| Taylor Richards 14:45 - Oct 19 with 11405 views | QPRConor2000 |
I honestly dont know what is going on with Taylor.
Hes only played once this season, and hes not even in the team photo.
I know hes played a few development games, but apart from that hes been nowhere to be seen.
Its not doing him or the club any good. [Post edited 19 Oct 2023 14:50]
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| Taylor Richards on 15:05 - Oct 19 with 5675 views | Benny_the_Ball |
It's utterly bizarre especially considering how light the squad is in midfield. He's been with the club for over a year but, the odd cameo aside, is yet to kick a ball in anger. Given how poor the team is this season you'd think he'd be in contention but he's essentially AWOL. I'm surprised more wasn't made of it at the recent fans forum. There's clearly more to it than meets the eye and the club need to be honest with the fans about this situation. | | | |
| Taylor Richards on 15:07 - Oct 19 with 5671 views | colinallcars |
He didn't appear for the Dev Squad the other day.
He seems to have mental health issues which I imagine is rare in a footballer.
I remember years back Alan Hudson was left out of the Chelsea team with depression. I used to work with a really gnarled, tough Scottish chap who was a footballer in his younger days. He was staring at the Hudson article in the Mirror sighing in disbelief. | | | |
| Taylor Richards on 15:08 - Oct 19 with 5669 views | numptydumpty |
I don't think he is confident enough to be a high level professional player
My guess and it is total guesswork, is he has an abundance of talent but his work ethic either down to his anxieties, or IMO and less likely his own personal motivations, he has hardly featured at all.
Maybe he also feels disconnected to people around him so can't perform at levels required.
All I know is, we more than probable need to cut ties with him.
Perhaps a league two side, could have a punt, but obviously on massively reduced wages so we would bear the brunt of his wages for the rest of his four year contract.
Think we need to cut our losses as he clearly is never going to play here and a player in the squad who is potentially on much greater salary than those who play week in, week out and never hide, and open to scrutiny from fans and management alike, think for a decent squad morale, we need to release such players and take the hit , painful as that is.
I would engineer a move and release clause schedule immediately myself. Maybe we can't this season due to FFP though.
Taylor Richards, playing for QPR on a regular basis, is never going to happen ever. Sadly that's the situation but we can't let it drag on for too long as it has a demotivating impact on everybody else potentially. Should not do, but clearly could.
Conversations like comparing salaries and level of first ream experience etc. It would irritate others in the squad for sure. Human nature. [Post edited 19 Oct 2023 15:11]
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| Taylor Richards on 15:17 - Oct 19 with 5631 views | QPRConor2000 |
After watching him at Wimbledon back in the summer, I thought he linked up really well with Chair and Willock, but clearly something isn't right with him.
Im concerned because we are paying him £15k a week, and thats a huge amount of money for someone not playing, and we all know the current situation regarding our finances.
Hes clearly a talented player, but I think maybe the time is now approaching where we have to start seriously consider cutting our losses, if we did move him on then we'd be clearing some £780k per annum on him, that would be a huge amount of money saved at the end of the day.
Its harsh I know and we are all aware hes been having personal issues, but given the state of the clubs finances, we need to make some very difficult decisions. | | | |
| Taylor Richards on 15:20 - Oct 19 with 5611 views | Northernr |
Second game in Austria and the friendly at Oxford. Was never likely to be involved much under this manager after the way he performed and behaved in those.
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| Taylor Richards on 15:25 - Oct 19 with 5575 views | Benny_the_Ball |
Granted but does that warrant complete exclusion, including the team photo? There's more to this than meets the eye. | | | |
| Taylor Richards on 15:26 - Oct 19 with 5581 views | daveB |
yet some of those who let him down in the last game will be pulling on the shirt again this weekend | | | |
| Taylor Richards on 15:29 - Oct 19 with 5571 views | connell10 |
What manager would he be good under mate? | |
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| Taylor Richards on 15:30 - Oct 19 with 5566 views | QPRConor2000 |
I agree, its very very odd why hes nowhere to be seen.
