TOPIC: Comley

Man of the match today for me, looks like a great addition. He does indeed love a tackle which is good to see.

I was a little concerned at Dicker going and no permanent replacement, but thought Comley was excellent today and one of the positives from last weekend too. Hopefully he can continue these performances.

He's not afraid of a tackle is he!

Makings of a proper midfield battler, Joyce won't get back in if he continues like that...

The signs were there last weekend. He looks a very good signing, very much reminds me of Tom Taiwo with his tenacity. He and Kennedy compliment each other well.

crunchblue wrote:
Good tackle Brandon, thanks Jason, that was a good tackle by you too.

crunchblue wrote:
He reminded me of Taiwo today as well but I think he has much more to his game than TT in terms of passing and looks comfortable out there for one with little experience.

MOM for me and everyone else sitting around me with Ellis a close second who has been a very good signing also.

Noticed fat bloke next to the tunnel who slagged him off all through the Everton game last week was unable to find his way back to BP today...

certainly can tackle an get stuck in....even in the last few minutes of the game. certainly much better option than Joyce, and certainly more ability to Taiwo as he can pass further than 5 yards.

Similar tenacity and energy to Taiwo... However, the ball doesn't bounce 10 yards off him when he tries to control it and he is able to pass more than 5 yards and still find a team mate. It's early days to judge but he looks far superior to Taiwo

Another good one from Curle and Dykes. However frustratingly long his recruitment process is he seems to get more good ens than Anthony Griffiths'

For me Ellis was by far MOM, set the tone on billy kee from the first minute. The only problem with Ellis is he's always at that level, what's he gonna be like when he has an off day?

Comley has grown on me, I found him to be dire v Everton but marking Barkley on his senior debut was an awful lot to ask. Comley tackled very well yesterday, I do feel that his passing needs work but I'm sure that'll come with experience. He's also a bit too lightweight for my likening, needs to bulk up a bit but again with experience it'll come.

How long have we got comley for?

chopper wrote:
One month - longest we'll be able to extend it to will be about mid-to-late April.

I thought he was very tenacious and a great tackler - for a small lad, seems to have the ability to stretch in and nick the ball when needed. His passing was okay, but the one thing he lacks is the ability to turn into space, tended to slow down our attacks a little bit - without wanting to drag it back to him, Dicker was always good at picking up the ball with his back to goal and turning to get it moving forward again. He's a young lad though so time to learn but looks a good acquisition.

Can't we extend it until the end of the season like we did with Gilliead and Gillesphey? If both clubs want to obviously.

crunchblue wrote:
Not sure if that needed to be done during window, or can be adjusted when loan window re-opens?

Were the 2 G's on those Youth Loans (Another different thing!)?

crunchblue wrote:
They were both youth loans. Don't think Comley's is.

Ah right. I don't really know how it works, but once the loan window opens couldn't we renegotiate the deal as a youth loan? He's the same age as the 2 Newcastle lads...

crunchblue wrote:
The maximum length of time we can use an emergency/youth loan for is 90 days, in the case of the Newcastle players the 90 day period stretched into January at which point it turned into a half season loan. (pre agreed) , comleys loan can be extended at any point up to the maximum 90 days point as he's already registered at the club, the emergency loan window is for unregistered players.

Happyblue wrote:
Have you just made that bit up?

They both joined us on 14th September, so 90 days from then didnt stretch into January at all. In fact it didnt even stretch as far as our last match of December (Notts C at Deepdale) a game that Gillesphey played in.

Last few posts shows just why UEFA want us to shed our complex loan system! FA/FL have had a couple of years grace, soon it will be Half or Full season loans only!

chopper wrote:
Thought he was dire last week, FFS he was MOM by a mile and had a great game yesterday.

