Warbs

[Darkranger]

As stated previously "football can be a fickle business". A couple of weeks ago a lot of people were calling for him to go, now after 2 good back to back wins, things appear much brighter. If we were to lose the next 3 games would sentiment change again?

I would certainly look at tying him down to a longer contract, because I believe we are moving in the right direction, but I would be tempted to leave it a little while longer before starting discussions.

[rangersroar]

In my opinion the change in formation has had a big effect on recent performances and results. We have been too open with a back 4, having that extra centre back makes us more solid.
Dickie likes to go forward with the ball, and if the move breaks down there is not a gaping hole in the middle of the defence. Not to mention we can get 2 strikers on the pitch which gives the opposition more problems to deal with.

[gator]

If he keeps us up with this squad I believe he needs to be retained and given some money to strengthen!

[Stainrod]

Who knows,but I get the impression Warburton is happy here and wants to stay on.
the Board probably knows this and feel it's worth the risk NOT to offer him a new contract at this time . If he gets an offer from another club in the summer (or before)and decides to go so be it,not the end of the world .He is doing a decent enough job here but it's still only 6 wins from 24 games this season and we are 17th,probably a bit premature to be rewarding him with a new contract

I don’t see it as a reward , more like do we want to rip it up and start all over again with someone else in a different direction at a point where we are starting to look like we are getting it right . I take on board the 6 wins , apart from Dickie I don’t think any of our summer signings hit the ground running.

[Rebel R's]

If my contract was due to expire in 3/4 months and my employer was making no moves to extend it , I would actively be looking for employment elsewhere already .Who knows I might even earn more elsewhere and have more chance of success.Maybe discussions are underway or maybe the club have decided to move in a different direction.

Who knows,but I get the impression Warburton is happy here and wants to stay on.
the Board probably knows this and feel it's worth the risk NOT to offer him a new contract at this time . If he gets an offer from another club in the summer (or before)and decides to go so be it,not the end of the world .He is doing a decent enough job here but it's still only 6 wins from 24 games this season and we are 17th,probably a bit premature to be rewarding him with a new contract

[Stainrod]

If my contract was due to expire in 3/4 months and my employer was making no moves to extend it , I would actively be looking for employment elsewhere already .Who knows I might even earn more elsewhere and have more chance of success.Maybe discussions are underway or maybe the club have decided to move in a different direction.

[Undecided]

Most wanted him sacked a few weeks ago now we want to extend his contract .
I think we should see where we are in 2-3 months time,IF we are in a decent position and look safe from the drop offer him an extra years contaract .no offence to Warburton but I dont see Chelsea or Real madrid coming in for him,it would be a huge mistake to offer him a new 2 year contract now,we could go another 10 games without a win and want him sacked again.do nothing for the moment

Spot on. Let's see the results for the next 5 or so games at least. 10+ points after 5 games extend, if not see what the trend is by then.

[Stainrod]

Most wanted him sacked a few weeks ago now we want to extend his contract .
I think we should see where we are in 2-3 months time,IF we are in a decent position and look safe from the drop offer him an extra years contaract .no offence to Warburton but I dont see Chelsea or Real madrid coming in for him,it would be a huge mistake to offer him a new 2 year contract now,we could go another 10 games without a win and want him sacked again.do nothing for the moment

Nobody is talking Chelsea or Real Madrid but I reckon a few teams in the championship with bigger budgets than ours would take a punt on him should he become available.

[Rebel R's]

Most wanted him sacked a few weeks ago now we want to extend his contract .
I think we should see where we are in 2-3 months time,IF we are in a decent position and look safe from the drop offer him an extra years contaract .no offence to Warburton but I dont see Chelsea or Real madrid coming in for him,it would be a huge mistake to offer him a new 2 year contract now,we could go another 10 games without a win and want him sacked again.do nothing for the moment

[Golborne]

and the many end up back there before they've unpacked their case. when off these msg boards, i don't know a Rangers fan (virtually all season ticket holders, so possibly biased by having endured many seasons of dross down the years) that's anything but really happy with the brand of football. Frustrated with the odd player, but more frustrated with the results. Consistently most laugh and say "i don't know why you waste your time looking at them" when I mention some of the stuff that gets thrown around on boards about our manager, players etc. I would hope everybody who comments on these boards is consistently watching these games every week, and I plead with them to also watch the opposition. There are many sides above us picking up points, but they are utterly shite, playing shite football. There but for the grace I'm not watching Cardiff, Millwall, Luton and more besides. I don't expect to win every week, let alone any silverware, but I want to watch my team play, or at least attempt to play the right way and MW has got them doing that. It's work in progress that I'd like to see continue and evolve.

[Riverwild]

Good manager. However, I think we can do better. I think the owners need to bring in a new coach with new ideas this summer. I've been calling for a good foreign coach for some time. I think this is what we need to do this summer. Lots of very good coaches in Europe and outside Europe. The owners need to be doing their due diligence on the up and coming coaching talent overseas. Instead of just looking in the UK.

We must widen the search for the next coach of QPR. The owner's target market for coaching talent is way too narrow-minded into. We need to break this pattern next time.

[Stainrod]

Good points by Leadham, but I still want to see how the team are doing going into March before talking about a new contract for him.

It's easy to blame bad luck for missed chances, but ot was his formation and team selections that contributed largely to that. Bonne is clearly the more mobile and likely scorer yethas largely been used as a late sub whilst Dykes has been flogged as a lone striker.
It took Warbuton 3 months before he changed to the formation many have called for and is now getting better results.

By all means , if results continue in this way and QPR climb clrar of the bottom 6 , his contract should be extended.

I agree , I have shared those frustrations around team selection and formation, I have also been saying for a few months that Bonne has been under used compared to Dykes .Overall though we are starting to look like we are moving in the right direction.

[stanistheman]

Good points by Leadham, but I still want to see how the team are doing going into March before talking about a new contract for him.

It's easy to blame bad luck for missed chances, but ot was his formation and team selections that contributed largely to that. Bonne is clearly the more mobile and likely scorer yethas largely been used as a late sub whilst Dykes has been flogged as a lone striker.
It took Warbuton 3 months before he changed to the formation many have called for and is now getting better results.

By all means , if results continue in this way and QPR climb clrar of the bottom 6 , his contract should be extended.

[Stainrod]

He’s here until the end of the season at least.Cant honestly see other teams coming in for him.

A decision needs to be taken before then or there’s a good chance he will go elsewhere. Maybe the club has someone else in mind to take the baton on , I don’t know . He has had to deal with a lot of upheaval in his time here , now he has the loss of Caroll and Bos to deal with .

[Mem]

Really good post/posts

Football is so fickle. I must admit before the Norwich game I was all for Warbs going.

Now, I want him to extend his contract for the following reasons;

He always acts with class and dignity despite the pressure
He has demonstrated there is a plan b
The style of football is attractive
The players seem to want to play for him
He appears to have the strength of character to challenge the board to ensure we sign players
He gives youngsters a chance but only when they are ready
Whilst not everyone agrees with his stance with out of contract players - it does send out a powerful message