Here come the illegal appraoches.....

[theabbeyabbott]

Why should I hide for a start and why should I tell you the facts? As far as I'm concerned if I tell you it's fact that should be enough? Do you think these things get made up? There are some sensible people on these forums you know, despite plenty of ridiculous postings.

 

Anyway it's not a big secret as you kindly put it, the idea was to provoke conversation and make clubs realise that people are aware of these practices. I am saying no more aside from it's a fact, you can take that answer or leave it.

[Gonzo]

So, rumour has it that some ESL club may have approached a Waltham Abbey player and attempted to acquire their services. BUT, it could all have been a misunderstanding. Exciting stuff! Think I need a lie down after reading this.

[JordanB]

gonzo you are so right. i was begining to think that the only exciting posts were about etfc like the one about the sunday mornings. we know we cant live with that sort of excitement but we do our best!

[lovely stuff]

The fact is....at this level...without the protection of legally binding financial contracts...good players will always be approached.

 

APART from it being against F.A rules,i can't see the problem.

 

How can you have a league where you can play a player 24 hours after signing him,but have to way seven days to ask a player if they would be interested in playing for you.

 

I'm sure clubs of the approached players use that seven days to get inside the players heads and to persuade them not to go. (Maybe resulting in the hindrance of that players career).

 

Personally,i DO think that an a club should make an official approach to another club....But i think 24 hours instead of seven days is more realistic (and once signed,can then not play until the following week.)

 

I can understand Abbey's frustration with trying to keep hold of players at this level....but i think they would still be frustrated from 'legal' approaches as well.

 

 

PS....If a manager personally phones a rival player,with the intention of persuading him to switch clubs,then that is an illegal approach.....but i'm sure a lot of these incidents are just mates from one club talking to mates at another club (our boss says he'd like to sign you..etc.).

[JordanB]

well done ls your right mate.

[The Invisible Man]

So pinnacle, if you want any concreting done at the Abbey, don't you go trying to poach any of our Sunday morning workers. Make a formal approach and give a seven day notice!

[haggis eater]

with that much hot air from around abbey y do they still get games called off with waterlogging?

[Foxy2004]

Abbeynut...Pinnacle.....Come on lads.....

We all respect what you say....you make some very good valid points but you cant say something like that and not back it up....!

Like I have previously mentioned we all know it goes on....it happened to us with Danny Clarke....

 

Unfortunately its a fact of life at this level.....

 

[tigerfeet]

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abbeynut said:
Nothing to do with raking my friend........I think WA are top of the league for illegal approaches.....serious...I could name names but I don't really see why I should at this time cos I know our pleyers are staying, full respect to them.......

admission of guilt?

[theabbeyabbott]

Pathetic reply

[Southport - TOWNER]

Abbeynut - wasn't it an admission of guilt then?

 

 

[theabbeyabbott]

Guilt Of what...I think Ive lost your track here?

[lovely stuff]

You said WA are 'top of the league for illegal approaches'. <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

 

 

[Southport - TOWNER]

A.Nut - you need to read your second posting....

 

should you and or WA be reported to the league for this admission?

 

another summer court case??

 

 

[mala_D]

Suddenly, and somehow, this thread has become interesting!! <img src="/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

[Southport - TOWNER]

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maladroit said:
Suddenly, and somehow, this thread has become interesting!! <img src="/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

Sorry wasn't meant to!

Irony is oft' confused with sarcasim

[American FLEET FAN No1]

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Southport - TOWNER said:

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maladroit said:
Suddenly, and somehow, this thread has become interesting!! <img src="/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

Sorry wasn't meant to!

Irony is oft' confused with sarcasim

And a few people in Enfield can't tell the difference <img src="/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

[theabbeyabbott]

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abbeynut said:
Once again we are the victims of an illegal approach to one of our players....when will this practice ever stop?

Nice try me thinks....read it properly. "to one of OUR players".

Is it a crime to say that you have been illegally approached now? I only thought it was the other way round... Didn't realise it was, my apologies to everyone else who thought the same as me. I must say I didn't realise how many people were really this interested in this. I thought I would provoke conversation not accusations, well there you go. So for information the approach has been made totally legal and will remain confidential between the club and player I am told. There will be no more posts on this subject from me as it's now boring! Lets move on to concreting..............oops