Harry Redknapp was a worried man when he drove back down the A1 after QPR lost a pre-season friendly at Peterborough. Many were expecting his team — with a wage bill bigger than Borussia Dortmund’s and with a plethora of Premier League stars — to run away with the Sky Bet Championship and return to the top flight. But after a 1-0 defeat by the League One side, Redknapp feared they would tumble down another tier. ‘It was a concern,’ he  admits. ‘At Peterborough, when I drove down after the game, I thought we’re going to have a difficult season; I didn’t like the look of us. So, when we started well in the league it gave everyone a lift.
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Harry Redknapp had serious reservations of winning promotion with QPR
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Rangers finished fourth and face Wigan in the play-off first leg on Friday
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London club would be promoted if Loic Remy stayed, says Redknapp
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Redknapp is confident of keeping star players like Charlie Austin, Bobby Zamora and Joey Barton
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Former Spurs boss, who missed out on the England job, expects Roy Hodgson's side to have 'a decent run' at the World Cup
QPR reached the @placeholder play-offs after finishing fourth in the league