Queens Park Rangers manager Chris Ramsey has claimed that the squad will need an overhaul should he be given the chance to stay in charge beyond the end of the season.

Despite failing to keep the club in the Premier League, Ramsey is expected to keep his job at Loftus Road and he admits that there will have to be a lot of changes in the summer ahead of their return to the Championship.

"I think it is important that we do have a complete overhaul of everything and have a long-term plan," the QPR boss told reporters. "When I came here a lot of agents and people rang me and said this is the hardest dressing room in the Premier League.

"They said 'are you sure you'll put your career in the balance by trying to do that?' I took the plunge and they have been fantastic.

"I think a lot of players are generally good eggs but there are a lot of players that look at the game as a meal ticket and don't understand the implications of not performing. Every club has its mavericks or time waster or people that cause you to scratch your head in disbelief a lot of the time."

QPR host Newcastle United on Saturday afternoon.