Flashback 9 Years - QPR Statement: Redknapp Stays -

[Macmoish]

9 Years today (2 weeks later; Redknapp Resigns)

Flashback 8 Years

Slightly longer statement on the QPR OFficial Site

QPR Official Site - TONY FERNANDES: ‘HARRY REDKNAPP IS STAYING’


11:18 19th January 2015

by @qprfc

Chairman ends press speculation by confirming Redknapp is remaining as manager ...
CHAIRMAN Tony Fernandes has confirmed Harry Redknapp will be remaining as QPR manager.

Press speculation has been rife in recent days that Redknapp’s position is under threat, but Fernandes – speaking exclusively to www.qpr.co.uk, on behalf of the Board – was keen to set the record straight, commenting: “There’s been a lot of rumours about Harry’s position being under threat, so I thought it was time to end all the speculation, so everyone can focus on the challenge ahead.

“I firmly believe Harry is the best man to get us out of the position we currently find ourselves in.

“He has great experience and having spoken to him at length over the last week or so, he is determined to turn this around and help us maintain our Premier League status.

“This is Harry’s squad of players, so he is the man to move us forward.”

He added: “The performance against Manchester United showed the players are behind him and that they have the stomach for the fight.

“We know we need to improve our away form and Harry, his coaching staff and the squad will be doing all they can to turn around our fortunes on our travels.

“It’s very tight in the table and we will do our best to strengthen where we can to give us the best possible chance.

“The fans have been brilliant all season and all I ask is that they continue to back Harry and the team.”

The club will be making no further comment.


www.qpr.co.uk/news/article/tony-fernandes-harry-redknap-qpr-loftus-road-2212935.aspx#YQMlpPZSREj46fFx.99

[Macmoish]

As I was saying...!

[RoryTheRanger]

Goodbye Premier League, hello FFP fines and court dates

[harr]

(We know we need to improve our away form) 


Nice one Tony , you havnt learnt a bean, suckered into believing everything Mr Redknapp tells you ...including Rio.
My admiration for what you do for our Club Tony wavers by the week.
Bring on Swindon

[Roller]

Made a note in my diary. Simply says: "Bugger".

[blueeyedcptcook]

In my opinion, there is only one man at this stage, to manage the team.

[blatantfowl]

I think sticking with HR is the best chance of staying up.

If we do go down then we deserve the FFP punishment should it materialise.

[kenthoop]

Just proves to me what I always suspected that Uncle Tones main priority is making money from Old Oak Common and other bricks and mortar ,QPR football club is obviously secondary ,how this clown is still managing at this club is beyond me , Fernandes should have grown a pair and dismissed him sooner ,with another manager in charge we might have stood a chance but with this man I give us no chance ,well done Uncle Tone

[Macmoish]

I'm ambivalent re Redknapp staying - without disputing your view re Focus on Old Oak

And I don't think Redknapp's done well this season to put mildly

We may very well go down under Redknapp. But we might also go down under Sherwood/Hoddle - Having let Pulis, Pardew go elsewhere.

And if in a few games, we've got "No chance" then a managerial gamble might be worth.

[harr]

Jan 19, 2015 14:00:15 GMT Macmoish said:

I'm ambivalent re Redknapp staying - without disputing your view re Focus on Old Oak

And I don't think Redknapp's done well this season to put mildly

We may very well go down under Redknapp. But we might also go down under Sherwood/Hoddle - Having let Pulis, Pardew go elsewhere.

And if in a few games, we've got "No chance" then a managerial gamble might be worth.

Warnock never got the same leniency but then he wasn't a big name like Harry and his son wasn't friends with Jamie .

Lets face it Redknapps achieved this so far this season.

Played 22 games .
Lost all 10 away from home.
Won Five at Home against 14th,15th,16th,17th,20th
Not beaten a team higher than 14th.
Only drawn with two teams in the top half of the League
Been humiliated in both Cups .

I guess the question should be last August after investing 30 Million on the squad is that what we expected and did we reckon on being 19th having played all the bottom half teams at home already .
Probably not .

