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Sunday, February 23, 2014

#TonyFernandes Tweets...#SteveMcCLaren: Comparing #QPR and #Derby Impact...Charlton...Kiyan Prince's Dad...Cesar Happy....40 Years Today: QPR at Chelsea

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- Updated Crest/Badge by End of February?


Tony Fernandes Tweets Today (Post-Charlton Game)

QPR fans. There are no quick fixes. This is a long term project and our support is unwavering. Injuries have hurt us but there is enough.

- Flashback: Post-Relegation Comments by Chairman Fernandes




STEVE MCCLAREN.....

At end of September, Steve McClaren Replaced Nigel Clough at Derby County

QPR were 12 points clear of Derby

We're now 5 points behind Derby (We do have game in hand)

THEN
QPR were top with top with 23 Points from 9 games
Derby County were 14th with 11 points from 9 games


Now:
QPR 4th - 56 points from 31 games
Derby 3rd 61 points from 32 game

Derby Results This Season - 
As Derby Fan Tweeted: Dom T @DomT77
@QPRReport McClaren's record at Derby. P22 W15 D4 L3



The Table Then

28 Sep 2013

1 QPR 9 8 23
2 Burnley 9 11 20
3 Leicester 9 6 20
4 Watford 9 11 18
5 Nott'm Forest 9 6 18
6 Reading 9 6 18
7 Blackpool 9 4 18
8 Huddersfield 9 4 13
9 Ipswich 9 3 13
10 Bournemouth 9 -8 13
11 Blackburn 9 4 12
12 Brighton 9 1 12
13 Wigan 8 3 11
14 Derby 9 1 11
15 Leeds 9 -2 11
16 Millwall 9 -4 11
17 Doncaster 8 -1 9
18 Middlesbrough 9 -4 8
19 Birmingham 9 -5 7
20 Charlton 8 -6 5
21 Yeovil 9 -8 5
22 Sheffield Wed 8 -6 4
23 Bolton 9 -10 4
24 Barnsley 9 -14 4

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Championship Table Now

1 Leicester 32 27 71
2 Burnley 32 24 63
3 Derby 32 20 61
4 QPR 31 12 56
5 Nottm Forest 32 18 55
6 Reading 32 13 50
7 Wigan 31 8 49
8 Brighton 31 6 46
9 Blackburn 31 3 46
10 Ipswich 32 6 45
11 Leeds 31 4 43
12 Watford 32 5 42
13 Middlesbrough 32 5 40
14 Huddersfield 32 -4 40
15 Sheff Wed 31 0 36
16 Birmingham 32 -2 36
17 Bournemouth 31 -14 36
18 Blackpool 32 -15 35
19 Bolton 32 -12 33
20 Doncaster 32 -20 30
21 Millwall 32 -29 28
22 Charlton 29 -14 27
23 Barnsley 31 -21 26
24 Yeovil 31 -20 25



Independent

Boxing: Mark Prince returns to fight for young lives

Former world champion is back after 15 years to raise awareness of knife crime after his son's murder
ALAN HUBBARD Sunday 23 February 2014


Most old fighters come back because they are broke, bored or miss the limelight. Mark Prince has a far more compelling reason.

Before his retirement with a knee injury 15 years ago, Tottenham's Prince had an impressive career as a light-heavyweight, holding both the IBF and WBO Inter-Continental titles and fighting for a world championship in was to be his only defeat in 21 bouts. That was back in 1998.

His life was to change dramatically eight years later on the afternoon of Thursday 18 May 2006, when his 15-year-old son, Kiyan, a prodigiously talented young footballer on the books of Queens Park Rangers, was brutally murdered outside the gates of his school in Edgware, north London, the innocent victim of a knife crime for which his attacker, aged 16, was jailed for life.

The distraught Prince was instrumental, along with the then mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, in lobbying for knife crime to be introduced into the Violent Crime Reduction Act. He also set up a charitable foundation in memory of his son with the aim of campaigning in schools, prisons and the community, as well as counselling bereaved families similar to his.

However, this fight has not proved enough, so he has resumed his career with a fight which he hopes will raise both the profile of the Kiyan Prince Foundation and money for it. On 1 March, nine days short of his 45th birthday, Prince steps back into the ring at London's York Hall to contest the vacant WBU European cruiserweight title against the Czech Jiri Svacina, a prelude, he hopes, to another world-title shot this summer.

He has never stopped training, and proved his fitness with a quietly arranged winning warm-up bout late last year. He claims he is as mentally and physically prepared as he has ever been, driven by the desire to keep alive the memory of his son and highlight the horror of what happened to him, and others.

‘They talked of what a great future he had. They said he was the next Theo’ Mark prince on the footballing skills of his son Kiyan "Boxing helped me get through every day after Kiyan was killed," he says. "At the time I didn't think I could survive. I was sure I was going to do something crazy to get revenge, because there was hatred in my heart. But I asked God for help and saw I had to do things a different way. That was to share my experience with others. "I went into the streets and the schools and prisons. I spoke with gang members and told them of the hurt they were causing. I like to think I opened some eyes. Some seemed to look up to me because I was a boxer. Some even swore never to carry knives or guns again."

Now, he says, the Foundation must be kept in the spotlight, and his return to boxing is part of it. "I hope by doing this I can help spread the message and make street crime unfashionable, and say to them, 'You know, this ain't cool'. Some kids see carrying knives as a badge of honour, but I tell them it's one only a fool would wear."

Kiyan died from a stab wound to the heart after going to help a friend who was being bullied, and trying to break up the fight. Kiyan was wearing his QPR shorts and other friends said later that he was jumped on as he walked away, and that his last words were: "Please don't let me die... tell my mum I love her".

