Hibernian manager Alan Stubbs is a surprise contender for the QPR job after Chris Ramsey was sacked, with the club hoping to make an appointment during the forthcoming international break.

The former Bolton, Celtic and Everton defender, who worked as a coach at Everton, has impressed QPR with his approach to the job at Hibernian in the Scottish Championship, taking them into the play offs last season, where they lost to Rangers.

Hibs are currently second in the table behind Rangers, but QPR will have to prise him away from the club at which he has managed since 2014.

Hibernian manager Alan Stubbs is a surprise contender for the QPR job after Chris Ramsey was sacked

Hibs boss Stubbs was recently named as the Ladbrokes Championship Manager of the Month

Rangers’ manager Mark Warburton and Burton Albion’s Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, who secured promotion as champions last season and whose team is currently second in League One, would also be among those considered.

Both fit the profile of a younger coach with the potential to grow the club in the Premier League and work with the academy bring through young players.

Stubbs’ role with the Under-21 team at Everton means he would be ideal for that task though QPR will not rush an appointment and are expected to take their time, while Neil Warnock, who came in as an adviser last month and is now temporary manager.