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[vblockranger]

Like Stainrod said we completely blew away our wage structure, bragged about it then finished bottom making us look like chumps. We deserved the ridicule.

[MYU]

Like Stainrod said we completely blew away our wage structure, bragged about it then finished bottom making us look like chumps. We deserved the ridicule.

It's harsh but very true.

[Olly]

Its a society thing, nothing to do with just football. In America, society openly encourages the American dream of becoming rich.
Over here people get knocked for doing the same. You know the press. Educated **** stirrers. Sell newspapers. Build em up knock em down. Be they actors, politicians, managers etc. Joe public falls for it every time. Ignore it.

[TBLOCKRANGER]

Also we can't just build a stadium for 30k when our crowds are currently 17k, we have to be part of some Nintendo type sim city with a 40k capacity. We are already in debt of about £100m but somehow building a stadium for £200m or whatever the plan is, if we even have one, is to end up debt free and self sustaining ... No wonder we are seen as a laughing stock.
Also our transfer policy as said was a joke, Amit initially said we would work within our limits, but TF ends up authorising quantity over quality as mentioned destroying any financial prudence. We fell between two stools, we never organically evolved nor did we seriously splash the cash like say Chelsea. We just ended up benefitting bank accounts and agents. No wonder the media have had a field day at our expense, lazy Sunday just write a story about Cesar. Brazil GK on 90k p/w not playing in the championship in a WC year in his home country....only got ourselves to blame. I read a local paper the other day with a short story on Luke Young being on £30k p/w on a four year contract, he's going no where for obvious reasons.
Our future plans seem dependant on us being an established premiership club, our desperation is like the drunk bloke at a nightclub at2am who just wants anyone. Look at January transfer we went for Remy and Samba, a last throw of the dice, players that had no intention of being with us if we went down, nothing about those deals gave any confidence that the club has a long term plan...again the media loved it.
People are panicking now about results, even a thread on whether MM should take over from HR, just embarassing. Forums going into meltdown that we might not go up this season, so what. We were out for 15 years, we are a small club that to date are doing very very well in the league. We should be pleased with where we are, we are not a big club that went down.
We have created an image that the media bought into and then used to beat us over the head that we are England's version of Athletico Madrid.
We need to know who we are, where we have come from and plan accordingly. The media are doing no different than mates who you speak to who support other clubs.
Also we are based in the part of England if not the world where media interest is at it's highest, so we are under the media microscope, classic example is sky is based in isleworth.
I think TF needs to calm things down, he does appear to be concentrating on the grand schemes as an almost distraction tactic for things not working out on the pitch. At the end of the day QPR fans are use to being let down its in our blood, so TF has a lot of goodwill towards him, training ground is great but we need a reality check, remember the four year plan for the premiership, we need something similar now but we've put ourselves under so much pressure that such forward thinking is now off the table and we have opened ourselves up for media scrutiny.

[QPRDave]

Also we can't just build a stadium for 30k when our crowds are currently 17k, we have to be part of some Nintendo type sim city with a 40k capacity. We are already in debt of about £100m but somehow building a stadium for £200m or whatever the plan is, if we even have one, is to end up debt free and self sustaining ... No wonder we are seen as a laughing stock.
Also our transfer policy as said was a joke, Amit initially said we would work within our limits, but TF ends up authorising quantity over quality as mentioned destroying any financial prudence. We fell between two stools, we never organically evolved nor did we seriously splash the cash like say Chelsea. We just ended up benefitting bank accounts and agents. No wonder the media have had a field day at our expense, lazy Sunday just write a story about Cesar. Brazil GK on 90k p/w not playing in the championship in a WC year in his home country....only got ourselves to blame. I read a local paper the other day with a short story on Luke Young being on £30k p/w on a four year contract, he's going no where for obvious reasons.
Our future plans seem dependant on us being an established premiership club, our desperation is like the drunk bloke at a nightclub at2am who just wants anyone. Look at January transfer we went for Remy and Samba, a last throw of the dice, players that had no intention of being with us if we went down, nothing about those deals gave any confidence that the club has a long term plan...again the media loved it.
People are panicking now about results, even a thread on whether MM should take over from HR, just embarassing. Forums going into meltdown that we might not go up this season, so what. We were out for 15 years, we are a small club that to date are doing very very well in the league. We should be pleased with where we are, we are not a big club that went down.
We have created an image that the media bought into and then used to beat us over the head that we are England's version of Athletico Madrid.
We need to know who we are, where we have come from and plan accordingly. The media are doing no different than mates who you speak to who support other clubs.
Also we are based in the part of England if not the world where media interest is at it's highest, so we are under the media microscope, classic example is sky is based in isleworth.
I think TF needs to calm things down, he does appear to be concentrating on the grand schemes as an almost distraction tactic for things not working out on the pitch. At the end of the day QPR fans are use to being let down its in our blood, so TF has a lot of goodwill towards him, training ground is great but we need a reality check, remember the four year plan for the premiership, we need something similar now but we've put ourselves under so much pressure that such forward thinking is now off the table and we have opened ourselves up for media scrutiny.

blah blah blah.....I don't seem to remember you, telling us all how bad our signings were?....

[TBLOCKRANGER]

blah blah blah.....I don't seem to remember you, telling us all how bad our signings were?....

Constantly questioned them, one of the few who was critical of Rigg when he was seen by many as visionary, do think Arry is doing a great job but my concern is everything's geared for a quick fix.

[QPRDave]

So you were against signing Granero, Hoilett, Mbia, Diakite, Green, etc etc?...Again I'll go back to the manager of the time for the signings of these players, the board backed him and his mates, which is very easy to criticise now after we've been relegated.
I think the work Gallen and Birch are doing with their respective teams shows the club are endeavouring to bring players through that route. But lets face it we have to be premier lge to do this, otherwise prem clubs just come in and take em