What do you mean the players follow Warnock from club to club? If you're talking about the McKay twins (which you are), Warnock had left your club years before you lot signed them in the first place, so how did they follow him? The one player who did follow him was Bamba who you lot slung out and cancelled his contract because he spoke out about Cellino. You loss our gain in that case, but FFS, get your facts right before your foot gets jammed in your mouth again.
So Sala his mum, warnock and his agent were in the process of working a dodgy deal. No surprise on that one then.
...I'm on holiday down in deepest Devon this week guys, and I'm really enjoying this thread - beats doing the washing up......
Just way too soon for this sort of post, I hadn't slept since the game, now I've had a good nights sleep.
Ahh well, back now - that was a relief. Can't say I blame some of you guys trying to divert attention from your own personal tragedy. How's it going Eric? Been banned lately?
I still am in some quarters Mate, can't say it bothers me overly. I can't blame you for holidaying in England, given the lack of options in your native country, have a good one. Don't pinch the knives and forks.
Re. the question of 'ownership', surely it is the institution that paid his last salary that's the owner? He may well have signed a contract with Cardiff, but surely one standard caveat would be that it was subject to approval by the authorities? Don't the PL provide template contracts that cover all their basic requirements as caveats? You would think so, especially with the sums of money being so obscene.
It's a difficult issue at a personal level so keeping out of that issue. For a contract to be valid there has to be consideration without this there may not have been a valid contract.
Despite the "moral obligation" that detractors keep droning on about, in football a contract signed in good faith between the player and two clubs is not binding until ratified by the authorities under whose auspices they operate. This is all that matters under contractual law and will be the sole principle upon which resposibilities will be apportioned. At the time of the lad's tragic death, he was a still a Nantes player under FIFA, PL, FFF and FAW rules. The contracts previously signed were not valid for a variety of reasons and were rejected by those governing authorities. The transfer was consequently voided until the correct documentation was recieved and approved by those organisations. The fact that Sala was on his way back to sign ammended contracts means nothing in contractual law and the touting of "intent" as being justification for assuming he was a Cardiff player doesn't wash with insurance companies - they will only indemnify a club against its' responsibilities in law, not sentiment. This may all seem bloody petty when set against a young man's death, but that's the way it is - it's all about the insurance companies driving this.
First off Defence. Stat says first half of season we conceded 20 goals 2nd half we conceded 30goals league only. By my reckoning that's an increase of 50% which denotes a problem.
