Clint Hill has delivered the inside track on Michael Beale's time at QPR as he admits the Rangers job is a 'hard one to turn down'.
The former Light Blues No2 is the frontrunner to replace Giovanni van Bronckhorst at the Ibrox helm after the Dutchman was sacked at the start of the week. The 42-year-old served as No2 under Steven Gerrard during his time in charge in Glasgow and he looks set for an emotional return north as the main man. The English Championship club 'expect' their manager to depart to take up the vacant post.
Beale will know everything about the club and the expectation to deliver success from his previous stint at Rangers. Former defender Hill knows it is a really good opportunity for the QPR boss if he ends up joining the club after previously snubbing the chance to manage in the English Premier League with Wolves.
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He told the Scottish Sun: “It’s a massive club and a fantastic opportunity. I don’t need to tell you about the expectation and the need to win week in, week out at Rangers.
“He’s had that as a coach working with Stevie Gerrard, so he knows what it’s all about. He helped deliver No 55, so he will have fond memories of the club and his time there.
“Beale knows all about the support and everything that goes with Rangers.
“It’s a hard one to turn down, but if you are a QPR fan then I think you will be a little bit gutted."
He added: Michael Beale has done very well at QPR in the short time that he’s been there as the manager. He lost a few players through injury, but the first team he’s put together can all compete very well.
“Like every other club in that division, the strength and depth of your squad will ultimately determine where you end up in the league. Beale’s done a very reasonable job there, and if you are a QPR fan you will be gutted if he does go.
“There have been all sorts of rumours going about with regards to the release fee and whether QPR will be happy with that. They will be sorry to lose him, that’s for sure. It’s not ideal because they have had Wolves banging on the door a couple of weeks ago.
“They probably thought they had kept him, but now a bigger club has come knocking. Beale must like the Rangers squad and the players who are available to him.
"I know they have added a couple in, but the core of what he worked with before is still there so he must like to work with them.
"I have seen bits and pieces of QPR playing this season. They are very attacking, very possession-based. It suited the players that he had there.
"Going to Rangers he has to find a way to win. If you win you’ll be successful. So if he does go there, and it’s all signed and delivered, then it will be a really great opportunity for him.”
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