"I was so proud of him," says Prince. "We had just been down to the QPR ground. They wanted to sign him as a pro and talked of what a great future he had. They said he was the next Theo Walcott. He was growing into a fine young man, quiet and shy but full of character."

The boy who stabbed Kiyan, Hannad Hassan, is a Somali refugee who was said to be obsessed with gang culture. He received a life sentence, but Prince objects: "My boy was 15 years old. His killer will spend less than that in prison. That's not life."

Prince has five other children and his son Malek, 16, is also having trials with QPR. "People there, including Harry Redknapp, have been very supportive, and there is talk of staging a world-title fight there this summer after I win this one. I'm not a guy with delusions of grandeur. I'm a real fighter. I'm also a father who lost his son at the hands of another kid with a knife, and I want to make something good out something horrible and traumatic.

"When I was fighting before I didn't enjoy it so much. It was all too intense. Now I'm relaxed, sure of myself. I'm more mature. Age is irrelevant. I am going to be the Bernard Hopkins of the UK. I have a warrior spirit because of what I've gone through.

"So you see it's important that before I hang my gloves up again this mission has to be completed, because this is about more than the belts, or the glory. It is about promoting this charity and helping kids to come and work through our projects and programmes and be changed into new and different young people. People like Kiyan."

For more information about the Kiyan Prince Foundation visit: www.kiyan.org
Independent







TSN
Night falls on the final Saturday of February and Julio Cesar is not starting a game once again.

Yet, when he walks out on the field he has a huge smile on his face as he stops to say hello. Julio Cesar is back in his happy place.


His new team, Toronto FC, start their pre-season game against Orlando City FC with him on the bench but he knows it is simply a routine night off from the number one spot he recently inherited.

It is fitting that he is here in Orlando, in the shadows of Walt Disney World, a place that turns dreams into reality for millions every year. Yet, it was one thing to bring joy to the face of a child when they meet Mickey Mouse; it is quite another to bring together a scenario where the Brazilian number one goalkeeper chooses a Major League Soccer franchise, that has won 17 of their last 102 league matches since 2010, to prepare him for the sport's ultimate stage.

From the makers of 'Remember The Titans' and 'Miracle', Disney, we present you with another remarkable sports script, currently taking place in your back garden.

"I am really happy here," Cesar told me in an interview before the match.

How can he not be?

Everyone he left behind in England is sleeping as he trains hard with fellow 'keeper Joe Bendik before the game. Three weeks ago that's where he was, fast asleep dreaming of getting another chance.

At the end of January he lay in his London bed counting down the days to the World Cup and wondering if he would be able to play. The transfer window closed and no offers had come.

"The truth is Toronto is the only team that came after me and gave me the chance to sign - I talked with my agent and I said I need to play because I went eight months without playing."

Cesar stops and apologies for his difficulty with the English language. "My English is really rubbish - everyone in Brazil keeps joking with me about my English. I try and do my best."

The 34-year-old jokes he can speak two-and-a-half languages but as he does he concentrates to find the right words to deliver the important message about a time in his life that was clearly a real challenge.

He continues: "For me, it was a tough, tough time, I was very sad in England. My agent talked to me and the deal came together quickly for me to sign with them. I have some friends that live in Toronto and they told me it's a good city to live and I know MLS is growing, so I accept quickly. I am really happy - I am so thankful to MLS for this good opportunity to play games before the World Cup and arrive at the World Cup fit."

Cesar's night ends as it began, as a substitute, but as he leaves the field he is joined by Michael Bradley and Dwayne De Rosario.

Cesar to Bradley to De Rosario is a combination coach Ryan Nelsen will lean on a lot this season. They are also big parts of arguably the biggest offseason transformation in MLS history.

It could be a Disney fairytale, but this is a box office reality show and with two designated players added to score goals as well, the Reds are the talk of MLS here in Disney.

The return of the local star De Rosario? Romantic. The signing of Gilberto, an exciting unknown talent from Brazil? Adventurous. The capture of Jermain Defoe? A blockbuster. Bradley? A real hardcore thriller. Now Cesar as well? Are you following along, Disney?

Forget Kevin Spacey and his pals, these five are 'the Unusual Suspects' that no one saw coming, tasked with bringing success to Toronto FC and changing perceptions of a club that has only known failure. Time to make a movie poster, Toronto FC fans.

On it, Cesar would want to be next to Bradley. He spends a lot of time with teammate Jackson, a fellow Brazilian, who he can easily converse with in Portuguese but he admits the former Roma midfielder's knowledge of Italian is a big plus.

"Michael is great, I followed him in Italy, in Rome, a good midfielder, and day after day he is teaching me English through Italian."

Cesar and Bradley started their TFC journey against Columbus here in Disney last Wednesday. It is not a game he will remember much about, although he is a player who remembers many matches. Interestingly, however, when pressed to name the one he will think about more than most, he chooses a game he lost.

"Its Barcelona-Inter Camp Nou semifinal of the Champions League in 2010," Cesar tells me with a smile.

"Barcelona were amazing at that moment so to put them out at the semifinal was so gratifying and to play in a Champions League final, for me, is one of the best moments in my career."

That 1-0 loss gave 10-man Inter (Thiago Motta was sent off) a 3-2 win on aggregate and was one of the greatest defensive performances in recent history.

Not surprisingly, Cesar's eyes widen when he thinks back to the dressing room after the match, as he celebrated with so many great professionals like Lucio, Javier Zanetti, Maicon, Samuel Eto'o and Wesley Sneijder.

"We all started jumping inside the dressing room - led by Materazzi. You know, you can't believe it at the moment if its true or not but the dream came true - it is one of the best memories I have in my mind."

The goalkeeper knows many of his best memories are behind him but hopes the best moment of all is still to come.

