Highlights From a Week of QPR News and Rumours

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Among the news items and rumours in the world of QPR this past week:

On the field, after a couple of weeks of pre-season training, the club played its first pre-season game, against non-league Stevenage.

A new, third strip unveiled (black with a dash of yellow!)..."Phenomenal" Season Ticket sales announced by the club which was capping sales at 10,000. Also perspective of QPR's Ali Russell on the BBC.

Transfer rumours continued: Evans to QPR turned out not to be the case (at least not yet). The Gorkss transfer/non transfer saga continued with talk of Norwich moving in(even as the club removed from its site its July 4 Gorkss announcement). Crystal Palace's Ben Watson to QPR in the latest update, is again reported. Meanwhile the week began with the report that QPR were bidding for Real Madrid's International Defender, Michel Salgado

One transfer that did happen: The Loan out of QPR goalie Jake Cole to Oxford.

Last week's Sunday People "reported" that QPR to Dowie: Get QPR Promoted...Then Be Replaced!...

Ben Kosky/Kilburn Times reported on Dowie on Nardiello, Rowlands, Bolder, More Signings, Squad Size & Initial Lack of Pre-Season Games

Les Ferdinand Comments About QPR can be read on the Official Site

Ex-QPR Snippets: Danny Cullip Goes Non-League...John Curtiss is trialing at Tranmere. John Fletcher at Bournemouth. Mark Bosnich - if he counts as ex-QPR - made his return back in Australia

QPR reported on Gulf Weekly "QPR Go Global

Gulf Weekly Adopts Hoops and Profiles Dowie

Elsewhere, the Football League unveiled its "Respect and Handshakes Before Every Game" programme.

Article on Commodity Barons and Football Clubs (Such as QPR) ...

Vital Football/QPR - QPR Fan Site Profiles & Q&A:
- Queens Park Rangers's Dave Barton
- Interview with Ex-QPR World (and QPR-Supporting) Billy Rice
See Also earlier interview with:
- Ben Kosky - Kilburn Times
- Clive Whittingham - Loft For Words
- Simon Skinner - QPRnet.com


Clive Whittingham at Loft For Words, had a piece on the financial situation at one of the non-league clubs a QPR team was playing - Harrow re QPR Important to Harrow

A small change to the QPR Staff Directory:Elena Sainz de la Peña, who for the past few months was listed as QPR "Public Relations Manager" is now listed in the new category/the job title "Investor Relations" Directory Update

Announcement e about AKUTRs developments and forthcoming websitfrom the Award Winning QPR Fan Magazine AKUTRs

Ricky Brooks/Goal.com offered a detailed Look at the QPR "Revolution"

Dave McIntyre on the reviewed the Summer signings and looked forward


Other QPR Report Items

QPR and Chelsea: The Humiliation/"Long National Nightmare"

Just Three QPR "Survivors" Out of Thirty-Five From the QPR squad of two years

A Year Retrosepctive: Flashback: July 2007 - ABC Loan Concerns and Alleged Transfer Embargo

Coming Soon: The latest Football League report on club spending on Football agents.