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Reply | Nourry on new H&F board
at 10:03 10 May 2025
Obsessed with what?
Our owners have made loads of mistakes but I am worried about having new majority shareholders who perhaps wouldn’t be quite so financially generous. All the clubs with US shareholders have gone down the model of loading the club with debt. That worries me? If it doesn’t worry you, fine. I don’t think I’m obsessed with it though.
And pointing out Hoos, the man who oversaw the last decade and our relationship with the council and failed new ground plans, is still the Chairman. Do you think the Council believe we’re a leopard that has changed its spots? Great if Nourry can win them over and we can redevelop LR. I’d love that. I don’t want us to move and don’t think we need a 30-40k stadium. 25-30k would suffice. If we can somehow do that within the parameters of LR, superb. Would be interested to understand how any of that is financed, mind, if it does happen. |
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Reply | Nourry on new H&F board
at 22:59 9 May 2025
Hoos is still extremely involved at the club. He’s the Chairman and only Board member who has permanently resided in the UK the last year. |
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Reply | Nourry on new H&F board
at 20:34 9 May 2025
It’s an interesting development and one that, at first, appears quite positive.
My suspicion is this is linked to potential new investment, and that, again, at first, appears positive. I’m always wary how many other investors/owners would continue to convert debt to equity vs borrowing against the club and loading the entity with debt, mind.
Anyway, the main thing here that no one seems to be mentioning - the elephant in the room. The person who was the CEO for the past 8 years, during much of the documented failings with the council and worsening in relationships there is the Chairman and Nourry’s mentor/sponsor. |
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Reply | Rest of the Championship thread
at 20:55 8 May 2025
Dickie’s old weakness surfacing again: getting the wrong side, getting very handsy, and getting sent off as the last man. |
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Reply | The QPR summer managers rumours thread
at 09:56 8 May 2025
Exactly.
It’s astounding we’ve gone down this path with a complete rookie with very little experience in the game, when we did not commit to this path fully when we had a DOF who had his coaching badges and had spent his entire life in the game, and was respected within it. Yes, he wasn’t perfect and made mistakes (as has Nourry), but there would be some logic in it. Now, I just don’t get it. This is the guy we’re trusting? He was running a fledgling social media advisory firm in 2021. He was a recruitment consultant for non-playing staff/back office personnel in football up to 2023. It’s baffling. Anywhere else you’d say “nepotism” but I don’t know the link. I feel it is something to do with Charles Gould’s Dad, but no evidence for that. |
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Reply | Cricket 2025 County/International Thread
at 09:48 8 May 2025
He might be playing for England very soon as he’s been called into the squad as replacement for the unfortunate Jordan Cox.
Completely agree on your point about August. It is a disgrace and the ECB should hang their heads. The One Day Cup usually runs that month whilst The Hundred nonsense is going on. But that is often at outgrounds and is somewhere between 1st and 2nd XI cricket anyway now. In itself that is also a disgrace, turning what was a famous, popular, well supported competition into a sideshow. The final isn’t even at Lord’s anymore and is in late September.
In fact, only one domestic final takes place at Lord’s…The Hundred. |
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Reply | Jimmy Dunne
at 22:13 7 May 2025
No. Don’t think it was him unless my memory is failing me. I think a couple of people have mentioned it to me though. Perhaps they are lying. It wasn’t Jimmy Dunne, his agent or Christian Nourry, but, yeah, fairly reliable. By all means ignore me though. It’s all a moot point anyway now. Our best player this season is leaving for nothing. It’s not ideal, is it? |
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Reply | Jimmy Dunne
at 21:16 7 May 2025
Well, I’m not Dunne’s agent nor Christian Nourry, so I can’t confirm it is a fact. However, it’s what I was told by a reliable person. Was told salary was not the issue, and he would have signed, but for the length of the renewal. |
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Reply | Jimmy Dunne
at 20:58 7 May 2025
He wanted 4 years. We would only stretch to 3.
That is why there was no extension signed.
The result is he leaves the club for nothing. You can’t spin that. |
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Reply | Head of Set Pieces role
at 21:15 6 May 2025
I’m fine with a personal qualities section but:
“Is receptive to feedback about own behaviour
Displays a high level of confidentiality
Loyal and Committed”
…it does rather give a window into his character. It is like he is hiring for a personal cult. |
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Reply | Head of Set Pieces role
at 21:03 6 May 2025
It’s not just that. Have you read the “Essential” Personal Qualities?!
It’s like he’s hiring for a cult. |
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Reply | Cricket 2025 County/International Thread
at 20:17 5 May 2025
Right arm around the wicket? Back in the day you would never get that from an umpire. Times have changed today, and I agree that it was close but there will always be doubt with a right arm bowler around the wicket. If it hits in line in could easily be sliding down, if it is definitely hitting, it must have hit outside the line unless back foot.
Hollman got away with a very good shout as well. But then Kent and DBD escaped several very close lbw calls yesterday. Middx also had a set batsman injured in that chase that impacted things.
The luck evened itself out over the game and Middx won. |
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Reply | Season perspectives
at 09:39 5 May 2025
“I’m going nowhere. You won’t hound me out.”
Are we talking about this MB or the club here?
If the latter, it may be hard to, if you get your way with your desired change at shareholder level. |
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Reply | Season perspectives
at 23:06 4 May 2025
Well, given he might be our main shareholder at some point, representing a load of American money, I’ve no doubt he wants QPR to do well. What is “the best for QPR” is up for debate, mind.
Oh, and CharlieB, what’s your view on Americans? Preferable to Malaysians? |
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Reply | The QPR summer transfer rumours thread
at 09:37 4 May 2025
Yes, I understand the point about consistency and the manager or head coach not just saying his lads from a previous gig.
But I still think it’s pretty important for the a) the bloke who’s going to coach them on the training field, pick the side, and be accountable for results to have input in to who we sign, and b) that someone who has experience of coaching in the game has input. Having Belk and Nourry make the signings solo is a concern, IMO.
You could argue Betsy and Calm might be having input re. points b, but until we hire Cifuentes’ replacement, we don’t have a solution for point a. |
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Reply | NO MENTION
at 22:32 3 May 2025
Delightful. |
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Reply | Possible next managers...
at 21:30 1 May 2025
Have you read his bio? Sacked after a few months by Crawley Town. Part of the disastrous first team coaching staff under Toure that lasted 7 weeks at Wigan. Nothing in his CV indicates he’s qualified for the job. He would be the ultimate puppet/yes man. |
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Reply | Development side .
at 23:18 30 Apr 2025
Good lads. Have some boll*cks and pride about you. They took note of the conga, so should the first team. |
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