John Berry/Getty ImagesThe arrival of Loic Remy from Marseille is showing QPR supporters that the club is all business about staying up.

Just two weeks ago Harry Redknapp ominously announced that there would be no January transfer window spending unless the club could show that it is capable of getting itself out of this fine mess.

The arrival of Loic Remy -- a player touted by the best in the Premier League, and worth 20 million pounds to Tottenham just last year -- tells us that survival is not just on the cards, it is expected.

- Report: QPR sign Remy
- Brassell: French duo to lead QPR great escape

QPR fans find themselves increasingly nervous about the sums of money the current squad is costing to assemble. Many remember the buckets being handed round as the administrators considered winding up the club. Those with longer memories will remember Stewart Houston -- manager in 1997 -- boasting that he could guarantee promotion back to the Premier League if owner Chris Wright spent close to 2.5 million pounds on Mike Sheron. A year later we were in the third tier.

But owner Tony Fernandes personally did the donkey work for this deal, which would suggest that he is going into this transfer window with his eyes wide open.

Redknapp is a little cannier than Hughes, too. While Hughes paid over the odds for has-beens, Redknapp may have found a bargain in Remy, despite the French international being off the boil for the last year. There have been rumours that he has been unhappy in Marseille, and has not looked after himself with a thigh strain being allowed to linger. He has managed only a handful of starts this season.

However, if he can be motivated by Redknapp, then we could have a player worth twice the amount of money we paid for him and, more importantly, capable of scoring the goals that we have lacked for a number of years.

At the very least, he should be a more than ample replacement for Djibril Cisse who has been a massive disappointment this season. At best he could end the long, long search to replace Les Ferdinand -- whose departure to Newcastle 17 years ago started our long slide down the leagues.

The irony of beating the Geordies to Remy's signature will not be lost on those of us old enough to remember.

Follow Sean Smith on Twitter @seanshorn

• Recommend0
• Tweet0
• Email