CAS - Cardiff v Nantes

[steve davies]

That's interesting, Steve. I wonder if the contract would have been considered fine in France? It seems odd (to me at least) that a British club would consider a transfer null and void simply because the contract they had produced had been deemed unacceptable under their own league's rules. It sounds very one-sided if those are the only grounds for appeal. I'd have thought the transfer itself would be a separate issue to the player's contract, but it's all guesswork on my part of course.

im looking back at the bits and pieces i have Jon and it also says that the paperwork received from the French Fa and lodged with the premier league to say he was no longer registered with Nantes was dated 4 days after his passing. All this to one side though and surely he must have been insured with one of the clubs?

[The Lone Gunman]

All this to one side though and surely he must have been insured with one of the clubs?

That's the thing that amazes me, although I guess the insurance companies are taking the same stance as Nantes and Cardiff, ie: that the player wasn't connected to whichever club their insurance covers at the time of his passing. Also, perhaps the insurance values greatly differ from the transfer value. Who knows?

[steve davies]

That's the thing that amazes me, although I guess the insurance companies are taking the same stance as Nantes and Cardiff, ie: that the player wasn't connected to whichever club their insurance covers at the time of his passing. Also, perhaps the insurance values greatly differ from the transfer value. Who knows?

I agree Dave his £15 million price tag was i believe considerably over the insurance value Nantes would have had on him as I believe he had been valued at £1.5 million in the previous transfer window. i know in steve borleys time he had to have players insured on the day he signed them but back then the club had football secretarys who knew their jobs and the rules