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QPR midfielder vows to fight for starting spot ahead of Chelsea derby clash

Sep 13 2012 By Paul Warburton

JAMIE Mackie has warned all and sundry they right him off at their peril.

The midfielder was a lowly player with relegated Plymouth when he joined Hoops two seasons ago, and although he suffered a devastating double leg-break in January 2011, returned to stamp his authority in a star-studded QPR.

Now, the 26-year-old Scotland international reckons he is hell-bent on keeping more expensive new signings out of the team ahead of Saturday's west London derby with Chelsea.

He said: “The key is adapting. If you embrace that it’s going to change – and you want to be part of it you can be successful here.