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Queens Park Rangers have appointed their former manager Chris Ramsey as technical director. Ramsey, 53, was sacked by the Championship club in November and replaced by Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, but has returned to Loftus Road. He was in charge of Rangers between February and November last year, winning nine of 32 games as they were relegated from the Premier League last season. Director of football Les Ferdinand revealed that Ramsey had a clause in his contract that paved the way for his comeback. "Whilst we were disappointed things didn't work out with Chris at first team level earlier in the season, we were determined to retain his services at QPR," Ferdinand told the club's official website. "As such, we actually put a clause in his contract which allowed us to retain his services in a player development role should things not work out for him as head coach. "Chris knows academy football inside out, and having put the building blocks in place for a lot of the good restructuring work that's been done here over the past 11 months, he can come in and make an instant impact in an environment he has helped build." Ramsey will oversee coaching and coach education within the academy and will be responsible for player development strategies. He will also oversee the integration between the academy, development squad and first team.
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