Do QPRâs problems lie deeper than this? Date: 5th December 2012 at 3:57 pm Written by James Jones | )Two games into his new job as QPR manager and Harry Redknapp might be wondering whether he will need more than a miracle to save the Loftus Road club from its imminent relegation from the Premier League. After collecting just six points from their opening 15 fixtures, QPR are in serious trouble and, despite news of the players not trying their hardest under Mark Hughes, Iâm not surprised. When Tony Fernandes paid a reported £35million for Bernie Ecclestoneâs share of the club in August 2011, he immediately began flashing his cash and funding the acquisition of players on big wages. This is where it all went wrong. If you look at the players QPR have signed since Fernandesâ money arrived, there arenât many names on the list that scream âtop class qualityâ at you. Firstly, signing Kieron Dyer should have set alarm bells ringing instantly, while signing Premier League rejects like Jose Bosingwa, Djibril Cisse, Luke Young, Danny Gabbidon and Andy Johnson arenât exactly the names youâd expect to see bringing regular top flight football to the QPR faithful. On paper they are big names who achieved things in the game in the past, but stick them all together and they have done absolutely nothing. What Fernandes didnât do was take a look at what happened to West Ham when they were bought out by a consortium headed by Eggert Magnusson and, as a the self confessed Hammers supporter he claims to be, he should have known better than to just throw big transfer fees and big wages to too many players in such a short space of time. Top TEN strikers that are on the Premier League's 'January wishlist'Redknapp has been hired to improve the morale of the squad and give a kick up the backside to those that havenât shown enough heart so far this season. Thatâs all very well and good, but when he brings in his own players in January, there will be more unrest among the players that are already there, which wonât do the squad any good at all. We all know Redknapp is a bit of a master when it comes to getting the best out of the players and thatâs what he needs to do to the current squad, regardless of whether they are a good enough team or not, rather than bring in more players. The squad needs improving, of course, but it seems enough damage has been done to save the sinking ship. What Fernandes must do now that he has got a decent manager in place is think about adopting a strict transfer policy, because the amount of money they must be paying in wages canât reflect well on the books, as well as them being revealed as the team that pays agents the most money in the Premier League. He needs to sit down with Harry Redknapp and listen to who he wants, but also stand firm when it comes to budget. More importantly, purely with the clubâs finances in mind and the imminent Financial Fair Play rulings, there will be players on the books that will need to go before any more players can come in. The likes of Dyer, Zamora, Johnson and Green, who are thought to be on big wages but are either not performing or even playing, all should be sold before Harry brings in his targets. Because if players like Scott Sinclair, Joe Cole, Darren Bent and David Beckham are all going to arrive at Loftus Road next month, theyâre not going to come cheap. Furthermore, he needs to prevent arrivals that arenât going to make any positive impact on the team in the long run. For example Joey Barton, DJ Campbell and Jay Bothroyd have all been sent out on loan merely a year after joining the club, while Danny Gabbidon was released after just one season. Signings like that must stop if QPR are going to get anywhere and remain a top-flight side and, without a recruitment structure in place, I fear things will only go from bad to worse for them. If this can be adopted properly then, in time, the squad will have enough balance to be able to move forward and improve. After spending around £45million on players that arenât currently performing, it appears Fernandes may never get any of that money back by selling them on for a profit once Harry decides he wants his own stock to help him attempt to keep them in the top flight. Perhaps only then will he realise that throwing cash at players that were once good, or who sound good, might not be the best way to go about things. With Harry in charge there is a bit if light at the end of the tunnel, but the owner needs to take some of the blame for the way he has given the green light for so many arrivals in such a short space of time. Stability off the pitch brings stability on it and thatâs what QPR need to work towards, and one season down in the Championship wonât do the club any harm if Harry is given the time to stamp his own authority on the London side. What do you think? Is QPRâs downfall down to Tony Fernandesâ reckless transfer policy? Or does the blame solely fall on the players for not performing?
What do I think James Jones? I think you couldn't produce an accurate, well written article in a thousand years. I think you should give up blogging or whatever this heap of dung is, with immediate effect.
What a load of hogwash. But really - can he state the obvious, or what? Has he been reading these boards to get a feeling on how WE feel? What a total WUM
Waited 2 days to read this post as it sounded like it was gonna be good and I've been busy with other stuff Shame i wasted my time, but thanks anyway Kiwi.
Do not ever be sorry for bringing us information - it's our choice whether we read it or not. Personally, I'd always like to know what our club looks like from the outside (whether it's written by a Pulitzer prize winner or a child with 5 mins to cut and paste a homework assignment) - I just enjoy doing the odd critique on them... It's appreciated Kiwi, even from those that don't like what others have to say.
