As a Formula 1 fan, hearing Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone's names mentioned immediately turned this into the crossover episode from hell. You would have to be pretty desperate to consider their involvement in any sort of business operation.

As a football fan, I am also now forced to remember the 0-0 draw between Reading and QPR that saw them both relegated that season. It remains the worst game of football I've ever seen, with both teams seemingly resigned to their fates and not even trying to score.

as a Malaysian, I sincerely apologize to all QPR supporters for the existence of Tony Fernandes

Now granted this was a bad period for QPR fans, but for me personally I had an excellent Ultimate Team on FIFA 13 as a result of their transfer business

If the Chairman of a club has to ask the fans who they should sign, the obvious answer is a Director of Football.

"QPR suffered a collapse which was so abysmal that Tony Fernandez tried to sign it."
My condolences to QPR fans!
Thank you for taking the time to acknowledge newer football fans and to explain something basic. It's often difficult for people to learn about a sport they want to be interested in because most channels are aimed at experienced fans/knowledgeable viewers.
Thanks for the video!

7:48 For any football fans not familiar with Briatore's race-fixing scandal: at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, Briatore and chief engineer Pat Symonds told Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jr to crash deliberately. The resulting safety car period played into the hands of Renault's other driver, Fernando Alonso, and allowed him to win the race. it also arguably decided the championship, as when race leader Felipe Massa pitted under the safety car, he drove off with the fuel hose still attached and was forced to retire from the race - he went on to lose the title by one point. Incidentally, neither Briatore or Symonds received any real punishment - their lifetime bans were swiftly overturned on appeal and they both now actually work for Formula One (Symonds as chief technical officer and Briatore as an ambassador). I feel like that says a lot about Formula One, actually.

2014 bankrupted Caterham F1 team
2015 QPR got relegated and never returned ever since
Spot the similarities

I’m so happy he’s finally made a what the hell is going at QPR video, it’s about time someone shed light on the turmoil at our club

The Fact that you didn't even mention how we received the biggest fine in FFP History for these actions caused by the owners and board sums up how incredibly bad it was during that period.

The only reason why I know QPR exists is because I’m Malaysian and it was made a huge story when Tony Fernandes took over the club. Was a bit funny to see how mismanaged it was but it makes sense seeing how air Asia is struggling and still owes me 500 ringgit of credit for a flight plan they cancelled

What doesn't get spoken about enough is Barton's dismissal in that Man City game. Barton's a hot head (to put it incredibly politely), but I have always thought he went way over the top - even by his own standards. I have always wondered if something was going on behind the scenes to ensure Manchester City - of which Barton was a former player of - won that day. And it always starts with Barton.

Don't forget Redknapp also killed Portsmouth while doing the same thing for the FA Cup

I know I'm not the only QPR fan who has genuinely almost wiped these years from my memory... Helps that we had a terrible new badge for the same period, so almost feels like a different club

4:13 QPR took on a loan from the company from my exam

As a QPR fan, these were the best years of QPR in terms of sheer drama. Day by day we'd find some new and unbelievable news, like the gunman attacking the new director Paladini before kick off in 2005. And who was it pointing the gun? Only the QPR director (another one) David Morris, who was charged with blackmailing.

And we had Ian Holloway for some light relief on the sidelines. Had us fans in stitches with his unorthodox interviews. I miss these times.

As an American who really started investing his time in football in about 2011… I can’t get enough of these history lessons, had only a small understanding of the corruption at QPR… fantastic content, looking forward to the next one.

Best German players in the premier league of all time. (Day 529)

I will not give up until the video is made or Alfie himself tells me to stop. Everyone else telling me that will be ignored.

If you don't believe my number, just go back to the previous videos. I'm at the bottom most of the time, but I'm there.

Aa a QPR fan, it was a very odd time. We're really paying for these ridiculous decisions now as we're broke and dead certs to go down.

Not only was there Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore involved in QPR at this time from an F1 pov, Tony Fernandes owned the Lotus/Caterham team when he took over QPR until 2014 when he sold it mid-season (the team folded at the end of the season and in fact had only made it to the final round thanks to crowdfunding, having missed the previous two races due to being placed in administration). Meanwhile also involved the initial 2007 takeover was also Alejandro Agag, who at the time ran the Addax team in GP2, and who would go on to found the Formula E championship.

QPR making Watford look like stable employers 😊😊