Championship - QPR appoint Magilton

Eurosport - Thu, 04 Jun 10:29:00 2009

QPR have announced the appointment of Jim Magilton as their latest manager.

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The move represents Rangers' seventh managerial change since Flavio Briatore took control at Loftus Road.

Magilton, 40, who was sacked by Ipswich in April after failing to guide them into the Championship play-offs and will now be charged with leading Rangers back into the top flight.

Briatore told the club's official website: "We had an incredibly high number of applicants, but Jim was the stand-out candidate for the role.

"We (the board) sat down with him on four separate occasions over the last month to discuss our goals and ambitions and he has really impressed myself, Mr Ecclestone, Mr Mittal and Mr Bhatia with his knowledge, understanding and passion for football."

"He did a very good job at Ipswich Town, playing some fine, attacking football, and he has great ambition to achieve in this next chapter of his managerial career. We are all really looking forward to working with him."

Magilton added: "I'm really looking forward to the challenge of managing this great football club.

"The board are highly ambitious, but they are very realistic at the same time. I have huge ambitions to achieve as a manager though, and our aim is to keep progressing, year after year.

"There is a very strong group of players at the club and with one or two additions over the summer, we can expect to be in a position to drastically improve upon the eleventh place finish secured last season."

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  1. The Board may be wonderfull at their "Day­ Jobs"but keep their money to themself when­ it
    comes to QPR.Its an insult to supporters to appoint­ a Manager with a blnak CV as far as
    winning things­ goes,and if they had Sven applying that proves my­ point.He was great for England and Man City,and Im sure­ we face another season of loan deals and anyone
    they­ can get on the cheap.Forget promotion,at this rate­ we'll be lucky to stay in the
    Championship.When­ will the Board wake up and realise we want Winners,both­ in the Management and Playing staff.Another Winter of­ Discontent.

    From Don R, on Mon 8 Jun 11:25AM

  2. The Board may be wonderfull at their "Day­ Jobs"but keep their money to themself when­ it
    comes to QPR.Its an insult to supporters to appoint­ a Manager with a blak CV as far as
    winning things­ goes,and if they had Sven applying that proves my­ point.He was great for England and Man City,and Im sure­ we face another season of loan deals and anyone
    they­ can get on the cheap.Forget promotion,at this rate­ we'll be lucky to stay in the
    Championship.When­ will the Board wake up and realise we want Winners,both­ in the Management and Playing staff.Another Winter of­ Discontent.

    From Don R, on Mon 8 Jun 11:21AM

  3. I would have liked a manager who had a bit more­ experience and a proven record of getting promotion,­ but then a manager who have had success would want­ total control of playing matters which is how it should­ be. Please Mr Briatore let magilton be a manager and do­ not interfere, The most succesful managers of recent­ times, fergie and wenger has total control of their­ teams. Thank you for saving this great club but please­ take a back seat and do a better job for doing it.

    From STEVE, on Wed 3 Jun 11:09PM

  4. well as a Ipswich fan what a joke QPR are the laughing­ stock of the Championship
    Jim Magilton what a ****er­ mid table you will be luckey

    From alan.brewster1965, on Wed 3 Jun 10:39PM

  5. need to stick with one manager not keep sacking them,we­ would have made the playoffs if had the one manager who­ was left to choose own team and players.give the new­ guy a chance,come on u rrrrrrrrrrrrs

    From qprgeeza, on Wed 3 Jun 10:13PM
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    THEY FANK THAR GOANAY BE THA NAXT CHALSEY THEY CAN­ DREEM AN.

    From Donney, on Wed 3 Jun 9:47PM
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    HAVAN SED THOT QPR AS SHIITE.

    From Donney, on Wed 3 Jun 9:45PM
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    FLY GAT. HES WAY BATTAR AFF AT OPR THON APSWACH. QPR­ HAY WAY MACH MAR PETONTIAL.

    From Donney, on Wed 3 Jun 9:44PM

  9. What a joke of an appointment, the guy did sod all at­ Ipswich. Where is the ambition of the club I love.­ Another couple of seasons living with mid table­ mediocrity

    From coker968, on Wed 3 Jun 7:20PM

  10. Another 'bookend' gets a manager's job at a­ club run by someone who doesn't know one end of a­ football pitch from the other.
    I feel sorry for fans at­ QPR, they deserve better.You should never employ­ failure.

    From Veteran, on Wed 3 Jun 7:14PM

  11. Give him time and he'll do well......but lets face­ it: that impatient school child in control won't do­ that. If they haven't won 200 games more than­ they've played a month before the start of the­ season he'll be sacked......although, if it were­ not for Briatore and the others the club would have­ ceased to exist, so maybe us fans can give them credit­ and let them turn QPR into the newcastle of the­ south...

    From ndumbunsungudoctor, on Wed 3 Jun 6:46PM

  12. GOOD LUCK QPR YOU WILL NEED IT HE WASTED MILLIONS AT­ IPSWICH ON @#$% AND IPSWICH FANS WHERE RIGHT WHEN THEY­ SANG YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOUR DOING! BECAUSE IT WAS AND­ STILL IS TRUE! DAVE QUINN CLACTON ESSEX ITFC

    From ABIGAIL, on Wed 3 Jun 5:47PM

  13. well there we go .... that appointment just shows what­ ambition this club has.... get rid of flavio he is­ making this great club a bloody laughing stock!!

    From antony689, on Wed 3 Jun 2:45PM

  14. Magilton's a better manager than the ignimonious­ end at Ipswich would suggest. He stabilised the club­ from going into freefall and was really unlucky not to­ make the play-offs (at least) in 07/08. I fully expect­ him to do the business at QPR and probably show up my­ own club for their recklessness in appointing Keane. ­ Best of luck Jim.

    From Jonathan R, on Wed 3 Jun 2:14PM

  15. Whilst we QPR fans should be grateful to the current­ board at our club for giving us a
    sound financial­ backing, I cant help but wonder if they know what they­ are doing. Its obvious what this club needs is an­ experienced manager coupled with proven goal­ scorer.

    Surely they would find the promosed land of­ the premiership then.

    From itsabigone78, on Wed 3 Jun 2:08PM
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