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- Congratulations to QPR U-18 on Winning the Newark Tournament by Crushing Liverpool From the Tournament Site - Tournament Photos (except Final) Championship Match -- Queens Park Rangers FC 5, Liverpool FC 1: Queens Park Rangers coach Steve Gallen wasn't pleased with his team's draw in the opening round of the Capelli Sport Newark Liberty International Summit on Tuesday. But, as the old adage goes - It's not how you start,but how you finish. The English side got stronger with each match played in the Summit and saved the best for last when it came out and put away the more-heralded club from England, Liverpool FC. QPR scored five minutes apart midway through the first half before putting the game away with another pair of scores within two minutes of each other to lift the Rangers to the Summit title. QPR took a 2-0 lead off a pair of giveaways by Liverpool's defense in the first half - the first goal was scored by Olamide Shodipo after he intercepted a ball originally destined for the Liverpool goalkeeper and the second was off a 25-yard blast by Aaron Mitchell, who stepped in front of a bad square pass in the defensive end. Liverppool, the only team to win all three games during Group play, looked as though it would make a game of it when Sergi Canos scored just before the half to cut its deficit to 2-1. But QPR ended any suspense in the 53rd and 55th minutes, respectivly, when Reece Grego-Cox and Mitchell connected. Cox knocked in a curler inside the far right post from just off the top, left-side of the penalty area, while Mitchell converted his fifth goal of the tournament after being left wide open as he crashed the box. QPR's Andreas Komodikis capped the second half explosion with a 77th-minute goal. Mitchell wound up winning the Golden Boot Award for scoring the most goals of the tournament. 3rd-Place Consolation -- FC Inter Milan 4, Maccabi Haifa 2: After blowing a two-goal lead, Inter Milan didn't lose its composure and scored twice over the final 12 minutes to secure third-place in the Summit's penultimate game. Matteo Colombini scored on a cross through the goal-mouth to snap a 2-2 standoff in the 78th minute before Federico Bonazzoli sealed the victory for the Italians with his second goal of the match off a breakaway in the waning minutes. Bonazzoli gave Inter a 1-0 lead in the 26th minute on a nice cross by Matteo Cotali. A defensive mishap by Maccabi led to an open net goal by Inter's Samuel Appiah in the 51st minute, but the Israeli's cut the lead in half a minute later when Amit Zenati connected from in close. Or Eiloz squared the match at 2-2 for Maccabi with a strike on a direct kick that found its mark from 30 yards out in the 57th minute before Inter Milan took over in the final dozen minutes. 5th-Place Consolation -- PDA 2, St. Benedict's 1: An 81st minute goal by Jose Mederos was a little too late for St. Benedict's to overcome some serious defensive lapses early and forced coach Jim Wandling's club to have to settle for a not-so-rewarding 6th place finish in the Summit. The Gray Bees, which played well in spurts during the first three games of the tournament and held its head high coming into a winnable fourth contest, left the field discouraged after falling behind by two goals after a lackluster first half in which PDA's Jared Stroud and Brian White scored goals for the New Jersey team. SBP also left too many chances on the field, including missing from point-blank range a couple times and hitting a cross bar on another quality opportunity. 7th-Place Consolation -- FC Boston Bolts 3, Fuddercol 2: Harry Swartz scored a goal in the waning seconds to lift Boston to a seventh-place finish in the in the final day opener of the Summit at NJIT. Swartz' goal, his second in as many games, came in the 90th minute and capped a Boston rally from a 2-1 second half deficit. Steve DeLeo lifted Boston into 2-2 tie with a goal earlier in the second stanza after Fuddercol had broken a 1-1 halftime standoff on Mauricio Agualimpia's goal. Boston opened the scoring in the 15th minute, but the Colombian side evened the match only two minutes later on Freddy Hurtado's score. www.sbp.org/SummitChampionshipSaturday QPR On This Day...