Black Country strikers Kevin Phillips and Freddy Eastwood are on the target-list of the Championship’s new money-bags club QPR.
Albion promotion hero Phillips has been offered to the fast-changing Loftus Road club if they will meet his agent’s demands for a two-year £20,000 a week deal.
At the same time, new QPR head coach Ian Dowie is considering a move for Eastwood, the £1.5m Wolves striker transfer-listed after his season of frustration at Molineux.
Dowie and his former No 2 at Coventry, Tim Flowers, have been recruited by the three-pronged billionaire ownership group of Bernie Ecclestone, Flavio Briatore and Lakshmi Mittal who intend investing major funds to make Rangers one of the Championship’s leading promotion forces next season.
They have already begun scouting for new players and Phillips and Eastwood are obvious and early contenders for recruitment.
Phillips’ future at Albion is in doubt because chairman Jeremy Peace wants to restrict his offer to a one-year deal.
Phillips, 35 next month, wants a two-year agreement and feels his award-winning 24 goals from 30 starts during the promotion campaign has proved his fitness.
Eastwood is a target for Coventry who have held preliminary talks with his agent, but the prospect of a rival move from QPR is good news for Wolves in their efforts to recoup all of the £1.5m invested in him a year ago.
One tranfer which won’t be happening despite reports claiming otherwise is Zoltan Gera to Everton.
Gera can have a free transfer this summer having run down his Albion contract. Although there is a new deal on the table for him from the Baggies, the Hungarian international is being wooed by other top-flight outfits.
Everton were one of his admirers - but manager David Moyes has confirmed to sources at Goodison that he feels a major financial investment in Gera at the age of 29 does not represent good value for money.
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NO! Don’t let Kev go. What’s 20k a week when you’ve just got promotion?! Come on Albion, stop being so damn tight and give the guy his contract - he’s earned it.
QPR have got real ambition, take note Moxey! They are signing players to get out of the championship and will re-strenghten when they go up next season. Not trying to do things on the cheap like Wolves do. Ramage would have been an excellent signing and Eastwood will have the last laugh. Its so gut-wrenching when you can see how things are going to pan out.
Wow! As much as I dont rate Eastwood, I have to say, thats sounds a good partnership!
GO ON FREDDY TAKE IT IF YOU CAN MATE.. NOW THERE’S A TEAM WITH GENUINE AMBITION TO ACHIEVE PROMOTION. WOW FREDDY AND SUPER KEV UP FRONT, SOUNDS GOOD TO ME..
BUT HEY..KEOGH FRANKOWSKI AND SUPER STEPHEN WARD WILL GIVEYOU A RUN FOR YOUR MONEY THOUGH.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
suppose we might get money back with so many clubs reportedly interested, still makes you wonder if we are missing out by selling him but then again he never really did it for us
hope u am watchin wolves qpr are showin there ambitions weres ours all these players are goin and we a signing
mark my words freddy will score 20 goals next season. wolves will not serioesuly improve the poor squad we had this year (yes we have good players but they were poor this year mostly)
So QPR might have Phillips and Eastwood upfront?? Oh boy!
all are rivals after him lol cum on mick think about it, 1mill for howard 1.5 for eastwood mmmm let him think nar,
half the league after him he must not be that good a
On a number of occasions when Freddy cam,e on he showed and excellent ability to split defences with a good pass. The goal against Plymouth is a case in point - the pass was brilliant.
Phillips is a very intelligent player who equally is capable of being creative in the box and is a deadly finisher.
I can easily see them form a very effective partnership in the championship. Wolves must not sell him to QPR. They must sell him to Walsall or hednesford or some foreign side.
Lets not help other teams dump on us next year please.
ScottNorthbank:
Do you want to get a QPR Season-Ticket now lol?
Prob a good move for kev as jp won’t give him 2 yr deal.
I think QPR will walk this league next season. They were already looking good towards the end of last season, and with the signings they’ll make and clout they have….Gona take some stopping!
ooer, that’ll be one deadly partnership…
still think we’ll have the best squad in the div thickmick ?
no4. Didnt Frankowski have his contract cancelled? I believe we will do very well nxt season.SEB KITES JARVIS OLI KEOGH and who ever else he brings in. Iam definatly looking forward 2 wolves chances next, Come on you wolves!!!!
It’s ok.Don’t worry about QPR we’ve got a loan sighning lined up.
E11 wolf. I wholeheartedly agree. but you are dealing with moxey who’ll sell his first born for a fiver, and the muppet, who’s pride insists Freddy must go. To the highest bidder, even if they are going to be our direct competition he will go.
