Leaving Wycombe Wanderers after a decade in charge was always going to be tough for Gareth Ainsworth.
The English manager was adored by Chairboys, having led the club from League Two to an unlikely spell in the Championship in 2020/21, before dropping back down to League One the following year. With QPR in dire straits when the then-49 year old took charge in February, many thought Ainsworth was mad to swap a long-term gig for a role which could easily have ended in relegation to the third-tier.
