QPR Neck And Neck With Toon!
Gianluca Vialli, Roberto Mancini and Terry Venables are among the early names linked with the role after chairman Flavio Briatore swung the axe just 12 games into the Championship season.
Rangers lying ninth in the Championship table and are also in the last 16 of the Carling Cup, where they face a trip to Manchester United after knocking out Aston Villa in the third round.
Ashington-born defender Peter Ramage is currently at the club, having snubbed Kevin Keegan's offer of a one year contract at SJP in the summer.