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Monday, October 11, 2010

Flavio Briatore Supposedly Still Actively Involved/Financially Supporting QPR

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The Sun/Paul Jiggins - He’s still Flavour of the month
- FLAVIO BRIATORE is still ploughing around £500,000 a month into QPR - eight months after quitting as chairman.
- The Italian stood down from the west Londoners' boardroom in February.
- Many fans hoped they had seen the back of the disgraced former F1 boss.
- But SunSport has been told he and Hoops' joint-owner Bernie Ecclestone are still pumping £1million a month into the Championship leaders while they try to sell their stake.
- And that Briatore is in regular contact with QPR manager Neil Warnock - although there is no suggestion he has a say in team selection.
- A Loftus Road insider said: "Many people may think Briatore has had nothing to do with the club since resigning but they would be wrong.
- "He is still helping to financially support the club with Ecclestone and his commitment and passion seem to be as strong as ever.
- "He remains an important figure - he even phones the gaffer regularly to tell him what a good job he is doing."
- Briatore bought the west London club with his old F1 pal Ecclestone in November 2007.
- A month later they persuaded Indian steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal to buy a 20 per cent, making them potentially the world's richest club.
- But things did not go smoothly and Briatore was slammed for axing NINE managers during his two years as chairman.
- And he was also accused of dictating team selection.
- But having been forced to resign as boss of Renault's F1 team in September 2009 over his involvement in race fixing, he quit as Rangers chairman five months later.
- New chairman Ishan Saksena then appointed Warnock as boss. The Sun


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- Rodney Marsh New Book Promotion


- "MY FAVOURITE CLUB...QPR"

- Remembering Rodney Marsh - Photos/Videos ---- The 1967 League Cup Final Video (Extensive Excerpt)

A few links: Marsh Photos or Wikipedia/Marsh or Dave's Queens Park Rangers Marsh Profile and QPRnet Q&A with Marsh . -- Full career Profile/Review Rodney Marsh personal website -- Videos --- Videos II (His 1967 goal, 20 seconds into the video)

Marsh's QPR Record
1965-66 -16 league games -8 goals
1966-67 - 41 league games - 30 goals
1967-68 - 25 league games - 14 goals
1968-69 - 22 league games - 4 goals
1969-70 - 38 league games- 12 goals
1970-71 - 39 league games - 21 goals
1971-72 - 30 league games- 17 goals

Rodney Marsh joined QPR from Fulham in March 1966.
Then March 19, 1966: Marsh made his debut away to Peterborough. Drew 1-1 and didn't score. The team for Marsh's debut: Peter Springett -Langley, Hunt Sibley Watson - Lazarus, Keen, Roger Morgan, Allen, Collins Marsh.
(The following week, Marsh made his home debut and scored twice in a 6-1 win over Millwall. Other scorers: Collins, Les Allen, Mark Lazaru & Roger Morgan)

- Marsh's last game for QPR: March 4, 1972 away to Bristol City. QPR lost 0-2
Parkes - Clement Hazell Mancini Gillard - Francis Busby Hunt - Marsh O'Rourke Mcculloch Sub Leach (Note 7 "home growns" in the 12 - and Clement, Hazell, Hunt and Leach along with Watson were playing for QPR when Marsh joined)
In all, Marsh scored 106 goals in 211 League Games for QPR. In the 1966/67 season, Marsh was the country's top goalscorer with 44 goals (30 League goals. 11 Legue cup goals. 3 FA cup goals.)

- Marsh's League Cup Final Goal (25 seconds into video)

- Video - Rodney Marsh hatrick

MORE MARSH/QPR MEMORIES:

Memories 1

Memories II

Also Marsh Q& A


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