'WE'RE FRAGILE – BUT I HAVE NO REGRETS'

QPR boss Gareth Ainsworth admitted his side was fragile after defeat at home to Preston continued their slump towards the drop zone.

- Max Irwin

Tom Cannon’s quickfire double means Rangers have lost nine of their past 10 matches, and all but one of their seven since Ainsworth was appointed.

It means they go to West Brom tomorrow above the relegation places only because of Reading’s six-point deduction.

But Ainsworth insists he has no regrets about leaving Wycombe after Neil Critchley’s sacking to return to the club he spent seven years at as a player.

“I came into this job with my eyes wide open. I have absolutely zero regrets,” he said.

“I love this place, it’s a fantastic football club, but it’s been on a hell of a journey this year and I’m picking up the end of it and trying my best to change the fortunes.

“The slide that this club has been on has been evident for a long time and I think there’s a fragility in some of the players.