The Long Term Future of the club???

[qprjames]

Was having a discussion with a few people today regarding our owners and the long term plans for the future. Now I know our short term aim is to get promotion but when/if we get there do we expect to stay there like for example Fulham? Do we think the owners will invest some serious money to keep us up or do you think they will be happy for us to be a yo-yo club like for example Wolves?

[stan_bowles]

I honestly don't know what i think the long term plans are.Hopefully they would be willing to invest to stay in the Prem,but i have yet to see them show they are committed to QPR FC.

[qprjames]

I honestly don't know what i think the long term plans are.Hopefully they would be willing to invest to stay in the Prem,but i have yet to see them show they are committed to QPR FC.

Thats just what I was thinking earlier. I know flav said in an interview a couple of years ago he wants us to become an established premiership side but looks as if he is offski now.

[winalotto]

I think you'll find that the plans are already in place, new training ground (that is ours) reinstate our academy, and either redevelop our ground or move to a differant location.

[qprjames]

I think you'll find that the plans are already in place, new training ground (that is ours) reinstate our academy, and either redevelop our ground or move to a differant location.

Where you hear that?

[singingranger]

Amit on record has said we will spend big when in the prem, but guess depends his view on big could be different to ours. Top 10 prem and Europa cup winners by 2016!

[qprjames]

Amit on record has said we will spend big when in the prem, but guess depends his view on big could be different to ours. Top 10 prem and Europa cup winners by 2016!

We would need to spend big to stay up but I just cant see it happening

[Bigears]

Amit has always said the club needs to stand on its own two feet regarding finances.

The way i see it, they will be spend an agreed amount in the championship to try and get promoted, with out over commiting the club on the playing side.

They will spend on the academy / training but wont spend the so called "big big money" until promotion is reached, as thats when we get the Premiership money of £90 million. When they get that they will invest to stay up e.g they wont spend silly money that they dont have.

[qprjames]

Amit has always said the club needs to stand on its own two feet regarding finances.

The way i see it, they will be spend an agreed amount in the championship to try and get promoted, with out over commiting the club on the playing side.

They will spend on the academy / training but wont spend the so called "big big money" until promotion is reached, as thats when we get the Premiership money of £90 million. When they get that they will invest to stay up e.g they wont spend silly money that they dont have.

So when/if we make it to the promised land, do you think that will be enough to stay up?

[Bigears]

I believe they will spend £20m + if we get promoted to stay up.

The reason for this:

• With the paracute payments you can expect in circula of £90M now, giving them time to control / reduce the costs if it all goes weeble wobble.
  
• Getting promotion will help promote QPR into the Indian / far east market place promoting their brand and therefore getting more revenue. Staying there will only help this cause
  
• They wont like to fail and with Warnock he will make it clear what he needs after his experiance with Sheffield Utd

But we wont spend that amount in one year on players in the championship, as there is no granantee that your win promotion. Its also a false econemy spending this type of money before you get there as you need to respend big time again when promoted therefore to me this limits the return on investment.

If i sound like i am treating it as a business thats because i am, as these people are buisness men and to me thats how they see it

[G.T.P]

agreed. five more million this season and we are up imho tho.
with the side we have already and this great experinced manager, we need two more players (chopra please) and we will be unbelievably good, loved the way we were yesterday, first time in a first match in donkeys ive thought 'oh yes, this is promising'.

[superhoop]

I believe they will spend £20m + if we get promoted to stay up.

The reason for this:

• With the paracute payments you can expect in circula of £90M now, giving them time to control / reduce the costs if it all goes weeble wobble.
  
• Getting promotion will help promote QPR into the Indian / far east market place promoting their brand and therefore getting more revenue. Staying there will only help this cause
  
• They wont like to fail and with Warnock he will make it clear what he needs after his experiance with Sheffield Utd

But we wont spend that amount in one year on players in the championship, as there is no granantee that your win promotion. Its also a false econemy spending this type of money before you get there as you need to respend big time again when promoted therefore to me this limits the return on investment.

If i sound like i am treating it as a business thats because i am, as these people are buisness men and to me thats how they see it

great post makes sense

[stan_bowles]

Fryatt/Roberts/King and Chopra will get us promoted IMO.And would be for under £5m.Surely has to be worth them risking £5m for the rewards the parachute payments are worth if we only lasted a season?.

[Bigears]

Its not just the 5 million in transfers, but the XX in wages you have to consider, as these will be for around 3 years. You also can not grantee me that we would get promoted, you can only say our chances will improve as you dont know if they will get injuired or we will have other injuires to key personnel.

From a business perspective "yes" its worth investing but there needs to be a limit and not at all costs. I am not saying they wont spend the money as i dont know (i am not in the know, just a fan). But what i am saying is that they would have worked out how much they need to do to get a decent return on investment. These people are not blindless fans like me and you, there buisness men like Jim Greorgy.If it has a return then they will do it

[stan_bowles]

Then we have to try and offload surplus players to free up wages.

Though it will be hard to get rid of players like Vine and Dave on their big wage,long term contracts.