crunchblue wrote:
here are the official rules "STANDARDISED RULES 2013-2014
STANDARDISED RULES
These Rules have been compiled by the Sanction and Registrations Committee of The Football
Association in conjunction with the Members of the Standardisation of League Rules Working
Group for the mandatory use of all sanctioned Competitions at Steps 1 to 6 inclusive of the
National League System.
It should be noted that where the Rules have been printed in [ ] they are optional and where a
gap has been left the appropriate word, figure or amount needs to be inserted.
Whilst additions may be allowed to the Standardised Rules these must first be approved by The
Football Association.
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 In these Rules:
“Affiliated Association” means an Association accorded the status of an affiliated
Association under the Rules of The FA.
“AGM” shall mean the annual general meeting held in accordance with the Articles of the
Competition.
“Appointing Authority” means [The FA] [the Competition].
“Articles” means the Articles of Association of the Company and reference to a number of
following the word “Article” is a reference to an Article so numbered in the “Articles”.
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company appointed in accordance with
the Articles or, in the case of a Competition which is an unincorporated association, the
management committee elected to manage the running of the Competition.
“Club” means a Club for the time being in membership of the Company (including a Club
which has had a transfer of membership approved under Rule 2.9 below).
“Company” means The [ ] Limited, company registration number [ ]
which administers the Competition and shall, where the Competition is an unincorporated
entity, include that entity.
[“Company Secretary” means the person appointed by the Board and registered at
Companies House as the Company Secretary of the Company].
“Competition” means the [ ] League.
“Competition Match” means any match played or to be played under the jurisdiction of
the Company.
“Competition Office” means the registered Offices or addresses where League business is
transacted
“Competition Secretary” means such person or persons appointed or elected to carry out
the administration of the Competition.
“Contract Player” means any Player (other than a Player on a Scholarship) who is eligible
to play under a written contract of employment with a Club.
“Criteria Document” means the document entitled “National Ground Grading
Document” issued by The FA from time to time and shall, unless stated to the contrary,
mean the latest edition of the document.
“CVA” shall mean an agreement reached by a Club under a Company Voluntary
Arrangement (under the Insolvency Act 1986) or a Scheme of Arrangement (under the
Companies Act 1985 or Companies Act 2006).
“Day” means any day on which the Competition Office is open for normal business but
excluding, unless the Board determines otherwise, a Saturday, a Sunday or a Bank or Public
Holiday
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[“Embargo” means a ban placed by the Board on a Club in respect of player registrations,
as more fully defined in Appendix G]
“Fees Tariff” means a list of fees approved by the Company at a general meeting to be
levied by the Company for any matters for which fees are payable under the Rules.
“Fines Tariff” means a list of fines approved by the Company at a general meeting to be
levied by the Company for any breach of the Rules.
“Football Creditor” means any one of the following:
• The Football Association Limited.
• Any Club affiliated with an Affiliated Association.
• Any League sanctioned by The Association or an Affiliated Association.
• Any full time or part time employee of a Club, or former full time or part time
employee of a Club, in respect of sums due to such person by way of arrears of
remuneration or expenses. This excludes for these purposes all and any claims
for redundancy, unfair or wrongful dismissal or other claims arising out of the
termination of the contract or in respect of any period after the actual date of
termination.
• The Professional Footballers’ Association Limited.
• The Football Foundation.
• Any Affiliated Association.
• Any pension scheme or plan administered by or on behalf of the Competition.
“Ground” means the ground on which the Club’s first team plays its Competition fixtures.
“Insolvency Event” means any one of the following:
(a) entering into a Company Voluntary Arrangement pursuant to Part 1 of the
Insolvency Act 1986 (“the 1986 Act”) or a compromise or arrangement with its
creditors under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 or any compromise agreement
with its creditors as a whole; or
(b) lodging a Notice of Intention to Appoint an Administrator or Notice of Appointment
of an Administrator at the Court in accordance with paragraph 26 or paragraph 29
of Schedule B1 to the 1986 Act, an application to the Court for an Administration
Order under paragraph 12 of Schedule B1 to the 1986 Act (other than paragraph
12 (1)(c)) or where an Administrator is appointed or an Administration Order is
made in respect of it (“‘Administrator” and “Administration Order” having the
meanings attributed to them respectively by paragraphs 1 and 10 of Schedule B1
to the 1986 Act); or
(c) an Administrative Receiver (as defined by section 251 of the 1986 Act), a Law of
Property Act Receiver (appointed under section 109 of the Law of Property Act
1925) or any Receiver appointed by the Court under the Supreme Court Act 1981
or any other Receiver is appointed over any assets which, in the opinion of the
Board, are material to the Club’s ability to fulfil its obligations as a member of the
League; or
(d) shareholders passing a resolution pursuant to section 84(1) of the 1986 Act to
voluntarily wind up; or
(e) a meeting of creditors is convened pursuant to section 95 or section 98 of the 1986
Act; or
(f) a winding up order is made by the Court under section 122 of the 1986 Act or a
provisional liquidator is appointed under section 135 of the 1986 Act; or
(g) ceasing or forming an intention to cease wholly or substantially to carry on
business save for the purpose of reconstruction or amalgamation or otherwise in
accordance with a scheme of proposals which have previously been submitted to
and approved in writing by the Board; or
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(h) being subject to any insolvency regime in any jurisdiction outside England and
Wales which is analogous with the insolvency regimes detailed in (a) to (g) above;
and/or
(i) have any proceeding or step taken or any court order in any jurisdiction made
which has a substantially similar effect to any of the foregoing.
“Long Term Loan” means a loan transfer in excess of 93 days of a Player who is a qualifying
Player within the terms of the Rules.
“Match Officials” means the referee, the assistant referees and any fourth official
appointed to a Competition Match.
“Membership Year” means the period in each calendar year from the holding of one
annual general meeting of the Company to the holding of the next annual general meeting.
“National League System” means the system of competitions controlled by the FA where
promotion and relegation links exist between participating Leagues.
“Non Contract Player” means any Player (other than a Player on a Scholarship) who is
eligible to play for a Club but has not entered into a written contract of employment.
“Officer” means an individualwho is required tomake anOwners’ andDirectors’Declaration
by The FA.
“Owners’ and Directors’ Declaration” means a declaration to The FA required from an
Officer from time to time.
“Paid in Full” shall mean when a Club has either
• paid (in cleared funds) to the supervisor of its CVA or its administrator, sufficient
funds to pay all its creditors in full (100p in the £) and to cover the costs of the CVA
or the administration and confirmation of this fact has been received in writing
from the supervisor/administrator; or
• paid (in cleared funds) sufficient to settle in full (100p in the £) any debts owed to
creditors outside a CVA.
“Player” means any Contract Player, Non Contract Player or other Player who plays or who
is eligible to play for a Club.
“Players’ Agent” means a person who, for reward, represents, negotiates on behalf of,
advises or otherwise acts for a Principal in the context of either the transfer of a Player’s
registration, the terms of a contract between a Player and a Club or the terms of a contract
between a manager and a Club.
“Playing Season” means the period between the date on which the first league fixture in
the Competition is played each year until the date on which the last league fixture in the
Competition is played. For Clubs participating in play off matches this does include the
period when play off matches are played.
“Play Off Position” means the position of a Club in the table at the end of each Playing
Season which is provided for in Rule 13 as qualifying the Club to take part in a play off match
to qualify for promotion to the next step of football for the next Playing Season.
