Qpr Thread

[pattayarangers]

Rowan Vine On QPR, Briatore's Involvement and Playing in the Premiership

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INDEPENDENT/Amar Azam

Queen's Park Rangers 3 Bristol City 0: Briatore's hands-on role at QPR sets the standard for Gillett and Hick

Flavio Briatore, head of the Renault Formula One team, thrust his fists triumphantly into the air as the Queen's Park Rangers' midfielder Akos Buzsaky scored the last goal. At the final whistle and from his position in the directors' box, Briatore, a shareholder in the west London club, gave QPR's victorious players the "thumbs-up" as they came off the pitch below him after this confident and comprehensive win over high-flying Bristol City.

Two goals from Ghanaian striker Patrick Agyemang and a fine strike from the Hungarian Buzsaky, ensured victory for the team managed by the Italian Luigi de Canio.

With the Formula One season almost upon us, this is likely to be one of the last occasions we see Briatore at Loftus Road. But with nine signings in the January transfer window, funded by cash pumped into the club by himself, among others, the Italian is unlikely to be discussing discontent and unrest amongst supporters when he next meets fellow shareholders Bernie Ecclestone, the Formula One ringmaster, and steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal.

All seems well at the club dubbed "the richest in the world". Messrs Gillett and Hicks, take note.

"Flav is here quite a lot and makes the games," said the QPR striker Rowan Vine, who played a prominent role. "He is fairly hands-on and comes into the changing rooms to wish us luck before games. I am not sure if he is a massive football fan. But he came in after the game too, to say congratulations."

QPR's first goal came on 18 minutes. Vine controlled a lofted ball on his chest before playing a clever pass into the path of Agyemang, who raced through before scoring low under Adriano Basso. Agyemang added a second, a tap-in, on 33 minutes to rock Bristol City.

The half-time words of the manager, Gary Johnson, did little to stem the tide and it was Buzsaky who sealed the win in the second half with a stunning shot from outside the penalty area. It left Johnson, whose side dropped to third in the division, in reflective mood. "We come back from adversity so well at the club because it means so much to us," he said.

Given QPR's uneven start to the season, a burst for the Championship play-offs may seem a little too much to ask. Vine added: "We need to go on a big run if we want to get into the play-offs. This isn't like the Premier League where it is not really possible. But it is still a massive ask for us."

....Man of the match: Vine Independent

Mail/Arindam Rej - Heat is on us, says Bristol City's Basso

QPR 3 Bristol City 0

Bristol City are struggling to cope with the pressure of being in the hunt for automatic promotion, according to their goalkeeper Adriano Basso.

City dropped out of the top two after being deservedly thrashed by a QPR side still not out of relegation danger despite their exceptional resources.

"Of course we feel more pressure," said Brazilian Basso, who wants City to recover from this defeat in the way they did when Ipswich mauled them 6-0.

"Nothing changes in your team when you lose a game. If you lose 1-0 or 6-0, it is the same thing. The only thing that matters is your reaction after it.

"After the Ipswich game, when we lost badly, it made us stronger to face the challenge of the next games and we did very well and stayed at the top. We have our focus now too."

After the humiliation at Portman Road in November, City dug out draws at Hull and Plymouth and defeated Watford in their next three games on the road.

But since the Vicarage Road triumph on December 1, Gary Johnson's team have taken four points from five away games, while scoring three and conceding 10.

Things started going wrong here when Rowan Vine set up Patrick Agyemang with an incisive pass and the former Preston striker drove home the ball in the 18th minute.

After half an hour, there was a break in play because of an injury and Johnson was seen gathering his players round.

He pointed a finger at many of them while bellowing his thoughts.

That did not help, though, because City were further behind within three minutes.

Agyemang reacted first to Akos Buzsaky's blocked shot to grab his second of the game. Buzsaky completed the scoring after 63 minutes with a powerful, long-range effort.

Johnson said: "It does hurt and the coach is quiet on the way home after these sorts of defeats because it hurts the players as well. But I think that's why we've come back so well from adversity at our club because it does mean something to us.

"We mustn't dwell on it for too long. We have a big game against Southampton next week."

In-form Vine is already eyeing a return to the Barclays Premier League with QPR, which would be his third crack at the top flight. He said: "I've had a couple of knockbacks. When I was at Portsmouth I never had a chance to make an appearance and the same thing happened at Birmingham.

"Every time you get close to a chance and it doesn't happen then it makes you hungrier. But I think I'm at the right place now." Mail

[pattayarangers]

De Canio Faces QPR Boot" - Allegedly Held Talks With Italian Club

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The People says De Canio held talks with Napoli. A 'snippet' in the sister newspaper, The Sunday Mirror, says he held talks with Lazio.

UPDATE from the BBC

BBC - QPR unsure over De Canio return

It is not known when QPR coach Luigi De Canio will return to the club following the death of his father.

De Canio missed his side's 3-0 win over Bristol City to fly back to Italy, and was replaced in the dugout by performance manager Joe Dunbar.

"Luigi will take as long as it takes and as long as he needs," said Dunbar.

"First and foremost our thoughts are with him and I was proud of the players, they put on a very professional performance."

Dunbar added: "Luigi left at noon and he had already told me the starting XI he wanted to play. "I wasn't QPR's manager today, I was just filling a gap and I had very little to do." BBC

[MrRed]

I think this deserves a bump after yesterday and is quite interesting what could happen with them in the future under the cranky old Neil Warnock,some of there passing and touch football was great yesterday and they thoroughly deserved the win.

Got some good players in that midfield and Taarabt and Buszacky are skillful additions to the premier league.

