QPR's Holloway on Simek loan

Discussion in 'Yanks Abroad' started by art, Dec 2, 2004.

  1. art

    art Member

    Jul 2, 2000
    Portland OR
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Recently QPR had a fans forum, the Simek loan was very briefly touched on, it's on QPR World if anyone has access to it,the only text link I know of that mentions part of the Holloway comment is here: http://queensparkrangers.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=925&p=2&stid=8366873

    In a shell of nuts, QPR manager Ian Holloway said Frankie was a good kid, has a good future ahead of him, but lacked size, strength, and experience, that the big games were a bit much for him, that QPR needed "someone else" which was I'm assuming an explanation as to why QPR didnt try to extend the loan.

    That's VERY much a paraphrase, sorry I cant get the exact quote. Holloway only spoke on the subject for 30 seconds or so within a 2 hour fan forum.
     
  2. Deimos

    Deimos Member

    Apr 23, 1999
    Louisville, KY, USA
    And other than that he was great?
     
  3. purojogo

    purojogo Member

    Sep 23, 2001
    US/Peru home
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Comforting words, indeed....
     
  4. sidefootsitter

    sidefootsitter Member+

    Oct 14, 2004
    It's as if Steve Cherundolo had a twin.
     
  5. ttrevett

    ttrevett Member+

    Apr 2, 2002
    Atlanta, GA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sounds like they took the wrong YA on loan, paging Mr Onyewu, please pick uo the White courtesy phone.....
     
  6. FC Tallavana

    FC Tallavana Member+

    Jul 1, 2004
    La Quinta
    Hmm, I guess QPR didn't know how small and inexperienced he was when they asked for him. :rolleyes:
     
  7. Bruce S

    Bruce S Member+

    Sep 10, 1999
    a guy playing on a 1st division club would move down a divison on loan because........?
     
  8. MarioKempes

    MarioKempes Member+

    Real Madrid, DC United, anywhere Pulisic plays
    Aug 3, 2000
    Proxima Centauri
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah, I mean it's not like his size, strength, and experience were known quantities.
     
  9. art

    art Member

    Jul 2, 2000
    Portland OR
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    TO be fair to QPR, they were in desparatre straits when they pulled off the SImek loan, it all happened in the span of about a day or so when several QPR defenders went down injured, and they may not have had the chance to be all that choosy. Not many clubs nowadays are letting their players go out on loan so it was probably a case of Simek being the only decent defender QPR could get at the time. He played well, was well liked, for the record Holloway also said earlier that he thought Simek was really better suited as a right back, his comments about size/strength etc were more attributed to his qualities as a central defender which was what QPR needed at the time. But Frankie really only has reserve team exprience thus far, im not sure what everyone is expecting of him. The loan to QPR will undoubtedly help his development.
     
  10. K.P.

    K.P. Member

    Mar 18, 2001
    Philly
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Let the rampant speculation about Simek as a USMNT right back begin!
     
  11. FC Tallavana

    FC Tallavana Member+

    Jul 1, 2004
    La Quinta
    It's sad that we even have to worry about our RB position. If only Arena would take his head out of his rear and play Cherundolo.
     
  12. russ

    russ Member+

    Feb 26, 1999
    Canton,NY
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Not to turn this into a Nats thread,but he has played him there before.It didn't work out too well.

    Having said that,I'm sure we'll see him in the Hex.
     
  13. Martin Fischer

    Martin Fischer Member+

    Feb 23, 1999
    Kampala. Uganda
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Too bad that Arena can't get the image of Dolo with his head stuck in the rear of some mediocre CONCACAF attacker in a critical WCQ.

    Sorry for continuing the "thread jacking."
     

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