- September 1, 1981 - First Game on Plastic - 32 Years Ago, QPR Made English Football History: The First Game on Plastic! RANGERS "CONTROVERSIAL" PLASTIC PITCH September 1, 1981: Terry Venables QPR played Luton Town at Loftus Road, for their first home game of the season. (The previous Saturday, QPR won their season opener with a 3-1 win at Wrexham.) Andy King put QPR 1-0 before Luton scored twice to win it. QPR's plastic was so controversial that originally the FA was not going to allow games to be played at Loftus Road. That never fortuitously didn't occur since that was the season that QPR went on to the FA Cup Final. In ensuing seasons, following Rangers' example, Preston, Oldham and Luton itself followed suit. But the plastic fields were very controversial, with the claim that they gave an unfair advantage to the home teams, and supposedly players getting certain injuries. Also the bouncing ball off the surface, etc. And the term "controversial" came into almost newspaper match report of QPR games. Within a few years, the clubs had all given up their plastic. QPR's Team for that opening game at home to Luton. Burridge - Fenwick Hazell Roeder Gregory - Waddock Francis King - Allen Stainrod Flanagan (A couple of years later, when QPR qualified for the UEFA Cup, their Plastic pitch was not permitted in Europe, so they had to play at Highbury. Ironically, a few years earlier, Terry Venables had co-authored the book "They Used to Play on Grass" 17 Years Ago Today, Ray Wilkins Axed/"Resigned" The Departure of Ray Wilkins September 1, 1996: QPR having beaten Oxford and Portsmouth and drawn at Wolves; and lost Kevin Gallen through a terrible injury, played promotion-challenging Bolton at Loftus Road (and lost 2-1) For newly-relegated QPR still under the managership (player manager) of Ray Wilkins and Frank Sibley and under the new ownership of Chris Wright...The QPR Board met with Wilkins, and ostensibly he left because he wanted to continue playing. But there were strong suggestions he was axed, even though Chris Wright and others denied that. It was such a change from the less than two years previously, when Wilkins returned to QPR after Gerry Francis moved on to Spurs and in his first season, guided QPR to 8th. The following season, QPR sold Ferdinand and made some not-so great purchases: Zelic, Osbourne, Hately, Sommer. And as a player, signed by Don Howe, in a deal arranged by axed Trevor Francis, Wilkins joined QPR on a free from Glasgow Rangers and made an immediate, brilliant impact on QPR. And for the next several seasons, was QPR's brilliant midfielder. There was a slight irony, since QPR under Dave Sexton in 1974/75 had tried to sign Wilkins as an 18 year old from Chelsea. So Wilkins left and instead appointed Stuart Houston and Bruce Rioch (instead of Venables, George Graham or Alan Curbishly who were three names that were strongly touted.) And over the next year, Houston spent lavishly )approaching 8 million pounds + high wages) on John Spencer, Gavin Peaco**, Steve Morrow, Lee Harper, Matt Rose, and finally....Mike Sheron. See QPRNet Q&A With Ray Wilkins [From The QPRNet Interview with Chris Wright "...It all went wrong right from the word go though. As soon as we took over the club Ray Wilkins resigned as manager and to this day I don’t know why. I think he thought he wasn’t going to get on with Clive Berlin, who was the Chief Executive, but I’m only guessing. QPRnet: To clarify Ray Wilkins resigned, he wasn’t sacked? CW: Oh he resigned, he didn’t resign to me, he resigned to the Chief Executive so whatever happened happened between him and Clive Berlin. I would have kept him on personally but Clive told me he only wanted to be the manager so he could pick himself.... www.qprnet.com/index.php/interviews-2/int-officials/12-interview-wrightchris AKUTRS with NICK BLACKBURN 1996/97 - Wilkins, Houston, Rioch... and counting the pennies CA Your first season kicked off. NB A lot of things happened very early on. We beat Oxford 2-1 having gone one down, then Kevin Gallen broke his leg away at Portsmouth on a Friday night. We lost our next home game to Bolton, when Frandsen got the winner. See, I’ve got a very good memory (laughter) and then we had a board meeting. It was our first meeting and there’s a myth about this meeting. CA Is this where Ray Wilkins left? NB Yes. It’s a complete myth that he was sacked. He resigned. What happened was, we asked Ray to come to the board meeting. We were nearly all new directors, and we asked him to set out how he worked, how many scouts he had, was he watching games, did he prefer playing, how could he play and keep himself fit and watch players, all this kind of thing. It was fine. At the end of the meeting, when Ray had gone, Clive Berlin said, “I don’t think Ray will make a manager”. We all said, “Look, come on, let’s give him a chance.” Next morning, Ray rang up and resigned. He’d booked a flight that day to go and see a midfield player in Scotland called Dave Bowman, who played for Dundee United. But