“Principal” means a Club, a manager, an official of a Club, or a Player employing an Agent for
one of the purposes set out in the definition of Agent above.
“Rules” means these rules under which the Competition is administered.
“Satisfied” shall mean that a creditor has consented, and provided evidence of such, to
accept a sum in full and final settlement of its debt from a Club. For the avoidance of
doubt, a vote to approve a Company Voluntary Arrangement (‘CVA’) by the creditors of a
Club, held in accordance with Insolvency Law in operation from time to time, shall deem
those debts admitted to the CVA as being Satisfied. The Board shall determine at its
absolute discretion whether an amount is satisfied under the Rules.
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“Scholar” means a player aged sixteen or over who has signed a Scholarship with a
Premier League or Football League Club or licensed Football Conference Club, and who has
completed a registration form for Scholars in accordance with FA Rules and Regulations.
“Scholarship” means a Scholarship as set out in Rule C 3 (a) (i) of the Rules of The FA.
“Short Term Loan” means a loan transfer for a period of no fewer than 28 days and no more
than 93 days in any one season.
“Secured” shall mean that one of the following legally recognised undertakings has been
provided for the payment of the specified sum in full by the AGM at the end of the Playing
Season in which the transfer of membership takes place:
(i) A solicitor’s undertaking for the full amount outstanding;
(ii) A bank guarantee is held for the full amount outstanding;
In each case to be paid and satisfied in full by no later than the AGM at the end of the
Playing Season in which the transfer took place.
The Board shall determine at its absolute discretion whether an amount is Secured or
Satisfied under the Rules.
“Significant Interest” means the holding and/or possession of the legal or beneficial
interest in, and/or the ability to exercise the voting rights applicable to, shares or other
securities in the Club which confer in aggregate on the holder(s) thereof ten (10) per cent
or more of the total voting rights exercisable in respect of the Shares of any class of Shares
of the Club. All or part of any such interest may be held directly or indirectly or by contract
including, but not limited to, by way of membership of any group that in the opinion of the
Board are acting in concert, and any rights or powers held by an Associate (as defined in the
Rules of The FA Challenge Cup) shall be included for the purposes of determining whether
an interest or interests amounts to a “Significant Interest”
“SSAP” means a sporting sanctions appeal panel to be appointed to determine an appeal
against a deduction of points under Rule 14.
“Team Sheet” means a form provided by the Competition referred to in Rule 8.11.1
“The FA” means The Football Association Limited.
“Work Experience Player” means a Player whose registration is held by a competition
other than the Competition and is registered under a Scholarship. The Club taking the
Player on work experience will register the Player Non Contract with a league in which
they take part to fulfill the football element of the Scholarship, not the educational part.
“written” or “in writing” means the representation or reproduction of words or symbols
or other information in a visible form by any method or combination of methods, whether
sent or supplied in electronic form or otherwise.
1.2 Words or expressions used in these Rules shall, if not inconsistent with the subject or
context, bear the same meanings as in the Articles .
1.3 All Clubs shall adhere to the Rules. Every Club shall be deemed, as a member of the
Company to have accepted the Rules and to have agreed to abide by the decisions of the
Board in relation thereto, subject to the provisions of Rule 17.
1.4 The Competition will be known as [“ ”] (or such other name as the Company
may adopt). The Clubs participating in the Competition must be members of the Company
[in accordance with the Articles]. A Club which ceases to exist or which ceases to be
entitled to play in the Competition for any reason whatsoever shall thereupon
automatically cease to be a member of the Company.
1.5 The administration of the Competition under these Rules will be carried out by the
Company acting (save where otherwise specifically mentioned herein) through the Board
in accordance with the Rules Regulations and Practices of The FA.
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1.6 The Company shall be part of the National League System established by The FA and shall
sign such documents as are required from time to time to confirm such membership.
2. MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
2.1 Each Club shall register its Ground, and its pitch dimensions, with the Competition.
Dimensions of the field of play for all Competition matches shall be:-
Length – Maximum 120 yards (110 metres) – Minimum 110 yards (100 metres)
Width - Maximum 80 yards (75 metres) – Minimum 70 yards (64 metres)
No Club shall remove to another Ground without first obtaining written consent of the
Board; such consent not to be withheld unreasonably. In consideration whether to give
such consent the Board shall have regard to all the circumstances of the case and shall not
grant consent unless it is reasonably satisfied that such consent:-
• would be consistent with the objectives of the Competition as set out in the
Memorandum of Association;
• would be appropriate having in mind the relationship (if any) between the locality
with which by its name or otherwise the applicant Club is traditionally associated
and that in which such Club proposes to establish its Ground;
• would not adversely affect such Club’s Officials, Players, supporters, shareholders,
sponsors and others having an interest in its activities;
• would not have an adverse affect on visiting Clubs;
• would not adversely affect Clubs having theirregisteredGrounds in the immediate
vicinity of the proposed location, and
• would enhance the reputation of the Competition and promote the game of
association football generally.
The Club must disclose, as soon as practicable, plans and details of any proposed move to
a new stadium. The location of the proposed new stadium must meet with the approval of
the Board.
Without prejudice to the provisions of Rule 4.12 a Club shall forthwith notify the Competition
of any proposed change in its circumstances relating to the occupation of its Ground. By
way of example, and without limitation, a proposed change may include a sale of any
freehold interest (with or without subsequent leaseback) or any surrender or variation or a
lease or licence.
2.2 All Clubs shall have Grounds and headquarters situated in England, the Channel Islands,
Isle of Man if applicable or Wales and the Competition Secretary shall send their names
and particulars to The FA annually by the date appointed by, and in the format required by,
The FA. Clubs playing in England shall be duly affiliated at all times to a recognised County
Football Association. Welsh Clubs shall be affiliated to The FA of Wales. Each Club shall
notify the Competition Secretary of its affiliation number each year as soon as practicable
after it has received same. Each Club shall return to the General Manager a fully completed
questionnaire relating to Form “D” required by The FA by the date given in the circular letter
accompanying the questionnaire issued by the Competition Secretary.
2.3.1 A Club’s Ground may be shared with another Club or any other club (including a club
engaged in another sport) providing, where sharing with a football club the Club or club
playing in the most senior competition has priority of fixtures at all times and, where
sharing with a club engaged in another sport, the Club has priority of fixtures. A Club will not
be permitted to ground share to gain promotion or to avoid relegation. Ground sharing may
not be permitted when one of the sharers retains the use of another ground unless that
club can show by means of a refused planning permission or similar that it cannot meet the
requirements of the Criteria Document at that ground. Any Club wishing to share a Ground
or intending to move to a new Ground must obtain the written consent of the Board. Any
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Ground sharing for a period exceeding thirteen (13) weeks must be in writing and a written
agreement must first be approved by the Board before being entered into and (except in an
emergency) must be completed by 31 March in any year to be effective for the following
Playing Season. A copy of the completed signed and dated agreement must be received by
the Competition within fourteen days of the approval being sent to the Club.
2.3.2 The Club as at 31 March in any year have either:
(i) A lease for the Ground that extends uninterrupted for a minimum of the next
Playing Season, or
(ii) Possess an agreement for the use of the Ground that is acceptable to The Football
Association.
In each case the Club must provide to the Competition of which it is a member and to The
