Defender Dunne signs new QPR contract
"I've got an emotional attachment to this club, which is obviously super rare in football these days," he said."My butcher's a QPR fan, my postman's a QPR fan. I see them all the time, so I feel the emotion of the people when I'm around Chiswick or wherever I see them."I think that's another reason why I've grown so attached and I think I really care. So much has changed since I've been here. So many managers, so many players, but I've seen how much the fans have cared about us at our lowest points."The club did not state the length of the new deal.Dunne moved to Loftus Road four years ago when Mark Warburton was in charge and has since played under Michael Beale, Neil Critchley and Gareth Ainsworth.Current boss Marti Cifuentes was placed on gardening leave following the Hoops' 5-0 home defeat by Burnley in their penultimate game of the season.
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