TrentFox Posted 24 February 2013 Posted 24 February 2013 You know they're level with Hull right? By that I mean they have the same amount of points as them. That's not a very big lead is it? I have to say that is one of the most ridiculous statements I have ever seen on this forum. I'm inclined to believe you aren't actually aware of what's going on in the Championship, how can you possibly think Watford will go up "for sure" when they're joint second? And as someone has already said there are 14 games left with ample room for them to falter. I know our games in hand aren't easy but it's not as if we can rule ourselves out is it? Oh, I don't know about that. Ridiculous for sure, but it still only scrapes into the top 1,000 !!
cc_star Posted 19 April 2013 Posted 19 April 2013 The Times has published an article on Watford's transfer situation, behind paywall free until 2pm via http://blogs.thetime...f43fe629bcc9644 Watford’s transfer policy has caused plenty of controversy this season but the rumpus is likely to get a lot more heated very soon. Essentially, the club have packed their squad with loan players who have carried them to a whisker of being promoted to the Premier League. Ten of these players come from Udinese and Granada, the same club owned by the Pozzo family, who bought Watford in June last year.But scratch a bit deeper and you find that Watford could be promoted to the top flight via the play-offs and be unable to sign players. The club were handed a transfer embargo in March for financial misconduct by the previous owner, which will last until after the end of the transfer window this summer. The problem is acute. Watford’s playing staff will be roughly halved, leaving the club with about a dozen players, because they will not be able to re-sign the 13 players currently on loan. Watford would need special permission from the Premier League to be able to bring in players and it is reasonable to assume that those teams threatened by the drop from the top flight next season will be unhappy if consent were to be granted. It could be a spicy argument. Clubs are already angry at Watford and the Football League plans to change its rules on loans at the summer conference. Clubs will be asked to vote on allowing teams to name only five loan players in an 18-man match-day squad. At present, a Championship club can sign five players on loan from rivals in this country and an unlimited number of players on temporary deals from overseas. The latter are called “temporary transfersâ€, not loans. The change in the rules will mean that the two types of deal are effectively merged. The League feels, based on its past experience, that it is better to limit the number of loan players that can be played in a game rather than restricting the total number at a club. The thinking is that, realistically, a team will not carry a load more loan players than are able to play. Additionally, there were more stringent rules on the number of loans in place in the past, but they were relaxed. If the new rules are passed and Watford are not promoted, they can persist with their approach, but they will not get the same advantages they have done this season. Things are different if they go up, however. Premier League rules allow clubs to sign four players on loan, and two at any one time, from another team in this country (“domestic†loan) but there are no limits on the overseas “temporary transfersâ€. See section V7, page 180, of the League rules. Will the Southamptons and Wigan Athletics be happy if the Premier League waive the transfer embargo and Watford are flooded with temporary transfers? Doubt it. And will Watford, if promoted, become a target for better players to arrive from Udinese and Granada with a view to being sold on? Or have the owners found a quick way to the top, giving them the opportunity to sell a “Premier League franchiseâ€, even if the team need a lot of rebuilding? Watford have not broken the rules by importing so many loan players, but they are in breach of the spirit. Other clubs are unhappy that Watford’s wage bill is lower than it should be because Udinese and Granada are paying some of the salaries of the players on loan.
hackneyfox Posted 19 April 2013 Posted 19 April 2013 When does the loan period for these players end?
Babylon Posted 19 April 2013 Posted 19 April 2013 When does the loan period for these players end? I know what's coming, please don't even ask the question. No they won't.
Leicester_Numan Posted 20 April 2013 Posted 20 April 2013 The Times has published an article on Watford's transfer situation, behind paywall free until 2pm via http://blogs.thetime...f43fe629bcc9644 My understanding of Watford's transfer embargo was that they couldn't sign players without prior permission not that they couldn't sign players at all rendering it a pretty meaningless embargo
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 20 April 2013 Posted 20 April 2013 My understanding of Watford's transfer embargo was that they couldn't sign players without prior permission not that they couldn't sign players at all rendering it a pretty meaningless embargo Jeez daft isn't it?
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