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Post by Macmoish on Mar 10, 2011 22:50:10 GMT
Guardian/David Conn
Queens Park Rangers face anxious wait over FA charges and consequences
With their chairman charged with impropriety, the club's push for promotion to the Premier League may founder in docked points The prospect for Queens Park Rangers of being docked points to deprive them of a return to the Premier League is just the latest outlandish episode in the stormy modern times of a club always previously regarded as one of London's most amiable. That air of Shepherd's Bush cosiness was shattered 10 years ago when Chris Wright, the Chrysalis music impresario who bought QPR in 1996, was forced to put the club into administration shortly before it plummeted to the the third tier. There followed an agonising period in which the west London club was genuinely threatened with going out of business, sustained with a high-interest £10m loan from a Panamanian company, while its neighbours Chelsea and Fulham were reaping the fruits of the Premier League. Yet when, after years of struggle, the club was suddenly bought in November 2007 by the then Renault Formula One team principal, Flavio Briatore, with smaller stakes also soon bought by the F1 commercial rights holder, Bernie Ecclestone, and Lakshmi Mittal, the Indian steel magnate, QPR were instantly hailed as the richest football club in the world. That billing was down to Ecclestone's and Mittal's huge fortunes but they have never poured their money into the club in the way Roman Abramovich has across the way at Chelsea or Sheikh Mansour at Manchester City. In December Ecclestone announced he had bought out Briatore, becoming the 62% majority owner of the club. "We're not changing anything, just tidying a few things up," Ecclestone said enigmatically then. Briatore and Ecclestone had persuaded Mittal to buy his 20%. The businessmen were attracted by being able to buy a club which had realistic prospects of reaching the TV multimillions of the Premier League, even though QPR itself had missed out for a decade and is still in 19,000-capacity Loftus Road. They retained as a director of their holding company, and chairman of the football club, Gianni Paladini, the Italian former players' agent who arrived at the club during one of its many crises in 2005. There was suspicion of Paladini from fans who had seen their club hobble towards extinction, particularly because he arrived in tandem with unidentified investors represented by Antonio Caliendo, another Italian agent who had been convicted of attempted corruption in 1991. Yet until he was charged personally by the FA on Wednesday for allegedly submitting false information in the documents relating to the renegotiation of Alejandro Faurlín's contract last October, Paladini has dug in to drag up QPR. Yesterday Paladini said: "I have worked so hard for the club, seven days a week. I do not believe we have done anything wrong and nothing will happen. But I cannot say more because the case is with our lawyers."Ecclestone, Mittal and Briatore have said their plan is to rebuild QPR and see the club into the Premier League sustainably, not by throwing vast fortunes in – but competing for promotion in the Championship is not a cheap venture. QPR recorded a loss of £19m in 2008-09, which got them to 11th in the division, and £14m last year, when they finished 13th. Faurlín, who signed in a deal the club said was worth £3.5m – money which it is now understood was not paid to Faurlín's Argentinian club Instituto de Córdoba – was their highest-profile signing of 2009, and this season the Moroccan Adel Taarabt, a free from Tottenham Hotspur, has been the club's star performer. The 2009-10 accounts, the club's most recent, show that Sarita Capital Investments, Briatore's company, had loaned QPR £13.6m, while Ecclestone personally had lent £1.4m. Last week QPR confirmed that "preliminary discussions" have begun over a sale of the club, which brought an instant statement from Amit Bhatia, Mittal's son-in-law who is the holding company vice-chairman, that the Mittals are not interested in selling their 20%. That has left the assumption that Ecclestone is the one considering selling his stake, which looked odd considering QPR, seven points clear at the top of the Championship under Neil Warnock's management, are finally on the threshold of promotion. The club is denying that the sale discussions have anything to do with the FA investigation into the charges over Faurlín which, if proved, could cost the club points – and Premier League status. Calls to Ecclestone at Formula One were not returned. Bhatia said last week the Mittals "remain passionate about QPR," and this week the club has said they and Paladini are "confident that there has been no deliberate wrongdoing involved". QPR fans, who have been watching a side set to return to the top flight after a 15-year absence, can only wait nervously for the next dramatic chapter. www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/mar/10/gianni-paladini-queens-park-rangers
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Post by Macmoish on Mar 10, 2011 23:35:46 GMT
The key quote - although not sure what Conn means "Paladini has dug in to drag up QPR"
"...Yet until he was charged personally by the FA on Wednesday for allegedly submitting false information in the documents relating to the renegotiation of Alejandro Faurlín's contract last October, Paladini has dug in to drag up QPR. Yesterday Paladini said: "I have worked so hard for the club, seven days a week. I do not believe we have done anything wrong and nothing will happen. But I cannot say more because the case is with our lawyers."
