Queens Park Rangers’ English manager Chris Ramsey (right).
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Queens Park Rangers caretaker manager Chris Ramsey agreed with outspoken captain Joey Barton’s assessment there were “bad eggs” at the club after they were relegated from the Premier League.
But he insisted he wanted to lead the Hoops back to the top flight, adding QPR’s Malaysian businessman owner Tony Fernandes could prevent the London club from collapsing into financial oblivion.
QPR were humiliated 6-0 at Manchester City to be demoted to the Championship although the more worrying aspect of their position is a potential £58 million ($90 million, 80 million euros) fine hanging over them from the Football League under Financial Fair Play regulations.
Before the visit to the Etihad Stadium, Barton criticised some of his team mates, saying there were some “bad eggs” in the dressing room. “I think if you go to any club there are going to be ‘bad eggs’ and those sort of people,” said Ramsey. “What Joey probably eluded to is there are people who could have helped us who haven’t helped us.
“I don’t want to explain that—we can over a coffee after this, if you want!,” he told reporters.
“But I think the owners will save us from going over the edge,” Ramsey added.
“I don’t really understand the bits and bobs of what’s gone on before I came but I think we have very good owners and board members who will try and put something in place to make sure QPR don’t end up like other clubs who have slipped down the divisions and ended up in the financial mire.”
Ramsey was appointed manager until the end of the season in February after former boss Harry Redknapp resigned for reasons of ill-health, with QPR already in trouble.
Whether he returns as manager of the club in the Championship remains to be seen.