THE QPR FAMILY IS IN MOURNING GOD BLESS RAY REST IN PEACE
Month: August 2007
Briatore To Clear Final Hurdle For QPR Deal
Following on from Monday’s Club statement confirming that the Board of Directors of QPR Holdings tendered their resignations ahead of potential new investment, Wayne Veysey and Simon Johnson wrote an article in yesterdays Evening Standard. Extracts from it are shown below:- Renault chief Flavio Briatore will complete his takeover of Queen’s Park Rangers within the Continue reading
Split At Top Could Halt Sale
The following article by Dave McIntyre appeared in the local Gazette last Friday:- A Carling Cup defeat to Leyton Orient was the least of QPR’s worries on Tuesday night. The Club faced the very real threat of administrationor worse, after their Monaco-based owners refused to relinquish control. That appeared to wreck Chairman Gianni Paladini’s hopes Continue reading
Bill Power’s Bid
Before last night’s match, the following statement was issued by Antonio Caliendo, the Chairman of QPR Holdings Ltd:- “There have been many rumours spread in the newspapers recently about QPR. The Club is not for sale.” As a follow on and in response to various messages up on our board, Bill Power posted the following:- Continue reading
Flamboyant Briatore On Track To Take Over At QPR
The following article from Gary Jacob and Kevin Eason appeared in ‘The Times’ today:- Flavio Briatore is in advanced talks about taking control of Queens Park Rangers. The Renault team principal is believed to be considering a deal worth about ¬£25m and there were rumours last night that Bernie Ecclestone, the ringmaster of Formula One, Continue reading
Cook Hands Rangers A £250,000 Lifeline
The following article was written by Wayne Veysey and appeared in the ‘Evening Standard’ as part of a feature on Fulham FC:- New Fulham signing Lee Cook revealed today he has donated ¬£250,000 to his former Club Queen’s Park Rangers to help steer them through their financial troubles. Cook, one of eight players to join Continue reading
Paladini Denies Snag Over Camp Transfer
The following article was written by Dave McIntyre and appeared in the local Gazette last Friday:- Chairman Gianni Paladini insists there are “no problems whatsoever” with QPR’s signings of Lee Camp and Simon Walton. Paladini has angrily denied suggestions that Rangers are subject to a transfer embargo until a controversial ¬£500,000 loan from Oldham Chairman Continue reading
QPR Screen References: No.6 – ‘On The Buses’ – Episode: ‘Self Defence’
There were seven series of ‘On The Buses’ containing 74 episodes which ran from 1969 until 1973 and also three films. The main characters were, ‘Stan’, who was played by East End born Reg Varney. He was the bus driver and still lived at home with his Mum, Sister and Brother-in-law. Doris Hare wasn’t the Continue reading
Loyal Until The End
It was a Saturday morning and the elderly man was getting ready to go, “Down the Rangers”. He had been retired for a while now and his wife had hoped that they might move abroad and see out their last few years together in a warmer climate. He wasn’t quite ready for that yet. He Continue reading