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Post by Macmoish on Mar 10, 2011 23:37:36 GMT
Daily Telegraph/Paul Kelso
Queens Park Rangers ready to contest charges relating to Alejandro Faurlin transferQueens Park Rangers will attempt to avoid a severe penalty for allegedly breaching third-party regulations by arguing that they revealed the potential rule violation voluntarily to the Football Association. The Championship leaders could face a points deduction after the club and their chairman, Gianni Paladini, were charged with seven breaches of FA regulations in relation to the transfer of Argentine midfielder Alejandro Faurlin. The charges relate to breaches of third-party ownership rules, use of an unlicensed agent and Paladini is alleged to have provided false information to the FA. Faurlin was transferred from FC Instituto de Cordoba in July 2009 but his economic rights were owned by a third-party, believed to be a South American business, rather than QPR. Faurlin’s transfer fee is listed as £3.4 million, making him the club’s record signing, but there were claims last night from Cordoba that the fee was paid to the un-named third-party rather than FC Instituto. Inter Milan are reported to have received £500,000 from the deal as they had first option. Telegraph Sport understands the agent involved in the deal was Peppino Tirri, a London-based Italian who at the time of the deal was not licensed by Fifa to operate in the UK. Tirri, who has claimed to work for a number of high-profile players including Luis Figo and Wesley Sneijder, was unobtainable on Thursday on the telephone numbers listed on the Fifa website. The FA will pursue the charges despite QPR’s claim of innocence because they only revealed the third-party involvement after Faurlin had been at the club for more than a year. QPR only acted in the summer of 2010 when the Football League adopted rules banning third-party ownership of players. The club asked the league if they could buy out the third-party to conform with the new rules, and were referred to the Fa, which controls player registrations. The FA were approached in August and began investigating the rule breach. In October 2010 QPR renegotiated Faurlin’s contract, at which stage the FA allege Paladini provided false information. The FA will await a response from QPR’s lawyers before setting a date for any disciplinary hearing, but the club can expect a severe penalty if found guilty. The FA does not publish its potential sanctions, but they range from a fine to the loss of points, potentially imperilling the club’s promotion chances. www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/queens-park-rangers/8374873/Queens-Park-Rangers-ready-to-contest-charges-relating-to-Alejandro-Faurlin-transfer.html
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Post by Macmoish on Mar 10, 2011 23:56:38 GMT
* I know this was in another thread, but I also wanted to include it here (for Twitter linkers!) Daily Mail
This isn't Tevez II, insists QPR manager Warnock
By Sami Mokbel on 10th March 2011 Neil Warnock has claimed the FA charges threatening to derail Queens Park Rangers' promotion push bear no resemblance to the Carlos Tevez affair. The QPR manager told Sportsmail: 'I've spoken to our legal advisers and they have been very reassuring. From what they have told me, this is nothing like the Tevez situation.' The Championship leaders could be docked points if found guilty of breaking rules relating to third-party ownership and agents over their £3.4million signing of Alejandro Faurlin in 2009. Rangers' legal team were preparing their defence yesterday and were confident of proving the club have not been involved in any deliberate wrongdoing. Warnock called his squad in for a meeting ahead of training yesterday to ensure the furore does not affect heir hopes of promotion to the Barclays Premier League. Argentinian midf ielder Faurlin, 24, showed enough in training to convince Warnock he is in the right frame of mind to start against Crystal Palace tomorrow. Despite the FA charges, the irony of the situation is surely not lost on the veteran manager. Warnock criticised Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore after West Ham dodged a points penalty in 2007 for a similar offence. The Hammers were instead fined £5.5m after being found guilty of acting improperly and withholding vital documents relating to the ownership of Tevez and Javier Mascherano. Tevez's goals at the back end of the 2006-07 season were central to West Ham's survival and Warnock argued that his Sheffield United team were relegated as a result. Faurlin has started 30 of Rangers' 36 Championship games this season, playing a key role in opening a sevenpoint gap at the top. Warnock's insistence that the charges facing Rangers are nothing like the Tevez case show the Yorkshireman is anxious to avoid any accusation of hypocrisy. Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers, whose side are Rangers' closest Championship rivals, said: 'It will be interesting to see what the consequence will be here and what Neil's response is as well. You only have to look at the Tevez scenario, where West Ham did not lose any points. 'I'd be surprised if Rangers are docked points. I'm sure the authorities will act before the end of the season.' www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1365150/This-isnt-Tevez-II-says-QPR-manager-Warnock.html#ixzz1GFCPbve1 |
