Quote Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue View Post
There are rules in place I think, it's just some clubs jump the gun, like saying look at my new house just before completion. They are just trying to time things to make the fans happy.
I understand where you are coming from regarding clubs announcing signings before pen is put to paper but this situation appears to have some organisations saying the transfer is complete and others saying it isn't, possibly due to an issue with a piece of paperwork.

What this show is there aren't clear rules in place that all stakeholders must adhere to which is allowing some to wriggle out of responsibilities and allowing lawyers to coin it in.