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Gorkss saga continues

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It seems QPR’s bid to end the Kaspars Gorkss fiasco has run into more problems.

An exchange deal involving Danny Nardiello and Adam Bolder looked like offering a way out for all parties, but it appears to have stalled.

Blackpool now plan to order Gorkss to return to training with them after he was initially left out of their pre-season preparations.


For those who’ve been living underground for the last few weeks, Gorkss has a clause in his Blackpool contract enabling him to move for £250,000.

But they claim QPR agreed personal terms with the player before tabling an official bid and have reported the club to the Football League for an alleged illegal approach.

Rangers still expect to sign him and attempted to mend bridges by lining up Nardiello and possibly Bolder for moves to Blackpool as part of the deal.

Nardiello is keen to move on after being told he will be fourth-choice striker this season.

But he has a year of his Rangers contract left to run and has failed to reach a financial settlement with the club.

That’s put his future and Gorkss’ transfer in doubt.

Bolder is in a similar situation and there have also been complications with his proposed move.

I’m sure Gorkss will be a QPR player one way or another and there were more talks this afternoon to try and push through that swap deal.

Nardiello will definitely go to Blackpool if an agreement can be reached, and although Bolder is under no pressure to leave Rangers it is difficult to see how his interests would not be served by moving on.

But unless a compromise can be reached soon, the fight over Gorkss looks like going the distance.

It's a shame that this episode has soured relations between the clubs.

Many will remember the three battles they had in the 1990 FA Cup fifth round, which went to a second replay before Rangers eventually progressed to the quarter-finals.

There was a genuine rapport between the two sets of supporters and I know many QPR fans remember Blackpool fondly as a result.

The question is where the two clubs should go from here. What are your thoughts?

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posted Jul 12, 2008

"Boring Boring Boring"
Can't we send Nardiello..Barker..Stewart + 250k
that means all we've paid is 250k for Gorkss and that was the original price. smiley

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posted Jul 12, 2008

walshy u mug, i think u have well and trully lost this argument. now go and poke ur nose in somewhere else!

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comment by WALK53 (U8524633)

posted Jul 12, 2008

YOU Rs!!!!!! laugh Walshy WHOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Remember what the scores were last season. NUFF SAID>>!!

1-1 and 3-1 to us Rs.!!

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comment by U10698892

posted Jul 12, 2008

yes, we all know you are capable of winning one game applause so hows the illegal tapping of players going on? laugh

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comment by WALK53 (U8524633)

posted Jul 12, 2008

One game, if you use your eyes before you start typing with your bum cheeks then your see we won more than one.dohermsmileylaughok
Remember what League your in this coming season.ok

God you really do need to go toilet and get rid of the junk that you have in side ya.

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posted Jul 12, 2008

what do you mean last nights takeaway doh WALK53, are you 12 years old, i mean you act like it and your insults are amazing winkeye

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comment by WALK53 (U8524633)

posted Jul 12, 2008

!!!WHAT EVER!!!!!!smiley
doh

Anyway i'm bored and i'm off see ya don't want to be ya.grrsmileywinkeye

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posted Jul 12, 2008

you admit defeat, guess its as easy to beat QPR in a 606 match than it is in real life...what a suprise laughwinkeye well runner up applause isnt bad at all winkeye

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posted Jul 13, 2008

What all these comments have to do with the transfer of Kaspars Gorkss is beyond me !!! Is this the Blackpool kindergarten laugh

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posted Jul 17, 2008

I think walshy should concentrate on his own team and looking at their faults saying that how much spare time you got mate smiley

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