Sorry to be so gloomy, Got a nasty case of man flu and looking after a little rhino with the winter vomiting bug. But I console myself by remembering I'm not a chelsea fan.
Good post, Tram. TF has rightly come into the spotlight after the Saints debacle, and he has to prove himself now. But he's done little wrong to date, imo, and I do think he'll get it right.
I think this question goes to the heart of my fear about TF and the point I'm potentially trying to make. The most hated owners eg Richard Thompson , T&C have coincided with our most successful periods on the pitch. The relegation and dismal periods have come with popular owners such as Chris Wright and now potentially TF. Chris wright was a bigger QPR fan than TF was, (ie didnt support west ham) equally (or if not comparably ) successful in business yet took the club no where but downwards. The point is what do we really want in an owner? Someone popular or someone that oversees success on the pitch? Or do we think both are possible and obtainable ?
when he sacked NW he said it was in best interest of the club. and was very hard choice now i know it was tf who appointed Hughes but surely it is now in the best interest of the club to sack mh...
Nice one Brix. Re the continued willingness to discuss things in public, I'd guess that this is still about maximizing publicity for the brand - not, of course the QPR brand, but the AirAsia/ Tune Group brand. The QPR brand only exists to add luster to the bits of the business which make money - $50m profit for AirAsia in Q3 this year. When he took over TF was very explicit that a £40 m investment in a premier league club was worth way more than spending the same on direct promotion for AirAsia. The trick will be deciding when being associated with QPR is a negative for AirAsia/Tune image. At the moment we may be on just the right side of the dramatic soap opera/ cringeworthy farce divide, but not for much longer. Spot on about the way the investors must feel - very close to betrayal probably.
