Town have missed out on signing Crystal Palace skipper Shaun Derry with the midfielder agreeing a two-year deal at QPR. Earlier in the week, the Blues were reported to be making a renewed move for the out-of-contract 32-year-old, who was also offered new terms by Palace.

QPR boss Neil Warnock, who managed Derry during his spell at Selhurst Park, said: "I felt we needed another type of midfielder to what we already have.

"If we are going to be successful this season we need to cover every avenue. I know Shaun well. He is a very good professional who will benefit the team."

Derry added: "I'm delighted to reach agreement with the club. There's a very talented group of players already here.

"When QPR came to Palace at the end of last season, in my own opinion, they were the best side we played at Selhurst Park. That was the kind of performance Neil will want from us next season.

"The aim has to be to compete at the top - the top two ideally. We've definitely got the ability and the quality to get into the Premier League."

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Redmond added 16:51 - Jun 22 Never mind too old any way we need young fresh talent and a few in there prime come on keane sign some players
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Suffolk_n_Good added 16:54 - Jun 22 Will this be the first of many that choose another club over ITFC...... I guess we'll just have to wait & see. I would be more disappointed if we had lost out on any targeted strikers than a midfielder, but signings breed more signings & if players choose to sign for rival clubs players & agents will notice. We need to start completing on signings before we get left with the dredgings of free transfers & panic buys, take note ME, SC, & RK!!

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dirtydingusmagee added 17:02 - Jun 22 so who's next on your dream list Keano ?
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andyitfc added 17:06 - Jun 22 Best news I've heard all day, tell you who we should sign though Winston Reid looks good alongside Tommy Smith for New Zealand, Go on Keano get someone good.
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bluechick added 17:08 - Jun 22 No loss here, move along please. who's next to reject our interest? My money's on Chopra.
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HighSeasBlue added 17:09 - Jun 22 Can't say I am to gutted. Had we not got a plethora of defensive midfielders then I may be more concerned. However we need pace and flair in the midfield!
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denhamblue added 17:11 - Jun 22 oh theres a shock,lol,yes hes average,but ,we cant even attract players of his ilk,um enough said.
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jas0999 added 17:17 - Jun 22 Very interesting. Yesterday people slated Roy for being interested in Derry ... Today, when he joins QPR, people start slating Roy because he joined another club. Some people really are pathetic. Do you even know if we were actually after him. This was just a rumour after all. Plus, he has worked with Warnock and it was always reported that he would go there. I suggest that if some of you hate Roy so much, you do yourselves a favour and support another club.

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SouperJim added 17:38 - Jun 22 Spot on jas0999, the same old morons spouting the same old drivel. Roy is damned if does and damned if doesn't. He was wrong for wanting a "has been" (despite Burley and Warnock fighting over the same player), now he's wrong for not being able to sign him. Get some flaming perspective you iiiiiiiiiiiidiots.
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IpswichElvis added 17:39 - Jun 22 Okay, maybe our "messiah" can resort to Plan D, E or F. Maybe Blackpool are releasing a few players on free transfers that we may be able to attract??
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ITFC_IN_HULL added 17:44 - Jun 22 Never mind a holding midfielder was never a priority anyway GK,LB,RB,CB,LM,ST,ST thats what we need
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paulandgem added 17:46 - Jun 22 he's 32 for gods sake
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evansblue added 18:44 - Jun 22 i have always rated derry and thought he would give us some much needed muscle in the centre. He also talks a lot during the game whilst our players are far too quiet. He will be a good signing for qpr
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runaround added 20:24 - Jun 22 Not too bothered we didn't get him as i feel other areas of the team are in more need of strengthening. Hopefully with pre-season starts next week a bit of movement in transfer market will be imminent as signing players does tend to boost the club and fans
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pennblue added 21:00 - Jun 22 The biggest concern here is that the player has rejected ITFC over QPR. However, I guess he does not need to move house to go to QPR, and he is reunited with old manager who is a known quantity to him too, so maybe not too much to worry about, just an unrealistic target once we knew Warnock was in for him.
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Mungo added 21:11 - Jun 22 Oh well. I have to admit, I wasn't overly excited by this one, but I thought Derry could have done a job, giving us an outright defensive midfield option. Not overly fussed that he has gone elsewhere though. The thing that concerns me is that Derry was presumably one of RK's "4 or 5 identified targets." Daryl Murphy was presumably another and both have apparently turned us down. As no other signings appear iminent, it is feasible that the others have as well. I'm not going to speculate why, as there could be any number of reasons, but I worry what plan B might be, and whether we might be missing out on good targets by focusing on ones that are unlikely to go through?

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pennblue added 21:41 - Jun 22 Quite Mungo, there was not a plan B last summer was there... just desperate signings once Whitehead had turned us down......
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denhamblue added 21:44 - Jun 22 jaso999,oh yes i go and support another club,because i have a different opinion to you.I say it again,im not anti keane,or pro,the jury is out.And i will stickto what i said,we seem to only attract average,players nobody else wants,and derry was a perfect example,so itsworrying we cant even attract rubbish.
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Dogsy40 added 23:39 - Jun 22 Gee I'm 32 in a few weeks, Kinda gutted I am classed as old and slow!!! Nothing will happen before the end of the World Cup, so lets relax.
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generalpublic added 23:42 - Jun 22 strange i figured he would jump at the chance to play for ipswich under keane
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devontractorboy added 00:04 - Jun 23 Cor what about France eh!! Players revolting, poor performances, manager clueless on tactics and obviously no man management skills, nobody wanting to play for them. Could never happen here thank God... unless......wait a minute......... No it could never happen at my club...........could it?? In Keaneo we truss!!
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devontractorboy added 00:05 - Jun 23 Sorry Guys for the above, just a little summer fun!!
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generalpublic added 07:47 - Jun 23 guys ?
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callmeted added 08:02 - Jun 23 Did anyone at ITFC state they had put an offer or were interested in Derry? The article states "as reported in the press". So someone went somewhere else than with us. There maybe many reasons. How about he wants to stay in London and work with his ex boss? Oh No, wait a minute its because he hates Roy Keane. Some maybe a little too trigger happy on here
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kirbs added 10:36 - Jun 23 Jas0999- think you need to get out abit more all you do is spend all day defending keane on every topic!
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