UPDATED: Championship manager sacked

Steve McClaren sacked by QPR. Steve McClaren has been sacked as QPR manager after 11 months in charge, the club have announced. The former England manager joined the Loftus Road club last summer but has been sacked with the club 17th in the Championship table and only eight points clear of the relegation zone




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Steve McClaren has been sacked as QPR manager less than a season after taking the reins at Loftus Road, the club has announced.

Chairman Lee Hoos said: “Making a decision such as this is never easy, particularly when you are talking about someone as professional and dedicated as Steve.

“We are grateful to him for all his efforts during his time with us. It is well documented that we are in a period of transition as we work hard to make the club financially stable. With that comes challenges, not least the cutting of the wage bill while aiming to remain competitive.

“As we look to the future, and taking recent results into account, we feel now is the right time to re-evaluate where we are.”

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Tim Sherwood is on the list of candidates to take over from Steve McClaren at QPR, Sky Sports News understands.

The Championship club would prefer to make a permanent appointment now to enable them to plan ahead for next season.

The Rangers hierarchy feel confident that the team is not in danger of relegation despite a poor run under McClaren in 2019.

QPR's annual wage bill of around £31m is already below average in the Championship, yet chairman Tony Fernandes wants to trim it to £11m for next season.

Sherwood worked successfully with Les Ferdinand and Chris Ramsey within the Tottenham youth set-up before enjoying stints as first team manager at White Hart Lane, and then Aston Villa.

Wycombe manager and former Rangers winger Gareth Ainsworth has been linked with the job in the recent past.

Club insiders still hope the club will wait until the summer to entice former assistant manager Kenny Jackett away from League One Portsmouth.

Reports elsewhere are linking Mark Warburton, Michael Appleton and Gary Rowett with the job.

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