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I found myself today questioning why a so called supporter would maliciously post that Neil Warnock had walked and indeed why another poster would casually post for the sake of it, that Warnock will leave next week.
None of which is true, but guess in some way it distablises the support even further. I asked the question earlier, whether we are the most unhappiest set of fans at the moment, reading through many posts I think we are.
I've heard many fans say they want to get back to family traditions and would prefer to play at a lower league level because in some way we would be happier.
That cannot be further from the truth. All supporters follow QPR for one reason, its in our blood and we want the best for it both on and off the pitch.
Lets look back on these so called happier times
2001...Threats of Peter Winkleman wanting to take our club to Milton keynes
Losses of £570,000 per month over a sustained period
Club goes into Administration
2002..Les ferdinand donates £10,000 to help restore our former glories, because we don't have a pot to p.iss in
Our average crowds are 9-10,000
Due to lack of money Harold Winton donates much needed finances to subsardise buys S.hittu ( slightly earlier Dododu)
We finish 8th in LEAGUE 2 behind the likes of Brentford, Reading, Cardiff and Huddesfield
Take out a crippling 10 million from ABC, because yet again we have not a pot to p.iss in
2003 Club acknowledge they need someone with financial clout
LSA spokesman ackknowledges "if the club feels the best opion is to borrow more money, you can't help feeling we're digging a bigger hole for ourselves
2004
QPR Lose to Vauxhall Motors
QPR fans launch a massive initiative called "our QPR" with the aim of starving off QPR's immediate debt.
Clubs financial position so precarious that cut backs will be needed, unless we reach some kind of investment
QPR fundraise to fund Jamie Cureton.
Add to this we groundshared with Fulham and Wasps in that period, just to generate more income.
The point is that through all the hardships and we've had many more in the last 6 years, we always wanted to be back in the premiership. No longserving QPR fan who witnessed our demise in 1996 from the Premiership could have imagined we would have to wait another 15 years to return. Its been a rocky road, but since our time in the wilderness many indicate they want to re-visit those desperate times. Make no mistake football has changed enormously in the last 15 years, its now all about money and achieving greatness. In reality that greatness is only destined for 5 teams in the entire country.
It is not the game we grew up with, never will be again in our lifetime.
The world of internet has ensured that we look for the negative, very much like any newspaper we buy. You simply don't see the good news and often bad news is magnified out of all proportion.
Take QPR back in the Premiership, you won't see anyone posting its £28, £34 or £40 mainly to watch QPR per game next season in regards our season ticket prices, much better to focus on the most expensive which could be £70. The danger of that is before you know it you are reading thats the general price, when it is not. I had many texts today asking me is it "true Warnock has left" that was even after an official statement confirming the story was complete bull. It is human nature to focus on the negative, whilst completely dismissing the positive.
Next season, this team that did us so proud last season will realise what a big step up the premiership is, does all the squabbles off the pitch help those players?
In the end despite many supporters not affording season tickets, numbers now are pretty much as they were last season with more waiting in the wings, that despite early doors most saying they would not get one or that we were being completely ripped off.
We are questioning whether the club will buy any players and feel gutted that a player like Craig Mackail Smith has ended up at somewhere like Leicester, when in reality he is probably not good enough for the premiership. We are lucky in my view, really lucky. Okay,we have a board that treat the fans with distain, but in reality we pretty much replicate those feelings. We have so many splintered groups, more than many bigger clubs that I know. The negativity posted by many over the years has made us question whether its all worth it. Those very people have spent years trying to get us to where we are today, in a position of financial security and getting us beyond the depths of the League 2. Now we are there, still the same people are disillusioned and will often put in an odd post that makes the fanbase think. I;m not sure why for example someone would say Rowan Vine is on 40k a week, when we all know it not to be true. Does it put doubt in a few fans minds and make them ask what are we doing?
Whilst we can all squeeze into Loftus Road, it will never be a money maker for anyone who takes the helm. We have on record one of the lowest crowds to have ever graced the premiership and even being there is such a great achievement, yet we will find ways of creating problems before they even exist. The doom and gllom merchants will make you believe it was so much better before, well it never was. In some kind of way we all have our own egos to deal with and feel that we all know best, the reality is none of us have the displeasure of running a football club. It really is a no win situation.
For many fans next season will be the pinnacle of there support. The young kids that have followed there parents route of supporting this great club, now have the pleasure of seeing us playing the elite. Those kids were probably dismissive of reports on how we used to be the highest placed London club and the times we could go to Old Trafford and Anfield and win, now they might just experience what we were lucky to see.
In other words this season should be embraced despite the boards lack of appreciation of its fanbase. End of the day its not about them, we will be here long after they have gone, but it might just be a season to remember.
