HOLLOWAY LAMENTS QPR UNCERTAINTY
Ian Holloway revealed the boardroom uncertainty at QPR has left him feeling like a nanny in charge of panicking children.
After his side's 0-0 draw with 10-man Sheffield Wednesday, Holloway was left to reflect on a troubled week that has seen the club announce Bill Power's and Mark Devlin's removal as chairman and chief executive respectively.
Director Gianni Paladini appears to have seized effective control of the club - but the confusion increased when Power and Paladini were seen sitting side by side in the directors box.
Holloway also said Power and Paladini had walked into the dressing room "arm in arm" before the match began.
"I feel a bit like the nanny who is trying to calm down the kids," said Holloway, who went on to compare Power and Paladini to quarrelling parents.
"It looks like mum and dad are splitting up and nobody likes that. I hope they get back together.
"They are the two people who should give me stability, but they are bickering away like they want a divorce - and I'm not going to be their lawyer.
"But I like them both. They showed commitment to QPR when nobody else wanted to - and they both deserve this club."
Former Aston Villa manager John Gregory - a Rangers player in the early 1980s - was in the directors' box and Holloway's position may come under pressure.
The club also announced that Paladini's fellow Italian Gualtiero Trucco - part of the Monaco-based groups of investors who put money into QPR last summer - has been installed as interim chairman.
"Whoever picks up this baton has to be able to carry it forward," Holloway continued.
"If not, they shouldn't pick it up. If they can't take it forward, I'll question my position.
"If they question my position, because change sometimes involves that, what can I do about it? It's not in my control."
Discussing the game, Holloway believed his side had become downhearted too easily towards the end of the match.
He added: "Some players showed disappointment before the fat lady had picked up her mic and started to sing.
"Show disappointment in the dressing room. It takes only a second to score a goal."
Wednesday manager Paul Sturrock was left shaking his head after his injury-hit squad suffered four more losses.
John Hills was sent off for a second bookable offence and will be suspended, while Glenn Whelan, Lee Peacock and Drissa Diallo were added to an already lengthy injury list.
Sturrock said: "There's a Scottish character (Fraser) in Dad's Army who always says 'we're doomed' and that's how I feel at the moment.
"We've no rhythm because injuries mean I can't get the players on the training ground - but I'm proud of their performance tonight.
"We worked hard on the shape in training, and that benefited us.
"But I was disappointed with Hills. His sending-off was a bit of a zany moment."