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Post by Macmoish on Mar 10, 2011 23:59:26 GMT
THE SUN
Rangers ready to go to War with FA NEIL WARNOCK was locked in talks with QPR's lawyers yesterday as the club drew up its plan to fight the FA. The Championship leaders have been hit with seven charges over the signing of Argentine midfielder Alejandro Faurlin and fear a points deduction that could wreck their dream of promotion. Rangers are accused of entering into a third-party agreement when they signed Faurlin from Instituto de Cordoba for a club-record £3.4million in 2009 - and submitting false documents to the FA when they extended his contract last October. But club insiders insist the case is not as serious as the Carlos Tevez saga in 2006 and, because they have not been charged with fielding an ineligible player, they hope to avoid a points loss. But the fact boss Warnock has been dragged into the row over a player who was signed by predecessor Jim Magilton shows how seriously he is treating the matter. www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3459839/QPR-to-fight-FA-transfer-charges.html
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Post by Macmoish on Mar 11, 2011 0:00:48 GMT
The Guardian/David ConnAlejandro Faurlín transfer to QPR saw Instituto de Córdoba paid nothing
• QPR say 2009 deal for Argentine was 'worth £3.5m'
• Faurlín allegedly owned by third party though 2009-10 QPR signed Alejandro Faurlín from Instituto de Córdoba in 2009 in a deal described as 'worth £3.5m' - but the Argentinian club received no fee. Photograph: Steve Drew/EMPICS Sport Queens Park Rangers say they broke no rules when signing the Argentinian midfielder Alejandro Faurlín in July 2009, even though it has emerged that Faurlín's former club, Instituto de Córdoba, were paid nothing when Faurlín left for QPR. The club has been charged with seven breaches of Football Association rules in relation to the Faurlín signing and the renegotiation of his contract last October, the most important of which allege that Faurlín continued to be owned by a third party for the whole of the 2009-10 season. Third-party ownership of players was banned by the Premier League and FA after the Carlos Tevez affair and QPR have become the first club to be charged with breaching that prohibition. If the charges are proved, then QPR, clear leaders of the Championship, are considered almost certain to be docked points which could cost them promotion. QPR still describe Faurlín's signing on their own website as a "three-year deal worth £3.5m". However, sources in Argentina have confirmed that Instituto, who play in Argentina's second division, did not receive a penny when Faurlín left for QPR. There is, though, some confusion about the significance of that. QPR's description of the deal as "worth" £3.5m does not, said sources close to the club's case, mean they ever stated they paid £3.5m to Instituto. QPR are refusing to comment on the details beyond their statement that they will be "denying all the charges," so nobody at the club will explain publicly what they mean by saying the deal was "worth" £3.5m. However, sources close to the club's case claim it did not mean they paid Instituto the £3.5m, so they argue it is not damning that Instituto did not receive any money. All payments by English clubs when buying overseas-based players have to go through the FA as a clearing house, so the FA has known since July 2009 that no payment was made to Instituto, despite QPR's description that the deal was "worth" £3.5m. The club is expected to argue that in fact Faurlín had come to the end of his contract with Instituto and was therefore "on a Bosman", available on a free transfer. In the club's annual report and accounts for the year to 31 May 2010, Ishan Saksena, the chairman of QPR Holdings, which owns the club, described the arrival of Faurlín and Adel Taarabt, then on loan from Tottenham Hotspur, as QPR's "most notable" signings. However, no fee was ascribed to the signing of either player. QPR will argue to the independent commission, which the FA is to convene, that they signed Faurlín on a free transfer and he was not owned by a third party. It is understood the FA alleges the registration of Faurlín, who has excelled in the Championship, was in fact owned by an Argentinian company. As West Ham were not even charged with third-party ownership because the rule was not in place when Tevez was signed in 2006, but were still fined £5.5m over