Relegation is just something that happens to other people

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  1. Burgundy Red

    Burgundy Red Well-Known Member

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    Queens Park Rangers midfielder Adel Taarabt has signed for Fulham on a season-long loan. The Morocco international, 24, told QPR he wanted to remain in the Premier League after the club's relegation. Taarabt said: "This was a difficult decision for me, but at this stage of my career I feel I need to be playing at the top level. I hope the fans understand my decision and I really hope to return to Loftus Road one day."

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23577399

    I don't know where to start.
     
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    Can't see anything wrong with it personally. What's he said wrong there?
     
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    Surely he's as culpable as anyone else but doesn't see relegation as his problem?
     
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    I don't think he's the first player to leave a relegated team, to stay at the top level. Happens all the time. That's just the way it goes
     
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    Conan Troutman Well-Known Member

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    Indeed it does. Best example being West Ham in 2003.
     
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    Neil Redfearn
     
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    Basically takes their high earners off their books while they try to get promoted again and if they do they get their key players back, quote smart really unless it backfires.
     
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    I guess it's what one should expect in football but I'd like to think if I was instrumental in a team at my work that failed in some way I'd want to stick around to be part of the effort to try to fix it. When he says "he wanted to remain in the Premier League after the club's relegation" doesn't that equally apply to all members of the team? It's all a bit mercenary (by him) and calculating (by QPR) for my liking. As I've said before though, I'm old-fashioned.
     
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    Wrong. That was to do with him wanting pay parity with ****s like Tinkler
     
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    Without him they wouldn't have been there in the first place. He pretty much single handedly got the promoted last time. If he can get a move to premier league club then fair play, I don't think he can be blamed for being a mercenary.
     
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    I must be old fashioned too because I completely agree.
     
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    I think he has got out while he could.

    QPR as a club is in financial meltdown.
     
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