Friday 7 December 2012

QPR Can't Afford To Keep Taarabt in January

After paying Mercedes prices for clapped out Kias with expired warranties, QPR and Redknapp are facing the wrong way in a one way street with no reverse gear and a knackered clutch. The players signed by Hughes, Warnock and Fernandes are on inflated wage packets - that's why Green jumped from the Good Ship Boleyn to join the Bush of Rats - and so are in no hurry to leave, and there's no way in a million years that clubs will pay the stupid sums that the Hoops "invested" in them.

The trouble is, the cost of players is written down over a number of years, meaning that any loss is not realised until the end of a player's contract unless he departs for pastures new part way through that contract. If QPR sell their high priced rubbish in January, at the necessary knocked down prices, then the loss will be quantified immediately, not good news when you have a five year plan and you are looking to build a new stadium.

So, with demand likely to be low for the Warnock and Hughes signings since QPR's promotion anyway, if Redknapp is to wheel and deal, he needs to shift on a player with real value - and there's only one in the entire squad - Adel Taarabt.

His worth to QPR is questionable anyway. Firstly he is "in and out" form wise, a temperamental player who, when in the mood, can be brilliant - witness his goal against West Ham - but who equally can fail to turn up in a match according to his whim. Add to that the fact that he will be claimed for the African Cup of Nations and so will miss games in January and probably February, and suddenly he becomes 'Arry's best bargaining chip, the only motor on the forecourt with an engine, four tyres, windscreen wipers and a gear box. Clubs in hotter climes won't be concerned that he is a poor starter on cold, damp days and may well be prepared to gamble on him.

Trouble is, Spurs are due a cut of any transfer profit, so even with Taarabt's sale, 'Arry's hands will still be tied. Lose to Wigan this weekend, and QPR are down anyway!

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

The west ham fan who does not go to games has spoken...who cares what PLASTIC HAMMER thinks...

Anonymous said...

Nice chirpy piece, agree with your thoughts on tarry, in todays climate we can't afford a luxury player but he does, when interested change games, apart from watching with his skills as a fan is great. Hopefully we will hold onto him and get rid of the dross we have, we need players who are passionate about playing which appears to be a little rare nowadays. I still, although misguided, think we will stay up but its going to be a bit squeeky bottom time! No change there at loftus rd!!

Anonymous said...

shit blog terrible article.

Anonymous said...

Were down I blame mark Hughes
He did the same at man city

Anonymous said...

Plastic Hammer Why does he give us so much of his time? who reads he's crap Blogs? Must be a man with a lot iof time to kill,

Anonymous said...

Whats that word im thinking of?? Arghh i forgot, begins with P :S oooh yh Prick :)

Anonymous said...

Don't enduldge the no mark.