I would bring him back as a mentor for some of the younger squad members and also to educate Captain Ned on his role on the pitch. Not sure as a player, who rather like Mackie plays more with heart and desire than ability.
It seems to me there is a lot of reminiscing going on at the moment. The 'Forever R's' club, Les back (whatever you think of him he is a Rangers legend back in a key role), Bircham and Ollie back. Lots of old faces. As great as this is, and as much as it makes us all feel warm and fuzzy feelings, it isn't necessarily helping the club move forward. Although some of these guys did brilliant things for QPR, in the end we have ended up in the lower half of the Championship. We need to find a balance between honouring those who have contributed to our past, but shifting the focus to the future, and who we can bring in that will be the next Clint Hill, the next Ali Faurlin, the next Les Ferdinand.
How about Shaun Derry, now with managerial experience under his belt and Clint as his assistant - couldn't be any worse than what we have experienced this season under JFH/Ollie?
We've tried relatively inexperienced managers with Chris Ramsay and JFH and look where that got us. There have been some good, experienced managers available over the last few years but, unfortunately, their availability did not coincide with a vacancy at Loftus Road. I'm thinking of people like Rowett, Warburton and Pearson, to name just three. I'd favour someone with a few more miles on the clock than Shaun without looking at has-been geriatrics like Harry Redknapp.
Not me, I just argued against appointing Shaun Derry and Clint Hill as our new management team due to their inexperience. More often, I've encouraging patience, to the extent that I can't recall ever seeking the replacement of Hughes, Redknapp, Ramsay or JFH. However, I must admit that Holloway is testing my patience: in the club's entire history, we've only ever had six consecutive defeats on four occasions. Two of those have been in 2016/17 under Holloway! On top of that his constant changing of personnel and formation have not inspired confidence. The players look bemused and largely disinterested - so much for Holloways oft-mentioned powers of motivation. I wouldn't mourn his passing.
