Andy Impey is currently working with QPR Under 18s coaches Paul Furlong and Paul Hall

Impey is starting his coaching badges in May

The winger played for QPR between 1990 and 1997





FORMER QPR winger Andy Impey has been working with Under 18s coaches Paul Furlong and Paul Hall to gain an understanding of their work, Les Ferdinand has confirmed.





Impey, who played for the R’s between 1990 and 1997, will be starting his coaching badges in May, and was keen to get a headstart on what the work of a football coach involved.





“Andy gave me a call and asked if he could come in to shadow Paul Hall and Paul Furlong to see how they work and what they do,” Ferdinand told www.qpr.co.uk





“He is not coaching at the moment, and we will have to see how his coaching develops.









KEEN TO LEARN: Impey has been working with Under 18s coaches Paul Furlong and Paul Hall





“The reality is that once he has done his badges, there may not be a position at the club to bring him into. But once he’s got them, if we feel his coaching is up-to-speed and he can add something to this football club, then we will look to bring him in if we can.





“Andy has been very enthusiastic. He has been in every day, he’s been going to away games, just to see how the coaches operate and how the whole process works.”





Ferdinand, QPR’s Director of Football, has a clear vision about the requirements of any potential coach for the club.





“First and foremost, they have to be good at what they do,” he said. “Plus, they need to understand the way we want to do things. We have set out a template for our coaches, which explains how they can progress our players. Any potential coaches need to understand that and buy into it.





“If they have QPR connections after that, then that’s great but what’s paramount is their coaching capabilities, and understanding what we’re trying to do here.









QPR CONNECTION: Impey played for QPR between 1990 and 1997





“What I like about having people involved here who know the club is that they understand what this place means to Queens Park Rangers fans.





“They also know about the club in terms of its history and what it has been through. Plus, they have Queens Park Rangers in their heart, and that’s important.”





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