Gareth Ainsworth has ended a 14-year spell at Wycombe to join Championship side Queens Park Rangers.

Ainsworth succeeds Neil Critchley in the hot seat after the 44-year-old was sacked on Sunday following a run of poor results.

Assistant manager Richard Dobson and analyst Josh Hart have also made the move to Loftus Road, the club confirmed.

The London outfit currently sit 17th in the Championship table and have failed to win any of their last 10 league matches.

“This is all a little bit surreal,” Ainsworth told the club’s website. “It has been a whirlwind two days and leaving Wycombe Wanderers was very tough because of the connection there.

“But this is QPR and when I spoke about something special forcing me away from Wycombe, this was pretty special.

“It’s the club where I was most known for playing and you get moments in your career that resonate with you forever.

“I loved my time here as a player and hopefully I can go on and love my time here as a manager as well.”

Ainsworth’s last game in the dugout at Adams Park was Saturday’s 1-0 win against Wanderers, with Lewis Wing getting the decisive goal on the stroke of half time.

The Chairboys have also confirmed that a deal has been agreed in principle for Matt Bloomfield to become their new manager.

Bloomfield made more than 500 appearances for the club as a player and has spent the past few months in charge at League Two Colchester.

He has steered United out of the relegation zone and won the Manager of the Month award for January.

An official statement read: “Everyone at Wycombe Wanderers will forever remember the memories created by – and the legacy left by – Gareth Ainsworth and Richard Dobson throughout their time at Adams Park, and wishes the two of them, plus Josh, every success for the next chapter of their careers.

“We now look forward to the future under Matt’s leadership, starting with Saturday’s trip to Shrewsbury Town, and welcome him back to Adams Park to begin an exciting new chapter in the history of Wycombe Wanderers.”

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