Axed QPR boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink hinted at his frustration at the club's transfer policy after his final game at Nottingham Forest.

The Dutchman was sacked after Rangers drew 1-1 at The City Ground after just 11 months in charge.

The former Burton manager was, reportedly, told of his fate by Les Ferdinand five minutes after the final whistle.

Hasselbaink kept his departure from his squad and the press after the game but suggested that the club's transfer policy, which has been previously explained by director of football Les Ferdinand, meant it would take time for QPR to challenge at the top of the table.

Rangers have slashed their budget by around 50 per cent from last season and have signed younger players, rather than bring ones with experience to the club as per recent years.

Les Ferdinand
Les Ferdinand

Hoops also brought in Yeni Ngbakoto, Idrissa Sylla, Pawel Wszolek and Ariel Borysiuk from abroad and the Dutchman felt they all needed time to adapt – time he wasn't given.

“We want to be in the top six but it's a process. You have to understand what is going on behind the scenes. A lot of things have changed,” Hasselbaink said after the 1-1 draw with Forest.

“We have gone with much younger players that we have to develop. We have four new foreign players and we have to give them time to get better. It takes time.”

The former boss added: “We are always looking up and Forest was a big step for the team mentally, physically and football wise.”

Tim Sherwood is the current favourite to replace the Dutchman in the Loftus Road hotseat.

The former Tottenham and Aston Villa manager has a strong relationship with director of football Les Ferdinand as well as academy director Chris Ramsey.