Ray cancelled the flight and resigned. We think one of the directors rang him up and told him about those comments. I know for certain it wasn’t one of the new directors. We were new to it. We didn’t really know the inside of football that well and however much you think you know about it, nothing really prepares you for it. When Ray resigned, he then went out and told people he had been sacked. Frank Sibley said he would go with him, Billy Bonds went too because they all believed that he had been sacked and they all said they wanted to remain loyal to him. CA Why would he say that he had been sacked? NB I don’t know. I’ve never known that. I’ve seen Ray since and we have not discussed it. But he was not sacked. CA Do you get on with him? NB Yes! I love Ray! He’s a very nice man. Whether he will ever make a successful manger, I don’t know. www.boardroomblues.co.uk/blackburninterview.pdf Bill Power's QPR Departure: 8 Years Ago: QPR OFFICIAL SITE - SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 - BILL POWER Today following advice from my doctor and after lengthy discussions with my family and each member of the board I am confirming my departure as chairman of QPR. I am well aware of the feelings of supporters having received literally hundreds of goodwill messages. But I must be selfish and think of my own health and also the health of two family members, both lifelong R's - my beautiful mum and my lovely father-in-law, who are both in hospital and not in the best of health. I have been in discussions for the last two months with my fellow board members regarding who could, should or would 'pick up the baton'. I have told Gianni that he should become chairman with immediate effect to help focus everyone on going forward and I have advised him to meet with the supporters groups as quickly as he can. As I write this, I have just enjoyed a day talking and having lunch with Gianni and on the phone with Ollie discussing possible new signings and things that we thought could take the club forward. I hope, and am sure, that those discussions and my advice will be acted upon and that we all see the benefits for ourselves . In all honesty, and perhaps selfishly again, I must say it was like a weight being lifted from my shoulders having previously known that a decision I might make as Chairman could affect the hopes and dreams of so many fellow R's. Now it is time to let another friend push us forward. I am not leaving, just taking a well earned rest. Words fail to express how much I have enjoyed my tenure as chairman, living every fan's dream of helping the club they love. I'm sure I will think of dozens of things I should have said, so for now I will just say a big thank you to everyone I have met and wish you all well. Once again I ask you to get behind Gianni, Kevin, Ollie and the boys. I know that when we all pull together we are unstoppable. Come on you R's. QPR September 1, 1973: Gerry Francis Makes Full First Division Debut Francis made his First Division full debut, scoring in QPR's 1-2 loss at Manchester United.(Francis had came on as a 16-old sub in QPR's 2-1 home loss against Liverpool in March, 1969. Barry Bridges scoring for QPR). QPR's team (managed by Gordon Jago)against Manchester United: Parkes - Clement Mancini Hazell Watson - Francis Venables Leach -Thomas Bowles Givens. QPR's Draw at Liverpool: September 1, 1984: Liverpool 1 QPR 1 Wayne Fereday scores as Alan Mullery's QPR drew 1-1 at Liverpool. QPR's Team: Hucker - Neil Wicks Fenwick Dawes -Fereday Fillery Gregory Mickelwhite - Bannister Stainrod September 1, 1990: Don Howe's QPR drew 1-1 at home to Chelsea. Roy Wegerle. Roberts Bardsley Mcdonald Channing Sansom -Wilson Parker Wikins Sinton -Falco Wegerle Ex-QPR, Keith Rowlands Turns 42! (Born September 1, 1971) Rowlands was signed by Ray Harford from West Ham in 1998 (along with Ian Dowie, in a part exchange for Trevor Sinclair.) Rowlands replaced Rufus Brevett who was sold on to Fulham. Rowlands played a relatively small number of QPR as full back and wing. He joined Luton in 2001. Rowlands Six Years Ago, John Gregory's QPR lost 0-3 at home to Southampton: QPR's team: Camp, Curtis, Stewart, Mancienne (Cullip 84), Barker, Rowlands, Leigertwood, Bolder, Ephraim, Blackstock (Nygaard 69), Sahar (Nardiello 69). Subs Not Used: Cole, Bignot. - Match Reports After 3 games, QPR had one point. Match Reports and Managerial Comments qprreport.blogspot.com/2007/09/further-reports-and-comments-re-qprs.html |
Six years ago today, September 1, 2007. QPR's Takeover by Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone was completed and officially announced.
