QPR boss trusts woman's instincts

London: There's only one person prospective QPR signings need to impress in January — Neil Warnock's wife, Sharon.

The QPR manager says he always invites transfer targets round to his home in Richmond, south-west London, so his other half can cast her eye over them. "I like my missus to see them," Warnock said. "Women have got more idea about people.

"She gives them the once over and says, ‘I like him' or ‘I don't like him'. Or ‘Watch him, he didn't look you in the eyes'. She does all that. If I don't get the player I say, ‘That was down to you, love'.

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"There have been a couple she's not liked and she was right about them. It's woman's intuition."

Striker Danny Graham passed Sharon's test last summer but QPR missed out on the 26-year-old as he opted to join Swansea City, who Rangers play tonight.

Warnock said: "She approved of Danny. She thought he was a nice lad. Everything was agreed, but he went to Swansea the next day because we couldn't buy him. It was disappointing but I wished him all the best."

The QPR manager's approach may seem slightly old-fashioned, but Warnock insists he will stick to his tried-and-tested method.

"I will still speak to the players at my house," he said. "I would rather show them Richmond than our training ground! I've got more chance of selling the club that way."

— Daily Mail