Sir Les's interview, apology in advance for the poor translation. Les Ferdinand is amazed that QPR hasn't brought in more players and think the Club will have a hard time. Published at: 07.08.2011. 10: 29 am, changed: 07.08.2011. 10: 54 am By: Bjarte Valen It pleases me enormously that Queens Park Rangers are back in the Premier League. At the same time it puzzles me that the Club hasn't invested in more players to stay up, "said Les Ferdinand. Ferdinand is undoubtedly one of the biggest profiles ever to wear the famous blue and white hoops, and his feelings for his old Club is still strong. With BT (Bergens Tidene), however, the previous goalmachine predicts a tough season for Petter Vaagan Moen and Queens Park Rangers. -Don't know what the owners want with the club -What is both disapointing, and surprises me the most, is that the Club's wealthy owners hasn't made substantial funds available for Neil Warnock. The Club have been waiting so long to get back into the Premier League, and now that they finally are back in the good company, it is difficult to understand why they are not acting in bringing in several quality players to strengthen the team and thus secure safety, "said Ferdinand. The striker that knocked in goals for fun for the Hoops in the 1980s and 90s believes that it is difficult to be wise about what the owners of QPR want with the Club. -When the new owners came in, expecially Lakshmi Mittal, there were many who had reckoned there would be large investments in new players and immediate success. Most assumed that QPR would go straight up in the Premier League, but none of the major investments materialised, and the Championship is one of the toughest leagues in the world physicaly and consequently very difficult to get promoted from, "said Ferdinand. Formula 1 bosses Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore took over the majority shareholding in QPR in august 2007. The takeover occurred after a long period with financial turbulence, including a period in which QPR were put under administration. Just a few weeks after, the two fresh QPR owners met with Indian stealmagnate Lakshmi Mittal. He was persuaded by the duo of Ecclestone/Briatore as well as his own son-in-law Amit Bhatia, to invest in the Club. Mittal is, according to Forbes, worth about 220 billion Norwegian kroner, and as a result, Britain's richest man. The sums he has used on QPR, however, is pocketchange for a man like Mittal. -It appears that there has been some trouble behind the scenes and in the boardroom. Whether it will continue to occur, it will make the job of Neil Warnock extra difficult. It's tough enough to be newly promoted, it does not need a number of other issues too, "said Ferdinand. To make the ownership structure of QPR even more complicated, founder of low-cost airline AirAsia, Tony Fernandes, has arrived on the scene. He is said to have agreed with Ecclestone to buy a total of 51 percent of the shares in QPR, but the time of writing no agreement has been signed. Pays tribute to Warnock Ferdinand made no secret of his admiration for the job Neil Warnock did with Vaagan Moens Club last season. He has been fantastic for the Club, and he has brought stability to the club, something they haven't had too much of the past few years, but it will be a tough season for QPR, even if they were going to get a good start. Both Hull, Burnley and Blackpool have in recent seasons started very well, but fell off throughout the season. I fear this may occur with QPR also without additional reinforcements, said Ferdinand. The former England forward, which today is a special trainer for attackers at Tottenham has already pinpointed dates between Spurs and QPR in the calendar. -I look forward to returning to Loftus Road. It is a place where I got a lot of good memories, and it was in the Club I got a name, "he said. These days, however, Ferdinand is most interested in the Spurs ' preparations for the new season, and he believes it will be closer at the top than ever before. The pundits always say that, laughing, before adding: "but this year, theres a reason for it. Manchester United and Chelsea are given, but also Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham, have the Champions League as their target. In addition, theres Liverpool with massive reinforcements. Both the battle for the title and Champions League spots can be tougher than in a long time, "said Ferdinand.
Think the trail is cold, but you never know. Just mentioned the one time in norwegian media. My thought too Much of what he says is in the same line as Rodney.
