Mick Beale has departed QPR for Rangers.
QPR‘s positive start to the 2022/23 EFL Championship season was left in tatters this week after popular manager Mick Beale was headhunted by Scottish side Rangers.
Beale has enjoyed a meteoric rise since making the move from Aston Villa’s backroom staff to the managerial role at QPR, with his Rangers side mixing it with the league’s best at the top end of the Championship early in the season.
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With the board’s quest for a new head coach already underway, RealSport101’s Harry Smith is on hand to give you the latest odds to replace Mick Beale as QPR manager.
Next permanent QPR manager odds
The odds for Mick Beale’s replacement are correct as of Monday, December 5th.
- Neil Critchley – 6/5
- Chris Wilder – 4/1
- Anthony Barry – 7/1
- Marti Cifuentes – 7/1
- Mark Robins – 10/1
- Brian Barry-Murphy – 12/1
- Sean Dyche – 12/1
- Scott Parker – 18/1
- John Eustace – 18/1
- Gareth Ainsworth – 18/1
- Paul Hall – 20/1
- Steven Gerrard – 20/1
- Steven Schumacher – 20/1
- Leam Richardson – 22/1
- Sol Campbell – 22/1
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- John Herdman – 25/1
Mick Beale’s QPR departure: As it happened
Mick Beale was largely an unknown name to Championship fans before the summer with the 42-year-old having worked under Steven Gerrard during his time at Rangers and Aston Villa.
Those who worked closely with Beale attributed most of Gerrard’s managerial success to date to his influence behind the scenes, and the evidence following his departure from Villa Park supports that fact.
After 15 games at Loftus Road, Beale was approached by Premier League club Wolves to replace Bruno Lage but turned down the opportunity on the grounds of loyalty to QPR.
That loyalty seems to have faded now though with Beale set to return to his former club Rangers to take over as head coach.
