Sunderland boss Gus Poyet is backing Tim Sherwood for the QPR job.
Sunderland host QPR tonight.
"They (Sherwood and Les Ferdinand) would be a good partnership. They know each other very well and are strong characters.
"They have worked together before and that combination would be very natural. It looks like that is going to be case," said Poyet.
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