By NEIL WARNOCK A A A Saturday 25 August 2012 As I'm sure you are aware, my goalkeeper has been in the news in relation to some text messages he exchanged with people at QPR. I have to say I was disappointed that something that began in good humour got out of hand. I've spoken to Paddy Kenny and he was full of remorse and couldn't apologise to me quickly enough. I told him there is no problem with having a drink to celebrate a win like last Saturday's over Wolves but he must be aware of his responsibilities to the club and be careful where he is and what he does. I've obviously fined him and he has agreed to finish on Twitter with immediate effect. He has also apologised to Tony Fernandes, QPR's chairman. I've also spoken to Tony and told him I honestly believe there will not be a repeat. We ended the call on good terms. It is disappointing when something which is essentially a private conversation becomes public the way this has but, as I've told players before, they need to be very careful about texting and Tweeting. You'll know if you've read this column over the years that I'm not a fan of social networking, and incidents like this only strengthen my belief that people are better off talking to each other. As I pointed out to Paddy, another reason why he should have left well alone is that certain tabloids will always rake up dirt from his past, so why give them more ammunition? The other aspect which disappointed me about the newspaper coverage is that everyone keeps comparing QPR's 5-0 home defeat on Saturday to their 4-0 home defeat in the opening game of last season, when I was manager. There is a difference â they've spent about £30m since. We had the same team that played in the Championship as I hadn't been allowed to sign any players up to then. The same team then responded, winning at Everton the following week, which augurs well for Rangers at Norwich today. QPR are also due some luck against Norwich, as they didn't get any when I was there. With Norwich also shipping five last weekend there will be a few nerves at Carrow Road among both sets of teams and their fans. I felt sorry for Chris Hughton on Saturday; I know how it feels going to Fulham and losing heavily â we did it last year. When they get in full flow at Craven Cottage, Fulham are hard to play; if you are chasing the game you just get picked off.
Hmmm bit of a sly dig if you ask me! Can't compare the results because they've spent £30 million since! Then cover the dig up with a good luck at Norwich like I did at Everton so if we don't do it we haven't done as well! Sneaky NW!
So Paddy was pissed on Saturday night, a couple of days before he shipped 2 soft goals against Blackpool. Good to see Colin is running a professional ship again.
Whatever happens NW will always be a legend to me, yes he isn't perfect but managed to get us back to the promise land where endless managers failed and ended 15 years of hurt. Like any of us NW will have been hurt by losing he's job and will naturally feel aggrieved but thats life, get behind the R's they will come good. U'rs
Do you blame him? I don't he was treated like **** by our owners and leaves a nasty taste, it could have been worse.
