QPR REPORT

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- Pellicori Speaking re Signing for QPR

- Mail/Ashley Gray - Briatore put the brakes on Ecclestone's plot to buy Roma and chose QPR, says FIFA agent
- There was always a surreal quality to Briatore turning up at Loftus Road with billionaire F1 ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone and Indian industrial tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, the world's eighth richest man.
- And it seems the middling Championship club were in fact their second choice.
- Argentine FIFA agent Luis Ruzzi has revealed he was brokering a deal for Briatore and Ecclestone to buy cash-strapped Serie A giants Roma until negotiations became complicated and they took their billions off to west London.
- 'I am very close to Bernie Ecclestone,' said Ruzzi.
- 'We have been friends since I used to organise the Argentine Grand Prix.'
Ruzzi explained how 78-year-old Ecclestone had wanted to buy Roma from the Sensi family.
-'He was concerned,' said Ruzzi. 'So me and the representative of the Sensi familiy, Gianroberto De Giovanni, went to lunch in London with Ecclestone and Briatore, who was to be the chairman.
- 'Ecclestone wanted to buy the club, but Briatore wanted to think it over. The operation was too complicated. A few weeks later the two men bought QPR.' Mail


- Dean Parrett Withdrawn from England U-19 Squad

- Ex-QPR Frank Clarke, Turns 67

- Five Years Ago Today: "Foreign investors step in to keep QPR in business"

- 1981/82 QPR Video: QPR vs Barnsley

- Alan MacDonald's Glentoran play Haifa Maccabi Tonight

- David Conn: Who Owns Carlos Tevez

- "Sports Teams Suffer Major Financial Blow"

- Crystal Palace's USA Development Programme

- Fascism and Italian Football: Part I

- ABC Loan Flashback: Past Focus

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- QPR play NK Celje tonight Wednesday 15th July (8.00pm)
QPR Official Site - MAGILTON: A GOOD TEST
- After settling in to the squads headquarters in Toplice, R's boss Jim Magilton is relishing tonight's friendly against NK Celje at the Arena Petrol Stadium.
- Speaking exclusively to www.qpr.co.uk, Magilton - whose oversaw his first training session on foreign soil yesterday - said: "It's another good test for us - both in terms of our fitness levels and our level of performance.
- "It's a chance for the lads to show me what they can do and a chance for me to run the rule over them all again after Saturday."
- After giving each of his squad members 45 minutes to impress against Aldershot at the weekend, Magilton is set to play some for an hour versus Celje, and then reverse the trend for the clash against NK Karlovac on Sunday evening.
- "We'll probably mix it up a bit," said Magilton.
- "Some will play for an hour or so on Wednesday and then play half hour on Sunday, and vice-versa."
- Rowan Vine (hamstring) won't feature this evening, whilst Martin Rowlands (knee) is unlikely to be risked. QPR


- Dean Parrett Withdrawn from England U-19 Squad

- Ex-QPR Frank Clarke, Turns 67

- Five Years Ago Today: "Foreign investors step in to keep QPR in business"

- 1981/82 QPR Video: QPR vs Barnsley

- Alan MacDonald's Glentoran play Haifa Maccabi Tonight

- David Conn: Who Owns Carlos Tevez

- FIFA to Clamp Down on International Transfers

- "Sports Teams Suffer Major Financial Blow"

- Crystal Palace's USA Development Programme

- Fascism and Italian Football: Part I

- ABC Loan Flashback: Past Focus

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See QPR Official Site for Specific Prices

QPR Official Site CHAMPIONSHIP PRICES REVEALED
- Adult supporters who attend our opening day fixture against Blackpool at Loftus Road will be able to do so from as little as just £20!
- Today's matchday prices - revealed exclusively on www.qpr.co.uk - represent excellent value for money, with our lowest prices considerably lower than two years ago.
- And what's more, as we continue our drive to attract the next generation of QPR fans to Loftus Road, Under-8's will again be able to support their heroes for free next season.*...
- Although matchday prices represent excellent value for money, the savings on offer to Season Ticket holders are far more significant.
- We've already sold 70 per-cent of our Season Tickets for next season, and by looking at the savings below, you can see why!

"... ..With just under four weeks to go until the big kick-off against the Seasiders, the feel-good factor is reaching fever-pitch and we'll be going all out to make it an opening day to remember in W12."
- And to celebrate, in this - the 50th successive year of the famous Blue and White Hoops - we'll not only be bringing back QPR legends from yesteryear, but we'll also be holding an opening day extravaganza to remember at Loftus Road.
- [b]We plan to celebrate in style, with a variety of pitch displays; children's entertainment in the Family Stand; and the all-conquering QPR Ladies team will also be on hand to receive their League title trophy.
That's just a taster of what's to come, so don't miss out!
- R's boss Jim Magilton told www.qpr.co.uk: "The first day of the campaign is always one to remember and we'll be going all out to make sure we start the season with a bang.
"The supporters at this Club have always backed their side and it will be great to see a packed house against Blackpool, as we aim to start the eason in style"
- Off the field, we have introduced a new season card and ticketing system that we hope will enhance your matchday experience when entering the stadium.
- Instead of Season Ticket booklets, supporters will now have a convenient sized card, with a unique barcode printed on it.
- It really does promise to be a season to remember, so if you don't want to miss a kick, flick, save or trick, make sure you're one of the first fans to book a ticket for our first three home fixtures of the Championship season when they go on sale on Tuesday 21st July."
Come on U R's! See QPR Official Site for Specific Prices

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- White House Welcome for Gino Padula and Rest of Columbus Crew, including video

- QPR 2009/2010 Ticket Prices Announced

- Here Comes Jordi Lopez (to Swansea)
- Extensive 1982 Video:QPR vs Barnsley
- Paulo Sousa as Nice Guy
- Ex-QPR Danny Maguire, Probably NOT to Crystal Palace
- Q&A With Rowan Vine
- Financial Crisis Hitting Lower League Clubs in Italy
- Premier League Teams Touring the World, Pre-Season (for Financial Reasons)- The MLS "All Star" XI Announced. (A couple additions to come) Vs Everton
- Allesandro Pellicori allegedly signed a three year contract


QPR Official Site - GALLEN: 'EXPERIENCE THE KEY'
- New Youth Development Manager, Steve Gallen, has hailed the arrival of Marc Bircham as his Assistant, and insists his experience will be invaluable.
- Bircham was officially appointed Youth Development Assistant Manager last week, as part of a backroom reshuffle which also saw Keith Ryan promoted to Reserve Team Manager.
- Speaking exclusively to www.qpr.co.uk, Gallen said: "First and foremost, I'm delighted for Keith. He's done an excellent job with the Youth set-up and he'll be a great appointment as Reserve Team boss."
- "I'm pleased we've got Birchy in though," he added.
- "He's got bundles of energy and has a massive passion for the Football Club. He's a QPR fan like myself and I'm really pleased we've got some QPR people on board."
- Gallen added: "Birch has been brought up in the finest traditions of QPR. And his experience will be invaluable, especially at an age group where he can influence the players.
- "He's an honest guy and the young lads are already looking up him, which is excellent.
- "He's been on his A license and he's been doing coaching behind the scenes, so it's not totally new to him, and I've got no doubts he'll be absolutely fine."
- The pair's first major assignment as a double-act will be to lead the R's young-guns to Germany for their annual pre-season training camp in Edenkoben on Wednesday.
- Rangers will play three matches in six days during their tour - including a tie against the Rwandan Under-19 side - but Gallen insists there's far more to the tour than the fixtures themselves.

"It's a great opportunity to get the lads together," he said.
- "We've just had a new intake of First Year Scholars - there are ten new players here and to be able to get them together with the others at this early stage is great."
- Gallen added: "I'm not too worried about the games to be honest.
- "Of course, once we get out there we'll want to go out and win them, but it's all about gelling and working on systems really.
- "It's going to be really interesting to play against a national team and will be a great experience for the boys.
- "Last season we were very, very lucky that we played abroad on three different occasions, and they were great experiences.
- "Playing against Rwanda, in particular, will be great for me as a Coach and a hugely positive step for the players."
- Gallen - who saw his Under-18's draw 1-1 with Kings Langley in their opening pre-season friendly on Saturday - continued: "It's a great chance to experiment. I've got some different ideas that I want to play around with, based around the players we've got in both age groups.
- "We'll experiment with the 4-3-3 we've played for the last few years and we'll also look at 3-5-2 as well. The lads can always fall back into a 4-4-2 when required, because the majority of them have grown up with it."
- And the emphasis for Gallen and Bircham remains as it always has been.
- "The main focus is bringing players through for Jim and the First Team backroom staff to look at," said Gallen.
- "I'm speaking regularly to the Manager about the group we've got and those conversations will continue throughout the season." QPR


SPORTING LIFE/Vasek Kadlec - LEJSAL SET FOR HOOPS SPELL
- Czech goalkeeper Martin Lejsal has revealed he will spend time training with QPR with the hope of impressing manager Jim Magilton.
- The FC Brno shot-stopper had been linked with a move to an unnamed Championship club - but has now revealed their identity.
- When asked where he would be heading, he told MF DNES: "Queens Park Rangers from the Championship.
- "I am set to travel with then to a training camp this week. My agent says he has some other offers, but this is a good one and a specific one.
- "He has spoken with the manager and he wanted me to arrive.
- "My dream is to play for some English club. The Premier League is the world's best league nowadays and I would like to play in it at some point.
- "So I am doing all I can to be as close as possible." Sporting Life

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- Extensive 1982 Video (Promotion Season under Terry Venables!)QPR vs Barnsley
- Ex-QPR Danny Maguire, Probably NOT to Crystal Palace
- Q&A With Rowan Vine
- Paulo Sousa as Nice Guy
- Financial Crisis Hitting Lower League Clubs in Italy
- Premier League Teams Touring the World, Pre-Season (for Financial Reasons)
- The MLS "All Star" XI Announced. (A couple additions to come) Vs Everton
- Allesandro Pellicori allegedly signed a three year contract


- Mirror/Alan Nixon - United's Eck of a surprise
- Defender Richard Eckersley stunned Manchester United yesterday by rejecting a new deal - and Premier League new boys Burnley are now set to sign him.
- Right-back Eckersley (above) came through the ranks and was on the brink of a breakthrough at Old Trafford, but wants regular first-team football in the top flight. The Salford-born 20year-old will talk with Owen Coyle's Burnley after rejecting a move to QPR..." Mirror




- White House Welcome for Gino Padula and Rest of Columbus Crew: Additional Photos and Text


BBC - Blackstock happy to remain at QPR
- Queens Park Rangers striker Dexter Blackstock says he is happy to remain at the club next season.
- The 23-year old was loaned to Nottingham Forest last season in a move that angered then-boss Paulo Sousa, who did not want him to leave.
- Former England Under-21 man Blackstock told BBC London 94.9: "At the moment I've got a year left on my contract.
- "Unless that changes or anything happens in the meantime I'll be a QPR player for next season."
- Blackstock made a goal-scoring return to the side, as QPR defeated Aldershot 4-0 on Saturday before heading off for a pre-season tour of Slovakia.
- Having been at the centre of the rift between Sousa and the club's owners, with the Portuguese leaving QPR shortly afterwards, Blackstock now wants to concentrate on a positive future under new manager Jim Magilton.
- "I went on loan (to Nottingham Forest) for the last six games of the season, but it was just a loan and there was nothing permanent in the deal," he said.
- "Jim's been very good, the way he wants us to play is in the right way and right manner. I think he's got the respect of the players straight away."
- Magilton added that he has been pleased with the attitude of last season's top scorer since he took over as manager, and has hinted that Blackstock does have a part to play next season.
- He said: "Dexter's worked extremely hard in pre-season. Until that changes I don't see any reason why he shouldn't be (in my plans)."
- Meanwhile, Magilton hopes to make further additions to his squad before they kick off their Championship campaign at home to Blackpool on 8 August.
- He has already spent £3.5m on Argentine midfielder Alejandro Damian Faurlin, but with goalkeeper Lee Camp leaving to Forest and defender Damien Delaney joining Ipswich, there are still gaps to fill.
- "We've lost a goalkeeper and obviously a left-back so we'll be trying in the next couple of weeks to bring a few new signings in," he said.
- "If a good player comes along we'll try and entice him to London and entice him to QPR and let's hope that happens."
- Asked if funds will be made available for new players, Magilton added: "I'll go and identify a player, present it to the board and if the board say 'yes', wonderful, and we'll say 'A, B, C - one, two, three' whatever it takes to get good players into the club." BBC


QPR Official Site - OPEN TRAINING SESSION
- Thursday's training session at FC Mura in Murska Sobota will be open to all QPR supporters.
- The 90 minute session, which is scheduled to start at 11.15am approximately, will see Jim Magilton's men put through their paces a day after the friendly fixture against NK Celje on Wednesday evening.
- Supporters should note, however, that all other training sessions in Slovenia will be behind-closed-doors, as Magilton and co. continue their build-up to the start of the new season. QPR


QPR Official Site - WORKING CAMP
- The QPR First Team squad touched down in Slovenia on Monday evening, with boss Jim Magilton ready to run the rule over his side over the next seven days.
- Rangers play two matches in five days on tour, but Magilton believes he will arguably learn more about his squad off the pitch, than on it, over the coming days.
- "This is a great opportunity for me to get to know the lads, and for them to get to know me and my staff too," he told www.qpr.co.uk.
- "I need to get to know what makes them tick - as players and as people.
- "Team bonding plays a crucial role throughout the course of a season and we'll be looking to get the very best out of all the lads' personalities."
- Magilton added: "We're here to work hard, make no mistake about that.
- "It's a training camp totally geared towards the start of the season on August 8th. Everything we're doing now is in preparation for the opening day fixture against Blackpool."
- Rangers lock horns with NK Celje tomorrow (Wednesday) night, before travelling to Croatia for the tie with NK Karlovac on Sunday evening. QPR


The Sun/GARETH DAVIES Published: 12 Jul 2009 "Top 10 stars from the Championship"
"...THEY are the Championship stars who are chasing the Premier League dream.
As the 2009-10 season prepares for the big kick-off, SunSport looks at the performers who could put million-pound smiles on the faces of their club chairmen.
With Newcastle and Middlesbrough relegated, there are some big-name players on big-money contracts now plying their trade below the top flight.
But there are also some talented young guns from the smaller clubs determined to make their mark — either through promotion or their own move to English football's top tier. Click on the images, above right, to view our latest top 10.
- ...No 10. Wayne Routledge. Club: QPR Age: 24. Position: Midfield
- THIS massively-skilled player knows he has two points to prove this season.
- First, he must turn his talents to lifting Rangers to promotion.
- Second, he must show that he belongs in the Premier League. He never really got a chance at Tottenham or Aston Villa but crackled into life when he went on loan to Cardiff last season.
- Just as the Welsh club were poised to sign him permanently, moneybags QPR stepped in to take him back to London.
- Routledge can be a real handful for defenders and a few top performances would bring the big clubs running" The Sun

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- Other QPR Player Contracts
- Damion Stewart Sent Home
- Three Ex-QPR Birthdays
- Bradford's Reduced Prices for Season Tickets
- Sports Teams Suffer Major Financial Blow
- England U-17 Squad
- John Hartson: Brain Cancer
- No Barry Hayles to QPR!

