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R’s paying for their long-term blunders

by
The LeaguePaper Team
26 August 2018

Chris Dunlavy
A fresh take on football

SHORTLY after Steve McClaren was unveiled as the new manager of QPR in May, he traipsed outside for the obligatory scarf shots.
Unfortunately the Loftus Road pitch had been ripped up. Instead of lush green grass, the backdrop to Mc- Claren’s beaming mug was a barren, lifeless wasteland. Little did he realise it was a metaphor for the dressing room, the bank account, and everything else at this hollowed- out husk of a club. McClaren’s subsequent talk of a “young, exciting” side “going in the right direction” only p...

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