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Hi

Longtime reader, first time poster.

Can anyone clarify the rules around loan players and how many can be in a matchday squad. I'm concerned that our current injuries may mean that the fulfill a squad we might have to call on some of our youth players to make up the numbers.

Loanees

Sheehan
Ritchie
Darby
Ward
Ferry

Injured

Lucas
Cuthbert
Pericard
Morrison
Amankwaah
Kennedy
O'Brien

Now although I don't know the severity of these injuries, it could leave us in a diffucult position to make up a bench or team without breaching rules on usage of loan players.

What do other TEF users think?

Think you can have a maximum of 5 in the matchday squad.

I believe its 5 per match day sqaud.

I can't see Wilson being in a rush to drop Sheehan, Ferry or Ward.

Darby will probably play till Big Kev is fit.

That leaves Ritchie.

Paynter's injured as well.

How could I forget out top scorer!

The point I guess I'm trying to make is if these injuries are longer term (touch wood they're not) and Wilson's hand is forced into the loan market how will we accomodate these players considering we can only have 5 in the matchday squad.

Also does the loan window close soon?

think it closes today.

Expect a flurry of signings today then?

Next Thursday.It always closes on the last Thursday of March.

Would guess they are ringing round. Apparently first contact with Darby was last wednesday, he signed on the Thursday, so sometimes they dont take very long, particularly when there is a godd chance of being on tv, being at wembley, or getting a promotion medal.

Ferry will have a ban too. How long is it for two yellows rather than a straight red. ?

1 match instead of 3.

Ferry will miss saturdays game and that is it.

definitely a maximum of five loan players in a matchday squad (inc subs)

taken from http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/78/3/0,,10794~888,00.pdf:

For whatever reason, Ritchie's Town spell hasn't got going yet so my guess is that he'd have to stand aside.

I think Ritchie is the only player that can stand down, assume a loan would be a striker for a month while Billy is recovering

Official sight has Wilson saying a loan is imminent.  Will happen tomorrow.  No names though.

what about free transfers i know if a player is without a club he can sign.

I understand that we can only sign a free transfer if the player was already a free agent at the end of the last transfer window.

e.g. if the player was a free agent on or before the 1st February then we could sign him as long as its before the transfer deadline day on the last Thursday in March.

If he was made a free transfer after 1st February then he is unable to sign for any club until the start of the next transfer window.

sounds abit harsh but i dont think there are any notable free agents out there. what about noble who was released by shitty, has he found a club yet? good attacking CM

If we had a doofus like Andy King or Malpas in charge I'd be tempted to contact the club to say "Careful of the 5 loan-player limit", what with a points-deduction being the probable punishment, but with our current incumbent? No need to be concerned.