Queens Park Rangers manager Neil Warnock has confirmed he will be the manager of the Championship title winners at the start of next season. But surely he should not have had any concerns over this?
Warnock took charge of Q.P.R in March 2011, a time when the club were just 3 points off the relegation zone and fighting for their Championship safety. Now, 14 months later, Warnock has led the club to the Championship title and promotion to the top flight. This is all after surviving an investigation with the threat of a points deduction for a breach which occurred before Warnock was in charge. Still he worked through this tough time with the club and came out on top. Not much more could have been expected from the manager in a 14 month period, Warnock should have been praised. However this did not seem to be the case.
Following the club’s promotion speculation of a new manager clouded Warnock’s achievement. It was suggested the riches of Q.P.R may persuade a higher profile manager to move in and take the club into their Premier League campaign, Claudio Ranieri had been linked. Warnock himself had to admit he had concerns over whether he would still be the club’s manager at the start of the new season. I thought this very disappointing speculation. Whilst Warnock’s last experience of Premier League management was suffering relegation with Sheffield United, I believe any manager who has gained promotion with his club deserves the chance to take them forward. If Warnock were replaced it would have been a disgrace and a shame that a club, who have only just won promotion to the top league, believe they deserve a manager with a bigger name than one who has done all he can for the club and done it well.
It is pleasing news that Warnock has now been able to confirm he will be taking the club into their Premier League campaign. However I still feel it is poor the Q.P.R board could not have ensured there was need cause for concern earlier and avoided the speculation dampening Warnock’s parade.
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