Sacked QPR boss Neil Warnock admits he heard rumours his job was under threat before Christmas.

Warnock claims more experienced club owners would have realised "there would have been no problem securing a Premier League future" had he been given the go-ahead to make the signings he wanted.

"But no doubt the chairman has had a string of agents in touch telling them their man could do a better job," Warnock added. "It looks like it might be Mark Hughes, though I heard around Christmas they were thinking of (Gianfranco) Zola and (Ray) Wilkins."