Francesco Guidolin For QPR Manager?

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Dail Mail - Sacked four times but QPR still want Guidolin
Italian manager Francesco Guidolin is leading the race to succeed John Gregory at Queens Park Rangers, according to the London Evening Standard.
The club are believed to want a foreign coach despite being linked in the last week with Terry Venables, Glenn Hoddle, Glenn Roeder and Paul Ince and intend to make an announcement in the next 48 hours.
Guidolin, 52, is seen as a journeyman manager in Italy and has been sacked no fewer than four times in a 21-year coaching career with 12 clubs.
However, he won the Italian Cup with Vicenza in 1997 and led them to the European Cup Winners' Cup semi-final the following year when they lost to Chelsea.
Guidolin had two spells with Palermo, twice qualifying for the UEFA Cup, yet in his second stint he was sacked with a month of the season to go, only to be reinstated two games later.
He has been out of work since leaving Palermo in May but attended QPR's first win of the season against Norwich last night, and was joined in the Loftus Road directors' box by supermodel Naomi Campbell and 'It Girl' Tamara Beckwith who were guests of new QPR owner Flavio Briatore.
While the club has been happily linked with nearly a dozen managers, they always intended to appoint a figure known to them through their links to Italy. They have already appointed an Italian to the role of chief scout.
Famous faces: Naomi Campbell watches QPR as new Rangers owner and F1 mogul Flavio Briatore (top right) and Tamara Beckwith (bottom row right) look on
Rangers earned their first three points of the season against the Canaries thanks to Martin Rowlands' 66th minute penalty.
But despite the 1-0 win, Adam Bolder believes the players' places in the team are under threat.
"I was surprised at the timing of John Gregory's sacking," said the captain.
"The new men want success, though, and we weren't winning games so the gaffer paid the price. We will be the next ones and it's the kind of pressure we should be thriving on. I believe we are all playing for our futures." Daily Mail

The Sun 0 Queens Pk Rgrs 1 Norwich 0 - By ANTONY KASTRINAKIS
"Italian boss Francesco Guidolin last night emerged as front-runner to take over at QPR.
The former Palermo and Monaco chief was at Loftus Road for Rangers’ win — a victory that left Norwich gaffer Peter Grant considering his position.
Guidolin, 52, held talks with new co-owner Flavio Briatore and is top of the list to replace the axed John Gregory.
A galaxy of stars turned out for the game, including supermodel Naomi Campbell, an ex-girlfriend of Formula One’s Renault boss Briatore.... The Sun

See: Wikipedia Profile of Francesco Guidolin