âIrrationalâ QPR owner made life difficult, admits Warnock - QPR - London 24 Picture by Daniel Hambury. 13/8/11. Flavio Briatore (L), part-owner and chairmanof QPR with Malaysian businessman Tony Fernandes âIrrationalâ QPR owner made life difficult, admits Warnock Ian Cooper Tuesday, October 25, 2011 11:50 AM Rangers boss says he struggled to work with former QPR co-owner Flavio Briatore Neil Warnock admits he struggled to work with irrational former QPR owner Flavio Briatore and says that life under Tony Fernandes so far this season has been a breath of fresh air. Seven managers came and went during the four years that Briatore and co-owner Bernie Ecclestone were on the QPR board, before they finally handed over to Fernandes in August. Warnock concedes that under the previous regime he would have been sacked in the opening days of the season, but feels that with Fernandes at the helm QPR are finally building for the future both on and off the pitch. "I know the owners arent [Roman] Abramovic, it wont be that sort of money. Theyre sensible plans from a sensible group of people who want to take the club forward in the right way," Warnock told BBC Radio 5 Live. "Theyre not just talking about the first team. Yes, the priority is to bring one or two players in during January and make sure we stay up, but theyre already talking about a new training ground, a new stadium, and the community programme. "I found it very difficult with Flavio [Briatore]. Bernie [Ecclestone] was okay, but he was so irrational Flavio that you couldnt plan anything in that respect. "They had so many managers, and I was the fifth in that season. It [the takeover] was a breath of fresh air. After the 4-0 defeat to Bolton, if Tony hadnt come in, I think I would have gone. Warnocks side pulled off their best result of the season so far with a 1-0 win over Chelsea on Sunday, but the boss was quick to play down any talk of raised expectations at Loftus Road. And he admitted that his sides scoring problems they have netted just seven times this season are unlikely to be solved until the transfer window re-opens in the new year. "Do I feel that our targets have changed? Not at all, were not daft, we know what the situation is," added the Rangers boss. "Weve got Tottenham away next, Manchester City at home, and Stoke away. "Put Chelsea in that, and the four games, if we got any points whatsoever wed have been absolutely delighted, so to get three in the bag already is like winning the pools for us. "Since the new guys came in we have passed the ball well. Scoring is a big problem for us, but I cant see us remedying that until January." Follow me on Twitter @QPRTimes iReader
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b016971d/5_live_Sport_24_10_2011/ Starts at 1hr 07mins in. Really good interview with NW and Motson about sunday, and other stuff. Worth a listen.
Thanks for that Northy,great stuff,brought a tear to the eye listening to Neil.Always loved Motty,even that mutant Claridge was reasonable in his appraisal!
