I wanna see how long before he snaps and does something stupid. I think he has tons of potential but he's very hot headed. EPL compeition is more rough than the MLS. I hope he does well.
You can apply for a work permit anytime as they are needed for all jobs. However, I don't think it's possible (someone will no doubt correct me if I'm wrong) for Fulham to request a work permit for someone they aren't officially trying to hire/sign and in the world of professional soccer, FIFA has mandated certain transfer periods for players under contract. I don't think it's possible for Fulham to request a work permit for a player that isn't reasonably considered "theirs" so I would assume they can't get the process started until they have Clint's signature and that couldn't be done before Jan 1st.
But they can hire anyone from the EU nations. You're argument is precisely why the work permit rules are in place. Why should clubs spend good money to hire 2nd tier internationals when there are plenty of them in the EU? In other words, why hire an Argentine rather than a Belgian of comparable talent? How is this hurting the smaller clubs?
Exactly. The players who can't get work permits are, in the vast majority of cases, no better than those already available to the clubs they just happen to be cheaper. And to dispel another myth: big clubs are not favoured over smaller clubs.
Simple supply and demand. The demand by clubs remains the same, the rules limit supply to EU countries, thus driving up costs because of the artificially limited amount of supply. This higher cost has a greater effect on the poor clubs than the rich. So this type of protectionist policy hurts the smaller employer and the foreign labor, while helping richer clubs and domestic labor.
Just read that article as well. If approved his fee would be the highest for an MLS player. I wonder how much of that will New England see????
he has a couple songs actually i wish i didnt know that though they all suck! he needs to stick to soccer. i doubt dempsey will light up the epl but iam sure he''ll be a nice addition to fulham
Oh, so small clubs can get better or equivalent players that are cheaper than the ones they already have. And that doesn't hurt them in the long run. Riiiight.
It's not helping the richer clubs as much as it is helping labor. That is the point of the regulations. The rule is to benefit employees - not to benefit employers. The EU is trying to ensure that as many EU citizens have at least equal or possibly better chances of obtaining a job and getting a good wage. The EU is not overly worried about those from non-EU nations.
If it happens, it is good for US Soccer, good for Dempsey and good for the league. 1. Good for US Soccer as it gets one of the stalwarts in 2010 in a better league. 2. Good for Dempsey as it means more money for him and the possibility of playing in a better league. 3. Good for MLS as it provides another positive example of as young American playing in MLS then making a move, rather than going to England at 18 to sit on a bench.
It drives up prices for the local/EU players just like any tariff or quotas. If you limit the number of foreign cars sold in the US, you drive up the prices for the domestically manufactured units. It's good for people making them, it's bad for people buying them. Overall, with the EU labor market being about 500M people (Romania and Bulgaria have become official members Jan, 1, 07), the non-EU UK labor regulations, especially as it infers to footballers, are of a pretty marginal effect.
Right - it is intended to protect domestic workers rather than domestic companies just like with tariffs and quotas. With the numbers of players and teams, I would be very suprised if this is driving the price of "average" players up substantially to where it has a significant effect on smaller clubs. Ok, now back to Dempsey
I sure hope this goes through. If not, we're gonna see a season long pout on the pitch by Clint. That wouldn't be good for Clint, MLS, or US Soccer.
Doesn't Clint get to the 75% by adding either (1) a game he missed by injury or (2) didn't he not get picked by Arena when he got suspended by NE one time? Hard to imagine he doesn't pass on this appeal. Player of year- played well at the Cup. That's a definently higher standard than Convey was a few years back.
He was suspended before the Germany game, which as a friendly, did not count. But now I am trying to recall if he wasn't hurt for several Gold Cup matches where he likely would have featured.
Awesome if that's the case......Little by little the value of our players ought to continue growing... Charlton tried 1.5 million buck no? SO this is almost 3 times as much.....
he missed the Latvia game due to injury. I talked to him before the game but i don't think that game counts
I would be willing to bet nobody here knows that.. I would doubt even Coleman even knows exactly when that will happen.. The only thing we could say is it shouldn't be too long.. A few days at most, perhaps..