: Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:56 am  

Enfield Exile wrote:

How do you explain the actions that were taken against Roma and FC Sion?

You've got to make these things look realistic?

I think it's pretty much an accepted fact that Platini has no love of the English game and the fact that their clubs are the money powers in world football.

I would not put anything past him in his mission to put a lid on the English clubs spending power and, with the help of a bit of convenient discrediting, sully the country's name and get his cronies from around the globe to vote elsewhere when the 2018 World Cup comes up for grabs.

: Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:08 am  

Cubby wrote: Look's like City could be in trouble for for illegal signing of a player. http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/09/08/SOCCER_Man_City_Snap.html

Cubby wrote: Look's like City could be in trouble for for illegal signing of a player. http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/09/08/SOCCER_Man_City_Snap.html

: Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:15 am  

Weren't United linked with that Helan not long before he went City?

: Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:22 am  

Robbie Rotten wrote:

Weren't United linked with that Helan not long before he went City?

Wasn't that back in late 2007?
I'm pretty sure his parents were keen on him going to United. Arsenal were interested aswell.

: Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:34 am  

Catalancs wrote:

Wasn't that back in late 2007?
I'm pretty sure his parents were keen on him going to United. Arsenal were interested aswell.

I wasn't sure when City signed him so I just thought it was before City signed him, as there's usually a lot of interest in a player before they sign somewhere. But yeah, it was a while back.

: Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:38 am  

Everton have confirmed that they will have to pay an initial fee of £600,000 to Leeds for 16-year-old defender Luke Garbutt. http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/09/08/SOCCER_Everton_Garbutt.html

Everton have confirmed that they will have to pay an initial fee of £600,000 to Leeds for 16-year-old defender Luke Garbutt. http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/09/08/SOCCER_Everton_Garbutt.html

: Tue Sep 08, 2009 2:19 pm  

Enfield Exile wrote:

You're obsessed, my scouse friend.


To sign a youngster from a Frnech team, the buying club need to have an ITC (an interntaional clearance form, of sorts). City went ahead with the signing of Jeremy Helan after receiving an ITC. Le Harve are claiming that City were sent the ITC by the FFF in error.

I see that most of the articles on this subject have not mentioned this fact. Le Harve are claiming that Helan broke the contract he signed when he was 13! Like many fans, I know I am biased but it does appear that the only ones who have done anything wrong is the FFF or Helan.

Why is this being led by French clubs? Interesting that French clubs are kicking up a stink when they take masses of young footballers from Africa without paying a fee.

I thought he was bought from Rennes? And it was United that were been cried on by Le Havre.

: Tue Sep 08, 2009 2:50 pm  

Nemanja wrote:

I thought he was bought from Rennes? And it was United that were been cried on by Le Havre.

ha ha ha It was Rennes. I think my 'obsession' with United got me confused with the case they are dealing with.

However, I can say that everything else in my post is factually correct

: Tue Sep 08, 2009 2:51 pm  

Robbie Rotten wrote:

I wasn't sure when City signed him so I just thought it was before City signed him, as there's usually a lot of interest in a player before they sign somewhere. But yeah, it was a while back.

Fella, am I right to feel confused after reading this post?

: Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:42 pm  

now crew are in on the act now