Its a very weird situation cause the club are paying him £15k a week which is honestly outrageous considering he played once all season.
I think we ether need to consider a mutual termination of this contract or we look to reduce his wages in half.
The club needs to find some funds and we have to consider all options at this point, and releasing Taylor Richards sadly might have to be considered.
At the end of the day, we'd be cutting the wage bill by £780k per year, which is a huge amount. | | | |
| Taylor Richards on 15:37 - Oct 19 with 5502 views | TheChef |
Any proof he is on 15K a week? | |
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| Taylor Richards on 15:40 - Oct 19 with 5491 views | stantheman10 |
If Taylor Richards does have health issues of any type whether it be mental or physical the club as an employer legally can't just move him on or halve his wage in these days of employees rights | | | |
| Taylor Richards on 15:41 - Oct 19 with 5484 views | bosh67 |
I think there is quite a big mental health issue here that we only know a part of. He is getting pelters from some fans but he's clearly not well enough to play properly for now. Hopefully the club can get him right. He has lots of talent but if you're state of mind and mental health aren't right... Got to let this guy get better and hopefully if he can we will eventually see what he actually can do. The club has taken a lot of blame but Taylor has suffered multiple setbacks away from football that have affected him greatly. For all those who remember what Carlisle went through here (different circumstances) we only really knew how bad his health was after he left the club. | |
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| Taylor Richards on 15:43 - Oct 19 with 5467 views | QPRConor2000 |
Its difficult cause hes shown to be a useful player at times when he can.
Hopefully he can get himself back up to speed. | | | |
| Taylor Richards on 15:44 - Oct 19 with 5462 views | Northernr |
Yh there is absolutely. I did a long post the last time this came up I'll try find a link when I get a moment. | | | |
| Taylor Richards on 15:44 - Oct 19 with 5456 views | Northernr |
Not many, but certainly not this one. | | | |
| Taylor Richards on 15:46 - Oct 19 with 5437 views | daveB |
says at the top of that all wages are estimates. Is complete guesswork really | | | |
| Taylor Richards on 15:49 - Oct 19 with 5418 views | QPunkR |
He has tied his shoelaces in anger, mind | |
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| Taylor Richards on 15:53 - Oct 19 with 5400 views | TheChef |
Well quite - unless I should happen to see club accounts or player payslips, everything else is guesswork. | |
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| Taylor Richards on 15:53 - Oct 19 with 5395 views | priceyparkrangers |
Complete waste of space.
And where is the tangible evidence of this “abundance of talent” everyone seems to claim the guy has? | | | |
| Taylor Richards on 16:05 - Oct 19 with 5325 views | kensalriser |
"All salary figures are estimates as actual salaries may vary. Unverified players are calculated using algorithms, or sourced from reporting that has not been confirmed yet. Coverage may be limited or incomplete."
In summary: "A crock of shit basically. Soz." | |
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| Taylor Richards on 16:06 - Oct 19 with 5312 views | colinallcars |
If a player is injured long term, is that covered by any sort of insurance policy ? If so, would this include mental illness ? | | | |
| Taylor Richards on 16:14 - Oct 19 with 5284 views | hubble |
Maybe the club can get their money back from Brighton under the Trades Description Act, because the person they were sold was - I'm fairly certain - described as a 'football player'. | |
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| Taylor Richards on 16:24 - Oct 19 with 5245 views | Padulas_Shampoo |
That site has Begovic and Cook earning £62k a week between them. You saw that and went on to believe the Taylor Richards salary was trustworthy? | | | |
| Taylor Richards on 16:29 - Oct 19 with 5227 views | Padulas_Shampoo |
It's also not true that there would be any cost savings in releasing him. Whatever he's on (almost certainly nowhere near £15k a week) would have to be paid up in a lump sum. At least whilst having it tied up in his long contract the money's amortised across a long period. Releasing him would move it all to an expense this year, unless he agrees to sever ties for less than one year of the three he's still owed - lol! | | | |
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