johnny crossan wrote:Nobody can sign foreign players under 16 anyway.Crossie wrote:So we're banned from signing domestic kids, not foreign ones.
Well done FA, you prevent the best kids joining the countries best youth academy, purpose built, the single best place a kid can learn about football, go to school and learn about how to live a professional footballers life without falling into the traps.
Setting the national team back 2 years.
I know we broke the rules but the punishment is senseless.
I'm fairly sure there's a caveat in there to the effect of "unless they're following their parents who are changing jobs and countries" - which is where the possibility of wrongful approach to the parents comes in.