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===Promotions to the Premier League and Relegations from it (2010s)=== Less than a month and only five games after becoming manager at QPR, Paul Hart parted with the club on 14 January 2010; the reasons for his leaving the club were unstated. On 1 March 2010, experienced Championship manager [[Neil Warnock]] joined Queens Park Rangers as manager on a three-and-a-half-year deal after agreeing compensation with Crystal Palace. After comfortably helping the club avoid relegation in the 10β11 season, Warnock assembled a squad consisting mainly of Championship veterans such as [[Shaun Derry]], [[Clint Hill (footballer)|Clint Hill]], [[Paddy Kenny]] with previous on loan playmaker [[Adel Taarabt]] being given a central role in the team and given the captains armband. On 30 April 2011, QPR secured promotion to the Premier League by winning the Championship with a 2β0 win over [[Watford FC|Watford]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Watford 0β2 QPR |work=BBC Sport |access-date=7 May 2011 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13174445.stm |date=30 April 2011 |archive-date=2 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110502090807/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13174445.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> A subsequent FA investigation involving QPR's acquisition of [[Alejandro FaurlΓn]] threatened to deduct points from the side and put their promotion into jeopardy. The investigation concluded on 7 May 2011, with QPR found to be at fault in two of the seven charges, and received an Β£875,000 fine. However, there were no points deducted by the FA, and QPR's promotion to the Premier League was secured.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Joy and relief for QPR after FA clear the path to promotion |work=The Guardian |access-date=7 May 2011 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/may/07/qpr-leeds-united-championship |location=London |first=John |last=Ashdown |date=7 May 2011 |archive-date=13 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113072538/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/may/07/qpr-leeds-united-championship |url-status=live }}</ref> After the club was promoted Eccleston and Briatore sold their shared to Malaysian billionaire and Air Asia owner [[Tony Fernandes]] whose arrival sparked a deadline day spending spree to strengthen the QPR squad. In January 2012, Fernandes sacked Warnock and appointed [[Mark Hughes]] as team [[Manager (association football)|manager]]. Following a tough start to his Loftus Road career and after a run of five straight home wins, Hughes and QPR escaped relegation despite [[Manchester City F.C. 3β2 Queens Park Rangers F.C.|a dramatic 3β2 defeat]] at [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] on the last day of the season.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Man City snatch dramatic Premier League victory |work=BBC |access-date=13 May 2012 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17973148 |first=Phil |last=McNulty |date=13 May 2012 |archive-date=15 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815143622/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17973148 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 23 November 2012, Mark Hughes was sacked after a poor start to the 2012β13 season,<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark Hughes Sacked |url=http://www.thesackrace.com/news/23rd-november-2012/qpr-sack-mark-hughes/ |website=Thesackrace.com |access-date=23 August 2018 |archive-date=13 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613163457/http://www.thesackrace.com/news/23rd-november-2012/qpr-sack-mark-hughes |url-status=live }}</ref> having amassed only four points in 12 games and with the club languishing at the bottom of the Premier League despite significant financial investment in new players in the 11 months of Hughes' tenure. A day later, [[Harry Redknapp]] was confirmed as the new manager.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20466488 |title=QPR: Harry Redknapp takes over as manager |work=BBC Sport |date=24 November 2012 |access-date=27 November 2012 |archive-date=23 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123195750/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20466488 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 28 April 2013, in a 0β0 draw against fellow relegation rivals [[Reading F.C.|Reading]], and with three games of the season to play, QPR were relegated from the Premier League down to the Championship after two seasons in the top flight.<ref>{{cite news|last=James|first=Stuart|title=Reading and QPR relegated from Premier League after goalless draw|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/apr/28/reading-qpr-match-report|access-date=27 May 2014|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=28 April 2013|archive-date=20 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020122149/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/apr/28/reading-qpr-match-report|url-status=live}}</ref> During the [[2013β14 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season|13β14 season]], QPR finished fourth in the Championship, and qualified for the play-offs where they defeated [[Wigan Athletic]] in the semi-finals. In the [[2014 Football League Championship play-off final|final]] against favourites [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] on 24 May 2014, QPR won 1β0 with a goal scored by [[Bobby Zamora]] in the 90th minute to return to the Premier League at the first time of asking.