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Guy Branston: Rumarn Burrell’s making most of his chance at QPR

Rumarn Burrell is on fire at QPR – but had things been different, he might have been scoring for Charlton Athletic instead.
Hull City’s Charlie Hughes, right, attempts to break away from QPR match-winner Rumarn Burrell

Rumarn Burrell is on fire at QPR - but had things been different, he might have been scoring for Charlton Athletic instead.

We brokered the deal that took Rumarn from Burton to QPR in the summer.
Initially, we were looking at moving him over to Turkey on a massive deal, but then a few Championship clubs came out of the woodwork - including Charlton.
They had a few options and they said to me, ‘Who do you think we should take?’

LATE BLOOMER: Rumarn Burrell is flying with QPR in the Championship
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I automatically said Rumarn, because the sheer energy of the kid made him t...

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