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anyone else just get it? 
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No what !R's -
no, please tell us.
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its a statement from FB and BE, let me just yack up for a whilst and then i'll post it.Comment
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Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore have today (Friday 27th May 2011) clarified the following points in the wake of recent press reports regarding Queens Park Rangers Football Club.
Bernie Ecclestone and the Flavio Briatore Trust (FB Trust) saved QPR from administration when they acquired the Club in 2007. When the Mittals joined them, FB Trust and Ecclestone maintained an 80% interest in the Club and provided 80% of the funding needed to run QPR.
In 2009 when Briatore took a backseat at QPR, FB Trust passed a 13% shareholding in QPR to the Mittals free of charge. This took Ecclestone and the FB Trust's combined shareholding to 67% and they have continued to fund 67% of the Club's financial need, with the Mittals contributing 33%.
When Ecclestone and Briatore took over at QPR, they were clear about their vision to take the Club into the Premier League within four years and this plan has now been achieved, with QPR set to grace the top-flight of English football in the 2011/12 season.
Both Ecclestone and Briatore believe that Amit Bhatia's recent comments and the subsequent press coverage have been damaging to QPR and do not fairly reflect the reality of the situation. They have not received a written offer from the Mittals for their QPR shares and feel strongly that the verbal offer made to them was insultingly low. Bhatia appears to be using the press to try to force the price of any deal down, which is disrespectful to both the Club and its fans.
Despite the assertions from both Bhatia and Lakshmi Mittal that they were prepared to invest heavily in QPR to allow Neil Warnock to spend money on new players ahead of the new season, a recent request for shareholder funding was rejected by Bhatia, whereas Ecclestone and FB Trust have met and will continue to meet their funding commitments to the Club.
Ishan Saksena has parted company with QPR as a result of managerial changes that the Board felt were appropriate after the way in which the FA Hearing was handled. This was a decision made by the Board for the best interests of QPR.
QPR's Season Ticket prices for the 2011/12 season are in line with other London-based Premier League Clubs and are reflective of the Club's newly achieved Premier League status. With over 90% of QPR Season Tickets being sold in Gold and Silver areas, the year-on-year increase in the standard price of a Season Ticket for the majority of fans is between 22%-27%, or 16%-21% when taking account of inflation and the increase in VAT. Ecclestone and Briatore believe that although price increases have been necessary, they are not unduly high and initial sales have so far been encouraging, with four times as many tickets being sold in the first 48 hours when compared with last season. In fact, QPR's website has spoken to a number of fans who have already renewed their tickets.
"My ticket has gone up in price, but - personally - I think it represents good value for money."
"The owners have put their money in and as a supporter of the Club, I've done the same, because it's my team."
"The buzz of coming along to Loftus Road on a matchday is special. The whole experience is great."
As both Ecclestone and Briatore have stated in recent days, Neil Warnock's post as Manager remains secure and Neil has the full support of the Board. Discussions have already taken place between Neil and the Board, in which Neil outlined his thoughts on player acquisitions ahead of the new Premier League season and was assured that he will be able to keep his best players for QPR's return to the Premier League.Comment
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Bulls**t.if that were the case then Paladini would have been the one to leaveIshan Saksena has parted company with QPR as a result of managerial changes that the Board felt were appropriate after the way in which the FA Hearing was handled.Comment
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I'm glad Naomi and Tamara are happy..."My ticket has gone up in price, but - personally - I think it represents good value for money."
"The owners have put their money in and as a supporter of the Club, I've done the same, because it's my team."
"The buzz of coming along to Loftus Road on a matchday is special. The whole experience is great."
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The first part though, so up to the bit about Saksena.......can we argue with that? That may well be the truth.Comment
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lol what a load of old ********...Comment
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"the year-on-year increase in the standard price of a Season Ticket for the majority of fans is between 22%-27%"
What a load of b00lox!Comment
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I'm not overly keen on the way these two behave, or at least the impression they give.
However, instead of just blurting out the phrase, "Bu11sh1t", surely there are quite an interesting couple of points in there, that would not be wise to mention if they were untrue.
Maybe, we will get a grown up discussion on it.Comment
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