The Premier League Owl
QPR owner Tony Fernandes has promised to leave the struggling club if their circumstances do not improve, posting the following on Twitter this morning:
“Many fans attacking me. Doing our best. As I said we won’t stop trying. As I have said many times I take all responsibility and will face the music. Always spirit up. If can’t fix it I will be first to go.”
(BBC)
It’s very noble, but this isn’t Fernandes’ fault – and actually it’s difficult not to feel extremely sorry for him. The criticism he speaks of, which I haven’t heard, is presumably being directed at him because Mark Hughes is no longer around to face the consequences of his chaotic reign. Fernandes may have appointed Hughes, but it was the former manager who put this squad together and created the situation that the club is now in.
That will hold little water with some fans, I understand that, but Fernandes has shown a huge amount of ambition in his time in West London and that deserves some recognition. There have been mistakes, and the Malaysian has arguably been a bit too eager to sign cheques, but that’s still a preferable situation to the reverse – have a look at what’s happening at Aston Villa at the moment.
Fernandes comes across as someone who genuinely wants the best for his football club and seems endlessly content to put his hand in his pocket. He’s been naive, and he’s perhaps tried to advance Rangers’ up the league ahead of time, but even so – I can’t believe that this animosity towards him from the club’s fan is a consensus position. In all likelihood, the Twitter moaning probably comes from an audibly aggressive minority, but even so, Fernandes has created an opportunity for success and that it hasn’t been grasped isn’t really his fault.
Not the chairman’s fault,look at the players warnock bought,all flops,on big money, he did well getting us up but started the rot at rangers,hang in there tony!
Tony and Arry… Comedy duo. QPHaHa & Lovin it!
I speak on behalf of my fellow rangers in that we all love giving the prem a jolly good tickle. I absolutely love our Andy Pandy style outfits and I sometimes even wear a wee willy winkie hat with mine. I’m so excited about this season. Go hoops!
To be honest I am not sure what some Rs fans want? He’s a chairman that has poured money into the club, tried to do away with the non or negative communications of the former owner, and gave a manager (Hughes) time to turn things around. As a Chairman he did his job and listened to the manager’s requests – which is what all of us wanted after the interference of Mr Briatore. It didn’t work out and Hughes will probably be remembered as one of our worst ever managers, but I don’t hold Mr Fernandes to blame at all. Football is not a science and sometimes with all of the best intentions things don’t work out. I’m just pleased we have a Chairman who clearly cares about the club. I just hope that the negative few won’t chase him away.
Sadly, it is Tony F’s fault. He made a promise to Warnock but stabbed hum in the back at the firs available opportunity, he replaced him with Hughes in a deal that was clearly set up before Warnock went. He allowed Hughes and his foul agent, Joorabchian, to throw money about the place like a drunken sailor, just as they did at Man City.
The spirit of the team has been destroyed by lazy muppets doing nothing but take home huge pay packets, this has also resulted in in-fighting within the squad and the laughable situation the club is in with Bosingwa. At the end of the day, Fernandes owns the club, he employed Beard (CEO), he sacked Warnock, He employed Hughes, he allowed to club to waste money on a scale worse that under the chaotic reign of Chris Wright that ultimately ended in administration and the collapse into the third tier of English football.
Even with Harry in charge, we are likely to go down and we will be lumbered with useless players on stupid contracts because Ferdinand allowed Hughes to sign them without relegation clauses in their contracts to protect the club.
Fernandes has to accept the blame and people cannot make excuses for him, He has the final say at the club and, so far, he has massively messed it up.
Twitter or Twatter as i call it is more hassle than its worth, only sad people use it, if these Twitter idiots have a problem speak to people face to face not hide behind a desktop keypad. Fernandes couldnt have done anymore for our club, shame some of the players havnt shown as much passion.
Fernandes is the best thing to happen at QPR since then late Jim Gregory. He has backed the judgement and supported all of his managers fully – dont blame him for their mistakes !
As a real long suffering qpr fan i totally agree with this article.A lot of fans seem to have short memory’s and i can only applaud Tony’s effort in trying to make little old qpr a decent premier league team. thank you Mr Tony.
I agree