Ok, found this balanced view of our club and it's policy. Thought it to be pretty much on the money in some areas.
..................... http://www.newsnow.co.uk/A/763449144?-294:802:t
Queens Park Rangers fans deserve an apology as all is well at Loftus Road
Some housekeeping first -- this is not a blog post; this is a public apology.
It has been pointed out by a selection of right-minded and committed QPR fans that this blog has become negative lately. On a weekly basis, the success stories around Loftus Road have being ignored and in their place foundation-free accusations of mismanagement and rank stupidity aimed at the people that run Queens Park Rangers. And it has gone on too long.
It changes now. QPR is clearly a football club on the up.
The new-found "philosophy" QPR have been profiting from since they employed a completely untested manager in Chris Ramsey has been completely ignored on these pages. As the club has slowly but surely worked their way to second bottom of the Premier League table -- behind even big-spending Burnley -- it has repeatedly refused to laud the achievements of the club's great rebranding. This stops now.
Having lost Harry Redknapp, a manager renowned for spending money on proven but expensive names, and swapping him for a novice who expertly trained some very good kids, QPR have clearly evolved into a breeding ground for world-class British talent that this web page has chosen to ignore.
The magnificent young players burgeoning at the club -- that for the last 15 years has been ignored only on the basis that is sexier to buy more expensive names -- now have the ideal opportunity to prove their worth as was proven in the relegation dogfight they were shamed in on Saturday when Crystal Palace won 3-1.
Finally, rooted in a relegation fight where only the most dogged, determined and experienced survive, QPR are giving dream-worthy chances to future heroes like Darnell Furlong, the full-back who has been at fault for four goals in two matches, and Reece Grego-Cox, the new Wayne Rooney who might not turn out to be Wayne Rooney, but definitely will be according to a bloke who has seen him score a tasty goal on YouTube.
The great work of Redknapp (resigned), Glenn Hoddle (resigned), Phil Beard (gone), Charlie Austin (leaving) has being wantonly ignored while an unwarranted agenda has been clearly mounted against the club. NO MORE.
Aside from Matt Phillips' wonder strike on Saturday there were plenty of positives to take from the 3-1 defeat. The new philosophy, the fantastic academy set-up, the new manager (who will be replaced when the club is relegated) and the amazing team spirit that no other team in the Premier League has -- and it was the last of captain Joey Barton's three-match ban. It was virtually a win, right?
This blog, a pit of self-loathing and unjust spite toward west London's finest football team, has somehow ignored the mercurial magic Rangers' hero and out-of-shape trickster Adel Taarabt used to produce four seasons or so ago before going out on loan and doing nothing and coming back and doing even less. It. Ends. Today.
Following a long period of introspection, this blog (until QPR are relegated and this page ceases to exist) will wax lyrical about the new state-of-art training ground that doesn't exist, the impending new stadium that will hold 40,000 fans QPR haven't got and the youth team that is getting a quick polish now after rotting away for generations.
The 3-1 defeat to Palace, a side whose game-plan is so beautifully simple it could be mapped out on the back of a beer mat but looked alien to QPR on Saturday, has been a much-needed wake-up call for this down in the dumps, soon to be out-of-work blogger.
For the next three months, while this page and QPR limp flaccidly to their deserved demise, there will be no talk of financial fair play or massive fines, dream managers or broken recycled promises from the powers-that-be.
Come back next week before the inevitable defeat to Everton to learn more about the promising left-back in the U17s who will go out on loan to four clubs you've never heard of before being sold to Grimsby.
I'll write a flowery comment article about how marvellous it is that owner Tony Fernandes occasionally visits the local pubs and has a drink with fans or retweets praise from a happy-go-lucky season ticket holder to show how much of an astute chairman of a Championship club with a Champions League wage bill he is.
I've been so blind, the future is so bright. I just can't wait to visit Rotherham next season.
Wally Downes Jr. is a reporter for Hayters sports agency in London and a contributor to ESPN FC. Follow him on Twitter @WallyDownes_Jr.
