We had it right off when we tipped up John Carver to remain in the job until the end of the season at 12/1. QPR have now given us another opportunity to do the same after Harrys departure this afternoon.
QPR have appeared to be a sinking ship since day 1 of this seasons Premiership campaign, not even someone of the calibre of Harry could steer them to safety. The immediate question that arises from this episode is, who on earth can QPR get onboard in an attempt to avoid the dreaded drop? Lets look at the betting on Skybet
Tim Sherwood 1/6
This guy has been overlooked for premiership jobs ever since he was the interim manager for Spurs. Only experience is 6 months at Spurs, does he have the skills to keep QPR up? Is he prepared to manage in the Championship?
Glenn Hoddle 6/1
Really? 6/1? No comment.
Les Ferdinand 8/1 Skybet 10/1 BetVictor
Now then. Lets play the interim manager card on this one. Skybet and BetVictor pay out if a manager is in charge for 10 games or more. Les is currently the Head Of Football Operations, whatever that is. Now, Les has no managerial experience, but what choice do QPR actually have? If Tony Fernandes wouldn’t open the chequebook to get hold of players on deadline day, what are the chances of him trying to head hunt someone to join these bunch of clowns? What top flight manager will be happy to have relegation on their CV?
Think back to when Newcastle were relegated in 2008. The season ended with Alan Shearer as caretaker, had he some how kept them up he could well of stayed on as Newcastle manager, being a local boy. He couldn’t.
With no ability to bring in talent to bolster their chances of staying up, they could well just allow Les Ferdinand to see out the remainder of the campaign, while praying for a miracle.
Now, we’re not saying Ferdinand is a deadcert, but when you weigh up the complete lack of realistic managerial options for QPR and the fact Tony Fernandes has curbed spending, we could well get lucky here.
