How QPR Started 2006: Board Statement Denying... & Burnley Draw

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QPR Statement - January 2, 2006Following the weekend's media reports, the Board of Directors have issued a statement.
Numerous stories alleged that QPR were on the brink of selling some of their most valuable players, most notably Dan Shittu, but the Board would like to state there is no such truth in the rumours.
The statement reads:
"The board unanimously condemns recent allegations from some badly informed newspapers with regards to the sale of some of our players for ridiculous amounts of money and also the replacement of our manager.
"We would like to clarify that there is absolutely no need to sell players in order to settle monies due to the Inland Revenue as we are fully up to date with our repayments.
"Furthermore, stories claiming that Jim Smith is to become the Director of Football at Loftus Road are completely unfounded." QPR

And in the Championship, Ian Holloway's QPR drew 1-1 at home to Burnley before a crowd of 12,500. Ainsworth equalizing. QPR's Team - QPR: Royce, Bignot, Milanese, Shittu, Rose, Ainsworth, Rowlands, Cook, Baidoo, Nygaard, Langley. Subs: Cole, Santos, Moore, Donnelly, Furlong.

Match Report - Report

[MEMORY: January 1, 1972: QPR also played Burnley winning 3-1
14,600 saw the two promotion chasing teams (neither of which made it that year - both of which made it the following season: Burnley as Champions; QPR as runners up; with Dave Thomas switching sides!) And a couple months after this game, Marsh had moved on. QPR eventually won the game 3-1 with 2 from Mick Leach; 1 from Rodney Marsh . But really it was a question of the score not truly reflecting the game as Phil Parkes saving QPR with a bunch of brilliant saves. The game was also notable because when it was shown later on Match of The Day, on the TV it was almost impossible to watch/extremely fuzzy - such was the quality of our floodlights at the time. The QPR Team on that Day:
Parkes
Clement Hunt Mancini Hazell
Francis Saul Venables
Leach Marsh O'Rourke