"I'm really excited for the World Cup, you know, not just for me but my colleagues on the national team, the supporters as well, it is a big moment for our country. We have the opportunity to make history. I played in 2006, 2010 and this is my last World Cup and it's in my country, which is amazing!"

Spend a few minutes with Cesar and you begin to realize he is one of those rare footballers who think of himself more as an international than a club player. It is not difficult to understand why, having been left out by QPR all season, yet through that heartache his love affair with his national team grew stronger through a remarkable act of loyalty. An act that is ultimately the reason for him now being with Toronto FC.

Back in September, Brazilian manager Luiz Felipe Scolari stated Cesar would definitely be going to the World Cup, regardless of what happened with QPR.

"This season when I went to the national team I was smiling again because I had an opportunity to play and that's really important, I owe a lot to Scolari but also (assistant coach and former World Cup winner) Carlos Alberto Parreira as well - they are doing good things for me. When you don't play, the press talk a lot with them because we have good goalkeepers in Brazil but when you don't play and the coach of the national team still wants you it is very special, so I am so thankful to them because they trust me a lot in my job, so I came to Toronto because I need to pay them back."

And that is why the goalkeeper, who in fifteen weeks will be on the pitch for Brazil against Croatia in the World Cup opener, is here in Disney.

The only thing missing is a film maker. TSN


Monday, February 17, 2014

Marking 5 Years of "QPR in the Community Trust"....Stan Bowles First #QPR Hatrick: 41 Years Ago Toda...QPR 16 Signings This Season

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- 41 Years Ago Today: Stan Bowles First QPR Hatrick...Other QPR "On This Day"



- Today's QPR News: Sheffield Wednesday game OFF....Joey Barton Gets Two Match Suspension


5 Years ago


QPR Report Blog - Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Launch of QPR In The Community Trust...Some Words From Community Trust Chairman Amit Bhatia

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QPR Official Site - QPR IN THE COMMUNITY TRUST
- QPR's Football In The Community Scheme has been re-launched as QPR In the Community Trust, becoming a registered charity.
- The Scheme to date has reached over half a million children across the boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, Brent, Hillingdon and Westminster since its inception in 1994.
- After 14 years of building bridges, forming bonds and aiding children and young adults, the Scheme has taken the decision to convert to charitable status and become QPR In The Community Trust.
- Trust CEO Andy Evans told www.qpr.co.uk: "This is not just about coaching. This is not just about football. This is about using the power of football to reach children and young people of all backgrounds.
"Social inclusion is a vital ingredient of what has been a successful Scheme, and what will be a successful and dynamic charity.
"Sport motivates, inspires and connects across a wide area of the community to deliver positive outcomes to people's lives.

"The move to Trust allows us to help more people through increased scope, capabilities and funding."
The Scheme's work to date has led to its inclusion in Show Racism the Red Card's Hall of Fame, as well as being Finalists in the Football League's Community Scheme of the Year 2007, winning the Family Excellence Award 2008 and achieving the highest accreditation possible from the Football League for our community work.

Looking ahead, the Trust aims to build on these triumphs by continuing to have a positive influence on thousands of lives, as many as 100,000 every year. Amongst other projects:

- We will continue to target some of the most disadvantaged areas in the country through our Kickz Project, creating stronger communities by developing young people's potential and breaking down social barriers

- We will be offering coaching sessions to youngsters with learning disabilities in Westminster, as well as wheelchair football for all primary, secondary and special educational needs schools in Middlesex

- The QPR Health Advocacy Project is continuing to assist diverse communities in accessing the information and support they need to live healthy lives

- We will be encouraging youngsters with poor punctuality records to attend education through the power of football, with the Inspire Project

- We will be putting on estate-based football coaching sessions in the London borough of Hillingdon, targeting the socially deprived, where there are high levels of crime and anti social behaviour

The QPR Football In The Community Scheme persists in breaking down barriers and improving people's everyday life.

We believe becoming QPR In The Community Trust will help us to continue to achieve and to further these objectives.

To learn more about QPR In The Community Trust, visit www.qprcommunitytrust.co.uk
QPR


QPR IN THE COMMUNITY TRUST
QPR Charity Launch: Foreword from Chair of Trust Board - Amit Bhatia

- “As vice-chairman of Queen Park Rangers FC and Chairman of QPR in the community I am both honoured and delighted to announce that QPR in the Community has had yet another thriving year providing for young individuals both across London and overseas. Incredibly this has amounted to the scheme reaching some 100,000 young people in the last year; a fantastic accomplishment considering we are not yet a Premiership side. For this exceptional work I would like to convey my sincere thanks to the club’s community team led by Andy Evans. Your work is deeply valued both by staff and supporters but most importantly by those who’s wellbeing has been improved in light of the projects you have implemented."

- "Like any other Ranger’s supporter I am always enthralled by what happens on the pitch, but aside from the beautiful game a great attribute of QPR is its substantial involvement with the local community. As a longstanding establishment which regularly brings local people together in a common interest, the club feels it appropriate to actively assist in the development of West London communities. For sometime now we have successfully utilized our club brand to influence and promote community enhancing projects for the youth, both independently and in conjunction with councils. English football in its origin is a territorial sport with many of our supporters having a connection with the surrounding area, so in this respect by assisting communities we are also giving something back to the supporters. Whilst our forte might be football, QPR in the Community offers a broad spectrum of projects encompassing much more than a simple after school kick about. Indeed using the appeal of football the team has affectively tackled many social issues evident within the young community. One such example is the Inspire Football project. Inspire Football is devised to tackle school related problems like truancy and poor motivation to learn. Our community team challenged this by implementing various motivators to encourage school attendance, this included offering professional football training sessions between 7am-8am before the start of school. Another social project I personally feel strongly about is Goals Project. Aimed towards young adults who are unemployed, the project runs on a 5 week programme and is designed to impart new work skills with the view to ultimately facilitate future employment. More importantly however this scheme intends to raise the self-confidence and esteem of such individuals which is most crucial. I believe projects like Goals will be in need more than ever as we weather an unfavourable economic climate."

