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Post by QPR Report on Sept 30, 2009 6:17:23 GMT
Edit: 11 years ago and 12...
11 Year Ago today: .: QPR's Paladini Profiled in The Times & 121 Years Ago Announcing Legal Action Against London Evening Standard
-Alex Wade/The Times - September 30, 2006
Chairman sees himself as agent for QPR revival
- GIANNI PALADINI was in typically expressive form. The former Fifa-registered agent had just been appointed as chairman of Queens Park Rangers and the phone would not stop ringing. Call after call came in, from well-wishers, QPR fans and, yes, one or two agents, with congratulations.
Paladini who looks at least ten years younger than his 60 years talked animatedly in English and Italian. Loftus Road has rarely echoed to the language of Dante, but the club's long-suffering fans would not be surprised if a scene from The Divine Comedy appeared in the programme for Monday's Coca-Cola Championship fixture against Crystal Palace. QPR have become the club at which anything can happen.
Confirmation of Paladini's appointment yesterday comes on the back of events straight out of a soap opera. Not a month has gone by without someone trying to get rid of me, Paladini said of his 18-month involvement with the club.
An acrimonious boardroom dispute turned nasty when, minutes before an early-season home match against Sheffield United, a gang burst into the inner sanctum at Loftus Road, held a gun to Paladini's head and allegedly forced him to sign a letter by which he would resign from the board. Four men have since been charged with conspiracy to commit blackmail and joint possession of a firearm with intent to commit grievous bodily harm.
This week, fresh controversy surrounded the affable Italian. It has been alleged in the press that he is using QPR to line the pockets of various agent friends with deals that the club cannot afford. Typical is the suggestion that one recent acquisition Marc Nygaard, on a free transfer from Brescia � is said to have resulted in a 60,000 payment to Brian Hassell, an agent.
Similarly, it is claimed that 40,000 was paid to Mel Eves, a Midlands-based, for the transfer of Ian Evatt.
"These allegations are stupid," Paladini said. "They are made by people with no understanding of how football works. If they want to paint a picture of me as a crook, they should find something I have done wrong. In fact, I have done nothing wrong, and they have no idea what they're talking about."
The phone rings again, and it is Nygaard�s agent. The tall striker's stock is high, with two goals in the past two matches, including a header against Millwall on Tuesday night. His agent is chasing payment. The first payment is due, but I haven't had a chance to sort it out. There has been so much chaos here, Paladini said.
First payment? Yes, the first payment the deal was for four payments over the term of Nygaard's contract. So there was no 60,000 lump sum? Not at all, Paladini said, clearly exasperated. Contracts are never done like that. The deal is for four payments and I haven't paid a penny yet.
This, according to Paladini, is how all the deals for which he has been responsible have been structured. He adds that he has overseen only three signings. The others were all signed off by either the ex-chairman or the chief executive, he said. I am angry that I have been dragged through the mud like this. They have called me a thief with no evidence at all.
�What does it prove, that I know other agents? I have spent my life in football. If you a solicitor, you know other solicitors. I need to know all the agents in the game, and knowing them means I can do a better job for QPR. I understand how transfers work. Football is a business and you need to know this side of it as much as the passion. The phone rings again, and afterwards Paladini is coy. He alludes to a deal, nearly complete, in which QPR's10 million debt to the Panama-based ABC corporation arranged when the club came out of administration is renegotiated. The ABC loan costs the club 1 million in interest each year, but Paladini hopes to cut this in half.
"People must think there is some kind of mafia involvement here, but I want the best for QPR and I'm putting together the right people to achieve this," he said. The moment I came here I felt an affinity for the club, its fans and its history, and I wanted to get involved. I want to be part of the team that takes QPR back to the Premier League.
Between 1958 and 1967, Paladini was on Napoli's books wearing the No 10 shirtthat, thanks to Stan Bowles, Rodney Marsh and Tony Currie, has iconic status at Loftus Road. It would be some joy for him and QPR fans if this thread had more than merely symbolic resonance.