And we are linked with bloody Steve Howard…..we are once again the laughing stock of the Chumpionship!
oh dear all the top champ teams are after freddy. QPR have bags of cash so they must rate him. Think that qpr will run away with this leage if they keep signing players, can any one honestly see us gainning automatic promotion. i for one sadly can not. Think MM is making one hell of a mistake unless there is a good reasen behind selling/not playing him. If there is, and there are a few rumours that freddy upset a lot of players at wolves, then that is fair enough and the fans would back MM and we can forget about last seasen and concentrate on this coming seasen
totaly agree with 2 and 6 but we know mr spin moxley will not ex derby and frees if we spend 2 million i will pass out
This is true about Q.P.R i have heard of a close friend they did make a move last week on eastwood! i think dowie is a bit bitter with coventry, contact has been made.
Well how tight can you get, Philips goals have got you up and you will get 60 mill in the Prem plus all the payments when you come straight back down again.
Some loyalty, no wonder the players would rather go on day out to Blackpool than do a Sandwell Parade..
You lot are a JOKE!!!
N.2 The Wolf..
it was MM that god rid of Freddy so leave Mox out of this as its nothing to do with him Mate..
Whoever eastwood signs for will finish above us, and he’ll score more goals than keogh, he’s still trying to hit that barn door.
QPR will soon learn that throwing money at the problem doesn’t solve things - particularly not with a manager like Dowie…
Sounds about right.
I’m surprised QPR are aiming so low with their financial clout. An old man and a misfit!
I was half expecting them to go for Torres & Drogba.
Here’s a thought…why don’t the Wolves keep Freddy & try & sign Phillips as well?
Who needs Kevin philips & Freddie Eastwood when we have andy Keogh & Steven Ward.Even tho KP is a Sandwell player i wouldnt mind him down the Mol,he gives you goals and thats what you need to get out of the god for saking division.Andy Keogh please take note!!!
Freddy I can only play in league 1 eastwood. Premier class. You are having a laugh. Kyle has scored more goals per minute than Eastwood.
I THINK RAFFO NEEDS TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL, WHAT ARE YOU ON ABOUT !!!! SPEAK ENGLISH PLEASE !!!!
We’ll have kev phillips.Quality player, nice bloke=no fallings out with MM.He d be a great signing .
hears a question for eastwood haters and keogh lovers
why are two promotion rivals after freddy eastwood? in palace and qpr
why are neither of these two promotion rivals after andy keogh?
oh well muppet mick has done his home work and thinks steven howard will be our missing piece!! didnt he say that about freddy?? mid table c@ap again with that penis here! GOOD LUCK FREDDY we never got chance to see your talent
Wolves need some good young players from lower leagues like we have done with jarvis and kightly : We need 4 defenders , 2 midfielders and 2 strikers !!
C.BERRA Hearts 24 1.5m
A.GERRARD Walsall 22 FREE ( IN JUNE )
D.BECKWITH Hereford 24 FREE ( IN JUNE )
C.GUNTER Tottenham 18 LOAN IN
K.COMMONS Not For 24 FREE ( IN JUNE )
D.BELL Luton (On Loan Leicester) 24 £750k - 1.0m
A.MCLEAN Peterbrough 24 1.0m
S.VOKES Bournemouth 18 1.5m
AND MOXEY DONT BE TIGHT (LIKE THERE WAGES AND THE COST) JUST GET THESE PLAYERS IN AND WOLVES NEXT SEASON WOULD BE PREMIERSHIP !! COME ON MICK GET THESE IN !! UP THE WOLVES !!!
good pairing and qpr will be a good side next year.
snatch dowies arm off 1.5 million for eastwood overated.
Eastwood such a donkey 5 lubs now in for him. How many would be in for “he puts a shift in ” Keogh if he were for sale-lots of league 1 clubs
Just get shut of Freddy for the most cash.
Then buy some quality!
If we kept Freddy, signed Phillips to complement SEB we would kicking some sever ass next season. However our under-ambitious management, coaching staff and board are not capable of seeing this
14. Wooly, you are dead right mate. They will break the Championship points and scoring record
Bloggers Newbridge & Nick Phillips, wherever you are…take note
QPR no hu to get and how to get into the premiership.Unlike this muppet who we’ve got. Morgan get rid of him before its too late.
