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Slightly strange item in today's People given that note of Parker's depature was made about a month ago. (And it's not just an old story, because the FA Cup First Round Draw was made October 27.)
Sunday People - SOCCER IN SHORT 4 November 2007 - Parker booted out by F1 pair EXCLUSIVE By Dave Kidd
New Qpr owners Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone have sacked former England star Paul Parker as the club's commercial director.
The Formula One moguls told chairman Gianni Paladini to dispense with the services of the popular ex-Rangers and Man United defender as they look to cut running costs at Loftus Road.
Parker, a World Cup semi-finalist in 1990, made the televised draw for the FA Cup first round last weekend and then returned to his Essex home to discover a letter from Paladini informing him that he was out of a job. People
See: QPR Report, October 8 - "Parker No Longer With QPR?"
October 10, Ben Kosky/Kilburn Times - Parker Axed
"....FORMER QPR and England defender Paul Parker has been axed from his job as commercial and communications director at Loftus Road. Parker, who only returned to the club in the summer, was told to leave by chairman Gianni Paladini, but the reason for that decision is not known." Kilburn Times
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