RUBEN'S RANGERS PASSION Posted on: Fri 19 Aug 2011 New QPR shareholder Ruben Emir Gnanalingam has called on the R's supporters to be the Club's new twelfth man. Speaking exclusively to www.qpr.co.uk, Gnanalingam - who joined the QPR Board on Thursday afternoon alongside Tony Fernandes and Kamarudin Bin Meranun - revealed how he believes the Hoops faithful can be the 'difference between winning and losing' this season. "The fans are the twelfth man and sometimes can be the difference between winning and losing," he said. Article continues Advertisement "I love football and especially the English Premier League. "I went to Loftus Road last Saturday and despite being 1-0 down at the time, the fans continued to cheer the team on. "When I saw that I told Tony that these are the sort of fans we have to get involved with. We also met a few fans outside the stadium after the game. The way they welcomed us helped me make up my mind that day." Gnanalingam - who is the CEO of one of Malaysia's top seaports, Westports Malaysia - added: "I'd like to thank the fans for this wonderful welcome. "We felt at home before even coming in. "We definitely want to take this Club to greater heights and we need your help every single step of the way. Let's do this together. We are very proud to be a part of your team!" And Gnanalingam is under no illusions with regards to the immediate goals this season, commenting: "Realistically my ambitions for this year are to build a Club that is strong enough to stay up in the Barclays Premier League. "It's a tough league with teams only getting stronger, so survival would be a good step this year. "To do that, we need to make sure that the Manager gets what he needs and the fans give him and the players the support they need." He added: "Tony, Kamarudin and I have a great amount of passion for sports and especially football and more specifically, English Football. "They own a formula one team and I also co-own a basketball team back in Malaysia, so we have some experience in sports management which will definitely help as we settle into QPR."
Oooops! Meant to put this on the "Fernandes On BloomBerg" thread. Northy, you couldn't move it across could ya mate?
Maybe you could use your contacts Northy and get us all a ticket for the first flight - maybe Tony would put on some special bubbly in hooped bottles too!
Did anyone else read this first time through as WetSports Malaysia, and think we were in for some interesting half-time entertainment?
