I bet someone will come on here now and refute this with evidence.
Good spot and fingers crossed something has happened behind the scenes
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Because I don’t see us on here:
https://www.efl.com/-more/governance/embargoes/
I bet someone will come on here now and refute this with evidence.
Good spot and fingers crossed something has happened behind the scenes
We haven't been shown on the efl list of shame since it was partially lifted. Dont think it alters fact that we are under a partial embargo because we paid Nantes late.
Isn’t it the FIFA embargo we are under?
Yes. We can’t spend any money.
Sheffield United have just had their embargo lifted. They'd been under it since January, so more than 30 days, and it was for the same rule breach as us, so presumably they'll be under the same partial embargo as us (which I think was explained at the time as being because we'd been under embargo for more than 30 days). If not, what's the difference?
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65340594.amp
If City are under an embargo (and nobody at the club has bothered to tell us, while the useless clowns in the local media haven't even bothered to ask), is it perhaps because only the first installment of the Sala fee has been paid? He was signed in January 2019, so no doubt the other two installments are now long overdue.
It's ridiculous, though. High time the club and the EFL for that matter told us what the situation is.
This is the rule that's being applied to us by the look of it:
52.6 ...where any Club defaults on payment of any amounts:
52.6.1 due to any other Club (or club) (including but not limited to any Transfer Fee, Compensation Fee, Loan Fee, other contributions due pursuant to the terms of any Temporary Loan Transfer, or any subsequent payments which become due under the terms of any original transfer(s), ticket monies, or other payments pursuant to the terms of any other agreement); and/or
52.6.2 covered by Article 48.1.5 (football creditor claims of full time or former full time employees for arrears of remuneration due up to the date of termination of employment),
for a period of 30 days (whether one default of 30 days, or a number of individual defaults which when taken together amount to 30 days) or more in any 12 month period (1 July to 30 June) (‘Persistent Default’) then that Club shall not be permitted to pay or commit to pay any Transfer Fee, Compensation Fee or Loan Fee or any other form of payment (other than a sell on fee) in respect of the registration of any Player during the period:
(a) commencing on the date on which the Persistent Default occurred; and
(b) ending at the end of the next following Season.
So, looks like it's an established rule, which the EFL have applied as soon as the FIFA embargo was lifted. It's because we defaulted by 30 days, not because we were under embargo for 30 days. Not technically an embargo now, which must be why we were removed from the list.
It won't apply to Sheffield United, assuming they go up, as the EFL has no jurisdiction over the Premier League. Lucky them!
"Lamouchi, meantime, says Cardiff will attempt to sign Sory Kaba on a permanent basis this summer if they avoid relegation."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65347869
Either way, it is ****ing insane that we have to try and figure it out ourselves.
Dalman talked about the situation at the time and hence the reason for the appeal. EFL have used a rule which City argue doesnt apply to us. Fingers crossed they relent.
Additionally there was appeal in the Swiss Courts which was due to be heard, as I recall, at the end of March. Wonder what is happening there?
Can we engage in player swaps? That way, we could look at singing Kaba.