It started to go wrong when Beale knew the Rangers job was coming in. Beale leaving massively screwed us

You made a truly pertinent point Clive. In terms of budget for players the club is, I have been informed at the lower part of the Championship regarding their affordability of buying players. In terms of history it was QPR's youth coach that played a significant role in bringing in home grown players to a high flying Division 1 team, in addition of astute footballing buys later by manager Jago and chairman Gregory at that time which Sexton later refined. In terms of gate receipts there are clubs in league 1 who have bigger receipts today as you mentioned. Nothing wrong in dreaming big for the club, though I think the board have failed in fuelling ambition or investment to go higher since Rangers dropped out of the premier league. So now a new era with Gareth Ainsworth hopefully he will surprise us in the longer term. The club must not lose it's ambition to aspire higher, yet it also needs a good dose of reality to manage current expectations.

Hello lads, I’m a Luton Town supporter; don’t worry, I come in peace! I’m sorry to hear about Neil Critchley; when Nathan Jones left us before the World Cup, Critchley was actually my first choice to come to Kenilworth Road; I liked the way in which Blackpool supporters described how he was able to instil a sense of togetherness at their club, whilst also playing an attractive brand of football. However, we went with super Robbie Edwards instead, who has lightly tinkered with what Nathan left behind and has got us some good results so far, one of them against Critchley’s Queens Park Rangers side funnily enough. It’s an interesting situation that QPR find themselves in, because you’ve got a good squad with solid support too; most of the pieces are there, you just need a competent Championship manager to put them together, and… I think I know just the man. Now, I am aware that, after the disaster that was Nathan’s reign as Southampton manager, you would feel worried about the possibility of him becoming QPR’s new boss. So, I would like to take some time to explain why Nathan has the potential to be, not only a good appointment for QPR, but a great one. Whilst there are some reasons as to why Nathan failed to appreciate and understand Southampton, there are more reasons as to why Southampton failed to appreciate and understand him. And when I say “Southampton” I’m referring to both the board and the supporters. Nathan is often depicted, by the wider footballing community, as a coach who encourages a negative brand of football, and whilst there is some truth in this, it doesn’t comprehend the full context as to why. Nathan, wherever he has been or will be, will never want his team to be one dimensional and too direct. He aspires to have an athletic and organised side with a flexible and fluid system, but he cannot do this by snapping his fingers; he is a coach who requires a respectable amount of patience from both a club’s board and support. At Luton, it took Nathan two and a half seasons to completely construct the side that would see us promoted from League Two, and after some further signings in the following window, we would proceed to storm League One and return to the Championship, and we would do all of this as a fantastic footballing side. Of course, Nathan did depart Luton to become Stoke City’s manager which, similar to Southampton, was a complete disaster. Although, after Nathan had been dismissed by Stoke, he returned to Luton; a Luton that was fighting for its life in the Championship without the presence of supporters because of the pandemic, and because the squad was so similar to the one he left behind, they were all prepared and willing to trust him; we guaranteed our survival with the final game of that season. After this, we began to become a comfortable and competent Championship side under Nathan. The formation and footballing style altered slightly, but that was mostly so we could protect Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from the pressure of opposition midfielders. However, in the following seasons, we were unable to extend the contracts of some crucial players, players that Nathan needed for the sake of squad depth and their influence on the pitch; James Collins, Kal Naismith, Matty Pearson and most recently James Bree and Harry Cornick. And whilst our board backed Nathan as much as they could, we couldn’t financially compete with other Championship clubs. We couldn’t acquire players like Jacob Greaves or Jon Russell and we still can’t, so naturally, this frustrated Nathan; he wanted us to continue being the flexible and fluid side we had been under him, but we couldn’t anymore. So, this left Nathan in a situation where he had to play a much more negative style in order to accommodate the square pegs in round holes on the pitch, whilst also having to accumulate as many points as possible; he had attempted to do this before at Stoke and would proceed to do the same at Southampton. Now, this worked fine for us because Nathan built the foundations of the squad and everyone at the club was wise to this, we were aware that this wasn’t what he wanted, but he had no choice. For Southampton and Stoke though, he didn’t have that credit in the bank, which is why I think the wider footballing community associates Nathan with a negative style of football. Now, despite the rivalry between Luton and QPR, the clubs are remarkably similar in some respects; both are respectable Championship clubs with solid supporters, both have gritty and hostile home grounds, both currently have athletic and competent squads, both have academies that produce Premier League talent and supposedly, both have business models in place to reach the Premier League. However, there is one difference; despite your financial predicament, you still have a better chance of pinning your current crop of players down to decent contracts, as well as a transfer budget that is stronger than ours. This difference might be exactly what Nathan needs to catapult a club like QPR into the Premier League. Like I mentioned earlier though, Nathan cannot do this by snapping his fingers, so if he does become your next manager, I think he will initially resort to the more negative style of football that he is associated with at the moment, and that is something that you will temporarily, have to take. However, if your supporters can express some trust in Nathan for the rest of this season and the next, I am ninety percent sure that he will take you to the Premier League, no more than three seasons after this one; you might initially struggle to accept him too, not only as a manager, but as a man. Nathan is one of the most charismatic managers out there, and there will come times, when he is hyperbolic or maybe even hysterical in a press conference, but when you watch him, and see how hard he works to imbed himself into the culture of the club he serves, and how he convinces players to care about your club, trust me… You will learn to love him.

