Football Snippets Thursday....Pellicori Signs....QPR Interest in Lita?...Wycome's Taylor on QPR...QPR Catering

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- Livingston Saved...Tranmere for Sale on Ebay...Hearts/Taxes

- 1992-1993 Video: QPR vs Manchester United

- Blackstock Picks Up a (slight) Injury

- Stern John Signs for Crystal Palace

- Sousa Talks about his Swansea Plans and need for Youth Academy

- Lita in Talks with Sheffield United

- Liam Miller in the Republic of Ireland Squad vs Australia, August 12

- The Growth of Football Gambling

- Snippet re Briatore/Comment in the Evening Standard


Wycombe's Peter Taylor on Wycombe/QPR Game
"...Rangers are a very attractive team, Balanta and Routledge are two lovely wide players who are going to cause defences all sorts of problems..." Taylor/Wycombe


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- Wednesday's QPR Report Items re Vignal, Blackstock, Pellicori, Borrowdale, Faurlin, Campbell, Stewart & Leigertwood and Funday Success

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- Flashback 40 Years: QPR's 1969-1970 Season

- Some of the Past Official Site statements by Flavio Briatore

- "Ten Most Embarassing Sporting Mothers"

- The Fall and Rise of Scarborough


QPR Official Site - EXCLUSIVE: R'S SIGN PELLICORI
- Queens Park Rangers Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Italian striker Alessandro Pellicori.
- The 28 year-old, who has been on trial with Jim Magilton's First Team squad for the majority of pre-season, has penned a three year deal.
- Speaking to www.qpr.co.uk, Magilton expressed his delight at bringing the former Avellino front-man to Loftus Road.
- "Alessandro has done well with us during his trial period," said Magilton.
- "He's a natural goalscorer and we're delighted to add him to the already healthy attacking options we have at our disposal.
- "He'll take time to settle over here, but we're really excited by his arrival."
- Pellicori began his professional career at Cosenza, before moving on to Lecce in 2000.
- He made his Serie A top-flight debut in January 2001, before spending time on loan at a variety of Serie C Clubs, before settling down at Grosseto.
- Twenty-two goals in 52 starts represented a very decent return, but he was soon on the move again, this time signing for Serie B outfit Piacenza.
- However, he made just nine starts for Piacenza and penned a deal with Serie B rivals Cesena in January 2007.
- That summer he moved on to newly-promoted Avellino, scoring an impressive 18 goals in 38 starts.
- Pellicori will wear squad number 12.
- *You can see Pellicori's excellent goal against Kettering Town last night, exclusively on QPR Player later today.
- *To sponsor the R's new striker for the 2009/10 campaign, contact our Sales Team now on 020 8740 2588. QPR


Daily Express/Brendan Abbott - TUG OF WAR FOR LITA
-Leroy Lita is at the centre of a tug of war between QPR, promoted Leicester and Crystal Palace.
- Former England Under-21 striker Lita, 24, is a free agent after leaving Reading last season and has had discussions with all three Championship clubs.
- Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate is also weighing up a move. Express

Daily Mirror - QPR, Leicester and Crystal Palace battle it out to sign Leroy Lita
- Leroy Lita is at the centre of a tug-of-war between QPR, Leicester and Crystal Palace.
- Lita, 24, is a free agent after leaving Reading last season and has had discussions with all three Championship clubs.
- Relegated Middlesbrough are also weighing up a move for the former England under21 international. Mirror


Football and Sports Arena - Azure hits the back of the net with Queens Park Rangers contract
- Azure, the premier Stadia, Sports & Leisure catering and hospitality specialist, has won a five year contract worth £7.5 million to supply catering and hospitality to one of London’s major football clubs, Queens Park Rangers (QPR).
- Starting in June, Azure will provide a wide range of catering facilities from match day hospitality and retail sales to catering for conferences and events at the stadium. As part of the deal, award winning Elior Chef Rory Thompson, will oversee the catering for the Football League Championship club alongside experienced catering and sales manager, Louise Herridge. In addition to providing catering to the stadium, Azure will be responsible for marketing and selling the stadium’s catering for non-match day use.
- Having played in nearly twenty different locations throughout North West London since the clubs formation, fans hold the current stadium at Loftus Road close to their hearts. The catering facilities provided by Azure will include 20 food kiosks and four restaurants, ensuring hunger is kept at bay for the fans. With average crowds of 14,000 and a total capacity of over 18,500, the team at Azure will have a big crowd to please.
- Ali Russell, Deputy Managing Director of QPR, said: “We pride ourselves on offering ‘best in class’ facilities to our fans to ensure the ultimate match day experience. Azure has unrivalled expertise in the sports and leisure arena making them the perfect catering partner for QPR. We are confident that Azure will deliver great food and hospitality services to our fans - from fast food on the stands to fine cuisine in our hospitality areas.”
- Adam Elliott, Azure Managing Director said of the win: “This is a fantastic endorsement of the efforts made by the Azure team in London and the South East. Securing a contract to cater to a stadium of this size has real strategic importance to us as we continue to focus on building our business in the South East and with leading football stadia. With our passion, dedication and expertise we look forward to meeting the high standards demanded by a stadium such as QPR.”
- Michael Audis, Elior UK’s Chief Executive Officer concluded: “It was only last month that we announced a new deal with the Murrayfield Rugby Stadium in Edinburgh and I am delighted to have secured a contract with another hugely reputable stadium so quickly. It is through our proven and continued excellent work that we continue to build new relationships in the stadia market and with sports venues across to the UK. We are passionate about winning new business in this area and continuing to support the diverse catering requirements of businesses in this bespoke industry.”
- With an annual turnover of over £280m, Elior UK owns and operates leading contracts, concession catering and FM services in the UK and employs 12,500 people. Elior UK is backed by its parent company, Group Elior, number three in the European Contracted Foodservice market, with a turnover in excess of €3.4bn. In France, Elior is the number one operator in the Concession Catering market, and number two in Contract Catering.
- Elior UK Tel: 0845 20 35467 www.elior.co.uk = FASArema


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