Chris Ramsey feels he was right to take his Queens Park Rangers players to Dubai for warm-weather training and is adamant the trip was not a holiday . The relegation-threatened Barclays Premier League club stayed in the luxury five-star Meydan Hotel as they took advantage of a weekend off due to Tottenham Hotspur ’ s Capital One Cup final by travelling to the United Arab Emirates for a five-day break . Ramsey set ground rules ahead of the training camp at the plush Nad Al Sheba Sports Complex but allowed his players time off to visit Dubai ’ s Meydan Racecourse to wind down . QPR boss Chris Ramsey spoke to the media ahead of Wednesday 's Premier League match against Arsenal . The Hoops head coach was adamant that his decision to take his players to Dubai was 'the right thing to do ' QPR welcome Champions League-chasing Arsenal to Loftus Road on Wednesday having won just one of their last nine Premier League matches following their latest defeat against Hull City on February 21 . Yet Ramsey feels his team are better equipped to fight relegation to the Championship following their time spent in Dubai . ‘ Whatever happens , at that time I feel it was the right thing to do , whether things work out positively or not , ’ Ramsey said . ‘ I still believe that it was the right thing to do for the players so we could actually sit down , have a few meetings , and have a chat , and see where we ’ re headed . ‘ We worked on a few things . No rocket science . The players knew what they were out there for . One of the things we wanted to avoid was people thinking that this was a reward for something . It ’ s not a reward . It ’ s not a holiday . It ’ s a training camp . ‘ If we could have had the training camp down the road it would have been more convenient . We set down ground rules , we knew what we were going there for. ’ Ramsey will be without suspended captain Joey Barton after he was sent off for shoving Hull ’ s Alex Bruce before aiming to hit Tom Huddlestone in the groin less than a fortnight ago . The QPR manager does not want Barton to stop being himself but reminded the 32-year-old there are limits . ‘ We ’ ve sat down and had a chat , and he realises that he could have probably dealt with the situation slightly different , ’ Ramsey added . ‘ The thing is there are players that do have disciplinary records . I would not want to stop him from being that fiery character that he is , but obviously we know there are boundaries. ’ Nedum Onuoha , Mauricio Isla and Sandro have returned to training following injuries and are in contention to face Arsenal . Ramsey will be without 'fiery ' captain Joey Barton after he was sent off against Hull less than a fortnight ago . Hoops midfielder Sandro ( right ) is fit and available for selection after missing three months with a knee injury .
Chris Ramsey says his players are better off after the Dubai training camp . The QPR boss allowed his players to visit Dubai ’ s Meydan Racecourse . As Hoops struggle for survival Ramsey said the trip was 'the right thing ' QPR have won just one of their last nine matches in Mauricio Isla .