A look back at the events of last week that saw the old guard dramatically leave Loftus Road and a new era dawn over QPR. It was more like week of the long knives actually. David Davies had already “resigned” but the end of the week saw Nick Blackburn and Ross Jones removed from their positions at the club. The new axis of Power-McGrath-Paladini had taken control and the Chris Wright’s boys were out.

Blackburn and Jones were allowed bitter swipes through the clubs official website on the way out, Blackburn in particular stating he felt that “the board has not functioned in a manner that I believe to be correct since April of this year” however his tone had softened slightly by the time he spoke to the London Evening Standard where he told them that “the club is in good hands”.

Blackburn had been on the board for eight years and played a key role in all of the clubs recent inglorious history, including the attempted merger with (what was once) Wimbledon football club.

Jones was a director for five years and despite his insulting thoughts on fans/customers/Marks and Spencer he did, at least, put money into the club at crucial times, which is more than some have done.

Kevin McGrath takes Jones’ position as plc Chairman whilst Bill Power becomes football club chairman. A QPR fan as QPR chairman, whatever next!

Talking of Chris Wright, he popped up in Saturday’s Times newspaper bleating on about his terrible hard luck during his time at Rangers. "You don't get any thanks at all for what you put in to football” he said.

Well sometimes you do Chris, but when you take a perfectly healthy football club and manage to make it lose £27 million in four years, nearly killing it in the process then walk away from the problem you created then no, you probably wouldn’t get any thanks. Some might say you wouldn’t deserve them either.

ron@qprnet.com