EXCLUSIVE: Zamora blow for under-fire Hughes as QPR fear striker is out for the season





Mark Hughes fears first-choice striker Bobby Zamora will miss the rest of the season, as Tony Fernandes continues to ponder whether to sack the Welshman.



The Queens Park Rangers manager is fighting to keep his job after the club's winless start to the season leaves them bottom of the Premier League.



Crocked: Bobby Zamora looks set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines

And Hughes' season has gone from bad to worse with the news that Zamora may need hip surgery.



The injury caused the former Fulham forward to miss Saturday's disastrous defeat against Southampton.



Rangers' medical team are monitoring the injury but initial fears are that the ex-England striker will need an operation to cure the problem.



In need of points: Mark Hughes' QPR are rooted to the foot of the table

If it emerges Zamora does need to go under the knife, he will not return until February at the earliest, while their are even fears he could miss the rest of the season Zamora's plight is yet another damaging blow for Hughes, who held talks with chief executive Phil Beard at the club's Harlington HQ on Monday while his assistants Mark Bowen and Eddie Niedzwiecki took charge of a light training session.



Sportsmail understands Hughes was given no assurances over his job by Beard during the two-hour meeting, with co-owner Fernandes still pondering his manager's future.



The Malaysian was angered by the manner of Saturday's defeat and is refusing to ensure the manager will be in charge this for the clash against Manchester United this weekend.



