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[El Gordo]

I must admit I was a little taken aback to be directed towards the Sun newspaper today, and in particular the headline: "QPR are the richest club in the world"

The article goes on:

[INDENT]CHELSEA fans will be choking on their cappuccinos today when they discover they are no longer the country’s richest club. :RFLMAO:

In fact, they are not even the wealthiest in West London any more. :RFLMAO:

That honour now goes to unfashionable neighbours Queens Park Rangers after Lakshmi Mittal — the fifth most minted man on the planet — bought a 20 per cent stakeholding. :RFLMAO:

And with the Rangers board already boasting F1 tycoons Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore, it means the Championship’s bottom club have a fortune of more than £22BILLION — even bigger than Real Madrid. :RFLMAO:

Indian steel magnate Mittal topped last year’s Sunday Times Rich List with a near £20bn fortune — almost double that of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. :RFLMAO:

F1 supremo Ecclestone is worth £2.5bn, while Renault chief Briatore has a cool £60m. :RFLMAO:

The three wealthy directors have pledged to splash the cash to turn Rangers into the game’s next big force. :RFLMAO:

And boss Luigi de Canio will be given an open chequebook to strengthen his squad during next month’s transfer window. :RFLMAO:

Mittal will be represented on the board by son-in-law Amit Bhatia. He said: “The family is excited about becoming involved with QPR. As a family, we love sport and particularly enjoy English football. “Alongside Bernie and Flavio, we hope we can improve the club’s performance, with the ultimate ambition of a Premier League place.” :RFLMAO:

Rangers were on the brink of going back into administration before Ecclestone and Briatore bought the club for £14m in September. Paul Finney, of the Independent R’s supporters group, said: “Santa must be wearing blue and white hoops. “It’s been a crazy season and now it looks set to be even more surreal.” [/INDENT]
So there we have it. Richer than Real Madrid.

I don't have a season ticket this year. I've had 10 years of gloom as a ST holder, and decided to cheer myself up by not renewing this time. One has the feeling that the good times may be about to roll once again down at HQ.

I'm beginning to sense a half-season ticket urge.....

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/spo...607682.ece