3 Million a year , I would call Redknapp a very lucky boy and Tony a very silly boy .

[Bushman]

Jan 19, 2015 11:35:03 GMT Macmoish said:

All looks and sounds very familiar.

Fernandes gives Mark Hughes another vote of confidence

Sunday, October 14, 2012

QPR chairman Tony Fernandes has insisted that he has no intention of dispensing with manager Mark Hughes, despite the R’s languishing at the bottom of the Premier League.


QPR chairman Tony Fernandes has insisted that he has no intention of dispensing with manager Mark Hughes, despite the R’s languishing at the bottom of the Premier League.

The west Londoners have not won a league game this season and only have two points from seven games, leading to speculation about the Welshman’s future.

But Fernandes believes that Hughes will be able to turn things around.

“If the team was playing badly, if the dressing room was dispirited then you would have to say something’s not right, but the team is playing well,” Fernandes told Sky Sports News. “We have given away goals and we have critical injuries in critical places.

“Unfortunately or fortunately we are a higher profile club, we are five points away from being in the middle and you don’t see the other clubs getting the kind of pressure we’re getting but that comes with the territory.

“So no panic. Mark’s done it in Fulham, he’s done it in Blackburn and I have got to say even at Man City the core championship side were players Mark brought in.

“So he has my full confidence and I hope I am proven right in a big way that I can answer all these critics and armchair critics.”

www.london24.com/sport/qpr/fernandes_gives_mark_hughes_another_vote_of_confidence_1_1655523

[Macmoish]

Ah, but Mr. Bushman, you're forgetting: "#LessonsLearned" and "Stability"

[Bushman]

Jan 19, 2015 14:51:21 GMT Macmoish said:

Ah, but Mr. Bushman, you're forgetting: "#LessonsLearned" and "Stability"

[paulmason]

This is a good decision and what decent manager would come to W12 to manage a team in the bottom three, with no budget to get any new players in.

Get real and get behind the team.

[nomar]

Jan 19, 2015 11:36:36 GMT RoryTheRanger said:

Goodbye Premier League, hello FFP fines and court dates

I said goodbye to the Prem after Burnley away.

It will be a miracle if we stay up with or without Redknapp.

[FloridaR]

I've lost all faith in the owner.

[Dufster]

We are 1 point off our target position!

[FloridaR]

I think if it was announced that the 1st team coaches were being changed then that would help the team & show fans around the world that the club is trying to reset its training methods and resolve form problems.
I hope there's a slim chance this is in the pipeline if not then its going to be a rough ride to the bottom.

[nomar]

Jan 19, 2015 15:21:45 GMT Dufster said:

We are 1 point off our target position!

Yes and 2 wins on the spin and we're midtable.

The problem is that dreaded away form.

QPR fans will have a lot more faith in our survival prospects if we could at least see tangible proof that this team can win games away from Loftus Rd.

Better defending would help too.

[Lonegunmen]

We're stuffed.

[corndog]

Jan 19, 2015 15:19:07 GMT nomar said:

Jan 19, 2015 11:36:36 GMT RoryTheRanger said:

Goodbye Premier League, hello FFP fines and court dates

I said goodbye to the Prem after Burnley away.

It will be a miracle if we stay up with or without Redknapp.

Agree, and if they keep playing at the level they have since the Palace game it's certain relegation. A new manager might have been a mistake, but they might have gotten a new burst of energy, which was possibly enough to stay up. It worked with Hughes(the first season, although it probably would have been better to get relegated), and seems to be working for Palace and West Brom. The one positive, is the club won't be paying a manager that doesn't work here anymore and overpaying for another manager. I am guessing Redknapp is gone after this season, hopefully he has enough class to just walk away and they can get a better candidate for the Championship, who will play younger players and they can build the right way.

[Deleted]

Expected statement , wonder if it would've been the same if we performed badly against Utd . Feel this was the time with the 2 week break to make a change if we were ging to . One of Redknapps biggest mistakes has been recent signings , Injury prone Sandro especially , £10 mill ? Appalling bit of business , then Rio , Zarate , unfit if you believe reports and most of our loan wages budget , Mutch , should be fired just for these signings alone !