Beale knew he was gonna go rangers weeks before he actually went. That's probably why he turned down wolves and we lost the last 5 games with him in charge. Ainsworth is gonna put some passion back into the club and lead us out of this rut and hopefully onto great things

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Good points raised I liked this one

Cheer up Clive. We only need 6 points to stay up! 😊

Initially I opted for Warnock as our saviour but he has gone to Huddersfield and won their first game under him.Be interesting to see how Ainsworth will fare in comparison to Warnock. Huddersfield, currently in position 22 QPR 17th....lets wait and see

Ainsworth got the best out of Eze at Wycombe. He will install passion, and fight. He wont take any crap, and that's what could be the white flag for Les to move on.

i'd be sacking the medical staff aswell .. never seen so much injuries over the past seasons. this data bollocks they go by, doesn't seem to be working.. at one point under warburton the knobs were picking the team, telling him players need to be rested ffs

Beale TOTALLY ruined our season ,felt sorry for Neil but I think maybe Gareth can save us however if he does then we need to spend some serious money in the summer .If will be easier to get players while we are in the Championship than in Division 1. Let's hope the players play their roles and support Gareth.The management need to put the MONEY into the team and not waste money firing managers

What he will bring is passion, charisma and energy! More than can be said for Critchley who has less charisma than a chocolate teapot!

Yessss

Yep, who pays the 3.5 years and the other staff, and who pays off another club to Nick their manager and his staff…as for the club being self sufficient this blows a big hole in that..why does Ferdinand say we all have to learn why everyone

If they get Ainsworth in it just shows there’s no real long term plan to improve the club. Saying that, it’s not Ainsworth’s fault and we have to get behind him.

Nc was easy option, he was similier profile to Beale and board just made simple conclusions he would carry things on well. It was wrong

We're going to spend more on Managers than we have on players.What a mess!! How is Ferdinand still there?

Hey Guys. You should hear yourselves. My God.

Even more Bealeshit in coming for us. BTW Charlie are you related to Dennis?

Can’t continue to blame all the managers, Les is appointing them !!!

😊good bye to bad rubbish

I can't believe how negative you guys are about Ainsworth, he's what QPR need, you have to look at the plan QPR had with Warburton, nice football and stability but it didn't work and QPR have regressed, Ainsworth will bring a freshness to QPR and lift the players who clearly have talent. Get off your high horses and promote this, get the fans buzzing and watch things transform.

Critchley worse manager we have had since Mark Hughes

Ainsworth as a player great. Manager please no.