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Smithies Jul 20, 2017 21:10:53 GMT

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Post by northwesthoop on Jul 20, 2017 21:10:53 GMT

Heavily linked now with Sunderland and you can't rule out Huddersfield tempting him back.

Would you sell him?

How much is he worth given some of the beyond ridiculous fees being paid this summer?

How much would it harm us if he did leave?

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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Smithies Jul 20, 2017 21:59:03 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2017 21:59:03 GMT Without him we would of gone down He saved a good few penalties and made many good saves to cover our butts Considering he had a crap defence in front of him he is a real talent that I'd be sad to see leave us

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Smithies Jul 21, 2017 6:56:46 GMT

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Post by Ghost on Jul 21, 2017 6:56:46 GMT

Jul 20, 2017 21:59:03 GMT @singlespeed said:

Without him we would of gone down
He saved a good few penalties and made many good saves to cover our butts
Considering he had a crap defence in front of him he is a real talent that I'd be sad to see leave us

Agreed - he'd be a big loss. But the reality is that we're a selling club again (like we have been for 95% of our history). Buy low and sell high is the way we will survive and Smithies may be the first that we make a big profit on for a while (apart from Raheem Stirling). We do at least have good cover. And hopefully some of the fee will go to much needed strengthening of the team.

pamment8 Gary Bannister Devils advocate why I'm annoying Posts: 904	Smithies Jul 21, 2017 7:38:38 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pamment8 on Jul 21, 2017 7:38:38 GMT He also let in a lot of goals . Who's to say that his understudy would not have done better. He in my view is another calamity Green. Yes we are a selling club due to the size of the club and other factors always have been.

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Smithies Jul 21, 2017 8:21:29 GMT

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Post by QPRsmith on Jul 21, 2017 8:21:29 GMT

Sad to see him go as he has been one of our best players in the years he has been here, but money talks and we need money so i would sell for a high price. Sunderland just got 30 mil for their keeper so we know they have money.

With good cover two the money can be invested in areas that need strengthening.... like all over the pitch Face Palm

ranger-boy Don Givens Posts: 1,679	Smithies Jul 21, 2017 8:46:26 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ranger-boy on Jul 21, 2017 8:46:26 GMT Latest reports now link Green with Sunderland, both very good and underrated in the Championship in my opinion
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Smithies Jul 21, 2017 8:53:53 GMT

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Post by northwesthoop on Jul 21, 2017 8:53:53 GMT

I don't agree pamment8 that he is another calamity Green.

He has much better command of his box, FAR better distribution and only made one or two errors last season that I recall whereas Green always had me on edge. And let's not forget he was playing behind a poor defence last season.

I think in this market he could command a fee of between £8-10 million and as Ghost says, we are a selling club again, we need to balance the books and it sends a good message really that you can come to QPR, improve and move on at a profit.

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LurkR Paul Furlong Posts: 1,232	Smithies Jul 21, 2017 11:57:49 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by LurkR on Jul 21, 2017 11:57:49 GMT If we are offered enough he should go, we have a good team of Goalkeepers.

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Smithies Jul 21, 2017 17:18:51 GMT

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Post by CutePR on Jul 21, 2017 17:18:51 GMT

I dont think we should sell him. I think he did really well last season and we probably would have been relegated without him. The goalie is a big part of the team structure so I dont think we should risk having to change all that when we were lucky to stay up.

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Smithies Jul 21, 2017 18:29:12 GMT

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Post by kingfisher on Jul 21, 2017 18:29:12 GMT

Jul 21, 2017 8:53:53 GMT northwesthoop said:

I don't agree pamment8 that he is another calamity Green.

He has much better command of his box, FAR better distribution and only made one or two errors last season that I recall whereas Green always had me on edge. And let's not forget he was playing behind a poor defence last season.

I think in this market he could command a fee of between £8-10 million and as Ghost says, we are a selling club again, we need to balance the books and it sends a good message really that you can come to QPR, improve and move on at a profit.

Reckon you and Ghost are spot on! I would be sorry to see Smithies go but, as we have an almost as good understudy (imho), I am happy to see some filthy lucre coming in!!

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Smithies Jul 21, 2017 19:41:32 GMT

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Post by stoatey on Jul 21, 2017 19:41:32 GMT

Last season Smithies was our best player by a country mile and its no surprise that teams like Huddersfield, Villa and Sunderland are looking at signing him. I personally dont want to see him leave because he is the main reason we are not starting this season in League 1. IMHO there is no way we should let our best players leave, much rather we offload players like El Coyote, Borysiuk, Perch, Caulker, Robinson etc., who are either not good enough or are not committed to the club.

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Smithies Aug 27, 2017 11:58:29 GMT

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Post by stoatey on Aug 27, 2017 11:58:29 GMT

Neil Warnock has hailed QPR stopper Alex Smithies, and says he's surprised that no Premier League team has made a move for him.

The stopper was in fine form once again against the Bluebirds, and Warnock said that he's the best he's seen for many years.

He said: "We created some chances. Smithies had no right to get to some of those saves, I thought he was brilliant today.

"If I was in the Sunday People I’d be giving him 10 out of 10, in my marks!

"He’s been good for 18 months now. When you talk about the Premier League i’m surprised nobody has come in for him because he’s the best I’ve seen for many years."

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Smithies Aug 27, 2017 14:10:00 GMT

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Post by northwesthoop on Aug 27, 2017 14:10:00 GMT

I'm amazed Huddersfield didn't come in for him. I know the lad they've got on loan from Germany has done well so far, but a move for Smithies would have made sense.

I'm of course happy we still have him, hopefully he is with us for many years.

Speaking of Huddersfield they have Rob Green today! Should have got Smithies after all!

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Post by northwesthoop on Jul 20, 2017 21:10:53 GMT

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Post by QPRsmith on Jul 21, 2017 8:21:29 GMT

Post by ranger-boy on Jul 21, 2017 8:46:26 GMT

Post by northwesthoop on Jul 21, 2017 8:53:53 GMT

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Post by CutePR on Jul 21, 2017 17:18:51 GMT

Post by kingfisher on Jul 21, 2017 18:29:12 GMT

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Post by northwesthoop on Aug 27, 2017 14:10:00 GMT