One Arm Babba Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 I don't want to bang on too much about this and am surprised it has not been mentioned elsewhere. Does anyone find it very strange that QPR, in spite of getting promoted to the Premier League and winning the £90 million jackpot, have spent nothing on players? Now, I know that there are still 40 days until the start of the premier league season, but, the noises coming out of Loftus Road are a little odd. Signings such as Danny Webber and Kieran Dyer are hardly going to strengthen their team.... especially with Taarabt on the way to PSG. If he goes, QPR are to net approximately £10 million from the sale. Yet Colin says he may not get to spend it. Source In light of other topics about foreign owners coming in and looking to turn a quick buck, I would be very worried if I was a QPR fan. It looks to me that Briatore and co are just looking to take their cut from the profit and run off in to the sunset. Thoughts?
lcfcadam Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 I don't want to bang on too much about this and am surprised it has not been mentioned elsewhere. Does anyone find it very strange that QPR, in spite of getting promoted to the Premier League and winning the £90 million jackpot, have spent nothing on players? Now, I know that there are still 40 days until the start of the premier league season, but, the noises coming out of Loftus Road are a little odd. Signings such as Danny Webber and Kieran Dyer are hardly going to strengthen their team.... especially with Taarabt on the way to PSG. If he goes, QPR are to net approximately £10 million from the sale. Yet Colin says he may not get to spend it. Source In light of other topics about foreign owners coming in and looking to turn a quick buck, I would be very worried if I was a QPR fan. It looks to me that Briatore and co are just looking to take their cut from the profit and run off in to the sunset. Thoughts? Warnock's contact with the press has suggested that he has virtually no money to spend. Very weird given the "ambitions" of the owners, and the big payday that comes with promotion...
Brown Fox Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 It's actually only around 20 odd days till the season starts so that's even more worrying for them! Think they'll go straight back down.
One Arm Babba Posted 21 July 2011 Author Posted 21 July 2011 Yeah Ofcourse. 40 until the window closes. They will really struggle. Maybe CMS and DJ turning them down was an obvious signal they are going nowhere.
AjcW Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 100 Million to these owners is a quid to me and you.... so I doubt its the "Quick Buck" scenario... Blackpool signed about 9 players on the same day last year after having none anyway so look at it like that.
Kent Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 100 Million to these owners is a quid to me and you.... so I doubt its the "Quick Buck" scenario... Blackpool signed about 9 players on the same day last year after having none anyway so look at it like that. Yeah and look how that went. Valiant effort yeah but relegation is relegation.
One Arm Babba Posted 21 July 2011 Author Posted 21 July 2011 100 Million to these owners is a quid to me and you.... so I doubt its the "Quick Buck" scenario... Blackpool signed about 9 players on the same day last year after having none anyway so look at it like that. €100 million return on very little investment is great business. To liken it to a pound is wrong. The whole point is quick return on investment. If someone told me that if I spent £10,000 and could get back £100,000 in 2 or 3 years time I'd snap their hand off. Correct me if wrong but the nett investment made was around £10 million. If they are in it as a business then now is the time to get out. If they were fans or had ambition, they would be spending some of their hard earned cash, no?
AjcW Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 €100 million return on very little investment is great business. To liken it to a pound is wrong. The whole point is quick return on investment. If someone told me that if I spent £10,000 and could get back £100,000 in 2 or 3 years time I'd snap their hand off. Correct me if wrong but the nett investment made was around £10 million. If they are in it as a business then now is the time to get out. If they were fans or had ambition, they would be spending some of their hard earned cash, no? They have been taken over since the first takeover though so to speak, Mital took majority control so he has spent more and invested twice... I honestly think the F1 boys and Mital are there to have a bit of fun, and will throw money around... Id imagine the problem is they are aiming to high and trying to sign players who would rather go to a bigger name club.
One Arm Babba Posted 21 July 2011 Author Posted 21 July 2011 They have been taken over since the first takeover though so to speak, Mital took majority control so he has spent more and invested twice... I honestly think the F1 boys and Mital are there to have a bit of fun, and will throw money around... Id imagine the problem is they are aiming too high and trying to sign players who would rather go to a bigger name club. Danny Webber? Kieran Dyer? DJ Campbell? - They're hardly going to be competing with the european elite. I predict a record low points haul. 7pts - 1win against Swansea at home (Swansea having birdflu) and 4 draws.
Benji Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 Its widely publicised the owners aren't too keen on Warnock as manager for the premier league. He got the job done in getting them up, but maybe they're just waiting for the right time to sack him, not have too many fans on their backs and financially support a big name manager. If this is the case, big big gamble.
Corky Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 With the money the owners have got they should be well-equipped to survive comfortably, but I don't think they are convinced by Colin at top-flight level, which is understandable.