Football Association:
If the Ground is freehold either currently dated Official Copies of the freehold title at the Land
Registry in the name of the entity in membership of the Competition or, if unregistered, a
Certificate of Title from the Club’s solicitor showing that the Ground is owned by the entity
in membership of the Competition, or
If the Ground is held leasehold a copy of the signed and dated lease in the name of the
entity in membership of the Competition; if the expiry date of the lease has already passed
or is dated before the end of the next full Playing Season, a certificate from the Club’s
solicitor as to whether or not a notice has been given by the landlord to terminate the lease.
In addition the Club must provide evidence of registration at the Land Registry, or explain
why the Lease is not registered.
If the Ground is subject to an acceptable agreement a copy of the signed and dated
agreement for the use of the Ground together with confirmation from The Football
Association that the agreement is acceptable.
The Club must disclose whether the Club’s occupation of the Ground is subject to any third
party option, whether the ground is charged by way of security and whether or not any
break clauses in the lease or agreement have been exercised either by the landlord or the
tenant.
In all cases The Football Association and the Competition of which it is a member have the
right to call for further information.
2.3.3 A Club’s Ground must comply with the Criteria Document for the step in the National
League System at which the Club is playing.
2.4 No club which is a “nursery” club [or a reserve side] of a football club shall be eligible for
membership of the Company.
A club shall be deemed to be a “nursery” club if it is under obligation, written or otherwise,
to a football club by reason of which it has not the sole and entire control of its own
management, finance and Players.
2.5 Clubs seeking membership or applying to retain membership of the Company must
comply with the requirements provided for in the Criteria Document for the step at
which the Club is playing. Only clubs which meet these criteria in full will be eligible for
membership. All Clubs visited by representatives of the Competition in pursuance of the
document will pay a non-returnable fee. In the absence of a procedure for application for
membership being established by The FA, the Board shall establish such procedure.
The Board shall establish a procedure for inspecting Clubs’ grounds from time to time to
ensure that the grade attained by that ground is maintained
2.6 The Competition and the FA shall determine a time scale whereby all Clubs in membership
must attain the grade provided for in the Criteria Document. The grade applicable for each
Club for the commencement of a Playing Season shall be that existing at the previous
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1st April, such grading to be ascertained by an inspection carried out on or before 1st
April or as soon as practicable thereafter. Any Club not maintaining the grade set for the
Competition may be relegated at the end of the Playing Season to a step determined by
The FA.
[Any delay in inspection shall in no way release a Club from its obligation to have its ground
ready for inspection. If for any reason a Club’s existing ground, or any new ground in which
it proposes to play its home matches in the season following inspection, is not available for
grading by 1st April prior to commencement of the relevant season then the Club must, by
the 1st April, submit to the Board in writing its proposals for a venue for its home matches
in the following season (“alternative proposal”), such alternative proposal to be considered
(and if appropriate) approved at the next Board Meeting after 1st April. The alternative
proposal must, inter alia, contain documentary evidence in support of any ground sharing
arrangements and evidence that the proposed ground is demonstrably suitable at a level
which the relevant club will be competing. The alternative proposal may not be for a
continuation of any ground share arrangement if the Club has had a ground sharing
arrangement for the previous 2 seasons, or any part thereof, even if those arrangements
have related to more than one ground.
Any approval of the alternative proposal will be subject to the issue of a grading certificate.
The Board will use all reasonable endeavours to inspect the ground after receiving the
alternative proposal and prior to the Board meeting, but if it is unable to do so then any
approval of the alternative proposal will be subject to the issue of a satisfactory grading
certificate. In the event of a Club not having received a grading certificate by 1st April and
not having had its alternative proposal approved at the relevant Board Meeting, it shall be
relegated forthwith at the end of the playing season to a level determined by The Football
Association.
Clubs in membership of the Competition on 1st April in any season will have until 31st May
in that season to meet in full the criteria of membership of the Competition.]
2.7 Any Club which is incorporated must be incorporated in England and Wales. Any
Club wishing to incorporate shall notify The FA, its Affiliated Association and the
Company Secretary before it makes any resolutions in this regard. Any person wishing to be
appointed as an Officer to a Club which is incorporated must comply with the requirements
of the The FA and send to the [League] [Company] Secretary a copy of the Owners’ and
Directors’ Declaration within 5 days of sending the same to The FA.
2.8 In the event that any Club which is an unincorporated association incorporates itself
it shall notify the Company Secretary in writing within 14 days of the passing of the
resolution to take this action and shall with such notice provide the Company Secretary
with a copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the company. Any
amendments to the Memorandum and Articles of Association of a Club must be notified to
the Competition Secretary in writing within 14 days of the passing of the resolution with a
copy of the change(s).
Transfer of Membership
Transfer as a Going Concern
2.9.1 In the event that any Club which resolves to transfer its membership of the Competition
from one legal entity to a different legal entity, other than in the circumstances shown
at 2.9.2 below, the Board will use the following minimum criteria in deciding whether to
approve that transfer:
(a) The shareholders or members of the Club have voted to agree to the transfer of
the Club’s membership to the new entity.
(b) All Football Creditors in the Club must be paid in full or transferred in full (with each
creditor’s consent)to the new entity, and evidenced as such.
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(c) All other creditors in the Club must be paid in full or Secured or transferred in full
(with each creditor’s consent)to the new entity and evidenced as such.
(d) The proposed new entity has provided financial forecasts to The FA and
the Competition showing its ability to fund the Club for the next twelve (12)
months or to the end of the Playing Season following transfer (whichever
is the longer) and that evidence of funding sources has been provided.
(e) The FA must have given approval for the transfer to take place.
Transfer from Insolvency
2.9.2 In the event that any Club that is subject to an Insolvency Event resolves to transfer its
membership of the Competition to a new entity, the Board will use the following minimum
criteria in deciding whether or not to approve that transfer:
(a) The shareholders or members of the Club have voted to agree to the transfer of
the Club’s membership to the new entity;
(b) All Football Creditors in the Club must be Paid in Full and evidenced as such;
(c) The proposed new entity has provided financial forecasts to The FA and the
Competition showing its ability to fund the Club for the next twelve (12) months or
to the end of the Playing Season following transfer (whichever is the longer) and
that evidence of funding sources has been provided;
(d) The FA must have given approval for the transfer to take place; and
(e) All other creditors in the Club must be Satisfied and evidenced as such. (This
provision to be read in conjunction with 2.9.3 below.)
In the event that requirement (e) is not fully complied with, and only where
the Board, at its absolute discretion, deems there to have been exceptional
circumstances surrounding the application for the transfer, it may approve the
transfer (subject to compliance with all other provisions (a) to (d) above) and may
apply such conditions as it deems appropriate including, without limitation, the
deduction of points.
2.9.3 Nothing in Rule 2.9.2 above shall limit in any way the application of Rule 14B of these Rules.
2.10 The Competition shall allow for up to [ ] member Clubs. There will be [ ] divisions of 22
Clubs in each division where possible. The divisions will be called [ ]. The Clubs
competing in each division each season will be confirmed by the Annual General Meeting
of the Company each year. A Club entered into membership at the Annual General Meeting
