Recent QPR-Related Postings...and QPR Off to Bahrain

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- QPR to Bahrein:
Weeks after it was leaked, now official Confirmation: QPR off to Bahrain at the beginning of May:
*R'S HEADING FOR BAHRAIN
- Queens Park Rangers Football Club is pleased to announce details of an end of season training camp in Bahrain.
- The five day tour - which will run from Tuesday 5th May to Saturday 9th May 2009 - will see QPR lock horns with the Bahrain national side on Thursday 7th May, as well as showcasing the Club's community initiatives and business partnerships through our association with Gulf Air, Bahrain's national carrier and Queens Park Ranger's official shirt sponsors.
- QPR Holdings Ltd Chairman, Flavio Briatore, welcomed the news, commenting: "This is a fantastic opportunity for the Club to broaden its horizons in the Middle East.
- "Our relationship with Gulf Air has thrived since day one of our partnership and this tour will help build further bridges with them and at the same time, allow the local population up close and personal to both the players and the action."
- Gulf Air CEO, Bjorn Näf said: "As the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain and proud sponsor of the Super Hoops, we are delighted to be associated with QPR's visit.
- "It has been a long hard season for QPR, but with the recent win against Sheffield Wednesday it's clear that the foundations for success have been built and that next season looks set to be a historic one in the Club's proud history.
- "We are looking forward to having them as our guests and to introducing them to their Bahraini fans.
- "Football is extremely popular in the Kingdom and we are delighted to once again offer the youngsters of Bahrain the opportunity to receive coaching from QPR.
- "The previous camps we ran proved a great success and we can now build on that and further contribute to bringing on local talent.
- "I am particularly looking forward to the game against the Bahrain national team.
- "They are on a fine run of form after the fantastic win against Qatar, so it promises to be a great game.
"No matter who wins the game, the real winners will be the football loving people of Bahrain," concluded Mr. Näf
. QPR to Bahrein


- "In Case You Missed It:" - Some postings From The Weekend

Routledge Praising Sousa (Goals on Sunday, as reported by Sky Sport)
"...- Routledge admits to being more than impressed with Sousa but refused to let his departure dampen his desire to get his career back on track.
- "The whole situation was strange but we're players: my job is to play football," he told Goals on Sunday.
- "That's what we're there for and nothing will change from that perspective. I want to play and enjoy myself and hopefully win as many game as I can with QPR.
- "I want to get back into the Premier League as soon as possible. I felt we could do that speaking to the manager we had at the time, Paulo.
- "With his thoughts and how he wanted to the game to be played I thought QPR was the right place to be.
- "He was amazing. Everybody will tell you he won back-to-back Champions Leagues but in terms of my time in football I don't think I've ever met anyone with his knowledge of football. It's just not possible to catch him out.
- "I remember when I started there and I first talked to him; we must have been talking for two hours without even wondering about the time.
- "He'll be back - very soon from what I'm hearing..." Sky Sport


Darren Ferguson: No QPR Contact - "...Peterborough Evening Telegraph
'... Neither I nor the club have had any contact with QPR and I will not be going there, it’s as simple as that.” Peterborough Today

- "Flavio of The Month" "...Maybe then Briatore can turn his attention to football because, if you really want to see what a lack of credibility is, just look at the way he has turned Queens Park Rangers into the laughing stock of English football."
...and another Snippet/Comment re Chairman Briatore

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- STATS: With just three away wins, QPR rank 20th among Championship teams for their away record. QPR rank 23rd in goals scored.

- Approaching Seven hundred and Fifty Days Since Last QPR Fan Forum

- Sunday People Snippet re QPR/Scolari With First Choice, Darren Ferguson

- Jake Cole Back at QPR

- Forty Years Ago Today: QPR Concluded their disastrous (18 points) season in Division One with a loss at Chelsea

- Sunday Mirror claims Plan for Two Premiership Leagues

- Most Recent Blog Posts of Blackstock, Cook, Borrowdale and Watson

- An earlier QPR Approach to Season Ticket Prices (Announcement from Two Years Ago)

- When QPR last played Wolves (and Sousa was G-d!)

- Wise Supposedly Waiting till get paid

- Ex-QPR Marcus Brevett apparently involved re Southampton

- Interesting article about football Stats-

- Parliamentary Group Backs Football "Quotas"
- Gareth Southgate's Perspective

- Three Key Wolves Players (All of whom could well have been QPR Players)

- PFA Calls For Urgent Action Against Crowd Abuse

- Shittu to Birmingham?

- Fulham and West Ham Finances Update

- Footballers and the Football

- The Rules/Conditions to be Elected Real Madrid President (Alejandro Agag was listed some weeks ago as being interested)

- The European Football Supporters’ Award 2009 went to the the British National Association of Disabled Supporters

See Also: Loft for Word's Clive Whittingham on the 'Other 72': "You’re getting sacked in the morning: Queen’s Park Rangers under Flavio Briatore