- "A key objective of QPR in the Community is to provide for all youngsters which is why we have worked overseas in the past year. In November our community team travelled to Bahrain to establish a professional soccer camp. With facilities for the sport being scarce the children were most appreciative of the team for visiting and providing ,indeed for some, their first proper football training. We intend to regularly get updates on their progress! The team also continues its work with local disabled children. This year saw the launch of The Tiger Club; an organisation intended specifically for children with Downs Syndrome. Tiger Club provides a regular group session for these children where they undertake fun football activities and further develop on their social interaction. "

- "At present QPR in the Community progresses through its 14th year in operation. During this period the range of social subjects addressed by the team has been extensive. From soccer coaching to promoting racial awareness, QPR has endeavoured to provide for local boroughs and overseas. The professionalism applied to the various youth projects has been exceptional, and collectively through such projects QPR has made contact with over half a million children since it launch in 1994. This year will mark an exciting new era for QPR in the Community as it takes on Trust status and I am honoured to take the position of Chair on the board. Becoming a Trust will open up many opportunities for the team where we can further expand on our existing projects, develop new ones and most importantly reach even more children in every coming year."
- Amit Bhatia Vice- Chairman Queen Park Rangers/ Chairman QPR Community QPR in the Community Trust


Mission statement
- To use the power of the football club to forge stronger & deeper connections with its community.

- QPR in the Community focuses on creating progressive, vibrant hubs of sporting & social activities, leading to enhanced life experiences.

Our objectives are:
Maintain QPR Football Club’s reputation as a “true” Community & Family Club

- Use the QPR Football Club brand as a high profile vehicle to tackle social issues that affect youth

- Be innovative and progressive in the sporting community

- Build a national & international community sport profile • QPR in the Community to achieve Trust, Foundation and Charity Status

- Provide inspiration, encouragement, excitement and guidance to young people leading to enhanced health, education and career opportunities

- To be a “best practice model” and leader in the field of community development
Be a community partner with local authority to develop premier community facilities • Ensure clear pathways to excellence for local talentedfootballers

- Our Aims

- To use the power of the football club to forge stronger & deeper connections with its community. QPR in the Community focuses on creating progressive, vibrant hubs of sporting & social activities, leading to enhanced life experiences. QPR in the Community aim to build the supporter base by engaging with 100,000 young people per year, therefore increasing the clubs geographical footprint. - Mission Statement


The Team

Meet Our Team

Dave Robinson
Dave is responsible for co-ordinating all football activities in the borough of Brent.
The initiatives he heads range from Breakfast Clubs, Kick into Reading and Kick Racism out of football, to Kickz, Life and Groundwork.
Overseas, he has been involved in Coaching for Hope and the Club’s ongoing FITC partnership with Gulf Air in Bahrain.
He also manages the Imperial College Men’s side at the R’s training base at Harlington, whilst also coaches the QPR Girls U18 side. Finally, he co-ordinates the Football Aid program here at Loftus Road.

Ricky Pattenden Multi-sports Co-ordinator
Ricky is the multi sports co-ordinator, and manages all sports over the 6 London boroughs we work in. We target schools, youth clubs, Professional clubs and local sports groups to deliver coaching sessions and organise tournaments for their chosen sport. We have the ability to coach sports such as Cricket, Tag Rugby, Basketball plus many more and recreational activities such as Dance.
I am also the coach for the Under 11s side at our Centre of Excellence.

Daniel Edwards
Daniel Edwards is QPR’s Football Development Officer for Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea & Ealing.
He’s been at Queens Park Rangers Football Club for 7 years starting off as a YTS, then after finishing his apprenticeship, became a Football Development Officer. His role is to coordinate the football activity in Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Ealing.
He is also assistant manager for the Under 9’s team at QPR’s Centre of Excellence.

Steve Quashie Football Development Officer Hillingdon
Role & Community Partners: Co-ordinate all of the curriculum and extracurricular activities in the London Borough of Hillingdon. I work with the local council, PE advisors, metropolitan police and local community groups. My working duties also include; teaching FA and coach education courses to adult learners, facilitating child welfare training for club employees, head coach for QPR Girls FC underage teams.

Anthony Hennelly Football Development Officer for Westminster
I started working for Queens Park Rangers in 2003 working in schools across all the areas we work in before earning the position of co-ordinating all of our community activities in the City of Westminster. As well as my full-time role and obligations to my area I have also coached at the Centre of Excellence and I am currently Queens Park Rangers girls U11’s manager.

Amy Murphy Women’s and Girls Development Officer
Been at the club for 4 years, my role is to co-ordinate and deliver women’s and girls football and sports activities across five London boroughs, Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster, Brent, Hillingdon and Kensington & Chelsea. I also currently play right midfield for the 1st team of Queens Park Rangers Ladies FC.

Martino Chevannes Community Trust Manager
Been at the club 9 years, my role involves assisting Andy Evans with the strategy and direction of the trust, general football development and overseeing the current staff in the delivery of their various projects and programmes of work. Away from the trust I am also the 1st team manager of Queens Park Rangers Ladies FC.

