S1 Ep7: QPR – The cautionary tale of reaching for the stars.

Football Uncovered

This week we look into the untold truths behind the rise and fall of QPR. One of the more recent cases of well meaning owners getting it wrong at the top of the English game.

When F1 tycoons Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore handed the keys to Malaysian businessman Tony Fernandes, Ranger’s fans thought the sky was the limit but that wasn’t the case. Fernandes all starry eyed had his sights set on Champions League football with his ambitious Four Year Plan.

We are talking huge transfers of Rio Ferdinand and Loic Remy, record breaking losses and undoubted ambition as we pull back the curtain at what has gone wrong at Loftus Road.