| How about a completely different FFP strategy? 11:35 - Aug 6 with 1995 views | Philothesuperhoop |
Oh, bloody hell that was awful yesterday. I couldn't believe what I was watching. With those players and that squad we are getting relegated. I really don't envy you having to pen a match report from that lot Northern (& your writing has been the highlight of my QPR support for some time!).
The away end was a horrid place to be...but whilst on that subject how can ranting like a lunatic (like the woman in the first row in front of me) and then leaving on 35 minutes be described as 'support'?!
For whatever reason - I personally think it is a mixture of our true size as a club, Les and the academy set-up and the collapse of the Championship transfer market - we find ourselves with a squad that simply isn't Championship standard. Willock clearly can't be arsed and hates Gareth Ainsworth and that bloke Taylor Richards has talent but I've seen more intelligence and application in a root vegetable.
We have no money unless someone is mad enough to spend some cash this week on the very skilful Willock (who comes from a very talented family) but has proved he has a shocking attitude and glass hamstrings, and then have the headroom to spend on some reinforcements. That all seems a long shot to me.
I understand the FFP situation, in fact I spent loads of time yesterday at Watford trying to explain it (yet again) to some of the ranters around me. But I now wonder if we need a whole new FFP strategy?
Here's a question; Would you like to be watching a talented, Championship standard, competitive QPR team that had some squad depth this season, but you had to start from a position of -4 goal difference after yesterday and minus six points? I would bite your hand off for that right now.
That seems to be what the current fine for breaking FFP rules is, a six point reduction, plus one transfer window with no action. Our owners are paying £1.9 million per month at the moment, and that isn't going to change when we go down (which we are on course for), so if I was them I'd roll the dice.
The only unknown for me is whether the massively high (unjustified) fine we got last time becomes payable in full when we next breach the rules. I suspect is does, but we don't know that.
Have a budget of £20 million (it's a drop in the ocean when they are already committed to £23+ million just to run the place this season) and spend it before the transfer window closes. Stick two fingers up at the EFL and employ that QPR supporting lawyer we used last time...but have your eyes open to the six point fine coming. At least that way the revenue from us lot would hold up. How many of yesterday's 2,500 will keep shelling out to watch the current mob?
I realise that this is completely counter to the current understanding and plan....but in business when you are on the brink you have to roll the dice. So roll it now would be my suggestion |  | | |  |
| How about a completely different FFP strategy? on 12:16 - Aug 6 with 1879 views | NorthantsHoop |
I do think you have fair points but I fear that the decline in footballing standards throughout the club have scuppered any chance of a sense of stability or progression. I look at Ainsworth on the touchline yesterday and let's face it if you aspired to be a top level footballer would a bloke with long hair and cowboy boots represent a top sporting coach. The game has changed beyond recognition in last 20 plus years but QPR have not and getting the old gang back together for one last final tour ain't going to work in this corporate led sport, where financial truth is always pushed to the limits. |  | | |
| How about a completely different FFP strategy? on 12:22 - Aug 6 with 1860 views | Mick_S |
I don’t know what the powers that be would do to us, but my guess, given that we have form, is that they’d kill us to death. We are in such a state. |  |
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| How about a completely different FFP strategy? on 12:26 - Aug 6 with 1836 views | GaryBannister86 |
Your points are very valid and indeed in Nick de Marco we would have one of the finest, if not the finest, sports lawyer on our side.
But - surely the owners have considered this and gone with the legal advice? As said above, suspect the previous form means that we would be absolutely knackered.
And, you get the feeling that adding a couple of £10m signings simply wouldn't do the trick really anyway! |  | | |
| How about a completely different FFP strategy? on 12:46 - Aug 6 with 1789 views | NorthantsHoop |
| How about a completely different FFP strategy? on 12:22 - Aug 6 by Mick_S |
I don’t know what the powers that be would do to us, but my guess, given that we have form, is that they’d kill us to death. We are in such a state. |
We are in a state and it is being played out in front of us on the pitch and has been at least since last October when the wheels came off big time with the Beale fiasco. I fear if we go to League 1 we will either be stuck there for years or will fall further. All a bit bleak unless something leftfield happens but losing Championship status will be a disaster especially with new TV contract starting next season offering better funding. | | | |
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