I thought it was to do with European Employment Law

I.e. the rule was an unfair restraint of trade or something and would probably get binned in court a la Bosman.

It's good news back home, because you have a winter season, and then the National League is played over the summer by franchises. So the top players have to transfer away from their winter club to their National League club, then back again.

Posted By: Iwan Husarmi on March 2nd 2007 at 19:38:05

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Could be WW2, but could things get much worse for West Ham? (Other Football) - Stoopish, Mar 2, 19:15:23
- well, the precident was set earlier this season when... (Other Football) - Pixelman, Mar 2, 19:29:49
- Whereas the rules were bent for Liverpool when they signed Mascherano (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 2, 19:21:33
  - Not sure if they were (Other Football) - Iwan Husarmi, Mar 2, 19:30:02
    - I understood the problem was that Mascherano couldn't play for more than two clubs (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 2, 19:33:02
      - I thought it was to do with European Employment Law (Other Football) - Iwan Husarmi, Mar 2, 19:38:05
        
        Oh, and by the way, did you see NZ are playing a friendly v. Wales? (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 2, 19:43:46
        
        Mmmm, it's hard to say (Other Football) - Iwan Husarmi, Mar 2, 19:51:51
        
        Since Creosote's around ... Chris James is really good on FM 06 (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 2, 20:04:25
        
        Maybe I'm being harsh on him (Other Football) - Iwan Husarmi, Mar 2, 20:13:22
        
        Oh, and then there's Che Bunce (Other Football) - Iwan Husarmi, Mar 2, 19:53:41
        
        Lock up your sheep (n/m) (Other Football) - Klobo04, Mar 2, 19:47:23
        
        Well that wouldn't surprise me in the least (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 2, 19:42:21
        
        I always thought that they should have followed (Other Football) - Winged Eel Creosote, Mar 2, 19:44:06
        
        I see what you've done there ... (n/m) (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 2, 19:57:56
        
        They managed to sign two of the stars of the last world cup... (Other Football) - Klobo04, Mar 2, 19:46:09
        
        No I COULD write it (Other Football) - Winged Eel Creosote, Mar 2, 19:47:51
        
        Meh (n/m) (Other Football) - iwans_ex_dentist, Mar 2, 19:50:20
        
        Proves Creo's point.... (Other Football) - Klobo04, Mar 2, 19:51:29
        
        I'm fucking lazy (n/m) (Other Football) - iwans_ex_dentist, Mar 2, 19:55:28
        
        I think of you as the Etuhu of this board (Other Football) - Winged Eel Creosote, Mar 2, 20:48:59
        
        *ouch* (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 2, 21:13:23
        
        I blame the beer (Other Football) - Winged Eel Creosote, Mar 2, 21:43:59
        
        Red, red wine? (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 2, 21:46:57
        
        No (Other Football) - Winged Eel Creosote, Mar 2, 21:48:15
        
        Point taken... (Other Football) - Klobo04, Mar 2, 19:49:13
        
        *sometimes* both? (n/m) (Other Football) - Iwan Husarmi, Mar 2, 19:43:46
        
        HaHa. It's a very fine line ... (n/m) (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 2, 19:45:37
  - What comes around goes around (n/m) (Other Football) - iwans_ex_dentist, Mar 2, 19:23:52
    - Numpty (n/m) (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 2, 19:24:20
      - I get pleasure out of West Ham suffering (Other Football) - iwans_ex_dentist, Mar 2, 19:29:36
        
        You're a numpty because you got the phrase wrong! (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 2, 19:35:15
        
        That's the one (n/m) (Other Football) - iwans_ex_dentist, Mar 2, 19:36:50
  - *Board Violation* (Other Football) - Klobo04, Mar 2, 19:23:08
    - Not really ... (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 2, 19:28:12
- That's fucking hillarious (Other Football) - iwans_ex_dentist, Mar 2, 19:18:17
  - *hilarious, English boy (Other Football) - Stoopish, Mar 2, 19:18:59
- And to think..... (Other Football) - Klobo04, Mar 2, 19:17:12
  - Poor little lambs (Other Football) - Stoopish, Mar 2, 19:18:32
    - Depends (Other Football) - Iwan Husarmi, Mar 2, 19:25:05
      - problem at West Ham is they have quality players (Other Football) - Stoopish, Mar 2, 19:26:29
        
        and I add...they have had bad luck with injuries (n/m) (Other Football) - Stoopish, Mar 2, 19:27:08
    - Bless (Other Football) - iwans_ex_dentist, Mar 2, 19:23:21
      - you learn something new everyday! (n/m) (Other Football) - Stoopish, Mar 2, 19:24:22
    - Bristol (n/m) (Other Football) - iwans_ex_dentist, Mar 2, 19:21:10
      - Keep up English boy :) (n/m) (Other Football) - Klobo04, Mar 2, 19:21:37
    - Bristol.... (Other Football) - Klobo04, Mar 2, 19:19:21
      - good arrows sir (n/m) (Other Football) - Stoopish, Mar 2, 19:20:02

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