SPECULATION - Jamie Mackie

[DOYLERSAROYALER]

QPR striker Jamie Mackie is at the centre of a tug of war between top-flight new-boys West Ham and Southampton.

Both clubs are considering £1million bids for the Scot, 26, who has hit 16 goals in 56 league games for Rangers.



He'd be a good acquisition for Reading, always rated him and would be a bargain at that price ....a far better option than Rhodes in that he's played and scored in premiership and is a more all round player than just a goalscorer

[The Real Sandhurst Royal]

Rated Mackie when he played for Plymouth against us.

Still a good player ut not what we need now.

[Royal Ginger]

We're not likely to get involved in a bidding war. The club's shown it's not willing to pay over the odds for a player.

[Alexander Litvinenko]

We're not likely to get involved in a bidding war. The club's shown it's not willing to pay over the odds for a player.

WTF? Recently? With the Pog signing the club has shown that it certainly is prepared to get into a bidding war, and to commit to what it needs to spend to win that war.

Yes, that was wages rather than transfer fee, but wages are always a much more significant financial commitment than a one-off transfer fee.

[DOYLERSAROYALER]

We're not likely to get involved in a bidding war. The club's shown it's not willing to pay over the odds for a player.

We have no divine right to a player...if we want a player enough we will get into a bidding war if need be ....if the rumours are to be true £1m is a bargain .......go to JORDAN RHODES thread for discussion on paying over the odds...

[RobRoyal]

Was great for a season, but probably past it now. And with Roberts in the team, we really don't want another Asaba-gate incident.

What?

Oh.

[Barry the bird boggler]

Thought he'd just signed a contract extension at QPR

[Dare to Dr£am]

He can't be available, he only recently signed a new deal. I can't see it, but I would welcome it. Better than Rhodes for me.

[Blakey's Right Peg]

Slightly odd that QPR would be willing to let him move on for so little, particularly with how much they seem to rate him. Bit of a fans favourite by all accounts.

[Royal Ginger]

We're not likely to get involved in a bidding war. The club's shown it's not willing to pay over the odds for a player.

WTF? Recently? With the Pog signing the club has shown that it certainly is prepared to get into a bidding war, and to commit to what it needs to spend to win that war.

Yes, that was wages rather than transfer fee, but wages are always a much more significant financial commitment than a one-off transfer fee.

Not sure i fully agree with that. Pog's wages x4 years are going to be far less then we would have had to have spent on a fee if he was mid contract and we got involved in a bidding war. Put slightly lessened wages on top of that that... 3 free transfers later i don't see evidence of a willingness to get involved bidding war. McDermott saying he doesn't think anyone's going to go in big money on Rhodes again points at not willing to pay over the odds. I stand by what i said.

[Franchise FC]

We're not likely to get involved in a bidding war. The club's shown it's not willing to pay over the odds for a player.

WTF? Recently? With the Pog signing the club has shown that it certainly is prepared to get into a bidding war, and to commit to what it needs to spend to win that war.

Yes, that was wages rather than transfer fee, but wages are always a much more significant financial commitment than a one-off transfer fee.

How do you work that one out ?
Transfer fee - payable now (even by instalments) - financially committed at day one
Wages - paid over a number of years - if he gets snapped up by someone after a good spell it may only be for a year

[Albert Spangler]

Blond Graeme Murty. Yes please.

[Tommio]

Seems like Mackie is returning to QPR. Shame really, hope we can get a good alternative.

[blueroyals]

He was an average player in a shit team. That's he why looked so good.

[Ian Royal]

He was an average player in a shit team. That's he why looked so good.

But with exactly the sort of attitude and work rate the team needed.

[3points]

He was an average player in a shit team. That's he why looked so good.

But with exactly the sort of attitude and work rate the team needed.

But with 6 goals in 39 games. Makes Pog look prolific given he only really played once Murray went back to Palace (and a few games at the beginning of the season). Before coming to Reading I always thought he worked hard but didn't score enough, and ulitmately lacked that bit of quality. A season with us confirmed my opinion. Decent guy and a decent squad player but not worth 20k per week

[loyalroyal4life]

He was an average player in a shit team. That's he why looked so good.

Deluded if you think that 'shit' team is getting any better this season, should have signed him!!!!

[SCIAG]

He was an average player in a shit team. That's he why looked so good.

But with exactly the sort of attitude and work rate the team needed.

But with 6 goals in 39 games. Makes Pog look prolific given he only really played once Murray went back to Palace (and a few games at the beginning of the season). Before coming to Reading I always thought he worked hard but didn't score enough, and ulitmately lacked that bit of quality. A season with us confirmed my opinion. Decent guy and a decent squad player but not worth 20k per week

6 goals in 23 starts is a very good record for a winger, better than McAnuff or Little ever managed for example. OK, he sometimes played through the middle, but it's still one in four.

I believe he was player of the month three times and in one of those he didn't score, so reducing his performances to the goals he scored could be misleading.

[Hoop Blah]

Pretty sure he scored most of his goals in a little glut of form when he played through the middle, so his lack of goals out wide was probably on a par with our other wingers, ie not good enough.

I've always thought he was a very limited player. Works hard and has the odd moment of quality but generally lacked the composure or ability to create enough. I'd still quite liked us to have got him back if he wasn't demanding silly money but the fact he's gone to QPR probably means his demands are way above sensible.

[maffff]

Great attitude, more than good enough player for this level.

Shame when a loanee is more passionate, committed etc than the core of the squad.

I bloody loved him.

Wages were always going to make it unlikely he'd return.