Post by QPR Report on Oct 2, 2009 6:34:02 GMT
All of course, Briatore's fault
[Edit] Three years ago...
QPR's Supposed Dismissal of Two Long-Time Employees....-
October 2, 2008 - Paul Warburton, London Informer - Warbo's Word: Not the way forward, qpr
Those with cash to flash paid £50 a seat to see QPR take on Derby last Saturday - but the club couldn't afford £20 each to retain the services of two its most faithful servants.
Peter Elliott and Tony Hook were press room stewards for a combined 65 years until they received dismissal letters two hours before the game against Southampton.
The letters, signed by Dick Turner, events manager at the stadium, told them the arrival of hot food for the assembled media in the press room negated their services and they were no longer needed.
They were offered a parting gift of six seats this season in the 'silver' area of the ground - two pricing tiers down from the 'platinum' £50 variety - and shown the door.
Elliott hung about which was just as well.
There was no-one else to hand out the identity tags, distribute the match programme and team sheet and take care of the 10,000 other little helpful jobs that's made working in the QPR press area a pleasure for the last 10 years.
Two years back, both were asked to take NVQ courses and train to hand out press passes and whip the cellophane off a tray of sandwiches. Both reckoned they would have to take time off work, and frankly, to be helpful, genial, and continue their duties dutifully executed for all the time yours truly has been going to games, a course appeared overkill.
At the time, your favourite local paper saved the day, but the refused courses was mentioned in their letters. It seems they were marked men, no matter what. There are Rangers insiders who are none too happy about the new 'corporate' feel at the club. Yes, everything's shiny and smart. Yes, long overdue changes have come to pass.
But, Rangers' new 'platinum' feel appears to have overlooked the diamonds in their midst. Diamonds, by the way, that cost less than £4-an-hour to polish Rangers' image at the club with the fourth-richest man in the world on board. London Informer
Note: Back in April, 2007, There was this report of QPR Stewarts Departing.
QPR's Press/Directors Stewards "Departing"
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Guardian/Paul Kelso - Digger - Farewell to QPR stewards
A troubled season at QPR is to claim several more casualties with the dedicated stewards who look after the press and directors boxes claiming they are being forced to step down at the end of the year against their wishes. The club has demanded that the stewards, who have 167 years of service at Loftus Road between them, attend health and safety training and crowd control courses or lose their jobs. The stewards have opted for the latter and posted a note in the press room at the weekend saying farewell. QPR's former communications director Jackie Bass is already taking legal action against the club having been dismissed earlier this year. The club was unavailable for comment.
DAILY MAIL - Charles Sale - Exits at Loftus Road
More trouble at QPR where the handful of press room stewards, whose combined service adds up to more than 100 years, are planning to leave at the end of the season.
They have been told to go on a 20-hour course in crowd control in Reading at their own expense if they want to continue working for the club - Daily Mail
[Edit] Three years ago...
QPR's Supposed Dismissal of Two Long-Time Employees....-
October 2, 2008 - Paul Warburton, London Informer - Warbo's Word: Not the way forward, qpr
Those with cash to flash paid £50 a seat to see QPR take on Derby last Saturday - but the club couldn't afford £20 each to retain the services of two its most faithful servants.
Peter Elliott and Tony Hook were press room stewards for a combined 65 years until they received dismissal letters two hours before the game against Southampton.
The letters, signed by Dick Turner, events manager at the stadium, told them the arrival of hot food for the assembled media in the press room negated their services and they were no longer needed.
They were offered a parting gift of six seats this season in the 'silver' area of the ground - two pricing tiers down from the 'platinum' £50 variety - and shown the door.
Elliott hung about which was just as well.
There was no-one else to hand out the identity tags, distribute the match programme and team sheet and take care of the 10,000 other little helpful jobs that's made working in the QPR press area a pleasure for the last 10 years.
Two years back, both were asked to take NVQ courses and train to hand out press passes and whip the cellophane off a tray of sandwiches. Both reckoned they would have to take time off work, and frankly, to be helpful, genial, and continue their duties dutifully executed for all the time yours truly has been going to games, a course appeared overkill.
At the time, your favourite local paper saved the day, but the refused courses was mentioned in their letters. It seems they were marked men, no matter what. There are Rangers insiders who are none too happy about the new 'corporate' feel at the club. Yes, everything's shiny and smart. Yes, long overdue changes have come to pass.
But, Rangers' new 'platinum' feel appears to have overlooked the diamonds in their midst. Diamonds, by the way, that cost less than £4-an-hour to polish Rangers' image at the club with the fourth-richest man in the world on board. London Informer
Note: Back in April, 2007, There was this report of QPR Stewarts Departing.
QPR's Press/Directors Stewards "Departing"
-
Guardian/Paul Kelso - Digger - Farewell to QPR stewards
A troubled season at QPR is to claim several more casualties with the dedicated stewards who look after the press and directors boxes claiming they are being forced to step down at the end of the year against their wishes. The club has demanded that the stewards, who have 167 years of service at Loftus Road between them, attend health and safety training and crowd control courses or lose their jobs. The stewards have opted for the latter and posted a note in the press room at the weekend saying farewell. QPR's former communications director Jackie Bass is already taking legal action against the club having been dismissed earlier this year. The club was unavailable for comment.
DAILY MAIL - Charles Sale - Exits at Loftus Road
More trouble at QPR where the handful of press room stewards, whose combined service adds up to more than 100 years, are planning to leave at the end of the season.
They have been told to go on a 20-hour course in crowd control in Reading at their own expense if they want to continue working for the club - Daily Mail
