Queens Park Rangers defender Clint Hill has urged the club to give manager Chris Ramsey a new contract.

Reports have suggested that the 53-year-old will be kept on at Loftus Road even if the team is relegated at the end of the season.

Ramsey took charge of QPR in February following Harry Redknapp's departure, but he has been unable to steer them away from the drop zone. The R's are seven points adrift of safety with three games left to play this term.

Despite the side's troubles at the wrong end of the table, Hill believes that the squad would be in good hands with Ramsey at the helm on a permanent basis.

"It would be great to have some stability no matter what league we are in - I don't think we've had that in the past few years," he told The Mirror. "We need to build for the future and learn from the mistakes we have made over the previous years. I think Chris has made it clear he would love the job so hopefully he will stay.

"I think we have become more compact as a unit and more dangerous going forward since he's come in. He's given us certain roles but not bamboozled us by over-complicating things.

"He doesn't look like he's struggling to cope with the job – he's taken to it well. Hopefully we can get some positive results for him and the club. He loves coaching. I like to see a manager out there, implementing his ways. It's his team and philosophy so he should be out there dictating what he wants."

QPR continue their battle for Premier League survival on Sunday when they face Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.