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A group of QPR fans have become the latest to place an advert thanking their old boss - but their praise of Stoke City's new manager Mark Hughes is firmly tongue-in-cheek.

The advert went on display today at a garage close to Stoke's Britannia Stadium and reads:

"A message from QPR fans: Mark Hughes – Thanks (for nothing)".

It was posted by the fans behind the Open all R's podcast via the Amscreen LinkLocal advertising network.

The cheeky advert comes the day after the former QPR boss was unveiled as Tony Pulis' replacement at Stoke.

Such adverts are all the rage at the moment, with Pulis himself having thanked Stoke fans in his local paper last week, which came after a group of Manchester City fans thanked their former boss Roberto Mancini, following his earlier advert .

Hughes left QPR last November after a disastrous eleven-month spell in charge, which saw the Loftus Road club collect four points from the opening dozen games of the season, which eventually saw them relegated.

An Open all R's spokesman today said: "It sticks in the throat that Mark Hughes will be operating in the Premier League next season whilst QPR have to pick up the pieces of a disastrous season in the Championship.

"Football fans are known for their gallows humour and our message is a bit of fun – and maybe a bit of a tongue-in-cheek warning to Stoke fans."