Taraabt and traore called up for international duty.

[QprSinceBirth]

@OfficialQPR: R’s duo Armand Traore and Adel Taarabt have been called up to represent their respective countries next week #QPR... http://t.co/Wm5lHPQZ

Why can't we just say no?

[DeepcutHoop]

That would be great for player morale wouldn't it?

There's a full raft of international games next week, this'll be the same for everybody.

I agree it's a stupid time for an international, but at least this year it's before the season starts, rather than the second week, like last year.

[D3nisBail3ySliP]

I'd be more than happy with a cheeky last minute pullout on this one to be honest! sorry n all that but i hate international football let alone friendly international football.

[QprSinceBirth]

I'd be more than happy with a cheeky last minute pullout on this one to be honest! sorry n all that but i hate international football let alone friendly international football.

Even more so when we play three says after!!!

[dave58]

Tell them they're injured and pull them out as Fergie would do!

[DeepcutHoop]

Even more so when we play three says after!!!

Other teams will be worse affected than us tbf

[Del]

Other teams will be worse affected than us tbf

Exactly. The top teams will lose most of their first teams.

[dave58]

Exactly. The top teams will lose most of their first teams.

Bet they dont I reckon most of the top players will be pulled?

[Del]

Bet they dont I reckon most of the top players will be pulled?

There will be some pulled no doubt, but bear in mind it normally easier to "conjure up and injury" because the international means the clubs don't play for a week or so, whereas this friendly is 3 days before games take place. It would therefore be far more obvious clubs are BSing if they pull players who are fine straight after and they could be hit for it.

[MattyRangers]

International friendlies right before a competative domestic fixture should be banned, load of b0llox.

[SuperHoopNik]

Wtf! no! Can't MH pull them out of these pointless friendlies?

[Lord Charles]

I thought Adel was refusing to play for Morocco while Eric Gerets remains as boss?

Or was that last month?

[DeepcutHoop]

All the years we've waited, and been desperate to have international quality players, and now we have a couple (and that is way less than most Prem teams), we complain because it's inconvenient when international games come along.

Timing could be better, but this early friendly week has been the same for years. I'd be all for moving it to a few weeks later, but short of abandoning the concept of international football, what are the other options?

[jmelanie]

Hopefully they both play and don't just sit on the bench.

[qpr]

Hopefully they both play and don't just sit on the bench.

I'd rather they sat on the bench to be honest