Interesting to see what happens when mega rich investors come in and show little patience, long term planning or understanding of the club they have taken over (sky high prices, new badge, revolving door to managers office).
Let's hope the lessons are learnt IF we ever get similar investment.
The other thing is Mittel, the British Asian billionaire, who is by far the richest of the investors seems to have a very low profile or involvement. I wonder if he fancies trying a different club?
That's a good point. Was talking to a qpr fan at work who was saying they had no chance of going up as they wouldn't spend the money. Slow progress is one thing and its probably true that its hard to persuade real top players to play championship. But it does make you wonder why they've bought them. So far all they seem to have done is shaft their fans
[cite]Posted By: Cuff[/cite]That's a good point. Was talking to a qpr fan at work who was saying they had no chance of going up as they wouldn't spend the money. Slow progress is one thing and its probably true that its hard to persuade real top players to play championship. But it does make you wonder why they've bought them. So far all they seem to have done is shaft their fans
Fair enough progressing slowly, but if it's going to be done that way, you need to get the right manager and then give him plenty of time. Doesn't look like they're doing that though.
A classic case of what can happen, when rich business men with no experience, and no "feel" for football, take over a club. Despite their riches, I'd still prefer to be us.
[quote][cite]Posted By: BlackForestReds[/cite][quote][cite]Posted By: Kap10[/cite]Sousa did not get sacked for on field perfromance but for revealing confidential information, any idea what he revealed?[/quote]
If QPR were heading for promotion I wonder whether he'd be picking up his P45?[/quote]
Sosua apparently had the hump about a player being loaned to another club and spoke to the press about it.
Yes the guy thought he was the manager...... big mistake, perhaps he should work for the Renault team next!.... whoops wrong sport!
Blackstock's agent has now confirmed that he did speak to Sousa and Sousa couldn't guarantee him a start at QPR.
However, he didn't say specifically that Sousa knew he was to be loaned out. Just inferred it.
Sousa's assistant was sacked by the club on Monday.
"Only person who’d take QPR job is somebody hoping for pay-off in six months
By GEOFF SWEET - The Sun
Published: Today
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WANTED: A football manager who fancies getting sacked after six months.
You will, though, walk away with an undisclosed pay-off!
Applicants should apply immediately to QPR supremo Flavio Briatore.
The Loftus Road chief saw off his fourth boss in 18 months yesterday after Portuguese coach Paolo Sousa was dumped — just 26 games into the job.
Sousa’s not alone. His predecessor Iain Dowie lasted 15 games — in fact the average shelf-life of a QPR boss under Briatore works out at just 17 games.
The QPR hotseat is now so hot, that, according to a club insider, it’s only suitable for “an old guy looking for a quick pay-off — or a youngster happy to be told exactly what to do”.
Because F1 chief Briatore runs QPR with an iron grip.
Our source close to the players told how Briatore: Sent Sousa a letter to underline how he was only a coach and NOT a manager and that the instruction from the board was to play 4-4-2 for the remainder of the season.
Last Saturday phoned in from Malaysia to demand Sousa replace Liam Miller with Lee Cook at half-time in the goalless draw with Crystal Palace, which he did. Demanding substitutions was a regular occurrence.
Regularly visited the dressing room and interrupted Sousa’s pre-match team talks.
Our source added: “QPR under Briatore is a complete shambles — an amateur club could be run better.
“Paolo, like Dowie before him, was actually a strong person but that’s the last sort of coach the chairman wants.”
Sousa, 38, was dumped on Thursday night, with the Championship club claiming he divulged sensitive information and that they acted after taking legal advice to “protect their position”.
Fans’ favourite Gareth Ainsworth was immediately put in charge as caretaker (for the second time) until the end of the season after Sousa’s No 2 Bruno Oliveira had his contract terminated on Monday.
It was first thought Sousa’s downfall was revealing he knew nothing about the decision to loan out top-scorer Dexter Blackstock to Nottingham Forest.
But last night it emerged Sousa had allegedly spoken out of turn to a fan about fitness and contract details of some first-team squad members and that this information appeared on websites.
The source added: “Briatore thinks that because he pays good wages the players are behind him. But the truth is they are afraid to say boo to a goose and most of them think he hasn’t got a clue.
“There is a post-season trip to Bahrain but hardly anyone wants to go and instead they’ve instructed their agents to find new teams.”
Briatore bought the club with a group of friends, including Grand Prix chum Bernie Ecclestone, in September 2007.
