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Monday, October 09, 2006

QPR Supposedly Owe The Police 100,000 Pounds

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According to today's Evening Standard, as reposted on several QPR fan Sites (Official site, Rivals and LSA):
"Evening Standard
QPR owe £102,176 in unpaid police bills.


QPR could face a winding up order in the High Court for failing to pay their policing bill.The club owe more than £100,000 to the Metropolitan Police,according to official documents seen by the Evening Standard.The trail of unpaid invoices,totalling 28 separate bills,goes back to the beginning of last season.The Metropolitan Police Authority last week served the club with a final demand for £102,176 giving it three weeks to pay.
In an official statutory demand, solicitor sacting for the police warn the club "This is an important document.This demand must be dealt with within 21 days after its service upon the company or a winding-up order could be made in respect of the company".The demand has been issued against QPR Holdings Ltd,formerly QPR Holdings plc,the limited company which now owns the club.The unpaid invoices 'in respect of the 'special services of police at Loftus Rd Stadium' began with a demand for £5,778.18 dating back to 18 August 2005,while the most recent unpaid bill is for £1,332.51 dated 31 August 2006.The club paid £10,000 on 16 June- the only sum the Met appears to have received in more than a year.The unpaid bills will fuel fears Rangers, who are struggling in 16th place in the Championship are still having financial problems following administration in 2001.A spokesman for the club said today :"The bill will be paid in the next week or so".The spokesman refused to comment further....