Queens Park Rangers interim boss Paul Hall has urged his squad to look forward and not dwell on Mick Beale’s surprise departure to Rangers.

Beale had turned down the Wolves job earlier in the season, seemingly content with life at Loftus Road but left QPR with immediate effect on Tuesday.

He departs with his side lying seventh in the Championship table having only taken up the reins in June following Mark Warburton’s departure.

Hall will now take charge of the first team temporarily leaving his duties as B Team coach. 

“For me personally, it was a fantastic experience to take the first team. I asked the boys to show honesty and they did that,” Hall told the club website.

“We have asked the players to be resilient, and they have been resilient. That’s one of our many values we have at the football club. They have shown their resilience today by giving a performance we can be proud of, and by getting on with it.

“We have to focus on what is in front of us, not what’s behind us. They’ve shown some real spirit and have got on with it. They are good players and what I am asking them to do now is show how good they are, and see if they can raise their level even more.”

Hall's first game in charge was a 2-1 friendly victory against Livingston on Tuesday afternoon.

Sinclair Armstrong and Macauley Bonne struck to give Rangers a 2-0 lead over the Scottish side before Joel Nouble reduced the arrears late on, and Hall was impressed with what he saw from his chargers.

“The players showed some really good stuff in the first half, they moved the ball nicely,” he said. “I asked them to continue what they have been learning and we want to take that a step further if we can. 

“It was a good work out. We have played a team that has travelled the length of the country and they are not going to want to do that and lose, and it is great to come out victorious against a team that plies their trade in the Scottish Premiership.”

Following Beale’s move north of the border, QPR director of football Les Ferdinand said in a club statement: “Naturally we are hugely disappointed to lose Mick.

“Our extensive research when we were looking for a new head coach highlighted him as being very-much aligned with the direction we are moving in as a football club.

“The start to the season we have made, coupled with very attractive football being played, gave us cause for optimism as we looked to build on the previous three seasons.

“That optimism remains but there is no doubt it is a blow to lose Mick so soon into his tenure.”