shall be subject to the application of the Rules until the date of the following Annual General
Meeting. It shall be allowed for these numbers to be increased to accommodate any
anomaly in the National League System.
2.11 Any Club or Club representative found guilty of serious irregularities regarding Players
Contract payments under The FA Rules may be expelled from the Company in accordance
with [the Articles or] these Rules and, in addition, may be fined such sum as the Board shall
determine.
2.12 The Company will hold a register of the full name of the company/unincorporated entity
constituting each Club. If the Club is an incorporated entity, it must provide the Company
with its company registration number. If the Club is an unincorporated entity, it must
provide the Company with the name of an individual in whose name the membership of
the Company will be vested.
The Company will provide a copy of its membership register to The FA annually.
Publication of ownership
2.13 Each Club shall publish its legal name, form (e.g. unincorporated association, company
limited by shares or guarantee etc) and any identifier (e.g. company number). In addition
for those Clubs that are owned, then the Club shall also publish the identities of the
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ultimate owner (i.e. the name of an individual) of each Significant Interest in the Club.
Such information shall as a minimum be published on the Club’s official website on a page
accessible directly from the home page of that official clubwebsite and/orwithin the Club’s
official matchday programme.
2.14 In the event that an Insolvency Event occurs in relation to any Club, that Club must inform
and keep informed the [League] [Company] Secretary and The FA immediately.
The Board shall have the power to suspend a Club on notification of it having entered an
Insolvency Event.
At the discretion of the Board, a suspension may take effect from the giving of the notice or
it may be postponed subject to any conditions as the Board may think fit to impose.
In the event that a Club is suspended or its suspension is postponed, the Board shall have
power to make such payments as it may think fit to the Club’s Football Creditors out of any
monies due to that club from the Company.
2.15 An Officer must submit an Owners’ and Directors’ Declaration to The FA in accordance with
the Reporting Requirements set out in The FA’s Owners’ and Directors’ Regulations that
apply from time to time. The Club must provide a copy of any such Owners’ and Directors’
Declaration to the Competition at the time it is submitted to The FA.
No individual will be permitted to act as an Officer if they fail to meet any of the requirements
of the Owners’ and Directors’ Declaration, as set out in the Rules of The FA.
In the event that an individual/entity is found to have either:
• Completed false or misleading statements on their Owners’ and Directors’
Declaration;
• acted as an Officer when in breach of the requirements of the Owners’ and
Directors’ Declaration;
• Acted as an Officer without The FA having given written confirmation to the Club
in accordance with The FA’s Owners’ and Directors’ Regulations that the individual
may so act; then the individual/entity or Club shall be subject to such fine or other
sanction as may be determined by The FA.
In the event that the Competition receive a Notice from the FA issued in accordance
with the FA’s Owners’ and Directors’ Test Regulations for the suspension of that Club’s
Competition membership, then that Club shall be suspended from the Competition with
effect from 14 days from the date of the Notice. An appeal of the effect of the Notice is
to the FA and can only be made by the affected Club and in accordance with the appeal
procedures set out in the FA Owners’ and Directors’ Test Regulations. The effect of the
Notice shall be suspended pending the outcome of an appeal.
The FA shall advise the Competition and the Club in writing where it becomes satisfied
that a Disqualifying Condition as defined in the FA Owners’ and Directors’ Test no longer
applies. Upon receipt of this written notification from The FA, the Competition may
remove the suspension of the Club’s Competition membership.
Where a Club is suspended and that causes a match in the Competition not to be played,
the Board shall determine how the outcome of that match shall be treated.
2.16 Within fourteen days of a change in a Significant Interest at a Club or the appointment or
removal of any director of a Club, written notice thereof, together with such details as are
required to be filed with the Registrar of Companies, shall be deposited at the Competition
Office.
2.17 If during the course of a season the Board decide that the organisation and management
or finances of a particular Club fall below the standards appropriate to membership of the
Competition, the Competition Secretary shall be instructed to warn the Club at once that it
may be excluded from membership of the Competition at the end of that playing season.
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Such a Club shall have the right to appeal to The FA within 14 days of the date of notification
of the Board’s decision.
2.18 The Competition, through the Board shall be empowered from time to time by subscription,
levy or otherwise to require Clubs to contribute such sum or sums of money to the funds
of the League as may be necessary for the proper conduct of the business of the League.
Such contributions by Clubs may be collected by deduction from sums due to Clubs
under any promotion agreement [commercial contract] or from sponsorship money due
or by whatever means the Board shall think fit. There shall be added to any sums to be
contributed from Clubs, if applicable, Value Added Tax at the then prevailing rate.
2.19 Any Club failing to be represented at an Annual General Meeting or any other General
Meeting called in accordance with the [Rules] [Articles] without satisfactory reason being
given shall be fined in accordance with the Fines Tariff. [Whenever required to do so all
Club Managers, or an Assistant Manager, will be required to attend in person any General
Meeting of Clubs to receive a presentation by the Board. Failure to do so without just cause
shall be a breach of these Rules and be dealt with in accordance with the Fines Tariff.]
2.20 The Competition and each Club must be committed to promoting inclusivity and to
eliminating all forms of discrimination.
2.21 The Competition and each Club does not and must not [by its rules or regulations or] in
any manner whatsoever unlawfully discriminate against any person within the meaning
and scope of the Equality Act 2010 or any law, enactment, order or regulation relating to
discrimination (whether by way of age, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation,
marital status, race, nationality, ethnic origin, colour, religion or belief, ability or disability, or
otherwise).
2.22 The Competition and each Club shall make every effort to promote equality by treating
people fairly and with respect, by recognising that inequalities may exist, by taking steps to
address them and by providing access and opportunities for all members of the community,
irrespective of age, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital status, race,
nationality, ethnic origin, colour, religion or belief, ability or disability, or otherwise.
2.23 Any alleged breach of the Equality Act 2010 legislation must be referred to the appropriate
sanctioning Association for investigation.
3. MEMBERSHIP – ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION
3.1 Any Club applying for membership of the Company shall submit to the Company a fully
completed Membership application form and the application fee [and non-refundable
ground inspection fee].
3.2 Clubs which have qualified for membership of the Company must confirm their acceptance
of membership on the appropriate Competition form to be received by the Company at
least [ ] 14 days prior to the next Annual General Meeting of the Company accompanied
where appropriate by the membership fee.
The annual subscription shall be paid by each Club to the Company no later than [7 days
before the Annual General Meeting of the Company in each year].
4. POWER OF THE BOARD
4.1 The Board shall have power to deal with all matters of management of the Competition
covered by the Rules. The Board shall conduct the business of the Competition and shall
meet as often as is necessary for this purpose.
The Board may appoint such committees as it deems appropriate which shall be fully
empowered to act on the Board’s behalf subject to ratification by the Board. The Board
shall have power to deal only with matters within the Competition and not for any matters
of misconduct that are under the jurisdiction of the Football Association or affiliated
Association.
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4.2 Save where specifically provided otherwise in these Rules, the Board shall have power to
apply, act upon and enforce these Rules and shall have jurisdiction over all matters affecting
