Non league player contract changes

[Curtis]

The FA are changing non league player standard contracts next season to allow clubs to pay long term injured players for shorter periods of time.

National League captains have voiced strong objections to this:-

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65068778

[rebelbrewer]

1 hour ago, Curtis said:

The FA are changing non league player standard contracts next season to allow clubs to pay long term injured players for shorter periods of time.

National League captains have voiced strong objections to this:-

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65068778

And it's worse at our level

[Kaiser Gibbs Batman (KGB)]

It seems extraordinary that these new arrangements appear to have been dropped on non-league football without consultation/discussion with players' representatives. That said, Robbie Savage, discussing this issue on Radio Five Live this morning, told the programme that his so-called "grassroots" team at Step 4 had 15/16 players on contract, one of whom was supporting his family in France, who could not possibly cope on statutory sick pay of around £99 a week. Further evidence, if any were needed, of the disparities in resources that we all know exist at "our" level.

[Irishadrian]

7 hours ago, Kaiser Gibbs Batman (KGB) said:

It seems extraordinary that these new arrangements appear to have been dropped on non-league football without consultation/discussion with players' representatives. That said, Robbie Savage, discussing this issue on Radio Five Live this morning, told the programme that his so-called "grassroots" team at Step 4 had 15/16 players on contract, one of whom was supporting his family in France, who could not possibly cope on statutory sick pay of around £99 a week. Further evidence, if any were needed, of the disparities in resources that we all know exist at "our" level.

The thinking apparantly is to protect clubs from malingerers Surely that could be dealt with by regular medical checks?