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Rangers then current Chairman Briatore said: " We had an incredibly high number of applicants, but Jim was the stand-out candidate for the role ".

However, despite leading QPR to a good start to the 2009 / 2010 season, a loss of form combined with an alleged head-butting incident with Hungarian midfielder Ákos Buzsáky saw the club further embroiled in controversy.

Jim Magilton left the club by mutual consent on 16 December 2009, along with his assistant John Gorman.

They were replaced by Paul Hart and Mick Harford on the next day.