-
The most significant event of the week - a week which saw go unmarked, the 25th anniversary of QPR's FA Cup Replay defeat against Spurs - was the reaching of the five year mark since QPR adopted their "infamous" ten million pound/10 percent 10 year loan from the mysterious ABC group and saw them exit Administration.
This week, Chairman Paladini appealed for help: Ben Kosky/Kilburn Times wrote: "QPR chairman Gianni Paladini has revealed that the club could be saddled with their crippling ABC loan until 2012 - unless new investors come forward within weeks....[A]fter the collapse of a proposed deal with Oldham chairman Simon Blitz, Paladini has issued a desperate plea for alternative finance to help him renegotiate the ABC payments.
"Time is very short," the Rs chairman told the Times. "The conditions with ABC are that if we don't do anything in one month, the deal is set for another five years.
"The rate of interest is going up to 11.59 per cent. We need somebody with a lot of money, who can buy off the ABC loan - if anyone is capable of rearranging the deal, I want to hear from them. "The door is open and this is the time, if there's anybody out there with QPR at heart, to come in. The club is in better condition now than it's been for a long time.
"I've tried, the rest of the board have tried, shareholders have tried and Bill Power tried when he was here - it's not easy. We need people who are serious, not a waste of time."
As proof of the club's financial recovery, Paladini points to the figures recently released in the annual report of QPR Holdings Ltd, showing a £636,000 increase in turnover for the 2005-06 season.
Also, Rangers anticipate an increase of at least 1,000 on last year's season ticket sales, and have made significant savings after the exits of higher wage earners such as Marc Bircham, Kevin Gallen and Paul Furlong.
Most importantly, perhaps, the QPR chairman insists that selling star man Lee Cook - inaccurately reported as a condition of the intended Blitz deal - is in no way a financial necessity. "Cook was never an issue," stressed Paladini. "We had an agreement with the Americans that they would buy the ABC loan, plus put another £3m into the club. "It was a fantastic deal for us, everything was set for them to come in and I asked them to put down a deposit. I was trying to protect the deal for QPR and I asked them to make sure everything was above board.
"It was nothing to do with selling Cook. I could easily have balanced the books by selling Cook and [Dexter] Blackstock, but I don't want to do that.
"It would weaken the team. I'm trying to build a team that can take us forward and, with John Gregory, we're going in the right direction. The only way we'll sell Cook is to have an offer we cannot refuse."
He added: "If we were in a dangerous situation financially, we'd be forced to sell him, but we're not in that situation.
"The expenditure on players was killing us, but now we'll have 24 or 25 on the books instead of 40."
With eight players released at the end of last season, Paladini expects four or five signings to be made this summer, ideally English-based players with previous experience of Championship football.
Last summer Rangers brought in largely untried overseas players ...none of whom made any significant impact in their brief stays at Loftus Road. Paladini conceded: "We've learnt from that experience .... " Paladini speaks
[Past Statements about ABC Finances]
CURRENT QPR PLAYERS
- Lee Cook spoke about wanting to Move If Right Offer Made. Various newspaper rumours, including one that Fulham are interested in Cook (and also Jones)
- First professional contracts for youth players: Aaron Goode and Andrew Howell who signed one year professional contracts...
- Nick Ward was named to the Australia Olympics Qualifying Squad
- Wycombe boss Paul Lambert wants to sign Tommy Doherty
- Derby's Lee Camp's move to QPR is in doubt because of Derby's promotion.
- Rumours of Marc Bircham joining LA Galaxy.
QPR's PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE
QPR's Pre-Season Schedule is now Celtic at home; Wycombe away, and possibly/probably Fulham at home. No news of any possible game versus Arsenal or an Irish tour.
The 2007-2008 Fixtures come out in less than two weeks: June 14.
QPR's AGM is being held June 15 (with the latest loss of just under 3 1/2 million pounds)
2007-2008 QPR's Championship Title Odds
Bookies looking at next season (before QPR and other clubs have really had a chance to revamp their teams) do not view QPR as a very good prospect: QPR's Championship Odds
EX-QPR PLAYERS NOW MANAGING/COACHING:
- Martin Allen was named the new manager of Leicester City
- Alan McDonald was appointed Glentoran Manager
- Kevin Brock resigned as manager of Banbury
- John Spencer's Houston Dynamos Visit The White House/Meet The President
EX-QPR PLAYERS
- Reading rumoured to want Watford's Danny Shittu.