Good luck to them bringing back the good old days of Bowles Francis and Marsh and Parkes

[HeavyDrinker]

Hahahahahahaha

Mwhahahahahaha

[MrRed]

A great buy for the Hoops....

Joey Barton has moved a step closer to joining Queens Park Rangers after revealing he will undergo a medical at the club on Wednesday.

As revealed by Sky Sports sources, the Newcastle midfielder began talks with the Hoops earlier in the day after being placed on the transfer list earlier in the summer.

And he has since revealed on the social networking site: "Going for a medical now, still no contract offer from NUFC.......think that just about makes my mind up."Despite featuring prominently in Newcastle's opening two Premier League fixtures, the club are determined to lose ties with him after he criticised the their transfer policies via his Twitter account.

He added: "Don't want to leave Newcastle........I've made that clear but my hands are tied."

[MrRed]

Neil Warnock has done very well at the R's to add to a good squad of players.

Anton Ferdinand

Joey Barton

Luke Young

Shaun W Phillips

Armand Traore

[ThaiPauly]

I think (hope) that they stay up.

With all that talent coming thier way I think they should be able to compete well with the other teams in the bottom half of the table.

[salty]

Just announced on Sky Sports. Neil Warnock sacked as QPR Manager. The runners and riders should be announced shortly but Mark Hughes already got a mention.

[salty]

Latest odds:

Mark Hughes 1/5,

G Zola 6/1

Sven 8/1

Guus Hiddink 10/1

S Bruce 20/1

J Klinsman 20/1

R Gullitt 20/1

M Van Basten 20/1

[carmine]

I'm not so sure this was a good idea by Fernendes. Colin's a scrapper. They would have been better off getting some better players in.

Hughes fotunately won't be your man. he's no good anyway with ideas way above his station.

[bkkjames]

I'm not so sure this was a good idea by Fernendes. Colin's a scrapper. They would have been better off getting some better players in.

Hughes fotunately won't be your man. he's no good anyway with ideas way above his station.

I think its a good move, manager was only good for shouting, should have hired Megson if they wanted spitting and cussing in excess. Now at least the New Manager has a couple of weeks to get in a player or two and save QPR from the drop (maybe).

[beano2274]

Warnock is not a premiership manager, he does not have the skills for such a job, he is a Championship manager only, nothing more nothing less.

Would, as a hammer, love to see Gianfranco Zola back, but I suppose that is not gonna be the case.

[carmine]

Warnock is not a premiership manager, he does not have the skills for such a job, he is a Championship manager only, nothing more nothing less.

Would, as a hammer, love to see Gianfranco Zola back, but I suppose that is not gonna be the case.

Zola might have been a great player but he's not a premier league manager either.

[Abrak]

I'm not so sure this was a good idea by Fernendes. Colin's a scrapper. They would have been better off getting some better players in.

Hughes fotunately won't be your man. he's no good anyway with ideas way above his station.

Come on Carmine. Be honest. If QPR fans ask nicely you will handcuff Hughes and personally drive him to QPR to be their manager. Pretty much anything so that he is out of the running for the Spurs job.

[beano2274]

Warnock is not a premiership manager, he does not have the skills for such a job, he is a Championship manager only, nothing more nothing less.

Would, as a hammer, love to see Gianfranco Zola back, but I suppose that is not gonna be the case.

Zola might have been a great player but he's not a premier league manager either.

Thinking with the heart not the mind. It will be Hughes or maybe a foreigner.

[Abrak]

"One factor that concerns me is that I am an ambitious manager and have to make sure the club meets those ambitions.

Mark Hughes, on whether he might or might not take the QPR job. It is debatable how a good a manager he is but I am pretty confident he is an absolute tosser.

[carmine]

"One factor that concerns me is that I am an ambitious manager and have to make sure the club meets those ambitions.

Mark Hughes, on whether he might or might not take the QPR job. It is debatable how a good a manager he is but I am pretty confident he is an absolute tosser.

As i said, he has ideas well above his station. i would be devastated if he were to become Spurs manager on day.

[Abrak]

Imagine you are a football manager.....

And you get sacked....

And you are replaced by Mark Hughes....

On twice the salary......

How depressing is that?

[bkkjames]

Could be worse abby, imagine how rafa feels, first hodgy now kenny.

[MrRed]

Queens Park Rangers captain Joey Barton has pulled no punches in telling Neil Warnock to stop complaining about the events which led to his sacking.

Warnock was dismissed by club owner Tony Fernandes - and suggested social networking site Twitter played a 'poisonous' role in his departure from Loftus Road.

Warnock added: "It would have been difficult to resist because people get on the phone and tweet and it's almost like slowly poisoning somebody from outside the club and, no doubt, from within the club as well.

"It's a dangerous precedent. If you let players talk to the chairman but, you know, you can't stop tweeting."

Warnock did not specifically name Barton, but the midfielder, a prolific 'Tweeter' who was sent off in Warnock's final Premier League game against Norwich, took to the social networking site to respond.

The ex-Newcastle and Manchester City midfielder compared Warnock to the comical fictional manager Mike Bassett and suggested he is suffering from delusion.

Heartbreak for Warnock

Having this summer been named captain by Warnock after arriving at QPR, Barton said on his Twitter account: "Neil Warnock saying I talk to much. Now that is funny #mikebassett.

"If I talked about Neil, he'd do well to get another job. Twitter cost him his job???? I can think of a million other things! #shutitwarnock.

"Looking forward to the game against Wigan tomo. 1st time in a while we actually have a plan and seem organised. #3ptsneeded," he said.

"Lost his job and the guy is blaming everyone but himself! Embarrassing, time to look in the mirror mate."

[mrbojangles]

Another good / important result for them yesterday.