ROBERTO LANDI is fond of comparing footballers to finely-tuned Ferraris but today revealed he will not be joining flamboyant Formula One team boss and club chairman Flavio Briatore at Queens Park Rangers.
The London club, who are also financed by F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, are on the lookout for new boss after the departure of Iain Dowie, however, contrary to reports, Landi insists it won't be him.
"I know the chairman and it is a very prestigi
ous club. I am sure it will be in the Premier League next season but not with me in charge. I have had no contact with the club. No-one has spoken to me and I know nothing about it. I have seen my named mentioned with the job in England and I think people are jumping to conclusions.
"However it is good for Livingston that my name is being talked about, because it means we are being noticed for what we are trying to achieve here."
Landi has no fitness worries ahead of the trip to face Airdrie United tomorrow, but revealed that midfielder Fernando Giarrizzo has left the club and returned to Argentina.
The South American had found it difficult to break into the first team and Landi decided the best option was to allow the player to return home to be with his wife and family.
"Fernando has found his opportunities limited. I have a very solid midfield. He had a contract until January, to see how things worked out. We had a chat and we decided on this outcome.
"I could have kept him, but I would rather he was happy and let him go early. It is not a problem, sometimes these things happen in football."
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