Head Coach excited by opening day derby at Charlton

Ramsey relishing key local derbies against Fulham and Brentford

53 year-old under no illusions regarding difficulty of the Sky Bet Championship

QPR Head Coach Chris Ramsey is relishing the R’s opening day derby against Charlton Athletic in the Sky Bet Championship.





Rangers kick off their 2015/16 campaign with a trip to The Valley on August 8th and Ramsey is excited about the challenge that lies in wait, with the R’s likely to take a huge following to their London rivals on the first weekend of the season.





“It’s a great opening day fixture for us,” he told www.qpr.co.uk.





“A short trip to one of our local rivals makes it really accessible for the supporters, which is vitally important.





“The R’s fans are massive for us – we’re going to need them every step of the way this season – and I’m sure they’ll turn up in huge numbers at The Valley.”





Our local derbies against Fulham and Brentford also caught the eye of the R’s gaffer, with the Hoops competing in the same league as their west London rivals for the first time since 1949.





“These are the games the supporters look forward to and as management and players, we’re no different,” said Ramsey.





“We know the rivalries that exist and for that reason alone, they’re four games to really embrace.





“The fact that all three of us are in the same division for the first time in so many years will only add to the drama I’m sure.”





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Rangers have added four players to their ranks so far this summer, with Massimo Luongo, Ben Gladwin, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and Jamie Mackie all joining – and with more additions expected, Ramsey is excited about the season ahead, commenting: “Now the fixtures are out, the excitement levels go up a notch, because you know it’s not too far away.





“We’ve been busy this summer and I’m delighted with the four lads we’ve managed to bring in to the football club.





“We know where we still need to strengthen and myself and Les are working around the clock to add to the squad. If we can get the targets we’ve pinpointed, it will be even more exciting.





“We know how tough the Championship is going to be and we know the challenge that lies in wait, but we’re excited and encouraged by the work we’ve done so far.”





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