Ferdinand Speaks

[The General]

What pains me tonight is even after the 5 yrs of pain we have already had
Its going to take another 10 years on top of that to fix I didn't account for that FFP
Ill be farking dead before we actually challenge again possibly .

[OldR]

Disagree. Like said here before we need to start making more money = new business ideas. We already have reasonable youth set up and good scouting. What makes you think 10 years of more planning would result in better results? Five year projects are realistic, not 10-15.

We will only improve significantly in the next 5 years if we spend a lot of money which puts us further in debt and puts the future of the club in doubt.

We need to be self sufficient financially and that will take longer.

You are right about new business ideas though. One of the first things to do would be to get more people in the ground by reducing ticket costs and another would be to get the new ground sorted rather than have a ground which is used about 30 times a year.

[The General]

Just checking your well Ginge your very quiet tonight .
No Farking Spoons comments yet.

[1973 ranger]

15 year plan? How many times will that plan change under the current owners?

[Timmy the Doc]

Ok, plan B is get rich owners who don't care about how much money they or the club lose but aren't rich enough to afford to buy players who will establish us in the Premier League.

We are the current custodians of QPR and we have a responsibility to ensure the generations that follow us not only have a club to support but a club which is financially sound and as successful as possible for a club of our size.

It will take 10 years to get us to where we need to be in terms of finances, youth set up and scouting system.

Disagree. Like said here before we need to start making more money = new business ideas. We already have reasonable youth set up and good scouting. What makes you think 10 years of more planning would result in better results? Five year projects are realistic, not 10-15.

[Ginger Ninja]

Where is Ginger and Matty Rangers anyone know ?

Right here mate, what's up?

[Ronnie Rangers]

ok, lets just take one example from last season.

WE WERE CHARGING £37 POUND for a match day ticket against Burton. £37 farking quid.

that ticket should have been £20 quid tops.

Now for me and my son, that would have been £74 plus programme, plus bevereges, plus train tickets...

A realistic price of £20 a ticket would amount to £40 outlay, £34 difference. for me, that £34 is alot of money. At that price, i could afford to attend more than 6 games a season if that was the actual price.

Ok that makes perfect sense, the club is skint, but you are in need of a £20 ticket, so what happens next, Mmm small ground limited revenue, come on be real!

[OldR]

Nonsense. Too long projects are for those who doesn't care about the results.

Ok, plan B is get rich owners who don't care about how much money they or the club lose but aren't rich enough to afford to buy players who will establish us in the Premier League.

We are the current custodians of QPR and we have a responsibility to ensure the generations that follow us not only have a club to support but a club which is financially sound and as successful as possible for a club of our size.

It will take 10 years to get us to where we need to be in terms of finances, youth set up and scouting system.

[Timmy the Doc]

We have always sold our best players every other year. The problem is not that but that we have weakened our scouting system over the years and have a generation of inpatient fans.

This needs to be a 10-15 year project.

Nonsense. Too long projects are for those who doesn't care about the results.

[The General]

Where is Ginger and Matty Rangers anyone know ?

[1973 ranger]

Begining of the end of the good times in the early 90's as poor old butch was way out of his depth as a manager.

[OldR]

And got us relegated, Thompson was lining his own pockets

No he didn't get us relegated.

He listened to the fans and gave Ray Wilkins £6m to spend.

We bought:

Simon Osborne

Ned Zelic

Mark Hatley

Gregory Goodridge

Lee Charles

As for lining his own pockets, absolute tosh and made up by people without a clue.

When we sold a player half was used to buy players, a significant amount for ground improvements and the rest to make sure we were financially stable.

[OldR]

the rodney marsh issue did it for me.

thompson knew what he was doing when he tried to make rodney dof.

thomson wanted gerry out. that was a step too far for many.

As for bungle, the guy is the clown of clowns...... only thing he has achieved in 7 years is a change of badge.

That was disgusting and shameful and that's unforgivable but it is a nadir of a fine stint of being our chairman.

[qprjeff1882]

I think a lot of you must cry yourself to sleep every night ffs. You're crying over an article in a paper that states the obvious in how the club needs to be run. Most are moaning about "the fark up" of the money years but i would guess all of you were happy with it at the time.

[QPRDave]

When are people going to realise that Thompson was a good/great at times chairman who was wrongly hounded out by fans.

We weren't going to improve and challenge Man Utd you know...

Our target should be top flight stability and occasional cup runs: you know like it was under Thompson

And got us relegated, Thompson was lining his own pockets