- Matt Jackson joined Watford on a free from Wigan
- Matt Johnson was jailed in New Zealand for drunk driving
- Dean Sturridge was released by non-league Kidderminster Harriers
- Paul Bruce was Released by Dagenham
- Rufus Brevett retires From Football, finishing at Oxford
- Danny Dichio scored again(and was booked) in Toronto's 2-1 win versus Colorado Rapids.- Report
Census of the views of QPR (and Other London Clubs) fans - Evening Standard Census
Questions Asked:
1. Given the resources at his disposal, how would you rate the performance of your club's current manager?
2. How do you rate the performance of your club chairman and board of directors this season?
3. Including ticket, transport, merchandise and refreshment costs, how much on average does it cost you, as an individual, to watch a home game?
4. How did your the levels of your match attendance for the 2006-2007 season compare to your levels of match attendance for the 2005-2006 season?
I went to more games during 2006-2007 season
5. Have you witnessed any football hooliganism at your club this season?
6. Have you witnessed any incidents of football-related racist abuse at your club this season?
7. How many times this season can you recall an incident when you believe a player from your club has deliberately taken a dive to win a free kick or penalty?
8. How do you rate your club's home ground?
9. Will the price of tickets at your club put you off going to games or renewing your season-ticket next season?
10. Which other English club do you dislike the most?
Evening Standard Census
Deloitte came out with a report on English football Finances
High Ranking for QPR's Official Website for Online: Nielson Netratings listed QPR as in the top 20 (#13) for English club websites by UK Audiences - Rankings
- Championship Statistics for 2006-2007: The Football League Magazine, 'League Leader' -"The Weekly Magazine of the Football League" (May 25, 2007) lists Championship Statistics for the 2006-2007 season (Pages 6-8)- Attendances, shots, corners, bookings, shooting stats, offsides, etc, etc: Football League's 'League Leader'
Welcome to QPR REPORT - A completely unofficial and unaffiliated fan site focusing on G-d's Chosen Team, Queen's Park Rangers (QPR) FC. (Visit also QPR Report Messageboard and Follow on Twitter.) QPR Report accepts no sponsorship, advertising or financial contributions. In 2008, QPR Report was named as one of the top two blogs in the Football League
QPR Report Twitter Feed
Saturday, June 02, 2007
Blog Archive
-
▼
2007
(1727)
-
▼
June
(159)
- QPR & Ex-QPR Rumours: Cook, Sahar, Shittu, Carlisl...
- QPR Snippets
- Another Signing: John Curtiss From Nottingham Forest
- Ex-QPR Update: Cureton Joins Norwich...Venables' F...
- QPR's New Backroom Hires: Two From Wycombe
- Things Said #1: Chairman Paladini Last Summer
- QPR Appoint New Physiotherapist
- QPR Squad Numbers Announced: Left Open: #1 and #10
- A Year Later, Gary Waddock Talks to Aldershot Fans
- Chairman Paladini One Year Ago "[A]ny problems we ...
- "Flashback" - QPR Youth Coach Joe Gallen's QPRNet ...
- Updates: Holloway Hopeful re Kevin Gallen...Gregor...
- Index to Today's Postings on QPR Report
- QPR Supposedly Want Chelsea's Sinclair on Loan and...
- QPR Youth Head Joe Gallen "Departs"
- One Year Ago Today: "The Trial" Concluded (With No...
- One Year Ago Today: Gary Waddock (Officially) Appo...
- Ex-QPR Update: Tony Roberts and Danny Shittu
- Ex-QPR Chairman Bill Power on his Continued Intere...
- Chelsea's Ben Sahar to QPR?
- For Ex-QPR Head, Bill Power, Another Swindon Takeo...
- Nardiello's QPR Signing Officially Confirmed
- QPR Officially Announce Warren Neil Remaining as Q...
- QPR's Wycombe and Shrewsbury Friendlyies- Ticket I...
- One Year Flashback: QPR Players Report Back...Wadd...
- More on Nardiello, Doherty and Paladini "I'm Fed ...
