ross.mcfc wrote:QPR desperately need some players of real character for next season. Bridge sat on the bench for five years at Chelsea hiding behind Cole and promptly got found out when he came to us. He then happily ran out his big fat contract meaning he has spent ten years with no interest in being a proper footballer. He did not pull up any trees at Brighton.
He is exactly the sort of player QPR should NOT be signing. I am with their board on this one.
Got found out as what? Before he went to Chelsea he was a better defensive English left back than Cole - years on the bench turned him soft, hence Mancini being incredulous you could be happy not playing in the first XI or giving a shit about the effort to get back into the side as you're getting paid too much - an anathema to Mancini who loved playing football. However, given his chance at Brighton & he's obviously put in some very good performances so would be a decent signing.
The problem is that QPR have bolloxed up their transfer policy by letting Hughes & 'Arry lose signing far too many players with a scatter gun approach that they hoped would eventually prove successful if the right blend was mixed together - they are now trying to back pedal on this, but the Bridge situation isn't about Bridge but more about the need to either work with what you have or move players on before you bring in more