Saturday is D-Day for a number of QPR players.

A defeat, or at least a lack of performance against Bolton tomorrow, and the management will reconvene on Monday to look for temporary replacements.

Director of football Les Ferdinand laid it on the line for a squad that folded at last Friday’s west London derby with Fulham, but first wants to see if those on the bench so far can plug any gaps.

If the answer is no, Rangers are prepared to dip into the transfer market.

“There’s no money set aside, but we’ll find it if we need to.

“We brought new faces in. There’s people who haven’t played, and have had to sit on the sidelines, and may now get an opportunity and stake a claim for a spot.

“After the Bolton game, we’re going into the international break and we’ll sit down and see if we do need to bring people in.

“Look at Fulham they got relegated the year before and nearly went down last year. They understood where they were and we understand where we are.”

Ferdinand confirmed Sebastian Polter, who has not featured since last month’s League Cup defeat against Carlisle will be pencilled in against the Trotters after recovery from a hamstring injury

“He’s had a good week’s training and he should be there or thereabouts,” added Ferdinand.

Hotshot Charlie Austin is sidelined for a month with a hamstring injury, and Polter would be his natural replacement.