CHRIS RAMSEY is the man QPR to keep them in the Premier League.
The caretaker-manager took charge after Harry Redknapp quit last week - and the club are poised to announce that he will remain in control until the end of the season.
Ramsey led the club to their first away points of the season following Tuesday's 2-0 win at Sunderland.
That clearly strengthened his case - and Rangers midfielder Joey Barton took to Twitter to endorse the decision.
Barton wrote: "Good news also on Chris Ramsey. Very good since he has come in. Got group back on track. Lots for us all to do now to keep club in the league."
The 52-year-old former Brighton defender joined the Rangers coaching staff in November after spending a decade working as part of the coaching set-up at Tottenham.
And he made it clear this week he wanted the job when he said: "If the job's available and I'm the right man for the job, then I'll do it."
But Ramsey's appointment comes as a surprise after club chairman had been expected Tony Fernandes expected to go for a more experienced name.
Former Spurs manager Tim Sherwood and Real Madrid number two Paul Clement were both early front-runners for the job before ruling themselves out.
Fernandes then took to Twitter on Tuesday and wrote: "I think I have got my dream manager. Not what anyone thinks. Take a while. Still a bit to go but I'm very happy."
That led to former Swansea manager Michael Laudrup - now coaching in Qatar - being installed as favourite.
But Fernandes and club director of football Les Ferdinand have clearly been convinced Ramsey is capable of steering Rangers away from the bottom three.
A last-minute Southampton winner condemned the Hoops to defeat in Ramsey's first game in charge.
But the win at Sunderland leaves them outside the bottom three on goal difference ahead of the visit to fellow strugglers Hull on February 21.