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  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,540
    Henry Irving said:
    Scoham said:
    shine166 said:
    We'll knick another one from league 2 next month and everyone will love it, works both ways.
    In the first team maybe, but I don’t remember hearing of many of our youth players being poached from the academies of smaller clubs.
    Couple of AFC Wimbledon players signed this summer but suspect they had been released
    True, though I was meaning poaching at u18 level and below, before players can sign pro and where we’d pay compensation.

    Most u21 signings we make are players who have been released.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,110
    Gisappointed said:
    Why is there a 17 age limit on signing a contract? I'm pretty sure it is a football thing, not Employment Law. If we had these kids on contract, we couldn't stop them being poached but might circumvent the ridiculous EPPP compensation rules. 
    Can you sign a binding contract at 15?
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,946
    edited November 8
    Gisappointed said:
    Why is there a 17 age limit on signing a contract? I'm pretty sure it is a football thing, not Employment Law. If we had these kids on contract, we couldn't stop them being poached but might circumvent the ridiculous EPPP compensation rules. 

    Even at 17 there is a risk because most contracts signed by minors (under 18) are voidable by the minor and only enforceable when they reach 18 - they can just walk away - which is why most professional football contracts are signed at 18.

    It is contract law rather than employment law but it does apply to Contracts of Employment.

    Moreover, any employment contract signed at 16 or 17 must involve a significant element of structured training e.g. an apprenticeship.

    The compensation rules are actually a bonus rather than ridiculous.
  • Ferryman
    Ferryman Posts: 2,924
    shine166 said:
    We'll knick another one from league 2 next month and everyone will love it, works both ways.
    A lot of League Two clubs are likely only Cat 3 academies.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,913
    Pretty sure at 15 you can sign a pre contract that kicks in on your 17th birthday, I think Arsenal have done that with Dowman. That isn’t a feasible model for us though as we couldn’t afford to do it with enough of the squad 
  • Bangkokaddick
    Bangkokaddick Posts: 4,310
    It happens with very young players as well. My friend's grandson is eleven and plays for Ipswich. He played a few games for Charlton, who wanted him on their books, but Ipswich was a better location for him.

    Apparently Charlton are still sniffing around and offering incentives for him to move. I don't think it'll happen but it demonstrates how promising kids are spotted and tapped up from a very young age.
  • Crispywood
    Crispywood Posts: 746
    edited November 8
    Gisappointed said:
    Why is there a 17 age limit on signing a contract? I'm pretty sure it is a football thing, not Employment Law. If we had these kids on contract, we couldn't stop them being poached but might circumvent the ridiculous EPPP compensation rules. 
    It’s because they are still in full time education if you’re 15 you’re naive, sign a 3 year deal on professional terms you’re likely to think schooling is absolutely useless throw it in the bin then next year 3 years they suffer a horrific ACL injury can’t play to the same standard of football, and suddenly have nothing to fall back on, think it’s to offer some sort of protection if they don’t make it professionally. I personally think it’s a good thing to keep young players humbled and not give them everything at that age but the rules about poaching academy prospects need to be re-evaluated 
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,540
    fenaddick said:
    Pretty sure at 15 you can sign a pre contract that kicks in on your 17th birthday, I think Arsenal have done that with Dowman. That isn’t a feasible model for us though as we couldn’t afford to do it with enough of the squad 
    I doubt any club would even want all their 15 year olds on pre contracts - it’s got to be a reward for their progression, not something every 15 year old gets automatically.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,913
    Scoham said:
    fenaddick said:
    Pretty sure at 15 you can sign a pre contract that kicks in on your 17th birthday, I think Arsenal have done that with Dowman. That isn’t a feasible model for us though as we couldn’t afford to do it with enough of the squad 
    I doubt any club would even want all their 15 year olds on pre contracts - it’s got to be a reward for their progression, not something every 15 year old gets automatically.
    Agreed but PL clubs can afford to give a % away to reset progression as a bet, realistically if we do it that player has to be already pushing for the first team already 
  • thickandthin63
    thickandthin63 Posts: 2,975
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    thickandthin63 said:
    These kids dont look at the bigger picture,this lad is 15,I doubt he will get any where near their senior squad for 6-7 years,if your not good enough you are farmed out and probably forgotten.Prime example,Mason Burstow could have been part of our present set up,but is playing in league 1,will he ever play for Chelsea,not a chance.
    Chelsea sold him to Hull for 2m.
    I didnt realise that,but it sort of endorses my point that he maybe was wrong to leave us.

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  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 11,010
    lancashire lad said:
    What is the point in having a successful academy if the system allows the best youngsters to be poached by the "big" clubs ?
    Ask that w****r Ged Roddy

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