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WHY QPR JOB IS MAKE-OR-BREAK FOR BOSS WARBURTON

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MARK Warburton has it all to prove at Queens Park Rangers. Fail, and his status as an elite manager will likely be over.
The 56-year-old’s problem is one of perception. In his first job at Brentford, Warburton reached the Championship play-offs, a remarkable feat for a team with no money and a League Two stadium.
Yet he did so at a club where he was already established as sporting director, knew the players intimately and was trusted by his owner. Likewise, his promotion at Rangers came with the caveat that Scotland’s secondlargest club enjoyed all manner of material advantages ...

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