Queens Park Rangers are looking for a new manager after sacking Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
Queens Park Rangers confirmed on Saturday evening that manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has lost his job after less than a year in charge.
Hasselbaink, 44, earned rave reviews with Burton Albion having won more than 60% of his games in charge of the Brewers, but left for Loftus Road in December 2015.
The Dutchman struggled with QPR though, winning only 13 of his 47 games in charge for a win rate of just 27.7% – and after Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest, owner Tony Fernandes decided to sack Hasselbaink.
Dougie Freedman
Hasselbaink leaves QPR in 17th place in the Championship table, six points clear of the relegation zone and six points off the play-offs, with Fernandes clearly feeling that QPR needed a change.
Fernandes now has the international break to find a new manager, and bookmakers have been pricing up odds for who could become the new QPR boss – and here are five of the most notable movers today, as compiled by Oddschecker.
Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti and assistant coach Paul Clement
Dougie Freedman: Ex-Nottingham Forest boss Freedman has been linked with a number of posts since leaving the City Ground in March, and you can add QPR to the list. The Scot is now 10/1 to become QPR boss, but his limited success with Crystal Palace, Bolton Wanderers and Forest mean that he may not be the first choice for many R’s fans.
Paul Clement: Clement has a major connection to QPR given that his father Dave played for the club, and his odds have been slashed tonight. Currently serving as Carlo Ancelotti’s assistant with Champions League giants Bayern Munich, Clement had an unsuccessful spell with Derby County last season, but remains highly thought of as a coach. Now 7/4 for the QPR job, Clement is the second favourite to replace Hasselbaink.
Former Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood
Marc Bircham: Former Canadian international Bircham is something of a QPR hero having racked up more than 150 league appearances for the club, before becoming caretaker manager in 2009 and later a coach until joining Ian Holloway at Millwall. Now assistant coach at Arizona United after a spell with Chicago Fire, Bircham is surprisingly in at 14/1 for the job this evening.
Gareth Ainsworth: Another former QPR star, 43-year-old Ainsworth played over 150 times for the R’s during his career, and even had two spells in caretaker charge of the club. Now in League Two managing Wycombe Wanderers, Ainsworth has 38.4% of his 219 games in charge of the Chairboys and his impressive work means he’s now 20/1 to return to Loftus Road.
Tim Sherwood: The odds-on favourite on Sunday has remained in the same position tonight, and is now as short as 2/5 for the job. Formerly of Tottenham and Aston Villa, Sherwood has a close relationship with QPR’s director of football Les Ferdinand having worked together at Spurs, and the hot favourite for the job appears to be closing in on replacing Hasselbaink.
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