Phillips would be a good bet. Eastwood should ensure they have a split in the dressing room, ensuring QPR are not as good as they might have been. They will have fans calling for Eastwood whilst Phillips scores all of the goals. Every time Phillips misses, the fans in certain parts of the ground will chant “… Fredday, Fredday…” Oh, silly me!! That was the South Bank at the Molineux.
If he goes, he goes, he would have to choose between 20k a week or the premership, he’s got enough money, so if he does go, after all he has said about wanting 1 last crack at it, he’s money grabbing!
See you in August Kev!
So sad that thick Mick can’t even begin to understand how badly disoriented he is!
God help us next season against so many strong teams with only dysfunctional Mick as our manager.
It will feel like being demoted!
I say let Kev go as £20K is alot of cash to pay a week for an older player with injury issues.
Get some young fresh blood in.
2 - What are you banging on about. Are you Nostradamus ? QPR can afford to waste/gamble money away on players that might or might not do well. I say lets get as much dosh for Eastwood as we can and then scarper. Trying things on the cheap ?? A bit early to make that judgement. We’ve wasted millions on poor players in the past who haven’t achieved what the current crop have. Let QPR “show ambition” like Wolves did under SJH and throw their cash around. I’d rather our club spent wisely like we have done since Mick took charge.
SBA i thought Tomasz Frankowski left your Team 2 go back to Poland? coz he was a waste of space.
just heard that we will be signing Johan Djourou(defender) from arsenal for 1.5 mil and having song(midfield) on a years loan with a view to a perm contract.
also we will sign liverpool keeper charles itandje
pompey defenders richard duffy and primus plus 3.5mil for miller
I can’t believe the albion will let Phillips go. He’s the reason we are where we are. He deserves the freedom of the borough never mind a poxy 2 year contract. Very Disappointed
Why can MM not see the value in having EASTWOOD upfront with EB when us morons who watch his brief appearances can. Tell us the truth why you want ot get rid of him. I can see he is better than you first choices KIOGH WARD and HOWARD if you sign him.
i can see eastwood scoring a few past us next season whoever he plays for,good luck!!
Why can MM not see that EASTWOOD would be an ideal partner for EB up front is it because we are morons, He is better than your alternatives KEOGH WARD and HOWARD if you sign him. When i watch EASTWOOD when he appears you see he has class but I am a moron I have only been watching THE MIGHTY WANDERERS for 50 years. MM should tell us the truth why he wants shut of EASTWOOD.
Rubbish. They made a huge mistake by appointing Dowie. 1 decent season, I thought they were going to be the favourites but now maybe top 6. Stupid decision.
One of the good but frustrating things about Wolves is that they want to remain comparitively debt free. Much as I want to see Wolves in the Prem it has to be done in a fiscally sensible way. This means bringing on younsters, buying sensible and occasionally cashing in on an asset you would rather keep. This is made harder because a lot of clubs mortgage their future for success today or have an owner who can commit lots of money. If it is his money like Abramovitch that’s great for Chelsea(until he gets bored), but The Glassers do it on borrowed money !!!!! Wolves have almost gone under before so I believe steady realistic progress is the best we can hope for, frustrating though it is.
haha eastwoods going im not bothered at least we can all put a shift in now
All of you saying QPR are going to walk the division - they do have Iain Dowie as their manager.
As for Freddy, will all of QPR’s millions do you really think he will play in their team week in week out? Same at Palace and Derby - Warnock and Jewell are both big fans of work rate, they will soon be falling out with Freddy for the same reasons as Mick did.
Coventry and Norwich are the only clubs where he’s going to stand any genuine chance of actually getting into their teams and scoring some goals.
QPR have more money (backing) than anyone aprt from the top 4 in the Prem. Does not make a good team and look who’s backing them, what happens when these guys get fed up with football?
No one can predict what ’s going to happen ext season so lets wait and see, stop this constant moaning.
C’mon Albion… pull your finger out and give Super Kev and Zolts the deals they deserves for firing us into the Premier League this season. They both deserve it and I’m getting really annoyed with Jeremy Peace for being so tight with the purse strings. If he’s not willing to give our two best players the deals they deserve then I’m thinking that he’ll be just as tight in the transfer market during the summer. Championship we’re coming back!
BYE BYE KEVIN AND IF AND WHEN EASTWOOD GOES WE CAN MAKE A OFFER FOR BILLY SHARP ?? HIM AND SYLVAN EBANKS BLAKE UP FRONT WE WILL RIP THE LEAGUE UP
everybodys going on about how much QPR are spending, we have tried to buy our way out of this division for years and it has not worked,so what makes you think it will work now!!!!!!
