Welcome & Good Luck to Jack McDowell...
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2024 6:46 pm
From the Club...
JACK McDowell has joined QPR's Development Squad ahead of the new season.
The centre-half, 18, moves to W12 following a decade in the academy of Aston Villa, who he signed for as an Under-9.
"I'm excited," McDowell told www.qpr.co.uk. "The opportunity came to trial with QPR for a week and I really enjoyed it.
"I really liked the players, the facilities, the coaches and all the staff. Then I was lucky enough to be offered
a deal and it was an opportunity I had to take.
"Now the aim is to do well for the Development Squad - pushing to train and play with the first team.
"There is a lot of hard work ahead of me, but I know it's something that I can achieve. I'm looking forward to
the challenge."
Jack also revealed a conversation set up with R's defender Jimmy Dunne ahead of him putting pen to paper.
He said: "When I came close to signing for QPR, the club set up a phone-call with Jimmy and I've been keeping
in contact with him.
"I was really impressed by that - speaking to a first-team player and knowing the journey and experiences he's had.
"He spoke of the pathway at QPR - that there are always young players training with the first team.
That really appealed to me.
"He said that it was a really good club that's been equally as good to him. He spoke about how much the fans get
behind the team."
What can fans expect from Jack?
"I'm a ball-playing centre-half," he added. "I love to get on the ball and break the lines.
"I love defending as well and I always want to keep a clean sheet. I'm a really hard-working player who will always give
everything."
QPR CEO Christian Nourry commented: "Over the course of the recruitment process to bring Jack in, we were convinced
not only by his ball-playing and technical prowess, but also his maturity and strong human qualities.”
JACK McDowell has joined QPR's Development Squad ahead of the new season.
The centre-half, 18, moves to W12 following a decade in the academy of Aston Villa, who he signed for as an Under-9.
"I'm excited," McDowell told www.qpr.co.uk. "The opportunity came to trial with QPR for a week and I really enjoyed it.
"I really liked the players, the facilities, the coaches and all the staff. Then I was lucky enough to be offered
a deal and it was an opportunity I had to take.
"Now the aim is to do well for the Development Squad - pushing to train and play with the first team.
"There is a lot of hard work ahead of me, but I know it's something that I can achieve. I'm looking forward to
the challenge."
Jack also revealed a conversation set up with R's defender Jimmy Dunne ahead of him putting pen to paper.
He said: "When I came close to signing for QPR, the club set up a phone-call with Jimmy and I've been keeping
in contact with him.
"I was really impressed by that - speaking to a first-team player and knowing the journey and experiences he's had.
"He spoke of the pathway at QPR - that there are always young players training with the first team.
That really appealed to me.
"He said that it was a really good club that's been equally as good to him. He spoke about how much the fans get
behind the team."
What can fans expect from Jack?
"I'm a ball-playing centre-half," he added. "I love to get on the ball and break the lines.
"I love defending as well and I always want to keep a clean sheet. I'm a really hard-working player who will always give
everything."
QPR CEO Christian Nourry commented: "Over the course of the recruitment process to bring Jack in, we were convinced
not only by his ball-playing and technical prowess, but also his maturity and strong human qualities.”