SI reports that Middlesborough may up the offer for DMB when the transfer window re-opens http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/euro_glance/ All the way down
Re: Re: Renewed 'Boro interest in DMB? buff. help... i was wondering the same thing in regard to all mls'ers that might go abroad after the season ends either on loan, transfer, whatever the case may be. article about change here: http://sports.yahoo.com/m/sow/news/ap/20020913/ap-fifa-transfers.html
Re: Re: Renewed 'Boro interest in DMB? No, because he currently has a contract. The relaxation of the rules only applies to out-of-contract players.
Re: Re: Re: Renewed 'Boro interest in DMB? so people like mike magee and myself... are you listening man u? you need another strker and i am there for no transfer cost and a very small wage compared to your other players...
Re: Re: Re: Re: Renewed 'Boro interest in DMB? i'll sign for a couch to sleep on and beer money top that
I dunno, they may be wondering just how much beer you can put away before signing on for that. Read the piece on the out of contract players, is that a relaxation or a re-statement. the transfer law is governed by EU law. I can't imagine UEFA would hope to win in Euro court with a reg that denied the right to find employment to unemployed EU residents. that runs counter to the fundamental principles of the agreement. Only had one class on the thing, but I seem to remember that.
Actually, FIFA may not have a hard stance for out of season players. That situation hasn't come up so they probably haven't even thought of it. It woul be fairer to all sides for an out of season player to be allowed to be transfered so he doesn't just sit on his ass. They would be wise to take this point to FIFA as FIFA just relaxed the law on out of contract players so who knows? MLS players would look mighty attractive to Euro teams if this came to fruition.
Beasley to 'Boro worries me greatly. If 'Boro continues its current run of form, they will contend for a spot in Europe. Acquring Beasley is simply insurance--they don't in any way intend for him to play on a regular basis. They only want him to join a stable just in case his services are needed. He is one of our most promising young players. Letting him leave MLS for a spot on the bench of a team tht isn't much better than the Fire is a big mistake, IMHO. If he goes in January, and comes back in May, fine. If he goes to 'Boro and starts, fine. If he goes to 'Boro for $6M and doesn't start and doesn't come back for a few years, I guess that's mildly tolerable, since it will help MLS financially. But if he goes to 'Boro for $3M and doesn't start and doesn't come back soon, USA soccer might just as well revert to being a colony of the English FA.
My question is how do MLS Bosman transfers apply to this new rule? They would under contract when signed, and technically never be out of contract. Additionally, I think that players who come from MLS must have an agreement before the August 31 deadline. I gather this from the Lewis situation. All contracts were signed before Aug 31, but all parties had to wait for a week or so before the work permit was approved. So Lewis actually didn't transfer until after the deadline. I could see a similar senario with loans from MLS being similar. Due to contractualy obligations, MLS players finish the season. Once the season is over, assuming a loan has been agreed upon before August 31, players may join when the contractual season ends.
It has come up. There's a player from a club in New Zealand who's returned to England after their season and wants to play for a semi-pro team in England. FIFA blocked the transfer. Crazy but true.
I was drunk when I posted that last night, but I will try to explain what I was talking about anyway: I seriously doubt that 'Boro intends for Beasley to play. As such, I really don't want him to go over there. EPL squads stockpile players just as much as they use them. If MLS continues to allow European clubs to purchase players that these clubs don't intend on using, than I feel that US Soccer risks becoming an offshore colony of European football.