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Post by QPR Report on Sept 30, 2009 6:18:47 GMT
12 Years ago...
QPR OFFICIAL SITE - September 30, 2005 - ENOUGH IS ENOUGH-
GIANNI Paladini today began legal action against the London Evening Standard after the paper published yet another libellous and factually inaccurate article about QPR.
The QPR Chairman has instructed one of the country's top libel firms, Carter-Ruck, to commence legal proceedings immediately by formally requesting an immediate apology and retraction of damning statements made by the paper.
Paladini will also be writing to the Press Complaints Commission, urging them to conduct an immediate inquiry into the unprofessional way the Standard has conducted its so-called investigation.
"I held detailed talks with Carter-Ruck yesterday," Paladini confirmed. "It is their belief I have been libelled by the paper and on that basis I have instructed them to commence legal action. This will be on a strictly no-win, no fee basis so it will have no financial impact on the club.
"I am demanding an immediate apology - not just for me, but for everyone who works for, and who loves, QPR.
"I am deeply saddened that this is happening but enough is enough. The Standard has chosen to mount a witch-hunt against QPR and are clearly being fed a string of deceitful lies, inaccuracies and misleading information by individuals who have their own axe to grind against the club and me.
"These individuals cannot possibly be true fans - how could they harm us by pedalling such rubbish?"
Once again, the Standard is falsely claiming the FA are investigating how much QPR has paid agents to bring players into the club.
Paladini added: "Let me state this clearly and categorically. I have spoken to the FA and there is no probe or investigation into our finances - or how much we have paid agents. Yes, they ask to be kept informed of how the club is being run - as they do with all clubs.
"That is right and proper and we have always co-operated. But we have nothing to hide and there is nothing that has caused them any concern. I have their assurance that we are not under suspicion.
"Anyone reading the Standard right now would think QPR is being run by the mafia. Let me tell you the only crime being committed at the moment is by the Standard. Every club, no matter how big or small, has to deal with agents - there's nothing I can do about that.
"If I tried to by-pass them, players would simply refuse to come to QPR. Is that what the Standard wants? A club with no players? What would our fans think of that?
"The Standard has made me look like someone out of the Godfather and that's why I will also be writing to the Press Complaints Commission, urging them to launch their own investigation into the journalistic standards of this paper.
"Not only have they printed lies about the club, their columnist David Mellor has launched a particularly nasty and deeply personal attack on me - even though we have never met.
"It is my belief the Commission will want to seriously reprimand this paper for the way they are conducting themselves."
QPR Official Site
Following these QPR statements on the QPR Official Site
[Have to find the links that still work)
30 Sept: 2005 "The Real Story - No investigation, no probe and nothing but nonsense from the Evening Standard
23 Sept 2005 "No FA Probe" - Gianni Paladini tells qpr.co.uk that the FA are NOT investigating Queens Park Ranger
22.09.2005 Latest ANGER & DISTRESS Gianni Paladini has reacted with anger and distress regarding allegations made in the press on Thursday
December 7, 2005 -
QPR OFFICIAL SITE "Today the Evening Standard issued an apology to QPR Chairman Gianni Paladini.
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 30, 2010 6:44:28 GMT
Bumpy....
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 30, 2011 6:59:15 GMT
Bump one more time...Maybe for the last time....  |
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Post by Zamoraaaah on Sept 30, 2011 7:08:35 GMT
Thank fck were rid of him.
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Post by superckat on Sept 30, 2011 7:43:16 GMT
I hope that waster has nothing more to do with our club. I'm guessing the club paid the legal fees for all this.
In my opinion almost everything bad that has happened to this club in the last several years has his stamp on it.
