Me too ... and yet again they give Palace hours of play with a win at home of only 4-1 but our 4-o away win got just about a minute and a half
http://www.soccerfanbase.com/blog/7...-loan-signings-and-the-rumbles-it-has-caused/ Brilliant article imho!
Yep, made it seem all the more logical to me, I like his summary too, 'I would be interested to see if anyone can come up with a genuine argument against it other than the idea of a âlevel playing field.â But there is no level playing field. The financial disparity between clubs means is by far the most obvious. The more money acquired by big clubs means that there is an increasing likelihood to be a permanent lock on the prime positions in the big leagues around the world. What is fair about that?' Point well very well made.
still many ways around this too using various ownership vehicles ,across europe especially the legal costs to try to stop it would be huge. I dont think any leading bodies like Uefa would want to lose money ,getting another bloody nose similar to the Bosman legal battle.
Yes..... quite clearly football is a "business" for the policy makers, legislators, inverstors and owners. We.... the fans have little impact on it..... so for clubs like Watford... and Blackpool..... we are grateful for whatever crumbs we get... Business, and money, will win out.... and the "business" people will find a way round any rules. Of course the main reason, Holloway is beefing ( or should I say horsing) ... is that we are benefitting from the loan system this time round....
I am sure that the FL announcement that they intend to re-examine the "overseas loan" rule in the summer is not a response to Holloway. They never act that fast, and Holloway does not have that much clout. More likely Holloway got wind of it, and being a media savvy person, got his statement out first in order to garner some headlines. Of course both his main points are wrong --it is not a "loophole"--it IS the rule. And it is not "unfair" because any club in the FL is free to take as many overseas loans as they like--if they can find them, and if overseas owners are willing to lend them.Our "advantage" stems from the fact that we are now part of the Pozzo's global scouting /recruitment network, which gives us an access to overseas players that other FL clubs do not have. But I cannot think of an argument which would prove that is unfair.
That's it in a nutshell. I vaguely remember coming on here drunk on Saturday and making the point that trying to clamp down on what we're doing would probably achieve the opposite of what the powers that be want. For example, if "international transfers" officially become loans, and the emergency loan system is saved by [some EU or other European body]'s backing, we could have a scenario where continental players are routinely loaned for a few games, almost like a competitive trial, whereas previously English youngsters would have gotten a few games to try and stake a claim in the first choice's absence.
An interesting summary from across the pond. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/sports/soccer/21iht-soccer21.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&ref=global If they can almost get the facts right, what are some of these muppets in the UK press doing?
