In attendance for QPR FC: David Davies, Chief Executive ~ Mark Devlin, Commercial & Marketing Director ~ Jim Frayling, Marketing Manager – QPR 1st: Justin Pieris, Tracy Stent, Libby Magrill, Leon Stent & William Wall Fulham Groundshare This was the first item on our agenda and a lengthy discussion took
Boardroom
Clarification on the Noades situation
Just to clear up the misunderstanding that has arisen over yesterday’s update, the scenario outlined was done so from a press release forwarded to us by Altonwood Limited (Ron Noades’ Brentford company). It clearly states that the Winton-FitzGerald bid will be party to QPR moving out of Loftus Road in
QPR 1st speaks to Ron Noades
QPR 1st had its first contact with Ron Noades at the end of last week. This came about when he approached us with a draft press release which he had put together following a meeting he had with Maurice Fitzgerald. Mr Noades had gained the impression that QPR1st indirectly supported
Brentford/Noades update
Despite assertions elsewhere that the groundshare agreement with Fulham has effectively scuppered the Brentford bid to buy Loftus Road, that is not the case. Indeed, we believe that rather than withdraw his bid, Ron Noades will now step up his efforts to have it accepted. For the record, QPR 1st
Meeting and Groundshare update
QPR 1st have this morning agreed to postpone their scheduled meeting with the club at the request of David Davies as the groundshare deal with Fulham is reaching a critical point. The club are expecting the deal to be closed in the next 48-72hrs. As soon as the deal is
In light of recent events, QPR 1st issues the following statement.
Contrary to the press statement (dated 29 January 2002) issued by Altonwood Limited, the majority shareholder of Brentford FC Limited, QPR 1st has NOT apologised to them for making public information which had been conveyed to us by John McGlashan, chair of the Brentford Supporters Trust, Bees United. Indeed, not
Brentford fans eye Loftus Road
QPR 1st have been approached by representatives of Brentford Supporters Trust, Bees United, who say they are very close to securing a deal under which Ron Noades will give their Trust 51% ownership of Brentford FC. Griffin Park is to be sold for a figure thought to be something aproaching
QPR1st sees Maurice Fitzgerald
Last Tuesday night, representatives of QPR1st met with Maurice Fitzgerald, to discuss proposals that he has for leading a consortium to take over QPR FC. His appears to be the most advanced of a limited number of approaches for the Club and we were keen to find out just what
QPR 1st – QPR calendar launched
Looking for a present that is QPR through and through and gives excellent value? You need the QPR/QPR1st calendar. For just £5.00 each, you can have what QPR chief executive David Davies describes as, “The best QPR calendar ever produced”. Photographed expertly by QPR1st member Simon Cherry, who donated his
Club – QPR 1st meeting 13/12/2001
his was the first time that Committee members from QPR 1st had met with a team of the operational management at QPR. It was in place of the postponed meeting from last month and was a meeting based purely on operational issues and how the Trust and the Club can