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 30, 2011 8:05:12 GMT
And here was Port Vale beckoning... Port Vale Official Site - Port Vale Secures Further New Investment
Posted on: Thu 29 Sep 2011Port Vale is delighted to announce that the club has today secured further new investment with Mr Peter Miller purchasing £250,000 in club shares. Mr Miller, 52, will also seek election to the club's board, subject to shareholders' approval, following the completion of paperwork for Perry Deakin's candidacy. The new shares are part of the deal for new investment negotiated in the United States by Mr Deakin and Chairman Mike Lloyd. Blue Sky International have this week purchased £150K of new shares, taking the overall total by both parties to £400K. Mr Miller is a long-established contact of Mr Deakin, with the pair first meeting when the former worked for Aston Villa while the Vale Chief Executive was Commercial Director at Birmingham City Football Club. Mr Miller has a wealth of international and domestic football experience and is currently Vice-President (Sports and Education) at the Global Events Group (GEG). He has held this position since 2005 and was directly responsible for the negotiation of Liverpool Football Club's first-ever international partnership, establishing and delivering the club's operations in North America. He has held executive positions at several UK Clubs including Head of International Development at Aston Villa Football Club and Chief Executive Officer at Northampton Town, where he negotiated what remains the club's largest ever sponsorship deal with Carlsberg Brewery. He was appointed by and served directly under Sir Bobby Robson at Newcastle United Football Club, where he was responsible for the club's representation in Central America and the Caribbean, having previously worked with Sir Bobby on private projects prior to Robson's appointment at Newcastle. Previous to his time at Northampton and Villa, while living in the Caribbean, he worked as Commercial Director at San Juan Jabloteh Football Club. The club has a reputation for producing many international players including Kenwyne Jones, Jason Scotland and former Valiant Hector Sam. Miller then served as Chief Executive Officer in the Trinidad & Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) and was responsible for the successful delivery of the FIFA 2001 Under-17 World Cup Finals as well as countless International, Regional and Domestic Tournament Campaigns. During his time in the Caribbean, he also lectured at the University of The West Indies and represented CONCACAF, the Caribbean Football Union and TTFF as a keynote speaker at many International Football Industry Conferences around the world, including events in Moscow, Munich, Madrid, Cape Town, Dubai and extensively throughout the CONCACAF region. As part of its marketing campaign at the FIFA World Cup in 2001, he was responsible for the "world's largest football shirt", which secured a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. Said Mr Miller: "Following lengthy discussions with Perry Deakin and the club's board, I am most excited to be involved in Port Vale Football Club and look forward to offering my industry experience and network of contacts, when required, to help take the football club forward. "I have been following the fortunes of Port Vale closely and significantly, most recently, in specific relation to the advancements of its management structure and overall vision to move the club forwards. I wholeheartedly believe that the club has enormous potential and look forward to doing whatever I can to assist in bringing good times back to Vale Park, which will hopefully happen sooner rather than later." Added Chief Executive Perry Deakin: "I have known Peter since his time at Aston Villa when I myself was at Birmingham City and it was clear when Peter expressed an interest in Port Vale that he had all the necessary qualities and desire to help drive the club towards better times." "He was a wealth of experience in the UK and overseas and Peter's exceptional contacts, skills and experience within the game can only help Port Vale as we aim to develop and expand our business offering. "The Club needs people with a wider reach of contacts and experience than the local game alone, this is essential in the modern game and part of the clubs aims and objectives - Peter fits this mandate perfectly" "We are delighted that Peter has recognised the potential of the club and opted to invest in Port Vale. Should a board position be approved, this can only be a positive step for the club." Keep checking the official website for all of the latest Port Vale news. You can now follow us on Twitter - @officialpvfc www.port-vale.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10381~2467487,00.html |
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Post by Lonegunmen on Sept 30, 2011 14:50:12 GMT
If there is a God of Football then G Paladini & P Risdale will be taking the reigns at Chelsea.
