Stefan Johansen

Looks to be a very important player in our team..Made a very good start with us..really hope we can offer him a deal to stay after his loan expires.

He was talking to a norwegian journalist on QPR.no a week ago and here is a brief summary of what he said:

1)Not a doubt in his mind when the offer from QPR came. Talks with Warburton and the fact that he didn`t have to move made the decision very easy. His family is settled in London.
2)QPR are also a club you simply don`t turn down. He mentioned our greeeeaaaattttt past etc..
3)Warburton as a football man impressed him from how he remembered him when he was in charge of Glascow Rangers  and Stefan played for Celtic. Stefan liked his attack minded and possession based way of playing. He mentioned tight defenses also. Cough,cough..
4)Stefan meant that QPR as a team should aim higher on the table. He was impressed by the allround quality of the players, but pointed out that we are a quite young team which clearly lacked a bit of routine. 
5)On Charlie Austin: Charlie is a typical goalscorer who knows how to score goals and especially how to position himself in front of goal by clever moves behind/in front of defenders etc. CA is also a character who demands a lot from the club hierarchy down to the individual player before and during matches. He is yery outspoken and quite authoratitive when he mentors the youngest players on and off the pitch.  
6)Towards the end of the session, Stefan mentioned  that he didn`t really know what would happen when his loan deal is up in the summer, but he would gladly stay if he was offered the chance (to leave Fulham). He expressed the desire to stay because he really felt wanted at this club where everyone from the cook, to the players and club hierarchy where a real nice group of people. 

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Thanks for posting Shania. Good to hear the perspective of players outside the club as to their views on our players and manager. Seems like he has a higher opinion of our club than some of our own so called fans.

Thanks for posting Shania

My Norwegian isn’t great but I’m sure he says he’s glad to get the fuck away from Craven cottage before their cravat wearing fans are able to return with their embarrassing rattles.
Maybe you could confirm Shania.

I think Field and De Wijs are more likely than Austin or Johansen. Would love all 4 though.

I think you misinterpreted my post mate. I never said he's our player. That's why I said we should be doing all we can 'to sign him'. However he has been our player on loan. Plus he clearly loves the club and loves playing for us. All of that does actually count for something in terms of our leverage in our attempts to sign him, with the obvious caveat of keeping it within P&S rules.

They’ll want him back, half their team is made up of loans isn’t it? They won’t stay.

We know from the recent past the damage you can do to morale by bringing new players on a totally different wage structure to the rest. I think it would be a mistake bringing in players on salaries of 30k or 40k a week, even if FFP would allow us to. I think you could justify paying Charlie and Johansen more than the rest of the squad, but it needs to be within reason.