Queens Park Rangers\u00a0have sacked manager Steve McLaren after a run of only one win in 15 league games. McLaren leaves the club in 17th place, eight points above the relegation zone. CEO Lee Hoos said the decision to sack a dedicated and professional manager wasn’t easy. “We are grateful to him for all his efforts during his time with us.<\/p>\n
“It is well-documented that we are in a period of transition to make the club financially stable. With that comes challenges, not least the cutting of the wage bill while aiming to remain competitive.<\/p>\n
“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.” A full statement is available\u00a0on the club website.<\/a><\/p>\n Coach John Eustace will take charge of the team until a replacement is found.<\/p>\n McLaren’s Loftus Road tenure got off to the worst possible beginning, as the club made their worst ever start to a league campaign. Rangers lost to Preston and Sheffield United, before suffering a 7-1 humbling at West Brom.<\/a>\u00a0A week later, a 3-0 home defeat to Bristol City prompted sections of the Loftus Road crowd to call for McLaren’s head after their opening four matches left them at the foot of the table.<\/p>\n However, McLaren’s short spell in West London did have its highlights. After bolstering their attacking options at the end of August with the loan signings of Tomer Hemed<\/a> and Nahki Wells<\/a>, the R’s went on a run of 11 wins and four draws from the\u00a0following 20 games. The Hoops were as high as eighth in the table on Boxing Day. A comfortable 3-0 win over Ipswich Town left them just two points off the top six. It did look like McLaren’s men could have been dark horses for a play-off spot.<\/p>\n Despite this, Queens Park Rangers’ season came crashing down at the start of 2019. They suffered seven straight defeats in between mid-January and late February. They’ve also failed to win in any of their five previous league encounters. In fact, the Hoops’ February victory over high-flying Leeds United is their only league triumph since Boxing Day. It’s a run that leaves QPR ten points short of the top half.<\/p>\n Main Photo<\/p>\n <\/p>\nSteve McLaren Sacked by Queens Park Rangers<\/h1>\n
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