the Company or the Competition including any not provided for in these Rules.
4.3 All decisions of the Board shall be binding, subject to a right of appeal to The FA pursuant to
Rule 17. Decisions of the Board must be notified, in writing, to all concerned within fourteen
days of the making of such decision.
Upon becoming aware of any breaches of these Rules the Board shall write to the entity
suspected of a breach formally charging the party giving at least 7 days’ notice of the time,
date and venue of the meeting at which the charge shall be considered.
The party charged will respond in writing to the Board within 7 days stating whether or
not the charge is admitted and in default the Competition will deal with the case on the
evidence it has at the time. If the charge is disputed or if the party admitting the charge
wishes to present a plea in mitigation, it shall have the right to a personal hearing. The
party charged also has the right to waive the 7 day requirement and allow the charge to be
considered in less than 7 days after the party has been charged.
If the party charged disputes the charge or wishes to have a personal hearing to present
a plea in mitigation then it shall submit its case in writing to be received by the League
Secretary at least 7 days prior to the date of the meeting set to consider the charge and
in default the Board will be at liberty to proceed to hear the charge without the benefit of
written submissions from the party charged.
4.4 Where the Rules provide for the imposition of a financial penalty under the Fines Tariff then
the Notice of Charge given by the Board under Rule 4.3 above shall refer to the penalty
provided for in the Fines Tariff.
If the Rule provides that the penalty for such a breach is in the discretion of the Board then
the notice shall also state as such. If the penalty set by Rules is not a financial penalty then
such penalty must still be referred to in the Notice of Charge.
All breaches of the Laws of the Game Rules and Regulations of the Football Association
shall be dealt with in accordance with FA Rules by the appropriate Association prior to any
action by the Competition in accordance with FA Regulations.
4.5 All fines and charges imposed by the Board shall be received by the Company within
twenty-eight days of the date of notification of imposition (unless otherwise ordered). Any
Club or person breaking this Rule shall be liable to such penalties as the Board may impose.
4.6 If a Club fails to comply with an order or instruction of the Board within fourteen days of
notification of such order or instruction, or within fourteen days of an operative date
specified in that order or instruction, it shall not be allowed to play or take part in the
business of the Company until the expiry of 7 days from the day the order or instruction is
complied with.
4.7 Except where otherwise mentioned, all communications shall be addressed to the
Competition Secretary, who shall conduct the correspondence of the Competition [and
keep a record of its proceedings].
4.8 A Club must at all times attend satisfactorily to the business of the Competition and/or the
correspondence of the Competition or Company.
4.9 If a Club is asked to submit a report in relation to any alleged violation of these Rules it may
have a personal hearing, providing it notifies its intention of such within fourteen days of
the date of notification from the Company, or the case will be dealt with in its absence.
4.10 The Board shall have the power to arrange representative matches at their discretion.
4.11 A match may be played each season [year] between two clubs nominated by the Board.
All matters concerning the match will be decided by the Board including the distribution of
proceeds of the match which, usually, will be donated to a registered Charity.
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5. INTERESTS IN MORE THAN ONE CLUB
Except with the prior written consent of the Board no person, company or business
institution (including insolvency practitioners) may at any time be interested in more than
one Club or in a Club and any other club playing in a Competition sanctioned by The FA. The
definition of “interested” shall be the same as provided for by the Rules of the FA Challenge
Cup Competition in force from time to time.
6. REGISTRATION OF PLAYERS
6.1 A QUALIFYING PLAYER REGISTRATION
The Football Association’s rules will apply in respect of all matters concerning players
6.1.1 A Player is one who has signed a Registration Form supplied by the Competition (such
signature to be witnessed by a second person) and where:-
• the form has been completed and signed by an Officer of the Club and
• has been approved and registered by the Competition and
• a registration number has been allotted.
A Player will only be eligible to play in a match organised by the Competition if his
registration form; transfer form, or loan transfer form, has been received by the Company
not less than four hours before the scheduled kick-off of the match in which the player is
required to play and found to be in order, and so registered. It is the responsibility of all
Clubs to ensure any player signing a registration form has, where necessary, the required
International Clearance Certificate. Clubs are also responsible for all players being correctly
registered before fielding any player. Failure to do so constitutes misconduct and the Club
will be charged with fielding an ineligible player.
Registration forms will be made available to Clubs by the Competition and charged
in accordance with the fees tariff. The status of a player must be clearly stated on the
Registration Form. The Registration Form must be received at the Competition Office within
five days of having been signed by the Player.
The registration of a Player will be valid from the date of registration to the end of that
Playing Season only or, if in the case of a Contract or Loan Player whose contract or loan
expires before the end of the Playing Season, for the term of the said contract or loan.
6.1.2 A Player may only play under his correct status. Any change of a Player’s status during the
currency of a registration must be notified to the Competition within five (5) days of the
change of registration being affected.
In the event of a Player changing his status with the same Club either from Contract to NonContract
or from Non-Contract to Contract then that Player must sign a new registration
form and be re-registered. In default the Player re-registering will be ineligible to play in
a match under the jurisdiction of the Competition and Rule 6.9 will be applied in such
circumstances where a Club is found guilty of playing a Player who has changed status
without re-registering.
A Player whose registration under Contract is cancelled by mutual consent and
immediately re-registered by the same Club or a different Club on a non-contract basis shall
not subsequently be registered as a Contract player with the Club for which his Contract
was cancelled, within three months of the date of the cancellation except with the consent
of the Board.
6.1.3 The Board shall have the power to make application to refuse or cancel the registration of
any Player charged and found guilty of undesirable conduct subject to the right of Appeal
to the FA or the relevant County Football Association. Undesirable conduct shall mean an
incident of repeated conduct, which may deter a participant from being involved in this
Competition. Application should be made to the parent County of the Club the Player is
registered with.
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(Note:- action under this clause shall not be taken against a Player for misconduct until
the matter has been dealt with by the appropriate Association, and then only in cases of
the Player bringing the Competition into disrepute and will in any case be subject to an
Appeal to the Football Association. For the purposes of this Rule, bringing the Competition
into disrepute can only be considered where the Player has received in excess of 112 days
suspension, or 10 matches in match based discipline, in a period of two years or less from
the date of the first offence.)
The Board shall also have the power to place an embargo on the registration, transfer or
loan transfer of Players by any Club deemed to be in breach of these Rules.
6.2 REGISTRATION PERIOD
6.2.1 [The Registration Period for Conference National Clubs shall be known as the ‘Transfer
Window’, and shall mean either:-
• the period commencing at midnight on the last day of the immediately preceding
Playing Season and ending at midnight on the 31st August next following or
• the period commencing at midnight on the 31st December and ending at
midnight on 31st January next following
always provided the Board shall have the discretion to amend the time and/or date upon
which each of the above periods shall be deemed to end, after consultation with The
Football Association, The Premier League and the Football League in so far as is necessary
to ensure the Transfer Windows for the Conference, the Premier League and the Football
League are the same.
