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Posted on May 23, 2013 by Finney
The following article appeared in ‘The Telegraph’ earlier in the week: ‘In a frank assessment of the club’s calamitous Premier League season, the QPR skipper also said the squad assembled by Mark Hughes last summer was woefully unbalanced, packed with players who had no experience of playing for “smaller” clubs and overloaded with midfielders. “I’m not sure what the manager (Hughes) was thinking of,” Hill said. Hill insisted he and the other less expensive members of the QPR squad would … Continue reading →
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Posted on May 1, 2013 by Saycey
With QPR finally relegated on Sunday, Fernandes unloaded yesterday with his true feelings on the embarrassing performances this season of a squad who, collectively, are estimated to have the eighth highest wage bill in the Premier League. “It has shocked me,” Fernandes said. “It’s an alien concept to me that someone takes someone’s salary, doesn’t put 100 per cent in, thinks, ‘Oh, we lost. No big deal. What club are we going to tonight ?’ Whatever I have done as … Continue reading →
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Posted on April 19, 2013 by Finney
Should they lose against Stoke City on Saturday, and all the relegation-threatened sides currently above them in the table win over the weekend, QPR’s descent back to the Championship would be confirmed with fully four weeks of the season remaining. The financial impact on a club that have consistently outspent their natural resources will be vast. This is a business that, at the last count, was £89 million in debt and running at an annual loss of £23 million. Since … Continue reading →
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Posted on April 4, 2013 by Saycey
Thanks to Declin for alerting me to a wonderful article by Rob Brennan that appeared recently in the ’Irish Post’: ‘Outside of Donegal, the name of Gallen isn’t that common. But if you’re Irish, support QPR, live in West London or have an interest in soccer – it is familiar to you – it’s been the “Talk of the Town” for years. When Tess met Jim Gallen at the Garryowen Dancehall, Hammersmith, in 1965, they could never have imagined the … Continue reading →
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Posted on March 8, 2013 by Finney
News of the club’s dramatic increase in wages and debt has just been revealed, alarming is an understatement !!! These figures will surely increase significantly again when the next set of accounts are produced. Owen Gibson wrote the following article for ‘The Guardian’: ‘The scale of the challenge facing QPR if Harry Redknapp fails to keep them in the Premier League is laid bare in newly published financial results for last season, which show their wage bill doubled even before … Continue reading →
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Posted on November 27, 2012 by Finney
The following article appeared in ‘The Guardian’ and was written by Dominic Fifield: ‘Harry Redknapp was late in to training at Harlington on Monday morning, his trek from the south coast reduced to a crawl in the gloom of the M25. The gridlock offered time for contemplation to the swish of the windscreen wipers as the rain pattered down, though, for once, it might have been wiser to forget. Queen’s Park Rangers prop up the Premier League, their points tally … Continue reading →
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Posted on September 14, 2012 by Finney
Mike Rigg’s major re-structuring of the club is reportedly almost complete. Dave McIntyre explains all in his recent comprehensive article for West London Sport (I wonder what Alec Stock would have made of all this ?) – Steve Russell ‘Four-and-a- half months since his appointment as technical director, the basic model which Mike Rigg has been looking to introduce at QPR is already almost in place. When Rigg arrived at Loftus Road he immediately conducted an audit with a view … Continue reading →
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Posted on July 7, 2012 by Finney
QPR chairman Tony Fernandes has revealed the club are evaluating three potential sites for a new stadium. The Malaysian businessman completed his takeover at Loftus Road less than a year ago and had been quick to try and bring both the playing squad and facilities up to Premier League standard. The R’s have already announced plans to move to a state-of-the-art training ground next summer and have now turned their attention to finding a plot for a new stadium. “We’re … Continue reading →
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Posted on July 2, 2012 by Finney
Apparently Dave Anderson was too upset to appear on BBC London’s weekly Non-League Football Show last Monday. His very moving tribute to Macca is from the West London Sport website – Steve Russell ‘I’m incredibly sad today, but I’m also very proud to be able to say that Alan McDonald – a legend who meant so much to so many people – was my friend. We were the best of mates over many years. In fact, I met my wife … Continue reading →
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Posted on March 1, 2012 by admin
Tony Fernandes, the owner of Queen’s Park Rangers, said yesterday that he was not “scared” by relegation from the Premier League. Only goal difference is keeping QPR out of the bottom three and there have been doubts whether the Malaysian, who took over the club at the start of the season, will stay if relegation ensues. Fernandes said: “The QPR fans are just getting to know me. So no, I’m not going to run away. I started an airline with … Continue reading →
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