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| Wednesday
16th May 2001 |
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
Wright regarding the terms of the sale of Wasps and the Twyford Avenue
training ground. The response to that is obviously critical to our
voting strategy and questioning at the EGM. There will be fuller information
about that here tomorrow (Thursday). In the meantime, thanks to all
those who have emailed us with comments and questions. They are all
being taken into consideration.
A number of fans have written to ask about how to go about giving
their proxy vote to QPR 1st. That can be done by returning the voting
form as soon as possible to Lloyds-TSB Registrars at the Worthing
address contained in the literature you will have received as a shareholder.
On it, alongside the name of the person who you are giving over your
proxy vote to, please enter the name 'Maurice FitzGerald'. A sizeable
number of people have done this already, and the more received the
stronger the vote becomes. If you have an admission card, there is
nothing to stop you attending the meeting in person and voting accordingly.
If you have any queries on any of this, please contact Maurice at
molefitz@aol.com.
Despite being promised a meeting with Chris Wright on a fortnightly
basis, attempts to arrange a face-to-face last night at the youth
team game were unsuccessful as he was away on business. Neither was
it possible to meet with acting chairman Nick Blackburn, as he was
otherwise engaged with Peter Crouch and his agent. Obviously a meeting
with them prior to the EGM was highly desirable, and we are attempting
to secure a new date as soon as possible.
Having given careful consideration to the idea of putting up a QPR
1st candidate in the forthcoming election, it was finally decided
today, the deadline for nominations, not to do so. The reason is that
we have been actively lobbying the candidates for the three main political
parties, Clive Soley (Labour), Justine Greening (Conservatives) and
Martin Todd (Lib-Dem) and are pleased to say that each of them have
expressed a willingness to put their names to the following letter:
"We the undersigned, as your prospective parliamentary candidates
in the forthcoming election, would like you to be aware that we view
Queens Park Rangers Football Club to be an essential part of the fabric
of the local community. In the light of that fact we would like to
assert the following:
* That it is vital Queens Park Rangers Football Club be maintained
in its current form and continues to be based in the local area.
* That the administrators operate a policy of openness and consult
with supporters on key issues related to the club's future.
* That the current and future owners support the QPR 1st supporters
trust and accept the need for supporter representation on the board
of the club.
Yours etc"
It is reassuring to know that we have cross-party support on this
issue and will be working to ensure that the successful candidate
maintains an on-going and healthy interest in QPR's future.
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