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QPR sign former Italian international: He earned 25 caps for his country!

by stresster on September 10th, 2008 | 248 words | no comments

Interesting times at Loftus Road, and it’s surely no coincidence that this Italian has arrived at the Championship club to join the likes of Daniel Parejo and Emmanuel Ledesma in an attempt to land promotion for the west London side. The new owners seem to have plenty of friends in higher places!

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Can anyone stop Birmingham from winning the Championship?

by stresster on August 19th, 2008 | 224 words | 14 comments

What happens when you’re drawing or losing a football match in the English second flight? Do you a) panic and tell the team to play it long, b) send your central defender into attack or c) bring on Kevin Phillips to save the day?

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THREE THINGS you learnt from the Championship this weekend?

by stresster on August 11th, 2008 | 243 words | 3 comments

One game down, forty-five to go as far as the 24 teams in the Championship is concerned, but what did the opening weekend of fixtures tell us? Many regard Doncaster’s 1-0 win at Derby as the performance of the weekend, but that’s only working on the assumption that Rovers were playing League One football last […]

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QPR manager rejects exit talk - he’ll get at least a handful of games in charge before he’s sacked

by stresster on August 8th, 2008 | 251 words | no comments

Iain Dowie lasted just 15 games before he was sacked as Charlton manager two seasons ago and, according to some sources, he has been on the verge of dismissal at Loftus Road before the season has even begun. QPR are now commanding far more column inches in the newspapers due the involvement of Flavio Briatore […]

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QPR land ‘Real Madrid wonderkid’ - should other teams be frightened?

by stresster on August 5th, 2008 | 289 words | 6 comments

Many fans of the Super Hoops are slightly puzzled as to why their team have been installed as the bookmaker favourites to win the Championship next season. While the likes of Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone are now involved at Loftus Road, QPR haven’t been splurging the cash all summer, although this latest acquisition will […]

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Plymouth set to smash transfer record for QPR midfielder?

by stresster on August 5th, 2008 | 216 words | no comments

It’s clear that the Pilgrims need new reinforcements after Paul Wotton, Lilian Nalis and Peter Halmosi all left the club this summer. Many fans expect next season to be a tough one at Home Park, especially with Ebanks-Blake no longer around to bang in the goals, as he did during the first part of last […]

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Eagles set to lose star midfielder: Dowie’s QPR are waiting

by jakepjohnson on July 2nd, 2008 | 214 words | 1 comment

Crystal Palace recently announced the signing of Nick Carle from Bristol City, signalling their acknowledgement that their star midfielder will be leaving Selhurst Park, with ex-manager Ian Dowie waiting in the wings.

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Looks like Figo won’t be joining QPR

by Dexter on March 26th, 2008 | 224 words | 1 comment

QPR co-owner Formula1 team owner and all round lucky model-shagging get Flavio Briatore has insisted that the Loftus road club will not be going down the Chelsea route - splashing cash and winning titles - but will snake their way towards the Premier League their own way - with prudent spending and mediocre players. […]

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Transfer Rumour Frenzy: Part 2

by Dexter on January 21st, 2008 | 165 words | no comments

Part two today plumbs new depths in search of a decent transfer tidbit…
Zenit St Petersburg midfielder Andrei Arshavin has said that he’d quite like to play in England sparking a mass scramble from a host of clubs including Chelsea, Tottenham, Arsenal, Everton and Newcastle. (Sky Sports)
Portsmouth are still sniffing around Lyon striker Milan Baros and […]

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Saturday’s Big Transfer Rumours

by Dexter on January 19th, 2008 | 352 words | no comments

A steaming pile of weekend transfer rumours courtesy of Sportingo…
Liverpool’s lanky paperclip of a striker has had enough of the transfer guff being spoken about him and he has reiterated his desire to stay at the club. This will come as a disappointment to Sven Goran Eriksson, who was said to be monitoring events at […]

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