What a bloody swap,,get rid of Freddy and buy Howard and Jones,,they must be top class players iff Derby dont want them..Fair play to super mick for getting in quick befor QPR knew they were for sale…
were signing jones from derby and steve howard!! what are your thoughts on this jones is a good player but howard i ent sure on that to be honest!!
Can’t see what all the fuss is about re: QPR: Ramage at best is an average player, Eastwood has a lot to prove, Phillips - another year older (& they haven’t signed either yet) and Dowie - well hasn’t done much at Charlton, Palace or Covo.
Sounds a good e/w bet for the league next year qpr ,ay?? wolves fans, i have a mate that works at molineux and he tells me moxey, morgan and mm have been at molineux most nights till 11pm and he says he’s heard theres a lot of money being spent in the close because morgan has apparently told mm this season was unnacceptable(no!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and it is automatic promo that is a must next year, and mm has to be in top 2 at xmas! or else!! he’s usually a good source of gossip!!!
Are QPR with all the others that are going to do well-We need to do better–Keep cool cometh the hour-Cometh the Man–Lets Hope —It really boring without Footy, I ve kicked the cat twice—Lets get going Come on MM if you are staying get us some players who can get us up.
if this materialises QPR are up !!!!!!!!
see mick ….
freddy in the same article as phillips
now if that isnt an endorsement to give im a shot - what is ????
P.S.
4# southbank barmy army
Get off s.ward’s back he has his contrct you arent going to change it !!!!!
The kid was told to play out of position this season and did his best in jarvis’ absence and mcindoe being offloaded,and he did it to the best of his abilities.
Granted he is a bench striker but let him do the job first - would you prefer kyle ?? i wouldnt!!!!
Ward gives 100% and in his rightfull position as a ‘battering ram’ striker he has always performed well for us from what i have seen in that position - FOR GODS SAKE GIVE HIM A CHANCE.
(If all else fails lets have a go at steven ward ehhhh ????????????)
Wolves “fans” should take a good look at themselves. If players saw these message boards why would they want to come when they can see people getting on their backs before they have even put on a Wolves shirt. It is insane.
They should be able to go round to whereever you lot work and boo you constantly and then see how well you perform. They are human.
Steve Howard scored a hattrick against the albion last season, was instrumental in getting Derby promoted, yet still you are getting on his back already.
Go and support QPR
Well QPR are going to be linked with everyone at the minute, unless these things materialise I’d take them with a pinch of salt.
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Well said.
This is not banter on this site just lately. There are too many bitter and twisted people out there.
I for one am sick of it.
67. You have no right to tell people who they should support.
David Moyes has officially said that Everton are NOT interested in Gera - they were, but now feel that he is too old (at 29).
I wonder what the deadline is that Albion have given him to sort his future out…..??
I’m sure there are a few clubs interested - but will he get the regular football he craves ??
Also I see QPR are linked with KP (and everyone else). Will he now drop back into the championship having worked for 2 years to get one last shot at the prem ??
I think he will sign with us for a year - and then maybe drop down if we don’t renew at at that stage… that would make sense for both parties cos there will still be loads of championship teams after him, even after next season.
66… To be fair either way I think QPR will be promoted next season the asian “metal man” latsmi something or other wealth dwarfs Ambramovich(what ever happened to easy to spell names lol). So if he wants to see QPR in the prem it will happen
33 we8albion:
Probably because Freddy is on the Transfer List and Keogh is not!
3 players bought last season Ward, Elliott and Eastwood. Bought to better the side, here we are 9 months later same players put on the list. We have obviously not moved forward.We all know what we need. 2 YOUNG CENTRAL DEFENDERS, 1 CREATIVE, MIDFIELDER, 1 YOUNG ACTIVE GOALSCORER AND FINALLY 1 FORWARD THINKING ASSISTANT MANAGER TO BRING THROUGH OUR YOUNGSTERS - ITS THAT EASY!!!
Thick Mick ?
How is he thick ?
Surely the definition of thick is drooling over a 4 goal striker and thinking he is going to be the “New Bully”.
QPR are certainly showing their ambition by signing a striker with a 1 in 10 ratio.
Oh by the way…………..THESE ARE TRANSFER RUMOURS NOT FACTS !!!!!
I don’t think Wolves fans should concern themselves with whether KP leaves the Baggies, Bednar, Moore and Miller will score a few , and our midfield will also score a few (Koren, Brunt, Morrison, Kim), and that’s without spending any money, I expect a top quality striker to be added to the Baggies squad before August, and if we can’t find one we may have to take SEB.