Post by Macmoish on Oct 21, 2010 13:34:29 GMT
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QPR boss Neil Warnock not bothered by Marcello Lippi rumours
QPR boss Neil Warnock has laughed off the threat Italian legend Marcello Lippi is waiting to steal his job should Rs win promotion to the Premiership.
Former chairman Flavio Briatore dropped a bombshell this week when he reportedly claimed the man who won the 2006 World Cup for Italy is ‘a dream’ for the team topping the Championship by two points.
Although Briatore has no official clout, he and Formula I pal Bernie Ecclestone are still the club’s major shareholders and are understood to be pumping around £700,000 a month into Loftus Road.
"If we were to get into the Premier League, I have a dream: Marcello Lippi as coach," Briatore told Italian magazine Chi.
But Warnock reckons he would walk into a job tomorrow should the fanciful notion become fact.
"I take this with a pinch of salt if I’m honest," said Warnock. "Worried? My stock’s never been higher. And I get on well with Flavio when we chat once a week or so.
"He has given me his views on the team but he understands I make the decisions – and he’s happy with that."
Briatore hired and fired nine managers in three years before he quit in February after a rough ride from fans to go with a team facing the threat of relegation
www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk/london-sport/london-qpr/2010/10/21/qpr-boss-neil-warnock-not-bothered-by-marcello-lippi-rumours-82029-27518651/
QPR boss Neil Warnock not bothered by Marcello Lippi rumours
QPR boss Neil Warnock has laughed off the threat Italian legend Marcello Lippi is waiting to steal his job should Rs win promotion to the Premiership.
Former chairman Flavio Briatore dropped a bombshell this week when he reportedly claimed the man who won the 2006 World Cup for Italy is ‘a dream’ for the team topping the Championship by two points.
Although Briatore has no official clout, he and Formula I pal Bernie Ecclestone are still the club’s major shareholders and are understood to be pumping around £700,000 a month into Loftus Road.
"If we were to get into the Premier League, I have a dream: Marcello Lippi as coach," Briatore told Italian magazine Chi.
But Warnock reckons he would walk into a job tomorrow should the fanciful notion become fact.
"I take this with a pinch of salt if I’m honest," said Warnock. "Worried? My stock’s never been higher. And I get on well with Flavio when we chat once a week or so.
"He has given me his views on the team but he understands I make the decisions – and he’s happy with that."
Briatore hired and fired nine managers in three years before he quit in February after a rough ride from fans to go with a team facing the threat of relegation
www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk/london-sport/london-qpr/2010/10/21/qpr-boss-neil-warnock-not-bothered-by-marcello-lippi-rumours-82029-27518651/
