MARK Hughes has defended QPRâs start to the season, saying they are technically above the top of the second division. If youâre below the bottom you must be on top The QPR board had criticised Hughesâs decision to use a copy of the ZX Spectrum game Football Manager to organise his tactics. However, after meeting with Hughes to discuss his latest decision to have the team pass the ball to Taarabt under every single circumstance including taking a penalty, the board have allowed him to continue in his role, citing âmorbid curiosity about where this is all goingâ. Hughes justified his position, saying: âSoon, opposition teams will feel so secure theyâll only field half a dozen YTS players. âThen we will strike, using my patented tactic of having the front two distract the goalkeeper by starting a conversation about the X Factor while a midfielder tiptoes past with the ball. âBut until then weâre still sitting pretty above all those losers in the Championship until at least May, as my colleagues assure me theyâre not allowed to relegate a team until the season actually finishes.â QPR face Manchester United at Old Trafford in their next game, forcing bookmakers to consult with theoretical mathematicians to provide a sufficiently large number for the odds against an away win. Hughes added: âJust knowing that the only viable alternative is Harry Redknapp gives me a real sense of job security.â