irregularities, QPR are expected to face huge penalties if the FA's charges are proved. It is thought that the other three charges, relating to use of an "unauthorised agent" and that QPR and its chairman, Gianni Paladini, submitted false documentation when renegotiating Faurlín's contract in October, are not as significant. The agent involved is now known to have been Peppino Tirri, well known in Italy. He does hold an official Fifa agent's licence, but it is understood the FA is alleging he was not also registered here, as the FA requires. Being "unauthorised" in that way is not as serious for a club as dealing with an agent who holds no licence. www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/mar/10/alejandro-faurlin-qpr-instituto-cordoba
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Post by Macmoish on Mar 11, 2011 7:54:03 GMT
EXPRESS
FA ARE BACK TO HAUNT NEIL WARNOCK
QPR have protested their innocence
Friday March 11,2011 By Matthew Dunn THE FA are preparing the ground for a Neil Warnock double-whammy by highlighting the differences between QPR’s ‘third-party’ signing of Alejandro Faurlin in July 2009 and the infamous Carlos Tevez affair. While West Ham were convicted under Premier League rules, the FA are acting in this instance as Football League regulations only moved into line with the top flight in the summer. QPR have protested their innocence but are yet to respond formally to the charge. Nevertheless, the FA are still determined to convene a three-man panel to hear the case before the end of the season so that any points deduction would be relevant. The message from within Wembley is that West Ham were punished with a fine and, crucially, no points deduction, mainly for failing to communicate the status of the Tevez deal rather than for registering a player owned by a third party. But it is a further concern for the FA that if they do deduct points and thereby deny QPR a lucrative promotion, a successful appeal could leave them with a damaging £90million compensation claim. The points deduction should have been automatic Neil Warnock If only everything was as simple as QPR boss Warnock – then in charge of relegated Sheffield United – would have had it back in 2007. “The points deduction should have been automatic,” he said. www.express.co.uk/posts/view/233902/FA-are-back-to-haunt-Neil-Warnock |
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Post by Macmoish on Mar 11, 2011 8:55:39 GMT
SKY
Warnock - QPR case not like Tevez
Loftus Road boss reassured over FA charges ..Neil Warnock believes the Football Association charges levelled at Queens Park Rangers have no similarity to the Carlos Tevez affair. The Championship leaders were charged by the FA earlier this week with seven breaches of regulations relating to third-party ownership and agents. The charges relate to Argentinian midfielder Alejandro Faurlin, who signed for Rangers for a club-record fee believed to be in the region of £3.5million in 2009. QPR could be docked points if they are found guilty, with the situation drawing inevitable comparisons with the situation involving Tevez and Javier Mascherano when they were at West Ham in 2006/07. On that occasion, the Premier League elected to impose a £5.5million fine on the Hammers rather than impose any points penalty. Very reassuring That decision contributed to Sheffield United, who were then managed by Warnock, suffering relegation from the top-flight at the expense of the Hammers, who survived largely thanks to the goals from Tevez. The Loftus Road boss, who will doubtless be all-too aware of the irony of the current situation, believes parallels cannot be drawn between the two cases. Warnock told the Daily Mail: "I've spoken to our legal advisers and they have been very reassuring. "From what they have told me, this is nothing like the Tevez situation.". www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_6806710,00.html
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Post by Macmoish on Mar 11, 2011 9:38:52 GMT
This is South Wales
'QPR saga is irrelevant to us' says Swansea City boss amid agent controversy Brendan Rodgers insists that Swansea City should not count on QPR losing points. BRENDAN Rodgers insists the threat of a points deduction at Queens Park Rangers is irrelevant to Swansea City. Rangers's Premier League bid has been plunged into uncertainty after the Football Association charged the club on seven counts of breaching regulations relating to third-party ownership and agents. The Hoops, who lead Swansea by seven points at the top of the Championship, could face a points deduction if they are found guilty. But Rodgers is playing down the chances of Neil Warnock's team losing points — and says Swansea should not be thinking about it anyway. "I am sure there will be some sort of investigation and a decision before the end of the season," he said. "But for us it's irrelevant really. We want to finish as high as we possibly can in the league