Why Brendan Rodgers is keeping Barca spirit alive and well trust is in short supply at QPR
By Michael Calvin
Published 23:31 28/05/11
The spirit of Barcelona is alive and well – and living in Swansea.
Brendan Rodgers is the Northern Irish manager of a Welsh club with a Catalan philosophy. He’s made his mistakes, most notably during six months at Reading – tomorrow’s opponents at Wembley.
But his team would be welcome additions to the Premier League.
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Flavio Briatore insists that he trusts Neil Warnock.
Whether the Queens Park Rangers manager should trust him remains to be seen.
Briatore’s casual betrayal of QPR fans doesn’t bode well. Obscene ticket prices are straight out of the Formula 1 playbook.
The little men don’t matter in that crass, superficial, business.
Lest we forget, Briatore was banned for his role in the Crashgate scandal.
Would you trust him?
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