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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

QPR Report Tuesday: Malaysia Tour...New Training Ground...Too Much Focus on Joey Barton




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QPR OFFICIAL SITE -  EXCLUSIVE: R'S WIN WARREN FARM BID

Queens Park Rangers Football Club are delighted to announce details of a new state-of-the-art training ground facility, following a successful bid to purchase land at the Warren Farm site.
The Club is the preferred bidder to a 200-year lease on the land, subject to the successful planning application.
The new 63 acre site in the borough of Ealing will play host to the R's ahead of the start of the 2013/14 season.
The site will be developed into a full multi-purpose Elite Training Facility and Community Sports Complex.
QPR Chairman, Tony Fernandes, expressed his delight at the successful bid, commenting: "We are absolutely ecstatic and must thank everyone involved in the process, especially David Leed (CYD Projects Ltd) who oversaw the bid, for their tremendous support.
"This decision means we are now in a position to build a new state-of-the-art facility which will enable us to attract, retain and train world class talent.
"The community package that will accompany this facility will additionally deliver great benefits for those in our local boroughs."
He added: "We said when we arrived here that we wanted to build this Club for the future and this is another huge step in the right direction.
"We already have a first class senior management team in place, with Mark Hughes at the helm, and the recent appointment of our new Technical Director, Mike Rigg, is further testament to what we are striving to achieve here.
"Clearly though, to achieve such goals, a new training ground facility is paramount so we are absolutely delighted."
The Elite Training Facility will house the entire football department, including our thriving Academy.
It will provide: First Team and Academy natural pitches, a Covered Dome and outdoor 3G Artificial Pitches; rehabilitation areas, grid layouts and goalkeeper training areas; Ground keeping management facilities and security cabins.
The Community Sports Complex will use the power and vision of QPR in the Community Trust to forge stronger and deeper connections within our local community.
QPR in the Community Trust will create progressive, vibrant hubs for sporting and social activities, leading to enhanced life experiences for Ealing residents and its neighbourhoods.
The facility will encourage participation in sport and promote healthy, active lifestyles in a safe and healthy environment available to all sectors of the Community, including existing users of Warren Farm, and deal with social issues and provide community support, social inclusion, community cohesion and education opportunities.
QPR CEO, Philip Beard, added: "This will be a long-term benefit to the Football Club and QPR in the Community Trust.
"It will enable us to compete and attract the best players, and that applies equally to the young Academy players.
"It will mean that we can offer the best training, coaching and fitness facilities, to the benefit of both the Club and the local community."
Design work and site investigations will begin almost immediately.
*The Club will be making no further comment at this stage



QPR OFFICIAL SITE - 

THE NEW TRAINING GROUND



e Warren Farm site will be developed into a full multi-purpose First Class Professional Elite Training Facility and Community Sports Complex, which will have state-of-the-art facilities that are second to none.
These facilities will be used by both our professional and academy footballers, as well as the community, and echo our ethos of being 'more than just a Football Club.'
The land will be designed for the Club's professional training requirements, which will be designed to the Premier Leagues Academy Category 1 and Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP), with a layout of natural and artificial training pitches and grids. These facilities will provide a platform for the development of local home grown talent and inspiration for the local community to aspire.
Community facilities will be developed with the equal exacting standards and high performance specification qualities, which meet with Sport England and National Governing Bodies standards. The community facilities and community development programme will be managed by QPR in the Community Trust.
We see this element of the proposal as a true partnership with the council, local sports clubs and wider community users.
The Community will have some of the best facilities for people of all ages and levels of ability to engage and participate in a wide variety of sports including football, rugby, cricket, basketball, tennis, netball and potentially hockey, with fully developed sporting programmes and activities with professionally qualified coaches, including input and appearances from professional players from QPR within their contracted voluntary and Community services.
Transport is a key issue for the site. There will be safe secure parking assessed to following transports assessment and planning requirements. There will be a shuttle bus service from strategic pick up points around Ealing at underground and rail stations.
The design will incorporate recommendations by Secured by Design, provide a secure base for public service and meet with the Council's Sports Strategy and increase public participation in sport with the delivery of professional sports and community development programmes. Car parking will be provided for staff and players, including cycle park and electric car charging QPR




FA -  Barton charged

Monday, 14 May, 2012

QPR midfielder facing two charges of violent conduct.