and that's been our aim all along. "We will not look to benefit from anyone else losing points. I don't know any great detail about what's going on at QPR, but it's an interesting one. "It will be interesting to see what happens, but I would be surprised if they ended up getting docked points if you look at the Tevez situation. West Ham didn't lose any points then." QPR have denied any wrongdoing over the charges, which relate to the signing of midfielder Alejandro Faurlin, who joined Rangers for a fee in the region of £3.5 million in 2009. Rangers have been charged with agreeing a deal with a third party in the player's transfer and allegedly failing to inform the FA of the arrangement before registering Faurlin, who made 44 appearances last season and has featured in 31 games this term. An FA statement announcing the news also confirmed that the club are alleged to have used or sought to pay an unauthorised agent in relation to Faurlin's registration. Additionally, club chairman Gianni Paladini has been charged, along with Rangers, over documents alleged to be false which were sent to the FA when the 24-year-old extended his contract at Loftus Road in October last year. The issue of third-party ownership first came to light in England due to the Carlos Tevez affair, which culminated in West Ham paying a fine of £5.5 million to Sheffield United after the striker helped the Hammers stay in the top flight at the Blades' expense. www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/swans/swansnews/QPR-saga-irrelevant/article-3319341-detail/article.htmlWALES ONLINE
Bluebirds ignore QPR Faurlin row
by Chris Wathan, South Wales EchoCARDIFF CITY are keeping their focus on beating Barnsley this weekend – despite the Championship promotion race threatening to descend into chaos. The Bluebirds face the Tykes on Sunday still looking to chase down leaders QPR. But the Hoops – nine points ahead of Dave Jones’ men – could see their points slashed after being charged over alleged breaches of FA rules. QPR have been told they could face a possible points deduction if found guilty of charges relating to the signing of Argentine midfielder Alejandro Faurlin. And the FA could be ready to come down hard on the Loftus Road club if the charges are upheld, with officials keen to resolve the matter before the end of the season. That could see the final 10 games of the campaign plunged into uncertainty with teams unsure of how many points will be needed for promotion. But, with the Bluebirds looking to bounce back from successive defeats, no-one at the Cardiff City Stadium is daring to take their eyes off their test against the Tykes. A spokesman for Cardiff City said: “It’s a matter between Queens Park Rangers and the Football Association, while our sole focus remains on our remaining 10 games, starting this Sunday against Barnsley. “It’s not something that we as a club are focusing on or monitoring.” QPR have been charged with seven breaches of FA rules, all relating to Faurlin, who signed for the Londoners in July 2009 from Instituto de Cordoba. It has been claimed Faurlin’s registration was owned by a third party, something prohibited by the FA following the Carlos Tevez saga in 2007. And, despite buying out that contract earlier this season, QPR allegedly provided false information over the player’s ownership when they submitted documents to extend his contract last year. Other charges relate to the alleged use of an unlicensed agent in the deal, something that carries its own heavy punishment. Faurlin has featured 31 times for the Hoops this season, including their 2-1 win over Cardiff in December. QPR deny all the charges and have been granted time to give their legal response. The FA will form an independent commission – chaired by a QC – to hear the case and dish out any punishment they see fit, ranging from fines to points deduction. And they have been reported as wanting to make sure there is clarity in the Championship run-in so a swift hearing could be in the offing. Many promotion hopefuls will certainly want the matter dealt with as points targets for promotions are set in coming weeks, and Swansea City boss Brendan Rodgers has admitted his hopes for a quick end to the matter. “It will be very interesting to see what solution they find,” said Rodgers. “I was only made aware of the subject late on Wednesday by a fan at a supporters’ function so, without knowing any great detail on it, it’s certainly very interesting. “I’ll be surprised if they docked them points because you look at the Carlos Tevez situation and West Ham were not deducted any points. “But it will be very interesting to find out exactly what the consequences might be. “And, whatever happens, they would have to find that solution before the end of the season.” www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/cardiff-city-fc/2011/03/11/bluebirds-ignore-qpr-faurlin-row-91466-28316257/#ixzz1GHZ6FgHr
