QuoteWonder if Avram's bid has anything to do with Scottie Parker's future plans.
If Stoke sign him I wonder will Glenn Whelans place be under threat
Its really not that complicated!!!
Wonder if Avram's bid has anything to do with Scottie Parker's future plans.
Deal almost done - £2.5 million with Lawrence and Kitson moving to Portsmouth as part of the deal: http://www.football365.com/story/0,1...348782,00.html
If I was Lawrence I would'nt go. Is it the money or some other pressure that clubs exert to get players to take a transfer that they probably should'nt.
At least he'd be guaranteed a game and as long as he puts in the performances, Portsmouth would probably have to listen to offers for him in January anyway.
Well as he is under contract (presumably) I doubt he has little choice in the matter.
However if he was not happy to go I doubt Portsmouth would want to take him.
Also presumably it guarantees he gets to play, which what most players want to do.
They couldn't sell him in January, you can only be registered to two clubs a seasonOriginally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Really? I would have thought that restricting someone employment like that would be illegal?
I can't see the point anyway, why limit how many clubs you can play for in a season?
Colbert, was he ever registered though? He hasn't been in any of Stoke's squads as far as I know.
It doesn't matter if you play or not, players may only be registered to two clubs within the same one year period from July 1 to June 30. This is why the Robinho saga is so interesting.
Yes but what I'm asking is if Lawrence was even registered. I mean if he's not been named in a squad, and is presumably not named in the 25, then I think he's available to move on again in January should that situation arise.
I don't see it happening so it's all theoretical, but as far as I understand he would be able to move on.
Players can be registered to three clubs; they may only play for two. Lawrence hasn't represented Stoke this season, so he'd be free to play for two more clubs.
Thanks Charlie, I stand corrected.
Colin Healy and Gareth Farrelly were prevented from lining out for Cork City a few years ago due to this rule and both had their appeals rejected at the time. The rule (FIFA Regulations for the Status and Transfer of Players, Chapter III: Registration of Players, article 5.3) stated:
Players may be registered for a maximum of three clubs during the period from 1 July until 30 June of the following year. During this period, the player is only eligible to play in Official Matches for two clubs.
Healy had played for Livingston between March and August of 2006 before moving to Barnsley. He then moved to Cork City in February of 2007 but was restricted from actually playing for the club until July of 2007. Farrely had been with Bohemians, Leicester (although I don't think he ever played for them) and Blackpool within a similarly short period of time before signing for Cork around the same time as Healy.
There are further details here, although FIFA amended the rule after lobbying from the FAI in 2008: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_F.I.F.A._2
The rule now contains the following addition:
As an exception to this rule, a player moving between two clubs belonging to associations with overlapping seasons (i.e. start of the season in summer/autumn as opposed to winter/spring) may be eligible to play in official matches for a third club during the relevant season, provided he has fully complied with his contractual obligations towards his previous clubs. Equally, the provisions relating to the registration periods (article 6) as well as to the minimum length of a contract (article 18 paragraph 2) must be respected.
What all this means for Lawrence is, I think, that he'd be OK to move on again in January and play for a third club just so long as he hasn't appeared for Stoke before making a move now. And he hasn't, so I think he'd be fine. If Lawrence had appeared for Stoke this season, however, and then went on to play for Portsmouth, the aforementioned exception would not apply to him, unless, of course, the third club he moved to in January operated within a league beginning in either Winter or Spring. I think I have that right...
Actually, that article appears to suggest that it was Healy's loan-move to Bradford City whilst he was at Barnsley that ruled him out of playing for Cork. Is that correct?
The Livingstone part is irrelevant - he left them before the start of the season. So he had played with Barnsley, Bradford and was therefore unable to play when he joined Cork City.
Wilson relishing Stoke challenge: http://www.skysports.com/video/inlin...352656,00.html
The downside is of the transfer is that it may well mean that Whelan gets lesser opportunities in centre midfield for Stoke. Unless perhaps Wilson is played at centre half for Stoke.
he has a weird accent its almost dublin with a slight northern twang.
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
Haven't they re-purchased Salif Diao as well?
It looks like Stoke, having been promoted and stayed up for 2 (or 3?) seasons, now think that they can start reinvesting their windfall rather than saving for a rainy day back in the Championship. I'm not sure of their financial situation but that'd make sense.
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