Football Transfers To Be introduced

[Rich2001]

Just read that the ECB will be introducing a new transfer system for the County game as of next season that will be much the same as the way Football one works.

Here's the link to the full story Click here

Do you think it's a good idea or not?


And a few key points are:-

- Transfer system to be introduced, with ECB having "no objection" to fees being paid by counties.

- Transferred player to be "cup-tied" for rest of season if he has already appeared in C & G Trophy or Twenty20 Cup for previous county.

- County buying player during season must guarantee him contract for following year.

- Counties liable to fines of between £20,000 and £50,000 if they fail to follow transfer procedure.

- Informal approaches not permitted.

- Player who considers relationship with employers has "irretrievably broken down" may refer matter to mediator or arbitration panel.

- Two overseas players per county, but there will be no limit on total number used (maximum of four per county in 2003).

- Temporary replacements to be allowed for injured overseas players.

 

[luckyeddie]

Cue all top cricketers heading to Surrey in 3...2...1...

 

[Langeveldt]

Mm, well survival of the fittest i suppose..

 

[luckyeddie]

Mm, well survival of the fittest i suppose..

Not 'survival of the fittest' - survival of the counties who have test match grounds only.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Two Words:

1) Capitalist
2) Sellout

We're heading down the football road here, not good at all.

 

[Tim]

Well this seems to be the same way the NZ domestic teams are heading & im not sure if its for the good of the game.
We're going to see two teams have all the good players & the rest offer no competition what so ever.

 

[Simon]

the transfer system is crap in football, what makes em think its going to work in cricket?!?!?!?!

 

[marc71178]

Please define "crap" for us Si.

 

[Simon]

by crap i mean, the strong get stronger and the weak get weaker.
Its just about impossible these days for a lowel league team to challenge the top sides. And its not the same with cricket, but it may end up that way.

 

[chris.hinton]

I hope it happens i can see it now

Worcestershire sign Andy Flintoff for £500,000

 

[Cloete]

I hope it happens i can see it now

Worcestershire sign Andy Flintoff for £500,000

More like: Worcestershire sign Andy Flintoff for £500,000 then declare total bankruptcy

 

[luckyeddie]

More like: Worcestershire sign Andy Flintoff for £500,000 then declare total bankruptcy

Derbyshire sign Andy Flintoff for £500,000.

That's about a hundred grand per member.

 

[Rich2001]

More like: Worcestershire sign Andy Flintoff for £500,000 then declare total bankruptcy

Add to that he would only play about 5 games a season, so a fine investment there

But the second statment is very true, teams just don't have the money to transfer players, they (about half the Counties) only just have enough money to stay alive, the rest are all about £50,000+ in debt.

 

[Neil Pickup]

I hope it happens

Any reasons?

 

[luckyeddie]

Any reasons?

So they can sell Hick?

 

[Tim]

I wonder if we're getting close to the stage where we'll see English players playing for Indian domestic sides or New Zealand players playing in the West Indies competition.

I don't think so because with football in Europe all the countries are close enough to play the Champions league etc whereas there aren't enough competitive countries in cricket that could join forces for a competition like that.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

New Zealand players playing in the West Indies competition.

I strongly doubt that. The WICB is very strict with the playing codes (as Gayle can tell you) and there's very little chance of a non-Jamaican playing for Jamaica or the like.

 

[Tim]

Yeah, I know i was just using it as an example..but things can change.

 

[marc71178]

I wonder if we're getting close to the stage where we'll see English players playing for Indian domestic sides or New Zealand players playing in the West Indies competition.

I don't think so because with football in Europe all the countries are close enough to play the Champions league etc whereas there aren't enough competitive countries in cricket that could join forces for a competition like that.

I don't think there's much chance of that to be honest - the money involved is not enough to move country full time for it.