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Post by Macmoish on Mar 11, 2011 9:54:50 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on Mar 11, 2011 10:11:44 GMT
Daily Mail/Charles Sale:...The murky background behind the seven charges Queens Park Rangers are facing over their signing of Alejandro Faurlin is such that Lucas Cominelli — the unlicensed Argentine middle man who claims to represent the midfielder — was not connected with the FA probe. Cominelli, the representative, claims he has no knowledge of the Argentine company which QPR twice failed to disclose over the third-party ownership of Faurlin. Another agent, Peppino Tirri, is involved in the charges relating to QPR using an unlicensed agent when they signed the player in July 2009. Yet Italian Tirri has since become FIFA registered." www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-1365153/Charles-Sale-Your-place-2012--just-500-000.html#ixzz1GHh9F6UQ
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Post by Macmoish on Mar 11, 2011 13:28:29 GMT
INDEPENDENT BLOG
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Championship preview: Rivals hoping for QPR punishment
By Giles LucasSport Friday, 11 March 2011 at 12:52 pm Neil Warnock's side face a possible points penalty A caveat to clubs has been issued: communicate clearly with governing bodies and do not agree deals with tertiary members over players. Queens Park Rangers felt the wrath for allegedly breaking the rules this week, for the Football Association have assailed the Championship leaders with seven counts of breaching regulations relating to third-party ownerships and agents, stemming from the club’s acquisition of midfielder Alejandro Faurlin in 2009. As if that barb wasn’t brutal enough, the Londoners may also be docked points. “The charges relate to the player Alejandro Faurlin and concern the alleged existence of an agreement between the club and a third party in respect of the player’s economic rights, and the alleged failure by the club to notify the FA of that agreement before the player was registered to play in England,” read an statement from the FA, who are waiting for QPR to respond to the charges. Rangers deny any wrongdoing and have been preparing a defence. A story of purported opaque administration will hardly meddle with the minds of QPR players, as they prepare to collide with Crystal Palace tomorrow. But such an episode should teach fellow clubs a lesson, whatever the outcome of this case. With incidents in mind such as the Carlos Tevez saga and the tale of Luton Town, who were deducted 10 points in 2008 for using unlicensed agents, sides should now be more perspicacious and clear in communication with clubs and governing bodies. It’s for the good of the game. To sprinkle some quirkiness, however, on an awkward situation for QPR, one rival fan on a forum wrote: “QPR should be deducted 59 points.” An explanation for his radical statement ensued. “This season Faurlin has played 31 matches. [The club] won 16 of them and drew 11 so that’s 59 points,” the supporter said, doubtless facetiously. “I know it’s a long shot but we can all hope.” blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/03/11/championship-preview-rivals-hoping-for-qpr-punishment/
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Post by Macmoish on Mar 11, 2011 18:38:03 GMT
Passing reference by Chris Charles in his weekly Football league blog (which also recounts Leicester & Millwall games) Chris Charles/Football League Blog "The path of true love never runs smoothly - particularly when your mistress of choice is Queens Park Rangers. In the past few years the club has been relegated (twice), knocked out of the FA Cup by a car plant and gone through more bosses than the Godfather trilogy. But this season has been different. At last a glimmer of hope, a glimpse of the Promised Land - and then out of the blue come a clutch of FA charges relating to the transfer of Alejandro Faurlin. Of course, nothing has been proved or disproved at this stage but the general consensus among the long-suffering fans is "Only at QPR...." On the pitch, the Championship leaders enjoyed a mixed week, squeezing past Leicester before crashing 2-0 to Millwall, helped by a gem of a strike from Steve Morison. Rangers fan 'Bosh67' on the Loft For Words messageboard kindly took the blame for the defeat, saying: "Realised when I came out of Tesco tonight they always lose if I go into Tesco on the day of a game. Sorry." Lions boss Kenny Jackett had a plan to attack Rangers down the flanks, but as it turned out, both goals were created down the middle. "It just shows you, whatever you work on, they don't listen," beamed Jackett afterwards. Ishamel Miller got the late winner against Leicester on his 24th birthday, leaving manager Neil Warnock to quip: "I thought he was 31, not 24!"....." www.football-league.co.uk/blog/20110311/the-chris-charles-blog-31_2293319_2310104 |
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