Lord Elron Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Hi I run a Sunday amateur team and we have a guy who wants to play for us. He signed a professional form last year with a junior club. He won't be playing junior again. Can we register him or would we be breaking rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21stcenturyboy Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 If his contract has expired - you can sign him - if it is not you would need the club that signed him pro to release him!! good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elron Posted August 2, 2017 Author Share Posted August 2, 2017 Contacted me back want us to pay £200 for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elron Posted August 2, 2017 Author Share Posted August 2, 2017 Contacted me back want us to pay £200 for him. Don't know who they think we are? Is this common practice or a shakedown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc1 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 My understanding is if he's amateur club zero fee if contract expired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elron Posted August 2, 2017 Author Share Posted August 2, 2017 Still under contract apparently. The guys not going to play for them again. He's not in their plans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud4 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Does he not need to be reinstated as an amateur if he has signed a pro contract with a junior club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sctv Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Check to see if he's still registered first.... if not free to sign, if he signed a two year deal then you need to wait, shouldn't be paying for a player to play amateur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elron Posted August 2, 2017 Author Share Posted August 2, 2017 I'll check with Hampden tomorrow but it's crap the boy can't play Sunday amateur. Is this common practice in the juniors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elron Posted August 2, 2017 Author Share Posted August 2, 2017 Check to see if he's still registered first.... if not free to sign, if he signed a two year deal then you need to wait, shouldn't be paying for a player to play amateur They wanted £400 initially. I don't even know if we are allowed to pay for players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sctv Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Your not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter's Nutmeg Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 If the player is registered to them as a professional then they will have to release him before you can do anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21stcenturyboy Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 If they want £200 to recoup some money they have given him - the only thing that can happen is for the player to buy out his contract for the £200 and get freed - he is then free to sign for whoever he wants no you don't need reinstated to ammies if you were "pro" at Junior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbigal Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Yes buying himself out is the common practice. If the club paid nothing for him in transfer fee or wages then they are taking the piss. However if a professional he likely is on wages and breeching his contract by not training etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco30 Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Surely if a player isn't in their plans and he's not going to be playing at the same level against them, they should just release the boy to play Sunday amateur. Sounds like there is underlying issues that haven't been resolved imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex-german exile Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Surely if a player isn't in their plans and he's not going to be playing at the same level against them, they should just release the boy to play Sunday amateur. Sounds like there is underlying issues that haven't been resolved imo. Alternatively if a player wants released to go amateur and you release him there is nothing to stop him signing for another junior club and pocketing another signing on fee. I'm not saying that's the case here, but it's a scenario that clubs want to defend themselves against, especially if they paid a signing on fee up front. If he really doesn't figure in their plans then presumably they have placed him on the transfer list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco30 Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 26 minutes ago, ex-german exile said: Alternatively if a player wants released to go amateur and you release him there is nothing to stop him signing for another junior club and pocketing another signing on fee. I'm not saying that's the case here, but it's a scenario that clubs want to defend themselves against, especially if they paid a signing on fee up front. If he really doesn't figure in their plans then presumably they have placed him on the transfer list. That's very true as well would be interesting to know if they have had to pay a fee when they signed him etc. There's no winner in a situation like this because nobody benefits from a stand off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmateurCoach Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Happens all the time unfortunately. Junior clubs end up with guys signed up and they don't kick a ball so don't get paid but they wont release them to play amateur in case a junior team come and snap him up for nothing. Unfortunately a lot of junior guys tell their clubs that they want released to go play with their pals amateur but have no intention and have another junior club lined up so I do understand the junior clubs stance in this situation to recoup some cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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