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Ian Holloway lashes out at Steve McClaren following his sacking as QPR manager

Ian Holloway has launched an attack on Steve McClaren following his sacking as manager of Queens Park Rangers.

The former England manager was dismissed after picking up just one victory in the Championship since Boxing Day.

McClaren replaced Holloway as manager at Loftus Road at the end of last season - a decision which is still a sore subject with the Bristol-born boss.

Speaking to TalkSPORT, Holloway said: “He took my job. I still had another year left at the club.  I’m still being paid by them now.

“He was talking to the chairman while I was in the job, saying what he’d do. He hasn’t been able to do that.

Ian Holloway (Getty)

“What goes around comes around. Where the hell are the young lads I was told to bring through? [Ebere] Eze isn’t playing, what about [Ryan] Manning? They’re not playing

“I was told to promote the youth and bring people in who cared about the club, it’s not happening.

“Would I go back? It depends who calls me, Les [Ferdinand, director of football] didn’t want me to go.”

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Holloway added: “He had my babies and took my kids,” he continued. “It means the world to me.

“I felt I was in the best position to do that job. I wanted an extension on my contract.

“The owners made their choice and that’s football at the end of the day.”

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