The FA has today [Monday 14 May] charged Queens Park Rangers midfielder Joey Barton in relation to two acts of alleged violent conduct during Sunday’s match against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.

Following the player’s dismissal in the 54th minute of the fixture, there followed two incidents involving Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero and Vincent Kompany.

As Barton had already been dismissed, both of these incidents fell outside of the jurisdiction of the referee.

Barton has until 6pm on Tuesday 15 May to respond to the charges. FA





GUARDIAN/DOMINIC FIFIELD

Joey Barton's QPR career in serious doubt after Manchester City fracas
• Barton could be banned for 10 Premier League matches
• QPR may struggle to sell £80,000-per-week midfielder

Dominic Fifield

Joey Barton's future at Queens Park Rangers has been cast into serious doubt following his dismissal and subsequent reaction at Manchester City on Sunday, offences which could see him banned for at least 10 matches at the start of next season.

The one-time England international will receive an automatic four-match suspension for flinging an elbow at Carlos Tevez – his second red card of the season – and has been charged with two acts of violent conduct by the Football Association over his kick out at Sergio Agüero and attempt to headbutt Vincent Kompany before he was eventually escorted from the field. Both those offences, which fell outside the jurisdiction of the referee Mike Dean, would normally carry three-match bans, though there remains scope for the FA's regulatory panel to increase the sanction. Barton has until 6pm on Tuesday to respond to the charges.

The incident is the latest controversy to blight the 29-year-old's career and the prospect of him being suspended well into next season – as well as his onerous £80,000-a-week wages and his reputation – could prove a major hindrance to QPR's attempts to sell the midfielder from the playing staff. The club are conducting their own enquiry into events at the Etihad Stadium but, behind the scenes, it is understood the manager, Mark Hughes, was left exasperated by the experienced player's conduct on such a critical occasion as the Londoners attempted to retain their topflight status.

The midfielder is contracted until 2015 at Loftus Road, with QPR now considering their options. The club's chairman, Tony Fernandes, confirmed the player's conduct is under review. He told the BBC: "There are experienced people who will come back to me and we'll review the whole situation. Joey has been an integral part of the club and has played his part. [Djibril] Cissé has been sent off twice, and I think he was critical for us in terms of getting goals. This is football, and I'm new to it. I don't profess to have all the answers."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/....+%28Football%2







FINAL TABLE!

Team
P
Home
Away
Pts
Goal
Diff
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
38
18
1
0
55
12
10
4
5
38
17
89
64
38
15
2
2
52
19
13
3
3
37
14
89
56
38
12
4
3
39
17
9
3
7
35
32
70
25
38
13
3
3
39
17
7
6
6
27
24
69
25
38
11
5
3
29
17
8
3
8
27
34
65
5
38
12
3
4
41
24
6
7
6
24
22
64
19
38
10
3
6
28
15
5
8
6
22
25
56
10
38
6
9
4
24
16
8
1
10
23
24
52
7
38
10
5
4
36
26
4
5
10
12
25
52
-3
38
6
3
10
21
22
7
5
7
24
30
47
-7
38
8
7
4
27
18
4
4
11
17
33
47
-7
38
7
6
6
28
30
5
5
9
24
36
47
-14
38
7
7
5
26
17
4
5
10
19
29
45
-1
38
7
8
4
25
20
4
4
11
11
33
45
-17
38
5
7
7
22
27
6
3
10
20
35
43
-20
38
4
7
8
20
25
3
10
6
17
28
38
-16
38
7
5
7
24
25
3
2
14
19
41
37
-23
38
4
4
11
23
39
6
2
11
23
38
36
-31
38
6
1
12
26
33
2
6
11
22
45
31
-30
38
3
3
13
19
43
2
7
10
21
39
25
-42






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