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- White House Welcome for Gino Padula and Rest of Columbus Crew

- Allesandro Pellicori allegedly signing on a three year contract

- Other QPR Player Contracts
- Damion Stewart Sent Home
- Three Ex-QPR Birthdays
- Bradford's Reduced Prices for Season Tickets
- Sports Teams Suffer Major Financial Blow
- England U-17 Squad
- John Hartson: Brain Cancer
- No Barry Hayles to QPR!


Magilton On Buzsaky
Ben Kosky/Kilburn Times
"...Akos has got real quality," said Magilton. "He was a big loss last year and he's worked extremely hard on his fitness all summer while everyone else has been out sunning themselves. He deserved to start, it's just reward and I was pleased with a lot of the things he did, but less pleased with some of the other things, so there's a bit still to work on. Everyone got 45 minutes - apart from Rowan Vine, who had to come off just as a precaution - and I was happy with our finishing, which was probably the difference between the two sides." Kilburn Times


QPR Official Site - THE WAITING GAME
- Jim Magilton is 'waiting by the phone,' as his search for new faces continues at Loftus Road.
- Speaking exclusively to www.qpr.co.uk prior to the First Team's departure to Slovenia this lunchtime, Magilton said: "We're continuing to work very hard on the transfer front.
- "We're close on one or two things, but we're not going to discuss our targets because that's not the correct thing to do.
- "We're waiting on a few phone calls though."
- Magilton added: "Clearly we're on the lookout for new players.
"We need a goalkeeper and hopefully we'll have something to say on that front soon." QPR



Official Site - JIM'S 'DELIGHT' AT SHOTS VICTORY
- Jim Magilton declared himself 'delighted' with the R's performance in our opening pre-season friendly against Aldershot Town on Saturday.
- Goals from Akos Buzsaky, Heidar Helguson, Patrick Agyemang and Dexter Blackstock ensured Magilton's reign got off to a winning start, to the delight of their gaffer.
- "I was really pleased - delighted," he told www.qpr.co.uk.
- "There were a lot of positive things that came out of the football match.
- "The finishing was first class and I'm delighted for Akos and Pat in particular. They each had frustrating campaigns last term and for them to notch on Saturday was great."
- Magilton added: "We passed the ball well in patches, looked sharp with and without the ball and generally performed quite well."
- However, Magilton warned against complacency, adding: "There's still a lot of work to be done.
- "The fitness side of things will take care of itself over the coming weeks, but we didn't keep possession well enough in certain areas of the pitch.
- "We were wasteful at times and that disappoints me. However, we're heading in the right direction and I'm pleased with how we're set at this stage." QPR


QPR Official Site - VINE 'WILL TRAVEL' TO SLOVENIA
- Rowan Vine will travel to Slovenia with the rest of the QPR squad today (Monday), despite pulling a hamstring in the R's 4-0 victory against Aldershot Town on Saturday.
- The striker - who missed the majority of last season owing to a broken leg - was a half-time replacement at The Recreation Ground, only to be forced from the fray after 75 minutes.
- However, despite initial concerns, R's boss Jim Magilton played down fears of anything long-term, telling www.qpr.co.uk: "It's a very slight hamstring strain.
- "He'll travel to Slovenia with the rest of the squad, where we'll monitor his progress.
- "He'll miss Wednesday's friendly (against NK Celje), but could be back for the match on Sunday (against NK Karlovac)." QPR


Football League 45 SECONDS WITH ROWAN VINE
- Name: Rowan Vine
Date of birth: 21/9/1982
Club: Queens Park Rangers
Position: Striker

What car do you drive?
Black Audi S3.

First car?
A white Peugeot 106. It cost £3,400 but I bartered a bit and got it knocked down to £2,900.

Favourite Film?
Usual Suspects

TV?
Entourage

Favourite band or artist?
I like everything but if I was forced up against a wall and could only nominate one person, it would have to be Jay-Z

Most expensive item you've bought?
I don't really wear jewellery but I bought myself a watch that cost £5,000

Do you do DIY?
Occasionally. I'm not the best. My missus is much better than me. She puts stuff up and I come in at the end and point out where it should go, which is a bit of a role reversal, really. I do the odd thing but I might drill four or five holes before I end up with the right one. I don't like to go into dangerous waters. I prefer to get someone in who I can pay to do the job properly.

Perfect woman - apart from wife/girlfriend?
I'll go for Megan Fox. She's the new Angelina Jolie. She's attractive and I don't mind the tattoo. It makes her a bit dangerous.

The lads are over for dinner, what do you cook?
I let my missus take control most of the time although I've been known to whip up a few decent meals. I did quite well on a roast lamb recently. There could be some big things in the future - three course meals and stuff. I'm organising a barbecue for all the QPR players and their wives, and a few of the coaching staff, for the end of pre-season. It will be a chance for everyone to get away from the dressing room and the training pitch. For that one, I'm getting someone in to do the catering. I don't want people keeling over after eating pink chicken. Where there's blame, there's a claim!

If you were the manager of the club, who would you sign?
I'd go for Lionel Messi. He's the best. I wouldn't turn down Cristiano Ronaldo or Kaka but Messi does it for me. He has a touch of Maradona about him.

Best mate in football?
I wouldn't say I've got a best mate. I've got a group of friends from different clubs but the two who probably stand out are Gary McSheffrey at Birmingham City and David Bell at Coventry City.

Room-mate on tour?
At the back end of last season it was Hogan Ephraim. It will probably be him from now on. His worst habit is he never puts his computer down. If not surfing the Internet or playing Football Manager, he's on his phone. I talk to him but get nothing back. I'm better off talking to myself. But he's a good laugh if he's not warming up to be manager of Manchester United in a Champions League game.

Best prank on tour?
This is the best ever and one that is still going to this day. In some hotels, the spy hole in the rooms can be unscrewed from the outside. So you unscrew it, grab a fire extinguisher and bring the nozzle up to the hole, knock on the door and when you hear the person coming, let fly... It goes absolutely everywhere. Every time I go to a hotel that is the first thing I check.

Do you play golf?
Yeah, I do. I play off 18. There are some really good players at our club. Peter Ramage is the best. He's in single figures and can strike a good ball.

If you weren't a footballer, what would you be doing?
I'd like to think I would be doing some kind of journalism. I would be a football writer. I used to like the creative writing and I got good grades in English at school. I've done a few things for the club programme. Unlike some footballers, I don't mind being interviewed. For a start, the exposure is not a bad thing. It is a bit of a chore if people change the context of the quotes but I roll with the punches. Some of the bigger clubs do media training and you are told to be conservative. As a result you have people like Michael Owen and Alan Shearer, who are the most boring men in the world. One thing that does bug me is the clichés, I just want people to open up.

Most embarrassing moment in football?
I missed an open goal for Portsmouth against Birmingham at St Andrews in what was only my fifth appearance. A shot from one of the other players rebounded off the post with spin, I tried to catch it on the half-volley and from five yards out hit it miles wide and high. It was a live match on ITV Digital and when I got home, my mum said, 'I've taped the game'. I was, like, 'Thanks mum'.

Life after football?
I've still got a good 10 years left in me. Maybe I would like to be a manager although I'm not too bothered about coaching. Hopefully, I'll be in a position to sit back and relax and watch my two sons grow up.

Interesting fact we don't know about you?
I'm a dog lover. I've got an Italian mastiff called Moses, who weighs 12 stone, and a rottweiler called Midas, who looks tiny in comparison. I'm 6ft tall, but if I stand Moses up his paws go above my shoulder. I've got quite a nice sized garden but I go out every day to take them for a walk. They don't live in the house. They're too big. Moses has his own shed. He's on a chain at night but he potters around most of the time. He will eat till the cows come home but I keep him on a strict diet. He has dry food that digests slowly.

Best freebie you've ever had?
I'd love to say I've been given cars and stuff but I haven't. Amit Bhatia, the QPR vice-chairman, paid for our entire Christmas party last year. We had a nice meal in our own room in this London hotel and then went on to a club. Each player in the squad was also given a watch by Flavio Briatore with the QPR crest on the back.

Worst dressed player at the club?
Matteo Alberti. His style is not bad but he likes the tight look - tight jeans and T-shirts that show a bit of bicep and that. It looks a bit suspect. ootball League

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Jamaica Gleaner - Stewart sent home
- CENTRAL defender Damion 'Stew Peas' Stewart has been cut from Jamaica's senior men's football team which is currently participating in the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament in the United States.
- He left the Intercontinental West Hotel in Miami close to 5 p.m. yesterday and was taken to the Miami International Airport to board a flight to Kingston.
- The decision has serious implications for the Jamaica team should it advance to the quarter-finals, as Tyrone Marshall and Oneil Thompson, who started in Jamaica's last game against El Salvador, will be disqualified if there is a next game because of yellow cards.
- 1:30 flight
- Stewart said he was advised of the decision close to 11:30 a.m. yesterday morning by the head of the Jamaican football delegation in Miami, Bruce Gaynor, also a JFF vice-president, when he went to collect his per diem.
- "At about 11:21 (a.m.) today when I went to collect per diem from the head of delegation (Bruce Gaynor), he was with the vice-president Mr Anderson (Raymond) and the coach (Theodore Whitmore) and they said the coach had come to a decision that he was going to send me home and that was about 11:21 a.m. and I was told that I was going to be on the 1:30 flight," Stewart pointed out.
- He added: "I asked to have a meeting with the coach and they stepped out."
- In a release yesterday the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) said the player's behaviour was "disruptive and inconsistent with the general objectives of the team".
- Quoting coach Theodore Whitmore, the release added: "Damion never gave us the impression that he was focused and wanted to be a part of the team and how it operates. He questioned and challenged everything, even team tactics. Even his teammates were not pleased with his behaviour and general attitude.
- "I have tried to keep him in line but he has not shown a willingness to change. We cannot have a situation where the team is damaged because of the selfishness and indiscipline of one man." Jamaica Gleaner


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Jamaica Observer - Damion Stewart Sent Home by Jamaica
Jamaica Observer- Stewart booted from Gold Cup squad
-IAN BURNETT @ THE CONCACAF GOLD CUP in the USA
- Miami, USA - Jamaica's national senior team defender Damion Stewart was booted from the CONCACAF Gold Cup squad here last evening by the coaching staff for what they said was the player's "constant breaching and challenging of team rules, which was seen as disruptive and inconsistent with general objectives of the team".
- However, the player in his defence yesterday just prior to his departure from the team hotel to the airport, told the media that in addition to doing nothing wrong to be sent home, he was not given a hearing to defend himself from the charges.
- According to a statement from the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), the "coaching staff of the Jamaica national team has taken a decision to withdraw defender Damion Stewart from the squad currently participating in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States".
- The JFF release quoted head coach Theodore Whitmore as saying: "Damion never gave us the impression that he was focused and wanted to be a part of the team and how it operates. He questioned and challenged everything even team tactics. Even his teammates were not pleased with his behaviour and general attitude.
- "I have tried to keep him in line, but he has not shown a willingness to change. We cannot have a situation where the team is damaged because of the selfishness and indiscipline of one man," Whitmore said.
- During the one-week pre-Gold Cup camp in the Cayman Islands, Stewart was among a group of players fined for breaches. He and Jermaine Johnson were also fined heavily for missing the flight from Jamaica to Miami at the start of the Gold Cup tournament.
- But the player challenged the coaching staff's charges against him and how the situation was handled.
- "I am just trying to clear myself to let the public know that I didn't feel like I did anything wrong to be going home," Stewart, 28, said, before adding that he was hurt.
- "Well, definitely, it is the ultimate insult, and I am not going to tell you that I'm not feeling bad. I'm feeling very bad right now because every time I put on the shirt, whether I'm playing idle football or even friendly football, I always give my all, especially when I'm playing for Jamaica, so I don't see how on earth they could draw that conclusion that I don't want to be here. That surprised me," he said.
- The Queens Park Rangers fans player of the year and players' player of the year explained that at about 11:20 yesterday morning he went to the room of the head of delegation Bruce Gaynor to collect his per diem, when he was made aware of his fate.
- "Well I was told that I didn't look like I was interested or I didn't look like I wanted to be here. That's the reason I was given to say that I was going home... at about 11:21 today, which is when aI went there to collect some per diem from the head of delegation.
- "I saw like the vice-president, Mr Anderson (Raymond), the coach and head of delegation, and they said that the coach has come to a decision to send me home. At that point they told me that I was going to be on the 1:30 flight, so I told them that that was a little bit too quick for me, so I would need a later flight."
- The player said he requested a private meeting with the coach in order to get a clearer idea of what his crime was supposed to be. He said the coach told him that he didn't look like he wanted to be here along with "other stuff", without elaborating.
- Stewart, popularly called 'Stew Peas' added that they were joined by the assistant coach Bradley Stewart and during that argument, the issues of him being fined in the Cayman Island, as well as being heavily fined for missing the flight to Miami came to the fore. He also claimed that he was told that he questioned everything that the coach asked him to do, and that he should just follow instructions.
- But he said he informed them that he was an opinionated person. "It didn't matter what I said. They had already made a decision that I would be going home, because even in the meeting with the coaches they are saying whatever the coach says you do, you don't follow instruction, but I told them I'm a very opinionated person, and if I have an opinion I am going to share it. We are not robots, nor programmes, so that's just me, that's who I am."
- The player argued that after being given the captain's armband in the Cayman Islands and then starting in the first two games of the Gold Cup, he was surprised to find himself banished to the grandstand for the game against El Salvador, before an ankle injury to Claude Davis gave him a reprieve." Jamaica Observer


