Sale of the Club

[Flashheart]

I expect they'e at lunch.

[pumbaa]

I expect they'e at lunch.

Probably. I am.

[Simon Pieman]

Midday of the day before the game is the deadline - para 41.2:
http://www.football-league.co.uk/regulations/20110629/section-6-players_2293633_2125731

Next paragraph states in the case of loans it will be midday on the day of the match, or 3 hours prior to kick off (for weekend games). 3 hours before the office closes in midweek.

[Exiled Bob]

Midday of the day before the game is the deadline - para 41.2:
http://www.football-league.co.uk/regulations/20110629/section-6-players_2293633_2125731

For loan players it is different and, anyway, according to the rules it is from when they receive the paperwork and find it in order:

41.3 Subject to Regulations 41.4 and 41.5, a Player will only be eligible to play in a match organised by The League if the appropriate forms for his Standard Loan, Emergency Loan, Youth Loan or Emergency Loan of a goalkeeper transfer are received (including by facsimile) and found to be in order by the Executive:

41.3.1 in respect of any fixture played on a weekday when the Office is normally open, at least three hours before the match; or

41.3.2 in respect of any other fixture:

(a) 12 noon on the day of the match; or

(b) at least three hours before the match, whichever is the earlier.

So, if the takeover is ratified today, along with any loan signings, they should be eligible to play tomorrow.

[Costanza]

Portsmouth have signed 3 loan players today

In fairness, I'm not hugely bothered but it makes our situation seem bizarre.

[Notts red]

I assume that the deadline has now passed to sign new players who could play tomorrow...

Nice work FL, if one was paranoid you could think they do such things on purpose?

Perhaps Marie Saunders could help us out   Marie dealt with player registrations and pretty sure she now works for the Football League? Won't take kindly to being called a tart though Flashheart  

[Peter Venkman]

The loan rules don't mean anything to me, I just read bla blah blah we all hate Swindon blah blah blah

[horlock07]

I think this has been covered on here before, as they are in Administration they are in theory stable with known owners and thus can sign players with FL approval, however I have never really understood how that works as it is my understanding that Administrators are appointed to trade the business and protect the position of all including the Creditors, not sure how adding to the wage bill helps creditors. Suppose in some cases you could argue better performance may make business more attractive to buyers, but as Portsmouth are essentially relegated already I don't really seem a positive?

So in the eyes of the FL, essentially if you are £60m in debt with a bleak future, then fill your boots - however if you are a club which has upset the FL in the past, just wait you little upstarts!

[Peter Venkman]

So in the eyes of the FL, essentially if you are £60m in debt with a bleak future, then fill your boots - however if you are a club which has upset the FL in the past, just wait you little upstarts!

For the record....this is how I see it too!

[Costanza]

Can we make 'The Little Upstarts' our new nickname?

[kaufman]

Takeover unlikely to happen till next week BBC say

[Gnasher]

Just announced on the radio that's it's going through next week. FL want clarification on a few points.

[Costanza]

Takeover unlikely to happen till next week BBC say

[Flashheart]

Christ on a fucking bike

[Peter Venkman]

Sad face.