Music To My Ears

[paulmason]

"I've worked for this Club for nearly five years now and I can honestly say I've never known a team spirit like it within the camp"

TOUR BLOG: PART SIX
Posted on:*Sun 25 Jul 2010
I've worked for this Club for nearly five years now and I can honestly say I've never known a team spirit like it within the camp.

I spoke earlier in the week about the impact the five new signings have made - both on and off the pitch - but Messrs Kenny, Hill, Derry and Mackie took it to a whole new level on Saturday night.

The singing initiation has always been*part and parcel*when new players arrive at the Club*- I even had to sing on my first away trip with the team up at Blackburn Rovers in 2006, busting out a version of Vanilla Ice's 'Ice, Ice Baby.'

However, I've never known anyone deliver like these guys did.

Matching outfits is one thing, but throwing dance moves into the equation is something else.

The lads were first class from the first vocal and as the singing unfolded, residents in the hotel suddenly emerged from their rooms to join in with the fun.

A standing ovation was the least they deserved and the general feeling within the squad was that their rendition of JLS's 'Everybody In Love' was the best ever heard at QPR.

We shouldn't be at all surprised though. The four new lads, as well as Leon Clarke (who informed www.qpr.co.uk*that he did his initiation when he was on loan here a few years ago - although his team-mates weren't having it!), have settled into the group remarkably well.

They really are the heartbeat of the squad already and you sense they will all play a major role next season.

Simon Cowell would probably say otherwise, but they definitely get a big thumbs up from me!

(Blog entry by Ian Taylor)

[singingranger]

Paul great stuff!! music to my ears , you'll probably get accused of trying to spin everyones head with this or shot down for being positive.

[80sCasual]

Well i'm convinced, positivity breeds positivity.

[MYU]

What are you listening to... I want the same.

[Ric-Roc]

Excellent stuff sounds like the lads are jelling nicely

[Scarlet pimple]

Warnock is a crafty old dog, knows what he's doing.

[Kirill]

The team spirit stands or falls by reaction to defeats.

[Robsondinho]

Being JLS wont make them good players.

[HammersmithR]

Usual club spin.

[singingranger]

I wish the club would stop lieing to hammersmith it's a bit out of order them being happy or pretending to be, think warnock is well over the top trying to get the fans and players positive who doesnt he think he is trying to breed a positive camp

[Quaz]

Being JLS wont make them good players.

well JLS make a living not being able to sing, so hope yet for the team.

[Fez]

I think it also shows how we lacked team spirit and leaders within the squad the last few years, they have come in and as he said already become the heartbeat of the squad.

[singingranger]

yeah first thing warnock said was everybody knows this squad has underperformed but it lacks leaders hopefully that will show

[qblockoompah]

the reason he has signed kenny, derry n hill is because they are leaders who have been there n done it week in week out. we have lacked a true leader for a while now. rowly is closest,but been out for ages now. we will hit play-offs with current squad IMO. We have our new ollie, someone who will die for the cause, and he will only have players willing to do the same

[Kirill]

We have our new ollie, someone who will die for the cause...

Ollie did not exactly die and I hope neither does Warnock, no need for over-zealousness. And I think we have a later example in Gregory and how that team stuck together and avoided relegation after that horrific thrashing by Southend when all seemed lost.