EFL pundit Sam Parkin is unsure about whether Gareth Ainsworth's methods will end up working in the Championship with Queens Park Rangers, voicing this key concern on the What the EFL?! Podcast.

The West London outfit are in a reasonably vulnerable position, failing to win a single league game so far in 2023 and finding themselves in the bottom half of the division now despite sitting at the top of the tree earlier in the campaign.

Currently sitting 20th and just seven points adrift of the drop zone, their opening two games under Ainsworth haven't helped their cause, suffering a 3-1 home defeat against Blackburn Rovers in his first game in charge before falling to another 3-1 loss at the weekend, this time against Rotherham United.

And without some of their key stars at their disposal, with the likes of Lyndon Dykes, Chris Willock and Ilias Chair all spending time on the sidelines, their predicament may not improve anytime soon.

There hasn't been a new manager bounce for Ainsworth yet - but he will be keen to turn things around quickly - with the supporters likely to be behind him following his successful playing spell at Loftus Road in the past.

Despite his previous ties to the club though, Parkin has a key concern about his tenure in the English capital.

He said (19:26): "I’ve spoken already about my concern about whether some of the methods [including the Haka] would translate to a higher level. And I still see that as a bit of an issue.

"Over a long period, then of course he can probably create that harmonious atmosphere that he had at Wycombe but further down the levels, people will run through brick balls because they’re not on the big bucks.

"They haven’t got the egos."

The Verdict:

Parkin does have a point because the formula he had at Wycombe Wanderers isn't guaranteed to work at QPR because both clubs operate in a different manner and are at different levels.

He had some talented players at his disposal at Adam's Park - but there are first-teamers at Loftus Road who will want to get to the Premier League sooner rather than later and that will provide Ainsworth with a big challenge as he looks to keep his squad happy.

The downfall of his potential tenure might be time - because it may take quite a while for him to put his stamp on the first team and turn things around.

As his predecessor Neil Critchley found out, you don't have much time in football to put your stamp on things and there won't be as much patience at QPR as there was at Wycombe, especially when with the position they are in now.

They need to put more points on the board as quickly as possible - and whether Ainsworth can do that remains to be seen. They have been on a downward spiral for a few months now, so it's an unenviable task for the 49-year-old.