The Registration Period for Conference North and Conference South Clubs shall be the
period commencing at midnight on the last day of the immediately preceding Playing
Season and ending at 5.00pm on the fourth Thursday in March next following.]
After 5.00pm on the [fourth Thursday in March] [31st March] each season new registrations,
new loans, and transfer of registrations will be declined or will be approved subject to such
limitations and restrictions as the Board may determine and, if so determined, the Player
shall only be eligible to play in the matches for which permission is granted by the Board.
6.3 PLAYER STATUS
6.3.1 The status of a player may be:-
• Contract Player
• Non-Contract
• Work Experience
• Scholar
• Short Term Loan
• Long Term Loan
• [Emergency Loan
• Youth Loan]
6.3.2 [Unemployed Player (relevant only to Conference National Division) shall mean any Player
who:-
(a) has not been at any time been registered with -
• a Member Club
• a Club participating in the Premier League or the Football League; and/or
• any other Association Football Club in a country other than England, or
(b) if he has been registered with any of the Clubs listed in paragraph (a) above, his
registration has expired at any time prior to the end of a Transfer Window and he
has not since been registered with any such Club.
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Under the terms of this rule an unemployed player may register for a Club at any time
between midnight on the last day of the immediately preceding Playing Season and
5.00pm on the fourth Thursday next following.]
6.4 REGISTRATIONS AND REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
6.4.1 A Player will only be eligible to play in a match organised by the Company under these
Rules if the appropriate form(s) is (are) received by the Company (including [by facsimile
or] electronically) at least four (4) hours before the scheduled kick-off time of such match.
No Player whose registration, including Loan registrations, is received less than four (4)
hours before the match organised by the Company in which he is required to play will be
eligible. Any loan registration must also be approved by the Football Association before
that Player can be considered eligible to play.
Where a registration form is sent to the Company [by facsimile or] electronically, e.g. email,
the originating form must subsequently be received by the Company within five (5) days
of the sending of the [facsimile or] electronic transmission. In default of this Rule the player
shall not be eligible to play in the Competition unless and until a valid registration form is
received. The form when received must contain the same information as that received by
[facsimile or] email. Any Club deemed to have falsified any form will be deemed to have
played an ineligible player and will be dealt with in accordance with Rule 6.9.
The registration of a Player by [facsimile or] electronic transmission is not automatically
valid and it is the responsibility of the Club to ensure the player is NOT registered with
any other Club. When the Player involved was previously registered with another Club it
is necessary for that Club to complete the standard Competition transfer form or to have
completed the standard Competition cancellation of registration form prior to or at the
same as the registration to the new Club.
6.4.2 Each Club must have at least eleven (11) Players registered fourteen (14) days before the
start of each Playing Season.
6.4.3 [A registration form, when submitted to the Competition, must be accompanied by the
financial details, i.e. the appropriate page of the contract for Players under written contract
or the standard Competition form for Players not under written contract.]
6.4.4 In the event of a Player signing registration forms for more than one Club, priority of
registration shall decide for which Club he is entitled to play. The Club submitting the latter
form shall be notified of the prior registration of the Player, and the circumstances under
which the registration forms were signed shall be investigated by the Board. Any Player
found to have signed registration forms for more than one Club, or any Club found to have
knowingly induced a registered Player of another Club to sign a registration form, shall be
dealt with by the Board in such a manner as it shall think fit.
6.4.5 Except when specific approval has been given by the Board a Club cannot sign or transfer
more than one Player, contract or non-contract, from another Club at any one time unless a
period of 14 days has elapsed between each signing.
6.4.6 If a non-contract Player also registers for a club not in membership of the Competition, his
registration for the Competition may be retained by the Club.
6.4.7 A Club may register any number of Work Experience players but only two (2) may play in
any one match, in accordance with FA Rules.
6.4.8 A Club may name up to a maximum of five (5) players on a Team Sheet who are either Short
Term Loan, [Emergency Loan (short term),] Long Term, [Youth Loan] or Work Experience.
6.4.9 The Company may, at its discretion, refuse any further registration of players, i.e. place
under a registration embargo, any Club which has not completed payment of a transfer
or loan arrangement made with another Club (or club) or arranged for the payment to be
adequately secured. The Club (or club) which holds the Player’s Contract will continue to
pay the Player in accordance with his Contract.
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6.5 TRANSFERS
6.5.1 The transfer of a registration of a Player under written Contract from one Club to another
must be in writing, on the Competition transfer form, signed by the Contract Player and the
two Clubs, and the form must be forwarded to the Company for approval and registration.
Such Contract Player does not become a bona-fide Player of the Club seeking his transfer
until the form has been approved and registered by the Competition. The registration of
a Contract Player whose Contract is cancelled by mutual consent shall be automatically
cancelled upon receipt by the Competition of a copy of the relevant FA form.
Where a Club cancels the registration of a Player, Contract or Non-Contract, for any reason
whatsoever, the Club must notify the Competition [General Manager] immediately, in
writing. To be valid such notification must be signed by an authorised signatory of that Club.
6.5.2 The transfer of a registration of a Non-Contract Player from one Club to another must be in
writing, on the Competition transfer form, signed by the Non-Contract Player and the two
Clubs, and the form must be forwarded to the Company for approval and registration. Such
Non-Contract Player does not become a bona-fide Player of the Club seeking his transfer
until the form has been approved and registered by the Competition. A Non-Contract
Player whose registration for a Club is cancelled or transferred for any reason whatsoever
cannot, without the consent of the Board, return to his original Club until a minimum of
fourteen (14) days has elapsed from the date of the cancellation or transfer.
6.5.3 A Club cannot register the transfer of a Contract Player or Non-Contract Player unless that
Player has been registered with the transferor Club for at least 14 days, unless that Player is
a goalkeeper.
6.6 TEMPORARY TRANSFERS (LOANS)
6.6.1 Short Term Loans [and] Long Term Loans [and Emergency Loans (applicable only to
Conference National Clubs under the regulations governing Short Term Loans)] of Contract
players shall be allowed to or from Clubs in membership of:-
• The Premier League
• The Football League
• The Football Conference
• The Isthmian Football League
• The Northern Premier League
• The Southern Football League
• Any other Leagues which have been authorised by the FA [as shown in
Appendix K]
on such terms and conditions as shall be mutually agreed by the two clubs and the player.
For Loan Transfers between Clubs in the same Competition the transfer must be completed
on the National League System Temporary Transfer Form. For Loan Transfers between
Clubs in different Competitions the transfer must be completed on FA Form H3 together
with a registration form applicable for the Competition of the transferee club.
The player being taken on loan, [including Youth Loan,] must sign a Competition contract
registration form which will be valid for the full period of the loan, including any extension to
the loan period. TheCompetition’s standard cancellation form must be used to prematurely
end the temporary transfer period. The temporary registration for the borrowing Club will
automatically be deemed to be cancelled upon maturity of the temporary transfer period.
Where a Short Term Loan, [Emergency Loan, or Youth Loan] expires, and is not renewed
simultaneously, any subsequent Short Term Loan,[Emergency Loan or Youth Loan] of that
Player to the same Club will be subject to a minimum duration of 28 days.
No more than four (4) Players (Short Term, [Emergency,] Long Term or [Youth]) may join
one Club from another Club (or club) in any Playing Season. [An additional Youth Loan
