Mark Hughes insists he will still be Queen Park Rangers manager next season, even if the club suffer relegation from the Premier League.
Welshman says there is a long-term plan at Loftus Road
Mark Hughes insists he will still be Queen Park Rangers manager next season, even if the club suffer relegation from the Premier League.
The West London outfit are currently sitting in the bottom three with just eight games of the season remaining.
And as the Hoops have one of the toughest run-ins with trips to Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City to come, the club are in real danger of dropping down to the Championship after just one season in the top flight.
But the Welshman, who took over the Rs in January after the sacking of Neil Warnock, claims there is a long-term plan at Loftus Road.
"Will I be here next season regardless of what happens? That's my intention," Hughes said.
"I'm here to build the club and make sure that, long term, QPR are healthy on and off the field."
Slip
Meanwhile, chief executive Philip Beard said on Friday that he was confident QPR would keep their star players when they were relegated from the top flight, before immediately correcting himself to say 'if'.
And Hughes admitted Beard's momentary slip reminded him of working with former Manchester City chief executive, Garry Cook, during his days at Eastlands.
Hughes said: "Those things pop into your head at inopportune moments. It's just a slip of the tongue. We're all allowed Garry Cook moments.
"Relegation is not something we're thinking of - and certainly not something Phil believes is going to happen.
"Irrespective of the situation we find ourselves in at the end of the season, we can fulfil our obligations financially."
