THE EPIC STORY OF QUEENS PARK RANGERS’ RECENT TRANSFORMATION – AS CANDIDLY DESCRIBED BY THE QPR FANS WHO WATCHED IT ALL UNFOLD DOWN AT THEIR BELOVED BUSH. WITH A FOREWORD BY RODNEY MARSH.

Hooped Dreams charts a year at the eye of the hurricane for Championship side Queens Park Rangers FC. After standing on the edge of financial ruin and a decade of depressing headlines about huge debts and boardroom rows, the club suddenly found itself among the richest in the world when taken over by billionaires Bernie Ecclestone and Lakshmi Mittal, and multimillionaire Flavio Briatore.

A dramatic new chapter in QPR’s history begins – but what will be the outcome? The promised land of the Premiership, or a club that loses its local identity? Fans celebrating a winning side on the pitch, or at odds with the new direction of their club?

Hooped Dreams tells the inside story of one remarkable season, with firsthand accounts from vice-chairman Amit Bhatia, caretaker-manager Gareth Ainsworth and star player/fan Lee Cook. We also hear from club legends Rodney Marsh, Stan Bowles and Marc Bircham – as well as QPR fans ranging from the street to the entertainment industry, and Labour Government minister Alan Johnson.

Head coaches come and go; controversial departures out of the blue. All QPR fans want to see their club back where they believe it belongs – but at what cost?

Mick Kelly is a television documentary-maker and journalist. He specialises in sport documentaries and has produced factual programmes for all the major TV broadcasters. A lifelong QPR fan, he is passing the family tradition down to his two young sons.

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