When/ if we go back to the dark times of needing fans to go on charity walks or bike rides, or need clubs to share our ground to make ends meet or even take out substantial loans because running this club is just not manageable, at least we can say we enjoyed at least one good season in the Premiership
None of which is true, but guess in some way it distablises the support even further. I asked the question earlier, whether we are the most unhappiest set of fans at the moment, reading through many posts I think we are.
I've heard many fans say they want to get back to family traditions and would prefer to play at a lower league level because in some way we would be happier.
That cannot be further from the truth. All supporters follow QPR for one reason, its in our blood and we want the best for it both on and off the pitch.
Lets look back on these so called happier times
2001...Threats of Peter Winkleman wanting to take our club to Milton keynes
Losses of £570,000 per month over a sustained period
Club goes into Administration
2002..Les ferdinand donates £10,000 to help restore our former glories, because we don't have a pot to p.iss in
Our average crowds are 9-10,000
Due to lack of money Harold Winton donates much needed finances to subsardise buys S.hittu ( slightly earlier Dododu)
We finish 8th in LEAGUE 2 behind the likes of Brentford, Reading, Cardiff and Huddesfield
Take out a crippling 10 million from ABC, because yet again we have not a pot to p.iss in
2003 Club acknowledge they need someone with financial clout
LSA spokesman ackknowledges "if the club feels the best opion is to borrow more money, you can't help feeling we're digging a bigger hole for ourselves
2004
QPR Lose to Vauxhall Motors
QPR fans launch a massive initiative called "our QPR" with the aim of starving off QPR's immediate debt.
Clubs financial position so precarious that cut backs will be needed, unless we reach some kind of investment
QPR fundraise to fund Jamie Cureton.
Add to this we groundshared with Fulham and Wasps in that period, just to generate more income.
The point is that through all the hardships and we've had many more in the last 6 years, we always wanted to be back in the premiership. No longserving QPR fan who witnessed our demise in 1996 from the Premiership could have imagined we would have to wait another 15 years to return. Its been a rocky road, but since our time in the wilderness many indicate they want to re-visit those desperate times. Make no mistake football has changed enormously in the last 15 years, its now all about money and achieving greatness. In reality that greatness is only destined for 5 teams in the entire country.
It is not the game we grew up with, never will be again in our lifetime.
The world of internet has ensured that we look for the negative, very much like any newspaper we buy. You simply don't see the good news and often bad news is magnified out of all proportion.
Take QPR back in the Premiership, you won't see anyone posting its £28, £34 or £40 mainly to watch QPR per game next season in regards our season ticket prices, much better to focus on the most expensive which could be £70. The danger of that is before you know it you are reading thats the general price, when it is not. I had many texts today asking me is it "true Warnock has left" that was even after an official statement confirming the story was complete bull. It is human nature to focus on the negative, whilst completely dismissing the positive.
Next season, this team that did us so proud last season will realise what a big step up the premiership is, does all the squabbles off the pitch help those players?
In the end despite many supporters not affording season tickets, numbers now are pretty much as they were last season with more waiting in the wings, that despite early doors most saying they would not get one or that we were being completely ripped off.
We are questioning whether the club will buy any players and feel gutted that a player like Craig Mackail Smith has ended up at somewhere like Leicester, when in reality he is probably not good enough for the premiership. We are lucky in my view, really lucky. Okay,we have a board that treat the fans with distain, but in reality we pretty much replicate those feelings. We have so many splintered groups, more than many bigger clubs that I know. The negativity posted by many over the years has made us question whether its all worth it. Those very people have spent years trying to get us to where we are today, in a position of financial security and getting us beyond the depths of the League 2. Now we are there, still the same people are disillusioned and will often put in an odd post that makes the fanbase think. I;m not sure why for example someone would say Rowan Vine is on 40k a week, when we all know it not to be true. Does it put doubt in a few fans minds and make them ask what are we doing?
Whilst we can all squeeze into Loftus Road, it will never be a money maker for anyone who takes the helm. We have on record one of the lowest crowds to have ever graced the premiership and even being there is such a great achievement, yet we will find ways of creating problems before they even exist. The doom and gllom merchants will make you believe it was so much better before, well it never was. In some kind of way we all have our own egos to deal with and feel that we all know best, the reality is none of us have the displeasure of running a football club. It really is a no win situation.
For many fans next season will be the pinnacle of there support. The young kids that have followed there parents route of supporting this great club, now have the pleasure of seeing us playing the elite. Those kids were probably dismissive of reports on how we used to be the highest placed London club and the times we could go to Old Trafford and Anfield and win, now they might just experience what we were lucky to see.
In other words this season should be embraced despite the boards lack of appreciation of its fanbase. End of the day its not about them, we will be here long after they have gone, but it might just be a season to remember.
When/ if we go back to the dark times of needing fans to go on charity walks or bike rides, or need clubs to share our ground to make ends meet or even take out substantial loans because running this club is just not manageable, at least we can say we enjoyed at least one good season in the Premiership
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