I really don't think there is any value. From day one, we are treated with no difference to other non alliance club. When Crewe sold thier player, they would only sell their players to the highest bidder at a time they find convenient.
Now, this good ally is reporting us to the authority and try to get us into trouble...
I'm delighted these 'deals' have come out in the open. The tapping up of teenage players has to stop for the good of the game. I would like to see a ban on players under 17 moving clubs, good for the smaller clubs and good for the game.
i agree caligula - let's work with the players we have got and get the best out of them instead of spending so much money trying to find the ones someone else has spent time coaching
I find it hard to understand why people only care about "small clubs" or "football" but nobody really cares about these players involved. Generally, the player who decides the move is not stupid. He decides to move must be because he thinks he will be better off. Perhaps he thinks that moving to a big club will improve their chance to make their footballing career or at least giving them better wages so that they can support their families, or giving them the financial mean to finish their university. Why should players start from smaller clubs should not be allowed to pursue this?
How can smaller clubs compete with the big boy's, wages, estemee, etc, etc. What about a wage cap for guy's under 18 and then they can decided where they want to go. That will take the money side out of it.