[kilburnhoop]

Jan 19, 2015 15:03:33 GMT paulmason said:

This is a good decision and what decent manager would come to W12 to manage a team in the bottom three, with no budget to get any new players in.

Get real and get behind the team.

Well said.

We have had 51 managers in our entire (competitive) history and 23 of them since 1994. Says it all really.

The majority of posters on here have no intention of getting behind our team. Moan, groan, sack him, slate him blah blah blah.

The mood at the ground does not reflect the majority on here.

[alfaranger]

Jan 19, 2015 12:30:20 GMT Roller said:

Made a note in my diary. Simply says: "Bugger".

[nomar]

Jan 19, 2015 19:35:09 GMT kilburnhoop said:

Jan 19, 2015 15:03:33 GMT paulmason said:

This is a good decision and what decent manager would come to W12 to manage a team in the bottom three, with no budget to get any new players in.

Get real and get behind the team.

Well said.

We have had 51 managers in our entire (competitive) history and 23 of them since 1994. Says it all really.

The majority of posters on here have no intention of getting behind our team. Moan, groan, sack him, slate him blah blah blah.

The mood at the ground does not reflect the majority on here.

I could be wrong here, but I think the majority on here want to see us win some away games and stay up.

The problems at QPR go far beyond Redknapp but he seems to be part of the problem nonetheless. Still, TF has said he's staying so we'd better start getting some wins. Stoke on Saturday week would be a good place to start.

[steveb66]

I think our that some of the expectations about what QPR can achieve with the sort of budget we have are unrealistic.

The problem is with our income stream and debt 30 million on transfers is a lot of money and it is for QPR.Sadly these days 30 mln in overall terms doesn't touch the sides these days.

To a point Redknapp is right that at this end of the market all transfers are a gamble. Look at Berahinho said to be worth 20mln and Watford wanted a similar sum for Troy Deeney.

Please don't jump on me because I can see that some of our signings have either been downright dumb or have not worked out for whatever reason but also Austin, Fer, Yun and Isla have been decent. What is a worry is that too few players improve at Rangers and one is left wondering whether with better coaching Hoilett, Traore, Mutch, Phillips etc may have had the ability to push on and improve at another club?

Aguero is injury prone but Pellegreni thought he was worth the risk!

I think over the last 4/5 years we have found our level which is somewhere between a top Championship side but a club that has (so far) failed to establish itself in the Premier League. To my mind this is a solid improvement in terms of what went before in the previous 15 years.

We all want our team to be successful and play attractive football but we have to manage our expectations too.

[blueeyedcptcook]

Jan 20, 2015 7:39:16 GMT steveb66 said:

I think our that some of the expectations about what QPR can achieve with the sort of budget we have are unrealistic.

The problem is with our income stream and debt 30 million on transfers is a lot of money and it is for QPR.Sadly these days 30 mln in overall terms doesn't touch the sides these days.

To a point Redknapp is right that at this end of the market all transfers are a gamble. Look at Berahinho said to be worth 20mln and Watford wanted a similar sum for Troy Deeney.

Please don't jump on me because I can see that some of our signings have either been downright dumb or have not worked out for whatever reason but also Austin, Fer, Yun and Isla have been decent. What is a worry is that too few players improve at Rangers and one is left wondering whether with better coaching Hoilett, Traore, Mutch, Phillips etc may have had the ability to push on and improve at another club?

Aguero is injury prone but Pellegreni thought he was worth the risk!

I think over the last 4/5 years we have found our level which is somewhere between a top Championship side but a club that has (so far) failed to establish itself in the Premier League. To my mind this is a solid improvement in terms of what went before in the previous 15 years.

We all want our team to be successful and play attractive football but we have to manage our expectations too.

Well said SteveB. I have the same thoughts. Yesterday in fact, I was going to comment, " In the past 5 years, and considering,the long list of players, and the Millions of $$$$$s the club has spent on transfer fees, how many of these players, have proved their worth, and those who then moved on, were successful elsewhere" I would think, no more than 10.

[harr]

Jan 20, 2015 7:39:16 GMT steveb66 said:

I think our that some of the expectations about what QPR can achieve with the sort of budget we have are unrealistic.

