QPR player flogs games to kids Shaun Wright-Philips, the QPR winger, seems to have a habit of using his association with QPR to advertise expensive computer games to young people using his Twitter feed. Regularly claiming that the latest product is the best thing since sliced bread he enthusiastically plugs the product, which he has presumably been paid to do. The Office for Fair Trading ruled in 2011 that this sort of thing was "deceptive". Particularly when the company behind the promotion, or the celebrity doing it, do not declare what their arrangement is. I have asked Mr Wright-Phillips to do so, but he ignored my request. I also wrote to QPR's head of PR Ian Taylor to ask whether the club gave their players any guidance or policies on this, but he too chose to ignore the question. The point about this is that these players, who earn astronomic sums of money every week, are directly contributing to pressure on parents and families in the run up to Christmas. They and the companies know this, which is why they do it. They also know it works, which is even more reason for them to do it. All I am asking from QPR, since Shaun Wright-Phillips is clearly not going to answer, is whether they approve of it. QPR is one of the few remaining genuinely family and community clubs in this country and for that they can be rightly proud; I remember these scenes last year which proved that point well. But that community is overwhelmingly working class, based in and around White City, and for the most part quite unable to afford to fork out for numerous products of the type Mr Wright-Phillips is trying to deceptively sell using the club's brand. The recent growth of payday lending and pawn shops along the Uxbridge Road is no coincidence. So hopefully we can have an answer if not from him, but from the club. I await Ian Taylor's reply with interest. Posted by Chris Underwood at 01:00 http://shepherds-bush.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/qpr-player-flogs-games-to-kids.html
Family Club? If you need to find the chairman, try looking in the pub not any of the fan forums. The clubs media department, has, grown into a professional and slick team delivering results, which while long overdue is welcomed by the fans - proper development. However When viewed against a the backdrop of poor business sense from the chief Exec while he did his 2 years of on the job training, the media team are the people going to be left exposed to critisism when its not there job to run the club its Phil Beards. Having paid Ian Taylor some typical forum compliments some time back on reflection he's the guy left "holding the baby" or as I see it being forced to publicly "polish" lazy Phils turds. Club do have to be careful in what they say publicaly as they have also started product endorsments, EQ8 on call-in if my mind serves me. Damn If thats right I've been brain washed. Again. In reality - 20% please Shaun ta very much.
