Post by QPR Report on Apr 10, 2009 7:18:32 GMT
Obviously ever paper is reporting, but basically no news beyond the statement and the duration of Sousa, etc.
This from BBC (I presume Dave McIntyre)
QPR axe Sousa after just 26 games
Sousa leaves QPR nine points adrift of the play-offs
Queens Park Rangers have sacked Portuguese manager Paulo Sousa after just 26 games in charge claiming he divulged sensitive information.
In a club statement, QPR said they took legal advice before acting to "protect its position".
Sousa, 38, took charge in November, but won just seven games as the side have idled to 10th in the Championship.
QPR chairman and co-owner Flavio Briatore has now had four managers and two caretakers in a year and a half.
Sousa's departure comes after coach Bruno Oliveira had his contract at Loftus Road terminated on Monday.
Player coach Garth Ainsworth will take charge of the side for the rest of the season, starting with a visit to Burnley on Saturday.
Sousa revealed at the weekend that top-scorer Dexter Blackstock's loan move to Nottingham Forest had been agreed without his knowledge.
"It is a decision for the board and only they can answer it. I'm not frustrated, I said from the first day I have to adapt and try to do my best with the players I have," he said after his side's goalless draw with Crystal Palace
Sousa's predecessor Iain Dowie's 15-match spell with the west London side came to an end after he clashed with Briatore, who is also Renault's Formula 1 boss, over team selection.
John Gregory and Luigi De Canio have had short-lived managerial stints during Briatore's 18 months at the helm after the Italian bought the club with a group of friends, including F1's billionaire supremo Bernie Ecclestone in September 2007.
Ainsworth and Mick Harford have also failed to persuade the Italian to promote them to full-time roles whilst filling caretaker positions.
newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7993079.stm
This from BBC (I presume Dave McIntyre)
QPR axe Sousa after just 26 games
Sousa leaves QPR nine points adrift of the play-offs
Queens Park Rangers have sacked Portuguese manager Paulo Sousa after just 26 games in charge claiming he divulged sensitive information.
In a club statement, QPR said they took legal advice before acting to "protect its position".
Sousa, 38, took charge in November, but won just seven games as the side have idled to 10th in the Championship.
QPR chairman and co-owner Flavio Briatore has now had four managers and two caretakers in a year and a half.
Sousa's departure comes after coach Bruno Oliveira had his contract at Loftus Road terminated on Monday.
Player coach Garth Ainsworth will take charge of the side for the rest of the season, starting with a visit to Burnley on Saturday.
Sousa revealed at the weekend that top-scorer Dexter Blackstock's loan move to Nottingham Forest had been agreed without his knowledge.
"It is a decision for the board and only they can answer it. I'm not frustrated, I said from the first day I have to adapt and try to do my best with the players I have," he said after his side's goalless draw with Crystal Palace
Sousa's predecessor Iain Dowie's 15-match spell with the west London side came to an end after he clashed with Briatore, who is also Renault's Formula 1 boss, over team selection.
John Gregory and Luigi De Canio have had short-lived managerial stints during Briatore's 18 months at the helm after the Italian bought the club with a group of friends, including F1's billionaire supremo Bernie Ecclestone in September 2007.
Ainsworth and Mick Harford have also failed to persuade the Italian to promote them to full-time roles whilst filling caretaker positions.
newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7993079.stm