Anthony Doherty - Football Development Officer For people with Disabilities
His role centres on the concept of providing football opportunities for people with Disabilities. Anthony’s work involves forming partnerships with the various Organisations and Charities aimed at people with disabilities, including working with key partners like the London Sports Forum and The Football Association.
He is also the co-ordinator for the QPR Tiger Cubs football side, a team solely for the purpose of young people with Down’s Syndrome.
QPR Community Trust Team


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No Reading Match Reports on this site!
UPDATED TABLE

Last updated 16 Feb 2014 UK

Position Team Played Goal Difference Points
1 Leicester 30 24 67
2 Burnley 31 22 60
3 QPR 30 13 56
4 Derby 30 18 55
5 Nottm Forest 30 20 54
6 Reading 31 14 50
7 Brighton 30 7 46
8 Ipswich 31 9 45
9 Wigan 29 5 43
10 Blackburn 30 2 43
11 Leeds 30 4 42
12 Watford 30 7 41
13 Huddersfield 31 -2 40
14 Middlesbrough 31 5 39
15 Bournemouth 30 -13 36
16 Blackpool 31 -14 35
17 Sheff Wed 29 -1 33
18 Birmingham 31 -3 33
19 Bolton 31 -14 30
20 Doncaster 31 -19 30
21 Millwall 31 -28 28
22 Charlton 28 -15 24
23 Barnsley 29 -20 23
24 Yeovil 29 -21 21



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QPR's 16 Signings This Season ("Permanent" and Loans)
(Prior to Ravell Morrison Signing, if he does - Unless left anyone out!)


[NOTE: Neither Dellatore nore Keane are listed on the QPR Staff Page


Richard Dunne
Danny Simpson
Aaron Hughes
Benoit Assou-Ekoto

Coll Donaldson

Matt Phillips
Yossi Benayoun
Tom Caroll
Nico Kranjcar
Karl Henry
Garry ONeil

Charlie Austin
Kevin Doyle

Modibo Maiga
Will Keane

Sunday, February 16, 2014

#TomFinney...Past #QPR-#Reading...QPR's 15 Signings This Season...Jamie Pollock Birthday (40)....#BayernMunich at Loftus Road Flashbacks - 13 Years: Gerry Francis Resigns...7 Years: Life President, Harold Winton Statement re QPR Situation

Tom Finney RIP: From Sept 1949 (From Bushman Archives)

 

QPR FC ‏@officialqpr 22m - MINUTE'S APPLAUSE: Tribute planned following passing of legend Sir Tom Finney bit.ly/1fqs0By #QPRvREA pic.twitter.com/JRRQVB2Zj8







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QPR's 15 Signings This Season ("Permanent" & Loans)
(Prior to Ravell Morrison Signing, if he does - Unless left anyone out!)


[NOTE: Neither Dellatore nore Keane are listed on the QPR Staff Page


Richard Dunne
Danny Simpson
Aaron Hughes
Benoit Assou-Ekoto

Matt Phillips
Yossi Benayoun
Tom Caroll
Nico Kranjcar
Karl Henry
Garry ONeil

Charlie Austin
Kevin Doyle

Modibo Maiga
Will Keane
Guilherme Dellatorre



Seven years ago:

February 16, 2007 QPR Life President Harold Winton Statement re QPR Developments
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Statement from QPR Life President, Harold Winton


Q.P.R have always been regarded as a friendly family Club – Now we appear to have degenerated into a dysfunctional, discontented and despairing bunch.

As Life President, I am overwhelmed and ashamed that our once respected Club has become synonymous with violence, thuggery, threats, foul language and a constant sense of drifting out of control.

We appear to have abdicated the moral high ground on which the Club’s reputation was based.

Events that have overtaken Q.P.R are nearly always blamed on Gianni Paladini.

Personally, I have supported his successful efforts to raise finance that has ensured the Club’s survival. It also needs to be recognised that Antonio Caliendo (in particular) has been most generous in funding an always difficult financial situation.

The greatest loss has been the destruction of the true Q.P.R identity.
At the time when the two English directors were removed from the Board I warned that this action could leave fans and shareholders feeling disenfranchised. Unfortunately, this has been proved to be true. There is a widening lack of understanding between the fans and management.

Loyal staff are removed on minor grounds without genuine regard for their service and enthusiasm
. As a result, any attempt to deal with problems are often avoided by remaining senior staff members.

The Directors also appear to forget that 36% of the company is still owned by outside shareholders to whom they owe a duty of care and consideration

It is therefore time for the Board to accept that Q.P.R need to employ the services of an independent full-time Chief Executive and also an experienced finance director (on a full or part-time basis) whose integrity would be unquestioned.

The Board need to be advised at all times as to the true financial position and the essential role of dealing with debt management. Its time to end the plague of writs and judgements that are so costly not only in financial terms but also in regards to the Club’s reputation and credibility.

It is therefore my intention to ask for the support of shareholder’s and fans for the requisitioning of an Extraordinary General Meeting of the club’s shareholders in order that the following resolutions can be raised and clarified. This will benefit the Club, Board, Supporters Groups and all persons who wish to see the reputation of Q.P.R safeguarded.

The resolutions will be that the Board Of Q.P.R Holdings Limited will:-

1. Appoint an independent full-time Chief Executive.
2. An independent Finance Director.

Posted at the time on QPR Rivals






Just two weeks till the Updated QPR Crest/Logo supposedly has to be complete
 As Chairman Tony Fernandes tweeted in December "“I can confirm to all QPR fans that we will look at updating our badge for 2015 season,” Fernandes tweeted.“Must be done by end of Feb. Feeling is it will be based on Old logo ams refresh. Will get all your views. I’m excited.”






Saturday, February 15, 2014

RIP Tom Finney...Trial for #Briatore....Flashback: "The Crazy World of #QPR" and Life President Harold Winton Statement re QPR...Julio Cesar's Toronto Press Conference...45 Years: Roger Morgan Tottenham Debut

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RIP - Preston and England's Tom Finney: Obituary by Brian Glanville/Guardian














Just two weeks till the Updated QPR Crest/Logo supposedly has to be complete
 As Chairman Tony Fernandes tweeted in December "“I can confirm to all QPR fans that we will look at updating our badge for 2015 season,” Fernandes tweeted.“Must be done by end of Feb. Feeling is it will be based on Old logo ams refresh. Will get all your views. I’m excited.”




