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at 23:14:57
I am a regular reader, but have never got involved in the whole forum thing, but I can't let his one go.
It is quite right that Gregory should be not looked upon fondly.
His reign coincided with an era that was the lowest in our proud club's history, and I am not talking about on-field results, it is where we started to lose our soul - something that has never quite been recaptured.
The disgusting on-pitch fight with the Chinese youth team by the U18s side just about summed up everything that was wrong with the club and who was making the decisions in those days. Gregory appointing a thug like Richard Hill as part of the coaching staff was just one of many of those brainless calls.
He was too closely linked with Chelsea at the time and his constant public fawning was ridiculous as was his penchant for signing up some of their over-hyped youth team players such as Saher, Mancienne and Smith.
It does lead you to wonder if those unsubstantiated rumours about him being on their pay roll have any substance.
But his biggest crime was the manner in which he carved up Gary Waddock, a former teammate and a real QPR man.
Waddock is someone with more class in his little finger as a human being than Gregory has in his whole body and the way he was treated was shocking.
History will show Gregory managed a side that stayed up, but claiming he doesn't get the credit he deserves is a step too far.
Despite him being a QPR player, he was almost sneering about us and our standing as a club, 'little old QPR' that kind of thing.
His appointment was the start of what was the clearing out of many great QPR people that worked at the football club - not that am I saying he was responsible for all of those - but Gregory and Paladini are very much two peas from the same pod and their contributions should not be remembered favourably.
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