NEIL Warnock says there is no question of Pascal Chimbonda being frozen out at QPR.
The Frenchman has made only one substitute appearance for Rangers snce his January arrival - the 1-1 draw with Forest last month – and has not started a game since November when he played in the Blackburn side routed 7-1 at Manchester United.
Chimbonda did not even travel up to Middlesbrough last week.
But there is no question of the QPR boss falling out with the 32-year-old full-back.
"I wanted extra forwards at Middlesbrough and he was unlucky really," Warnock said. "He's not done anything wrong.
"I just felt I needed an extra forward or midfield player in there and I didn't want to take him up to Middlesbrough to have five minutes. I felt Matt Connolly could do that job if he had to, which he actually did in the end.
"He [Chimbonda] might not be happy because he's not playing, I don't know, I've not spoken to him. But I explained to him why I was leaving him at home."
Chimbonda is on a short-term contract until the end of the season and Warnock says he won't start thinking about whether to retain him until the season is out.