QPR have parted company with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in the wake of their 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest.
The Hoops have struggled for form in recent months and have won once in their last five games and were beaten 2-0 by Brentford last week.
The Dutchman was appointed on December 4 2015 and he replaced Neil Warnock who had taken charge after Chris Ramsey's sacking 12 months ago.
A club statement read: "QPR have parted company with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
"The Dutchman leaves Loftus Road following today's 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest in the Sky Bet Championship.
"Hasselbaink joined QPR in December 2015 and oversaw 47 matches in charge, winning 14, drawing 18 and losing 15.
"The club appreciates Jimmy's efforts during his time in charge and wishes him all the best for the future.
"Owing to the international break, the First Team squad will return to training on Wednesday. A further update regarding the club's managerial situation will be made in due course."
GetWestLondon were keeping an eye on Hasselbaink all game and observed these signs that pointed towards it being his last game in charge at QPR.
Negative tactics
Despite regular fan criticism over his style of play, Hasselbaink's game plan from the start at Nottingham Forest seemed to be to try and keep things tight.
There was no threat on the Reds' goal during the first half and defending was made more essential after Karl Henry's needless and baffling red card.
Philippe Montanier's equally negative tactics when leading 1-0 against 10 men started to let them back into the game and Hilderberto Pereira's red card gave Rangers a lifeline they scarcely deserved at that point.
Only then, did QPR start throwing the kitchen sink at Forest and committing bodies forward.
Had they done this from the first minute then they may well have been able to win the game but they were gifted an equaliser by the home side's negativity.
Slumped in his seat
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink normally can be seen patrolling his technical area, barking instructions towards his team.
However, at Nottingham Forest, he was seen walking back into the dugout area and slumping into his seat.
The Dutchman appeared to be a tortured soul in the first half and it appeared that the fight commonly seen in the former Chelsea striker had been extinguished.
He was on his feet on occasions in the second half but it was largely to have a word with the officials until Nottingham Forest were also reduced to 10 men.
But the body language emanating from the QPR boss during the entire game was one who knew his time was nearly up.
Ignoring his players
Hasselbaink was livid with Pawel Wszolek after the Pole failed to put a tackle, or foul in.
The Dutchman had raced from his seat urging the winger to stop Forest's counter attack but, although he impeded it, the break continued.
Hasselbaink had seen enough and immediately called for Olamide Shodipo to get ready to come on with Wszolek being replaced.
Normally, when a player is brought off a manager will shake their hand, tell them well done or something similar.
However, Wszolek was greeted by stony silence from the Dutchman and after the game Hasselbaink hinted that the winger had let him and the team down by saying on that incident: “It's a team game and you want a team performance.”
When Conor Washington and Jack Robinson made way later, they too were ignored by the Dutchman, who was more focused on issuing instructions to the players on the pitch.
Post match comments
Looking back, there was a sense of resignation from the QPR boss when answering questions from the local media who made the trip from west London and reports suggest that he'd already been told he had been relieved of his duties.
If that's the case then the Dutchman deserves credit for fronting up when he'd just been told that his contract was being terminated.
When asked by GetWestLondon whether he felt under pressure, Hasselbaink responded by saying: “Should I feel under pressure? It is what it is. That's football. You've been around QPR for a long time and know what is happening.
“That's the case. I'm trying to do a good job and I think we're going in the same direction. Hopefully I'll be given time – it's not my decision.
Hasselbaink had also celebrated QPR's equaliser more passionately than he had previously and when asked about that, he just said: “If they're going to do something, they're going to do it. It doesn't matter if you celebrate or not.”
For someone largely confident about his and his side's ability this comment about backing is also telling. Hasselbaink said: “I feel I've got the backing of the board until they say something differently.”
The board did say something differently in public later that evening that was passed to QPR fans returning to London via a helpful East Midlands Trains guard.
