Rent a quote is back I see

[ScottJones]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/football_league/article6843329.ece

Flavio Briatore could find his position as chairman and owner of Queens Park Rangers is in jeopardy after the Football League revealed it has requested details of the FIA's findings on the 'Crashgate' scandal.

Formula One's ruling body today banned Renault's disgraced former team principal from having any involvement in the sport as punishment for his role in ordering Nelson Piquet Jr to crash during last year's Singapore Grand Prix. The FIA also gave Renault a two-year suspended ban from the sport.

With the Football League requiring every club owner to qualify as a "fit and proper person", its chairman Lord Mawhinney, has written to the FIA to "request further details of its decision" on 'Crashgate'. Releasing the news in a statement, it added that “thereafter, the League will consider its position on the matter".

Briatore could also find that the Football League invokes a rule that makes anyone who is banned by another sporting governing body liable to be disqualified from owning a football club. Today's ruling could also affect Bernie Ecclestone's continued involvement with the Coca-Cola Championship club, which he took over with Briatore two years ago.

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Some QPR fans have already passed judgment on Briatore and called for the resignation of the flamboyant millionaire, who took over the club at a cost of £25 million. A spokesman for Independent Rs, the supporters’ group, said: “This piece of unsporting behaviour has put QPR in the headlines again for the wrong reasons. There has been talk that the Mittal family would be interested in taking on Flavio Briatore's stake and we now believe it is the right time for him to move on.”

The Football League brought in a fit and proper persons test in 2004 as part of a general attempt to clean up the game and to ensure that people convicted of a serious offence could not become directors of clubs.


The LSA is a supporters group

[pkloft]

and there's only 10 other "Flav threads" on the front page :waaaht::waaaht:

oh well another 1 wont hurt

[bbedford]

Presumably he has already passed the "fit & Proper" when he took us over.

Given his previous history

I quote from the "Guardian"

"Briatore was involved in the bankruptcy of Paramatti, and eventually convicted on various counts of fraud in Bergamo and Milan and sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison. To avoid imprisonment, he fled to Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands, where he kept close relations with Benetton and opened some Benetton stores. He never went to prison and he came back to Italy only thanks to an act of oblivion."

[Kit]

Some will only be happy when we are AFC QPR and they feel they are in control ! Makes me feel sick that these people represent my opinion ! They obviously have nothing more in their lives !

[ScottJones]

Some will only be happy when we are AFC QPR and they feel they are in control ! Makes me feel sick that these people represent my opinion ! They obviously have nothing more in their lives !

I just dont see the need for these things. When Sousa got the tic tac the OSC refused to comment till they new the facts, Pete was asked and said no, same with the LSA and then the same with me - i told Sky where to go.

Next thing indyrs are live on skysports.

I would never ever ever claim to represent fans views on this board. I'll give my opinion on here but would tell the press where to go, especially as its all negative with regards to FB at the moment.

Anyway.

[IsleworthRanger]

I must admit that I dont like the "we now believe it is the right time for him to move on.”
quote as whatever my personal feelings on the whole sorry saga the INDYRS does not speak on my behalf and this is becoming quite a habit now.

[Gtleighsr3]

£80 i only got £35 they said thats what they pay all the Rs regs.

[MYU]

I must admit that I dont like the "we now believe it is the right time for him to move on.”
quote as whatever my personal feelings on the whole sorry saga the INDYRS does not speak on my behalf and this is becoming quite a habit now.

Threatening our own fans is also something they seem to be good at, I don't want that to be a part of this club. I was banned from Indyrs for no reason, don't wish them to talk on my behalf and would like to make that VERY clear.

[stanleyhoop]

Surely IndyR's are entitled to give "their" view hence the we. Sky could have used an unamed source.

[IsleworthRanger]

Surely IndyR's are entitled to give "their" view hence the we. Sky could have used an unamed source.

Fair point though they could have stressed thet were expressing the view of a website and they are not a supporters group.

[MYU]

Surely IndyR's are entitled to give "their" view hence the we. Sky could have used an unamed source.

If they are talking on behalf of Indyrs and not other fans than that's fine by me but should make it clear next time.

[IsleworthRanger]

If they are talking on behalf of Indyrs and not other fans than that's fine by me but should make it clear next time.

They have had enough chances to get it right mate so I hardly think it was a genuine error.

[haqpr1963]

A spokesman for Independent Rs, the supporters’ group, said: “This piece of unsporting behaviour has put QPR in the headlines again for the wrong reasons. There has been talk that the Mittal family would be interested in taking on Flavio Briatore's stake and we now believe it is the right time for him to move on.”

Sorry, but how much clearer would you like them to make it?????

[IsleworthRanger]

A spokesman for Independent Rs, the supporters’ group, said: “This piece of unsporting behaviour has put QPR in the headlines again for the wrong reasons. There has been talk that the Mittal family would be interested in taking on Flavio Briatore's stake and we now believe it is the right time for him to move on.”

Sorry, but how much clearer would you like them to make it?????

How about

A spokesman for Independent Rs[/B], the supporters’ group, said: “This piece of unsporting behaviour has put QPR in the headlines again for the wrong reasons. There has been talk that the Mittal family would be interested in taking on Flavio Briatore's stake and we now believe it is the right time for him to move on.”

[ScottJones]

how about, a spokesman for indyrs a qpr website with 10 posters which is is not a supporters group as it offers no membership and only accepts select QPR fans to joing their site said "we think flavio is a w@nker"