QPR have appointed former manager Chris Ramsey as technical director.

The 53-year-old was sacked by the club in November, being replaced by Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, but has now returned to Loftus Road after we broke the news last month.

Ramsey was in charge of Rangers between February and November last year, winning nine of his 32 games as they were relegated from the Barclays Premier League last season.

And director of football Les Ferdinand revealed Ramsey had a clause in his contract which paved the way for his comeback.

"Whilst we were disappointed things didn't work out with Chris at first team level earlier in the season, we were determined to retain his services at QPR," Ferdinand told the club's official site.

"As such, we actually put a clause in his contract which allowed us to retain Chris's services in a player-development role should things not work out for him as head coach.

In Pictures: Chris Ramsey's career at QPR

"Chris knows academy football inside-out and having put the building blocks in place for a lot of the good restructuring work that's been done here over the past 11 months, he can come in and make an instant impact in an environment he has helped build."

Ramsey will oversee coaching and coach education within the club's academy and be responsible for developing and implementing player development strategies.

He will also oversee the integration between the academy, development squad and first team, as well as focusing on the monitoring and reporting of players on loan to other clubs.

Rangers are 16th in the Sky Bet Championship with Ramsey's replacement Hasselbaink yet to win in six games in charge.

Timeline: Ramsey's time as QPR boss

Time Line

Ramsey's reign at QPR

  1. February 3

    Ramsey appointed

    QPR turned to their head of player development after Harry Redknapp handed in his resignation as an interim option.

  2. February 7

    QPR 0-1 Southampton

    Ramsey's first game since replacing Harry Redknapp ended in a last minute winner for the Saints as Sadio Mane scored in second half stoppage time.

  3. February 10

    Sunderland 0-2 QPR

    His second, though, was much more positive as Rangers recorded victory on Wearside thanks to goals from Leroy Fer and Bobby Zamora.

  4. February 12

    Extension

    QPR confirmed Ramsey would be in place until the end of the season.

  5. March 14

    Crystal Palace 3-1 QPR

    Rangers were in a run of five straight defeats and there was none more worse than at Selhurst Parka as three first-half goals condemned QPR to a defeat, despite Matt Phillips' fine strike.

  6. April 4

    West Brom 1-4 QPR

    The Rs were able to enjoy a day in the sun as Eduardo Vargas, Charlie Austin and Bobby Zamora scored first half goals at The Hawthorns. Victor Anichebe pulled one back but Youssouf Mulumbu's red card, followed by Joey Barton's goal sealed the win.

  7. April 7

    Aston Villa 3-3 QPR

    QPR were seven minutes away from back to back victories at Villa Park but Christian Benteke inspired Tim Sherwood's side to an equaliser.

    Matt Phillips gave Rangers the lead before the Belgian equalised and put Villa ahead at the break. Clint Hill levelled the scores before Charlie Austin made it 3-2. Benteke, though, completed his hat-trick to cost QPR two points.

  8. May 10

    Manchester City 6-0 QPR

    Rangers were relegated after they were thrashed at the Etihad Stadium. Sergio Aguero blasted a hat-trick with Aleksandar Kolarov, James Milner and David Silva all getting on the scoresheet.

  9. August 8

    Charlton 2-0 QPR

    Rangers suffered an opening day defeat at The Valley as their hopes of an instant return to the Premier League suffered a setback as Tony Watt and Morgan Fox scored second half goals.

  10. August 25

    QPR 1-2 Carlisle

    Rangers were knocked out of a cup competition by a lower ranked opponent once again as the Cumbrians celebrated victory at Loftus Road.

  11. September 25

    Fulham 4-0 QPR

    QPR produced a dreadful performance as west London rivals Fulham ran rampant. Moussa Dembele, Ben Pringle and Ross McCormack scored first-half goals to seal the win before the latter made it four.

  12. October 17

    Warnock returns

    Neil Warnock was brought back to the club as an adviser to the head coach. Rangers followed up with a defeat at Birmingham City.

  13. October 24

    QPR 3-0 MK Dons

    Ramsey secured his last win as head coach but it needed a late show from his side. Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, Matt Phillips and Junior Hoilett all scored inside the last 20 minutes.

  14. October 30

    Brentford 1-0 QPR

    To lose one west London derby may be unfortunate, to lose your second in the space of five weeks is carelessness. Marco Djuricin scored the goal to separate the two sides.

  15. November 3

    Derby 1-0 QPR

    Chris Martin's goal was enough to separate the two sides and end Ramsey's reign at Loftus Road.

  16. November 4

    Sacked!

    QPR announce they have parted company with Ramsey and have placed Neil Warnock in temporary charge.