DRAMA never seems to be far away from Queens Park Rangers as their own rollercoaster of a season has just peaked somewhere near the top of the Big Dipper following another cash-rich investor putting money into the west Londoners.

Back in September when the Hornets visited W12, news had surfaced that Renault boss Flavio Briatore and F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone were taking over the R's.

Now the club recently announced a 20 per cent investment from Lakshmi Mittal, A CEO of the world's largest steel company and the fifth richest man in the world.

Things could well have been very different for QPR had they not struck gold - talk of administration was rife before the takeover but their new riches will be the perfect opportunity to clear debts and build the club up again.  

However on the pitch, although there has been an improvement of late, Rangers still lie in the dreaded drop zone and have only just avoided the drop in the last two seasons.

The Superhoops are second bottom and will be licking their wounds after Plymouth came back from one down to beat the west Londoners in time added on.

Newspaper reports suggest big spending from the R's in January, but boss Luigi De Canio has warned against rumours of unlimited spending and he will have to spend wisely to add to what he already has.

De Canio took over the reins after John Gregory left the club following a disappointing start to the campaign - caretaker boss Mick Harford steadied the ship but did not join continue with the club following news of DeCanio's appointment.   

The changes on the playing front have already started and a staggering amount of players have been through the doors of QPR in the last 18 months.

Ex-Hornet Danny Cullip, who tamed Marlon King and Darius Henderson in the 1-1 draw at Loftus Road, has been released along with Australian Nick Ward and John Curtis.

Loanees Scott Sinclair and Ben Sahar have returned to Chelsea but the club has been relying on their current crop of loan stars including Rowan Vine and Hungarian play maker Akos Buzsaky.  

TEAM NEWS

The R's have been missing Chelsea loanee Michael Mancienne in recent weeks while midfielder Mikele Leigertwood sits out tomorrow's clash through suspension after being sent off at Home Park.

Damion Stewart looks set to return to the defence after missing the last game following a one-match ban. Simon Walton has been back involved recently after recovering from a broken leg which delayed him making his debut for the R's.  

HEAD-TO-HEAD

This Saturday's visitors lead the way in the head-to-head stakes. However in recent years the Golden Boys have come out on top and have only lost once in seven meetings.

LAST TIME THE TEAMS MET

It was only back in September and loan star Adam Johnson opened the scoring in west London, but the R's struck back through Stefan Moore's only goal of the season.

ONE TO WATCH:

Buzsaky has made a flying start to life in the capital and looks set to make the move permanent in January. The midfielder has already bagged five goals for Rangers, including two in the recent win over Colchester at Loftus Road.

HORNETSBET

Home win - 4/7
Away win - 5/11
Draw - 11/4

Scorecast: Nathan Ellington to score first and Watford to win 2-1 - 35/1.

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