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http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_7112467,00.html Good player, but can't help but feeling he'd be another Puncheon. I'd have Jay Rod or Maynard over him.

Feels like old times with us & Brighton at the top of the league

Great win for Brighton. Cardiff were unbeaten coming into that game weren't they?

This may have an impact on things... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14566122.stm

Picked a bad night to go out for dinner.... Was getting txt updates all night and was bricking it at 3-2! Saw the goals when I got back. Fantastic stuff. (Morgan's pass was out of pro-evo!) Made up with the result.

Good striker is Beckford, but a right sulky b*stard.

Speculation: Sky Sports sources understand Leicester City have made a formal bid for Everton striker Jermaine Beckford.

Sums it all up nicely, Weston.

That's what I'm told

This! I'm reliably informed Solent don't have a "lady" on the sports desk... The 'truth' of the story will be on the drive time show @ 17.20. Here's the truth of the matter - We ARE interested in Rodriguez, but that the figures being banded around are ridiculous, and way off reality of what they value him at, or are prepared to pay.. Secondly, Saints have no interest in Nicky Maynard - and never have had.

He's talking rubbish. Solent are going to run something in the morning apparently. (the fact that they aren't running anything now probably means that nothing is imminent - or I could be wrong)

Random players that I can remember that I have no idea where they are now from years gone by... - Dutton-Black - Tom Dunford - Jamie white - Holder-Spooner - Dani Rodrigues - Jack Boyle - Jamie Hatch - Kyle Critchell - Garyn Preen - Condesso

Adrian Caceres?

I don't know enough about Jay Rod, but 7.5M is a hell of a lot of money!!

Yeah, agree. I posted this a little while after the news broke about Gorkss - This is what one of my QPR supporting mates (went to every game last season) said about him:- "Onto Kaspers Gorkss, got to say he's one of our most consistent players. I'm gobsmacked Warnock has offered him in exchange, it seems extremely odd. He had about 6 games last season where he was dreadful, but that little spell aside he was fantastic. I might be wrong, but I'm fairly confident he made more appearances than any other defender. He was runner up in our player of the year in Warnock’s first season in charge, he even took him with the first team to Italy on Monday… All the more odd when he left other centre backs out of the tour. Ramage & ****tu didn’t travel, so if anything I would have thought that either of those two would have been the first out the door? Gorkss as a player has just one weakness – pace. If he had that he would have been an established Premiership defender a long time ago. It does let him down sometimes, but there are so many great qualities to him. He will throw himself in front of anything, he’s not as mobile but he’s like John Terry in that sense. He is great in the air, chips in with the odd goal too. His distribution is okay, likes to knock it around a bit… and has a fantastic attitude! I actually managed to watch a game at Loftus Road in a box with him, he’s one of the nicest guys you could wish to meet. If it was anyone else with his ability I would put it down to them falling out with Warnock, but I can’t see it being the case with Gorkss. Like I said though, fantastic professional, top player and would be a huge loss to us. You would definitely be getting the better deal in my opinion, you take one of our best defenders and give us one of your rejects. I bet Adkins will tear both Warnocks arms off to get this deal completed."

I know 2 QPR fans who think he's their best centre-back

I agree. Can't see us landing two 5M+ strikers Bristol City were brave to reject the 5.2M from Leicester for Maynard. I'd imagine if Maynard tells them he won't be signing a contract and/or hands in a transfer request, then a similar bid would be accepted.

I'd have Maynard over Rodriguez myself (Fulfills the pacey striker requirement we need). Was curious to read fourth_official seem adamant that we wanted both though...

I'd just do a straight swap now and have done with it. Still not entirely sure he'd want to join us.

As Wade Barrett posted... http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/burnley_fc/news/9194043.Burnley_reject_Southampton___s___4_5m_bid_for_Rodriguez/?

Both Rodriguez & Maynard signing would be insane... Maybe NA see's Rodriguez playing as a winger

Cheers for posting that... How on the button is fouth_official? I've not kept tabs on his predictions... I'm led to believe we're still in for Jay Rodriguez

Lowe, after a glowing recommendation from Georges Prost, I believe.

Agreed. Think we'll use the diamond a fair bit this year.

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