The agent was a greasy Geordie bastard?I've heard Nantes will be using the 'Andy Carroll' defence in court.
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The agent was a greasy Geordie bastard?I've heard Nantes will be using the 'Andy Carroll' defence in court.
Throwing a spanner in the works here , but why would a club insure against a players death ?
I can understand an insurance against a career threatening injury that happened on the pitch , but can’t quite get my head round insurance for accidental death , looking at the statistics it’s almost not worth insuring for surely?
Just seen thisBaffling this one. Surely Cardiff city have insurance on all of their players and if they die or can’t play any longer through injury then the insurance pays up? Yes? No?
I agree but I suspect that’s the point they’re making in that - terribly worded - article. If the agent pushed the fee up by lying about other clubs’ interest, Cardiff will be annoyed.Why does that matter? They agreed to pay it.
probably pushed the price up in order to pay for the fee being offered to the players family.I agree but I suspect that’s the point they’re making in that - terribly worded - article. If the agent pushed the fee up by lying about other clubs’ interest, Cardiff will be annoyed.
They felt it was completed enough to make a song and dance about announcing him as signed and being their record signing....according to a media source.
Cardiff threaten to sue football agent Willie McKay over 'inflating the Emiliano Sala transfer fee' | Daily Mail Online
Legal experts say Cardiff will have to pay the fee in full, since they have agreed to sign the player in a legally binding transfer deal. But the club retain some belief that the transfer had not been fully completed.
They think they may be able to argue that personal terms had not been finalised with the player.
The Premier League confirmed that Sala’s international transfer certificate had been registered with the FA of Wales and that he had been named in a squad registered with the Premier League when he died.
They felt it was completed enough to make a song and dance about announcing him as signed and being their record signing....
Record signing | Emiliano Sala is a Bluebird
I hope Cardiff haven't benifited from this practice when selling players.according to a media source.
Cardiff threaten to sue football agent Willie McKay over 'inflating the Emiliano Sala transfer fee' | Daily Mail Online
Legal experts say Cardiff will have to pay the fee in full, since they have agreed to sign the player in a legally binding transfer deal. But the club retain some belief that the transfer had not been fully completed.
They think they may be able to argue that personal terms had not been finalised with the player.
The Premier League confirmed that Sala’s international transfer certificate had been registered with the FA of Wales and that he had been named in a squad registered with the Premier League when he died.
I’m not even getting into the more sinister aspects of the media which brought about Leveson. For situations like this, in an ideal world, it’d be nice if you had a few editors get their heads together, and rather than spouting the usual bullshit about ‘public interest,’ where infact the very definition of what’s of interest to the public is stretched to the f***ing limit, they either agree to show some class and not report it all until the dust is settled, or at the very least, limit their reporting of something like this to a brief, dignified and factually correct ‘Cardiff City are currently reviewing their legal position following the death of their recent, record transfer Sala. There is nothing more to report at this time.’ Without spinning an article out of it, which inevitably leads to conjecture and opinion over what is actually going on.
It’s not really a lot to ask.
Throwing a spanner in the works here , but why would a club insure against a players death ?
I can understand an insurance against a career threatening injury that happened on the pitch , but can’t quite get my head round insurance for accidental death , looking at the statistics it’s almost not worth insuring for surely?
Exactly. That’s ultimately what I’m getting at here.The simple fact is that whether information may be of interest to the public, and whether its release is in the public interest are two different things. Too many editors fail to appreciate that.
But if Cardiff werent sure it was completed as they still had to finalise wages why have they registered him with the Welsh FA, registered him with the PL in their 25 man squad and put a big news article on their website announcing him as a record signing with a picture of him signing the paperwork then following up with a video interview on their twitter feed where he states he is raring to go in training and matches? The news story on their website was a good few days before the window closed as well so not like they rushed him through on deadline day so their could have been odd ends to tidy up.If wages have not been agreed, then it begs the question, has the deal been fully agreed.
It appears the player has been registered with the welsh FA and PL, so it will be hard to argue he is not their player but do await Cardiff version of the belief that transfer not fully completed.
however depending on media to give us the facts is a pointless task
But if Cardiff werent sure it was completed as they still had to finalise wages why have they registered him with the Welsh FA, registered him with the PL in their 25 man squad and put a big news article on their website announcing him as a record signing with a picture of him signing the paperwork then following up with a video interview on their twitter feed where he states he is raring to go in training and matches? The news story on their website was a good few days before the window closed as well so not like they rushed him through on deadline day so their could have been odd ends to tidy up.
I really, really hope they do. Indeed, I am glad they are already rattling.Dangerous game Cardiff are playing and smacks of double standards
They have employed this agents sons as players who are clearly not good enough for League 2 never mind the Championship and Premier League.
Strangely so have Doncaster and Leeds.
At 22 years of age Jack has played 9 minutes in the National League and Paul 16 Minutes in League 2.
Lots of skeletons could come out with saga.
The simple fact is that whether information may be of interest to the public, and whether its release is in the public interest are two different things. Too many editors fail to appreciate that.
Not sure what you mean here, mate.It's definitely in the public interest that things aren't covered up and clubs & agents allowed to operate without the risk of being 'outed'.
The press 'gets a bad press' but part of their agenda is to shine the light on corruption .... they've had a good record of that over the years tbf.
Curtailing the freedom of the press, in this country, might well be the worst option.
I like this kind of corruption to be laid bare. Is this the kind of good press record you refer to, @Reiver ?Cardiff ..
have employed this agents sons as players who are clearly not good enough for League 2 never mind the Championship and Premier League.
Strangely so have Doncaster and Leeds.
At 22 years of age Jack has played 9 minutes in the National League and Paul 16 Minutes in League 2.