Other Briatore casualties include John Gregory and Luigi de Canio, plus Mick Harford, who lost his job as a caretaker boss."
Pardew for Loftus Road. You heard it here first ; - )
[cite]Posted By: Six-a-bag-of-nuts[/cite]Sounds as though the "confidential information leak" is just a pretext, rather like the "management review" was a pretext for dumping Dowie
[cite]Posted By: Six-a-bag-of-nuts[/cite]Sounds as though the "confidential information leak" is just a pretext, rather like the "management review" was a pretext for dumping Dowie
This was my thought, exactly.
Is this another criticism of Dowie's sacking? Give me strength!
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The owners get to involved.
Let's hope the lessons are learnt IF we ever get similar investment.
The other thing is Mittel, the British Asian billionaire, who is by far the richest of the investors seems to have a very low profile or involvement. I wonder if he fancies trying a different club?
Fair enough progressing slowly, but if it's going to be done that way, you need to get the right manager and then give him plenty of time. Doesn't look like they're doing that though.
If QPR were heading for promotion I wonder whether he'd be picking up his P45?
Sosua apparently had the hump about a player being loaned to another club and spoke to the press about it.
If QPR were heading for promotion I wonder whether he'd be picking up his P45?[/quote]
Sosua apparently had the hump about a player being loaned to another club and spoke to the press about it.
Yes the guy thought he was the manager...... big mistake, perhaps he should work for the Renault team next!.... whoops wrong sport!
However, he didn't say specifically that Sousa knew he was to be loaned out. Just inferred it.
Sousa's assistant was sacked by the club on Monday.
"Only person who’d take QPR job is somebody hoping for pay-off in six months
By GEOFF SWEET - The Sun
Published: Today
rigTeaserImage
WANTED: A football manager who fancies getting sacked after six months.
You will, though, walk away with an undisclosed pay-off!
Applicants should apply immediately to QPR supremo Flavio Briatore.
The Loftus Road chief saw off his fourth boss in 18 months yesterday after Portuguese coach Paolo Sousa was dumped — just 26 games into the job.
Sousa’s not alone. His predecessor Iain Dowie lasted 15 games — in fact the average shelf-life of a QPR boss under Briatore works out at just 17 games.
The QPR hotseat is now so hot, that, according to a club insider, it’s only suitable for “an old guy looking for a quick pay-off — or a youngster happy to be told exactly what to do”.
Because F1 chief Briatore runs QPR with an iron grip.
Our source close to the players told how Briatore: Sent Sousa a letter to underline how he was only a coach and NOT a manager and that the instruction from the board was to play 4-4-2 for the remainder of the season.
Last Saturday phoned in from Malaysia to demand Sousa replace Liam Miller with Lee Cook at half-time in the goalless draw with Crystal Palace, which he did. Demanding substitutions was a regular occurrence.
Regularly visited the dressing room and interrupted Sousa’s pre-match team talks.
Our source added: “QPR under Briatore is a complete shambles — an amateur club could be run better.
“Paolo, like Dowie before him, was actually a strong person but that’s the last sort of coach the chairman wants.”
Sousa, 38, was dumped on Thursday night, with the Championship club claiming he divulged sensitive information and that they acted after taking legal advice to “protect their position”.
Fans’ favourite Gareth Ainsworth was immediately put in charge as caretaker (for the second time) until the end of the season after Sousa’s No 2 Bruno Oliveira had his contract terminated on Monday.
It was first thought Sousa’s downfall was revealing he knew nothing about the decision to loan out top-scorer Dexter Blackstock to Nottingham Forest.
But last night it emerged Sousa had allegedly spoken out of turn to a fan about fitness and contract details of some first-team squad members and that this information appeared on websites.
The source added: “Briatore thinks that because he pays good wages the players are behind him. But the truth is they are afraid to say boo to a goose and most of them think he hasn’t got a clue.
“There is a post-season trip to Bahrain but hardly anyone wants to go and instead they’ve instructed their agents to find new teams.”
Briatore bought the club with a group of friends, including Grand Prix chum Bernie Ecclestone, in September 2007.
Other Briatore casualties include John Gregory and Luigi de Canio, plus Mick Harford, who lost his job as a caretaker boss."
Pardew for Loftus Road. You heard it here first ; - )
Is this another criticism of Dowie's sacking? Give me strength!
The worrying thing is, that's in the family section...