Player may be added to this figure.]
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6.6.2 Short Term Loan Transfers – A Club can have up to a maximum of twelve (12) Short Term
Loans during a Playing Season. The minimum period of a Short Term Loan transfer must
be twenty-eight (28) days with a maximum of ninety-three (93) days in any one Playing
Season.
The Competition shall not approve more than two (2) Short Term Loan transfers to or from
any one Club, including Premier League and Football League Clubs, at any one time.
On completing the National League System Temporary Transfer Form or FA form H3, a
Club must send the original to the FA, one copy to the Company, and a third copy to the
secretary of the League with which the player is registered.
To extend the period of any Short Term Loan transfer a further National League System
Temporary Transfer Form or FA form H3 must be completed and copies sent as directed
above. If the Short Term Loan transfer is extended only the Club for whom the Player
was originally registered will be allowed to cancel the agreement at any time within the
extension period, i.e. after 28 days. In the case of a goalkeeper Clubs may mutually agree,
if they so wish, to include a recall clause in the agreement to enable the Club for who the
Player was originally registered to recall the Player at any time during the loan period.
Players other than goalkeepers may not be recalled within the first month, i.e. 28 days, of
any loan.
Any Short Term Loan transfer which may terminate after the last day for registrations may
be extended for a further period provided the maximum period of 93 days is not exceeded.
Short Terms Loan Transfers which become permanent before their expiry date shall not
count against a Club’s quota of days or Players.
6.6.3 Long Term Loan Transfers – [A Conference National Club may have up to eight ( Long
Term Loan Transfers per season, a maximum of which four (4) must be aged 23 or under on
30 June prior to the start of the Playing Season, and a maximum of four (4) aged over 23 on
30 June prior to the start of the Playing Season. Conference North and Conference South]
Clubs may have up to a maximum of four (4) Long Term Loan Transfers of any age during a
Playing Season.
Long Term Loan Transfers shall be for a full Playing Season; or from any date prior to 31st
August to any date between 1st and 31st January; or from any date between 1st and 31st
January (the January transfer window) to the end of the Playing Season.
A Player on Long Term Loan may not be recalled, except for a goalkeeper or where the
Player is to be transferred permanently by the Club (or club) holding his registered
contract. A Player other than a goalkeeper so recalled cannot be permitted to play for the
Club (or club) holding his registration after such recall until the end of the Playing Season.
Players so recalled can only be replaced by a further Long Term Loan with permission from
the Company. Long Term Loan Transfers will not count against the number of Short Term
Loan Transfers.
To extend the period of any long term loan transfer a further National League System
Temporary Transfer Form or FA form H3 must be completed and copies sent as directed
above.
The Competition shall not approve more than two (2) Long Term Loan transfers to or from
any one club, including Premier League and Football League Clubs, at any one time.
6.6.4 [Emergency Loan Transfers (applicable to Conference National Clubs only)
Conference National Clubs may have unlimited Emergency Loans. Such Loans are subject
to application to, and approval of, the Board but can be registered during the Registration
Period(s) and, also during the closed period, subject to the following conditions:-
A Player cannot be registered on an Emergency Loan (or a Youth Loan)
(a) During the period of seven days after the end of a Registration Period
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(b) In the first half of the Playing Season, after 5.00pm on the fourth Thursday in
November and
(c) In the second half of the Playing Season, after 5.00pm on the fourth Thursday in
March
(d) At any time, from a Club or club playing in a Division or Competition below the
National Division and the Player or player does not qualify as being unemployed
in accordance with Rule 6.3.2 at the time the preceding Transfer Window closed.
In all other aspects Emergency Loan Transfers will be administered in accordance with the
regulations applying to Short Term Loan Transfers. The cumulative total number of days of
all Short Term Loans and Emergency Loans of one Player to the same Club may not exceed
93 days.]
6.6.5 Youth Loan Transfers
[Youth Loan Transfers apply to :-
• Scholars intheir secondorthird(ifthatoptionisexercised)yearoftheirScholarship
agreement, or
• Contract Players aged 20 or under on 1 July immediately preceding the Playing
Season in question.
Where the Rules of the relevant League permit, unlimited Youth Loan Transfers shall be
allowed to or from Clubs in membership of the Football Conference (National Division
only),the Premier League and the Football League. Players may also be sent on Youth Loan
to the Football Conference North and South Divisions.
Youth Loan Transfers are permitted during the Transfer Windows and during a closed
period subject to the following provisions. A Youth Loan cannot be registered:-
(a) Seven days after the closure of a Transfer Window
(b) In the first half of the Playing Season, after 5.00pm on the fourth Thursday in
November and
(c) In the second half of the Playing Season, after 5.00pm on the fourth Thursday in
March.
It shall be a condition of any Youth Loan involving a Scholar or a Contract Player to whom
Football League Youth Rules apply that for the duration of the period of the Youth Loan the
Player continues to fully comply with the programme of education in place for that Player.
A Player registered on a Youth Loan may, provided it is agreed between the two clubs and
the Player, continue to train with and/or play for his loaning Club (or club) in any match
other than matches played as part of the Premier League Competition, Football League
Competition, Football League Cup, FA Cup or Football League Trophy (i.e. First Team
matches.) Participation by the Player in First Team matches for the borrowing Club shall
take precedence.
Any days on which the Player participates in a Reserve Team match and/or attends any
training sessions for the loaning Club (or club) shall still count towards the period of the
Youth Loan.
The minimum period of a Youth Loan shall be 28 days, thereafter a break clause may be
included. Youth Loans cannot extend beyond the date of the Player’s 21st birthday and/or
the contract period with the parent club.
6.7 CLUB LIST OF PLAYERS AND TRANSFER LIST
[Clubs shall furnish the Competition Secretary by 1st June with the following details:
6.7.1 a list of Contract Players whose agreements do not terminate at the end of the current
season;
6.7.2 a list of contract Players in respect of whom the Club has exercised its option in accordance
with Football Association Rule C1 (j);
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6.7.3 a list of Contract Players in respect of whom the existing agreements do not include
an option to renew but which the Club is desirous of offering further engagements, in
accordance with Football Association Rule C1 (j);
6.74 a list of Contract Players in respect of whom the Club has exercised its option in accordance
with Football Association Rule C1 (j) but whose registration the Club is prepared to transfer;
6.7.5 a list of Contract Players the Club has released;
6.7.6 a list of all Players whose registration the Club wishes to be cancelled;
Clubs shall also complete the standard Competition forms and return these by this date.
A Club relegated from the Football League Limited shall advise the Competition Secretary
by 30th June the names of Players retained by that Club for the season, taking into
consideration the contents of Football League Rule 53.]
6.8 SUBSTITUTE PLAYERS
A Club at its discretion may use three substitute Players at any time in a match. Substitution
can only be made when play is stopped for any reason and the Referee has given
permission. When a Club is making a substitution it shall use a Board to show the number
of the Player to be substituted and the number of the substitute Player.
A maximum of [ ] SUBSTITUTES m

That's that then.

I hope someone hasn't sat and read through all that shit!

Here another month...

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Good move that. The kid adds something extra to the team imo

Seconded. Worthwhile keeping on

As well as the midfield played for 60 minutes on Tuesday night, I'd still put Comley straight back in on Saturday.

Flippin heck happy I've read shorter books than that. Your fingers must be worn down.

Wukkie wrote:
Gave it a go, the bit with the lines through were a bit tricky though..

I enjoyed reading it! That's why i work for the UN

pigeonpete wrote:
He does but we'll never get anyone good enough to replace Gary 'Irish Pirlo' Dicker..

Mush wrote:
We could, my wife is Irish, that will do