Please go to the QPR 1st web site at http://www.qpr1st.co.uk and the QPR LSA site at http://www.qpr-lsa.co.uk for more information on this idea.
Fans of Queens Park Rangers have launched a massive new initiative called Our QPR, with the aim of paying off the club's immediate debts this season. Our QPR is unveiled with an emergency appeal at the Rangers' home match against Colchester on Sunday 28th December.
Despite QPR's successes on the field - the team is presently second in Nationwide Division 2 - the club's financial situation is so precarious that massive cut-backs and the sale of players are threatened if no fresh funding is forthcoming.
In the absence of new investors, all the various QPR groups - the official supporters' club, the Loyal Supporters Association (LSA) and QPR 1st, the supporters' Trust - have come together to raise the money.
Says writer and broadcaster Robert Elms, a prime mover behind Our QPR: "The support at Rangers right now is amazing, so I'm sure we can all pull together to make sure our manager Ian Holloway can continue the wonderful job he's doing in getting us back to the First Division."
Justin Pieris, Chair of QPR 1st, added: "The Trust is delighted to offer it's support the Our QPR initiative, which needs the backing of ALL QPR supporters in order to be a success.
"Both ourselves and the LSA have been raising funds for some time. QPR's supporters have already responded magnificently to these schemes - and the time is now right to stand together and urge our supporters to dig deep for our club."
Ian Holloway has made the first pledge and large amounts have already been promised from other prominent QPR fans.
Fans can donate to the Our QPR Fund in a number of ways. As well as contributing to the bucket appeal at home games, cheques made payable to 'Our QPR' can be sent to Our QPR, c/o Geraldine Field, Loftus Rd Stadium, South Africa Rd, London W12 7PA. Donations can also be made through either the LSA or QPR 1st.
The Our QPR statement: "We are at a pivotal moment in the history of our football club. "On the park Ian Holloway has put together a team we can all be proud of. The future is looking so positive after years of decline.
"But we all know that the financial position of the club is precarious and threatens to undo all the good work. The debt we are burdened with is such that we cannot get through this vital season without further investment. Yet despite genuine efforts by the board to bring in major new money, none has materialised.
"We are therefore faced with some painful options. Either we see a dramatically slimmed down QPR, both in terms of what it does - the youth team, football in the community - and, even more pertinently, the backroom and playing staff, which could obviously have a disastrous effect on the push for promotion.
"Or else we the supporters, the true keepers of this unique club, come up with the much needed investment.
"We supporters have already made a magnificent effort, turning up in record numbers, creating a fantastic atmosphere. But now, between all of us, we need to raise a substantial sum to make sure that Ian Holloway can continue to do the job of taking Queens Park Rangers back to the First Division.
"All of the various fans groups - the LSA, QPR 1st, the official supporters club - and indeed the club itself are totally behind this initiative. Ian Holloway has made the first pledge, a considerable sum from his own pocket and large amounts have already been promised from other prominent QPR fans. But we need much, much more.
"We cannot solve all the club's problems. But we can ensure that the push for promotion does not get de-railed for want of this money. "Which is where YOU come in.
"We want you to give as much as you can. No donation is too small and certainly none too large. Your money can really make a difference to Ian and the team, so please give as generously as you can afford, for your club.
"Our QPR will be officially launched with a collection at the Colchester game on 28th December. After that we will be contacting everybody who has a place in their heart for the hoops, and asking them to help. Together we can make it happen.
"This is... OUR QPR."
For more information please go to the QPR 1st web site at http://www.qpr1st.co.uk and the QPR LSA site at http://www.qpr-lsa.co.uk
Since this report was filed by Rangers fan Dave Barton the club has been promoted to the Coca-Cola Championship, seen investment from Italian businessman Gianni Paladini, and Chairman Nick Blackburn, Chief Executive David Davies and PLC Chairman Ross Jones have all left. The club has now got a new chairman in Bill Power and new directors- Kevin McGrath and Gianni Paladini. The OUR QPR scheme is still running, you can visit the OUR QPR website at http://www.ourqpr.co.uk