Is there any more information about Tsunoda and Willock? other than some Japanese football ITK guy on twitter and the fact that Willock played with the U21s against Yeovil?Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
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Is there any more information about Tsunoda and Willock? other than some Japanese football ITK guy on twitter and the fact that Willock played with the U21s against Yeovil?Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
September the 1'st is cut off transfer day this summer so will be plenty of debate to be had by then :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Trigger
oh another fly in the ointmentQuote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
think we are required to have 8 home grown players in the 22 ?
Can't find anything about this season, but I found this about last season.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features...bs-are-allowed
The definition of u21 then was "any player born on or after January 1 2004", so presumably that's Jan 1 2005 now. That would mean neither of them can be counted as u21.
I'm not advocating that we sign Hanley, but we definitely need someone in that Morrison/Flint-type mould in this league.Quote:
Originally Posted by NottinghamBlue
There'll be games (at home) where we have a lot of the ball and teams sit deep, and that's fine. But there'll be games (likely away) where teams will have a big ****er up top and they'll just pummel crosses and long balls into them for 90 mins. Unless Daland sorts himself out, we haven't currently got any centre backs that can handle that type of physicality.
That just means they need to have been registered with a club in England or Wales for three years before they reach a certain age. We would have very few non home grown players in our squad.
Even Robertson who is an Aussie would be considered home grown due to his time spent at man city
Okay then, let’s assume that Ashford and Joel Colwill are over 21 for the purposes of these rules. That makes a total of 22, but then three of them are keepers, so it seems to me that we could sign three players today and not be breaking the rules.Quote:
Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland
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Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland
Here are the rules for this season, from the EFL Handbook. It is as thought:Quote:
Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland
44.9 Squad Lists
44.9.1 Clubs shall be permitted to name up to a maximum number of Players in their Squad List based on the following provisions:
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(b) in respect of League One and Two Clubs 22 Players of which a minimum of 8 must be a Home Grown Player.
44.9.2 The following Players do not need to be included in the Squad List to be eligible to play in League matches:
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(b) in respect of League One Clubs and League Two Clubs:
(i) any Under 21 Players; and
(ii) goalkeepers.
Definitions
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For Season 2025/26 an Under 21 Player is someone born on or after 1 January 2005.
https://images.gc.eflservices.co.uk/...502a343283.pdf
I think you're right.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Thanks for that research you put in :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland
I reckon at least ten of those in that first team squad page from the club site would be considered home grown.Quote:
Originally Posted by MOZZER2
Steve Borley was involved in a few exchanges last night over squad size but has since deleted all his tweets.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Did he say something about us having a full squad and having to sell before we bring anyone in?Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Morris
I believe so. Suggesting more players had to go but when he was corrected on squad numbers he stopped posting and deleted the tweets/repliesQuote:
Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland
Odd, and a bit of a concern.Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Morris
I came to the same conclusion. Was it ignorance of the rules or an attempt to cover up cost cutting and was found out
Think he said we had to sell two :facepalm:Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Morris
I’ve got a lot of respect for Steve Borley after what he did for the club in the late nineties, but it was so typically Tan’s Cardiff City that the first communication fans get from the club in weeks turns out to be wrong.
Well, if you wanted to believe that we were skint and Tan was pulling the plug, there’s plenty of evidence to suggest that this summer - I don’t think that’s the case though.Quote:
Originally Posted by PontBlue
Just shows we have ZERO basic common sense football knowledge on the board.Quote:
Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland
As someone who works in a complex technical field I have to regularly explain to non-technical executives why things take so long and why we need x,y, and z. It's challenging for me... but it must be an absolute nightmare for City managers when faced with the most fundamental lack of football knowledge from the people holding all the power at the club.
Yes, goalies are exempt. We have 3or4 places to fill.Quote:
Originally Posted by MOZZER2
My understanding is that we have to cut salary costs to below 60% of income, to comply with League 1/2 finance rules. Can anyone confirm that? It might explain why we are getting rid of all but a few of the big earners.
Ask Steve Borley on x, he should have the answer.Quote:
Originally Posted by tforturton
I believe you’re right. I asked Keith a couple of weeks ago on here what the percentages of wages to turnover had been in recent seasons and, of course, have forgotten what he said now - think it was something like 75 per cent in 22/23 and 80 odd in 23/24.Quote:
Originally Posted by tforturton
Yes, those are the rules for league one.Quote:
Originally Posted by tforturton
our income will drop by 6-10m and we probably would have had a salary to income of higher than 60%
if we had an income of around 24m and a wage bill of say 22m previously.
then we might be looking at a new income of 16m and therefore would need the wage bill to reduce to less than 10m