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One Year Ago Today: February 4, 2008 - Board Changes at Loftus Road-QPR

Official Site - EXCLUSIVE: BOARDROOM CHANGES
- The Club are delighted to announce Mr Flavio Briatore as Chairman of QPR Holdings Limited.
- Mr Briatore, who alongside Mr Bernie Ecclestone and Mr Lakshmi Mittal completed a takeover of Queens Park Rangers Football Club in November, was appointed following a Board meeting last week.
- Mr Amit Bhatia, who is acting on behalf of Mr Mittal, has been appointed Vice Chairman of QPR Holdings Limited, while Mr Gianni Paladini remains Chairman of Queens Park Rangers Football Club.
- The new senior staffing structure is as follows:
QPR Holdings Limited Chairman - Flavio Briatore
QPR Holdings Limited Vice-Chairman - Amit Bhatia
QPR FC Chairman - Gianni Paladini
Managing Director - Alejandro Agag
Deputy Managing Director - Ali Russell
Financial Controller - Gavin Taylor
*The Club will be making no further comment. QPR

BBC February 4, 2008 - Briatore is QPR Holdings chairman
Flavio Briatore has taken over as chairman of Queens Park Rangers' holding company, QPR Holdings Ltd.
The Italian replaces Alejandro Agag, whose title has been changed to managing director.
Briatore owns Rangers along with Bernie Ecclestone and steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, whose son-in-law, Amit Bhatia, is now QPR Holdings' vice-chairman.
Gianni Paladini remains as the club chairman and will continue to advise the board on football matters.
Ali Russell recently left Hearts to take up the role of deputy managing director at Loftus Road.
He will work under Agag and is responsible for off-the-pitch matters.
Formula One magnates Briatore and Ecclestone agreed a deal to buy QPR last September.
Mittal - the world's fifth richest man - later purchased a 20% stake in the west London club. BBC - QPR


QPR Official Site - LEDESMA LEAVES W12
- Argentine midfielder Emmanuel Ledesma has left Queens Park Rangers Football Club, after having his loan agreement terminated by mutual consent with immediate effect.
- The 20 year-old, who joined the R's from Genoa in the summer, made 23 appearances in all competitions, scoring four goals.
- The highlight of his short stay in W12 undoubtedly arrived against Carlisle United in the Carling Cup, second round, when his stunning 29 minute hat-trick put the League One side to the sword.
- The Club would like to thank Emmanuel for his contribution to the Club and wish him every success for the future.
*Please note, contrary to reports elsewhere, the formalities of this termination have only been completed today (Wednesday). QPR


Ledesma Seaks About Joining Salernitana
Courtesy of QPR Italia:

English version:

'Left wing, last passage player. 'Left wing, last passage player. Then I like score goal...' Then I score goals like ... ' Emmanuel Jorge Ledesma presents himself to the Salernitana fans: Emmanuel Jorge Ledesma presents himself to the fans Salernitana:
'I'm glad to return to Italian football, proud to wear Salernitana's jersey; the goal is to push hard to contribute to keep Salernitana in Serie B. 'I'm glad to return to Italian football, proud to wear Salernitana's jersey, the goal is to push hard to contribute to keep Salernitana in Serie B. Chairman Fabiani told me about Arechi, its public and team's skills: I'm convinced of this transfer, I look forward to begin my experience with the 'granata''. Chairman Fabiani told me about Arechi, and its public's team skills: I'm convinced of this transfer, I look forward to begin my experience with the 'shell''.
Italian-Argentinian player comes from a championship with the QPR: 'I played 15 matches as first-string and scored 4 goals. Italian-Argentinian player comes from a championship with the QPR: 'I played 15 matches as first-string and scored 4 goals. In other 9 matches I took over from bench'. 9 In other matches I took over from bench '.
Ledesma will meet coach and 'granata' players in the afternoon in Eboli. Ledesma will meet coach and 'grenade' players in the afternoon in Eboli. Starting from 3 PM he will begin his 'granata' path. Starting from 3 PM he will begin his' grenade 'path.

- QPR Italia

- Original Italian


SALERNITANA [Web Translation]- Ledesma: "Proud of Salerno"
Tuesday 03 February 2009
"... I am happy to return to Italian football, proud to wear the shirt of Salerno; l 'aim is to give our best to help the center stay in Serie B. The Director Fabiani told me about dell'Arechi, the public and the goodness of the team are convinced of this transfer, I can not wait to begin my experience in grenade ".....The Argentine-Italian footballer is reduce from QPR in the championship: "I played 15 races by the holder making 4 goals. In another 9 meeting succeeded match in progress."
- Ledesma coach and players know grenade in the afternoon at Eboli. A partire dalle ore 15 inizierà il suo cammino in granata. As from 15 hours will begin its journey in the grenade. Salernitana Calcio


QPR Have Current Longest FA Cup Winnless Streak!

The Guardian/Howard Swains and John Ashdown "The Knowledge -- RUNNING RINGS AROUND THE HOOPS
"My team, QPR, haven't won an FA Cup game since 2001," moaned Sam Jones a week or two ago. "Is this the longest winless run for an existing Football League club in the FA Cup?"
"After an exhaustive search through the record books we can reveal that it is indeed. A few clubs come close but no one can match the Hoops' hopelessness. "My team Sheffield Wednesday only fall short of that record by virtue of beating the seriously non-league team, Salisbury Town in the 2003 season in the first round proper," writes Peter Gethin. "Our last victory against a football league side came when we beat Derby on penalties in 2000."
Almost as bad are Wednesday's south Yorkshire neighbours Rotherham United, who have suffered first-round exits in the past four seasons and third-round exits in the three prior to that. Their last win came in 2002 against Southampton.
Other miserable Cup sides include Lincoln City, who haven't reached the third round since 1999, and Norwich City, who have suffered third-round defeats in 10 of the past 12 seasons. The Knowledge


- One Year Ago: Matt Pickens Coming to QPR!

