QPR chief executive Lee Hoos has claimed the Michael Beale Rangers managerial saga caused him to lose ONE STONE in weight.
The 42-year-old was handed his big managerial break in the summer by the English Championship side but was unable to resist when the Light Blues came calling following the sacking of Dutchman Giovanni van Bronckhorst. The former No2 to Steven Gerrard during his time in Glasgow made a sensational return north after previously rejecting the advances of Wolves in the English Premier League.
At the time, he decided to stay at Loftus Road citing integrity and loyalty as key reasons behind his decision to reject a move to the EPL. It wasn't long until the chance to return north landed at the door of the highly-regarded coach and it was a move he couldn't refuse. Opening up on the situation, Hoos told talkSPORT : "What can you do about Beale's exit?
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"We can never ever guarantee it under employment law. Employees have certain lives. At the end of the day if somebody wants to go, what are you really going to do? That doesn't serve any party. At the end of the day we work with people, we understand people's personal circumstances, but what we don't want to do is turn that into a lose-lose situation.
"I've learned to trust but verify! The silver lining is I have lost almost a stone. In that way, it's been good for my weight.
"Absolutely, there was a bit of a blip even before everything happened in the managerial change. We just need to get back on track.
"Like I said, I know we have a talented squad, a lot of untapped potential, and we need someone who wants to tap into it. We always monitor who is out there and will be able to turn this around quickly. In the second interview, it was the cream of the cream and we had it done and dusted in two weeks."
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