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SirStanleyBowles- 05-02-2007
Players Waiting Views of Cole, Paul Jones & Ainsworth
QPR captain Marcus Bignot insists the entire team are fully focused on Sunday's clash with Stoke - even though it could be their swansong. Bignot is one of several senior Rangers players still waiting to hear whether they will be offered new contracts when their current deals expire this summer. Marc Bircham, Steve Lomas, Paul Furlong, Marc Nygaard and Mauro Milanese also face an uncertain future as the squad prepare for their final game of the season. Rs boss John Gregory has already decided on each player's fate and has promised to reveal before the weekend which of them remain in his plans for next season. "Whether it's my last game for QPR or the start of another 100, it makes no difference - I've always given the same effort," Bignot declared. "None of us have ever put our personal issues first this season - the team spirit is what has carried us through. But we know it could be the last game for quite a few of us and, if anything, that'll probably make it more special. "I've experienced relegation from this division with QPR before and I've never been under any illusion about how devastating it would have been if we'd gone down again. "I look on it as a real achievement to have stayed up this year and, if it's to be the end of my time at this club, I want to go out on a high. "To have captained the team is something I regard as a real honour and when the gaffer announced it at Hull, I really wanted to repay his confidence in me. "Unfortunately I got injured in the first 15 minutes - but I hope I've played my part since then." Gregory has outlined his desire for a 'party atmosphere' at Loftus Road on Sunday and Rangers will be trying to ensure there are no celebrations for their play-off chasing visitors. Stoke are currently outside the top six on goal difference and will almost certainly need a win to dislodge one of their rivals, but Bignot warns that the Potters will not find that a straightforward task. He added: "We're disappointed with the Wolves loss and we want to finish well and carry the momentum into next season. Plus there's no love lost between us and Stoke. "It's our chance to say thank you to the supporters for the whole season - and maybe I can give a rendition of something at the end!" Whether the 32-year-old full-back has a new contract to sing about is still unclear, but Gregory is more likely to retain his services than those of several others. The Rangers manager has already told veteran goalkeeper Paul Jones he can leave the club and Simon Royce, currently on loan at Gillingham, will also be seeking pastures new. Former captain Kevin Gallen, who linked up with Ian Holloway at Plymouth, will also be released, along with midfielder Armel Tchakounte, who never made a first-team appearance for Rangers. Gregory will also listen to offers for Zesh Rehman and Nick Ward, who have been on loan at Brighton, and midfielder Tommy Doherty, who has spent most of the season with Wycombe Wanderers.