[In the lengthy official document accompanying the announcement, it was said "QPR is one of the best supported football clubs in the Championship with attendance at home games averaging approximately 20,000, in the 2006/2007 season." (Actually, QPR ranked 19th in Championship Attendance Figures with average gate of 12,936.]
QPR Official Site- CLUB STATEMENT Sat 01 Sep 2007
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is delighted to announce Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone have made a recommended offer for the Club.
Mr Gianni Paladini will remain as Chairman of QPR and Mr Flavio Briatore, Mr Bruno Michel and Mr Alejandro Agag will be invited to join the Board.
Mr Antonio Caliendo and Mr Franco Zanotti have agreed to resign from the Board of QPR.
Speaking exclusively to www.qpr.co.uk today, Briatore said: "Bernie and I were delighted to receive a recommendation from the Board of QPR for our bid for the Club and we look forward to working alongside Gianni Paladini and his team.
"We are fully aware of the history of QPR and the loyal fan base that it has; we are therefore totally committed to bringing future success back to the Club.
"Gianni, Bernie and I are all determined to see the Club return to the Premiership as soon as possible."
Paladini added: "This Offer provides much needed investment and an excellent opportunity to move the Club forward, which in turn, we are sure, will be translated into positive results on the pitch.
"I am delighted that Flavio and Bernie have asked me to remain on the Board of the Club, and hope to play a large part in the future success of QPR Football Club."
*The Club will be making no further comment at this stage, as our focus today remains on celebrating the life and times of Ray Jones, who tragically died in a motor accident last weekend.
*Details of a press conference will follow in due course. QPR
The full (lengthy) announcement "THE DEAL: IN DETAIL
1 September 2007
RECOMMENDED CASH OFFER FOR QPR HOLDINGS LIMITED ("QPR" OR THE "CLUB")
BY SARITA CAPITAL INVESTMENT INC ("SARITA CAPITAL") Summary and Highlights....
Complete Official/Legal "The Deal in Detail"
www.qpr.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~1103904,00.html
AP -Ecclestone, Briatore set to buy Queens Park Rangers after board recommends bid
Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone and Renault team principal Flavio Briatore are set to buy Queens Park Rangers after the English soccer club's board recommended the pair's offer.
QPR, which plays in the second-tier League championship, announced the move Saturday.
The takeover has been mooted at 30 million pounds (US$60.5 million; ?44.4 million) by British papers and should mean the west London team can now plan without the threat of financial administration.
QPR has struggled since relegation from the Premier League in 1996, at one point dropping into the third tier for three seasons, and also owed tax to Britain's Inland Revenue.
Had the club entered financial administration - continuing operations without selling off assets to pay debts - it would have had 10 points automatically deducted from its league total under Football League rules.
Gianni Paladini will carry on as chairman, with Briatore, Bruno Michel and Alejandro Agag joining the board in place of Antonio Caliendo and Franco Zanotti.
"This offer provides much needed investment and an excellent opportunity to move the club forward, which in turn, we are sure, will be translated into positive results on the pitch,'' Paladini said.
QPR was a regular in English soccer's top division and was a founder member of the Premier League in 1992. Winner of the League Cup in 1967, the closest QPR ever came to winning the English championship was in 1976, when it came within one point of edging powerhouse Liverpool.
