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Post by QPR Report on Aug 31, 2009 6:38:20 GMT
 August 31, 2008 Bernie Ecclestone on QPR - Not Got The Football Bug!
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BBC Interview: Ecclestone - on the Olympics, F1 and QPR"Bernie Ecclestone tells Radio 5 Live's Sportsweek he believes London has a very hard act to follow in staging the Olympic Games after the success of Beijing." Audio [Complete audio 11 minutes] Most of the interview consists Ecclestone talking about the 2012 London Olympics (and the China Olympics) and Formula One racing and Max Mosley. And then near the end of the interview (about nine minutes into the interview) - Ecclestone talks briefly about QPR. Relates how he was interested in Chelsea before Abramovich came in... Then how he bought QPR. Repeats the Briatore/"Pizza Restaurant" story. "It was Briatore that was approached; not me.... He was looking for... a restaurant...I don't think it seemed a good idea at the time to buy" Asked "Have you got the football bug?" Ecclestone responds: "No. Not at all" Asked: "Do you watch them? Do you get any great pleasure going to Loftus Road? I've been two three times. I obviously I just don't have time to do everything that's the problem"... Asked: "...Presumably ultimately you'd like Queens Park Rangers to be up there alongside their neigbours Chelsea in the Premier League" Ecclestone responded: "I don't know if we could afford it....Even if we could whether we would want to...When you get in that league it's a different league. We'll wait and see." qprreport.blogspot.com/2008/08/bernie-ecclestone-on-qpr-and-on-london.html
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Post by londonranger on Aug 31, 2009 13:49:27 GMT
So we are Queens Park Restaurant!! doesnt matter what league we are in.
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Post by QPR Report on Aug 31, 2009 14:22:30 GMT
Of course in some other interview he said the exact opposite, claiming he brought in Briatore.
There are opinions. There are facts.
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Post by klr on Aug 31, 2009 14:23:36 GMT
I like Ecclestones attitude to QPR / Football in general, he doesnt like it!
Ecclestone made the comment that if Arsenal were playing in his back garden, he'd close the curtains, I liked that comment, a comic comment.
But for somebody who doesnt like football, he always seems to be down there whenever I'm there.
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 31, 2011 7:24:31 GMT
Bump: We'll have to see what happens over the years...But certainly what a refreshing, refreshing contrast going from Ecclestone/Briatore (and Paladini) to Fernandes/Bhatia (ok he was already there) (and Beard)
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Post by gramps on Aug 31, 2011 9:01:19 GMT
Any truth in the rumour that Tango and Cash have bought season tickets at LR?  |
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Hoop
Dave Mangnall
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Post by Hoop on Aug 31, 2011 9:28:43 GMT
Well they are a good deal now gramps...  No doubt they'll resell on eBay for triple or something. |
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 31, 2012 7:14:11 GMT
Bye Bernie...!
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Post by manta on Aug 31, 2012 19:12:32 GMT
Bernie the billionaire who went apeshit discovering the club "wasting money" by buying energy drinks for the players at half-time, yet paid the Black Eyed Peas a million squid to perform at his talentess daughter's wedding.
Thanks for the memories Bernie.
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