Redknapp's job is safe - Fernandes

London - Harry Redknapp will be staying as Queens Park
Rangers manager despite widespread media speculation
he is about to be sacked with the Premier League club
facing an immediate return to the Championship (second
tier).
QPR chairman Tony Fernandes said on Monday that he
wanted to set the record straight over the 67-year-old's
future after Saturday's 2-0 home defeat by Manchester
United left them second-bottom, one point from the
safety zone.
"There's been a lot of rumours about Harry's position
being under threat, so I thought it was time to end all
the speculation so everyone can focus on the challenge
ahead," he said on the club's website (www.qpr.co.uk).
"I firmly believe Harry is the best man to get us out of
the position we currently find ourselves in.
"He has great experience and, having spoken to him at
length over the last week or so, he is determined to turn
this around and help us maintain our Premier League
status.
"This is Harry's squad of players, so he is the man to
move us forward."
All QPR's 19 points have come at home, with
Redknapp's side having lost all 10 of their away
matches.
"We know we need to improve our away form and Harry,
his coaching staff and the squad will be doing all they
can to turn around our fortunes on our travels,"
Fernandes added.
"It's very tight in the table and we will do our best to
strengthen where we can to give us the best possible
chance."
Redknapp was appointed boss at Loftus Road in
November 2012 with Rangers bottom of the table and
although he could not save them from relegation, they
won promotion back to the Premier League through the
playoffs last season.
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