cranie to sign
my pal who is a pompey fan and very reliable says that cranie is as good as a done deal as pompey are after a defender from spartak moscow.also i have cranie on msn and he confirmed he will be talking to rangers over the fee this week.
This is what I understood after the Sheffield United thrashing:
QPR will look to take Martin Cranie on loan again if their defensive woes continue - and if he isn't sold by Portsmouth.
Saturday's 3-0 defeat at Sheffield United was a nasty setback for Rangers and came after shaky defensive performances in victories over Barnsley and Swindon.
The form of summer signing Kaspars Gorkss is a concern. The Latvian featured in only two pre-season games because of the wrangling over his move from Blackpool and his lack of match sharpness has been exposed.
Gorkss is a centre-back of proven Championship quality and is expected to prove it in time, but the Rangers hierarchy are looking at possible reinforcements.
Cranie impressed before a broken leg cut short his loan spell at Loftus Road last season and earlier this summer the Rs tried hard to secure his return on a season-long loan deal.
Now they have approached Portsmouth again in an attempt to bring the player back on loan.
Pompey are willing to sell the England U21 international for around £1.5m but could struggle to find a buyer, particularly given Cranie's recent injury.
That would pave the way for Cranie to rejoin QPR on loan if Rangers continue to struggle like they did at Bramall Lane.
