Warnock broke my heart says QPR misfit
Published 20:36 16/11/11 By MirrorFootball
QPR reject Hogan Ephraim admits life under Neil Warnock almost made him fall out of love with the game.
Ephraim, who has been farmed out on loan to Charlton until January, admits Hoops boss Warnock shocked him when he left the midfielder out of the 25-man squad at the end of August.
And the West Ham academy graduate hopes his stay at the LEAGUE League One high fliers will go on longer than his initial six-week deal.
Ephraim said: "After working so hard to get to the Premier League with QPR, I wanted to stay and it came as a bit of a surprise when the manager made the decision he did.
"When that happened, I knew I had to move on and I chose Charlton because I knew some of the staff from my days at West Ham.
"I enjoy training here like I haven't done for a long time and I have a smile on my face again. Hopefully that can continue for the next six or seven weeks and I can play a big part for Charlton.
"I am concentrating on having a great time until January 3 and we'll see what happens from there."
QPR striker DJ Campbell is expected to return from his broken foot within a month.
The 30-year-old is out of the protective boot he's been wearing after suffering the metatarsal injury in training last month.
Kieron Dyer is running in training, Akos Buzsaky and Bradley Orr are back in full training and Fitz Hall could return at the weekend.