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Sunday People - HEAT GOES COLD ON RANGERS
-Manchester United reserve goalkeeper Tom Heaton pulled out of a proposed £300,000 move to QPR yesterday after failing to agree personal terms at Loftus Road.
- Heaton, 23, is well down the list at Old Trafford and has been told he can leave. The home-grown keeper (right) made the England under-21 squad and was sent out on loan to Cardiff City where his form was mixed. Rangers would also like to take full-back Richard Eckersley, 20, on loan for the season.
- Eckersley has to sign a new deal at United first before he can go. The defender wants regular football and Fergie will let him go if he commits to a long-term deal at United." Sunday Peopleal


- QPR Sign Italian Forward, Alessandro Pellicori?
- According to Vital Football QPR citing QPR Italia, QPR have signed a 28 Year old lower Division forward Alessandro Pellicori

- [QPRITALIA EXCLUSIVE] Alessandro Pellicori signed for QPR!
Alessandro Pellicori, 28 years old forward, is the new player for Queens Park Rangers, he comes from Avellino, Italian Serie B team relegated to Lega Pro last year and officially went bankrupt a few days ago.
Pellicori, 10 years as soccer player, leaves Irpinia and Italia to challenge London, after he passed his career between Serie C1, Serie B and a year in Serie A (with Lecce, in 2001).
The agreement's details aren't known yet, but the news is certain: welcome Alessandro! QPR Italia


Jamaica Observer - Damion Stewart Sent Home by Jamaica
Jamaica Observer- Stewart booted from Gold Cup squad
-IAN BURNETT @ THE CONCACAF GOLD CUP in the USA
- Miami, USA - Jamaica's national senior team defender Damion Stewart was booted from the CONCACAF Gold Cup squad here last evening by the coaching staff for what they said was the player's "constant breaching and challenging of team rules, which was seen as disruptive and inconsistent with general objectives of the team".
- However, the player in his defence yesterday just prior to his departure from the team hotel to the airport, told the media that in addition to doing nothing wrong to be sent home, he was not given a hearing to defend himself from the charges.
- According to a statement from the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), the "coaching staff of the Jamaica national team has taken a decision to withdraw defender Damion Stewart from the squad currently participating in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States".
- The JFF release quoted head coach Theodore Whitmore as saying: "Damion never gave us the impression that he was focused and wanted to be a part of the team and how it operates. He questioned and challenged everything even team tactics. Even his teammates were not pleased with his behaviour and general attitude.
- "I have tried to keep him in line, but he has not shown a willingness to change. We cannot have a situation where the team is damaged because of the selfishness and indiscipline of one man," Whitmore said.
- During the one-week pre-Gold Cup camp in the Cayman Islands, Stewart was among a group of players fined for breaches. He and Jermaine Johnson were also fined heavily for missing the flight from Jamaica to Miami at the start of the Gold Cup tournament.
- But the player challenged the coaching staff's charges against him and how the situation was handled.
- "I am just trying to clear myself to let the public know that I didn't feel like I did anything wrong to be going home," Stewart, 28, said, before adding that he was hurt.
- "Well, definitely, it is the ultimate insult, and I am not going to tell you that I'm not feeling bad. I'm feeling very bad right now because every time I put on the shirt, whether I'm playing idle football or even friendly football, I always give my all, especially when I'm playing for Jamaica, so I don't see how on earth they could draw that conclusion that I don't want to be here. That surprised me," he said.
- The Queens Park Rangers fans player of the year and players' player of the year explained that at about 11:20 yesterday morning he went to the room of the head of delegation Bruce Gaynor to collect his per diem, when he was made aware of his fate.
- "Well I was told that I didn't look like I was interested or I didn't look like I wanted to be here. That's the reason I was given to say that I was going home... at about 11:21 today, which is when aI went there to collect some per diem from the head of delegation.
- "I saw like the vice-president, Mr Anderson (Raymond), the coach and head of delegation, and they said that the coach has come to a decision to send me home. At that point they told me that I was going to be on the 1:30 flight, so I told them that that was a little bit too quick for me, so I would need a later flight."
- The player said he requested a private meeting with the coach in order to get a clearer idea of what his crime was supposed to be. He said the coach told him that he didn't look like he wanted to be here along with "other stuff", without elaborating.
- Stewart, popularly called 'Stew Peas' added that they were joined by the assistant coach Bradley Stewart and during that argument, the issues of him being fined in the Cayman Island, as well as being heavily fined for missing the flight to Miami came to the fore. He also claimed that he was told that he questioned everything that the coach asked him to do, and that he should just follow instructions.
- But he said he informed them that he was an opinionated person. "It didn't matter what I said. They had already made a decision that I would be going home, because even in the meeting with the coaches they are saying whatever the coach says you do, you don't follow instruction, but I told them I'm a very opinionated person, and if I have an opinion I am going to share it. We are not robots, nor programmes, so that's just me, that's who I am."
- The player argued that after being given the captain's armband in the Cayman Islands and then starting in the first two games of the Gold Cup, he was surprised to find himself banished to the grandstand for the game against El Salvador, before an ankle injury to Claude Davis gave him a reprieve." Jamaica Observer


QPR OFFICIAL SITE: Aldershot 0 QPR 4
- wo goals either side of half time were more than enough for Rangers, as they got their pre-season campaign off to a winning start with a fantastic display against Aldershot.
- Strikes from Akos Buzsaky, Heidar Helguson, Patrick Agyemang and Dexter Blackstock ensured Jim Magilton's men of victory, and handed the former Ipswich man his first win as Rangers boss in front of a strong R's away following.
- Magilton was given the luxury of naming a near fully-fit side, with the exceptions of Captain Martin Rowlands and Lee Cook (both knee). Damion Stewart missed out because of his ongoing international duties with Jamaica.
- Such has been the magnitude of the R's injury problems in the past year that key players such as Buzsaky missed much of last season - but he started at The Recreation Ground, in a strong looking Rangers line up.
- The game though did come a tad too quickly for new signing Alejandro Faurlin, an absentee due to the fact his international clearance was not given in time to face the Shots.
- As the rain lashed down on a lush playing surface, it was visitors who had the first shot in anger, as they nearly took an early lead.
- After a neat interchange between trialist David Connolly and Helguson, the latter collected the ball some 25-yards out before thundering a shot in on goal - only for the Icelandic forward to see his shot cannon off Shots custodian Mikael Jaimez-Ruiz's left-hand upright and out for a corner.
- From the resulting corner, the ball found its way to Wayne Routledge, who played a clever pass to David Connolly on the edge of the area. Opening his body, the former Sunderland man sent in an exquisite curling shot, only to see his effort drift marginally over the bar.
- The game was beginning to be played at a faster pace as the half progressed - with the Shots forcing Radek Cerny into a good save low down to his left after a Lewis Chambers free kick seemed to be heading for the bottom corner.
- Though it was Rangers who were beginning to get the better of their opponents, and in the 25th minute they found themselves a goal to the good courtesy of Buzsaky.
- Missed so much previously through injury because of his guile and indeed, because of his creativity - the Magical Magyar was found by Matteo Alberti out wide on the left.
- Buzsaky then used his chest to bring the ball down, before cutting in past two men and unleashing an unstoppable shot into the top right-hand corner of the net.
- And such was the dominance of the R's, they found themselves two up just a couple of minutes later. Buzsaky again found space down the left and sent a somewhat scuffed cross that deceived everyone but Helguson, who was on hand to put the match firmly in the hands of Rangers from close range.
- It was as if Buzsaky had never been away and soon after, he played an integral part in what should have been a third for Rangers, his cross resulting in a goal mouth scramble, with the ball eventually finding Routledge - but he could only fire his shot into the side netting.
- The hosts did have a chance to pull one back just before the break when a Louie Soares shot was fired in from 25-yards out, but that was not to bother Cerny who parried away down low to his left.
- Such is the emphasis on fitness early on in pre-season, Rangers boss Magilton was keen to see every player collect 45 minutes under their belts, and true to his word he made several changes at the break.
- The likes of Hogan Ephraim, Rowan Vine and Blackstock were all introduced at half time in a flurry of substitutions, and the R's were soon into their groove after the interval - racking up a third goal in the process.
- In the 56th minute, Mikele Leigertwood found the ball in the centre of the park before sending Agyemang through on goal. Some may have become flustered, but the R's striker didn't, calmly slotting home past Nikki Bull to put the game beyond the hosts.
- And Rangers weren't finished there. If anything, this was becoming somewhat of a rout - not least when Blackstock added a fourth in the 61st minute.
- When Gareth Ainsworth's cross from the right caused confusion in the Aldershot ranks, the ball fell loose to the front man, who made no mistake from six-yards out.
- Aldershot could have pulled a goal back when they were awarded a penalty later on, but Cerny was on hand to deny Danny Hylton, as the R's got off to a winning start in the opening game of their pre-season campaign.
- Aldershot: Jaimez-Ruiz, Blackburn, Soares, Chalmers, Grant, Morgan, Hudson, Winfield, Harding, Wilson, Sandell.
- Subs: Straker, Hylton, Ainge, Hinshelwood, Hateley, Hopkinson, Connolly.
QPR: Cerny, Rose, Borrowdale, Mahon, Hall, M Connolly, Routledge, Helguson, D Connolly, Buzsaky, Alberti.
- Subs: Oastler, Balanta, Gorkss, Ramage, Ephraim, Leigertwood, Vine, Blackstock, Agyemang, Ainsworth, German.
Scorers: Buzsaky (25), Helguson (27), Agyemang (56), Blackstock (61).
Attendance: 2,214 (907). QPR


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UPDATE: Magilton Talking

BBC - Magilton not daunted by QPR job

Jim Magilton is confident in his ability to be his own man at Loftus Road
QPR boss Jim Magilton says he will have no problem coping with the opinions and input of chairman Flavio Briatore.

Rangers have had five managers and two caretakers since Briatore took over the club in September 2007.

But Magilton told BBC London 94.9: "I don't see there is a problem if an owner or a chairman has an opinion.

"We are all managers, supporters and referees. It is a game of opinion. I'll back my decisions win, lose or draw. I'll certainly stand by them."

Magilton's predecessor Paulo Sousa left the club after just 26 games in charge, revealing that striker Dexter Blackstock's loan move to Nottingham Forest in March was agreed without his knowledge.

And Iain Dowie's 15-game spell also came to an end after he clashed with Briatore.

John Gregory was there less than a month after Briatore took charge. And the longest incumbent of his reign so far has been Luigi De Canio, who lasted over six months.

But Magilton admits to having dealt with the same situation in his three seasons in charge at Ipswich Town. "I was at a club where the owner certainly had an input," he admitted.

And he points to his fearless playing style and self belief as the qualities that will give him the confidence to do the job his way, refusing to accept that he is under any pressure to bring about instant success.


"I don't think you can put me under any pressure," he said, "because the pressure I put myself under on a daily basis would far outweigh any pressure they put me under.

"We've had a week with the players now and they've been terrific. I know a new manager can bring that but certainly these players have applied themselves."

Argentine midfielder Alejandro Damian Faurlin has become Magilton's first signing since taking over at Loftus Road.

And, although defender Damian Delaney (Ipswich) and keeper Lee Camp (Forest) have left, the Rangers boss is hoping to add some more players before the start of the new season on August 8.

"I think new faces will help," he said. "Obviously we brought Alejandro in who will add quality and competition in a vital area of the field in midfield.

"We've lost a defender and we've lost a goalkeeper, so obviously we'll be looking to reinforce those positions."

Meanwhile, former QPR favourite Marc Bircham has returned to the club as Under-16 academy coach. And Magilton believes his knowledge of the club will prove a great asset.

"Marc Bircham knows what it takes to play for this club," he said. "He's been brought up in the finest traditions of QPR.

"And his experience will be invaluable especially at an age group where he can influence the players." BBC


London Paper/Gerry Cox - New QPR signing Alejandro Faurlin is tipped to be a crowd-pleaser by Hoops boss Jim Magilton
Manager impressed by Argentine's ability to create chances
- Jim Magilton says he needed just one look at new signing Alejandro Faurlin to realise that the Argentinian midfielder can become a real crowd-pleaser at QPR.
-Faurlin became Magilton’s first signing as the new Rangers manager when he agreed a £3.5m fee with Argentine club Instituto for the 22-year-.old.
-Magilton and assistant John Gorman had spotted Faurlin among hundreds of DVDs sent in by agents, and he said: “He stood out, so John flew to South America to see him in action. We got him over on trial and straightaway we could see what he was like.
- “He’s been terrific in training, his attitude is good and he has a real hunger. I think the fans will take to him, and we hope he can hit the ground running.”
- Gorman added: “He’s a big lad – 6ft 2 ins – with a great left foot, but he doesn’t just sit out on the wing. He loves to get in there, he can create chances and make things happen.”

- Both men are fired up by the challenge ahead at Loftus Road, with Magilton admitting that he had learned from his first experience of management, at Ipswich.
- He was replaced by Roy Keane towards the end of last season, which was disappointing after he had taken to the fringe of the play-offs the year before.
- He said: “There are areas where I know I went wrong, and it is important to analyse and reflect on the good and bad things. What I do know is this division and the players in it, and John and I are ambitious for this club.
- “You can’t knock enthusiasm and a love of the game, and we’ve got a surprisingly good group of players here.”

He revealed that former David Connolly could yet be signed if he impresses in pre-season.
- The former Watford and Ireland striker is a free agent and training with QPR as part of his rehabilitation from almost 18 months out with injury.
“We will see how he gets on,” said Magilton. London Paper


Lee Cook Injury Finally Acknowledged...Ainsworth "Just" a QPR Player Now
- QPR Official Site - R'S NEAR FULL STRENGTH FOR SHOTS

Jim Magilton has a near full strength squad to pick from when the R's kick start their pre-season campaign against Aldershot Town tomorrow (Saturday).

Martin Rowlands, who is five and a half months into his rehabilitation from an Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury, is - in the words of his gaffer - 'champing at the bit to return,' but won't be risked for the trip to The Recreation Ground.

"We've got to nurse Martin through," Magilton told www.qpr.co.uk.

"He's had a serious injury and whilst he'd love to be out there on Saturday, we've got to keep his wrapped up in cotton wool for the time being."

Magilton added: "On the plus side, I'm hopeful he'll be ready to play some part in Slovenia next week - maybe a brief outing in the second fixture on Sunday."

Damion Stewart is currently on international duty for Jamaica in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, whilst Lee Cook is sidelined with a knee injury.

Whilst Rowlands and co. remain sidelined, the positive news keeps coming for Magilton.