The problem is with our income stream and debt 30 million on transfers is a lot of money and it is for QPR.Sadly these days 30 mln in overall terms doesn't touch the sides these days.

To a point Redknapp is right that at this end of the market all transfers are a gamble. Look at Berahinho said to be worth 20mln and Watford wanted a similar sum for Troy Deeney.

Please don't jump on me because I can see that some of our signings have either been downright dumb or have not worked out for whatever reason but also Austin, Fer, Yun and Isla have been decent. What is a worry is that too few players improve at Rangers and one is left wondering whether with better coaching Hoilett, Traore, Mutch, Phillips etc may have had the ability to push on and improve at another club?

Aguero is injury prone but Pellegreni thought he was worth the risk!

I think over the last 4/5 years we have found our level which is somewhere between a top Championship side but a club that has (so far) failed to establish itself in the Premier League. To my mind this is a solid improvement in terms of what went before in the previous 15 years.

We all want our team to be successful and play attractive football but we have to manage our expectations too.

I think our expectations sometimes maybe too high but then when we look at an example like little old Burnley, ok only a point above us but with much easier fixtures than us to follow.
The Manager shows more passion for me than ours does .
They spend 4 million in the summer, we spend over thirty .
They can win away we can't and then you think shouldn't we really have 24-25 points instead of 19.
And it's ok saying that's not much difference but in the context of our next games and who we have played at Loftus Rd, this is a very big difference.


As far as Redknapp goes he has my backing now until the end of the season as Tony wanted him.
Do I agree with this decision No, was there anyone better after we stalled so long No only Hoddle or Sherwood and that wouldn't be fair to give them so few games.

If he somehow can keep us up which will mean us turning our away form around then great but would still hoped he stepped down and didn't sign a new contract.
Its one thing being a Managaer of a Spurs and another at QPR , I think that has shown with his tactics and away record.
He's still a nice bloke, I hope he goes on the board for a few years at Bournemouth and enjoys it just hasn't turned out how I had hoped when he first joined us .

Lets see what he can get at Stoke , we really need something if that goes to 11 games it will hurt and hurt and hurt .
Lets not also forget, no other team wants to be the team that loses to us at home , every coach will be saying to there teams let's make sure QPR don't get that result here ...

[steveb66]

We refer to 'little old Burnley' as does the media but look at these attendence stats www.soccerstats.com/attendance.asp?league=england. Burnley have an average gate of 19,500 more than our 'little old ground' can hold.

In terms of history and pedigree are QPR any bigger a club than Burnley. I accept that because we have had wealthy, high profile managers in the last few years that we should have performed better at times, given the money spent on transfers but outside of huge buying power you cant beat unity, spirit and hard work, things that Burnley appear to have in bucket loads.

I love QPR but I do think because of our ownership, our manager and our location the media has upped our profile and coverage and with that fans (including me) have had their expecations driven ever higher.

To me we have little dog syndrome, we think we can take on the big dogs but every now and again we get bitten by a Rottweiler and realise our place in the pecking order isn't quite as high as we might think.

[harr]

Jan 20, 2015 10:22:53 GMT steveb66 said:

We refer to 'little old Burnley' as does the media but look at these attendence stats www.soccerstats.com/attendance.asp?league=england. Burnley have an average gate of 19,500 more than our 'little old ground' can hold.

In terms of history and pedigree are QPR any bigger a club than Burnley. I accept that because we have had wealthy, high profile managers in the last few years that we should have performed better at times, given the money spent on transfers but outside of huge buying power you cant beat unity, spirit and hard work, things that Burnley appear to have in bucket loads.

I love QPR but I do think because of our ownership, our manager and our location the media has upped our profile and coverage and with that fans (including me) have had their expecations driven ever higher.

To me we have little dog syndrome, we think we can take on the big dogs but every now and again we get bitten by a Rottweiler and realise our place in the pecking order isn't quite as high as we might think.

(Unity,spirit and hard work, things that Burnley appear to have in bucket loads)

This is the most important thing to me Steve, if you have this you have a fighting chance, Burnley have this and a Manager with passion.

I want to see more of this from us that's all.
Take your points re the attendances at Burnley , didn't realise they were as good as that .

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