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Redknapp and QPR 'couldn't be in a worse place at the moment'

Life has never been dull at QPR over the past few seasons. Granted it would be hard to be dull wi...



Redknapp and QPR 'couldn&#...
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Redknapp and QPR 'couldn't be in a worse place at the moment'

Life has never been dull at QPR over the past few seasons.

Granted it would be hard to be dull with manager Harry Redknapp and players like Joey Barton on the books. But the drama is pretty serious if they do not get their act together soon.

Rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table, relegation would mean that they would face a massive €50 million fine from the Football League upon their return to the Championship - they could even fall to the Conference if they refuse to pay up.

Of course, it's early days yet but Daily Mirror Chief Football Writer Martin Lipton told us about a "growing spell of unrest".

Indeed, he even said that "they couldn't be in a worse place at the moment".

Describing their away performances as "shambolic", Lipton feels that "at some point the buck has got to stop with the manager and the coaching staff".

He picked up on the confusion over the tactics and playing philosophy and noted the rumblings of fan discontent towards the chairman and Redknapp, also questioning the appointment of former forward Les Ferdinand as head of football operations.

He also spoke about the relationship between Redknapp and former England manager Glenn Hoddle, who joined his backroom team in the summer and is believed to have led the manager to turn towards a three-man defence at the start of this season.

But will Hoddle replace Redknapp by Christmas if results do not turn around? Lipton gave his take on that potential eventuality which you can listen to in the Football Show podcast.

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