Who Comes Next?

It's impossible...

I hope that my sarcastic reply to this person's tweet is not taken literally, but I that the sentiment is appreciated.

Joking apart
Tim Sherwood wouldn’t surprise me a bit being our manager especially with his links with sir les

footballleagueworld.co.uk/former-tottenham-boss-emerging-as-candidate-for-qpr-vacancy/amp/

What's everyone's thoughts on Les Ferdinand as Director of Football?

His tenure has really been a mixed bag in terms of on the pitch, off the pitch has been a really positive don't get me wrong but recruitment with management and players, most of the time it's not highlighting our aim for the future of the club. It is a risk deciding to make a change, going for a younger approach rather than experience. I just want more clarity as a supporter, give us something we can look forward too for many seasons ahead.

This from London Football News is (they claim) the shortlist (and it frightens me):

I remain convinced that he was only appointed to deflect the flak away from TF and RG.  When  Ferdinand arrived in 2015 the owners  had totally mismanaged the club for 4 years, had  authorised Mark Hughes and Harry Redknapp to spend all the clubs Premiership money and knew that with a FFP fine looming  they had to find a patsy to keep the fans off their backs.

TF and RG knew that with no money in the bank and a possible big fine and or a points deduction the QPR future was looking bleak.  As is the TF and RG  way they needed some smoke and mirrors  to take away from all the criticism they were getting. What better way to deflect all that fan anger than to appoint a club legend as DoF because the owners would now have a buffer between them and the fans.

In reality I believe that Sir Les has very little power and is just a figurehead.  On a day to day basis Lee Hoos runs the club and the major footballing decisions such as manager appointments are made by the owners.   Whether Sir Les has the negotiating skills to deal with the players and their agents over contracts etc.,  who knows.  

Personally I see Les as a glorified club scout who gets sent out to view the occasional possible signing and act as the head of propaganda for TF. 

My opinion is that Les is being used by the owners and I just hope his reputation as a club legend won't be tarnished. 

That's still a relief even though it was clearly never true!

There needs to be more accountability in journalism. Big companies shouldn't be able to publish stories without some kind of credible source.