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It sounds dramatic I know... But we have a once in a lifetime chance here to define the long term future of our club.
I cant see another Tony Fernandes type owner coming along who is willing to put in so much investment.
So the questions is what do we want done with this invesment and therefore what kind of club do we want to become.
The first option, which was pursued by the last board, was invest quickly to get quick success. And it worked to an extent in that we were promoted. However when we reached the PL it became clear that we had bascially built a relatively average squad around Adel and it was not going to continue to work without continued big money investment in the short term.
Now this is a path that we could continue to take. Spend lots of money every transfer window and if the manager doesnt get quick results sack him in the hope that someone else will be able to make an immediate impact. This is what seems to be the view of the "Hughes Out" brigade i.e. Hughes spent money. Hughes has failed to perform in the short term. Get someone else in. Spend more money. If we follow that route we will end up as the new Chelsea or the new Portsmouth.
The other option is to take a more long term view. Invest the money in much needed infastructure of the club - from new training ground and stadium to new scout and coach network. And this has already slowly begun. But IT TAKES TIME AND IT TAKES STABILITY. And for stability it requires a a manger to be given time. It requires looking beyond invidual performances and results... which is hard for fans to do.
We are therefore at a crossroads. If we sack Hughs I cant see an manager ever been given enough time to make the changes required. If we keep him we have a decent chance of developing into the kind of club i beleive most QPR fans would like to see. Relatively small but well run and well respected with a good youth system that punches well above its wieght.
So lets take a deep breath and get behind Hughes and the team.
You Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrs
I cant see another Tony Fernandes type owner coming along who is willing to put in so much investment.
So the questions is what do we want done with this invesment and therefore what kind of club do we want to become.
The first option, which was pursued by the last board, was invest quickly to get quick success. And it worked to an extent in that we were promoted. However when we reached the PL it became clear that we had bascially built a relatively average squad around Adel and it was not going to continue to work without continued big money investment in the short term.
Now this is a path that we could continue to take. Spend lots of money every transfer window and if the manager doesnt get quick results sack him in the hope that someone else will be able to make an immediate impact. This is what seems to be the view of the "Hughes Out" brigade i.e. Hughes spent money. Hughes has failed to perform in the short term. Get someone else in. Spend more money. If we follow that route we will end up as the new Chelsea or the new Portsmouth.
The other option is to take a more long term view. Invest the money in much needed infastructure of the club - from new training ground and stadium to new scout and coach network. And this has already slowly begun. But IT TAKES TIME AND IT TAKES STABILITY. And for stability it requires a a manger to be given time. It requires looking beyond invidual performances and results... which is hard for fans to do.
We are therefore at a crossroads. If we sack Hughs I cant see an manager ever been given enough time to make the changes required. If we keep him we have a decent chance of developing into the kind of club i beleive most QPR fans would like to see. Relatively small but well run and well respected with a good youth system that punches well above its wieght.
So lets take a deep breath and get behind Hughes and the team.
You Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrs
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