Official - Park is retiring

[Brightsparx]

Haha what a mug thread

[Rangers77]

Ah yeah so that is why Fernandes was going crazy celebrating on Monday night. Not cause QPR got to Wembley........Not cause they have got to the play off final and the richest game in football.....Not cause they have the chance of being back in the Premier League.......It's all cause Park was returning 100% to QPR.

Anyway he has retired now. Useless for QPR. Hopefully we still get regular updates on his dinner and what shower gel he uses.

Let's rename the Ellerslie after Park. When we've moved to the new stadium and the day before it's demolished......

[gaza09]

Let's rename the Ellerslie after Park. When we've moved to the new stadium and the day before it's demolished......

What just so we can watch it fall over? that sounds about right

[klonk]

Ultimately, the decision is now Park's. He can opt to pay up on whatever penalties or contractual obligations remain and retire immediately, or return to QPR as he (presumably) promised TF last week. At this point, I think he will delay retirement for another season to honor TF's wishes.

joon, is there anything in the korean press that hints at what these 'penalties or contractual obligations' might be? i've never heard of a player buying himself out of a contract before... (well not to retire at least)

[MYU]

Good Luck to him for the future.

[Joon]

joon, is there anything in the korean press that hints at what these 'penalties or contractual obligations' might be? i've never heard of a player buying himself out of a contract before... (well not to retire at least)

The part that you quoted in bold was based on (yet another) recent interview given by Park's father, in which he stated that although one year remained on Park's contract with QPR, the club could not [legally] stop Park from retiring if he chose to do so. Based on the tone, I thought there could be strings attached, but it was not explicit.

The only other published details about the extended contract terms were that it was extended for a term of 1-year (until summer 2015), that Park would be allowed to go on loan to PSV (or other club of his choice) for 2013-14 season, that Park's wages were greatly lowered to accommodate PSV's salary cap and reduce the burden QPR, and that said lowered wages would apply to the extended year regardless of whether Park remained on loan or returned to QPR in 2014-15 season.

[SammyKojoe]

Bad timing though. Hopefully the club, players and fans are strong enough and big enough to come through this devastating news before the big game.

[Rangers77]

Bad timing though. Hopefully the club, players and fans are strong enough and big enough to come through this devastating news before the big game.

I'm gutted, Sammy. It's taken all the shine off Wembley for me....

[Webb1977]

FFS. I'm halfway through ironing PARK on the back of my jersey. Now what......!!??

PAtrick Agyemang ain't coming back by any chance is he???

[maverick69]

Myself and my dog just did a collective sigh of relief.......

[jmelanie]

I thought he retired about three years ago.

[ConorM1882]

And so we lose 50 million of, to use my personal favourite quote from the Park Saga, "QPR's truest fans".... Good riddance Park, good riddance.

[Shania]

Good luck to Park. First and furthermost I chose to remember his last matches for us. They were not that bad at all.

[hal9thou]

Think we can move on from this saga. Yun is proving his worth.

[Connell10]

Park was dog shite!