Smith's initial loan spell will end after Sunday's FA Cup please log in to view this image fourth-round showdown against Premier League West Ham United at Ashton Gate, after which City will allow the deal to lapse for a few days before recalling the former Oldham and Leeds United forward to face Gillingham in next Thursday's Johnstone's Paint Trophy southern area final second-leg tie. But if City successfully defend their 4-2 first-leg advantage to reach the final, Smith will miss out on a big day at Wembley on March 22 owing to Football League please log in to view this image regulations. The rules clearly state that no player can turn out for more than two clubs in one season unless they are signed on an emergency 93-day loan. While City are at liberty to extend Smith's stay by a further month, they will be unable to then re-engage the 6ft 5in striker on a standard loan for the remainder of the season. Smith has already played for Championship clubs Leeds and Fulham please log in to view this image this season and, once his emergency loan spell at Ashton Gate expires, he will have no option but to return to Craven Cottage. If Fulham boss Symons chooses not to include him in his first-team plans, Smith's season will, to all intents and purposes, be over by the end of February. All of which means City boss Cotterill will, in all likelihood, return to the market place in search of another striker when the window for loan singings reopens next month.
They're all tweeting for his recall... http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2015...act-on-twitter-to-matt-smiths-cup-performanc/
If we signed him permently in this window is he allowed to play for us, for the remainder of the season? Because he then has also played three clubs so does that stop us buying him this window because of the rule?
That made me wonder too- Rules being rules, I couldn't see any point in buying him right now- A further 1 month loan whilst we await Agard and Wilbs return to full fitness would seem more likely
Cotts said on Radio Bristol that he expects it to be sorted out this week, and that he expects him to be staying When you think about it the Fulham managers "it's up to him" was hardly a signal that he wants him Stay with us big fella!!
He will be even better with a fast striker like Agard yesterday, should have put him on for JET earlier in the game when we were going for through balls.
