QPR face five days on the road starting at Newcastle tonight followed by Blackburn away on Saturday, with the reality of camping out in the north until the final whistle at Ewood Park.

Rangers saw it coming.

Way back in September, former boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink wrestled with the problem in front of fans getting a squad up to the north east back to London, and back up to Lancashire within 72 hours.

To save you wading through it all again - the debate is around 55 minutes.

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The to and fro isn’t going to happen.

Instead, Rs will stay at a hotel after Newcastle, and train at a ‘Premier League club’s training ground,' Ian Holloway won’t say who before heading to Rovers.

The manager joked it could be worse - they could be in Italy.

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"So it's Wednesday night at Newcastle; no flight back; what time would the coach get back if we took it? Do we travel up the following day?" all asked by Ollie.

"Now we’ve got to train at a Premier League ground. Impact on preparation? What will impact is not seeing your family from Tuesday to Saturday or even Sunday morning.

"It could be worse; you could be at an Italian club, and they lock you away if you lose."