Phil Beard Resigns.

[nasser95]

Sure theres a chance the right board could do it right..not this lot tho. Too concerned with branding and profile. FFS they appointed Beard as CEO because of his O2 experience not what he could do for a football club. That just about sums them up.

Most clubs do that ffs. Very difficult to find people for the CEO role with a good reputation in the sport who would be willing to leave their role at the moment.

[oldskoolturk]

I would hope that Les is not responsible for Phil Beard going or indeed take over his responsibilities. Personally I would be uncomfortable with one person having control of all player transfers, manager hiring, staff recruitment, club development, commercial activity and so on. We've been there before with Mike Rigg and look how that turned out

[vblockranger]

Most clubs do that ffs. Very difficult to find people for the CEO role with a good reputation in the sport who would be willing to leave their role at the moment.

How about finding one the slightest bit competent? that would be a start

[vblockranger]

I would hope that Les is not responsible for Phil Beard going or indeed take over his responsibilities. Personally I would be uncomfortable with one person having control of all player transfers, manager hiring, staff recruitment, club development, commercial activity and so on. We've been there before with Mike Rigg and look how that turned out

Wouldnt surprise me if that is the scenario. TF throws all his eggs in one basket and leaves it all up to Les, then if it goes wrong....

[Stanley]

I would hope that Les is not responsible for Phil Beard going or indeed take over his responsibilities. Personally I would be uncomfortable with one person having control of all player transfers, manager hiring, staff recruitment, club development, commercial activity and so on. We've been there before with Mike Rigg and look how that turned out

I think those fears can be allayed:

QPR Chairman, Tony Fernandes, told www.qpr.co.uk:

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank Phil for his contribution to QPR and wish him well for the future. In the short term we will continue to liaise with Phil regarding our long-term projects, ensuring a smooth transitional period prior to making a new appointment."

Devlin or Dein both great shouts V.

[West Acton]

Im going to buck the trend here and say I liked the bloke best of luck to him

[nasser95]

How about finding one the slightest bit competent? that would be a start

Yea because setting up the O2 project needed someone incompetent. Honestly, you need to realise that he was a very good appointment that didn't work out as brilliantly as we would have liked, simple as that.

[The Merry Ploughboy]

I'm with v, one bungle brother down, one to go
Devlin a great shout, by all accounts doing an amazing job at Brentford

[Ginger Ninja]

Not 100% sure what he actually did, but a nice fella all the same. Good luck to him.

[vblockranger]

I'm with v, one bungle brother down, one to go
Devlin a great shout, by all accounts doing an amazing job at Brentford

Maybe if we go for Devlin we may go for Warburton too?

[jmelanie]

We will still be liable for the fine even if we stay up this year

as for B I agree but the point is at the moment QPR are 150 million in debt going by the accounts so the board saying they will write it off ( will believe that when I see it) is irrelevant

I don't think the premier league specifically agree with the fine, so if we stay up, I got the impression the fine is not going to happen. Most other premiership teams make a loss so there would be too much pressure on the premier league.

[vblockranger]

one bungle brother down, one to go

[MaineHoopsFan]

We've saved millions just getting rid of him.

YES! Was thinking the same thing.

[vblockranger]

Yea because setting up the O2 project needed someone incompetent. Honestly, you need to realise that he was a very good appointment that didn't work out as brilliantly as we would have liked, simple as that.

He was an awful appointment mate and the contracts he negotiated with players past and present proves that. Maybe if we was a few months away from a new stadium he may have been the man to listen too. What makes you think the appointment was a good one? just asking

[nasser95]

He was an awful appointment mate and the contracts he negotiated with players past and present proves that. Maybe if we was a few months away from a new stadium he may have been the man to listen too. What makes you think the appointment was a good one? just asking

I just feel that at the time, his experience running long term projects and his success with them (the O2 being the highlight) would suggest that he would be capable of leading the club in a positive direction forward. In hindsight - the key factor in your opinion - he made some errors in contracts and I'm not disagreeing with that, but he offered experience of the sort of thing we wanted from a CEO as a developing club.