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Speaking exclusively to The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke, QPR boss Mark Warburton gave a detailed analysis of what he has done since stepping into the hotseat at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium.

The R's appointed Warburton back in May after a terrible campaign spearheaded by Steve McClaren finally came to an end, and it was a summer of upheaval for the former Brentford boss upon taking the job.

Warburton lost one of his best players in Luke Freeman to Sheffield United, and set about making 14 new signings.

What did he say?

On how he manages the club, Warburton said: "As basic as this may sound, footballers want to play. If you’re a golfer who loves playing golf, it’s a bit like if I said, ‘You’re only going to play the par-threes’. You put shackles on them. Sometimes the best thing is to give them freedom within a framework. That’s how I always like to do it.

"I just think, for me, players have got to enjoy coming to work. Players have got to enjoy being good at what they do.

"If someone steps out of line, they are told. But it’s never personal, only professional. I watch some people and how they talk. How can you develop camaraderie? How can you talk about unity and team spirit and bonding when you’re talking like that to someone? It can’t happen."

Changing the culture from the prima-donnas era

When QPR were in the Premier League back in the 2012/13 season, their annual wage bill was a staggering £78m.

It is now one of the smallest in the Championship - bottom five, to be more precise.

As mentioned in The Athletic's article, there is a weekly trip to a cafe - 'Coffee Club' - for the players to chill out and socialise with each other.

You may disagree, but we find it hard to imagine the likes of Ji-sung Park, Loic Remy, Jose Bosingwa, Christopher Samba and Julio Cesar popping down to the nearest Starbucks to do the same - it did feel very much like a bunch of overpaid prima-donnas all lumped together, a complete contrast to the cohesive unit Warburton has built now.

It is noted that most of the QPR players now earn less than £10k-a-week, a fact that one might assume would create a more balanced, rounded atmosphere in the dressing room with everyone more or less on a similar playing field.

The current bunch seem like a much more grounded group of players, and that is testament to how Warburton goes about creating such an atmosphere at the club on a day-to-day basis.