Seven years ago: "The Crazy World of QPR" and Other Press Stories-

Independent


The crazy world of QPR: Loftus Road heads for meltdownAn assistant manager suspended over a brawl, claims of a gun in the boardroom and a fatal stabbing are just some of the incidents that have rocked a once-proud club

By Jasper Gerard

Published: 15 February 2007


If Wimbledon were the "Crazy Gang", what are Queen's Park Rangers? Try the maddest club in world football.

It has been a rather quiet week at Loftus Road. So far Richard Hill, the assistant manager, has been suspended by the club and arrested by the police on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm after a training-ground "friendly" against China's Olympic team was abandoned due to a mass brawl which left a player with a damaged eye socket. The Championship club's accounts have been queried and a goalkeeper, Lee Camp, has been hastily signed on loan from Derby County following one of the worst results in the club's history, a 5-0 thrashing by lowly Southend United. Oh well, it's only Thursday; plenty of time in the extraordinary world of QPR for something unusual to kick off.

Gianni Paladini, the QPR chairman, says there is "no place for violence". Actually, violence has found all too snug a nest in west London. Paladini, a former football agent, took the witness stand last year after alleging a gun was held to his head in the boardroom, though a group of men including a fellow director were later cleared of conspiracy to blackmail, false imprisonment and gun possession. One of QPR's brightest prospects, 15-year-old Kiyan Prince, was stabbed to death last year. Another player left the club after being accused by team-mates of theft, sparking a fight down South Africa Road. Oh, and if the right hook Hill is alleged to have thrown looked silkier than Rangers' footwork of late, he is a former trainer to Lennox Lewis.

But shocking though this might sound, violence is incidental to the decline of a club once swashbuckling in a different way. Having written frequently about my traumatic love affair with QPR, I was invited two years ago to sit on a new executive board, so have observed the running first-hand; boy, has it been sobering. Happily ignorant of what goes on behind the scenes of a football club, I have sat slack-jawed hearing of earlier mismanagement. It has been called a soap opera, but have you ever seen a soap opera this gripping? The frightening bit is that while the theatricals and thuggery are all QPR, I now suspect tangled financial problems are rife throughout football.

As a fan it is hard to believe QPR are in such a plight. A little over a decade ago Rangers were one of the capital's top clubs. From David Seaman in goal to Les Ferdinand up front, they made their old rivals Chelsea look ordinary.

I fell in love with QPR in 1976, when Stan Bowles jinked them to within half an hour of the championship. Bowles, who sometimes spent kick-off in the bookies, calls this the most skilful team never to win a major honour. Then Terry Venables installed an artificial pitch, but the football became as authentically brilliant as anything you might see in Italy. Rangers oozed flair through Glenn Roeder, Simon Stainrod and Tony Currie, whose long passes were unequalled.

Even Venables could never expunge the side's most enduring habit: Rangers could hit the woodwork half-a-dozen times and end up losing to a bunch of car mechanics - literally in recent years, against Vauxhall Motors in the FA Cup in 2002.

Yet however shocking performances on the pitch, nothing has rivalled the drama of late in the boardroom. Like so many of the burnt-out Premiership volcanoes scarring the Championship, the root of Rangers' sorrow - and predicament - is financial.

QPR have never recovered from falling out of the top flight in 1996 under the disastrous reign of Ray Wilkins. Chris Wright, chairman of Chrysalis, "invested" �30m; he may as well have hurled the cash off the Westway. QPR went into administration and even fell down into the third division.

Rangers are back - for now - in the Championship, but saddled with debt. The club is owned by a Monaco consortium that has struggled to pay even modest bills. Plans to sell the ground and move further west have not progressed.

Fans criticise Paladini, yet few have rushed to take over. I have sat with Paladini and shared his frustration when he has found money to pay �3,000 or �5,000 a week to a player who turns out to be a drifter.

Hanging over the club has been a �10m loan taken out by the previous board from a mysterious Panamanian outfit called ABC. Paladini cannot even establish the people behind ABC, who charge QPR a crippling rate of interest. After Paladini questioned the deal, Dave Morris, a rival director close to the previous chairman, Bill Power, queried a transfer Paladini negotiated. Then, Paladini alleges, a gun was drawn to his head and he was ordered to sign a letter of resignation before he escaped. Last June Morris and six other men were cleared of the offence at Blackfriars Crown Court.

The dugout this last year has scarcely been more serene, QPR changing managers like models change gowns. Ian Holloway's press conferences - he once likened an ugly win to "scoring" with an unattractive woman - were more diverting than his agricultural team. So last season Paladini sacked him, believing a return to silky ball-playing could gain that elusive promotion. But Gary Waddock presided over a team devoid of steel. QPR were in freefall, so in September Paladini fired Waddock and appointed another old boy, John Gregory.

A stalwart from Venables' day, Gregory found the manager's office had not enjoyed a lick of paint since then, but the team soon looked brighter. He has some sparkling attacking players, notably winger Lee Cook. Astutely - if humiliatingly - he has taken Chelsea youngsters on loan. However, all season the defence has left gaps wider than the Grand Canyon.

Rangers say they are too gifted to go down; but Rangers always say that. Even Kevin Gallen, who has hung around Loftus Road like a pair of comfy old slippers as the side pinged between three divisions, has finally had enough and departed. Is Gregory safe? Well, could the club afford to pay off yet another manager?

