Whereas Queens Park Rangers supporters will probably be annoyed that Michael Beale jumped ship so early into his time at Loftus Highway, they may certainly have nonetheless most popular the previous Aston Villa assistant to MK Dons boss Liam Manning.
Reports in the course of the summer season advised that QPR needed to talk to the League One aspect about appointing Manning, after an unbelievable first season within the third tier which noticed the Buckinghamshire aspect miss out on promotion through the play-offs.
The 37-year-old had led the Dons to a third-place end in what was his first season as a supervisor in England, having beforehand labored for Lommel SK in Belgium.
It was no shock that he was attracting curiosity from QPR as they looked for a Mark Warburton successor however in the long run, he would stay with the League One outfit, in what proved to be a blessing in disguise for the Hoops.
Earlier than a nasty run of form forward of Beale’s departure, QPR regarded as if they may actually problem for a promotion spot again to the Premier League, and will probably be hoping to get their season again on monitor when the second tier resumes this weekend.
In the meantime, MK Dons have fallen off a cliff beneath Manning, and it appears solely a matter of time earlier than the younger supervisor loses his job at Stadium MK, as they’re presently languishing in 22nd position within the third tier, having received simply 4 video games within the league thus far this marketing campaign.
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Dropping key gamers reminiscent of Scott Twine and Harry Darling has confirmed to be disastrous for the Dons and relegation to League Two now appears an actual risk, just some months on from after they completed simply one point outside the automated promotion spots.
It’s evident that Manning is not considered in the identical gentle as he was in the course of the summer season, as his identify has not been talked about as one of many candidates to take over from Beale at Loftus Highway.
Subsequently, supporters will probably be glad that QPR failed with their method for Manning in the summertime, because it might have been a disastrous appointment given MK Dons’ stunning begin to the 2022/23 marketing campaign.