QPR vice-chairman Amit Bhatia is delighted with the impact of new owner Tony Fernandes.

The Mittal family attempted to buy the club last summer before Tony Fernandes took over.

Bhatia told the London Evening Standard: "There was a public back and forth that Flavio [Briatore] and Bernie [Ecclestone] believed our offer wasn't good enough.

"That's fine, that's business. The eventual offer that Tony came in with wasn't too far from what we had offered. I now have a fantastic relationship with Tony and the other two shareholders so it is fine.

"I had resigned over a fall-out involving ticket prices going into the Premier League. But relations remained good and Flavio called me to tell me I should meet Tony and he'd made a better offer. He asked if I wanted to exit but I said, 'No'.

"I thought about countering Tony's offer and maybe we would have done it if we didn't see eye-to-eye with Tony. I didn't know him well but we found out who he was and his plans. We spent many hours on the phone and he understood we lacked infrastructure. "He kept using this phrase 'unpolished diamond' to describe the club. I wanted the fans to feel proud of the club and for the club to reconnect with them. Tony understood that."