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[Tramore Ranger]

Here's Clives' notes from the recent Fans' Forum, a really interesting read.......

Friday, 23rd Nov 2018 01:12 by Clive Whittingham
The latest QPR fans forum took place at Loftus Road on Thursday night and LFW was there to bring you the key talking points from manager Steve McClaren, director of football Les Ferdinand and CEO Lee Hoos.




On the pitch


- Steve McClaren said he’d built an affinity with Queens Park Rangers during a “very hectic” three-month spell first time around and had always followed the club since and kept in touch with Tony Fernandes. “I followed them very closely last season and especially towards the end of the season when what I saw from the outside was a lot of very good work going into QPR building the team, the academy and the youth. Les, Lee, the owners, Chris Ramsey, everybody behind the scenes has done a great job stabilising the club. It’s spent several years sorting itself out, it’s plateaued now and the future is very bright for QPR. I’ve been more than surprised at the quality of the youth players here, the organisation behind the scenes and the staff. It’s a very well run club. If the owners could spend money on players they would but they can’t do it. Despite the restrictions, people like Les and Lee behind the scenes have done a fantastic job. The job is to win games and develop players which is perfect for me because I like to develop players. It wasn’t a risk for me, I could either stay in the garden and keep going to Tescos or get back to coaching and I’m a worker. I’m here to help, and when it comes that I’m not helping then I’ll go.”


Read the rest here.....https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/membe...-response-mcclaren-on-turnaround-–-fans-forum

 

[rangercol]

A very good and interesting read.
I hate to hear that we've got to be a selling club and this will, no doubt, prevent us from gaining any real momentum for the next couple of years or so.
I understand the reasons, I just find it hugely discouraging.

 

[QPR Oslo]

Here's Clives' notes from the recent Fans' Forum, a really interesting read.......

Friday, 23rd Nov 2018 01:12 by Clive Whittingham
The latest QPR fans forum took place at Loftus Road on Thursday night and LFW was there to bring you the key talking points from manager Steve McClaren, director of football Les Ferdinand and CEO Lee Hoos.




On the pitch


- Steve McClaren said he’d built an affinity with Queens Park Rangers during a “very hectic” three-month spell first time around and had always followed the club since and kept in touch with Tony Fernandes. “I followed them very closely last season and especially towards the end of the season when what I saw from the outside was a lot of very good work going into QPR building the team, the academy and the youth. Les, Lee, the owners, Chris Ramsey, everybody behind the scenes has done a great job stabilising the club. It’s spent several years sorting itself out, it’s plateaued now and the future is very bright for QPR. I’ve been more than surprised at the quality of the youth players here, the organisation behind the scenes and the staff. It’s a very well run club. If the owners could spend money on players they would but they can’t do it. Despite the restrictions, people like Les and Lee behind the scenes have done a fantastic job. The job is to win games and develop players which is perfect for me because I like to develop players. It wasn’t a risk for me, I could either stay in the garden and keep going to Tescos or get back to coaching and I’m a worker. I’m here to help, and when it comes that I’m not helping then I’ll go.”


Read the rest here.....https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/members/queensparkrangers/news/49022/les-staying-hoos-new-ground-response-mcclaren-on-turnaround-–-fans-forum

I watched/listened to it on the Official. First time I've heard so much from Steve McClaren outside of his routine after match comments. He came over pretty well, down to earth sort of bloke like when asked about his aims for the season replied getting a win at Stoke. Listening to Hoos talking again about the black hole of no parachute money from next season, the unsaid message seems to be the squad we have now this season could be our best chance of promotion for many seasons ahead.

 

[qprbeth]

I can see if we get a sniff of promotion we need to go for it..
Even if it is a one up straight down scenario

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[QPRski]

I watched/listened to it on the Official. First time I've heard so much from Steve McClaren outside of his routine after match comments. He came over pretty well, down to earth sort of bloke like when asked about his aims for the season replied getting a win at Stoke. Listening to Hoos talking again about the black hole of no parachute money from next season, the unsaid message seems to be the squad we have now this season could be our best chance of promotion for many seasons ahead.

This could be the reason the “expensive loans” x3 and the reversal/ delays of “playing youth”.

 

[jeffranger]

We are not ready for prem yet but would I take it probably just to get some money in, but the thought of going to watch them & get turned over week after week like it was a few ago does me in.

 

[Rangers Til I Die]

An interesting read and good to hear about us getting the basics right.

Agree with Col and Beth. We're back to being a selling club until that something clicks and we get that promotion to help the coffers and get us away from the clutches of the FFP rules.