Mark Hughes is confident his job as QPR manager is safe following the 2-1 home defeat against West Ham which kept his struggling team bottom of the table.
Rangers, still without a league win this season despite more big spending during the summer, were two down at half-time following a dire display.
The result is bound to increase speculation about Hughes’ future given the ambitions of the Tony Fernandes-led regime at Loftus Road.
But the Welshman is confident he will be given time to improve results.
“I would think so. We’ve had a big investment in the club and are looking to improve – and we will,” he predicted.
“But until we get results, everything will be up for debate and the focus starts to come on the club.”
Hughes made no excuses for his team’s first-half horror show but suggested Rangers’ tough opening to the season, coupled with various players being unavailable, were the reasons for their league position.
He said: “The first half wasn’t any kind of performance. That was disappointing because, since the Swansea game on the opening day, we all felt we’d steadily improved in terms of performances, so that was a step backwards.
“It’s difficult at the moment, because in terms of selection it’s too fragmented. Some players haven’t been available or have been at different levels of fitness.
“After Swansea we got a good point at Norwich and then had games where we wouldn’t have been expected to get points. But we did get a point against Chelsea, who are European champions.
“If we’re honest, we knew at this stage of the season there was a likelihood that we might not have many points on the board. Tonight was an opportunity to do so and we’ve not done it.
“But we know there are games ahead of us and once we get the full complement [of players] our play will warrant points in the Premier League.”
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This post was last modified on 05/10/2012