As various sources have reported, Ian Holloway seems to be on his way out of QPR.

Ollie has been an absolute star since he returned to QPR. Things have been a bit wobbly, though, in the last few weeks, and I was beginning to get the sense that the fans were turning against him.

So if he is off to Leicester, then in a strange way it gets everyone out of spot. He can move on to bigger and better things, and the fans can genuinely say “So long mate, thanks for everything you’ve done for the club, and good luck!”. That’s got to be better than an ignominious exit in a month or two.

As for what he leaves behind, the weird thing is that the main problem - the defence - seems to have had some sort of bizarre transfer-deadline swap-shop makeover. If it works, and Shittu returns to the sort of form that he apparently showed at Leeds on Saturday, then things may not be too bad for us.

The only scary bit is exactly who Paladinni decides to bring in as a replacement. The talk is of Jim Smith as a director of football. That’s all very well, but what we need is a coach (or two), not a wheeler-dealer.