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QPR Chief: Man Utd Will Be Nervous About Us

Queens Park Rangers owner Tony Fernandes has said that his side’s opponents on Sunday, Manchester United, will be nervous about playing his newly promoted side, as reported by the Daily Mail.

After extensive recruitment in the summer transfer window, including further considerable outlay in the run up to deadline day and on deadline day itself, Man Utd need a victory soon to justify any sort of optimism at the club.

They have failed to win in any of the competitive fixtures they have played thus far this season, which also encompasses a stunning 4-0 humiliation that they faced at the hands of MK Dons in the second round of the League Cup.

QPR, unlike their opponents for the weekend, have won a game in the Premier League, and in fact vanquished a side that Man Utd failed to win against, Sunderland.

The QPR owner said: “United have one player (Angel di Maria) worth more than my squad but they have not won yet. We have.

“Right now they will be nervous about playing us.”

Fernandes also clarified that anything apart from relegation would be an achievement for his side this season.

27-Year-Old Liverpool Target Accuses Club Of Dishonesty

Chelsea’s new signing Loic Remy has accused Liverpool of acting dishonestly this summer when it came to his transfer, having seen his move to the Anfield club collapse after reportedly failing a medical, as reported by The Metro.

The ex-Queens Park Rangers star travelled to Boston in the United States of America to carry out a medical with the Merseyside club, having agreed a £8 million move to the Reds that seemed on the cusp of completion, but was sent home after an examination revealed something that the club thought was not acceptable for a new signing.

Remy, however, is not impressed by the situation surrounding the deal collapsing, and complained about it in an interview with The Sun.

He said: “It was not very honest from their side.

“I was not scared. I know exactly what I have, I met all the specialists in the world. A lot of players share the same situation as mine and Liverpool know it.”

He eventually completed a move to Stamford Bridge, replacing striker Fernando Torres who moved to AC Milan on a two year loan deal, and will be hoping to get his revenge against Liverpool later this season.

QPR: Will QPR be the next club to face financial implosion?

By Jack Bennett.

QPR’s disastrous return to the top flight of English football has been well documented. Although they narrowly survived on the final day of the 2011/12 season, the west London club’s fortunes haven’t improved in the new campaign. With a sizeable proportion of this season’s games played, they sit rock-bottom of the table, having amassed a mere seventeen points, seven behind safety. Yet, under Neil Warnock, they achieved promotion back to the top division with consummate ease, sweeping aside many Championship sides and looking as if they’d more than hold their own in the Premier League. So what’s gone wrong? Arguably much of the surprise at their predicament comes after their overzealous spending sprees since achieving promotion. Having signed big names such as Christopher Samba, José Bosingwa, Esteban Granero, and Júlio César, it wouldn’t be unreasonable to expect them to be performing much better than they currently are. Many pointed the finger at Mark Hughes, appointed after Neil Warnock’s sacking to keep the Hoops in the top flight, which he succeeded in doing, but was then sacked after a very poor start to the 2012/13 season. The new man was Harry Redknapp, a manager with a firm reputation for achieving success at underperforming clubs, although generally with the sort of backing he’s already got at QPR. They’ve shown some signs of improvement since Redknapp’s appointment, but the big question is: at what cost? Indeed, QPR fans would be forgiven for expressing concern at their club’s audacious spending. Since businessman Tony Fernandes bought the club, he has spent around £35m on players, an incredible amount for a side that should be putting sensibility and prudence before audacity. Löic Rémy arrived in January for £8m; Christopher Samba came in for £12.5m; and Jermaine Jenas and Andros Townsend both joined on loan to add to the already-humongous wage bill. Add those players to the aforementioned stars and it describes a precarious situation. By banking on the signings to keep QPR’s Premier League status, the club – and its manager – are now under pressure to get the results on the pitch, although they may be helped somewhat by a fairly easy run-in. Generally a club needs around forty points to ensure survival, which would mean that QPR would need to win six of their remaining matches to reach that approximate milestone. It’s certainly not impossible, but it will take an almighty effort for the Hoops to avoid relegation, and one which could spell boom-or-bust for the west London outfit… Like Spoughts on Facebook.