Football FanCast columnist Rob Facey reacts to the news that Luigi De Canio has left his beloved Queens Park Rangers.

So, as the QPR rollercoaster takes an unexpected turn less than a week after the season finished, once again fans everywhere are waiting with baited breath for the next twist and turn as they do their best to enjoy the ride.

Luigi De Canio, unheard of this time last year, will be remembered fondly by all at Loftus Road as the man who saved us from relegation and, more importantly, got us playing some fantastic football. However, his reward is the termination of his contract.

‘Mutual consent' was the official line but when you consider the two opposing viewpoints it seems as though the decision was mutual on one side only. Co-owner Bernie Ecclestone denied tabloid suggestions that World Cup winner Zinedine Zidane was being lined up but more tellingly hinted that De Canio's term was always intended to be a short one.

"I can say 100 per cent categorically ‘no' to stories that we have spoken to Zidane," Ecclestone told The Times.

"We have known for six months that the coach would be leaving and we have to draw up the shortlist."

However, the manager appears to take a different view to his dismissal.

"There were some problems," said De Canio, as reports Sky Sports.

"It's a shame. I feel I did a good job."

Conflicting reports do not make pleasant reading for Rangers fans, but we must be realistic. De Canio has a record for turning around the seasons of the clubs he has managed in Italy, including Reggina and Siena.

While it could be suggested that Gianni Paldini and Flavio Briatore saw survival as the name of the game last season, the fact is that when Gigi took the reigns he was handed a three year contract.

Though it was clear that De Canio was never going to be the long term head of the billionaires club, we must not forget the importance of his part in helping us retain our Championship status. The next stage of the rebuilding of QPR will be the appointment of the next manager, but who that will be is anyone's guess.

Nobody expected the next major announcement to come from Loftus Road to be the termination of De Canio's contract, so all we can do is wait with baited breath for further developments in the hunt for a new boss. Zidane has already been hinted at along with, more worryingly, Steve McClaren, Sam Allardyce, Iain Dowie and Chris Coleman.

It is likely, what with the continental coaching and backroom set up, that another European coach will be the favourite - but with so many young English managers turning heads, (Paul Ince, anyone?), the club have an opportunity to get a relatively big name. The appointment will set the bar for what fans can expect for the new season. If it is another unheard of manager, a solid season of progress is what the owners are after. A manager with a proven track record at this level would suggest that playoffs are a minimum. The appointment of Mourinho, Eriksson or Rijkaard would show that the sky is the limit.

Though it is disappointing that De Canio will not be in charge for next season, the owners would not have made a decision to remove a popular manager with haste. Trust must be given to the owners and we can not fret over every decision made.

Obviously sentiment makes up a great deal of football in England, but under the new owners the plan is to get into the Premier League as soon as possible. There will be harder things to swallow in the future, that is for sure.

It's not the first time I've said it and it won't be the last - all we as Rangers fans can do is enjoy the ride.