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 30, 2012 8:18:17 GMT
Bump another year
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 30, 2013 6:57:05 GMT
Bump: Seven Years ago.... Edit: SEVEN years ago...Seven Year Ago today: A Busy day...: QPR's Paladini Profiled in The Times & Announcing Legal Action Against London Evening Standard
-Alex Wade/The Times - September 30, 2006 Chairman sees himself as agent for QPR revival - GIANNI PALADINI was in typically expressive form. The former Fifa-registered agent had just been appointed as chairman of Queens Park Rangers and the phone would not stop ringing. Call after call came in, from well-wishers, QPR fans and, yes, one or two agents, with congratulations. Paladini who looks at least ten years younger than his 60 years talked animatedly in English and Italian. Loftus Road has rarely echoed to the language of Dante, but the club's long-suffering fans would not be surprised if a scene from The Divine Comedy appeared in the programme for Monday's Coca-Cola Championship fixture against Crystal Palace. QPR have become the club at which anything can happen. Confirmation of Paladini's appointment yesterday comes on the back of events straight out of a soap opera. Not a month has gone by without someone trying to get rid of me, Paladini said of his 18-month involvement with the club. An acrimonious boardroom dispute turned nasty when, minutes before an early-season home match against Sheffield United, a gang burst into the inner sanctum at Loftus Road, held a gun to Paladini's head and allegedly forced him to sign a letter by which he would resign from the board. Four men have since been charged with conspiracy to commit blackmail and joint possession of a firearm with intent to commit grievous bodily harm. This week, fresh controversy surrounded the affable Italian. It has been alleged in the press that he is using QPR to line the pockets of various agent friends with deals that the club cannot afford. Typical is the suggestion that one recent acquisition Marc Nygaard, on a free transfer from Brescia � is said to have resulted in a 60,000 payment to Brian Hassell, an agent. Similarly, it is claimed that 40,000 was paid to Mel Eves, a Midlands-based, for the transfer of Ian Evatt. "These allegations are stupid," Paladini said. "They are made by people with no understanding of how football works. If they want to paint a picture of me as a crook, they should find something I have done wrong. In fact, I have done nothing wrong, and they have no idea what they're talking about." The phone rings again, and it is Nygaard�s agent. The tall striker's stock is high, with two goals in the past two matches, including a header against Millwall on Tuesday night. His agent is chasing payment. The first payment is due, but I haven't had a chance to sort it out. There has been so much chaos here, Paladini said. First payment? Yes, the first payment the deal was for four payments over the term of Nygaard's contract. So there was no 60,000 lump sum? Not at all, Paladini said, clearly exasperated. Contracts are never done like that. The deal is for four payments and I haven't paid a penny yet. This, according to Paladini, is how all the deals for which he has been responsible have been structured. He adds that he has overseen only three signings. The others were all signed off by either the ex-chairman or the chief executive, he said. I am angry that I have been dragged through the mud like this. They have called me a thief with no evidence at all. �What does it prove, that I know other agents? I have spent my life in football. If you a solicitor, you know other solicitors. I need to know all the agents in the game, and knowing them means I can do a better job for QPR. I understand how transfers work. Football is a business and you need to know this side of it as much as the passion. The phone rings again, and afterwards Paladini is coy. He alludes to a deal, nearly complete, in which QPR's10 million debt to the Panama-based ABC corporation arranged when the club came out of administration is renegotiated. The ABC loan costs the club 1 million in interest each year, but Paladini hopes to cut this in half. "People must think there is some kind of mafia involvement here, but I want the best for QPR and I'm putting together the right people to achieve this," he said. The moment I came here I felt an affinity for the club, its fans and its history, and I wanted to get involved. I want to be part of the team that takes QPR back to the Premier League. Between 1958 and 1967, Paladini was on Napoli's books wearing the No 10 shirtthat, thanks to Stan Bowles, Rodney Marsh and Tony Currie, has iconic status at Loftus Road. It would be some joy for him and QPR fans if this thread had more than merely symbolic resonance. Bump: Seven Years.... |
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 30, 2014 7:55:34 GMT
Bump. 8 Years ago and 9 years ago...
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 30, 2015 12:29:16 GMT
Bump...10 Years and 9 Years
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Post by Macmoish on Sept 30, 2016 16:05:42 GMT
Flashback
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Post by Macmoish on Oct 1, 2017 10:46:06 GMT
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