Kilburn Times

[wozzawears21]

Some harsh words spoken towards the end but i can totally see where he is coming from.

http://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/qpr/flavio_and_bernie_couldn_t_care_less_about_qpr_fans_1_909462

[californiahoop]

Wow

http://www.kilburntimes.co.uk:80/qpr/flavio_and_bernie_couldn_t_care_less_about_qpr_fans_1_909462

[Vish]

pretty much spot on to be honest.

[Romford Hoop]

What a damming article from a lifelong Rangers fan,however one I agree with 100%.

The clowns are now back in charge and I am sure Briatore and that ***** GP will take us to the bottom of the pit, just hoping and praying that the Mittels or A Another group come in and kick this mob into touch.

[ProtestR]

"Now Bhatia – a man who genuinely wanted to engage with supporters and threw his backing behind the work of the QPR Community Trust – has gone and Saksena, bizarrely, seems to have been the scapegoat for the Alejandro Faurlin fiasco.

Meanwhile, the real culprit, chairman Gianni Paladini, remains safely in his position, and will presumably continue to oversee player recruitment in a way that has already caused several disasters for the club."

[vblockranger]

just about sums it up imo
a ****ing disgrace and i hope all those that were out protesting with me against that fat orange **** will be again when the season starts

[Necessary Evil]

pretty much spot on to be honest.

Agreed

Gutted !!! Difficult to buy into the optimism and excitement of the premier league after reading into what's going on. Its not about a glass being half empty either.

[Stanley]

"Flavio and Bernie couldn’t care less about QPR fans"

Ben Kosky, (a personal view)

There can’t be many neutral football fans who felt anything but delighted when AFC Wimbledon won promotion to the Football League.

It was a triumph for Dons supporters, who refused to roll over when their club was commandeered by money men and literally snatched away from them.

Instead, the proud guardians of their club’s heritage determined to rebuild Wimbledon from scratch and, in less than a decade, have ensured that the ‘real’ Dons will again figure on the League’s fixture list.

For the first time in 15 years, QPR will not be among the Football League’s membership. They are back in the Premier League – something that should be cause for great celebration.

Yet is there actually much for Rs fans to celebrate right now? Like Wimbledon fans before them, they are learning how it feels to have their club taken away.

Unlike Wimbledon, Rangers have not – as yet – been physically transferred to another city but, make no mistake, Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone would quite readily do that if it suited them.

Whether supporters like it or not is utterly irrelevant to this pair. They have consistently displayed at best indifference and more often total contempt towards QPR fans ever since they arrived in 2007.

That is why there were no consultations with supporters’ groups before the decision to go ahead with outrageous ticket price rises. That is why fans’ forums have remained a relic of the past.

They don’t care. They never did.

Briatore and Ecclestone have only ever had one ambition for QPR – using it as a vehicle for corporate crowing and boasting, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Roman Abramovich, Malcolm Glazer and Mohamed Al-Fayed.

Now they finally have the chance to indulge themselves – although let’s not forget that, for two and a half years, they made a total pig’s ear of it, leaving a trail of sacked managers, sub-standard players and embarrassing public relations disasters in their wake.

Only when the pair adopted a low profile, allowing Amit Bhatia and Ishan Saksena to take centre stage and make the astute decision to recruit Neil Warnock as manager – did QPR begin to enjoy success on the pitch.

Now Bhatia – a man who genuinely wanted to engage with supporters and threw his backing behind the work of the QPR Community Trust – has gone and Saksena, bizarrely, seems to have been the scapegoat for the Alejandro Faurlin fiasco.

Meanwhile, the real culprit, chairman Gianni Paladini, remains safely in his position, and will presumably continue to oversee player recruitment in a way that has already caused several disasters for the club.

As for Warnock, even if he survives the summer, his position is enormously weakened by the departures of Bhatia and Saksena. It is easy to envisage a situation in which Rangers suffer a couple of heavy defeats and the manager finds himself walking the plank.

According to the risible propaganda churned out by the QPR website, Briatore and Ecclestone saved the club – and the implication is that therefore they have the right to do whatever they wish with it, with no duty of care.

Many now realise that, far from saving QPR, this self-serving duo have in fact ruined the club.

I am one of those fans. I have supported Rangers since the age of six, held a season ticket in the Upper Loft and experienced the rare highs and numerous lows with thousands of others.

The Easter massacre of Chelsea, the Milk Cup final, relegation from the Premier League, the FA Cup exit to Vauxhall Motors, the 2003 play-off final and the joy of promotion at Hillsborough.

And, although I have viewed more games from the press box than the paid seats in recent years, it is still a very painful wrench to admit that I no longer want anything more to do with ‘my’ club.

I do not wish to set foot inside Loftus Road while Briatore and Ecclestone remain in control and I will not purchase club merchandise or anything else to further swell their already bulging wallets.

Oh, to be a Wimbledon fan…

http://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/qpr/flavio_and_bernie_couldn_t_care_less_about_qpr_fans_1_909462

[QPROslo]

Ben Kosky might walk away from QPR, but in these challenging times I will stay behind my club - it needs support more than ever. Bad PR, stupid ticket price decisions and you name it - it won't change it. It is not the owners I support, its the players in blue and white hoops. And to be honest, Bernie and Flavio are looking to sell, no doubt, so within maximum 12 months I am pretty sure we have other and hopefully better owners, - Mittals or someone else. And as much as I dislike Bernie and Flavio I have to admit they have brought us Premier League football, so it could be much worse.

Ben, please don't come back later when things are rosy and say "hey, now I am back, because it is good times again and I like the new owner".

[oldhoop]

A good piece which reflects the feelings of a large proportion of the fanbase. A sad indictment of our owners and the perception we have of them!

[qblockpete]

Ben says what he feels. Truth is, he didn't really want to be part of the club towards the end of last season for differing reasons and thats before we were champions.

Warnock will remain in charge of bringing in players, pretty much like has been since he came. You only have to see the type of players that will be brought in and came last season.

Saying that we all have opinions, we don't have to agree with them.

We all want face friendly people at the top, reality is though they have not ruined the club, they have bankrolled it

[Sprocket]

Ben says what he feels. Truth is, he didn't really want to be part of the club towards the end of last season for differing reasons and thats before we were champions.

Warnock will remain in charge of bringing in players, pretty much like has been since he came. You only have to see the type of players that will be brought in and came last season.

Saying that we all have opinions, we don't have to agree with them.

We all want face friendly people at the top, reality is though they have not ruined the club, they have bankrolled it

You are deluded. Stop it now before you make a bigger fool of yourself

[80sCasual]

Oh so true.

[qblockpete]

For starters Ben Kosky decided not to come to an important home game end of last season for a completely reason stated.

I know his opinion on Paladini and I respect that, I've spoke to him enought times on it.

In regards to last season, ypu are not grasping what I am saying and will repeat it for the hard of hearing.

I WOULD LOVE AMIT/MITTAL IN CHARGE OF OUR FOOTBALL CLUB< BUT YOU CANNOT DISGUISE THE FACT HOWEVER YOU WANT TO PAPER OVER IT THE MAIN KEY PLAYER BEHIND THE SCENES TO SUBSARDISE OUR PROMOTION WAS ERNIE

[Sprocket]

It's LOANS dear...LOANS. He is not doing anything out of the good of his heart.