Les Ferdinand has been made Director of Football at Queens Park Rangers, with Twitter exploding following the announcement…
QPR have announced the appointment of Les Ferdinand as Director of football at the club, the former Tottenham star taking the position in the wake of Harry Redknapp’s resignation.
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Ferdinand was temporarily put in charge of the club following Redknapp’s departure, but has now seen his role at the club altered. This has opened things up for a new manager to take the reigns at Loftus Road, with chairman Tony Fernandes believed to have his eye on a number of potential targets.
Twitter lit up following the 48-year-old’s appointment, with many congratulating him and some offering up suggestions on who should replace Redknapp at the club…
Few more popular appointments than ‘Sir’ Les Ferdinand as #QPR director of football. Sherwood presumably to follow
— Paul Kelso (@pkelso) February 4, 2015
QPR have announced that Les Ferdinand will be the new director of football. Fine choice. And his friend is….. — Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) February 4, 2015
Les Ferdinand is my all time favourite player xx
— zita conway (@zitacon) February 4, 2015
Congrats to Les Ferdinand on his new job. He is a QPR legend and a great ambassador for the club. — TonyIncenzoTALKSPORT (@TonyIncenzo) February 4, 2015
QPR have also named Les Ferdinand as Director of Football. That can surely only mean one thing… pic.twitter.com/7xNUw9t1dE
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) February 4, 2015
Nice move by QPR, appointing formidable Les Ferdinand to director of football. Good for ex black players representation at senior levels too — David Conn (@david_conn) February 4, 2015