Mark Hughes sacked as Queens Park Rangers manager

QPR have sacked manager Mark Hughes after 10 months in charge with the club bottom of the Premier League.

"The circumstances we find ourselves in have left the board of directors with very little choice but to make a change," read a club statement.


"The board will now be working actively to put a new managerial structure in place as soon as possible."

Mark Bowen and Eddie Niedzwiecki will take charge for the match at Manchester United on Saturday.

The club said that it would make "a further announcement in due course" with former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp favourite to take charge at Loftus Road.

Hughes's final match in charge was a convincing home defeat by fellow strugglers Southampton.



"This decision has been taken after careful consideration by the board of directors, following numerous meetings over the last few days," the statement added.

"The board of directors wish to thank Mark for his commitment, hard work and dedication in his 10 months in charge.

"Mark has shown integrity and professionalism throughout his time."

The Hoops only managed to preserve their Premier League status on the final day of last season and, despite a massive overhaul during the summer, Hughes's team have continued to struggle.

The new arrivals at QPR have included keeper Julio Cesar, defender Jose Bosingwa, midfielders Esteban Granero, Ji-Sung Park and Stephane Mbia as well as strikers Djibril Cisse and Bobby Zamora.

But Hughes, 49, has led his side to just four points from their opening 12 games, which have included eight defeats.

QPR chairman Tony Fernandes had continually backed Hughes but appears to have finally run out of patience with the former Wales, Blackburn and Manchester City boss.

The Malaysian entrepreneur agreed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Hughes in January after the Welshman quit Fulham in June 2011 to "further my experiences".

Redknapp, who was sacked by Tottenham in June , refused to be drawn when asked on Saturday's edition of Match of the Day about the possibility of replacing Hughes.

The 65-year-old took over at Tottenham in October 2008 when, like QPR now, they were bottom of the Premier League.

He led them on their first ever Champions League champion in 2010-11 and achieved a fourth-place finish in his final season in charge.

Redknapp returned to League One club Bournemouth, the club he managed for nine years from 1983 to 1992, in an advisory capacity in September but is thought to be no longer at the club.

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