- Two Years Ago This Week: Dean Parett's Sale to Spurs -

QPR's 15-Year Old Star Joins Tottenham Hotspur-
QPR OFFICIAL SITE - QPR's teenage starlet Dean Parrett has joined Tottenham Hotspur.
Dean, 15, will move into the Tottenham Academy on a student registration before joining full-time as a scholar in July 2008.
Parrett helped England Under-16s retain the Victory Shield against Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland in October last year.
A talented midfielder with bags of natural ability, Parrett made five starts and four sub appearances for the Under-18's this season, scoring one goal.
Tottenham's Sporting Director Damien Comolli said: "Dean is exactly the kind of player we want to attract to our Club, a player who will be part of the next generation to come through to the first team.
"He is an extremely talented young player who has that rare combination of pace, aggression and creativity."
Academy Manager John McDermott added: "Dean has played wide right, wide left and in central midfield and as a Year 10 or Under-15 player, has done extremely well up against older boys.
"He's very level-headed, has potential, a desire to succeed and that's fantastic raw material to work with. Dean comes into a rich pool of talent able to stretch him, and he will stretch them. We've four internationals in our Under-16 age group and he makes it five."
The deal has been extremely helpful for the club and QPR will benefit from a future move.
The club wishes Dean all the best for the future and thank him for all of his hard work during his time at QPR. QPR

SPURS OFFICIAL SITE ANNOUNCEMENT PARRETT JOINS 1/02/2007
The Club is delighted to announce that it has reached agreement with QPR for the transfer of promising young player Dean Parrett.
Dean, 15, will come into our Academy on a student registration before joining us full-time as a scholar in July 2008. An attacking midfielder, he helped England Under-16s retain the Victory Shield against Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland in October last year.
Sporting Director Damien Comolli said: “Dean is exactly the kind of player we want to attract to our Club, a player who will be part of the next generation to come through to the first team.
“He is an extremely talented young player who has that rare combination of pace, aggression and creativity.”
Academy Manager John McDermott added: “Dean has played wide right, wide left and in central midfield and as a Year 10 or Under-15 player, has done extremely well up against older boys.
“He’s very level-headed, has potential, a desire to succeed and that’s fantastic raw material to work with. Dean comes into a rich pool of talent able to stretch him, and he will stretch them. We’ve four internationals in our Under-16 age group and he makes it five.” Spurs

Independent - Tottenham beat Chelsea to signing young talent Parrett
By Sam Wallace -Published: 02 February 2007
Tottenham were last night celebrating victory in the battle to sign one of the most highly rated young players in English football after they beat Chelsea to the signature of Dean Parrett.
The 15-year-old midfielder, who has already represented England at Under-16 level, was signed from Queen's Park Rangers in a deal that could be worth more than £1m according to how he progresses at his new club. The player has been targeted by a host of Premiership clubs and has long interested Chelsea.
A Londoner, Parrett is an attacking midfielder in the mould of Steven Gerrard and has already played for QPR's Under-18s side. A good sprinter in schoolboy athletics, he still attends the Quintin Kynaston school in north-west London. He will become a full-time trainee at Tottenham only in the summer of 2008.
Competition for the top schoolboy footballers, especially English players, is fierce. Tottenham's sporting director, Damien Comolli, said last night: "Dean is exactly the kind of player we want to attract to our club, a player who will be part of the next generation to come through to the first team. He is an extremely talented young player who has that rare combination of pace, aggression and creativity." Independent

Sporting Life - SPURS REACH AGREEMENT FOR PARRETT
By Mike McGrath, PA Sport
Tottenham have reached an agreement with QPR to sign 15-year-old midfielder Dean Parrett.
The teenager will join the academy at Spurs before becoming a full-time player in 18 months.
Spurs sporting director Damien Comolli said: "Dean is exactly the kind of player we want to attract to our club, a player who will be part of the next generation to come through to the first team.
"He is an extremely talented young player who has that rare combination of pace, aggression and creativity."
It had been reported Spurs may have to pay a compensation fee to QPR of up to £2million, which would make him one of the most expensive teenagers in British football.
Spurs academy manager John McDermott added on the club's website www.tottenhamhotspur.com: "Dean has played wide right, wide left and in central midfield and as a Year 10 or under-15 player, has done extremely well up against older boys.
"He's very level-headed, has potential, a desire to succeed and that's fantastic raw material to work with.
"Dean comes into a rich pool of talent able to stretch him, and he will stretch them. We've four internationals in our under-16 age group and he makes it five."
Sporting Life

BBC -Tottenham capture QPR youngster
Tottenham have agreed a deal with QPR to sign 15-year-old midfielder Dean Parrett, who will join the Premiership club on a student registration.
Parrett, an England under-16 international, will join as a full-time scholar in July 2008.
Spurs sporting Director Damien Comolli said: "Dean is exactly the kind of player we want to attract to our club.
"He is an extremely talented young player who has that rare combination of pace, aggression and creativity." BBC


(Missed Birthday): Ex-QPR David Clement (RIP)
Born February 2, 1948. Tragically died in 1982.
400+ Appearances...20+ goals for QPR. Briefly played with Bolton and Wimbledon.
Played for England but not nearly as much as he should have. Up there with Phil Bardsley as great QPR full back. See Clement/Profile