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www.qprreport.blogspot.com/2012/10/west-ham-match-reportschairman.htmlPost-West Ham Loss, QPR's Chairman Fernandes Reaffirms his Support for Mark Hughes
This past Sunday (the day before QPR played West Ham), after a number of recent QPR messageboard posts (and press reports) raising questions about the continued tenure of the QPR Manager, and the name on everyone's lips, Harry Redknapp, Queen's Park Rangers (QPR) Chairman Tony Fernandes offered an expression of his support for his manager Mark Hughes: In a Sunay tweet, the QPR Chairman wrote,"Mark hughes is the best thing to happen to QPR. We have been unlucky with injuries. Bar swansea we have looked a top top side. Lots to do. But feeling good. Its not all about result on monday. Keep the faith"
Tweeting again, after QPR's latest loss, Monday evening, to West Ham United, Chairman Fernandes again expressed his continued support for and faith in manager Mark Hughes.
"Bad game but I expected it. Need all injured players back. After West Brom. And get everyone to match fitness. Patientce. Keep calm."
"Mark will sort it out. Look at his record. We would have won if we didn't go down to 10. I am relxaed and confident. Let's get all our players back and in form and fit and then let's see. Think of spurs."
"Keep calm. 6 games does not make a season. I have learnt from many wise chairman"
"That's all we had. We have 5 injuries in the back. That's the problem. You fans have to realise. It will come good."
"Correct. Don't worry. I'm calm and want to build stability which is what most fans want. There are many out there who are clueless" Tony Fernandes
Chelsea 6 16
Everton 6 13
Man Utd 6 12
Man City 6 12
Tottenham 6 11
West Brom 6 11
West Ham 6 11
Arsenal 6 9
Fulham 6 9
Newcastle 6 9
Swansea 6 7
Stoke 6 7
Sunderland 5 7
Liverpool 6 5
Aston Villa 6 5
Wigan 6 4
Southampton 6 3
Norwich 6 3
Reading 5 2
QPR 6 2
Dave McIntyre/West London Sport
Hughes confident his job at QPR is safe
Mark Hughes is confident his job as QPR manager is safe following the 2-1 home defeat against West Ham which kept his struggling team bottom of the table.
Rangers, still without a league win this season despite more big spending during the summer, were two down at half-time following a dire display.
The result is bound to increase speculation about Hughes’ future given the ambitions of the Tony Fernandes-led regime at Loftus Road.
But the Welshman is confident he will be given time to improve results.
“I would think so. We’ve had a big investment in the club and are looking to improve – and we will,†he predicted.
“But until we get results, everything will be up for debate and the focus starts to come on the club.â€
Hughes made no excuses for his team’s first-half horror show but suggested Rangers’ tough opening to the season, coupled with various players being unavailable, were the reasons for their league position.
He said: “The first half wasn’t any kind of performance. That was disappointing because, since the Swansea game on the opening day, we all felt we’d steadily improved in terms of performances, so that was a step backwards.
“It’s difficult at the moment, because in terms of selection it’s too fragmented. Some players haven’t been available or have been at different levels of fitness.
“After Swansea we got a good point at Norwich and then had games where we wouldn’t have been expected to get points. But we did get a point against Chelsea, who are European champions.
“If we’re honest, we knew at this stage of the season there was a likelihood that we might not have many points on the board. Tonight was an opportunity to do so and we’ve not done it.
“But we know there are games ahead of us and once we get the full complement [of players] our play will warrant points in the Premier League.
www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/hughes-confident5-his-job-at12-qpr-is-safeQPR: Cesar, Hill, Park (Diakite 56), Cisse, Wright-Phillips (Taarabt 56), Granero, Onuoha (Hoilett 84), Nelsen, Zamora, Faurlin, Mbia.
Subs: Green, Mackie, Ephraim, Ehmer.
Goals: Taarabt (57)
Booked: Diakite (58 &75)
Red Cards: Diakite (75)
West Ham United: Jaaskelainen, Reid (Tomkins 23), Nolan, Jarvis, Cole (Carroll 72), Vaz Te, Noble, O’Brien (McCartney 35), Collins, Demel, Diame.
Subs: Maiga, Henderson, Benayoun, O’Neil.
Goals: Jarvis (3), Vaz Te (35)
Booked: Diame (39), Noble (45), McCartney (63), Jaaskelainen (67), Cole (69), Nolan (69), Collins (78), Tomkins (90)
Referee: Mr M Clattenburg
Attendance: 17,363 (1681 away)
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