QPR dispense with Neil Warnock’s services

Premier League Queens Park Rangers have parted company with boss Neil Warnock.

The announcement was made on Sunday that the former-Sheffield United boss would no longer be in charge at Loftus Road.

You have to feel for him though, as he’s done a decent job with Rangers.

Promoted

QPR went from manager to manager in search of a boss that could get them to the promised land of the Premier League. Warnock managed it and he wasn’t exactly given major money to spend, before the club was promoted.

Warnock deserves credit for getting the Hoops into the top flight. I’m not sure what QPR fans and the owners expect of their team in their first season back in the Premier League. The first season back in the Premier League is usually a season of consolidation and then you work from there.

It’s not like QPR have had a nightmare first half of the season. The club may have been on a poor run of results (not winning in eight games) but you get that at every club at some point during the course of a season. However Warnock deserved the chance to turn it around, considering it was him who got QPR where they are.

Marmite

I think the fact that Neil Warnock is a bit of a Marmite manager (people seem to love him or hate him) might go someway to explaining his exit from the club. I have to admit I am torn on the issue of Warnock. I like the fact that he says what he thinks but sometimes what he says makes him look like an idiot.

Spending

People have criticised Neil Warnock because apparently he has lots of money to spend. To be honest I can’t see where this supposed ‘lots of money’ was spent. Warnock was operating with his hands tied behind his back.

He was able to bring some players in but they wasn’t exactly world-class. The owners didn’t give him hundreds of millions to spend. Granted he did bring in Shaun Wright-Phillips and Joey Barton on big wages, among others but he hasn’t spent a fortune by Premier League standards.

Depth

Neil Warnock has a great record of getting teams promoted from lower leagues but he has struggled in his few seasons in the top flight. I really do rate Warnock as a boss but maybe he is slightly out of his depth in the Premier League.

He is a good man-manager but when he gives interviews at times he sounds like he doesn’t believe that he is a Premier League manager. He is in awe of the clubs his teams are coming up against and maybe has a slight inferiority complex that could have held him back.

Championship

I think that Neil Warnock will probably make a quick return to management probably in the Championship. He is a well suited to that division and has a good record in the second tier of English football.

Warnock has a wealth of managerial experience to offer a Championship side and I’m sure he will end up with a decent job in the second tier.

Next

I really don’t see who QPR are going to turn to next in their hunt for success. QPR were always going to be in for a tough first season back in the Premier League and whoever takes over will have to get to grips with the job really quickly.

The favourite for the job is currently former-Fulham boss Mark Hughes. Sparky would be a fantastic appointment for Rangers, if they can persuade him to join but I just can’t see him arriving at Loftus Road anytime soon.

Whether QPR survive this season will depend on who they bring in as their new boss. Whoever they appoint though the QPR board will have to trust the judgment of the new man when it comes to transfers.

They didn’t seem to trust Warnock with any substantial funds. However if they want to survive the Hoops will need to bring in a few quality players. It remains to be seen if the QPR board are willing to put their hands into their pockets and back the new man.

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