Allegedly An Italian Manager for QPR

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Ben Kosky/Kilburn Times - The Italian job
"QPR are set to appoint the first foreign manager in the club's history after sacking John Gregory last weekend....
The task of lifting them up the table will be entrusted to one of two Italian legends - either former Chelsea and Watford boss Gianluca Vialli or AC Milan stalwart and assistant coach Alessandro Costacurta.
Whoever gets the nod from owners Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone will become the first manager from beyond British shores in QPR's 125-year history.
Both men possess impressive CVs, having played for Italy on numerous occasions and won European Cups (Vialli with both Sampdoria and Juventus and Costacurta five times with Milan).
Rangers are also expected to appoint a director of football, probably with top-level experience in Italy, to work alongside the new boss - who could be installed in time for next Monday's home game against Norwich.
Chairman Gianni Paladini has indicated that caretaker manager Mick Harford, who takes charge for tonight's match at Colchester, is not a candidate for the full-time job. ...
After witnessing Sunday's 5-1 hammering at the Hawthorns, a grim-faced Paladini headed for the visitors' dressing-room to inform Gregory that his two-year contract was being terminated....
Perhaps Gregory's greatest failing, though, was his tendency towards bizarre team selection and refusal to pick particular players - such as Matthew Rose, Mauro Milanese and Nick Ward - under any circumstances.
Even on Sunday, it was difficult to understand why the substitutes' bench included three full-backs, while central defender Zesh Rehman was being given a torrid time on the right.
Or why Stefan Moore was again pressed into service as a winger, with Martin Rowlands moved into the centre and the likes of Ward and Stefan Bailey nowhere to be seen.
The infamous training ground punch-up with the Chinese Olympic team, persistent takeover talk and numerous changes to the backroom staff all ensured that Gregory's reign was never dull.
But it had run its course. Having set a precedent this time last season, the board's decision was inevitable" Kilburn Times