From the Mirror http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/new...rk-Hughes-likely-successor-article851350.html Neil Warnock left QPR last night after a bust-up with owner Tony *Fernandes over signing Blackburn striker Yakubu. Rangers are confident of installing Mark Hughes as manager in the next 48 hours. The first job for the ex-Manchester City manager will be to rescue Rangers from relegation danger. Warnock’s departure came just 24 hours after QPR narrowly avoided an FA Cup upset at MK Dons – but they have managed just two points from their last eight Premier League games. Mirror Sport revealed last Wednesday that Warnock was back under pressure after their home defeat to Norwich, despite leading them into the Premier League just six months earlier. The underlying problem centres around Fernandes not being convinced that Warnock could save QPR – and they also clashed over transfer targets. Warnock wanted to make a bid for Blackburn striker Yakubu but Fernandes and the QPR hierarchy wanted bigger names. Fernandes said: “This *decision has been made in the best interests of the club and I can assure everyone that this is not a decision that was made lightly. “Sadly, our recent run of poor form has seen us slip alarmingly down the table and the Board felt it was the right time to make a change. Neil has acted with honesty, professionalism and integrity throughout his time at the club, and I would personally like to thank him for his significant contribution to QPR in the last 22 months.” Warnock, who took charge at the club in March 2010, added: “Obviously I’m very disappointed, but having achieved so much, I leave the club with a great sense of pride. “I have enjoyed my time here more than anywhere else and the QPR fans have been brilliant with me – they deserve success. “My biggest regret is that the takeover didn’t happen earlier, because that would have given me the opportunity to bring in the targets I’d pinpointed all last summer and probably given us a better chance to succeed in the Premier League.” QPR midfielder Alejandro Faurlin will miss the rest of the season with a serious knee injury. *************************************************************************** Seems like Neil wanted a PROVEN goalscorer, whereas Big Tone wanted a BIGGER Name striker... God, hope this don't mean wer'e getting Fernando Torres...we need a guy who can put the ball in the bag...(tongue in cheek) Stan
Tony Fernandez was forced to admit that the real reason he sacked Neil Warnock was for criticising his mysterious Svengali 'CernyBerny'. This criticism had caused all sorts of ructions and disharmony behind the scenes at Loftus Road and culminated in 'CernyBerny' throwing a hissy fit after Warnock described him as 'a tuppence ha'penny con merchant' and as 'living on Fantasy Island'. The matter came to a head following Tottenham's win over West Bromwich on Tuesday evening. Warnock, who had been promised Jermaine Defoe as a 'done deal' by 'CernyBerny' was livid when the England striker appeared with a new 'blondes have more fun' hairdo and scored the winner in Spurs 1-0 win, and then confessed to how excited he was with Tottenham challenging for the title, not the words Warnock wanted to hear. 'CernyBerny' is a strange background figure at Loftus Road, previously exerting undue influence on former owners Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore and also former Chairman Gianni Paladini. Warnock was known to be growing sick and tired of the promises that never materialised including a guaranteed takeover by a Russian oligarch as well as an alleged deal for a new training ground. However, when it came to the crunch Fernandez sided with the 'Influential One' and Warnock was duly dispatched. 'CernyBerny' was last seen disappearing down a corridor at Loftus Road laughing manically and shouting 'Yeeeeeesssssss!'
Why do lazy journos feel the need to speculate on the reasons for his departure? There is only one reason - poor results. End of.
Just heard on the radio that one of the issues was that (allegedly) some transfer deals fell and were falling through because the targets didn't want to play for QPR with Warnock managing.
