Marc Bircham has rejected an approach to take over as director of football at Nottingham Forest.
The QPR youth coach, who made more than 150 appearances as an R’s player, was offered the role at the Championship club, where former Loftus Road chairman Gianni Paladini has recently been involved in an advisory capacity.
Forest remain interested in appointing Bircham but have so far been told he is keen to stay put.
Bircham has been asked to manage a newly created development squad at QPR as part of major changes to the club’s structure.
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Ridiculous story IMO as a Forest fan. The fact I'm reading it proves the usual lack of press info coming out of City Ground. Hopefully things will change under the new regime at NFFC. But definitely agree Birch is QPR through and through
Not a chance turned down premier league clubs when he signed on as a player in league 1. Couldn't imagine him not wanting to be around to see the new training ground and stadium. Lets be honest if he wasn't on the coaching staff he'd be in the stands with us. No disrespect to forest and i hope they can make it back to the prem fantastic club with great history but birch is a Ranger
I am meeting him after the tennis. I am sure I can change his mind with a few samples of lippy
no big loss the guy is a mickey mouse coach and name.
And we don't want him anyways
Seems a little odd this story when the Al Fasawis have come out twice, once to our OS and then live on SSN to say Paladini has nothing to do with them whatsoever?
We could well have made a move for Bircham but it certainly doesn't have anything to do with GP.
Love this man. Hopefully he stays at Rangers for a long time to come.
He's a rangers boy through and through!