[WBA Will]

From the Express and Star today.......really ?? REALLY ???

Charlie Austin's potential move to the Hawthorns became more realistic today as Newcastle's interest in the striker decreased.

Tony Pulis is homing in on a double QPR raid and looking to spend [b] £22 million[b/]  on Austin and Matty Phillips plus Rickie Lambert.

£22 million? Is Steve Madeley on crack? No way would JP pay that! Think Austin and Philips would both be decent signings but not sure on that price. £15m on Austin would be the highest I'd go (young, English, did very well last season) but an extra £7m for Phillips and Lambert would probably be pushing it. 

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Tony Pulis is homing in on a double QPR raid and looking to spend £22 million on Austin and Matty Phillips plus Rickie Lambert.

£22 million? Is Steve Madeley on crack? No way would JP pay that! Think Austin and Philips would both be decent signings but not sure on that price. £15m on Austin would be the highest I'd go (young, English, did very well last season) but an extra £7m for Phillips and Lambert would probably be pushing it. 

I thought the £22 million was for Austin and Phillips only. I also believe JP has come to trust TP completely - witness Terry Burton's removal.
I wouldn't take Lambert while we still haven't offloaded either of Big Vic or Brown Ideye.

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Give me a 33 year old Ricky Lambert over Brown Ideye any day of the week....

Give me Charlie Austin over 33 year old Ricky Lambert and sicknote Big Vic!

[talkSAFT]

Oh no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Greg Davies (of Inbetweeners) being measured for the no.3 shirt!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dingle-Dingle]

Defender George Friend, 27, says he is happy at Middlesbrough despite interest from Premier League West Bromwich Albion. (Northern Echo) BBC Sport. DD

[BaggieMan]

Understand Benteke is off to Liverpool according to Talk-Shite

[Tom_Wba]

Understand Benteke is off to Liverpool according to Talk-Shite

Then we should get moving in our hunt for a new striker! If he leaves no doubt they'll be sniffing around the same players as us 

[Salopbaggie]

Interesting that Everton are reported to be after Gamboa.  I seem to remember that they were after him at the same time, we were, after the World Cup.  Seems a little strange, if he is that bad why would a club with a record of signing quality want to sign him............ UNLESS!!!  

[BaggieMan]

Salop, Gamboa has hardly been given a chance since his arrival at The Hawthorns after being hailed by the footballing world as one of the stars of the competition.

It has to be something else that causes both AI and TP to ignore him. In TP's case, is it the fact he's not a giant 6ft 6in centre half or is it he likes an afternoon siesta ?  I just don't get it why, given his stated quality, he hasn't been given that fair chance.

[Worldclassalbion]

I have mentioned before that I think Gamboa has been treated badly, to go from having a brilliant world cup to obscurity is baffling to me. He will def come back to haunt us and good luck to the kid.

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I have mentioned before that I think Gamboa has been treated badly, to go from having a brilliant world cup to obscurity is baffling to me. He will def come back to haunt us and good luck to the kid.

Plus Leicester have bid 12m for Austen so come on Albion STEP UP, get a bid in because he is what we are crying out for.

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Yeah Yeah ok  i'm a dork instead of editing I replied to my own post!!

Its the heat

[Baggievicar]

I was about to post that if QPR want more than £12m we won't be in for him, but in the light of the promised takeover announcement I suppose it's just possible that pigs are about to be given jetpacks after all.