Neil Warnock's sacking by QPR is a brave decision which will be vindicated by Premier League survival By Thom Gibbs Sport Last updated: January 9th, 2012 Comment on this Comment on this article When a club's supporters sing the name of a player or manager it's treated as a show of support or adoration. If you're a chairman and those same fans are singing your name it's time to worry. That's normally because it will be followed by words like "out!" or "scum!" spat with terrifying ferocity. In the case of Tony Fernandes at QPR it was a sign that things could only go downhill. Since rescuing the club from the villainous clutches of Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone in August 2011, Fernandes' name has regularly rung out with joy from the stands at Loftus Road. After he sacked Neil Warnock on Sunday it's unlikely to happen again for some time. Warnock's dismissal seems extraordinarily harsh to the vocal majority of QPR fans who remember the state of the club he inherited in March 2010, sat 20th in the Championship and stumbling pathetically between poorly-chosen managers and the multiple crises which are emblematic of misguided leadership. The Yorkshireman presided over a dramatic turnaround and led QPR to the Premier League as champions last season. They were top of the league for all but two weeks of the campaign and won promotion at Watford with a game to spare . That inevitably sunny day at Vicarage Road (which teams have ever been promoted in anything other than glorious weather?) is insultingly fresh in the mind for Rangers supporters who, like almost every club Warnock has managed, took the Marmite-esque manager to their hearts. His dismissal feels heartless in light of his achievement at the club, but QPR's owners were hamstrung by circumstance. Sticking with Warnock would have meant pursuing his transfer targets this month and waiting it out to see if QPR's rotten form (two points from a possible 24 in their last eight league games) would pick up. By then, and if things had continued in the same vein, QPR could be adrift in the bottom three, and from mid-March they face a daunting series of fixtures that includes Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham at home and visits to both Manchester clubs. Points are needed quickly and Fernandes is presumably mindful of the precedent set by the equally cruel sackings of Roberto di Matteo and Chris Hughton by West Brom and Newcastle respectively last season. Both earned their clubs promotion, like Warnock. Both were dismissed while their sides were clear of the relegation zone, as QPR are currently. Both clubs are now prospering under popular managers that were anything but when appointed. Mark Hughes, the early frontrunner for Warnock's old job, is a similarly unpopular choice among the QPR support who see him as a mercenary for the way he walked out on Fulham. They're less prepared to look at his past form with similarly-sized clubs to Rangers. He led Fulham to an impressive eighth-placed finish last season, prospered with Blackburn and has a habit of brining in good players for sensible money at every club he's managed. His experience and record suggests he'd be a step up from Warnock but he must make an immediate impression to avert Rangers' slide. Fernandes' vision for QPR is to make them major players in Asia, which absolutely demands that they stay in the Premier League. He has attracted the ire of many Rangers supporters in the past 24 hours, inevitably suffering the pitfalls of making himself so visible and open to communication on Twitter. There seems to be a Luddite mistrust of the microblogging website among many football fans. QPR's message boards suggest that there's a direct correlation between their disappointment with Joey Barton to date and how frequently he publishes 140-character dispatches. He will be under even more scrutiny now that classy Argentine midfielder Alejandro Faurlin has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a cruciate ligament injury. Like Fernandes, he will surely be tweeting every step of the way. Barton's tweets can be laughably immature, Fernandes' are often jarringly shot through with the sort of positive-thinking management-speak that would shame David Brent. Nevertheless Rangers supporters should be glad that such central figures at their club are so open to communicating with them, whatever the medium. QPR used to announce dismissals with terse, cold notices on their official website. Sunday's parting of the ways with Warnock was a practical love-in of complimentary quotes and admissions of sadness and affection from both sides. Warnock almost seemed happy to have been sacked. That's a mark of things being done properly and with class. If Mark Hughes, or whoever QPR bring in, can maintain their Premier League status then Fernandes' difficult decision will have been entirely justified. Tags: Joey Barton, mark hughes, neil warnock, Premier League, QPR, Tony Fernandes X Share & bookmarkDelicious Facebook Google Messenger Reddit Twitter Digg Fark LinkedIn Google Buzz StumbleUpon Y! Buzz What are these? 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Its not brave, its come out now that he was retiring in the summer anyway (something I have said all along), why give him loads of money to waste of 30 somethings and leave us with a dads army of a squad that will need overhauling? Better to give the money to a man who will be here for years and who will look to build a team of younger players.