Akos Buzsaky (pictured), Patrick Agyemang and Rowan Vine - all whom missed large chunks of last season with long-term injuries - are all set to feature this weekend, to the delight of the R's boss.

"They've looked great, all three of them," he said.

"All the lads look sharp, but having these three lads back is massive for us, because they're key players who were sidelined for long spells last term."

Gareth Ainsworth - whom Magilton revealed yesterday (Thursday) has asked to be considered solely as a player from now on - will also figure, but new signing Alejandro Faurlin is still awaiting international clearance and is unlikely to feature. QPR


Aldershot - Boss- QPR Played A Major Part Of My Career But Aldershot Town Is My Priority Now
The EBB Stadium re-opens for business on Saturday afternoon as Coca-Cola Championship side QPR are the visitors (3pm). Shots boss Gary Waddock is a former QPR player and manager. Admission for the match is just £10 adults and £4 concessions

The EBB Stadium re-opens for the first of five pre-season home friendly matches on Saturday afternoon as new QPR boss Jim Magilton brings a full strength first team for the fixture.

QPR, of course, are a club close to the heart of Shots boss Gary Waddock. The 47 year old made over 200 appearances for the west Londoners in addition to filling a variety of roles including coach and first team manager at the club.

Indeed he was in charge of Rangers when they fulfilled a pre-season friendly in 2006/07 at Aldershot as part of the Adam Miller transfer deal. Included in the QPR line-up that afternoon was Scott Donnelly whilst former Shots Tobi Jinadu trialled for the visitors. Mark Pritchard scored a deserved equaliser for Aldershot in a 1-1 draw.

Whilst conscious that Saturday pairs him in action against a former club the boss is focussed on preparing his players for the challenge of Coca-Cola League Two football this season.

He told 'The Shots', "QPR played a large part of my career and I have fond memories there both high and low. I am pleased that they are coming down to Aldershot and we are looking forward to it.

"The major high for me at QPR was playing in the 1982 FA Cup Final versus Tottenham Hotspur. It was a dream for me as I only lived close to Wembley Stadium and to play there was fantastic. I can say that I played in two FA Cup Finals because the final went to a replay.

"As a player it was fantastic time for me although it didn't go according to plan for me as a manager. You have to accept that sometimes. I also had to retire as a player at QPR at the time and I wonder that if I hadn't had that injury which way my career would have gone.

"QPR helped develop me as a coach and a manager during the period of time that I was there but my main focus now is Aldershot Town and this match is part of that process."

With the EBB Stadium pitch well prepared during the close season the boss is keen to view his players in their first outing since returning to training last week.

He added,"This is a fitness exercise for our squad and we want to give a good account of ourselves against a Championship side. They have worked hard in training so far and now it is all about putting it into practice on the pitch." Aldershot

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Football League - WHERE ARE THEY NOW: MATTHEW ROSE
- Matthew Rose has switched from taxing his feet to taxing his brain.
- The former Queens Park Rangers and Yeovil Town defender works as a mortgage broker for JP Financial Solutions, set up by his former Loftus Road team-mate Chris Plummer.

Shortly before hanging up his boots at the end of the 2007/08 season, Rose, 33, decided to qualify as an independent financial adviser.

He said: "It is not a career for your average footballer.

"Footballers get bad press for being a bit stupid. But there are a lot of intelligent lads as well.

"For every four who like getting drunk and being daft, there is one who has got his head screwed on. It's just that you only hear about the bad ones.

"I went to a grammar school and had quite a good education.

"This work is a mentally challenging. It is nice to tax your brain. I spent 15 years taxing my feet."

Rose was helped into financial services by the Professional Footballers' Association, which paid for home studies during his last year at Yeovil.

He said: "It's something I fell into, really. I wanted to play until I was 35. But when you get to the stage where you're having injections just to train, you realise your health is more important than football.

"I do miss the game. It's the same as most players. I miss having a laugh with the lads and the day of the game - but I don't miss the everyday stuff."

Rose, who is married with two children, has built up a portfolio of clients that is a mix of footballers and "the man next door".

He added: "I was always motivated by the fact that there was so much bad advice around when I was a player. There are a lot of sharks out there.

"We are not just in it to make a fast buck. Mortgages involve a lot more paperwork than investments and tax claims."

Rose has used his contacts in the game to give seminars to the Millwall and QPR squads - and now has on his books around 20 current players, mainly aged 18 to 20.

He said: "Footballers trust ex-footballers. Footballers either don't want to, or don't have the time to, pick up the phone and find the best advice.

"That's where we come in. Football is a short career. You earn a lot of money in a short time and we want them to come out of the game with their mortgage paid off."

Rose specialises in mortgages and life insurance and can be contacted at matt@jpfinancialsolutions.co.uk - Football League

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UPDATE: - QPR Official Site - BIRCH CHAMPING AT THE BIT
- Marc Bircham is relishing the opportunity to get his teeth stuck into his new role as Youth Development Assistant Manager.
- Speaking exclusively to www.qpr.co.uk, the former Rangers midfielder expressed his delight at returning to the Club he grew up supporting as a boy.
- "I've always wanted to be involved in the coaching side of things and what better place to start," he said.
- "This is a great opportunity for me to learn my trade at a Club that means so much to me."
- Bircham will assist new Youth Development Manager, Steve Gallen, working closely with the Clubs Under-18 and Under-16 squads on a daily basis.
- And the former R's stalwart - famed for his crazy blue and white hair - has been impressed by what he's seen so far from the latest crop of talented teenagers to come off the production line in W12.
- "They've really impressed me," he said.
- "The attitude of the lads is great and the team spirit within the camp is very positive.
- "They're a great bunch and there's one or two gems that I'm sure will come to fruition in the future."
- Bircham, who is currently working towards the completion of his UEFA A license, added: "It will help that I know Steve so well.
-"We go back years. He played in the same Youth team as my cousin, so that understanding has been there from day one.
- "He's done a great job bringing through players in the past and long may that continue." QPR


QPR Official Site - BACKROOM RESHUFFLE
- Jim Magilton's fine-tuning of his backroom team has continued with the appointment of Keith Ryan as the Club's new Reserve Manager.
- Ryan, who previously oversaw the Centre of Excellence, has been promoted to assist Magilton and co. at First Team level.
- As a result of the re-shuffle, Steve Gallen has been appointed Youth Development Manager, with former R's cult hero Marc Bircham returning to his boyhood Club as Youth Development Assistant Manager.
- Speaking of Ryan's appointment, Magilton told www.qpr.co.uk: "Keith is a top coach and his enthusiasm and ambition is excellent.
- "John (Gorman) knows him really well from their time at Wycombe and he's really impressed me with his knowledge and understanding of the game."
- Magilton added: "Having him involved with the First Team set-up is great.
- "He's an infectious character and has a great rapport with the players, and that's exactly what I'm looking for with all my staff."
- As well as running the R's second string, Ryan will also play an active role on First Team matchdays, assisting Magilton, John Gorman and fellow coach David Rouse.
- "He'll play a key role for us," added the R's gaffer.
- "As well as being in charge of the Reserves, he'll play an integral role in my backroom team on a daily basis."
- On the changes at Youth team level, Magilton added: "We've had a long, hard look at it, and I'm delighted with how we're set up now.
- "Steve (Gallen) has a great attitude and approach to the game and he knows the young lads very well having been here for such a long time.
- "He's already played a key role in bringing a number of young lads up to First Team level and long may that continue."
- Magilton concluded: "Bringing Birch back to the Club is a very positive step.
- "QPR runs through his blood. He grew up supporting Rangers; he's skippered the Club; and he knows what it means to play for the R's." QPR


Mirror BY ECK, UNITED KID FOR HOOPS
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to send young defender Richard Eckersley out on loan to QPR for the whole of next season.
The highly-rated prospect (above) made his Premier League debut last season and is seen as a future first-teamer at United.
Despite interest from several Premier League clubs, Fergie will let Eckersley, 20, go out to the Championship for experience and is in favour of the Hoops, where he will be guaranteed a regular game. Mirror


London Informer - QPR sign Alejandro Faurlin
IT NEEDED a £500,000 compensation fee to Inter Milan to make sure Alejandro Faurlin joined QPR on Tuesday for a record £3.5million.
The Serie A side has a pre-contract arrangement with the 22-year-old playmaker, (right), a star in his country's U17 World Cup team of 2003.
The Italians first recognised they had a potential gem on their hands after spotting the name Faurlin when he racked up six goals against six different Primera Division teams for his club, Instituto AC Cordoba.
Inter stepped aside when they admitted they couldn't guarantee Faurlin first-team football - but wanted the pay-off to allow him to join Rangers instead.
Boss Jim Magilton has been running the rule over Faurlin in training before taking the plunge because he desperately wanted someone to supply Rangers' wingers and forwards with inch-perfect passes.
"I had opportunities to play in Spain, Italy and Greece, but QPR was my choice and I'm delighted to be here," Faurlin said.
"I was really impressed with the set-up and the ambition of the club and can't wait to make my debut."
Magilton added: "We've had a good look at him and I believe he will be a valuable addition to the squad.
"He's a likeable young lad who plays with a smile on his face, so we'll have no problems."
Rangers agreed a three-year deal for their new signing, whose fee eclipses the previous best, £2.7m shelled out for striker Mike Sheron in 1997 - a fee that netted Rs only 13 goals from the Stoke City striker in two seasons. London Informer


COVENTRY EVENING TELEGRAPH CLAIM - QPR 'spent £500k on Gary Borrowdale'
WEALTHY Championship outfit QPR splashed £500,000 on Coventry City FC's unwanted full-back Gary Borrowdale, it has been claimed.
- Squarefootball.net reports that the Loftus Road club spent the hefty fee on left-back to make his move from the Sky Blues permanent in January.
- Such a fee sounds highly unlikely - especially considering Borrowdale was promptly shipped to on loan to Brighton for the rest of the season.
- The 23-year-old made 21 appeareances for Coventry City between 2007 and 2009 Coventry Evening Telegraph


- Past QPR Friendlies and Testimonials Thread
- Flashback: QPR played Aldershot in a Friendly: Reports, comments & Photos
- QPR Pre-Season Schedule
- The Colbert Report: "Is It Time to Care About Soccer?"

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- Losing Start for Delaney
- Damien Delaney Speaks "...It was a bit of a crazy time at QPR"
- Scunthorpe supposedly no longer interested in signing Mahon
- UPDATE: Bernie Ecclestone Clarifies, Explains and Apologizes"

- Paul Furlong: Another Season at Brentford?
- Past QPR Friendlies and Testimonials Thread
- Flashback: QPR played Aldershot in a Friendly: Reports, comments & Photos
- QPR Pre-Season Schedule
- The Colbert Report: "Is It Time to Care About Soccer?"


QPR Official Site - FAURLIN: THE FIRST INTERVIEW
- New signing Alejandro Faurlin spoke exclusively to www.qpr.co.uk late last night (Tuesday), after putting pen to paper on a three year deal with the R's.
- The Argentine midfielder, who R's Assistant Manager John Gorman identified on a recent scouting trip to South America, is clearly delighted to be starting the next chapter of his short, but so far sweet career, in West London.
- "It's a great opportunity for me," he told www.qpr.co.uk, speaking through a translator.
- "I am proud to be in England and playing for a Club like Queens Park Rangers."
- Faurlin, who through broken English revealed that fellow Argentine showman Carlos Tevez is his hero, added: "I am delighted to be here.
- "The football over here is very different to Argentina, but I will work hard to adapt to the English game.
- "I want to show my qualities and I have already been very impressed with the quality of my team-mates. The standard and intensity of the training is very high and really impressive."
- Faurlin, who is currently awaiting international clearance before his move to Loftus Road is rubber stamped, can't wait to pull on a QPR shirt for the first time, adding: "I just want to play now.
- "I feel very fit and can't wait for the chance to show the fans what I am capable of.
- "I hope to achieve big things at QPR." QPR


Mirror - Richard Eckersley? "Manchester United youngster to join Alejandro Faurlin at QPR
"...Rangers are also set to take young Manchester United defender Richard Eckersley on loan for the whole of next season." Mirror


Eleven a side.com - Connolly earns QPR chance
" Former Republic of Ireland forward David Connolly has earned a trial at Coca-Cola Championship side QPR.
Connolly’s time at Sunderland came to an end following the expiry of his contract last week.
The well-travelled 32-year-old is certain to drop down a division, and new QPR chief Jim Magilton will offer him the chance to impress at Loftus Road.
Connolly spent three years at the Stadium of Light, scoring 13 goals in 39 league appearances, but following a succession of injuries has failed to make a single first-team appearance since January 2008. Eleven-a-side


QPR Off to Bahrain Next Season?
Ben Kosky/Kilburn Times - Middle East trip still in the pipeline

QPR are hoping to reschedule their postponed trip to the Middle East during an international break next season.

Rangers had arranged to play the Bahrain national team in a friendly at the end of last season as part of their sponsorship deal with Gulf Air.

A clash with the Asian Football Confederation elections was given as the reason for calling the match off, although there was also little enthusiasm among the Rs' squad for playing in temperatures of around 40 degrees.

QPR's deputy managing director Ali Russell admitted: "Fitting it into the calendar is difficult. Pre-season is extremely hot in that part of the world and it wouldn't have been suitable.

"However, there may be an international break we can look at and we're in discussions with the federation, who were very apologetic that they weren't able to fulfil the original fixture.

"We have a great partnership with the kingdom of Bahrain through Gulf Air and we want QPR to be the team of choice there, both for locals and ex-pats.

"Our Community team have been out there coaching kids and helping people to enjoy football the QPR way, so we're moving onto the next phase, to have the team play in the country and get people excited about that."

Meanwhile, Rangers will head to Slovenia and Croatia for a week-long training camp after their opening pre-season friendly at Aldershot Town this Saturday.

Much-travelled striker David Connolly, who was released by Sunderland at the end of last season and is training at Loftus Road, is likely to feature for the Rs at Aldershot.

Argentinean midfielder Alejandro Faurlin, who signed a three-year contract with Rangers on Tuesday, may have to wait for his debut as international clearance is yet to be granted. Kilburn Times

- QPR Youth Update


- Wycombe End Supporters' Ownership of the Club

- Video of QPR's First home game of 1974

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- UPDATE: Bernie Ecclestone clarifies, explains and apologizes re his comments"

- Damien Delaney Speaks about Ipswich and QPR "It was a bit of a crazy time at QPR..."


