Don't do it Curbs!

The "richest club in world football" sacked their 9th manager since August 2007 this morning. The average managerial reign under Flavio Briatore including caretakers is, erm, about 3 months. Just enough time to get to know all the players and the names of the tea lady and cleaners etc. What a joke club QPR have become.

I suppose the individuals who have been prepared to take the job on - John Gregory, Luigi De Canio, Iain Dowie, Paulo Sousa, Magilton and Hart have departed while Harford, Gareth Ainsworth (twice) and youth coaches Steve Gallen and Marc Bircham have had spells in caretaker charge - have all been paid up to leave early, so will have been smiling, if not laughing, all the way the way to the bank. Briatore, Mittal and Ecclestone have failed to invest the sort of money R's fans expected when they arrived amid much ceremony, and I am guessing most of what they have spent has been on managers.

John Gregory's sacking was particularly naive as was Harford's who actually delivered the immediate improvement expected whilst in charge. It all points to a common denominator and that would appear to be the puffed-up Formula One cheat, Briatore. If I were a Rangers fan, I would have pulled all my hair out and have been gunning for some of what Flavio's got left before now. I am not, of course, so frankly all it does is gives me a quarterly chuckle.

However, having worked their way through so many bosses already, Alan Curbishley appears to be rising towards the top of the list and having been out of the game longer than I suspect he envisaged when he departed Upton Park, he may be tempted. If he does, you will have to think he would be doing it against his better judgement. Curbs is his own man would expect to be left alone to do his job and might expect a fair run at it in order to make his mark. Neither of those look assured with Briatore's track record, but the lure of the money, the profile and the local working might prove enough to finally persuade Curbs to lower his sights.