- No QPR Nardiello Announcement Yet, but More Barnsl...
- Negotiations Between QPR & Wycombe Over Tommy Dohe...
- The Players Return
- Ex-QPR Update: Paul Furlong, Chris Wright, Etc
- Barnsley Reporting Striker Daniel Nardiello Signin...
- New Work for QPR's New (Yet-to-Be-Announced) Physi...
- Report of Mancienne to Watford (which would contra...
- "Nostalgia:" Recalling Some of the Things Said in ...
- Ex-QPR News Update: Forbes, Dichio, Wright
- QPR Supposedly Unhappy that China Not Punished by ...
- Chairman Paladini Talking About Selling - But Not ...
- QPR's Week in Review: AGM Reports..New Coach...Chi...
- Verdict - FA's Punishment of QPR For "China Brawl"
- PFA's "Pick Your Team of the Century" - QPR Player...
- QPR's Disciplinary Hearing Today Over China Brawl
- Harford Explains Why He Joined QPR
- Mick Harford Joins QPR as First Team Coach
- QPR Reject Fulham Bid for Lee Cook
- Waddock Talks About QPR and His Aldershot Plans
- "Harford set for QPR coaching job"
- One Year Ago: First "Not Guilty" Verdicts in "The ...
- Two Ex-QPR Birthdays
- QPR's Recent AGM - Another Comprehensive Report
- Ex-QPR News Update
- QPR Fan Messageboards - An Updated List
- 40 Years: Remembering The Magic of 1967-1968
- Paul Parker Talks on His Return to QPR (and of his...
- AGM Report by Ben Kosky - Directors re ABC Loan; S...
- QPR Reject Increased Colchester Bid for Ray Jones
- Ex-QPR News Update
- Ex-QPR Chairman Bill Power, STILL Being Linked to ...
- Wycombe Reportedly Close to Signing QPR's Tommy Do...
- The Changing Face of QPR
- QPR Fans Rank 5th in "Stylish Fans" According to ...
- Ex-QPR Justin Cochrane Released By Rotherham
- Non-QPR 'Snippet' - "Free The Fixtures" Campaign
- QPR Announce Rejected Colchester's Jones Bid
- QPR Reject Colchester's £200,000 Bid for Ray Jones...
- Three Years Ago Today: The Pre-Paladini Era Drew t...
- Ex-QPR Chairman Bill Power, QPR and Swindon
- Ex-QPR's Danny Shittu Helps Nigeria Towards Africa...
- Ex-QPR "Showdown" in the United States
- QPR's AGM - Another Detailed Report of the AGM
- QPR's Losses: What's Previously Been Forecast
- 2007-2008 FA Cup Dates
- Ex-QPR News Update
- Holloway Set to Hold Talks With Gallen
- Ex-QPR, Wayne Fereday
- Marking QPR Report's Second Anniversary
- One Year Ago Today: Referring to "phone calls and ...
- QPR's Eventful Week in Review
- QPR's AGM Came and Went
- "Flashback" to Chairman Paladini's March Comments...
- Background of QPR's New Commercial and Communicati...
- John Gregory Talks About His Search For Players an...
- Paul Parker Returns to QPR
- Brief Background To Ronny Rosenthal, Reportedly In...
- "Rosenthal Makes QPR Takeover Bid"
- Bignot's High Praise for Gregory
- Wycombe Statement re QPR's Tommy Doherty - Deny QP...
- "Paladini Acknowledges Report "QPR's Italian owner...
- QPR Chairman Paladini Allegedly Prepared to Sell Q...
- QPR's AGM Being Held Tomorrow
- Bignot Signs For Another Year
- Waiting For News on Nygaard and Bignot
- QPR's John Gregory Reacts to New Fixtures
- QPR's 2007-2008 Fixtures Released
- Plymouth Chairman on Appointing QPR's Holloway and...
- Ex-QPR News
- QPR Reportedly Demanding £100,000 for Tommy Dohert...
- Appointing a CEO - "Ex-ABC Loan Sister Club" Derby...
- Ex- QPR Striker's (Verbal) Attack Condemned by Nig...
- On This Day: QPR's Gerry Francis Captained/Played ...
- QPR Play Orient at Loftus Road in Carling Cup
-
▼
June
(159)