Category: Press

The following article was written by James Olley and appeared recently in the London Evening Standard – Steve Russell The Championship season may be drawing to a close but at Loftus Road there’s a sense of a new dawn. Queens Park Rangers have represented something of a calamity to those who assumed the arrival of Continue reading

This interesting interview with Amit Bhatia was conducted by Mihir Bose and appeared last week in the London Evening Standard – Steve Russell Amit Bhatia is the sort of owner any football supporter would want. The Queens Park Rangers Vice-Chairman does not believe owners should load debt on to their clubs. He believes clubs should Continue reading

The Football Association has been asked to investigate the circumstances of Flavio Briatore’s takeover of Queen’s Park Rangers by Antonio Caliendo, the club’s former majority shareholder bought out by the Formula One tycoon. Flavio Briatore bought QPR from Antonio Caliendo together with Bernie Ecclesstone. Caliendo has written to Lord Triesman, the FA Chairman, to ask Continue reading

Supporters’ groups have urged the QPR Board to re-open dialogue with them in the wake of Saturday’s heated demonstration outside Loftus Road. Hundreds of Rangers fans gathered outside the main entrance after their team’s 1-0 defeat by Scunthorpe to voice their discontent with majority shareholder Flavio Briatore and his fellow Directors. Lack of stability on Continue reading

The following article was written by Sandy Macaskill for ‘Telegraph Sport’ – Steve Russell The Italian, who was at one stage so in love with the West London club that he took to walking the Loftus Road corridors in slippers embroidered with the QPR coat of arms, has already begun courting outside investors. ‘Telegraph Sport’ Continue reading

The following article was written by Jamie Jackson and appeared in ‘The Guardian’ – Steve Russell Paul Hart has attacked Queen’s Park Rangers by claiming that he was “very unhappy with certain situations” which forced him to resign as Manager yesterday. Hart’s departure made him the sixth Manager – not including caretakers – to leave Continue reading

The following article on the revolving door at Loftus Road was written by Tom Dart and appeared in ‘The Times’ – Paul Hart faced the key questions yesterday. Have Queen’s Park Rangers got what it takes to win promotion ? Will there be money to spend in January ? Have you ever head-butted anyone ? Continue reading

The following article was written by Sam Wallace, the Football Correspondent of ‘The Independent’: The suspended Queen’s Park Rangers Manager Jim Magilton will tell Gianni Paladini that he did not butt Akos Buzsaky and that the two men instead went head-to-head – touching foreheads – in a confrontation after the defeat at Watford on Monday Continue reading

What a classic response that was from the current Home Secretary ! Thanks to Julia for spotting this Q and A with Alan Johnson in the Guardian recently. I wasn’t certain that he was an R’s fan and I didn’t know that he grew up in North Kensington, Southam Street to be precise which Roger Continue reading

Flavio Briatore was encouraged to fight for his football life last night, threatening to tip the Football League into a damaging and costly confrontation with the flamboyant Chairman of Queen’s Park Rangers. Briatore has been called to defend himself in front of the Football League Board, which could throw him out of the game after Continue reading