"We are fully aware of the history of QPR and the loyal fan base that it has,'' Briatore said. "We are therefore totally committed to bringing future success back to the club.''
Ecclestone had been linked with a move for Arsenal, but his chances of buying into the Premier League powerhouse seemed to end Thursday when former vice chairman David Dein sold his 14.58 percent stake to a consortium led by Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov. AP
BBC - F1 magnates to take over at QPR
QPR have confirmed that Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone have made a recommended offer for the club.
Gianni Paladini will remain as chairman but Antonio Caliendo and Franco Zanotti have agreed to resign from the board.
Briatore told the club website: "Bernie and I were delighted to receive a recommendation from the QPR board for our bid for the club.
Paladini said: "This offer provides much needed investment and an excellent opportunity to move the club forward." BBC
Guardian - Ecclestone and Briatore take control of QPR
QPR have confirmed that Formula One magnates Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone have "made a recommended offer" for the Coca-Cola Championship club. Briatore, head of the Renault F1 team, and Ecclestone will now take control of the club although current chairman Gianni Paladini will remain in position.
Briatore told the club's official website www.qpr.co.uk: "Bernie and I were delighted to receive a recommendation from the board of QPR for our bid for the club and we look forward to working alongside Gianni Paladini and his team. We are fully aware of the history of QPR and the loyal fanbase that it has and are totally committed to bringing future success back to the club."
Paladini said: "This offer provides much needed investment and an excellent opportunity to move the club forward which will be translated into positive results on the pitch. I am delighted that Flavio and Bernie have asked me to remain on the board and I hope to play a large part in the future of QPR."
The news was announced prior to the Championship clash with Southampton at Loftus Road, where all 11 Rangers players donned shirts carrying Ray Jones' name on the back. The 18-year-old striker was killed last weekend in a car accident and the club confirmed that no further comment on the takeover would be made today.
A statement said: "The club will be making no further comment at this stage, as our focus today remains on celebrating the life and times of Ray Jones, who tragically died in a motor accident last weekend." Guardian
PA Sport, Tom Rostance - ECCLESTONE IN AT QPR
QPR have confirmed that Formula One magnates Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone have "made a recommended offer" for the Coca-Cola Championship club.
Briatore, head of the Renault F1 team, and Ecclestone will now take control of the club although current chairman Gianni Paladini will remain in position.
Briatore told the club's official website www.qpr.co.uk: "Bernie and I were delighted to receive a recommendation from the board of QPR for our bid for the club and we look forward to working alongside Gianni Paladini and his team.
"We are fully aware of the history of QPR and the loyal fanbase that it has and are totally committed to bringing future success back to the club."
Paladini said: "This offer provides much needed investment and an excellent opportunity to move the club forward which will be translated into positive results on the pitch.
"I am delighted that Flavio and Bernie have asked me to remain on the board and I hope to play a large part in the future of QPR."
The news was announced prior to the Championship clash with Southampton at Loftus Road, where all 11 Rangers players donned shirts shirts carrying Ray Jones' name on the back.
The 18-year-old striker was killed last weekend in a car accident and the club confirmed that no further comment on the takeover would be made today.
A statement said: "The club will be making no further comment at this stage, as our focus today remains on celebrating the life and times of Ray Jones, who tragically died in a motor accident last weekend." Sporting Life
SKY - F1 Bosses Take Over QPR
QPR have confirmed that Formula One magnates Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone have "made a recommended offer" for the club.
Briatore, head of the Renault F1 team, and Ecclestone, who runs Formula One, will now take control at Loftus Road.
Current chairman Gianni Paladini will remain in position.
Briatore said: "Bernie and I were delighted to receive a recommendation from the board of QPR for our bid for the club and we look forward to working alongside Gianni Paladini and his team.
"We are fully aware of the history of QPR and the loyal fanbase that it has and are totally committed to bringing future success back to the club."
Paladini said: "This offer provides much needed investment and an excellent opportunity to move the club forward which will be translated into positive results on the pitch.
"I am delighted that Flavio and Bernie have asked me to remain on the board and I hope to play a large part in the future of QPR." Skynews
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