Commentators love describing clubs as "big". Perhaps Queen's Park Rangers was never quite that. But the game would have been a lot less beautiful without those blue and white hoops. I do not know the source of the madness gripping Rangers. But I do know it's a footballing tragedy.

Hoops history: How League runners-up and Wembley winners fell on hard times

Honours: Div 1 runners-up 1975-76; Div 2 champions 1982-83; Div 3 champions 1967-68; Div 3 South champions 1947-48; FA Cup r-up 1982; League Cup winners 1967, runners-up 1986.

Most Capped Player: Alan McDonald (52, N Ireland).

Most League Appearances: Tony Ingham, 519 (1950-63).

Record Transfer Fees:

Paid �2.75m Mike Sheron from Stoke City, July 1997. Received �6m Les Ferdinand to Newcastle United, June 1995.

League Record: 1920 Original Members of Div 3; 1921-48 Div 3 South; 1948-52 Div 2; 1952- 58 Div 3 South; 1958-67 Div 3; 1967-68 Div 2; 1968-69 Div 1; 1969-73 Div 2; 1973-79 Div 1; 1979-83 Div 2;1983-92 Div 1; 1992-96 Premier League; 1996-2001 Div 1; 2001-04 Div 2; 2004- Championship.

Most recent managers: Ray Wilkins (1994-96); Stewart Houston (1996-97); Ray Harford (1997-98); Gerry Francis (1998-2001); Ian Holloway (2001-06); Gary Waddock (Feb-Sept 2006); John Gregory (Sept 2006-). Independent




Also Seven years ago: February 15, 2007

THE TIMES - FA will use Hartson case in forming QPR charge - Aidan Magee


The FA will use John Hartson’s assault on Eyal Berkovic eight years ago as the precedent to bring charges against Queens Park Rangers after their brawl with the China Olympic team.
Rangers face censure from the governing body after a China player suffered a fractured jaw as the friendly at the club’s Harlington training ground descended into chaos and was abandoned last week. Soho Square officials say that they will look at the case of Hartson, who was suspended and fined £20,000 for a training ground altercation with Berkovic in 1998 caught on a fan’s video camera. Hartson kicked Berkovic in the head.
The FA is waiting until police conclude their investigation over possible criminal charges against QPR, after the club’s decision to suspend Richard Hill, the coach, in the wake of his arrest last weekend. QPR also face an outstanding charge of failing to control their players during an FA Cup defeat by Luton Town last month. The Times

John Gregory's QPR Future - Press Rumours-

Ealing Gazette - February 15,2007 By Yann Tear "Gregory job sensation

Crucial week will decide whether Rangers boss is to become unexpected managerial casualty
BOSS John Gregory will have more than just three points to worry about at Leeds United on Tuesday night - if the rumours are to be believed.
Find out why in an amazing article in tomorrow's edition of the Gazette.
Plus: More on the fallout from Chinagate and that 5-0 defeat at Southend - we analyse the mood ahead of that crucial relegation battle with Dennis Wise's men at Elland Road. Gazette


The Sun - February 16, 2007
QPR boss John Gregory could be sacked at an emergency board meeting on Wednesday.

He has come under pressure after some poor results while his No 2 Richard Hill was suspended following the brawl with the Chinese Olympic side." The Sun


The Times - Alex Wade February 16, 2007

The football club that keeps brushing with the law


It seems that Pete Doherty enjoys appearing in court as much as he does performing on stage. This week the Babyshambles frontman paid his respects to Thames Magistrates Court, where District Judge Jane McIvor fined him £300 and disqualified him from driving for two months for driving without insurance and an appropriate licence. Doherty admitted both charges in what was his umpteenth appearance before a court but - as far as I know - the fact that he supports Queens Park Rangers football club was not mentioned when asking for leniency.

It should have been. The humble West London club has developed an affinity for tangles with the law that make Doherty look like a semi-professional toiling in the lower reaches of the Ryman League. I admit that QPR’s unerring ability to generate legal work pleases the lawyer in me. What could be better than a client that seems condemned to spend its meagre resources not on players but on lawyers? But as a QPR supporter since the age of 10, with my own roots in West London, the club’s seemingly inexorable metamorphosis into little more than a lawyers’ cash-cow is depressing. It is not difficult to believe that Doherty is similarly afflicted.

Consider the following recent examples of QPR’s brush with the law. Last week, the “Great Brawl of China” occurred when the club played China in a friendly. This low-key fixture would barely have made the local papers had it not degenerated into a scrap notable for who didn’t throw a punch or attempt a karate kick. China’s Jiang Ning was left with a broken jaw and this week the police arrested Richard Hill, QPR’s assistant manager, on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm.

One photograph widely published in the press suggests that Hill enthusiastically embraced tips from the club’s sports performance manager, Joe Dunbar, who previously trained Lennox Lewis. The conflagration with China followed a fracas during QPR’s FA Cup defeat by Luton Town last month. The Football Association is currently considering a charge against the club of failing to control its players.

So far, so feisty – perhaps. After all, the club is fighting relegation and a bit of spirit among the players is no bad thing. This approach might be sustainable were it not for the fact that after the Great Brawl, QPR capitulated without even a whimper to Southend United, losing 5-0 in what football pundits like to call “a six-pointer.”

The club’s recent history is so scarred by legal drama that it is no wonder that six-pointers are being thrown away. On November 23 last year, a Vietnamese student was tragically killed when he fell onto the tube tracks at Earl’s Court. Three members of QPR’s youth team were questioned and released on bail after the death. Last May Kiyan Prince, a gifted 15-year old QPR youth team player, was stabbed to death outside his London School. Last year also saw the remarkable trial of seven men on charges of conspiracy to blackmail, false imprisonment and handgun possession, after club chairman Gianni Paladini alleged that a gun was held to his head before a home game against Sheffield United. The men were acquitted.

