Ex-QPR Update: Padula to USA...Ian Holloway Turned 45...Paul Murray Move

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Ex-QPR defender, Gino Padula, is reportedly joining Columbus Crew.

Sports Network - Crew to sign left back Pedula [sic]
Columbus, OH (Sports Network) - The Columbus Crew are in the process of signing Argentine left back Gino Padula, according to head coach Sigi Schmid.
"We are bringing in a guy named Gino Pedula, we are trying to get that transfer done," he told sportsnetwork.com.
Padula is a 31-year-old defender who most recently played for Montpellier of the French Second Division. Pedula has played domestically in Argentina for River Plate as well as stints with Wigan, Queens Park Rangers and Nottingham Forest in England during his career.
"I was trying to find a left back, we feel that plugs a hole that we had a little bit back there," Schmid said. Sports Network

See Also:
Padula Playing Career

Padula/Wikipedia

Also: QPRNet Interview with Gino Padula about QPR



Former QPR player and manager, Ian Holloway turned 45 a couple of days ago. Happy Birthday!



Birthday for Ex-QPR Player and Manager Ian Holloway
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Happy 45th Birthday to Ian Holloway: At the time of his departure from QPR "Gardening Leave", Holloway was QPR's longest-serving manager since the late, great Alec Stock.

Ian Holloway. Born March 12, 1963 - Birthday

No more needs to be said. He did a lot for QPR. Regardless of many things, or his post-QPR career, thus far, all QPR fans should be grateful for what he did.

[For more on Ian Holloway and QPR, just go through this blog!]


Daily Record - Skipper Set For Way Out
GRETNA captain Paul Murray could be offered an escape route by Oldham.
The midfielder, left, is wanted by the English League One promotion play-off hopefuls.
Murray, 31, will be available for free if Gretna fail to pay off their debts. The entire first-team squad have been told their contracts will be ripped up if the Raydale Park outfit close.
And Murray could be one of the first to find a new club.
Boundary Park manager John Sheridan could use the unexpected availability of the former England B international to bolster his squad ahead of the run-in.
Murray signed a one-year deal with Gretna last June and has made 23 appearances for the club and scored once.
He has previously played for Southampton, had two spells at Carlisle and once landed a £300,000 move to QPR. Daily Record