Ian Holloway backs Neil Warnock at QPR after Chris Ramsey sacking

Ian Holloway has given his backing to Neil Warnock's appointment as QPR's interim head coach and says the club is in "good hands".

Chris Ramsey paid the price for Rangers' disappointing start to the season as he was sacked on Wednesday evening.

Warnock, who managed the club between 2010-2012, has been placed in temporary charge after being taken on as an advisor in October.

"The hardest thing for Chris Ramsey was whether the supporters thought he was ready and experienced enough to take on their club," Holloway told the FL72 Podcast. "Was he experienced enough for the support to stick with him when things weren't going right?

"Chris didn't deserve it but that's football and as a big QPR supporter, having played for them and managed them, I am more than happy with Neil at the helm at the moment. I trust what Les [Ferdinand, director of football] and Neil want to do."

Following relegation from the Premier League last season, QPR sit 13th in the Championship with five wins from 15 matches.

It is thought the club want to appoint a new head coach during the upcoming international break and have a list of potential successors with no front-runner.

Holloway, who managed QPR between 2001-2006, thinks Warnock could help to improve their fortunes.

"I believe the club is in good hands," he said. "No one knows it like Les Ferdinand and Neil's relationship with [owner] Tony Fernandes is very important.

"It's a very tough division and they have to set the club up right, but I believe they will. Neil is a promotion specialist."