Four in court over QPR 'attack'
Four men have appeared in court over an alleged attack on a football club director before a Championship match.
Armed police were called to Queens Park Rangers' Loftus Road ground on Saturday after Gianni Paladini said he was threatened at gunpoint.
Michael Reynolds, 44, David Morris, 49, David Davenport, 37, and Andrew Baker, 39, whose addresses cannot be revealed, faced blackmail and firearm charges.
They were remanded in custody by a judge at West London Magistrates Court.
Seven other men arrested on Saturday have been released on police bail.
High profile transfers
Mr Paladini was taken to Hammersmith police station after the incident, which he said happened as he made his way to a meeting before his team's 2-1 win over Sheffield United.
Mr Paladini, a former football agent who represented ex-Middlesbrough striker Fabrizio Ravanelli, bought his stake in the club last May.
He is the public face of a Monaco-based group of investors who own a significant proportion of the club.
The Italian handed in his football agent's licence last year to pursue his dream of buying into an English football club.
After becoming an agent in 1980 he was involved in dozens of high profile transfers over two decades. He lives in London with his English wife, Olga, and his business portfolio includes several nightclubs.
Any idea what the reason as to why they attacked him? i read little bit in the paper but nothing as to why
Yes I do know why in fact I think I know 2 of them!!!!!!!
Over the last 8/9 seasons QPR have steadily gone downhill with money wasted, players coming and going then there was relegation right back to the league 2 which for a n old club like QPR is a little hard to take seeing as we are one of the oldest teams around(1882), recently there have been decisions taken that have increasingly been winding the supporters up...included the 40% rise in the season ticket sales, also there has been upheaval in the QPR board room which has added to the problems.QPR may not have the biggest support in the world but you would be very surprised how intense people feel for this club. :(
i totally understand how fans feel about their clubs, i was brought up with a family of celtic fans and when i decided to marry a rangers man, well all hell broke loose !!