<ref>{{cite news|last=Moore|first=Glenn|title=QPR promoted to the Premier League: Bobby Zamora's Β£80m goal seals play-off victory for Rangers|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/qpr-promoted-to-the-premier-league-harry-redknapp-says-his-side-were-hanging-on-for-their-lives-before-bobby-zamoras-late-winner-9431483.html|access-date=27 May 2014|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=24 May 2014|archive-date=25 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925212352/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/qpr-promoted-to-the-premier-league-harry-redknapp-says-his-side-were-hanging-on-for-their-lives-before-bobby-zamoras-late-winner-9431483.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Following promotion back to the Premier League, QPR endured a difficult [[2014β15 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season|13-14 season]]. Harry Redknapp resigned in February after poor results and mutual frustration with the board. He was replaced by [[Chris Ramsey (footballer)|Chris Ramsey]]. The club finished the season in last place, amassing only 30 points, and were relegated back to the Championship after only one season. After a poor start to the following season, Ramsey was sacked in November 2015 and former manager Neil Warnock returned in interim charge. On 4 December 2015, [[Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink]] was appointed the club's new manager on a rolling contract.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35005002 |title=Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink: QPR appoint Burton manager as boss |website=BBC Sport |date=4 December 2015 |access-date=15 March 2023}}</ref> Hasselbaink was sacked on 5 November 2016, just 11 months after being in charge.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37886826 |title=Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink sacked as Queens Park Rangers manager |work=BBC Sport |date=5 November 2016 |access-date=17 November 2016 |archive-date=20 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120003932/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37886826 |url-status=live }}</ref> Then six days later QPR reappointed Ian Holloway who was in charge ten years previously.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37943477 |title=Ian Holloway: QPR reappoint ex-Crystal Palace & Blackpool boss |work=BBC Sport |date=11 November 2016 |access-date=17 November 2016 |archive-date=14 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114173345/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37943477 |url-status=live }}</ref> Holloway's second spell saw him focus on bringing through young players to replace some of the aging players in the squad on big wages. Holloway gave debuts to youth team players [[Eberechi Eze]] and [[Ilias Chair]] and made other youngers like [[Darnell Furlong]], [[Ryan Manning]] and [[Bright Osayi-Samuel]] key members of the team. Results on the pitch were inconsistent under Holloway and the club finished lower midtable in both seasons of his second spell. Holloway left the club at the end of the [[2017β18 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season|2017β18 season]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manager Ian Holloway departs QPR |website=QPR.co.uk |publisher=Queens Park Rangers FC |date=10 May 2018 |access-date=10 May 2018 |url=https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/manager-ian-holloway-departs-qpr/ |archive-date=20 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020122154/https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/manager-ian-holloway-departs-qpr/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 17 May 2018, QPR appointed former [[England national football team|England]] manager [[Steve McClaren]] as manager.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/steve-mcclaren-named-new-qpr-manager/|title=Steve McClaren named new QPR manager|website=QPR.co.uk|publisher=Queens Park Rangers FC|access-date=23 August 2018|archive-date=6 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106153955/https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/steve-mcclaren-named-new-qpr-manager/|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite a promising first half of the season in which the team sat as high as eighth by Christmas, results quickly tailed off following the turn of the year and McClaren was sacked in April 2019 after a 2β1 loss to Bolton.<ref>{{cite news |title=Steve McClaren: QPR sack ex-England manager after less than year in charge |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47773297 |website=BBC Sport |date=1 April 2019 |access-date=1 April 2019 |archive-date=1 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401113447/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47773297 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 8 May 2019, former Rangers & Brentford manager [[Mark Warburton]] was appointed as McClaren's successor on a two-year deal.
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