QPR Official Site - EXCLUSIVE: R'S AGREE FAURLIN DEAL
- Jim Magilton's first signing as QPR Manager has arrived in the shape of Argentinean midfielder Alejandro Faurlin.
- he 22 year-old has penned a three year deal at Loftus Road, with Rangers agreeing a deal worth £3.5million for the left-sided player.
- The deal, however, is subject to Faurlin receiving international clearance.
- Speaking exclusively to www.qpr.co.uk, Magilton expressed his delight at the signing of the left footed midfielder, commenting: "He's a good signing for the Football Club.
- "We've had a good look at him and I believe he'll be a valuable addition to the squad.
- "He's a likeable young lad who plays with a smile on his face, so we'll have no problems."
- Faurlin, who made 34 appearances last year for the Argentine Club Instituto, said: "I am really pleased to be here in England, playing for a Club like Queens Park Rangers.
- "I know a lot about the English game and I really admire the ability of the teams at this level.
- "I am really looking forward to playing for the Club and showing the Manager, my fellow players and the QPR supporters what I can do."
- Faurlin added: "I had opportunities to play in Spain, Italy and Greece, but QPR was my choice and I'm delighted to be here.
- "I was really impressed with the set-up and the ambition of the Club and can't wait to make my QPR debut."
- More reaction to followQPR


QPR Official Site - JIM'S JOY AT FIRST SIGNING
- Jim Magilton wore a broad smile this evening (Tuesday) after clinching the signing of Argentinean ace Alejandro Faurlin.
- The 22 year-old midfielder has penned a three year deal - subject to international clearance - and becomes Magilton's first signing at Loftus Road.
- "We've been watching the lad for some time. John (Gorman) recognised him a long time ago," Magilton revealed to www.qpr.co.uk.
- "We've seen him in action and on DVD's and assessed what he's about, but having him here for the last few days has given us a chance to see what he's really like and we've been impressed.
- "He plays central midfield. He's got a lovely left foot, a great work ethic and in a 46 game season, he'll be a valuable player for us."
- Magilton added: "We knew about his quality and ability, but his attitude over the last few days has been great too.
- "I've signed an Argentinean before and the attitude and the hunger is apparent with Alejandro, as it was with (Luciano) Civelli.
- "It's all happened pretty quickly, but we're delighted to have him here. He'll bring extra quality to the squad, there's no doubt about that." QPR

- Photos of Faurlin in Training

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- UPDATE: Bernie Ecclestone clarifies, explains and apologizes re his comments"

- Ex-QPR Terrel Forbes Extending Yeovil Stay

- Ramage Excited by New Season and Positive About Return to Training

- (Non-QPR) Player With a Gangster for a Grandfather

- US Defender, Oguchi Onyewu to AC Milan

- 1974 QPR Video: Home Opener - Terry Mancini vs Geoff Hurst


Herald (Ireland)/Aidan Fitzmaurice
Delaney's sights on return to top-flight
Keane's high expectations enticed defender to Ipswich

PREMIER TARGET: Damien Delaney wants to finally make the breakthrough into the Premier League and believes his new club Ipswich Town can help him achieve that aim.

Ireland defender Damien Delaney is sick of life in the second tier of English football -- and that's why he joined Roy Keane's Ipswich Town revolution, so he can make a return to the Premier League.

Ipswich kick off their pre-season programme tonight when they take on Finn Harps in Donegal, the first of three games that Town will play here this summer, and it will be the first time that defender Delaney, capped twice at senior level by Giovanni Trapattoni, will get to show what he can do in an Ipswich shirt as the player only moved there from QPR last week.

Delaney did not have to leave Loftus Road as he has a year left on his contract, but once it was clear that Keane wanted the player, and also that Keane's club were willing to pay for Delaney, the move was inevitable, as Keane made a good job of selling the club -- and his vision of Premier League football -- to fellow Corkman Delaney.

"When I spoke to Roy about joining the club, the one thing he made clear was that he was very, very serious about making a real push for promotion this season and that's what I wanted to hear," said Delaney.

"He said there were no guarantees that we would go up, but he said that he would make a serious effort and make a real stab at it.

"That's what I wanted to hear because I am fed up with being in the Championship, to be honest. I have been there for four years now, and I want to play at a higher level again. Roy has an ambition to do well for the club and that was something I wanted to be part of, so I was happy to make the move to Ipswich and see what we can do about winning promotion," added Delaney, who played in the top flight with Leicester City after his move from home-town club Cork City in 1999.

In fact, that was when Delaney and Keane first came face to face with each other, as Delaney's Leicester side took on Keane's United team soon after Delaney's transfer from Cork. "I doubt if he remembers me or that game. I think Roy Keane has done so much in the game that he wouldn't remember a league game against Leicester all those years ago, so I doubt if he remembered me from that. But it was still nice when Roy came to bring me to Ipswich last week," added Delaney.

"It's all been a bit rushed. I only signed for Ipswich on Thursday, so we only had two training sessions together, last Friday and yesterday, to get ready for this game, but I am getting to know the lads and getting settled in. We don't have a long run-in before the season starts, our first league game is on August 8 so we only have a couple of weeks together before we get things going for real."

"It was a bit of a crazy time at QPR for the last while. I was lucky in that things were stable for me in the first few years of my career. I only had a couple of managers for so long, but we had so many at QPR. I think I played under five managers in two years there, and that kind of instability does you no good, so hopefully we'll have a good season with Ipswich."

This time last year, Delaney was on a high as he'd just made the breakthrough at international level, starting for Ireland at left back in Giovanni Trapattoni's first game in charge, against Serbia, and earning a second cap against Colombia in London.

But since then there has been little action with the national team, as Delaney was an unused sub in a few games after that and he failed to even make the bench for the last bout of Ireland duty, the games against Nigeria and Bulgaria at the end of last season.

Delaney says he's not upset at losing his place in the squad for the last round of Ireland games as he knows he can only win back a place in the squad -- and then press for a place in the team -- if he does well at club level.

"Of course I am ambitious and I want to play for my country again, but I won't start crying about the fact that I didn't make the squad last time around," said Delaney, who has seen younger defenders Eddie Nolan and Sean St Ledger emerge in recent months.

"The Ireland thing isn't really on my mind at the minute. I am focused on doing well with Ipswich and trying to get them promoted. If I can do well with my club then I'd hope that the international scene would take care of itself.

"I am hungry to do well with Ireland. I don't just want to be in the squad, I want to be in the team and winning caps. I haven't played for Ireland in a competitive game yet and that's something I want to change, but I will have to be patient," added the left back.

Delaney will make a quick trip back to his native country this week, as Ipswich flew into Ireland this morning to prepare for the Harps game, will stay overnight and train in Donegal again tomorrow before heading back to Suffolk.

"This should be a good game for us tonight. I know that Finn Park is a tough place to go to. I played there for Cork City and it was very hard to come away with anything," said Delaney, who was a decent GAA player in his day and played at Croke Park for Cork's minor footballers before soccer took over.

"I know from being in the league with Cork City that matches against English teams are always a big thing for the Irish lads.

"They have a point to prove, and the Harps lads will be doing that against us tonight. Maybe some of them have been in England already and want to show they still have something. Others might be trying to catch the eye, but there is always a big element of pride when you play for a League of Ireland side against an English team, so we'll need to be at our best to get something here." - Aidan Fitzmaurice Herald


- Flashback: Nick Ward Joins QPR

- "Loyalty is for Fans, Not Players"

- Wycombe Set to End Supporter Ownership

- Ealing Gazette/Paul Warburton - QPR Transfer Targets

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- UPDATE: Bernie Ecclestone clarifies, explains and apologizes re his comments"


- 1974 QPR Video: Home Opener - Terry Mancini vs Geoff Hurst

- Flashback: Nick Ward Joins QPR

- Nick Ward Update

- "Loyalty if for Fans, Not Players"

- Wycombe Set to End Supporter Ownership

- Photo of Ronaldo at Real Madrid's Stadium - before 85,000 fans


LONDON INFORMER/Ealing Gazette - Paul Warburton - QPRs' second team become the big shot
- QPR struck the deal of pre-season this week when they got a reserve ground for the price of a friendly match.
- Rangers' second string will play all their games next season at Aldershot's EBB Stadium, formerly the Recreation Ground - and also the League Two club that just happens to be managed by former Rs boss Gary Waddock, who was sacked by QPR the season before last.
- But there was no animosity between the club that officially appointed him three years ago this week, and the Shots, when they were told they could keep the proceeds from the Aldershot versus Rangers match at the EBB on Saturday week (July 11).
- Rs have just shelled out about £300,000 for a new state-of-theart pitch at Loftus Road after it came in for stick last season from their own players.
- New boss Jim Magilton wants the pristine surface to stay that way, with nothing but QPR first-team games likely to disturb the manicured grass.
- And Waddock too welcomed the move that sees his old club handily placed for any prospective loan deals.
- He said: "It enables Aldershot, as a club, to develop really good, positive links with a Championship outfit.
- "That's something I want to encourage."

- QPR have told Stoke City Akos Buzsaky will cost them £5million.
- The Premiership side enquired about the Hungarian international midfielder last night (Thursday), but were told to forget any thoughts of a deal unless they meet Rs' steep valuation.

In truth, Hoops have no intention of selling Buzsaky, who missed all but the first few games of last season through injury. Rs are desperate to keep their squad together, but have been overwhelmed by the number of offers they have received for their players so far.

A club insider said: "We must have been doing something right, despite not winning promotion, because the amount of calls Rangers have received from other clubs has taken everyone by surprise."

Buzsaky joined his team-mates in training yesterday for the first time in nine months.

But there might be gaps in the ranks by the time the season starts if the phone hasn't stopped ringing by deadline day on August 31.

Meanwhile, Damien Delaney's £1m switch to Ipswich was in danger last night after both Coventry and Cardiff made late enquiries for the Irish left-back.

Mikele Leigertwood interests newly-promoted Wolves, as well as former club Sheffield United and Bolton, and cheeky enquiries for winger Wayne Routledge, defender Damion Stewart and Matt Connolly, from unnamed clubs, all found their way into the Rangers bin.

Gavin Mahon is wanted by Scunthorpe - but new boss Jim Magilton is unwilling to part with anyone until he sees how his squad shapes up over the next week or so.

A source said: "It may be he might even want to keep Dexter Blackstock, and perhaps a deal can be done to prevent the striker from going to Nottingham Forest - everything is possible at the moment."

That is except for the arrival of Tugay, from Blackburn and Darius Vassell, from Manchester City.

Reports have it that both Premiership stalwarts are on their way to west London.

"Not a chance," said the source. " Ealing Gazette



PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE

Aldershot Town v QPR - Saturday 11th July 2009 (3.00pm)

"The R's...Southeast Europe...between Monday 13th July and Monday 20th July....pre-season preparations at the luxurious Hotel Livada resort, based in Toplice."

NK Celje v QPR - Wednesday 15th July (8.00pm)

NK Karlovac v QPR - Sunday 19th July (6.00pm)

Forest Green Rovers v QPR - Tuesday 21st July 2009 (7.45pm)

Oxford United v QPR - Friday 24th July 2009 (7.45pm)

Wycombe Wanderers v QPR - Tuesday 28th July 2009 (7.45pm)

QPR v Southampton - Saturday 1st August 2009 (3.00pm)

+ July 29 (Wednesday) - "QPR Family Fun Day"


- Explaining the Process of Football Transfers

- Cardiff's New Stadium/Listening to Fan Feedback

- Barnet Official SiteJake Cole Joins Barnet

- Taarebt Staying at Spurs after all? (Or at least: If goes; Supposedly for sale; not for loan)

- Reversal of "The Norm:" Player Shoots/Kills Fan

- Former QPR Star, Ivor Powell Turns 93

- QPR's 2008-2009 "Customer Charter" (From July 2008) "....The Club consults supporters on a regular basis through the Official Supporters Club and Fans Forums which are attended by QPR Staff and Directors."

- QPR Players's Contracts: Length of QPR Contract Remaining

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- UPDATE re Bernie Ecclestone: After earlier today calling his comments a "big misunderstanding, in a follow-up interview, Ecclestone explains/apologizes re his Comments".


- [Ecclestone re QPR "...It’s not much fun — we’ve always got the wrong players and the wrong manager.”]


Barnet Official Site - JAKE COLE SIGNS FOR BARNET
Jake Cole signed today for Barnet. More details to follow" Barnet Official Site

Barnet - JAKE COLE IS A BEE
- Jake Cole, the 23-year-old goalkeeper who was a big hit with Barnet supporters when he played 10 games on loan from Queens Park Rangers in March and April, signed a one year deal, with an option for a further year, this afternoon.
- Brilliant news for the fans, who established a rapport with the 6ft 3ins tall keeper as he kept three successive clean sheets to help the Bees clear of the relegation zone.
- A relieved Ian Hendon said: "I hope any future incoming transfers will be easier ... I have been trying to get Jake to the club since he went back to QPR".
- Cole, currently growing a beard, said that he had been happy playing with Barnet and getting first team experience after six seasons at Loftus Road where he had mainly been a stand-in keeper and was loaned to Hayes, AFC Wimbledon, Farnborough Town and Oxford United.
- Although former Rangers manager John Gregory called Jake "a model professional", Cole only made six senior appearances for the West London club.
- Cole was one of 40 players training at Underhill today - 25 of them trialists. Ian Hendon said that he had further targets ... some of them not among the trialists.
- Cole said that he was looking forward to working with Hendon and Lee Harrison, now the first team coach. Harrison is still registered as a player -- "I'll turn out if needed", he said.
-Fashion note: Cole plans a variety of beards this season, from bushy to well trimmed. Dennis Signy & Rolf Harris Barnet


- Taarebt Staying at Spurs after all? (Or at least: If goes; Supposedly for sale; not for loan)

- 1980 QPR Video Snippet

- Explaining the Process of Football Transfers


- Nick Ward Update

- Former QPR Star, Ivor Powell Turns 93

- Reversal of "The Norm:" Player Shoots/Kills Fan

- QPR Players's Contracts: Length of QPR Contract Remaining

- Lopez and Swansea
Updated

- QPR's 2008-2009 "Customer Charter" (From July 2008) "....The Club consults supporters on a regular basis through the Official Supporters Club and Fans Forums which are attended by QPR Staff and Directors."

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- Part-QPR owner, Bernie Ecclestone Q&A. Ecclestone's View of Adolph Hitler - Updated: In an interview, Ecclestone clarifies: "A Big Misunderstanding".
- [Ecclestone re QPR "...It’s not much fun — we’ve always got the wrong players and the wrong manager.”]

