Oztumer has left Bolton this morning. Thing is, would he get in our team now? I doubt it.
Does he need to wait until January to join a club? Or will he just go and join a scottish/foreign/league 1 side?
If he still hasn't been paid maybe his contract and therefore registration can be deemed to have ended months ago and he might be free to join us. But doubt it.
Frankly the rules regarding player registration in situations like the Bolton one need to be reviewed and changed. The FA should have no right to insist that Clubs like Bolton in this case, can retain the players registration despite not having paid the player for five months. I don’t see any reason why a player shouldn’t be able to give a months notice and then walk after wages are not forthcoming for perhaps say two months. I also think that contracts terminated in this fashion should be deemed outside any transfer window stipulations.
In essence the FA is really not fit for purpose in pretty much everything they do. I really don’t understand why the PFA don’t get off their arses and start laying down the law on player rights. A few hinted strikes would soon have the FA running for cover and the biggest clubs applying pressure on the useless twats.
Would be ironic (and not beyond the realms of possibility) that @Redhenry was correct all along and it is a done deal..... and we were just waiting for him to exit Bolton when we can sign him as a free agent. With his goal scoring record pre Bolton, I reckon he would be seen as a number 10 option off Lyle rather than an alternative to our midfield core
I wonder if the reason he featured in their first game and not after that was that the first game was before the transfer window closed. It may be that he didn't play after that in order to keep himself available to move to any club when the paperwork was all sorted.
Given the mess at Bolton, non-payment of players and contracts 'frozen' until ownership resolved - there must be special allowances for players to find new roles outside of the window, especially if they were not allowed to move inside the window.
Would be a great option to have as something different, and let us loan out Albie to get far more first team football somewhere else. Guess we can't register him though unless we signed and instantly loaned him out til Jan?
Got a lot of midfielders, but most are on loan so would be good to have someone permanent on the books
He's walked out and become a free agent after the deadline, so unless i'm mistaken his options are:
1. Go to league 1 2. Go abroad 3. Sign for a championship side but can't play until January.
I sense he will end up at a top league 1 side.
I actually agree he will go League one (werent Sunderland interested in January) but wouldn’t be totally surprised if the EFL allow him to join a Champ club.
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In essence the FA is really not fit for purpose in pretty much everything they do. I really don’t understand why the PFA don’t get off their arses and start laying down the law on player rights. A few hinted strikes would soon have the FA running for cover and the biggest clubs applying pressure on the useless twats.
Lapslie, Morgan and JFC out on loan.
Gives us midfield options of Pratley, Cullen, Gallagher, Field, Williams, Oztumer, Aneke and Kayal.
We're not signing Callum Harriott so maybe there's a couple of quid left......
1. Go to league 1
2. Go abroad
3. Sign for a championship side but can't play until January.
I sense he will end up at a top league 1 side.
Got a lot of midfielders, but most are on loan so would be good to have someone permanent on the books
Probably be near Christmas when they decide mind.