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Adel Taarabt is one of the “bad eggs” singled out for their attitude during Chris Ramsey’s doomed fight to save Queens Park Rangers from the drop.

Mirror Sport can reveal £50,000-a-week Taarabt, Armand Traore, Mauro Zarate, Mauricio Isla and Eduardo Vargas are the five players targeted for criticism.

All of them have angered staff and team-mates, including Joey Barton, with what has been seen as their “staggering complacency”.

Mirror Sport understands club insiders have accused them of putting in minimal effort in training.

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Midfielder Barton said ahead of Sunday’s 6-0 defeat to Manchester City: “There’s a few people who need to have a good look at themselves.

“On the whole, the dressing room has turned up and given everything. One or two bad eggs have spoiled it. If it had been done my way, they would have been out of the building straight away.”

Former QPR midfielder and former coach Marc Bircham told talkSPORT on Monday: “If you look at a bad egg, you can probably put Adel into that because with his attributes he has got to be one of the most skillful players in the Premier League. But he hasn’t been playing. That’s got to be down to his attitude.”

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On taking over from Redknapp in February, Ramsey made it clear to the players that they would be selected on the basis of what he saw from them in training. The majority of the squad rose to the challenge - but were frustrated by the lack of appetite for the fight from the rebel group.

Mirror Sport understands Ramsey’s decision to try to motivate Taarabt by playing him in the 1-0 defeat at home to Southampton on February 7 frustrated some of the squad even further as they felt the midfielder had still not been matching their desire.

Traore has a year left on his Loftus Road contract, while Zarate, Isla and Vargas - on loan from West Ham, Juventus and Napoli respectively - will be sent back to their parent clubs.

Taarabt is said to have turned down deals to leave QPR because of the money he is on, in the belief that it would not be matched elsewhere.

The club, however, are understood to be exploring ways to part company with him as they clear the decks in preparation for life in the Championship.

Rangers refused to comment on Monday night.

But, as we reported last week, Ramsey WILL be confirmed as Redknapp’s permanent successor at the end of the season.

Rangers remain steadfast in their belief that highly-regarded Ramsey is the right man to take them forward and feel that apart from Sunday’s defeat at City, the former Spurs first team coach is the right man to take them forward.

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Having opted previously for experienced bosses such as Neil Warnock, Mark Hughes and Harry Redknapp, the Hoops see Ramsey as a man skilled in nurturing young talent as he did with the likes of Harry Kane, Nabil Bentaleb and Ryan Mason at Tottenham.

The Loftus Road board also trust Ramsey to operate successfully - together with director of football Les Ferdinand - within a much lower budget as they cut their cloth this summer.

There is already optimism at the club that they will be able to make a fresh start with younger, hungry talent already being targeted.

Meanwhile, QPR plan to FIGHT their potential fine of around £58million for breaching the Football League’s Financial Fair Play rules.

The club’s filed accounts in March showed a loss of £9.8m during their last season in the Football League. But that figure was reached by writing off loans of £60m - a move that could be seen as being against the rules.

Rangers revealed however, that they are not only launching a legal challenge, they want any charge postponed pending the outcome of that challenge.

A club statement said: “Legal proceedings are ongoing between Queens Park Rangers and the Football League.

“QPR challenges the legality of the Football League’s Championship Financial Fair Play Rules and any charge against QPR (if any) for breach of FFP Rules shall not be commenced pending the outcome of that challenge.

“The proceedings are confidential in nature and neither party is entitled to comment upon the proceedings until the independent arbitral panel has delivered its decision.”