Soon after my post about QPR, they decided to relieve Gary Waddock of his role as manager, and appoint John Gregory instead.

I must admit to finding this a bit depressing - I’ve never been that keen on the idea of Gregory taking over, although it’s been rumoured on and off for about the last three years, so someone at QPR obviously liked the idea.

Waddock does have a pretty appalling record, in terms of straight results, but I think that the style of play has improved this season, and on the whole he seems to be more decisive during the match, making substitutions earlier and doing less random tinkering.

Having said all that, the team certainly aren’t performing as they should. Gregory may not be my first choice, but maybe he’s what we need right now. I certainly wish him luck.

We’ve got a threadbare squad, but there’s more than enough talent to stay in this division - let’s hope we manage it.

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I’ve updated my QPR iCal calendar with the 2006-2007 fixtures.

After the disappointment of the World Cup, I’m really starting to look forward to the new season… now that’s a triumph of optimism over experience if ever there was one!

As various sources have reported, Ian Holloway seems to be on his way out of QPR.

Ollie has been an absolute star since he returned to QPR. Things have been a bit wobbly, though, in the last few weeks, and I was beginning to get the sense that the fans were turning against him.

So if he is off to Leicester, then in a strange way it gets everyone out of spot. He can move on to bigger and better things, and the fans can genuinely say “So long mate, thanks for everything you’ve done for the club, and good luck!”. That’s got to be better than an ignominious exit in a month or two.

As for what he leaves behind, the weird thing is that the main problem - the defence - seems to have had some sort of bizarre transfer-deadline swap-shop makeover. If it works, and Shittu returns to the sort of form that he apparently showed at Leeds on Saturday, then things may not be too bad for us.

The only scary bit is exactly who Paladinni decides to bring in as a replacement. The talk is of Jim Smith as a director of football. That’s all very well, but what we need is a coach (or two), not a wheeler-dealer.