Post by QPR Report on Aug 18, 2009 15:03:40 GMT
Stretching....
FA mess-up costs QPR
Aug 18 2009 By Paul Warburton - London Informer
QPR lost a vital player in the opening day draw against Blackpool because either the Italian FA or the English variety mucked up – take your pick.
Alessandro Pellicori would have been a sub in the 1-1 with Blackpool, but amazingly his registration by the FA was delayed.
Amazing, because by then, the 28-year-old striker from Avellino, who officially signed on July 29 although the club had lined up the move well before, featured in the pre-season win over Southampton.
There was every chance his late arrival as a sub in the game might have squeezed out a winner against Blackpool – and given Rs two extra points.
Pellicori netted within minutes of coming on against Exeter three days later.
And a Rangers insider reckoned the FA’s move from Soho Square to their new headquarters in Wembley saw the application lost in the post.
"The registration was sent in good time, but it never got processed," said the source. "It had to be sent a second time. You can imagine what manager Jim Magilton might think if Rs come up two points short of promotion in May."
But an FA spokesman was adamant the required documentation only arrived once from the Italian FA - and that was on the Monday after the Blackpool game.
The spokesman said: "It was dealt with immediately."
www.londoninformer.co.uk/london-sport/london-football/london-qpr/2009/08/18/fa-mess-up-costs-qpr-113489-24470268/
FA mess-up costs QPR
Aug 18 2009 By Paul Warburton - London Informer
QPR lost a vital player in the opening day draw against Blackpool because either the Italian FA or the English variety mucked up – take your pick.
Alessandro Pellicori would have been a sub in the 1-1 with Blackpool, but amazingly his registration by the FA was delayed.
Amazing, because by then, the 28-year-old striker from Avellino, who officially signed on July 29 although the club had lined up the move well before, featured in the pre-season win over Southampton.
There was every chance his late arrival as a sub in the game might have squeezed out a winner against Blackpool – and given Rs two extra points.
Pellicori netted within minutes of coming on against Exeter three days later.
And a Rangers insider reckoned the FA’s move from Soho Square to their new headquarters in Wembley saw the application lost in the post.
"The registration was sent in good time, but it never got processed," said the source. "It had to be sent a second time. You can imagine what manager Jim Magilton might think if Rs come up two points short of promotion in May."
But an FA spokesman was adamant the required documentation only arrived once from the Italian FA - and that was on the Monday after the Blackpool game.
The spokesman said: "It was dealt with immediately."
www.londoninformer.co.uk/london-sport/london-football/london-qpr/2009/08/18/fa-mess-up-costs-qpr-113489-24470268/
