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- Sheffield United Announce Pre-Season Friendly vs Argentina's Edtudiantes
- RIP: Pat Welton
- Fans Buy a Club
Official Site - HILL: 'EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED!'
- New signing Clint Hill has warned his new team-mates to 'expect the unexpected' over the next few weeks, as the R's pre-season heats up.
- Hill - who penned a two-year deal in W12 yesterday (Thursday) morning - told www.qpr.co.uk: "It's totally different to any other pre-season campaign I've ever had.
- "It's always good fun, but it will be very, very hard work.
- "Neil's got his own methods and it will be completely different for some of the lads in the squad.
- "Me and Dezza (Shaun Derry) might have a bit of advantage in that we kind of know what's coming, but it will be a huge shock to the system for most." QPR
- Birthdays today for Three Ex-QPRs (Morrow, Brazier and Breacker)
- Year Flashback: Goodbye to John Harbin
- Eighteen Months Ago: Helguson and Borrowdale Sign for QPR
- Sam Hammam to Return to Cardiff? - Update
- Sousa to Leicester? Update
- What Football Fans Think: Summary of Findings of Latest Football League Fan Survey
- Complete Football League Survey Report
- The 2010/2011 "Official Charity Partner" of the Football League is: Marie Curie Cancer Care
Paul Warburton/Fulham Chronicle - Alejandro Faurlin close to new QPR deal
- ALEJANDRO Faurlin wants his QPR future sewn up in the next two weeks - not least because top Spanish and Italian clubs are knocking on the door for the influential midfielder.
- According to agent Lucas Cominelli, a Serie A side and another from La Liga want to poach the Argentine after he got better and better as a central force for Rangers in his first campaign.
- However, both agent and player are waiting to hear back if the Rangers offer of an extended contract until 2014 also comes with the right wages.
- Cominelli said: "We have met twice with QPR, and although the extension is good for Alejandro, we hope to sort out one or two other things as well.
- “We know (manager) Neil Warnock wants him, and that is encouraging - and everybody wants him to stay.
- “But it would be fair to say a Spanish club and a Serie A club have also asked about his availability."
- Faurlin was a reported £3.5million record capture from his home country last summer, and after an uncertain start became a vital factor in steadying a Rangers ship rocked by five different managers during the campaign" Fulham Chronicle
QPR Official Site - RAMAGE: 'TOUGH, BUT ENJOYABLE'
- Peter Ramage was full of praise for new Strength & Conditioning Coach Carl Serrant, following the R's first pre-season training session yesterday (Thursday) morning.
Following a seven week break from competitive action, Neil Warnock's First Team squad returned to Harlington to be met by a new-look backroom team, as well as a few new faces within the squad.
Speaking exclusively to www.qpr.co.uk, Ramage said: "It's been a long summer but it's gone really quick. I've had a few holidays and spent time back up home with the family and friends.
"It was a good first session. The boys worked their socks off and I think if we keep going like that we'll be ready for the start of the season.
"It was very, very tough, but if you've done a bit over the summer, like myself, it feels good.
"It's good to be back. I've always come back in good shape and although it was a tough day, I think we'll feel the benefits of it in the long-term."
Ramage added: "Carl's a top man. I was a young professional at Newcastle when he was a player there, so I kind of knew him. I've got a few friends up North who've worked and played with him and they've had nothing but good things to say about him.
"His sessions are really tough, but enjoyable as well - something that you don't normally associate with pre-season.
"I'm going to miss the first couple of games owing to suspension, so it's extra important for me to impress over this period.
"Hopefully I'll get my chance at centre-half this season.
"It's my preferred position. I'll play wherever the Manager wants me to, but I'd like to push for a spot there." QPR
Sakensa to Speak...SportsBusiness.com - Business India Forum in London confirms speakers
- The Business India Forum, held at Christies’ in London on July 22 2010, has confirmed a line-up of speakers including Ishan Saksena, Chairman of QPR football club, and Tushar Das Ghose, strategic partner consultant at Microsoft.
India’s enormous economic strides have made global headlines and some of the new sectors that will continue this growth are sports, lifestyle and luxury. High profile speakers from these industries will outline the current situation in these sectors and highlight the significant opportunities for both Indian and UK companies.
Other confirmed speakers include Amin Jaffer (Director, Indian Art, Christie’s), Fiona Sanderson (Managing Director, the Luxury Channel), Arunava Chaudhuri ( CEO, IndianFootball.com), Ridhika Batra (UK Director, FICCI), Ashis Ray (Journalist and author), Farid Haque (Global Markets, Accenture), Sangeeta Datta (Film Producer) and Vijay Goel (Partner, Singhania).
The Business India Forum will hear keynote speeches, have panel sessions plus an interactive question and answer session from delegates, followed by cocktail reception and networking. - Sports Business