New QPR boss Hughes set for spending spree

MARK HUGHES left little doubt QPR’s ambitions matched his own yesterday after signing a two-and-a-half-year contract to manage the west London club.

Having quit Fulham at the end of last season because he did not believe they shared his vision, Hughes predictably sought assurances on that front before committing himself to Loftus Road until 2014.

The 48-year-old former Manchester City and Wales boss was clearly won over by the plans of Malaysian tycoon Tony Fernandes, who sacked Neil Warnock on Sunday after seeing Rangers slump to within a point of the Premier League relegation zone.