The appointment of Jim Magilton has hardly been the most overwhelming development ever seen at Loftus Road but the decision is made and we can do little now other than sit back and see how he does.

Personally I think it’s a strange choice and one that will ultimately prove to be unsuccessful but he is now the man in charge and as such he will now get my support.

The most interesting thing for me is his choice of job title. Jim Magilton is the QPR Manager not the first team coach. Whilst all of our recent bosses have regularly been referred to as “manger” by most of the media the fact is from Lugi De Canio onwards they have always been billed as “First Team Coach” for reasons we are all too aware of.

This time it’s different, the official website very deliberately used the word manager when announcing his appointment and the staff directory on the website lists him as First Team Manager too. We can only hope that actually proves to be the case.

I’ve mentioned Daniel Levy at Spurs in articles before, and whilst he might not be a shining example of how to run a football club he did make a big deal of a similar situation when he appointed Harry Redknapp announcing it as a “return to a traditional style of football management”.

There have been no such grand announcements from Briatore and co but we can only hope the subtle switch of job title has the connotations it should have. Magilton may not have been the man I wanted at QPR but I did want a proper manager and assuming that proves to be the case I believe it’s a far more important decision than who was actually appointed.

Whilst Magilton was far from my first choice it is becoming apparent he wasn’t really the clubs either. Many names have been linked with the vacancy but one person who was never really talked about appears to have been approached last week.

Former Fulham boss and current Coventry manager Chris Coleman apparently turned down a late approach to switch to Loftus Road last week according to his Chairman Ray Ranson. Coleman is being heavily linked with the soon to be vacant Swansea job and Ranson was keen to stress that his man didn’t want to leave The Ricoh Arena.

"QPR's Chairman Gianni Paladini approached us last week and asked for permission to speak to Chris and I said no. I spoke to Chris and he said he wasn't interested in going anywhere," Ranson told the Coventry Telegraph.

If Coleman was preferred over Magilton it really does make you wonder how many people were above the two of them in the list and just how much damage Paulo Sousa’s departure did to our chances of securing a reputable name.

I would make the assumption that most of the targets we had in mind simply weren’t interested in taking a job that has proved to be so unstable which makes it all the more important that Jim Magilton is given plenty of time and backing to do the job his way, regardless of the lack of enthusiasm I might have for his appointment.

We need to rebuild our reputation and we can only do that by running the club sensibly. As long as we’re not crashing to relegation under Magilton he must see out the season and preferably the one after that as well. If we jettison him after a few months just how far down the list are we going to have to go next time?