QPR hinted at the "difficult situation" surrounding Michael Beale's exit as they sacked his replacement after just 12 games in charge.
Beale started well at Loftus Road and rejected the chance to join Wolves before being lured back to Rangers in November. That led to criticisms in the English media especially after Beale had earlier professed his loyalty to the club only to leave weeks later but he insisted the chance to return to Ibrox, where he was previously Steven Gerrard's assistant, was too big to turn down.
QPR's form had begun to tail off prior to his move back to Glasgow as they took just one point from his final five matches and those struggles have continued since. Critchley, who was lured from Blackpool, won just one game and was yet to pick up a victory in 2023, and they announced on Sunday they had sacked him after plummeting to 17th in the table.
