Bank holiday weekend or not, our work doesn’t stop. Whilst everyone else was at the seaside, having a barbecue, or decorating the spare bedroom, those of us at QPR 1st not sitting at home in front of the computer, or on the phone to each other updating progress in our
Statement regarding proposed sale of Loftus Road
In respect of the proposed sale of Loftus Road plc, QPR 1st make the following statement: “Over the past 24 hours, QPR 1st has learned that there are currently three seriously interested parties bidding for Loftus Road plc. They are a city consortium led by Brian Melzack, another consortium led
Statement regarding the Friday Deadline
With news that Chris Wright has imposed a Friday deadline for any potential bidder to ‘buy back’ Wasps, QPR 1st makes the following statement: “Having given both written and verbal assurances that he would effectively sell back either Wasps or the Twyford Avenue training ground to any bidder for Loftus
Trust Statement about forthcoming EGM
After careful consideration, and following correspondence between QPR 1st and Chris Wright, in which we have sought to get an agreement that the sale of Wasps and the Twyford Avenue training ground should include a ‘buy-back’ option for any new owner of Loftus Road plc, we intend to use our
Trust Update
The past 24 hours have been one of the busiest days yet for us. It’s a critical week of course, with the EGM taking place and today’s deadline for putting forward a candidate in the forthcoming general election. As stated yesterday, we have made a further formal request to Chris
Chris Wright Wasps and Twyford Ave
Having written to Chris Wright last week, making a formal request for a ‘buy back’ option to be included in the sale of Wasps and Twyford Avenue (see below – Thursday 10 May), a fax communication was subsequently received from him, in which he outlined several technical reasons why it
Trust meet with Administrators
Representatives from QPR 1st’s financial team met with the administrators, Ray Hocking and Robert Smailes from BDO Stoy Hayward, on Wednesday at their offices in London. The meeting was called to gauge the current attitude of the administrators and glean any information that we could. Clearly we are not in
Update 11th May
We realise everyone is keen to learn fuller details of the meeting between QPR 1st and the administrators, but there are just a couple of points contained in the draft report that we need to double-check before posting it publicly. That will be done as soon as humanly possible. We
Trust Update 9th May
Despite the season having come to an end, there is still plenty of work going on here at QPR 1st. We have been busy logging in all the details of those who have registered to QPR 1st and hope to send out a communication to everyone within the next 7-10
Wimbledon QPR Merger Off
A horrible day. QPR fans woke up to the breaking news that, 14 years on from the last proposed merger, another was on the cards. This time it wasn’t Fulham, but Wimbledon. Different club, same reaction. So, first, a press release – in which we state our opposition to the