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Tony Fernandes takeover of QPR yesterday has sparked an array of controversy as to what his aims might be for the team.

Also the owner of the Team Lotus Formula One team and airline company AirAsia, he’s not a new one to the sports industry. He took control of the club after he bought out majority shareholder Bernie Ecclestone aswell as former Renault F1 team principal Flavio Briatore.

QPR haven’t had the best of seasons so far, losing 4-0 to Bolton the Saturday before the take over, making for a terrible way to start what is the clubs first time in the premier league since 1996.

QPR managers have identified Shaun Wright-Phillips, Scott Parker and Nedum Onuoha as targets for the rest of the transfer window. But Fernandes has refused to get carried away with his new venture, refusing to make promises to any supporters.

“I’m not someone that’s going to make any promises because I’d rather deliver reality than making big promises like we’ll be in Europe here, or we’ll survive here,” he’s been quoted saying on CNN.

- Robbie Wojciechowski