Steve McClaren has hinted that some QPR players have no future at the club in the wake of the Carabao Cup defeat at Blackpool.

Manager McClaren made nine changes for the third-round tie at Bloomfield Road, where Rangers produced a dismal performance and lost 2-0 to the League One side.

A number of players were given chances to impress and seemingly might not get another.

Asked if he had discovered more about his fringe players, McClaren said: “Absolutely and that’s what we’ve used this cup for.

“We’ve looked at some of the players – those we can take forward, and those we can’t.”

McClaren praised Grant Hall, who came through the full 90 minutes, and Alex Baptiste, but admitted other players had simply not performed.

“I think but for Grant Hall and Baptiste, who I thought were excellent, we didn’t do ourselves justice,” he said.

“It was a frustrating night for everybody. I was frustrated on the bench. The players were frustrated on the field and of course the supporters were frustrated.

“But that’s the risk when you make nine changes and you play the fringe players.

“The younger players in there especially are very disappointed because they have high hopes of progressing into our team and in football.”