Against all this, Pete Doherty’s predilection for courtroom drama seems prosaic but, as his lawyers should note, slightly more comprehensible. He, at least, flirts with the real world, while – as he wrote in an anthem to QPR – the club enjoy “a life on Mars.”

What on earth will come next in the saga of insanity that is QPR FC? Perhaps the club will do something really daft, like appoint an in-house lawyer. One who is a fan. And who will do the job for nothing. This is, after all, Mars that we’re talking about. Here on Earth’s nearest planet, I am open to offers. The Times




February 16, 2007 QPR Life President Harold Winton Statement re QPR Developments
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Statement from QPR Life President, Harold Winton


Q.P.R have always been regarded as a friendly family Club � Now we appear to have degenerated into a dysfunctional, discontented and despairing bunch.

As Life President, I am overwhelmed and ashamed that our once respected Club has become synonymous with violence, thuggery, threats, foul language and a constant sense of drifting out of control.

We appear to have abdicated the moral high ground on which the Club�s reputation was based.

Events that have overtaken Q.P.R are nearly always blamed on Gianni Paladini.
Personally, I have supported his successful efforts to raise finance that has ensured the Club�s survival. It also needs to be recognised that Antonio Caliendo (in particular) has been most generous in funding an always difficult financial situation.

The greatest loss has been the destruction of the true Q.P.R identity. At the time when the two English directors were removed from the Board I warned that this action could leave fans and shareholders feeling disenfranchised. Unfortunately, this has been proved to be true. There is a widening lack of understanding between the fans and management.

Loyal staff are removed on minor grounds without genuine regard for their service and enthusiasm. As a result, any attempt to deal with problems are often avoided by remaining senior staff members.

The Directors also appear to forget that 36% of the company is still owned by outside shareholders to whom they owe a duty of care and consideration

It is therefore time for the Board to accept that Q.P.R need to employ the services of an independent full-time Chief Executive and also an experienced finance director (on a full or part-time basis) whose integrity would be unquestioned.

The Board need to be advised at all times as to the true financial position and the essential role of dealing with debt management. Its time to end the plague of writs and judgements that are so costly not only in financial terms but also in regards to the Club�s reputation and credibility.

It is therefore my intention to ask for the support of shareholder�s and fans for the requisitioning of an Extraordinary General Meeting of the club�s shareholders in order that the following resolutions can be raised and clarified. This will benefit the Club, Board, Supporters Groups and all persons who wish to see the reputation of Q.P.R safeguarded.

The resolutions will be that the Board Of Q.P.R Holdings Limited will:-

1. Appoint an independent full-time Chief Executive.
2. An independent Finance Director.




Flashback: THE QPR STAFF PAGE OF 7 & 6 YEARS AGO

February 14, 2007 -QPR's Staff Directory/Staff Page


Chairman - Gianni Paladini
Non-executive Directors - Franco Zanotti, Olga Paladini, Antonio Caliendo
Club Secretary - Sheila Marson
Financial Controller - Akin Yilmaz

First Team Coaching Staff
Manager - John Gregory
Coach - Richard Hill
Sports Performance Manager - Joe Dunbar
Goalkeeper Coach - Tony Roberts
Physiotherapist - Prav Mathema
Youth
Head of Youth - Joe Gallen
Box Office
Box Office Manager - Jenny Elliott boxoffice@qpr.co.uk
Press Office
Press & Publications Officer - Ian Taylor: 020 8740 2541 iant@qpr.co.uk
New Media Manager - Paul Morrissey: paulm@qpr.co.uk
Commercial Department
Commercial Manager - Gary Hooper: 020 8740 2518 garyh@qpr.co.uk
Commercial Sales - Julie Newman: 020 8740 2588 julien@qpr.co.uk

Football in the Community
Community Scheme Manager - Andy Evans andye@qpr.co.uk
Ladies Football - Martino Chevannes martinoc@qpr.co.uk
[*NB: A year ago, Press Manager, Jackie Bass had just departed]


February 14, 2008 STAFF DIRECTORY


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

Stadium Director - John MacDonald

Financial Controller - Gavin Taylor

Club Secretary - Sheila Marson

First Team Staff

First Team Coach - Luigi De Canio

Coaches - Iuri Bartoli, Paolo Pavese

Performance Manager - Joe Dunbar

First Team Scout - Filippo Orlando

Kit Man - Gary Doyle

Assistant Kit Man - Bobby Ross

Physiotherapist - Paul Hunter

Assistant Physiotherapist - Shane Annun

Youth

Youth Team Manager - Steve Brown

Centre of Excellence Manager - Keith Ryan

Box Office

Box Office Manager - Jenny Elliott boxoffice@qpr.co.uk

Press Office

Press & Publications Manager - Ian Taylor: 020 8740 2541 iant@qpr.co.uk

New Media Manager - Paul Morrissey: 020 8897 5419 paulm@qpr.co.uk

Operations

Operations Manager - Steve Pike: 020 8740 2579 stevep@qpr.co.uk

Club Shop

Retail & Merchandise Manager - Francis Atkinson: 020 8749 6862 clubshop@qpr.co.uk

Commercial

Commercial & Marketing Director - Ali Russell

Deputy Commercial & Marketing Director - David Orman: 020 8740 2594 dorman@qpr.co.uk

Commercial Sales - Julie Newman: 020 8740 2588 julien@qpr.co.uk

Public Relations

Public Relations Manager - Elena Sainz de la Peña: 020 8740 2523 epena@qpr.co.uk

Football in the Community

Community Scheme Manager - Andy Evans andye@qpr.co.uk

Ladies Football - Martino Chevannes martinoc@qpr.co.uk

Girls Football - Steve Quashie steveq@qpr.co.uk QPR






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