Summer Sizzler
It’s the summer and normally, around this time, my attention turns to The Oval, planning the odd trip to Cornwall where my parents live and trying not to get too hot on the tube going to work.
This year, however, my attention is firmly on the goings on at Loftus Road. Journalists bandy around superlatives far too much, but unless I’m mistaken, this summer will be a defining one for the next 5 years at Loftus Road. Never in all my 30 plus years of supporting QPR has there been so much expectation and interest in the off season.
Maybe I’ve fallen for those superlatives, but expectation is high. Am I wrong to anticipate 4 or 5 more signings (and by that I mean players who actually cost money)?
Should I temper my expectations when it comes to the new kit we’ve been tantalisingly shown in the season ticket brochure (no I’m not going to comment on that!), whilst waiting for some mage-brand sponsor with 1 million times more kudos that Binatone or Car Giant?
And then there is the new catering to sample in August – by Cipriani if the Flav interview on the BBC is to be believed. Do I go for the scallops or roast truffles with my pizza? Do they cook chips and burgers in Italy?
Ill admit to checking the Offish two or three times a day right now. I’m excited to be a QPR fan – just broke after renewing my season ticket (damn I said I wouldn’t comment!). I hope that doesn’t collapse under a Dowie inspired stupor as we start the season with worse results than our last two! (Is that possible?). At the end of the day, all that I have written about here wont mean a thing unless we get off to a good start next year.
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