..................... http://www.newsnow.co.uk/A/763449144?-294:802:t
Queens Park Rangers fans deserve an apology as all is well at Loftus Road
Some housekeeping first -- this is not a blog post; this is a public apology.
It has been pointed out by a selection of right-minded and committed QPR fans that this blog has become negative lately. On a weekly basis, the success stories around Loftus Road have being ignored and in their place foundation-free accusations of mismanagement and rank stupidity aimed at the people that run Queens Park Rangers. And it has gone on too long.
It changes now. QPR is clearly a football club on the up.
The new-found "philosophy" QPR have been profiting from since they employed a completely untested manager in Chris Ramsey has been completely ignored on these pages. As the club has slowly but surely worked their way to second bottom of the Premier League table -- behind even big-spending Burnley -- it has repeatedly refused to laud the achievements of the club's great rebranding. This stops now.
Having lost Harry Redknapp, a manager renowned for spending money on proven but expensive names, and swapping him for a novice who expertly trained some very good kids, QPR have clearly evolved into a breeding ground for world-class British talent that this web page has chosen to ignore.
The magnificent young players burgeoning at the club -- that for the last 15 years has been ignored only on the basis that is sexier to buy more expensive names -- now have the ideal opportunity to prove their worth as was proven in the relegation dogfight they were shamed in on Saturday when Crystal Palace won 3-1.
Finally, rooted in a relegation fight where only the most dogged, determined and experienced survive, QPR are giving dream-worthy chances to future heroes like Darnell Furlong, the full-back who has been at fault for four goals in two matches, and Reece Grego-Cox, the new Wayne Rooney who might not turn out to be Wayne Rooney, but definitely will be according to a bloke who has seen him score a tasty goal on YouTube.
The great work of Redknapp (resigned), Glenn Hoddle (resigned), Phil Beard (gone), Charlie Austin (leaving) has being wantonly ignored while an unwarranted agenda has been clearly mounted against the club. NO MORE.
Aside from Matt Phillips' wonder strike on Saturday there were plenty of positives to take from the 3-1 defeat. The new philosophy, the fantastic academy set-up, the new manager (who will be replaced when the club is relegated) and the amazing team spirit that no other team in the Premier League has -- and it was the last of captain Joey Barton's three-match ban. It was virtually a win, right?
This blog, a pit of self-loathing and unjust spite toward west London's finest football team, has somehow ignored the mercurial magic Rangers' hero and out-of-shape trickster Adel Taarabt used to produce four seasons or so ago before going out on loan and doing nothing and coming back and doing even less. It. Ends. Today.
Following a long period of introspection, this blog (until QPR are relegated and this page ceases to exist) will wax lyrical about the new state-of-art training ground that doesn't exist, the impending new stadium that will hold 40,000 fans QPR haven't got and the youth team that is getting a quick polish now after rotting away for generations.
The 3-1 defeat to Palace, a side whose game-plan is so beautifully simple it could be mapped out on the back of a beer mat but looked alien to QPR on Saturday, has been a much-needed wake-up call for this down in the dumps, soon to be out-of-work blogger.
For the next three months, while this page and QPR limp flaccidly to their deserved demise, there will be no talk of financial fair play or massive fines, dream managers or broken recycled promises from the powers-that-be.
Come back next week before the inevitable defeat to Everton to learn more about the promising left-back in the U17s who will go out on loan to four clubs you've never heard of before being sold to Grimsby.
I'll write a flowery comment article about how marvellous it is that owner Tony Fernandes occasionally visits the local pubs and has a drink with fans or retweets praise from a happy-go-lucky season ticket holder to show how much of an astute chairman of a Championship club with a Champions League wage bill he is.
I've been so blind, the future is so bright. I just can't wait to visit Rotherham next season.
Wally Downes Jr. is a reporter for Hayters sports agency in London and a contributor to ESPN FC. Follow him on Twitter @WallyDownes_Jr.