- Nick Ward Update

- Former QPR Star, Ivor Powell Turns 93

- Reversal of "The Norm:" Player Shoots/Kills Fan

- The "Ultras" are active in Milan

- QPR Players's Contracts: Length of QPR Contract Remaining

- Lopez and Swansea Updated

- QPR's 2008-2009 "Customer Charter" (From July 2008) "....The Club consults supporters on a regular basis through the Official Supporters Club and Fans Forums which are attended by QPR Staff and Directors."

- Briatore speaking a year ago about QPR and Dowie

- Seven Years Ago: Marc Bircham Signs for QPR

- Presumably coming soon: QPR Squad Numbers (Squad Numbers for 2006/2007; 2007/2008 and 2008/2009

- Gino Padula Playing for Columbus Crew vs DC United July 4 Televized Game

- The July 4th: QPR - USA Connection

- Proposed European Super-League

- QPR's Pre-Season Schedule


Alejandro Damian Faurlin and David Connolly?

UPDATED/Dave McIntyre - BBC606 -Magilton eyes first signing
- Rangers are hoping to sign Argentine playmaker Alejandro Damian Faurlin.
- The 22-year-old’s performances for Argentine side Instituto have sparked interest from a number of Italian clubs, but QPR will try to persuade him to join them.
- He could feature for Rangers during pre-season, as could David Connolly who has been training with the club.
- Connolly is a free agent after being released by Sunderland.
- Jim Magilton has looked to Argentina before, signing Luciano Civelli for Ipswich last season, and John Gorman recently visited there on a scouting mission.
- Following his return, an approach for Faurlin was made and the player is expected in London for talks this week.
- If he does join Rangers, it may be on an initial year-long loan with a view to a permanent transfer at the end of the season.
- It would be a similar deal to the one for Emmanuel Ledesma last summer and the agreed fee is likely to be similar too – around £3m, possibly slightly more." BBC606


BBC - QPR keen on Argentine midfielder
- QPR are interested in signing Argentine midfielder Alejandro Damian Faurlin.
- The 22-year-old's performances for Instituto in Argentina's second division have attracted the attention of several clubs.
- But QPR are hoping to persuade him to join them and are expected to hold talks with him in London this week.
- QPR manager Jim Magilton is also giving a trial to forward David Connolly, 32, who is a free agent after being released by Sunderland - BBC

- Dave McIntyre/BBC606 - QPR and Alejandro Damian Faurlin and David Connolly


Daily Mail - QPR in double swoop....
- QPR have taken striker David Connolly on trial and are keen on Argentine midfielder Alejandro Damian Faurlin from Instituto." Daily Mail


- The Sun "Former Republic of Ireland striker David Connolly 32, is on trial at QPR. " -The Sun


- The London Paper/Nick Callow - Queens Park Rangers take David Connolly on trial
- QPR boss Jim Magilton has taken former Republic of Ireland international on trial and is in talks with Argentina midfielder Alejandro Damian Faurlin over possible move to Loftus Road
- QPR have taken David Connolly on trial and want to sign Argentina midfielder Alejandro Damian Faurlin.
- Connolly, 32, is a free agent after being released by Sunderland and is hoping to secure a move to Loftus Road.
- The former Republic of Ireland forward is likely to play in a pre-season friendly against Aldershot this weekend.
- Highly rated playmaker Faurlin, 22, is due to arrive in London for talks on Monday.
- His performances for Argentinean side Instituto have sparked interest from a number of Italian clubs, but Jim Magilton hopes to make Faurlin his first signing as QPR boss.
- Magilton’s assistant, John Gorman, recently watched Faurlin during a scouting trip to South America." The London Paper

- Faurlin and Connolly Details

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UPDATED Dave McIntyre/BBC606 - Magilton eyes first signing
Rangers are hoping to sign Argentine playmaker Alejandro Damian Faurlin.
- The 22-year-old’s performances for Argentine side Instituto have sparked interest from a number of Italian clubs, but QPR will this week try to persuade him to join them.
- He could feature for Rangers during pre-season, as could David Connolly who has been training with the club.
- Connolly is a free agent after being released by Sunderland.
- Jim Magilton has looked to Argentina before, signing Luciano Civelli for Ipswich last season, and John Gorman recently visited there on a scouting mission.
- Following his return, an approach for Faurlin was made and the player is due to fly to London and have talks with Rangers on Monday, so more on this tomorrow. BBC606 - Additional Information & Views


- QPR Players's Contracts: Length of QPR Contract Remaining

- Gino Padula Playing for Columbus Crew vs DC United July 4 Televized Game

- The July 4th: QPR - USA Connection

- Former QPR Star, Ivor Powell Turns 93

- Part-QPR owner, Bernie Ecclestone Q&A. Ecclestone's View of Adolph Hitler. [Ecclestone re QPR "...It’s not much fun — we’ve always got the wrong players and the wrong manager.”]

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- QPR Players's Contracts: Length of QPR Contract Remaining

- Gino Padula Playing for Columbus Crew vs DC United July 4 Televized Game

- The July 4th: QPR - USA Connection

- Part-QPR owner, Bernie Ecclestone Q&A. Ecclestone's View of Adolph Hitler. [Ecclestone re QPR "...It’s not much fun — we’ve always got the wrong players and the wrong manager.”]

- British Footballers Playing in Iceland


QPR's PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE

- Aldershot Town v QPR - Saturday 11th July 2009 (3.00pm)
- "The R's...Southeast Europe...between Monday 13th July and Monday 20th July....pre-season preparations at the luxurious Hotel Livada resort, based in Toplice."
- NK Celje v QPR - Wednesday 15th July (8.00pm)
- NK Karlovac v QPR - Sunday 19th July (6.00pm)
- Forest Green Rovers v QPR - Tuesday 21st July 2009 (7.45pm)
- Oxford United v QPR - Friday 24th July 2009 (7.45pm)
- Wycombe Wanderers v QPR - Tuesday 28th July 2009 (7.45pm)
- QPR v Southampton - Saturday 1st August 2009 (3.00pm)
- + July 29 (Wednesday) - "QPR Family Fun Day" QPR

- Pre-season Friendlies: Ticket Prices


FORMER QPR IVOR POWELL, TURNS 93

Former QPR player (1938-1948) Ivor Powell turns 93 today: Born July 5, 1916 and still active as a coach with Bath. More re Powell and Photos

January 2008 Profile/Interview - QPR OFFICIAL SITE INTERVIEW WITH POWELL POWELL'S PALACE DATE
- Former R's half-back Ivor Powell is looking forward to a big day out at Buckingham Palace next month.
- The 91 year-old was awarded an MBE for services to sport in the New Year's Honours list. So now Powell is going to meet the Queen to pick up his gong.
- Speaking exclusively to www.qpr.co.uk, Powell said: "I'm very happy about it. This is a real honour and privilege. It was a big surprise when I got the letter.
- "I have to travel up to London for the ceremony in February. Unfortunately, my wife Joan died four years ago and that was a big loss for me. But I will be accompanied on the trip by other family and friends."
- Powell moved from his native South Wales to join Rangers in 1936. His life was to change forever.
- "When I left school, I worked in a mine with my father and six brothers," he said.
- "I was there seven hours a day, six days a week. We had to walk a mile and a half underground every time to reach the coal face. I was only earning 12 shillings and a penny each week.

- "I also played amateur football for a local team called Bargoed Thursdays FC. After we won the league and cup by remaining undefeated, Queens Park Rangers picked me up.
- "I was called in to sign for the Club by QPR Manager Billy Birrell when I was 20 years-old. It felt like becoming a millionaire! And I said to myself 'I'm never going down that bloody coal pit again!' I never did.
- "The top wages I received at Loftus Road were £7 a week in the reserves and £8 in the first team. We got £6 in the summer. There also were bonus payments of £2 for a win and £1 for a draw."
- Powell made 157 appearances for Rangers in a 12-year spell that was interrupted by the War. He was part of the R's team that clinched the Division Three South title in 1948 and was our first post-war player to be capped - going on to make eight Welsh international appearances.
- "QPR had a very good side in those days," he said.
- "The secret was that there was a great spirit in our squad. We all linked up well together and we had a lot of excellent players like Billy McEwan, Cyril Hatton and Arthur Jefferson.
- "Our team formation was very far removed from what you see today. We had a goalkeeper, two full-backs, three half-backs and five forwards.
- "We also played with a heavy, laced-up leather ball. It was totally different to those much lighter versions that they use in the modern game which I call tennis balls!"

- Nowadays, the sprightly Powell passes on his tactical knowledge to the players at Team Bath FC of the British Gas Business Southern League Premier Division. He relishes his involvement and has been officially recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest working football coach in the world.
- "I take training sessions on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. I also sit in the dug out at our matches," said Powell.
- "I like to see football played hard but fair. My watchwords have always been aggression, determination, work rate, consistency of performances and the will-to-win. If players adopt those characteristics then they will do well on the field.
"I can spot little things in matches that need to be corrected and the lads appreciate me telling them quietly. I don't curse and yell. I coax and encourage them.
- "The most important thing is that I never ask anybody to do something that I can't do myself. But then again, I can still demonstrate passing and heading as well as producing a few tricks with a ball!
- "I have been in the game for more than 70 years and I have received great pleasure from every moment of it. But I am not done yet and I will keep going as I am enjoying it and I have still got something to give.
- "As long as they want me at Team Bath, I'll be here. Anyway, I have got to show my great-great-grandchild that I have still got the power, the strength and the health in me!
- "I will never forget my early days down in the coal mines with all those hard working people. Their plight has forever been etched on my mind and that has given me the willpower to carry on in coaching right into my nineties."
- Powell is a walking encyclopaedia of football recollections and when he is greeted by Queen Elizabeth next month, he is sure to talk about the Club where it all began for him.
- "QPR were my first true love," he said.
- "I really relished my time at Loftus Road. Every match where I pulled on the famous blue and white hooped jersey was a dream come true for me. So Rangers will always be my team. I still follow all their results and I hope the R's do well in the future."


PREVIOUSLY POSTED

- Rumoured Stoke Bid for Buzsaky
- Dave McIntyre/BBC606 on Lee Camp Sale and the QPR Rumour Mill from the club
- Flashback: Last Year's Q&A With Marc Bircham (now apparently returning to QPR to coach QPR youth)
- Year Flashback: A pre-assessment by QPR Italia/Vital Football QPR of QPR's Italian signings/rumoured signings
- The 1969/1970 Season - Memories

- (Unlike QPR) Barnsley's Youth part of the FA Premier Academy League (playing the likes) Manchester United, Manchester City, Everton, etc
- Ken Bates Libel Case Aftermath
- Stuart Pearce's Dark Side
- Crime in Football: "Money Laundering Through The Football Sector"
- Summer Transfers: A Club-by-Club List of Transfers Ins and Outs (thus far)

The QPR Accounts
- Excerpts from the 30+ page QPR Annual Report - Including Chairman (Briatore's) Report

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- For cutting-edge, continually-updated news about QPR and football - and only QPR and football: Visit the combination messageboard/quasi-blog QPR Report Messageboard. All perspectives genuinely welcomed!

- Part QPR owner, Bernie Ecclestone Q&A. Ecclestone's View of Hitler
[Ecclestone re QPR "...It’s not much fun — we’ve always got the wrong players and the wrong manager.”]

- Rumoured Stoke Bid for Buzsaky

- Flashback: Last Year's Q&A With Marc Bircham (now apparently returning to QPR to coach QPR youth)

- Ken Bates Libel Case Aftermath


The July 4th: QPR - USA Connection
- [Suggest any additions to "The QPR-USA connection"]

- QPR & USA- Besides a considerable number of QPR fans who live throughout the United States, there has been a QPR-USA connection. Unfortunately on the playing side, only a couple of US players played for QPR: Juergen Sommer and Roy Wegerle. (Wegerle at QPR remembered)

- - Two seasons ago, QPR had two American goalkeepers in the squad. Matt Pickens who spent a few months with the club, coming from Chicago Fire, before being released. Another American goalie, Dale Crowther, was on the QPR subs bench a couple of times.

- Several QPR players have gone to the USA: Most recently, Gino Padula signed for Columbus Crewe although he's scarely played; while Danny Dichio is with Toronto and is in the running for the MLS all stars team.

- - Others: Juergen Sommer to Columbus Crew (and he is now Director of Soccer with Colorado Rapids; and Roy Wegerle, Steve Morrow, Danny Dichio and John Spencer (Morrow who was recently axed as Chief Coach with FC Dallas; and Spencer having moved into coaching).

- The greatest of them all, Rodney Marsh...

- Ex-QPR manager, Gordon Jago, the man who built the foundations for QPR's 1975/76 "Championship" Team, came to QPR having coached in the US, and after QPR (and Millwall) returned to the US where he's been involved in coaching for the past three decades. (Note: In 1984, Jago was reappointed QPR manager after Terry Venables and then a week later, was "unappointed.") - Gordon Jago Over the Years

- QPR came close to having a link to Milwaukee Brave/Tim Krause.

- In the early 1980s, Dean Neal was transferred from QPR to Tulsa Roughnecks. As was David McCreery. and Barry Wallace (RIP). In late 1970s, Mick Leach (RIP) went to Detroit Express (as did then Birmingham's Trevor Francis).

Addendum: To add: Ex-QPR Terry Mancini, to LA Aztecs in 1977

- A couple of seasons ago, QPR Reserves played a US-Under 20 last season "Generation adidas 2, Queens Park Rangers reserves 0"

US Based Fan Sites:

- Big Soccer Forum - QPR Fans

- QPR-LSA, USA

- QPRUSA Blog and QPR America

- QPR Report and QPR Report Messageboard





- QPR Playing as Tampa Bay Rowdies in 1986

- ADDENDUM: If anyone is interested in sending info for an online "Listing/Directory" of QPR suporters in the USA - but also in Canada and in fact any part of the world outside of the UK and Ireland, just send the information to QPRReport@hotmail.com (And how much information you want put: Name? Poster Name? email?City/State/Country - Any bio.]


POSTED ITEMS

- Stuart Pearce's Dark Side

- Year Flashback: A pre-assessment by QPR Italia/Vital Football QPR of QPR's Italian signings/rumoured signings

- (Unlike QPR) Barnsley's Youth part of the FA Premier Academy League (playing the likes) Manchester United, Manchester City, Everton, etc

- Ex-QPR Matt Pickens Speaking

- Football Fan Census: "The Big Issues in Football" Questionaire

Dave McIntyre/BBC606 on Lee Camp Sale and the QPR Rumour Mill from the club

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- For cutting-edge, continually-updated news about QPR and football - and only QPR and football: Visit the combination messageboard/quasi-blog QPR Report Messageboard. All perspectives genuinely welcomed!

