Tomlin and Pre-Contracts - A myth according to the Football League

[Jam_Man]

We have been told by people on here that the likes of Tomlin has signed pre-contract with Gillingham months ago. I have raised this with the Football League as it wasnt clear whether a pre-contract can be signed 6 months or a month before the contract expires.

The answer is below:

Unless a player has been released from his contract, and is therefore a free agent, clubs are not able to sign any contractual agreements as players are under contract until the 30th June.

So there you go, there is no such thing as a pre-contract in the football league....

 

[Beefy]

I think they can formally talk to other clubs a month before the contract expires. So yeah, if Tomlin had agreed a deal elsewhere I hope we'd take action for tapping our players up.

 

[FarmdogSUFC]

I've signed someone on fm in January before though, either though their contract was running until June?

 

[Beefy]

I've signed someone on fm in January before though, either though their contract was running until June?

I'd assume that the player was based in a different country. Clubs can make agreements (pre-contracts) with players in the last six months of their contracts but only in cross-border cases.

 

[FarmdogSUFC]

I'd assume that the player was based in a different country. Clubs can make agreements (pre-contracts) with players in the last six months of their contracts but only in cross-border cases.

Makes sense now. Cheers. :thumbsup:

 

[Jam_Man]

In FM I think you can still sign players domestically towards the end of the contract, looks like they have it wrong in that case.

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

Did the football league say if a brown envelope stuffed with cash handed over to the people concerned is legally binding? :omg:

No doubt someone will say whether that is or is not possible on "F.M." ................:facepalm:

 

[chapperzUK]

Did the football league say if a brown envelope stuffed with cash handed over to the people concerned is legally binding? :omg:

No doubt someone will say whether that is or is not possible on "F.M." ................:facepalm:

If you have it on "Steve Evans" mode you are allowed to make them .....

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

If you have it on "Steve Evans" mode you are allowed to make them .....

I must have an old version ........ there are some modes called R.N. (Red Nap) and S.A.D. (Sam Arrow Dice) whatever they are .............

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

I must have an old version ........ there are some modes called a R.N. (Red Nap) and S.A.D. (Sam Arrow Dice) whatever they are .............

Pre digital age they were called Cluffs.

 

[WESTY_SUFC]

In my football manager game we won promotion last season. Why didnt this happen in real life? I'm puzzled

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

In my football manager game we won promotion last season. Why didnt this happen in real life? I'm puzzled

How do you know you are "real life" and not some scenario in a bigger computer game ........... :unsure:

 

[rlb999]

How do you know you are "real life" and not some scenario in a bigger computer game ........... :unsure:

Excellent point. It would explain why life is so crap! Maybe I'm a pawn in a game and Phil Brown is my manager.