Guest Bilo Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 The rumour I've read in a couple of places is that QPR want Warnock out and a big name manager in. They don't however want to go to the trouble of paying him off so are hoping the tight-fisted transfer policy will make him throw the toys out of the pram and resign. That he still hasn't isn't part of the plan because with the squad they have, they don't look a great bet to stay up. I predict a long, hard season for QPR.
accessory Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 The rumour I've read in a couple of places is that QPR want Warnock out and a big name manager in. They don't however want to go to the trouble of paying him off so are hoping the tight-fisted transfer policy will make him throw the toys out of the pram and resign. That he still hasn't isn't part of the plan because with the squad they have, they don't look a great bet to stay up. I predict a long, hard season for QPR. Why not? At one stage before he arrived, they were going through a different manager every month..
Guest Bilo Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 Why not? At one stage before he arrived, they were going through a different manager every month.. They were very lucky to get a manager of Warnock's reputation in the game after that debacle. Don't forget that prior to that Sousa and Dowie were about as good as it got for them, and I think they're bright enough to know that another sacked manager headline would probably land them with a big compensation package and a choice of Bryan Robson or Gary Megson for manager. Force him out through the back door, make it seem in the press as though the problem was with Colin rather than them (shouldn't be too hard, his reputation precedes him) and their chances of getting a big name look better. In a managerial career of over 30 years, Warnock has had only two seasons in the top flight; both of which ended in relegation. He has to be one of the most overrated managers in the game and this fact more likely than not is not lost on his bosses, the trouble is that sacking him after he has guided them back to the Premiership for the first time in 16 years would be very bad for PR and fan relations. Especially given they've already hardly helped the latter through a season ticket price hike and all the 'boutique club' drivel they've been spouting.
davieG Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 They were very lucky to get a manager of Warnock's reputation in the game after that debacle. Don't forget that prior to that Sousa and Dowie were about as good as it got for them, and I think they're bright enough to know that another sacked manager headline would probably land them with a big compensation package and a choice of Bryan Robson or Gary Megson for manager. Force him out through the back door, make it seem in the press as though the problem was with Colin rather than them (shouldn't be too hard, his reputation precedes him) and their chances of getting a big name look better. In a managerial career of over 30 years, Warnock has had only two seasons in the top flight; both of which ended in relegation. He has to be one of the most overrated managers in the game and this fact more likely than not is not lost on his bosses, the trouble is that sacking him after he has guided them back to the Premiership for the first time in 16 years would be very bad for PR and fan relations. Especially given they've already hardly helped the latter through a season ticket price hike and all the 'boutique club' drivel they've been spouting. Sounds like they need Mandaric's advice on how to force out a manager, without paying compensation who recently got them promoted
accessory Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 They were very lucky to get a manager of Warnock's reputation in the game after that debacle. Don't forget that prior to that Sousa and Dowie were about as good as it got for them, and I think they're bright enough to know that another sacked manager headline would probably land them with a big compensation package and a choice of Bryan Robson or Gary Megson for manager. I think they could and would aim their sights higher than that. Plenty of decent managers are available right now - the likes of Mark Hughes, Alan Curbishley, even (gulp!) Martin O'Neill Force him out through the back door, make it seem in the press as though the problem was with Colin rather than them (shouldn't be too hard, his reputation precedes him) and their chances of getting a big name look better.The problem is that any incoming manager would have precious little time to strengthen the squad. If they wanted to get rid, surely they should have done so two months ago? In a managerial career of over 30 years, Warnock has had only two seasons in the top flight; both of which ended in relegation. He has to be one of the most overrated managers in the game and this fact more likely than not is not lost on his bosses, the trouble is that sacking him after he has guided them back to the Premiership for the first time in 16 years would be very bad for PR and fan relations. Especially given they've already hardly helped the latter through a season ticket price hike and all the 'boutique club' drivel they've been spouting. But there are precedents - look at Newcastle and West Brom last season. As long as an incoming boss kept QPR in the top flight, most fans wouldn't give a monkey's about Warnock.
ajthefox Posted 22 July 2011 Posted 22 July 2011 I think they could and would aim their sights higher than that. Plenty of decent managers are available right now - the likes of Mark Hughes, Alan Curbishley, even (gulp!) Martin O'Neill . The problem is that any incoming manager would have precious little time to strengthen the squad. If they wanted to get rid, surely they should have done so two months ago? But there are precedents - look at Newcastle and West Brom last season. As long as an incoming boss kept QPR in the top flight, most fans wouldn't give a monkey's about Warnock. Pardew may have kept Newcastle up but sacking Houghton and bringing in Pardew only served to make Ashley even more unpopular if that was even possible. I'd argue Newcastle is quite a different case anyway, they truly were out of this league and I didn't think for one second that they wouldn't bounce right back up after relegation and stay up. I'm sure many others were the same.
Ric Flair Posted 22 July 2011 Posted 22 July 2011 Something queer is happening down there, I expected them to flob a load of dough at all sorts of big names this summer but not even a sniff of one yet. Either they'll jump in to life once they have disposed of the Yorkshire cretin or they'll just let him struggle and go straight back down. Very strange though, so much for them being a Boutique Club. Haha!
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