Is Briatore meddling too much?
Iain Dowie was sacked after QPR co-owner Flavio Briatore walked on to the training pitch last Friday to tell his manager which players to pick.
As ambitious Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson emerges as the clear favourite to replace Dowie, Sportsmail can reveal the events which led to the dismissal.
QPR players were left stunned as Briatore marched on to the pitches at Harlington with instructions for the following day's clash with Reading. Dowie refused to carry out the eccentric Italian's orders and was sacked during a row in front of the first-team squad.
Bit off the Doyle: QPR striker Kevin Doyle bursts forward during the goalless draw at the Madejski Stadium
Ferguson, son of Manchester United boss Sir Alex, has been targeted by QPR, but he has made it clear he must have control over team selection and the biggest say about which players are brought in.
Briatore has been impressed with the way Ferguson has guided Peterborough out of League Two and into the League One play-off spots by playing an attractive, passing game - much different to the long-ball style often resorted to by Dowie.
i wish that old flabby chops would naff off to be honest
