Post by QPR Report on Dec 22, 2009 8:13:40 GMT
Three years ago: December 22, 2006
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"...Chairman Gianni Paladini reiterates his pledge to keep hold of sought-after winger Lee Cook. "I'll say it again - it's going to take a huge offer to prize Cooky away from this football club. The £10 million I was quoted as wanting for him is genuine - I won't be accepting a penny less.'' QPR Official Site -
qprreport.blogspot.com/2006/12/paladini-on-lee-cook-10-million-i-was.html
Four Years ago: The Times December 22, 2005
HOLLOWAY ON BEHIND THE SCENES AT QPR
Holloway puzzled - Ian Holloway, the Queens Park Rangers manager, has said that he is “in the dark” about events at the troubled Coca-Cola Championship club. QPR paid £500,000 to the Inland Revenue this week to prevent the club facing a winding-up order and going into administration. “I don’t know what is happening,” Holloway said. The Times Holloway on Not Knowing What's Going on at QPR
Around the same time - Dec 2005
Sporting Life QPR manager Ian Holloway has hinted he will not be allowed to sign the players he wants next month.
Holloway is keen to strengthen his squad in the January transfer window - but indicated his hands might be tied by the club's off-the-field difficulties.
Earlier this week, Rangers made an emergency payment of £500,000 to the Inland Revenue to prevent the club facing a winding up order and going into administration.
"It's too early to say anything about whether I can get any players in, but usually I would ask myself as manager," Holloway said. Sometimes you don't get the control you need as a football manager." Sporting Life
HOLLOWAY -"Ding, Dang, Doo..." Holloway on Defending his Job-
Holloway on Defending His Job
Holloway... he is "sick and tired" of speculation linking other managers with his job. ...."We already have more points than we did at this exact point this time last year with a game in hand...But that doesn't seem to be good enough for some people... "I'm sick and tired of every Tom, Dick and Harry getting linked with my job every day. Well, ding, dang, doo. It's my job, I own it and it's up to anyone else to take it off me. I'm proud of my players, of what we are doing here and what we are trying to achieve and that's all that matters..." Guardian
SMITH RETURNING TO R's David McIntyre Gazette Newspaper
"QPR want Jim Smith to return to Loftus Road as director of football.
Smith, who managed Rangers from 1985 to 1988, has been approached by Rs chairman Gianni Paladini. The two are friends and Smith has been linked with a return before, but this time an agreement is close to being reached.
Smith is expected to watch Rangers' match at Crewe tomorrow with a view to taking up his post early in the new year. It is not yet clear how his possible arrival would affect manager Ian Holloway and his coaching set-up.
...... Paladini is keen to make the structural change after a difficult spell of behind-the-scenes problems and some poor performances on the pitch. Smith
[At the beginning of Januar 2006y, QPR Official Site said no Jim Smith to QPR QPR OFFICIAL SITE
"...Paladini has also rubbished claims that Jim Smith is to come to Rangers as Director of Football
qprreport.blogspot.com/2006/12/qprs-year-in-review-part-i-december_11.html
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"...Chairman Gianni Paladini reiterates his pledge to keep hold of sought-after winger Lee Cook. "I'll say it again - it's going to take a huge offer to prize Cooky away from this football club. The £10 million I was quoted as wanting for him is genuine - I won't be accepting a penny less.'' QPR Official Site -
qprreport.blogspot.com/2006/12/paladini-on-lee-cook-10-million-i-was.html
Four Years ago: The Times December 22, 2005
HOLLOWAY ON BEHIND THE SCENES AT QPR
Holloway puzzled - Ian Holloway, the Queens Park Rangers manager, has said that he is “in the dark” about events at the troubled Coca-Cola Championship club. QPR paid £500,000 to the Inland Revenue this week to prevent the club facing a winding-up order and going into administration. “I don’t know what is happening,” Holloway said. The Times Holloway on Not Knowing What's Going on at QPR
Around the same time - Dec 2005
Sporting Life QPR manager Ian Holloway has hinted he will not be allowed to sign the players he wants next month.
Holloway is keen to strengthen his squad in the January transfer window - but indicated his hands might be tied by the club's off-the-field difficulties.
Earlier this week, Rangers made an emergency payment of £500,000 to the Inland Revenue to prevent the club facing a winding up order and going into administration.
"It's too early to say anything about whether I can get any players in, but usually I would ask myself as manager," Holloway said. Sometimes you don't get the control you need as a football manager." Sporting Life
HOLLOWAY -"Ding, Dang, Doo..." Holloway on Defending his Job-
Holloway on Defending His Job
Holloway... he is "sick and tired" of speculation linking other managers with his job. ...."We already have more points than we did at this exact point this time last year with a game in hand...But that doesn't seem to be good enough for some people... "I'm sick and tired of every Tom, Dick and Harry getting linked with my job every day. Well, ding, dang, doo. It's my job, I own it and it's up to anyone else to take it off me. I'm proud of my players, of what we are doing here and what we are trying to achieve and that's all that matters..." Guardian
SMITH RETURNING TO R's David McIntyre Gazette Newspaper
"QPR want Jim Smith to return to Loftus Road as director of football.
Smith, who managed Rangers from 1985 to 1988, has been approached by Rs chairman Gianni Paladini. The two are friends and Smith has been linked with a return before, but this time an agreement is close to being reached.
Smith is expected to watch Rangers' match at Crewe tomorrow with a view to taking up his post early in the new year. It is not yet clear how his possible arrival would affect manager Ian Holloway and his coaching set-up.
...... Paladini is keen to make the structural change after a difficult spell of behind-the-scenes problems and some poor performances on the pitch. Smith
[At the beginning of Januar 2006y, QPR Official Site said no Jim Smith to QPR QPR OFFICIAL SITE
"...Paladini has also rubbished claims that Jim Smith is to come to Rangers as Director of Football
qprreport.blogspot.com/2006/12/qprs-year-in-review-part-i-december_11.html
