Support Hendon on Non League Day
We received the following from the Hendon Football Club Supporters Trust and urge anyone in the area to pop along and support this fixture :
I am contacting you on behalf of Hendon Football Club Supporters Trust where I am a member of the board. We have now been sole owners of Hendon Football Club, of the Ryman League Premier Division, for just over a year now and are working hard to ensure a long term future for the club.
You may be aware that the first weekend of September has been set aside as ‘Non League Day’ where by many Non League clubs are running promotions of various kinds to try and attract fans of clubs affected by the International break and who may be looking for live football that weekend through the gate. Hendon were due to play Lewes on Saturday 3rd September but due to a clash with landlords Wembley FC’s FA Cup commitments our match has been put back to 3pm on Sunday 4th September.
QPR1st welcomes the purchase of the club by Tony Fernandes
We are delighted that the club can now move forward after months of uncertainty. The Trust is pleased to welcome back Amit Bhatia as vice-chair and that the Mittals have maintained their stake in the club. Having listened to and read Mr Fernandes’ initial media interviews we are glad that we have an owner who it appears will take a long term view of the club and wants to build the infrastructure and the management team.
OSC Secretary’s resignation sparks rumours of mass walkout
QPR1st understands Linda Favell has resigned from her position as Secretary of the Official Supporters Club. It is understood that other members of the OSC Committee have followed suit and stepped down.
The committee is currently made up of the following: Karen Hampshire, Zach Hampshire, Brian Ahearne, Linda Favell, Rebecca Favell, Brian Patterson, Simon Patterson and Ian Stenning. It’s unclear at this stage, who the others are who have resigned, but if true, we presume elections will be arranged by the Club to create a new committee.
QPR1st attend Ladies Presentation Night
Neil Jackson attended the QPR Ladies Presentation Night on behalf of QPR1st yesterday, and received a gift from the Club for The Trust’s continued sponsorship of a player every season.
The event was held at Loftus Road Stadium in the Tony Ingham suite.
Call for Club Merchandise boycott
QPR1st acknowledges the statement made by the LSA on Monday and at present shares similar communication issues with the club. QPR1st has always believed that the best way in which we can communicate fans views to the Club is through face to face meetings with the directors of the Board or their representatives and in the past this has occurred on a regular basis. We very much regret that the Club currently is reluctant to continue this practice.
Fans Demand Season Ticket Holders Meeting
QPR1st has been informed that a written request has been received by the secretary of the Official Supporters Club undersigned by thirty members calling on the Club to call an Extraordinary General Meeting, as per section 3.8 of the Queens Park Rangers Official Supporters Club Constitution and Rules. The OSC is now consulting with the Club as to how such a meeting could take place.
Saturday: Fans voice their feelings
QPR1st has been informed that fans are intending to meet at South Africa Road, this Saturday from noon onwards. It is understood that this is an informal gathering which is intended to be a peaceful expression of fans’ disaffection regarding the ticket prices for next season and other developments within the Club.
This follows the submission by the LSA to the Directors of the Club of a letter expressing their concerns. QPR1st agree with the points made in the letter and are united with the LSA on asking the Board to meet with representatives from fans organisations.
We fully endorse the call by John Reid, the Chairman of the LSA for fans groups to present a united front and have written to him to ensure him that the LSA, for which we have the greatest respect, can rely on our support. We are keen to receive any feedback from fans on what you think should be the most appropriate course of action for us to now take, please do so by emailing us at info@qpr1st.com.
We shall also be writing to the Supporters Trusts at Newcastle United and Manchester United regarding their campaigns to find out if there are any lessons to be learnt for us.
QPR1st Trust Board
QPR1st Supporters Trust
Amit Bhatia
The QPR1st Supporters Trust wishes to express our sadness at the news of Amit Bhatia’s resignation. Amit had a very clear vision of QPR as a Club that should respect and listen to supporters’ views. He was keen to work in partnership with independent supporters groups and sought to ensure that the views and aspirations of the fans were taken into account by the Board of Directors.
Web site update
Recently the QPR1st web site was hacked and the decision was taken to switch to a new platform, this will mean that we will need to rebuild the content, this will take some time, we apologise for any incovenience, in the meantime if you are loking for something specific and can’t yet find it on the site please contact us through info@qpr1st.com.
Signed QPR Shirt for sale to raise funds for Grace Murphy
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All proceeds will go direct to Grace Murphy. It’s been signed by x20 players including, Shittu, Orr, Derry, Kenny, Cerny, Hulse, Chimbonda, Connolly, Smith, Ephraim, Faurlin, Gorkss, Vaagan Moen and Buzsaky.
If anyone wants to make an offer please e-mail rooke.paul@sky.com.
QPR fans have already helped to raise over £29,000,so that seven year old Grace Murphy can have an operation in America which is not available on the NHS but which her family hope will significantly improve her quality of life. The picture above shows Grace and her brother Teddy when they were mascots for our home game against Forest.
Neil Warnock stated in an interview :
“The QPR supporters are incredibly loyal and there is a real feeling of togetherness among them, which is something we are extremely proud of. The way in which they have thrown their financial support behind young Grace, particularly at such a difficult time of year, is fantastic. It says so much about the supporters we have. The players have all been made aware of Grace’s plight, and it has really touched them. They are in the process of organising their own donation, which will help Grace reach her goal.”
If you wish to find out more about Grace and her family’s fund raising campaign you can visit the website her family have created for her:- http://www.gracemurphysdrfund.webeden.co.uk/
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