January, 2012. Great Britain is preparing to host the Olympic Games, Arsenal’s Thierry Henry has recently re-signed, and Mark Hughes has been named the new manager of QPR.
The Hoops are 17th in the Premier League league and have recently terminated Neil Warnock. QPR had gone eight top-flight games without a win and needed to make a change before abandoning their survival hopes.
Hughes was appointed by club chairman Tony Fernandes, who finalized his ownership of QPR in August 2011. Before departing Fulham, the then-48-year-old manager had previously enjoyed successful roles with Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City, expressing a desire “to further my experiences” as “a young, ambitious manager”.
The Welshman needed to sign players swiftly if he wanted to build a side capable of competing in the second half of the Premier League season. Quality is hard to come by in the January transfer window, since most clubs are hesitant to move their finest players.
Hughes, on the other hand, leveraged his prior club’s strong contacts to enhance his present employers’ front line.
Mark Hughes’ involvement in QPR’s Bobby Zamora transfer
When deadline day arrived, QPR signed two strikers. One was Lazio’s Djibril Cissé, but the other raised eyebrows across the country.
Bobby Zamora had traveled across West London to quit Fulham and reunite with Hughes.
The Hoops paid a reported £4 million for his services, indicating their desire to sign the marksman.
Following his arrival, the attacker revealed that his old management had a significant part in his move to Loftus Road.
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