Post by sandyhoops on Apr 8, 2009 15:17:26 GMT
Here is a little titbit from the VitalQPR report from last night's Kit Sponsors Evening
Whet your whistle, so to speak. Then head on over for the full version (which I think is rather upbeat - do we girls see things so differently from you guys?!)
"I chatted to a friend of mine in the Commercial Department. He confirmed that cost-cutting exercises are going on throughout every area of the Club although, I was assured, that did not necessarily mean we would not be buying new players in the summer, as the money for players comes from a different pot than, say, employees in the Commercial Department.
Then Amy and I moved into the main area of the restaurant and we bumped into Gareth Ainsworth. We had a good five-minute conversation about kids: 2-year olds on the "naughty step" and how much like hard work it is having three kids under the age of 6 (that`s Gazza, not me!) Ainsworth is particularly proud of the fact that his 2-year old son has a wicked left foot - seeing as how Gazza did admit that his own left foot really is only for standing on!
I dared to ask Gazza about whether his role had changed now that Bruno Oliveira had left the Club. He assured me: " no because I was always 1st team coach and that hasn`t changed." Fair enough! He also assured me that he would be staying at QPR in both a player and coaching role:
"Last year I signed a two-year player-coach contract and nothing`s changed. So I`ll carry on next year as both a player and coach."
I also had a long and frank chat with a very charming Matthew Connolly - here's an excerpt:
We talked about this season and the first thing he said to me, as he jumped up excitedly from where he sat, was:
"How about our defence? We`re the best!"
He`s very proud of the defence`s achievements this season and I agreed that our defence has been the best part of our team. I complemented him on his outstanding performances week-in/week-out - but he`s not big-headed. He accepted my compliments but when I told him about someone I know who doesn`t rate him, he laughed and said:
"Oh well, I can`t please everyone, I`ll just have to try harder!" How`s that for an attitude (cough! Dexter Blackstock cough!)
I suggested that the midfield and strikers had really been the disappointment of the season and that gothim speculating on how well we would`ve done with the likes of Vine, Buzz, Rowly & Agyemang in the team. He turned to the end of the table where Vine and Big Dave were sitting and said:
"With them in the team, we`d have had at least 10 goals from each of them!"
And you should see what he had to say about the Loftus Road pitch!!
Go over to Vital - it's easy to find - but to help you, the link is:
www.qpr.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=150529
;D
Whet your whistle, so to speak. Then head on over for the full version (which I think is rather upbeat - do we girls see things so differently from you guys?!)
"I chatted to a friend of mine in the Commercial Department. He confirmed that cost-cutting exercises are going on throughout every area of the Club although, I was assured, that did not necessarily mean we would not be buying new players in the summer, as the money for players comes from a different pot than, say, employees in the Commercial Department.
Then Amy and I moved into the main area of the restaurant and we bumped into Gareth Ainsworth. We had a good five-minute conversation about kids: 2-year olds on the "naughty step" and how much like hard work it is having three kids under the age of 6 (that`s Gazza, not me!) Ainsworth is particularly proud of the fact that his 2-year old son has a wicked left foot - seeing as how Gazza did admit that his own left foot really is only for standing on!
I dared to ask Gazza about whether his role had changed now that Bruno Oliveira had left the Club. He assured me: " no because I was always 1st team coach and that hasn`t changed." Fair enough! He also assured me that he would be staying at QPR in both a player and coaching role:
"Last year I signed a two-year player-coach contract and nothing`s changed. So I`ll carry on next year as both a player and coach."
I also had a long and frank chat with a very charming Matthew Connolly - here's an excerpt:
We talked about this season and the first thing he said to me, as he jumped up excitedly from where he sat, was:
"How about our defence? We`re the best!"
He`s very proud of the defence`s achievements this season and I agreed that our defence has been the best part of our team. I complemented him on his outstanding performances week-in/week-out - but he`s not big-headed. He accepted my compliments but when I told him about someone I know who doesn`t rate him, he laughed and said:
"Oh well, I can`t please everyone, I`ll just have to try harder!" How`s that for an attitude (cough! Dexter Blackstock cough!)
I suggested that the midfield and strikers had really been the disappointment of the season and that gothim speculating on how well we would`ve done with the likes of Vine, Buzz, Rowly & Agyemang in the team. He turned to the end of the table where Vine and Big Dave were sitting and said:
"With them in the team, we`d have had at least 10 goals from each of them!"
And you should see what he had to say about the Loftus Road pitch!!
Go over to Vital - it's easy to find - but to help you, the link is:
www.qpr.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=150529
;D