- Year Flashback: A pre-assessment by QPR Italia/Vital Football QPR of QPR's Italian signings/rumoured signings

- (Unlike QPR) Barnsley's Youth part of the FA Premier Academy League (playing the likes) Manchester United, Manchester City, Everton, etc

- Ex-QPR Matt Pickens Speaking

- Football Fan Census: "The Big Issues in Football" Questionaire


Dave McIntyre BBC 606 £100k for Camp is a decent deal
- Rangers have sold Lee Camp to Nottingham Forest for an initial fee of just £100,000 and believe it or not, it makes financial sense.
- The Camp v Cerny debate has been done to death.
- My view always was, and still is, that despite being somewhat overrated by QPR fans, Camp is by far the better of the two keepers and should be playing instead of Cerny.
- That’s very much a minority view, such has been Cerny’s success in turning opinions his way after a shaky start.
- But forget all that. In purely financial terms, the deal for Camp is a decent one for Rangers – however bad it may seem on the surface.
- The initial fee, followed by an additional sum in January plus two more payments based on appearances, mean Rangers should recoup at least £200,000 for Camp and maybe end up with closer to £300,000.
- That’s less than Rangers paid Derby for him and, I believe, significantly less than he is worth.
But in real terms a player is only worth what someone will pay for him, and Forest’s was the best offer on the table.
- Camp was simply not going to play for QPR this season.
- Given that, and the absence of better offers, at some point it pays to cut your losses and do business, which is what Rangers have done.
- The alternative was to have a high-earning player sitting on the bench, which would have made no financial sense whatsoever.
- Doing this deal with Forest means that beyond the small transfer fee, there is also an overall annual saving.
- Yes, it could potentially leave Rangers without adequate cover for Cerny.
- But that’s a football issue. In purely financial terms, the club have done the right thing.

- Camp had to go and while Forest have got themselves a bargain, Rangers got the best deal possible.
-No-one has been more critical of Gianni Paladini than me, but when it comes to Lee Camp he hasn’t done too badly.
- Camp’s name is rarely mentioned on the dreaded list of ‘Paladini signings’ but it was very much his.
With John Gregory’s position weak after a 5-0 mauling at Southend early in 2007, Paladini went from encouraging the re-signing of Camp on loan from Derby to insisting upon it.
Camp was a popular arrival and was later signed for a reasonable price – around £350,000.
- And after Camp fell out of favour with the top brass at Loftus Road, the deal Paladini has done to get him out of the building is, in all fairness, not a bad one in the circumstances.
- A much bigger fee for Camp was agreed last season when he departed on an initial loan deal but Forest opted not to go ahead with the signing, which was their right.

Now the transfer fee looks shockingly low, but the alternative was sheer financial lunacy.
Blame lies with Paladini and QPR not so much for the fee, but for creating unrealistic expectations among fans over transfer fees in general.
- Barely a week has gone by in recent years without some story or rumour emanating from the club – usually taken as fact by readers – that bids have been turned down for this player or that, when actual bids for QPR players are in fact very rare indeed.
- It creates discussion among supporters, many of whom will be impressed and/or grateful that interest in their favourite players is being fought off.
- But it’s a short-term gimmick that almost always comes back to haunt the club.
- It happened with Dan Shittu and especially in the case of Lee Cook, who for months was supposedly the subject of multi-million-pound bids from various clubs which were all repelled by your glorious board.
- But when Cook wanted to go and in any case needed to be sold to balance the books, only Fulham were seriously interested and Rangers spent the summer trying to cobble a deal together.
- Those who’d been led to believe Cook would fetch more cash were left disappointed.
- More recently, the kind of money Rangers are rumoured to be getting for Dexter Blackstock bears no resemblance to what Forest would pay for him, and the same applied to Camp.
- This creates a delusional view of what QPR players – and indeed most Championship players – are worth.
- This also affects how incoming transfers are perceived, with many fans seeming to think fees ranging from £500,000 to £1m somehow don’t count, and show the owners are not willing to spend big money.
- A couple of hundred grand for Camp isn’t ideal, but it isn’t to be sniffed at either.
In the circumstances, it’s a realistic fee and a decent bit of business. BBC606



Camp Speaks - Nottingham Forest Official Site - Billy Appeal Lures Camp
- The opportunity to work again for Billy Davies was the key factor behind Lee Camp's desire to join Nottingham Forest.
- The 24 year old finally got his wish today as he signed a four-year contract after Forest paid Queens Park Rangers an undisclosed fee.
- Camp played briefly under Davies for Derby and had another taste of the Scot's methods last season during his loan spell at The City Ground.
- And he told us: "I enjoyed the time I had on loan with Forest and built up a good rapport with the fans.
- "But the big thing for me is Billy - I know what he's all about and what he'll want to do and how he will approach things.
- "And having worked with him and his backroom staff before, it all fits.
- "It ticks every box and although being at home and closer to my family is important to me as well, essentially my motivation was to come and play for Nottingham Forest."
- The former England Under 21 international made 15 loan appearances for The Reds last season and had hoped the two clubs would strike a deal during the January transfer window.
- That never materialised and Camp is happy his patience has been rewarded.
- He added: "There's always a doubt that a deal won't go through but I had pretty much made up my mind as soon as I knew the club were interested.
- "I've worked with Billy before and know what he's all about. I'm very excited, am pleased that it's all done and dusted and can't wait for it to start." Nottingham Forest


- Paul Ince Returns to MK Dons as Manager

- Moggi Talking

- Peter Crouch to Fulham or Milan?...Nottingham Forest want a Sixth Striker

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- For cutting-edge, continually-updated news about QPR and football - and only QPR and football: Visit the combination messageboard/quasi-blog QPR Report Messageboard. All perspectives genuinely welcomed!

UPDATES

- Barnsley's Youth part of the FA Premier Academy League playing Manchester United, Manchester City, Everton, etc

- Ex-QPR Matt Pickens Speaking

- QPR World Change. "QPR Player will replace the current QPR World service..."(Among other things, will be able to listen/watch using a MAC)

- Football Fan Census: "The Big Issues in Football" Questionaire

- Moggi Talking

- Peter Crouch to Fulham or Milan?...Nottingham Forest want a Sixth Striker

- Video: A few goals from 2004-2005

- Year Flashback: A pre-assessment by QPR Italia/Vital Football QPR of QPR's Italian signings/rumoured signings

- Ken Bates Loses Libel Case


Camp Speaks - Nottingham Forest Official Site - Billy Appeal Lures Camp
- The opportunity to work again for Billy Davies was the key factor behind Lee Camp's desire to join Nottingham Forest.
- The 24 year old finally got his wish today as he signed a four-year contract after Forest paid Queens Park Rangers an undisclosed fee.
- Camp played briefly under Davies for Derby and had another taste of the Scot's methods last season during his loan spell at The City Ground.
- And he told us: "I enjoyed the time I had on loan with Forest and built up a good rapport with the fans.
- "But the big thing for me is Billy - I know what he's all about and what he'll want to do and how he will approach things.
- "And having worked with him and his backroom staff before, it all fits.
- "It ticks every box and although being at home and closer to my family is important to me as well, essentially my motivation was to come and play for Nottingham Forest."
- The former England Under 21 international made 15 loan appearances for The Reds last season and had hoped the two clubs would strike a deal during the January transfer window.
- That never materialised and Camp is happy his patience has been rewarded.
- He added: "There's always a doubt that a deal won't go through but I had pretty much made up my mind as soon as I knew the club were interested.
- "I've worked with Billy before and know what he's all about. I'm very excited, am pleased that it's all done and dusted and can't wait for it to start." Nottingham Forest


QPR Official Site - CAMP LEAVES FOR FOREST- Goalkeeper Lee Camp has joined Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee.
- The 24 year-old, who spent time on loan at The City Ground last season, has put pen to paper on a four year deal with The Reds.
- In total, Camp - who enjoyed two loan spells at Loftus Road prior to signing a permanent deal in the summer of 2007 - has made 76 appearances for the R's.
- The Club would like to place on the record its thanks to Lee for his contribution to QPR and wish him all the best for the future." QPR

Nottingham Forest Official Site - Camp - Deal Done
- Lee Camp has finalised his return to Nottingham Forest.
- The former England Under 21 international today signed a four-year City Ground contract after Forest paid Queens Park Rangers an undisclosed fee for his services.
- Camp, who spent three month of last season on loan with The Reds, completed the formalities of the deal this morning after undergoing a medical last night.
- The 24 year old is Forest's fourth signing of the week, which kicked-off with the £1million acquisition of David McGoldrick from Southampton, followed by confirmation of Dele Adebola's free transfer switch from Bristol City and then Paul Anderson's £250,000 move from Liverpool.
- Camp made 15 appearances for Forest while on loan last season and is relishing the prospect of a return to his native East Midlands." Nottingham Forest


QPR Official Site JIM: 'WE'VE GOT IRONS IN THE FIRE'
- Jim Magilton believes the R's are making 'good progress' in their pursuit for new players, but insists he won't be forced into panic buys.
- Speaking exclusively to www.qpr.co.uk in the wake of Damien Delaney's move to Ipswich Town and Lee Camp's imminent switch to Nottingham Forest, Magilton said: "We're progressing nicely on the transfer front.
- "We've got a few irons in the fire, but I'm not just going to bring players in for the sake of it.
- "Of course there are areas of the squad that need strengthening, but I said from the first day I arrived here that I would give every player a chance to impress me and that hasn't changed one bit.
- "Rest assured though, we're working extremely hard behind-the-scenes to bring the right footballers in to this Club."
- Magilton added: "I've been impressed with the lads in the opening couple of pre-season sessions and long may that continue.
- "There's a great work ethic amongst the squad and both myself and John (Gorman) have been really impressed by the desire of the group and the will-to-win ethic that appears to be on show."
- On the departure of Delaney and Camp's proposed move to The City Ground, Magilton added: "I think both players decided their futures lied away from QPR long before I arrived here.
- "I didn't have the chance to work with either player, but they've been good servants to the Club and I wish them all the best for the future." QPR


A round-up of recent football items of interest

- A list of coming games on Sky (none involving QPR)

- Visiting 92 Clubs in 3 Days

- UEFA to Clamp Down (further) on Racism: Gives Refs Powers to Abandon Games

- At WBA: Matteo Says He's in (ultimate) Charge of Buying Players

- Ian Holloway Speaks on Return from Latvia/Blackpool Owner Meeting

- QPR Off to Slovenia

- Paul Furlong Still Undecided

- Watford Accept £1.8m for Striker Tommy Smith

- John Harbin Departs

- Lee Camp Departs

- Marc Bircham Incoming - Have an Opinion About appointing Bircham to coach QPR youngsters?

- Delaney on Leaving QPR/Joining Ipswich

- Swansea holding talks with Lopez

- Richard Langley Training With Blackpool

- Six Months Ago today: QPR Complete signings of Borrowdale (3 1/2 year deal) and Helguson (2 1/2 year deal)

- A Decade Ago, Gerry Francis Talking About QPR Prospects

- A Truly Criminal Restaurant!

- Simon Royce Staying at Gillingham

- Crime in Football: "Money Laundering Through The Football Sector"

PREVIOUS ITEMS OF INTEREST

- Nice Act by Wycombe: Wycombe Official Site - IN MEMORY OF MIKE KEEN

- Video: 1986/87 Leeds vs QPR (FA Cup Fifth Round)

- The 1969/1970 Season - Memories

- Zesh Reman World Cup Bid Ambassador Blog

- Ex-QPR Players: Where Are They Now?

- Summer Transfers: A Club-by-Club List of Transfers Ins and Outs (thus far)

- Key QPR Dates for 2009-2010

- Pre-season Friendlies: Ticket Prices

- QPR Pre-Season in Croatia?

The QPR Accounts

- Excerpts from the 30+ page QPR Annual Report - Including Chairman (Briatore's) Report

- Discuss the Accounts I or Discuss the Accounts II

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For genuinely cutting-edge, continually-updated, news about QPR (and football in general): Visit the combination messageboard and quasi-blog QPR Report Messageboard. QPR and football. And only QPR and football! All posters and all views welcome!

UPDATED ITEMS

- UEFA to Clamp Down (further) on Racism: Gives Refs Powers to Abandon Games

- Ken Bates Loses Libel Case

- Paul Furlong Still Undecided

- Watford Accept £1.8m for Striker Tommy Smith


QPR ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES

- John Harbin Departs

- Lee Camp Departs

- Marc Bircham Incoming - Have an Opinion About appointing Bircham to coach QPR youngsters?


Delaney to Ipswich
QPR Official Site - DELANEY JOINS TRACTOR BOYS
- R's left back Damien Delaney has agreed a deal to join Championship rivals Ipswich Town.
- The 27 year-old defender has penned a two year-deal at Portman Road, after the R's accepted an undisclosed fee for the Republic of Ireland international.
- Delaney joined QPR from Hull City in January 2008 and went on to make 59 appearances in all competitions, scoring three goals.
- The Club would like to place on the record its thanks to Damien for his contribution to the R's and wish him all the best for the future.

