Academy graduate Hogan Ephraim was given his full debut for QPR against Cardiff City. R's boss John Gregory handed inserted him in place of Stefan Bailey.
Q.P.R. lost 0-2 and not too much was written on his performance but he went the full 90 up front. I hope this experience was just the beginning of some fantastic football.
Come on you Irons!
Showing posts with label Loans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Loans. Show all posts
Monday, August 20, 2007
Friday, August 17, 2007
A Wanted Man
The Daily Mail reports:
Crystal Palace could still make a move for West Ham starlet Hogan Ephraim.
The midfielder recently joined QPR on loan but boss Peter Taylor admitted: "I'm going to keep an eye on his situation. I wouldn't rule out making a move for him later in the season."
Thats right... teams obsess over West Ham Academy graduates... good times!
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Hogan to Q.P.R.
Seems that Crystal Palace and Colchester couldn't do enough to woo Academy graduate Hogan Ephraim to them.
Hogan will be joining Championship side Q.P.R. on a months loan starting 8/11 and will be wearing #25.
Hogan was eligible to play for Q.P.R. as early as their opening league match against Bristol City and was used as a substitute, coming in as a forward on the 58th, from the looks of the report he put some nice passes on and almost gave some assists.
He did not feature in their 2-1 Carling Cup defeat to Leyton Orient.
Here's to hoping he gets a run on and scores in their next match against Cardiff City on the 18th.
Hogan will be joining Championship side Q.P.R. on a months loan starting 8/11 and will be wearing #25.
Hogan was eligible to play for Q.P.R. as early as their opening league match against Bristol City and was used as a substitute, coming in as a forward on the 58th, from the looks of the report he put some nice passes on and almost gave some assists.
He did not feature in their 2-1 Carling Cup defeat to Leyton Orient.
Here's to hoping he gets a run on and scores in their next match against Cardiff City on the 18th.
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Kyel Reid staying local
News from Barnsley FC suggests that despite their best attempts, Kyel Reid will not be moving there on loan as the season begins.
Reid, who scored 2 goals in 26 appearances with the Tykes was an important target for the manager and the fans this summer. However they report that West Ham wants to keep him at Upton Park and have stipulated that if they changed their minds and the winger was allowed to move on loan, it would only be permissible if the club was near London.
Check out this quote from totaltykes.com (full story here):
It's defiantly a blow for Reid not to be returning, as towards the end of the season he really stood up to be counted and proved to be one of our most influential players. Considering the fact that he does more of his fair share of defensive duties, he would have been the perfect player for this season considering our weakness when it comes to defending down the wings.
A tricky winger who can get the ball up field as well as do more than his fair share of defensive duties!!! YES!!! Let's hope Curbs keeps him around to train with the first team and to produce with us instead of out on loan.
Reid, who scored 2 goals in 26 appearances with the Tykes was an important target for the manager and the fans this summer. However they report that West Ham wants to keep him at Upton Park and have stipulated that if they changed their minds and the winger was allowed to move on loan, it would only be permissible if the club was near London.
Check out this quote from totaltykes.com (full story here):
It's defiantly a blow for Reid not to be returning, as towards the end of the season he really stood up to be counted and proved to be one of our most influential players. Considering the fact that he does more of his fair share of defensive duties, he would have been the perfect player for this season considering our weakness when it comes to defending down the wings.
A tricky winger who can get the ball up field as well as do more than his fair share of defensive duties!!! YES!!! Let's hope Curbs keeps him around to train with the first team and to produce with us instead of out on loan.
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Hogan Ephraim
Although earlier in the summer Teddy Sheringham tried to woo Hogan to his new Colchester side, citing that he was "a great little player" (the reality is he probably needed another poker partner) ... It is looking more and more like Ephraim will be snubbing Colchester to join Crystal Palace on loan. Terms of the loan have not been set from what I can tell and no official word has been given.
Since I have an affinity for the Academy, I would like to see Hogan go out for only a 3 month loan so he would be available for action during the holiday fixture crunch. With 4 other strikers on the books right now Hogan could provide coverage if one of them went down. Hogan is versatile though as he can also play the role of attacking middy in the hole but I could see him playing the Bellamy/Tevez high energy in a small package role to complement Ashton or Zamora.
Since I have an affinity for the Academy, I would like to see Hogan go out for only a 3 month loan so he would be available for action during the holiday fixture crunch. With 4 other strikers on the books right now Hogan could provide coverage if one of them went down. Hogan is versatile though as he can also play the role of attacking middy in the hole but I could see him playing the Bellamy/Tevez high energy in a small package role to complement Ashton or Zamora.
David Blackmore
The Argus tells us that our 19 year old goalkeeper David Blackmore is looking to go out on loan with Crawley Town, as he did last year with Lewes F.C., This seems to be the second team he has been trialing for as he had some games with Barnet earlier this summer but didn't stick. At this time I don't think the loan is official but he has played in a few games for them and was on the bench last Saturday as Crawley lost to Southend.
Blackmore, who I believe is a third-year scholar in the academy, signed a 4 year deal with the Hammers last year and along with Marek Štěch gives us a solid presence between the pipes for our youth team.
I hope that this is solely a loan move and that he is not going to be sold, I firmly believe that all our youngsters should be given a chance to show what they can do if put up against the big boys.
Blackmore, who I believe is a third-year scholar in the academy, signed a 4 year deal with the Hammers last year and along with Marek Štěch gives us a solid presence between the pipes for our youth team.
I hope that this is solely a loan move and that he is not going to be sold, I firmly believe that all our youngsters should be given a chance to show what they can do if put up against the big boys.
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