For Adel, now is the time to stay Email Print Wed Jul 06 11:13AM Football has long had a dysfunctional relationship with the English language. No more so than during the frantic close season transfer market. It is around now that words change meaning entirely. When Gael Clichy, for instance, insists that he left Arsenal because they didn't "love" him enough, we quickly realise that in this instance the word "love" actually means "pay". And when we hear that Carlos Tevez is desperate to leave Manchester in order to be closer to his daughters, what that actually means is "be closer to another vast signing-on fee". But no word changes its meaning quite as much as "adviser". This is a word which those of us outside the game take to denote someone who offers wisdom, provides information relevant to our position and impartially helps us to reach a conclusion of our own that is in our best interests. In football, however, it means a parasite whose sole purpose and intent is to leach as much money as possible in as short a space of time, regardless of the longer term consequences. Take the case of Adel Taarabt. The Queen's Park Rangers captain, the player who provided a level of skill and panache not seen in a hooped shirt since the days of Stan Bowles, the man who won the Championship player of the season last term, the man who returned for pre-season training this week apparently seeking a transfer. According to his manager Neil Warnock, he is surrounded by a posse of advisers, all agitating for him to move on elsewhere. Paris Saint-Germain has been mooted as a possible destination. The old "be closer to the family" line has been pedalled. As has the "love" business. But the fact of the matter is, what these advisers want is a quick payday. And they will stop at nothing until Taarabt moves on, thus supplying them with one. The irony is, if they hung on for a bit, they would gain far more. The proper advice to the player would be this: stay with Rangers for now, prove that you can cut it in the Premier League and then see what happens. The role model he should be following is that of Charlie Adam. Like Taarabt, who arrived at QPR after singularly failing to set the world alight at Spurs, Adam was going nowhere before he got to Blackpool. He had been let go by Rangers who considered him too slow, too fat, too inconsistent. Under Ian Holloway in the Championship, he demonstrated on a weekly basis how wrong they were. His goals, his leadership, his drive from midfield, projected the Seasiders to promotion. At that point, however, in terms of his career, only half the job was done. It was when in the Premier League, almost keeping the club up single-handed, that Adam proved himself a proper player. A year on from his promotion deeds, he is worth far more. If, as seems likely, he goes to Liverpool, he will up his wages three fold. And his agent will thus increase his commission threefold (never mind get his hands on a tidy sum in the transfer negotiations). But none of that would have happened had Adam agitated to move from Bloomfield Road the moment promotion had been achieved. It was his year in the Premier League that made him a wanted man. People in football have long known about Taarabt's ability. What they need is proof that he has the mental constitution to make that ability count at the highest level. A year cutting it with QPR in the top division would immediately show that. Walking out now merely makes obvious the opposite: this is a player who shirks the necessary challenges required to become the best. Frankly, going to PSG for a quick euro is nothing compared to where he could end up if he hung around. This is a player good enough for Arsenal, Chelsea or Manchester City. Provided he completes his apprenticeship. While he may not be regarded as the most objective party here, this is what Warnock will surely be telling the player: you have an opportunity to make real money, to reach the very top of the game. But the first stage of such a career path can only come about if you hang on in here for another season. Sadly, in a world where advice and adviser seem to mean the precise opposite of what the rest of us take them to mean, those surrounding the player are likely to win out.
When he signed for us he must have aimed to get into the prem. now we are there it's not the time to jump ship! It's time to Man up, show some kind of loyalty and show everyone really how good you are..
Code: I would also say that for the manager and the team it is important that he stays. Whether he is sold now for £15m or in a years time for a lot less than that is immaterial to the team. We all know that none of that money will be made available for transfers so I say keep him, even an unhappy Taarabt is better than no Taarabt, and no replacement.
Football used to be about players, managers and fans. Now the biggest influence on the game is the posse of agents and advisors. I often wonder when a player "speaks" to the press whether the words actually came out of his mouth or were "retold" by his agent. Adel was coming up with some wonderful things last year for a bloke who couldn't speak English that well. Whilst players do need support and representaton to help them earn a good living, agents and advisors are now taking a huge slice of the money that should remain in the game. One good move for a player can net the agent a six figure sum (seven at the very top level) for a few weeks "work". I don't know what the answer is. Maybe there isn't one. You hear claims of asset stripping levelled at club owners, but you must certainly add agents and advisors to the list.
The board should pay Tarbs what he is worth, then I think he will stay. £40k a week instead of £20k, European football, £1.5m cash for signing on fee, closer to home + family, comfortable surroundings.... what would you do??
Who's to say he's going to walk straight into thier first eleven? We all saw how pissy he got when even being taken off half way through a match last season. What's he going to be like having to sit out matches or being used as a sub. He's better off here! Let's hope he changes his mind.
Malaga to battle Paris Saint-Germain for Adel Taraabt signature Malaga are looking to gazump Paris Saint-Germain in the hunt to sign QPR captain Adel Taraabt. Adel Taraabt, QPR Choice: Taraabt is being tracked by clubs in Spain and France (PA) The mega-rich duo, who are both backed by Middle Eastern owners, are now set to duke it out for the signature of the £15million-rated Moroccan playmaker. Taraabt has refused to rule out a move away from Loftus Road, and seeing as his girlfriend and family are still based in France; PSG looked the favourites to land the 22-year-old schemer. However, Malaga have now thrown their name into the hat, and the chance to play in La Liga could represent an intriguing prospect for Taraabt, who could view the move as a chance to directly showcase his talents to Barcelona and Real Madrid. The former Tottenham youngster firmly believes he should be playing at the highest level, and seeing as Malaga could afford to match PSG’s financial package, the Spaniards may well hold the advantage if they can convince Rangers to sell. http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/86....#ixzz1Sd Sw2OHR
I hope his new wife knows that he has a girlfriend based in France! Finger on the pulse and all that.
if he wants to go just let go i mean what are contracts for f--- all these days, ok without him we wouldn't have made prem which i thank him for, but should have shown some respect & stay for this season at least.
