In his post match interview yesterday Kev mentioned that they had gone in for a player latter part of the week but clubs are very loathe to release players on loan due to the heavy Xmas schedule coming up and he didn't want just anyone who would not add value to the squad.
Yes he said it fell through last minute. I could also be right in thinking we can’t actually loan players under the embargo and that Kanu was a mistake allowed to happen. If you think about it the players we’ve had come in are all on non contracts. Vhilete, Brooklyn, Ralph and Bridge. Only loans we are allowed are emergency goal keeper loans. If that’s the case then you are asking players to leave FT employment and sign for the club who currently don’t have a guaranteed future or a player from a pro club to drop down and again on a non contract. If so it would explain how hard it is to get players in. Another reason we need the embargo lifting asap but we’ve been saying that for so long now
Loans are allowed subject to all the other terms and conditions of being under embargo, e.g., max squad size etc
Hayes was also on loan but I don't see how they can allow loans in one position but not another
Goalkeepers can be loaned in an emergency. But not sure the Kanu loan should have been allowed, think the NL made a mistake otherwise you would have thought the Kev and co would have found at least a replacement for Kanu on loan within two weeks. I’m probably wrong but another thing mentioned Thursday evening.
Didn’t Kev say he tried getting someone in, but couldn’t? Assumed that to be a Kanu replacement.
To be fair I was listening, and I think others were, but I didn't really pick up on the semantic difference in what you said so the penny never dropped (no pun intended). Thanks for the insights as always - its always good to have your news.
To be fair, I think you'll find that Martin was "dropped" by a thug from Bromley.
