john@staustell wrote:stinky pete wrote:didn,t uefa get rid of the same quota rules because its against euro laws?
That's why there were rumours it has been scrapped. I guess it's OK within the PL 'club' unless someone challenges it.
For me the fact that it's free-for-all until 31st August just screams 'poor, ill-thought-out legislation'.
I'm not an employment lawyer but I can see this rule being challenged successfully and having to be scrapped.
The effect of this rule will very likely be to force many players (over the age of 21) out of their current jobs (where they hold valid contracts for a set amount of earnings) into a "lesser" job (either in lower leagues or overseas).
Take someone like Javier Garrido and say he had three remaining years on his contract now.
He will very likely not be within our named squad of 25, therefore running up to the end of the window the club would have two choices:
- pay a player who will not play for you at all.....and no chance of him doing so...from August to January (when you can sell him)
- sell him on at whatever value you can get (or free tsfr him)
Essentially option 2 will involve the clubs forcing the players out of the door and I can see them using lots of tactics to do so which will lead them open to legal action in terms of
- constructive dismissal
- UK age discrimination legislation and
- contravening EU free movement of workers legislation (as the quota effectively puts an artificial cap on the amount of players UK or overseas who can work at the top level in the PL)
I agree with above comments saying this won't last long, I can't believe that the PL is stupid (and badly advised) enough to continue to pursue this after UEFA dropped it/was forced to drop it