Player's contracts

**see's it** · 15/11/2006, 7:39 AM

with the season ending and im guessing here also players contracts are the players allowed sign with junior clubs?

**superhero** · 15/11/2006, 9:21 AM

Any player that has played 5 or more firat team games for Limerick cannot sign for a junior club until next season, any player who has not played 5 first team games can sign for a junior club as far as i know

**pearse4t3** · 15/11/2006, 9:40 AM

under 21 players who have played 5 or less senoir games are free to leave as from 17th of November(friday).............

**LFC in Exile** · 15/11/2006, 9:44 AM

Just an observation here lads, but you spend the season slagging off the players and saying how the junior leagues have much better quality - and now (wihen the season isn't even over) you are wondering about LFC players going to junior. Is the irony lost on you?

**clownboy** · 15/11/2006, 9:46 AM

If they are under contract it does not matter how many games they have played.Surely some of the younger guys are tied to contracts for a couple of years.

**pearse4t3** · 15/11/2006, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by LFC in Exile

Just an observation here lads, but you spend the season slagging off the players and saying how the junior leagues have much better quality - and now (wihen the season isn't even over) you are wondering about LFC players going to junior. Is the irony lost on you?

you have to remember that the players going back to junior have no loyalthy to LFC,these players were brought up by these junior clubs so why shouldn't they go back! If Limerick had a schoolboy/youth system,which is required by the licencing body,then players who have come through it would be less inclined to go back to junior football.

**see's it** · 15/11/2006, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by superhero

Any player that has played 5 or more firat team games for Limerick cannot sign for a junior club until next season, any player who has not played 5 first team games can sign for a junior club as far as i know

is that a nationwide rule?

**superhero** · 15/11/2006, 1:01 PM

would not be 100% but i imagine it would be the same for every EL team, the only reservation i would have would be with whatever local soccer body you were dealing with.
it could have been the LDMC who imposed the 5 game rule so in that respect it would differ from league to league

**the dazzler** · 15/11/2006, 8:40 PM

heard boyle is goin back to pike rovers

**smellyfeet** · 16/11/2006, 9:52 AM

Originally Posted by see's it

is that a nationwide rule?

This rule only applies to LDMC

Bit of a joke imo, Players that try their luck at LOI and don't succeed can't go and play Junior for a year, is not a good refection on the LDMC.

Any players out there in this situation are more than welcome out here in the Clare League

NEWTOWN FC

**LFC in Exile** · 16/11/2006, 10:53 AM

The LDMC putting up barriers to players developing? Sure not!

**gael353** · 16/11/2006, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by LFC in Exile

Just an observation here lads, but you spend the season slagging off the players and saying how the junior leagues have much better quality - and now (when the season isn't even over) you are wondering about LFC players going to junior. Is the irony lost on you?

This is post of the month

**Scobie** · 18/11/2006, 6:08 PM

so are 21s players not in contract wit limerick free to leave today? for definate?

**gael353** · 18/11/2006, 11:26 PM

Originally Posted by Scobie

so are 21s players not in contract wit limerick free to leave today? for definate?

Any player signed during could leave at any time they wanted. also i dont think that 5 game rule as mentioned above is correct, i checked that tonight with an LDMC offical. All players are free to sign with any club they wish should the request a break in their contracts. Many a 21 player has returned to their junior or other clubs during the season

**Scobie** · 19/11/2006, 12:33 AM

yes i know that but do they not have to get a release from the club before they sign with a junior club?

**gael353** · 19/11/2006, 1:22 PM

Originally Posted by Scobie

yes i know that but do they not have to get a release from the club before they sign with a junior club?

and thats what im saying, if a player no longer wants to play with Limerick all they have to do is call the relivent person and seek a release, its happened all the way through the season and im sure it will happen in the future. im sure the same applies to someone wanting to leave one junior club to move to senior or other junior club. Anyway if you want a player on limericks books to sign for ye just ask the player to go about getting a release and off ye go then