Hull V QPR at The KC Stadium - Match Preview

Hull V QPR - view commentary, squad, and statistics of the game live.Huddlestone backs RamseyHull midfielder Tom Huddlestone believes Chris Ramsey will make the most of his chance at QPR and is only surprised it took so long for him to make the step into management.Ramsey stepped into the void left by Harry Redknapp's resignation at Loftus Road and has been handed the reins until the end of season.At 52 the former Swindon defender has taken his time to make the transition to number one, not withstanding a low-profile spell in America, and spent a decade working with Tottenham's Academy and Under-21s.But Ramsey is highly regarded for his work at White Hart Lane, not least by former Spurs midfielder Huddlestone.The pair will be on opposite sides on Saturday as Hull and Rangers contest a match that could have big implications at the bottom of the table."Chris is well respected within the game, it's a surprise he hasn't moved into management before to be honest," said Huddlestone."I know from working with him at Tottenham and from what some of the younger lads said he's one of the best they've worked with."I think he can make a success of it

He's got all the qualifications behind him and even though it's not at first team level he's gained a lot of experience behind the scenes with youth development and Tottenham seem to be reaping the rewards from him at the minute."Huddlestone's closing comment is a nod to the integration of players such as Harry Kane, Nabil Bentaleb and Ryan Mason into the current Spurs side.Huddlestone and Jake Livermore both swapped North London for Hull after being edged out by expensive imports under Andre Villas-Boas, while long-serving Tottenham skipper Michael Dawson made the same switch this summer.Tigers boss Steve Bruce says all three have offered glowing references for Ramsey and is pleased to see another homegrown coach given the chance to serve in the Barclays Premier League."They all speak very, very highly of Chris

He's well respected with a reputation as a very, very good coach," said Bruce."He has been given a great opportunity and I wish him well, after Saturday, I really do

I'm pleased a British, English coach has been given the opportunity."Over the last couple of weeks we've seen a little return to that with Tim Sherwood being given the Villa job and Chris getting the QPR number, so I sincerely hope it goes well."QPR welcome back top goalscorer Charlie Austin.The 13-goal striker missed the 2-0 win at Sunderland with a foot injury but manager Ramsey has said Austin is back in contention after returning to training.Mauricio Isla is the latest Rangers player to be sidelined with an injured knee and joins Leroy Fer, Sandro, Richard Dunne and Alejandro Faurlin as players who will miss out through different knee problems, whilst Nedum Onuoha has a hamstring injury.Having lost all 11 away league fixtures with Redknapp at the helm, Ramsey guided the R's to a 2-0 win at Sunderland in just his second game in charge - the first a last-gasp loss to Southampton at Loftus Road.Victory at the Stadium of Light lifted QPR out of the relegation zone and owner Tony Fernandes has said he would be "nuts" to replace Ramsey if he led the club to safety and that the job, beyond this season, is his for the taking after Fernandes initially said he had landed his "dream manager"."I don't really read that much of the media," Ramsey said when asked about Fernandes' remarks."You get good and bad press and what you don't want to do is start worrying what people are saying about you in the paper."What he has said is a nice statement and it is the chance to have a very prestigious job for a long time if things go the way we want them to go."If it is me or anyone else I would just want what is best for the club

I really do have a long way to go to be a dream manager."

Source : PA

Source: PA