Sky Bet Championship side Queens Park Rangers are set to appoint Mark Warburton as their new manager, after holding advanced talks with the club, according to Football Insider.

The West London side have been on the look-out for a new manager since the start of the month, when they parted company with Steve McClaren after a dismal run of form.

Plenty of names have since been linked with the vacant role at Loftus Road, but Football Insider claims that Warburton is set to be named as McClaren’s successor.

The 56-year old is believed to be in advanced talks with the club, and fits their criteria of being able to develop young players from their academy, as well as having experience of working in the Championship.

Warburton is no stranger to West London – he took his first steps into management with Brentford and guided them to promotion from League One in 2014.

He then moved on to Rangers, where he lifted the Scottish Championship title with the Glasgow club, but was sacked by Nottingham Forest last season which divided opinions across the country.

QPR, after a 2-0 defeat against Derby on Monday, have won just one of their last 11 league games and occupy 19th spot in the Championship table.

The Verdict

I think that Warburton is the best name out there for QPR at present.

He plays nice football, he’s good with young players, and will have a good knowledge of the club having been at Brentford.

He will be looking forward to the summer, where he will look to get his ship in order at Loftus Road.