BBC · Mar 9, 2023
QPR manager ready for relegation talk rather than "fear" it
Gareth Ainsworth is the new boss at Queens Park Rangers, which have won only one of their last 20 matchesQueens Park Rangers manager Gareth Ainsworth says the team must not "fear" relegation and would prefer to talk about the drop than it "creep up on them".
Rangers, which face Watford on Saturday, sit 20th in the Championship and sevens point above relegation.
Ainsworth has lost his first two games since replacing Neil Critchley.
"People will talk about us being in this battle now and that's fine," Ainsworth said.
"I'd rather it be talked about and rather it be out there than us fearing it and it sneaking up on us."
QPR have not won in 13 matches and have lost their last five games.