Tomlin & Pilkington

[The Bob Banker Spanker]

They definitely started the season playing but I think now Madine etc are out of the picture, Warnock is giving them game time. I'm pretty sure we can only play a certain number of over-age players. Agreed, a massive waste. Pilkington turned down offers to move on according to Warnock.

Probably settled here with family etc I imagine.
He should’ve been in the 25 based on his sub appearances alone last season.

[Gnojek]

Probably settled here with family etc I imagine.
He should’ve been in the 25 based on his sub appearances alone last season.

Would have been more useful than Madine.

[sneggyblubird]

Probably settled here with family etc I imagine.
He should’ve been in the 25 based on his sub appearances alone last season.

He's never been Warnock's cup of tea so thats that for him.I also think big Ken's day is done too.

[Gnojek]

It seems a strange situation whereby experienced players are effectively stopped from playing for 4 or 5 months after the window has closed. There's no way they can get in to the first-team squad, they're no real use to the U23s squad but can't leave the club on loan to play elsewhere. Their only option is to terminate their contract and become free agents, I guess, which is risky for them and amounts to a sort of restraint of trade?

[Pedro de la Rosa]

It seems a strange situation whereby experienced players are effectively stopped from playing for 4 or 5 months after the window has closed. There's no way they can get in to the first-team squad, they're no real use to the U23s squad but can't leave the club on loan to play elsewhere. Their only option is to terminate their contract and become free agents, I guess, which is risky for them and amounts to a sort of restraint of trade?

They can't terminate their contracts and sign elsewhere outside of a transfer window. They'd have to get released before the end of the window. I don't see how this benefits anyone but there we go.

[Gnojek]

They can't terminate their contracts and sign elsewhere outside of a transfer window. They'd have to get released before the end of the window. I don't see how this benefits anyone but there we go.

Blimey, that's even worse. So they're basically shafted until January?

[Pedro de la Rosa]

Blimey, that's even worse. So they're basically shafted until January?

Yup, it's mad. Just like FIFA counting playing for Newcastle U23s was a "competitive fixture" and thus banning Ben Arfa from playing for 3 clubs in a year. Sometimes you just think they enforce these rules so they look like they're doing something.