Hooly
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Right, as we're hopefully going to be back in the land of the living as far as loans are concerned I thought I'd try to find the current rules. Before the embargo there was some discussion about the numbers allowed but I don't think we ever resolved the matter, so apologies if we did I must have missed it, however it's probably not a bad time to restate them.
The FA rules are quite extensive & I've now found the full 2009-10 version
http://thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/FA%20Handbook%2009%2010/FA_Handbook_Full_Proof_NO_CROP.ashx/FA_Handbook_Full_Proof_NO_CROP.pdf if you can see from the whole path name they bury them a bit!
Anyway the relevant paragraphs are on pages 614-615 (out of 676!!) but to extract the pertinent sections
Short term loans
- allowed a maximum of 12 (this was 8 in the previous version)
- between 28 & 93 days in any one season
- must be continous (so if Friend ever came back after his time at Scunny, he'd count again)
- if they become permanent signings the loan doesn't count
Long term loans
- allowed a maximum of 4 (this was also 8 in the past)
- players must be under 24 on 30/6 pre season start
- there are now 2 periods the 1st being from before 31/8 through to 1/1-31/1 and
- 2nd is between 1/1-31/1 until the end of the season (this used to one period from any time pre 1/1 until the end of the season only I believe)
Now this is interesting!
6.4.6 The maximum number of Short Term Loans will be 12 per Season and Long Term Loans will be 4 per Season. Whilst a Club may register any number of Work Experience Players only 2 may play in any one match in accordance with FA Rules.
Club may name up to a maximum of 5 Players on a Team Sheet who are either Long Term Loans, Short Term Loans or Work Experience Players with no more than 2 from any one Category. I think that's new.
So given what we've had we can confirm, rather than speculate
Short term - Heath, White, Friend, O'Donovan
Long term - M'voto, Sawyer
Perhaps the mods could put the FA rules in the links page, if there is one, on the main site for future reference then we might shorten some of the debates on matters like this.
The FA rules are quite extensive & I've now found the full 2009-10 version
http://thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/FA%20Handbook%2009%2010/FA_Handbook_Full_Proof_NO_CROP.ashx/FA_Handbook_Full_Proof_NO_CROP.pdf if you can see from the whole path name they bury them a bit!
Anyway the relevant paragraphs are on pages 614-615 (out of 676!!) but to extract the pertinent sections
Short term loans
- allowed a maximum of 12 (this was 8 in the previous version)
- between 28 & 93 days in any one season
- must be continous (so if Friend ever came back after his time at Scunny, he'd count again)
- if they become permanent signings the loan doesn't count
Long term loans
- allowed a maximum of 4 (this was also 8 in the past)
- players must be under 24 on 30/6 pre season start
- there are now 2 periods the 1st being from before 31/8 through to 1/1-31/1 and
- 2nd is between 1/1-31/1 until the end of the season (this used to one period from any time pre 1/1 until the end of the season only I believe)
Now this is interesting!
6.4.6 The maximum number of Short Term Loans will be 12 per Season and Long Term Loans will be 4 per Season. Whilst a Club may register any number of Work Experience Players only 2 may play in any one match in accordance with FA Rules.
Club may name up to a maximum of 5 Players on a Team Sheet who are either Long Term Loans, Short Term Loans or Work Experience Players with no more than 2 from any one Category. I think that's new.
So given what we've had we can confirm, rather than speculate
Short term - Heath, White, Friend, O'Donovan
Long term - M'voto, Sawyer
Perhaps the mods could put the FA rules in the links page, if there is one, on the main site for future reference then we might shorten some of the debates on matters like this.
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