Category: Press

QPR youth boss Steve Gallen says agents are making it tougher for clubs to keep their young players’ feet on the ground. More than a decade ago the then Rangers manager Ian Holloway bemoaned the unrealistic wage demands of the club’s youngsters. And Gallen believes the relentless involvement of agents even at youth level means Continue reading

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 Continue reading

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 Continue reading

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 Continue reading

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 Continue reading

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 Continue reading

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 Continue reading

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 Continue reading

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 Continue reading

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 Continue reading