The Wayne Routledge experiment is over after 12 months.  The player has signed a three and half year contract for an “undisclosed fee” with QPR.  I find these undisclosed transfer fees annoying, it’s something I think we, the fans, have a right to know about.  I don’t want to know every line item in the balance sheet, but I would like to have an idea what we’re buying and selling our players for.

As I mentioned a few days ago, Wayne’s current loan club, Cardiff, were also keen to sign the winger. Wayne found the “ambitions” of QPR more alluring. Quotes from BBC:-

I’m absolutely thrilled to be here, I am delighted to have sealed the move.

QPR are a club with huge ambitions and as soon as they showed interest in me I was determined to speak to them. The manager has a great vision about where he wants to take the club and he sees me playing a big part in that.

It’s nice coming back to London, but the geography didn’t play a big part in my decision- the reason I am here is because the manager showed an unbelievable desire to get me to QPR.

Would I be too cynical if I said he more than likely said something very similar when joining Villa?? Anyway, I hope it works out for him, he’s already becoming a journeyman at a very young age!!