QPR


Ipswich Official Site - DAMIEN JOINS TOWN
- Republic of Ireland international Damien Delaney has joined Town from QPR for an undisclosed fee.
- The 27-year-old signed a two year contract at Portman Road this afternoon and will train with Blues for the first time on Friday.
- Damien started his career with hometown club Cork before joining Leicester in 2000. He spent two years with the Foxes, having loan spells at Stockport, Huddersfield and Mansfield in that time.
- He made 11 appearances for Leicester, then signed for Hull in 2002 where he went on to clock up more than 230 games.
- Damien joined QPR in January 2008, scoring three goals in his 59 appearances for the club.
- The left-back, who can also play in the middle of the defence, is capped twice by the Republic of Ireland, both appearances coming under current national team boss Giovanni Trapattoni.
- "I'm looking forward to the next step in my career here at Ipswich Town," said Damien.
- "I have spoken to the manager, Roy Keane, and it's clear that this club is very ambitious and I'm delighted to be part of trying to take the Club forward."
Roy added: "I'm delighted that Damien has agreed to join us. He's a player that I have kept an eye on for a while and I'm sure he will prove to be a valuable addition to our squad." Ipswich


Delaney Speaks - IPSWICH FANZINE "...
“I’m not getting any younger, I’m 27, 28, but I want to be successful and I want to get promoted and I want to do it while I’m in my prime. That was the biggest draw for me, the speed at which the club wants to do that.”
"....I see Ipswich as a better opportunity for me to progress and become a better player. It’s a chance to work with the manager and the players who are already here, which is too big an opportunity to turn down.
“I’m very pleased to be here. I’m pleased to be joining a club that’s moving in the direction it’s moving in. The appointment of Roy Keane as manager has shown the intentions of the football club and I want to be part of it, to come here and be successful and do the best that I can.
“Roy Keane being the man that he is isn’t going to come down here to the club for the sake of it," he added.
"He’s come down here to be successful. He’s an ambitious person and I’m an ambitious player. I’ve spoken to the manager already and he told me his plans – to get the club promoted - and the speed at which he wants to implement them and that’s what attracted me the most.”.....I know I’m only 28, but it’s a short enough career and hopefully I’m at my peak at the moment and I want to push on and get promoted when I’m at my peak....”
- Ipswich Fanzine


QPR OFFICIAL SITE - R'S HEAD TO SLOVENIA

Jim Magilton's First Team squad will step up their pre-season preparations with a tour of Slovenia later this month.

The R's will travel to Southeast Europe for an eight day tour between Monday 13th July and Monday 20th July.

During their stay, Rangers will play two pre-season friendlies against NK Celje on Wednesday 15th July and NK Karlovac on Sunday 19th July.

In-between times, the R's will continue their pre-season preparations at the luxurious Hotel Livada resort, based in Toplice.

Speaking exclusively to www.qpr.co.uk, Magilton believes the tour will serve as valuable preparation for the squad ahead of the season's opener against Blackpool on Saturday 8th August.

"It's a chance for a change of scenery for the lads and a good opportunity for the group to be together in a different environment," he said.

"Bonding is a key part of pre-season and a tour overseas provides the players with a great chance to mix with each other."

But it will be far from plain sailing for the R's, with Magilton and co. ready to crank up the intensity once the squad land in Ljubljana.

"We'll be working the boys really hard, as we have done over the last few days," he said.

"Clearly we'll have to work our training schedule around the two fixtures, but the emphasis will still be on building up their fitness levels ahead of the new season."

*Further details regarding the fixtures will follow in due course...

Who are NK Celje?

Based in Celje - Slovenia's third largest City - NK Celje are one of the oldest Football Clubs in their homeland.

They play their football in the Slovenian First Division, named PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije, where they are one of only three Clubs who have participated in the top division since its formation 18 years ago.

Former players include West Bromwich Albion midfielder Robert Koren.

Who are NK Karlovac?

Based in the town of Karlovac, NK Karlovac clinched promotion to the Croatian top-flight - the Prva HNL - last season.

The Club finished runners-up in the second tier - the Druga HNL - last season and will now compete with renowned Croatian Club sides such as Hadjuk Split and Dinamo Zagreb in 2009/10.


- Swansea holding talks with Lopez

- Richard Langley Training With Blackpool

- Six Months Ago today: QPR Complete signings of Borrowdale (3 1/2 year deal) and Helguson (2 1/2 year deal)

- A Decade Ago, Gerry Francis Talking About QPR Prospects

- A Truly Criminal Restaurant!

-Three Ex-QPR Birthdays today: - Steve Morrow turns 39 (born 1970) was axed last year by FC Dallas where he was coach - Mathew Brazier turns 33 (born 1976) (Back when our "excess-to-need" players went to the likes of Fulham! - Tim Breacker turns 44 - (born 1965) - Not sure? He was with Holloway/axed at Leicester.

- Simon Royce Staying at Gillingham

- Crime in Football: "Money Laundering Through The Football Sector"

PREVIOUS ITEMS OF INTEREST

- Nice Act by Wycombe: Wycombe Official Site - IN MEMORY OF MIKE KEEN

- Video: 1986/87 Leeds vs QPR (FA Cup Fifth Round)

- The 1969/1970 Season - Memories

- Zesh Reman World Cup Bid Ambassador Blog

- Ex-QPR Players: Where Are They Now?

- Summer Transfers: A Club-by-Club List of Transfers Ins and Outs (thus far)

- Key QPR Dates for 2009-2010

- Pre-season Friendlies: Ticket Prices

- QPR Pre-Season in Croatia?

The QPR Accounts

- Excerpts from the 30+ page QPR Annual Report - Including Chairman (Briatore's) Report

- Discuss the Accounts I or Discuss the Accounts II

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QPR Official Site - HARBIN DEPARTS
- The Club can confirm the departure of Performance Manager, John Harbin.
- Harbin, who joined the R's as part of former boss Iain Dowie's backroom staff last summer, has left Rangers with immediate effect.
- The Club would like to place on the record its thanks to John and wish him all the best for the future." QPR


QPR Official Site - Lee Camp - CAMP SET FOR FOREST SWITCH
- R's goalkeeper Lee Camp is poised to join Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee.
- Rangers have agreed a fee with Forest for the 24 year-old stopper, and the player has agreed personal terms with The City Ground outfit.
- Camp is now set to undergo a medical in the next 24 hours.
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Nottingham Forest Official Site - EXCLUSIVE: Camp Set To Sign
- Nottingham Forest are poised to make Queens Park Rangers goalkeeper Lee Camp their fourth signing of the week.
- Chairman Nigel Doughty has revealed the club have agreed an undisclosed fee with Rangers for the 24 year old.
- The former England Under 21 international has agreed personal terms with The Reds over a four-year contract.
- Mr Doughty said: "We've now agreed terms with Queens Park Rangers for Lee Camp and agreed terms with his advisor.
- "So subject to a medical in the next 24/48 hours, we should be able to announce our fourth signing of the week."
- Camp is poised to undergo a medical in the next 24 hours before sealing his City Ground return.
- The former Derby man spent three months on loan on Trentside last season, making 15 appearances.
- He's best remembered by Forest fans for his stunning last-gasp penalty save against his former club Derby in the 1-1 Championship draw at Pride Park.
- Already this week Forest have captured David McGoldrick for £1million from Southampton, Paul Anderson for £250,000 from Liverpool and Dele Adebola on a free transfer from Bristol City. Nottingham Forest


Dave McIntyre/BBC 606 - Birch on the way back
- 02 July 2009
- Marc Bircham is set to return to Rangers to coach the youth team, which is good news in my view.
- It seems his appointment is about to be rubber-stamped and could be announced in the next 24 hours.
- I’m a great believer that clubs should, whenever possible, give former players who served them well the chance to cut their teeth in coaching.
- Whether they progress from there is down to the individual’s ability, but getting a foot in the door is important and I’m pleased QPR are looking to give Bircham that chance.
- He has had his differences with the Rangers hierarchy in the past, so both sides have had to mend fences. I'm pleased they have and hope Bircham does return.
- Bircham was often praised for his professionalism as a player - even before he joined Rangers from Millwall – and can be a good role model for young players.
- Now injury has brought his playing career to an end, it’s quite right that Rangers should give him an opportunity to stay in the game.
- Gary Waddock, Warren Neill, Gary Micklewhite and other former players have been given a similar chance in recent years, and Bircham deserves his.
- His passion for the club and down-to-earth personality will be an asset.
- Having said that, Rangers’ youth system is one of the areas the club urgently need to improve.
- That requires proper time and investment, not simply the appointment of a popular former player. BBC606

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- WBA Confirm Swindon's Simon Cox set for WBA

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- Richard Langley Training With Blackpool

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- A Decade Ago, Gerry Francis Talking About QPR Prospects

- A Truly Criminal Restaurant!

-Three Ex-QPR Birthdays today: - Steve Morrow turns 39 (born 1970) was axed last year by FC Dallas where he was coach - Mathew Brazier turns 33 (born 1976) (Back when our "excess-to-need" players went to the likes of Fulham! - Tim Breacker turns 44 - (born 1965) - Not sure? He was with Holloway/axed at Leicester.

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- Crime in Football: "Money Laundering Through The Football Sector"

- Match Fixing Claims in Russia

- Photos From QPR's First Day of Training ---Further Photos from Day 1

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- Zesh Reman World Cup Bid Ambassador Blog

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BBC/David Dulin - Swansea holding talks with Lopez
- Swansea City are holding talks with Uefa Cup winner Jordi Lopez after his contract at Queens Park Rangers ended.
- Lopez, 28, was signed on a three-month deal by new Swans boss Paulo Sousa when he was in charge of QPR last season.
- But Sousa faces competition from two unnamed Championship clubs to sign Spanish midfielder Lopez who won the Uefa Cup with Sevilla in 2006.
- "Contact has been made, we've been talking with Paulo," said Lopez's agent Alex Bonnot.
- "Paulo would be happy to have Jordi with him. There's a good professional relationship between them.
- "But Jordi has two other options. It's going to be down to the talks and the decision of Jordi.
- "Everything so far has been very transparent and clear."
- If he signs, Lopez would become Sousa's first Swansea signing and would join in time to go on next week's training camp in Portugal.
- Lopez won the Uefa Cup with Sevilla in 2006 when the Spanish side beat Middlesbrough 4-0 in the final.
- Before the switch to Sevilla two years earlier, Lopez made three appearances for Real Madrid.
- He arrived in English football after being released by Real Mallorca last December, joining QPR in February.
- Lopez opened talks after his three-month contract at Loftus Road expired, but was unhappy with the wages being offered and negotiations have ended.
- Sousa, 38, was unveiled as successor to Roberto Martinez who left to take charge of Wigan last month...." BBC


Richard Langley Training With Blackpool
- Blackpool Gazette/Steve Canavan - Midfield star joins Pool for 'trial'
Former QPR star Richard Langley
- WINGER Richard Langley joined the Seasiders for their first day back in training – but that doesn't mean he will be signing.
- The former QPR star took part in a running session and a gym workout with the rest of the Pool squad at the De Vere hotel yesterday.
- But manager Ian Holloway stressed that he was simply looking after a player he used to manage and offering him the chance to get fit.
- However, if the 29-year-old can prove he's as good as when he was a regular starter under Holloway at Loftus Road he may yet earn a deal.
- "He's not on trial, he is training with us," said the boss. "We have a friendship and a working relationship that goes back years.
- "Richard has had a very tough time over the last two or three years and I've promised him a chance no-one else is going to get to train with my lads.
- "Now, if he looks anything like the Richard Langley of old, then I need a midfield player and it might suit both of us.
- "But I would not leave a companion of mine who worked so hard for me in the past out on a limb.
- "I'm using my position at Blackpool to help a friend and see if I can get him fit enough for someone to give him a job."
- London-born Langley made 133 League appearances for QPR between 1998 and 2003 before joining Cardiff in a £200,000 move.
- He has struggled of late, though, and has been released by Bristol City.
As for Holloway, he was delighted to finally meet up with his players 41 days after being confirmed as Seasiders boss.
- He talked to his squad at length about the standards he expects from them during the pre-season and the style of play he is aiming for.....
." Blackpool Gazette


Three Ex-QPR Birthdays today
- Steve Morrow turns 39 (born 1970) was axed last year by FC Dallas where he was coach
- Mathew Brazier turns 33 (born 1976) (Back when our "excess-to-need" players went to the likes of Fulham!
- Tim Breacker turns 44 - (born 1965) - Not sure? He was with Holloway/axed at Leicester.

- Simon Royce Staying at Gillingham

- Crime in Football: "Money Laundering Through The Football Sector"

- Match Fixing Claims in Russia

- Photos From QPR's First Day of Training ---Further Photos from Day 1


Kilburn Times/Ben Kosky: Bradley Allen - Find a new Ferdinand!
- FORMER QPR striker Bradley Allen believes his old club need a new fans' favourite up front to have any chance of success next season.
- Rangers were the joint lowest scorers in the Championship last year and have yet to strengthen their forward line this summer.
- Only one player - Andy Thomson - has broken the 20-goal barrier in a season for the Rs since Les Ferdinand's heyday and Allen feels they must unearth a worthy successor to his former strike partner.
- "A goalscorer can be a focal point of the team that supporters really relate to - and that's something they haven't had for a while," said Allen, who spent eight years with QPR in the top flight.
- "Big Les was phenomenally successful in the early 90s. We had smaller people playing off him and chipping in with goals, but that comes at a cost and they need to pinpoint that person.
- "Any of the teams that'll have a chance of being in the promotion shake-up in the Championship will need goalscorers with experience at that level - that's what Rangers have been without for the last few seasons.
- "This is something Jim Magilton will be trying to address and I'm sure he will be getting some financial backing. One would hope the individual he chooses will be the right one."
- Allen, 37, who now combines a coaching role at Tottenham with his work as a radio summariser, watched Rangers several times last season and feels two factors are essential if they are to mount a top six challenge.
- Namely, that newly-appointed boss Magilton is afforded longer than the four to six months each of his three predecessors has lasted, and that the team perform consistently well at home.
- "Consistency hasn't been there and the club have got to be patient with Jim," added Allen. "He hasn't got huge experience, but he's got some good ideas and enthusiasm and did relatively well at Ipswich.
- "If you remember, Ian Holloway had success when he got the supporters on his side and I'd hope Jim will follow the QPR philosophy of playing good football and take them close.
- "Rangers will find it difficult, but they were a big strong side under Paulo Sousa and hopefully their home form will be sufficient to give them a good chance.
- "If they start really well and turn Loftus Road into a fortress, as well as staying organised on their travels, they might give themselves a chance of the play-offs and I'd think that's the directive Jim would be under from the board."
- Magilton was able to take his first look at the squad he inherited from Sousa when the players reported back to Harlington for pre-season training on Wednesday." Kilburn Times

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PREVIOUS ITEMS OF INTEREST

- Nice Act by Wycombe: Wycombe Official Site - IN MEMORY OF MIKE KEEN

- Video: 1986/87 Leeds vs QPR (FA Cup Fifth Round)

- Ex-Derby Directors Guilty Verdict - Assessment

- The 1969/1970 Season - Memories

- Zesh Reman World Cup Bid Ambassador Blog

- Ex-QPR Players: Where Are They Now?

- Summer Transfers: A Club-by-Club List of Transfers Ins and Outs (thus far)

- Key QPR Dates for 2009-2010

- Pre-season Friendlies: Ticket Prices

- QPR Pre-Season in Croatia?

The QPR Accounts

- Excerpts from the 30+ page QPR Annual Report - Including Chairman (Briatore's) Report

- Discuss the Accounts I or Discuss the Accounts II