By David McIntyre
Mark Warburton has shrugged off reports he could be replaced as QPR manager by Tim Sherwood.
Sherwood, who has previously been considered for the job, worked with Les Ferdinand at Tottenham.
And there have been reports that Rangers director of football Ferdinand is ready to install Sherwood at Loftus Road.
“There are always rumours in football. You have to be thick-skinned to be a manager,” Warburton said.
“My job has apparently been taken nine times in the last few days.
“All you do is come to work every day and do the best job you can. As long as you do that you can go home at night and sleep comfortably.”
Rangers are without a win in eight matches and have slumped to 20th in the Championship table, just two points above the relegation zone.
Warburton’s future has been discussed by the club’s hierarchy, who have been concerned by recent results but are giving him time to turn things around and are looking to bring in players this month.
“Of course you have the conversation,” Warburton said.
“We speak about the January transfer window, the plans - we had a Zoom call yesterday. We crack on as a normal.
“It goes from a feast to famine very quickly. You look at some of the names who three or four weeks ago were being touted as champions and now their jobs are being threatened. That’s football.
“You have to have thick skin, get on with it, and as long as you can home at night the best you can be then you’re in a decent place.”