HOLLOWAY HOLDS OUT FOR GUARANTEES
QPR manager Ian Holloway will seek assurances over his role before agreeing to sign a new five-year contract at Loftus Road.
After guiding his team to a 1-0 win over Luton, Holloway revealed he could sign the new deal before Saturday's home match against Leeds.
But Holloway indicated he had some tough talking to do with the club hierarchy before he could be convinced to commit his long-term future to the club.
"We are discussing a new contract, but there are some things we need to sort out," said Holloway.
"But I need assurances that I will be able to improve the team year on year, otherwise we will be in trouble.
"In the summer there were three players (believed to be Mauro Milanese, Ugo Ukah and Marc Nygaard) signed who I don't know much about - and that can't be right.
"I will back my judgement (of players) all day long, and I don't need people telling me what to do."
Holloway signed a three-year deal with the club last season, but he revealed that, under the terms of that agreement, Rangers would have to pay him only until the end of this season were they to sack him.
Holloway, who took over in March 2001, will also be seeking a wage increase as part of his new deal.
"I believe I deserve a pay rise," he said. "I've been here a long time now."
Lee Cook's second-half free-kick was enough to earn 10-man Rangers their first win for a month and came about thanks to a much-improved second-half display.
The west Londoners were outplayed in the first half but, despite having Tommy Doherty sent off for appearing to throw a punch at Chris Coyne in the 80th minute, outmuscled their opponents after the break.
"When I look at the video of the first 10 minutes, I will not be a happy bunny," Holloway admitted.
"But in the second half we got behind them and looked much better."
Luton boss Mike Newell, meanwhile, claimed his side should have been awarded a penalty for Marcus Bignot's injury-time tug on substitute Dean Morgan.
Newell said: "It was a penalty. I spoke to the referee afterwards, but it's too late then.
"We created three or four good chances in the first half, but we didn't take them and it's a worry when that doesn't happen away from home.
"For their goal, I thought the wall hadn't been lined up properly, but Kevin Nicholls told me he had been pulled out of the wall.
"If the referee doesn't see that, there's not a lot you can do."
