders were relegated in May.
Campbell scored 13 goals last season and would be an excellent addition to a club that needs more firepower up front and may yet lose its leading scorer in Adel Taarbt. On that front, it appears the club is resigned to his possible departure, but have not received any serious offers yet. Hoops fans continue to cross their fingers and toes in the hopes that a deal doesn’t materialize that sends away our best player.
Elsewhere in the transfer market:
News that the club's pursuit of a full-season loan for Hull City midfielder Jimmy Bullard had stalled over which club would pay his wages may have been premature. Neil Warnock told the Daily Mail yesterday that there are several possible deals ongoing.
Warnock said: ”We are down the line with a couple. Jimmy Bullard is one of a number we are talking about.
"We need strikers and centre-halves. We need a number of positions filling. We would like to bring three or four good players in and I’m sure we will in the next few weeks.”
Stay tuned. While his £45,000-a-week reported earnings will be costly, QPR needs the help across the middle and a physical presence like Bullard will be needed against the strong offenses in the top flight.
It is good to see the club being proactive so far this year - hopefully we can afford enough quality to make a good run of things this season in the Premier League.
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Posted by JoeUSA on 07/12/2011
I don't know if I would describe Jimmy Bullard as a physical presence who will play a holding midfield role. He is more of a creative attack-minded midfielder; although he does work hard to press and show for his teammates, he is no midfield destroyer.
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Posted by ash keen on 07/13/2011
Proactive? They haven't signed anyone! Inactive and frustratingly so. I'm not a footballing mastermind, but I know enough to understand that squad depth, a decent striker and a good solid defence and midfield are needed. We have incredibly talented players, however they need support and some seasoned players. Something we don't have yet. Proactive? I think not.
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Posted by QPRfan on 07/13/2011
Shaun Derry is such a midfiel destroyer, and struck up a very productive partnership with the creative, yet solid Alejandro Faurlin last season. But apart from that, the central midfield department is pretty skint, with a great depth of out and out attack minded players such as Buzsaky, Vaagan Moen and Ephraim and the injury prone club favourite Martin Rowlands. Bullard would provide a bit of experience and depth in the central midfield role who can play Faurlin's role should the need arise, and can slot in for Derry better than a Buzsaky or Ephraim. The only concern are the wages, and if it would be a better move to invest in a mor defensively minded holding midfielder. But if Warnock wants him, then he has my backing all the way.
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Brian Mahon is a writer and football fan who has been a QPR supporter for many years. Thus heartbreak and wandering in the wilderness of English football are all he's ever known - until now. Recognizing his most valuable contribution to a football pitch was staying off it, he is focused on armchair managing, heckling at the television and writing about the beautiful game. You can follow him on twitter at @BrianTMahon
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