jobu Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Awesome news since I am an Arsenal supporter. http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id=289803 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ed Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Guess that puts the boots to the "Jono to Chelsea" threads for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobu Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 You got that right:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amacpher Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 I think the punishment is a bit backwards. The fee that Chelsea are to pay Lens should've been many times greater, while the ban on transfers should be one window. €780k to Lens seems a bit low if all reports about how good this Kakuta guy is are true. Chelsea will appeal and it will probably get reduced to one transfer window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringo Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Will ManU be next? There are many clubs guilty of this................[xx(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklefan Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 I read a report from FIFA a few months ago about Real Madrid. This summer, only 30% of Real Madrid transfers were made on legal terms, and they get nothing for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPjr Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 quote:Originally posted by gringo Will ManU be next? There are many clubs guilty of this................[xx(] Yes...Le Havre is going to go after Man U next for some player that was poached. If the big guys keep getting banned from making moves for a year or two, the transfer windows are gonna get BORING but it might help other clubs start creeping up and offering a better challenge to the big clubs, especially in England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPjr Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 the italians are pissed with the Brits too. Will ManU and chelsea ever be allowed to buy anyone ever again? LOL http://www.football-italia.net/sep6r.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 quote:Originally posted by VPjr Yes...Le Havre is going to go after Man U next for some player that was poached. If the big guys keep getting banned from making moves for a year or two, the transfer windows are gonna get BORING but it might help other clubs start creeping up and offering a better challenge to the big clubs, especially in England. Here's the story: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=673989&sec=england&cc=5901 "Le Havre president Jean-Pierre Louvel has launched a scathing attack on Manchester United over the signing of Paul Pogba this summer, claiming the player's parents were paid. The French club are furious with the Premier League champions over what they see as the theft of one of their brightest young talents. It is alleged that United paid a total of €200,000 to his parents, plus a house. And the player was promised bumper wages once he turned 17..." ...The club's managing director Alain Belsoeur claims to have proof that United offered sweeteners to Pogba's parents, and is ready to present it to FIFA. "We are still pursuing our case," he said. "It is a very serious case. We are confident that we'll win because it is in the best interests not just of our club but of sport. We spend €5m on our academy every year out of a turnover of €12m. It is a huge investment. "We do that to give a chance to our players to develop for our first team, not to be an academy for others. What is the point of investing in an academy if the players leave at 16? This is clearly a message from FIFA to protect the education system." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Crewe Alexandra reporting one of their 15 year olds has been approached by a big club. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=674075&sec=england&cc=5901 Director of football Dario Gradi said on Monday: "We have a situation where one of our 15-year-old's has been approached. He is an outstanding player by any standards and he has come in and told us that he wants to leave right now to join a big club... ..."I'm delighted with what has happened with Chelsea. I would hope all the big clubs are frightened to death. There is no excuse for breaking the rules. "We lost a 12-year-old to Everton. He was our best 12-year-old. The lure is that the bigger clubs pay big expenses. "This kid will be getting several hundred pounds a week in expenses. We pay expenses but nothing like that. It's more a case of giving out £20 if someone can pick a kid up en-route. "It is so hard to protect your players. All this goes against the morality of the game - it's the rich robbing the poor. At least Fifa have given the smaller clubs hope.'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Leeds chairman Ken Bates weighs in: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=673611&sec=england&cc=5901 Former Chelsea chairman and current Leeds United supremo Ken Bates has launched a withering attack on Premier League clubs for recruitment policies that he says treats young players like "horsemeat"... "...Press reports in England suggest that the Kakuta case may well be the tip of the iceberg with the Guardian reporting that Chelsea are facing a legal threat over the signing of an 11-year-old, Jérémy Boga from junior French club ASPTT Marseille. It is also reported that Fiorentina are compiling a similar dossier to that which has so hampered Chelsea after confirming that they are going ahead with an official complaint to UEFA over United's signing of their Under-16 captain, Michele Fornasier. Reggina have lodged a similar complaint over the loss of Vincenzo Camilleri to Chelsea. Bates believes Chelsea have finally got their comeuppance and wants similar action taken against Manchester City and Everton. Three years ago, Bates secured £5m for Tom Taiwo and Michael Woods, who he accused Chelsea of stealing from under Leeds' noses. Spurs were also forced to pay £1m for Danny Rose. He is now in dispute with Everton over the signing of Luke Garbutt and Manchester City over promising teenagers George Swann and Louis Hutton. Bates said: "If you break the rules the chickens will come to roost. Big clubs who strip other clubs' youth policy should face stiff penalties. How can Manchester City pay £24 million for Joleon Lescott and take two of our 14-year-olds - and only offer us £70,000? They've spent £200m on new players and that's all they are offering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trillium Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 With some crackdowns on such poaching .. maybe the CSA and OSA will realize they should not be sending players to Europe without payments being made to the developing clubs all the way back down the system. I understand Jimmy Canovan of the OSA is out of a job as of mid November.. one wonders how much longer the Everton Way will be operating if they are sanctioned by FIFA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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