Neil Warnock says that recent speculation linking him to the QPR managerial role has not distracted him from the preparation for forthcoming games.
What started out as a rumour swiftly evolved into media backed speculation and has refused to go away. But Neil is refusing to be swerved by the attention and is remaining focussed on Palace's busy league schedule:
"It is not really a distraction. I think I have been linked around 15 times over the years with them [QPR] and every time they have changed managers.
"It is one of things that happens. It [his position at Palace] is very insecure at the moment. It is not a very nice situaton that we find ourselves in and we will just have to do the best we can with what we have got at the minute.
"I won't pay any attention until they actually speak to the club, that goes for anybody ...[until] then my job is solely here and looking at these games coming up; and you are not going to get tougher, more enjoyable games than the next three."
Tonight Palace face a Reading side very much in peak form with three wins from their last three league games and a credible draw against West Brom in the FA Cup on Saturday.
In the last fixture between the two sides the Eagles ran out convincing 4-2 winners, but will be going into tonight's game without the formidable Victor Moses who was pivotal at Loftus Road.
"I am [looking forward to the game] but I have to say Victor Moses was unplayable that night. He was out of this world and that is what Victor was like in the latter stages of his career here.
"But we played quite well as well. It will be a good game. They are buzzing as well. They are in the throes of a good cup run as well so I think it has all the makings of a good game and I am looking forward to it."
Had Palace not have been placed into administration, tonight's game would have been a chance for the Eagles to establish themselves in the play off places. Instead three points will be a huge step further away from a closing relegation zone, which Neil admits has been the most difficult aspect to take of going into receivership.
"We thought we were going to be getting into the play off places with this game and now we are now trying to get away from the other end.
"That is one thing that has really hurt me. At my stage in my career I am not going to get too many more opportunitites to get promotion, and to have the carpet whipped from under me is devastating.
"I still don't understand why we have been put into administration. The guy who has put us in who is owed money he has not been paid, or is anywhere near getting paid it. So I don't understand why we had to lose points. It just seems like such a needless exercise for everyone at the club and once again myself, the staff and the players have been punished for it."
