The seemingly endless list of managers linked with QPR appears to increase by the day but few have mentioned Dougie Freedman until now.
Former Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace boss Dougie Freedman has been interviewed for the vacant managerial role at Queens Park Rangers, according to the Evening Standard.
Freedman has been out of work since March when he was sacked by Forest after failing to improve on their mid-table finish from the campaign before, though admittedly his hands were tied by a transfer embargo that prevented the club from enhancing an underachieving squad.
However, his record at the City Ground should not be used to discredit a manager who was until recently viewed as one of the brightest British coaches in the game.
The 42-year-old took over a seemingly doomed Crystal Palace in 2011 and guided them to safety before repeating the trick at Bolton, inspiring The Trotters to impressive rise up the table to the verge of the play-offs.
And, according to the Evening Standard, Freedman’s penchant for turning around underperforming clubs has impressed QPR owner Tony Fernandes, with Rangers currently languishing in 17th place following the somewhat inevitable departure of Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
As well as Freedman, QPR have also spoken to former MK Dons manager Karl Robinson, whose reputation has taken a beating in recent months.
The 36-year-old, still one of the youngest managers in the football league, turned The Dons into one of the lower league’s most attractive sides after taking control over six years ago, guiding them to the Championship for the first time but the disappointment that followed their immediate relegation dripped into the current campaign.
Robinson left MK Dons teetering on the League One drop zone.
However, the Evening Standard report that Ian Holloway, who managed QPR for five years in the early 2000s, is the new favourite with the club struggling to match Tim Sherwood’s wage demands.
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