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Michael McGlinchey (Weston FC | Australia)

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Posted July 15, 2014 09:21 · last edited July 15, 2014 09:22

Marto wrote:

Ryan's Rovers wrote:

Midfielder wrote:

If a player can because of a change of ownership claim I am free ... the reverse is also true a club could terminate a player on the same grounds...

Assume there was no offer on the table the PFA would say there is a contract in place...therefore the Mariners must pay his salary... 

Clubs change owners around the world and my understanding from FIFA is existing contracts cannot be ignored ...

This still has a long way to run ... 

When the Roar changed ownership, Ange didn't sign his new deal but he saw out the season, I assume he was still being paid the whole time. He used the fact he didn't sign the new contract to move to the Victory after the season had finished. So this is not the first time this issue has arisen in the A-League. The Roar just didn't try to dig their feet in over it.

The problem comparing the clubs from around the world to the A-League, is the way it is structured. Owners pay for the right to administer the clubs, I don't think they really own them. Both the Jets and Phoenix had licences taken back by the FFA and they then gave them to new 'owners' against the wishes of their current owners. You can't sell an A-League club afaik, you hand back your licence and the FFA then sell it to the new owner.

When Charlesworth took over, im sure the FFA probably would have included a condition that all players had to offered their contracts again, otherwise the PFA would be pissed. Whether a player wishes to sign his new contract is up to him.

When the Knights licence was taken off the owners midway through season two a raft of players left in this exact situation if you all remember.

No CCM was a transfer not a removal or withdrawal by FFA - NZF got the licence then and let Century Football use it. Think change to Welnix was withdrawal and reassignment . Most likely wrong. 

But key is  who is the agreement between. 

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Blew.2 edited July 15, 2014 09:22
Marto wrote:
Ryan's Rovers wrote:
Midfielder wrote:

If a player can because of a change of ownership claim I am free ... the reverse is also true a club could terminate a player on the same grounds...

Assume there was no offer on the table the PFA would say there is a contract in place...therefore the Mariners must pay his salary... 

Clubs change owners around the world and my understanding from FIFA is existing contracts cannot be ignored ...

This still has a long way to run ... 

When the Roar changed ownership, Ange didn't sign his new deal but he saw out the season, I assume he was still being paid the whole time. He used the fact he didn't sign the new contract to move to the Victory after the season had finished. So this is not the first time this issue has arisen in the A-League. The Roar just didn't try to dig their feet in over it.

The problem comparing the clubs from around the world to the A-League, is the way it is structured. Owners pay for the right to administer the clubs, I don't think they really own them. Both the Jets and Phoenix had licences taken back by the FFA and they then gave them to new 'owners' against the wishes of their current owners. You can't sell an A-League club afaik, you hand back your licence and the FFA then sell it to the new owner.

When Charlesworth took over, im sure the FFA probably would have included a condition that all players had to offered their contracts again, otherwise the PFA would be pissed. Whether a player wishes to sign his new contract is up to him.

When the Knights licence was taken off the owners midway through season two a raft of players left in this exact situation if you all remember.

No CCM was a transfer not a removal or withdrawal by FFA - NZF got the licence then and let Century Football use it. Think change to Welnix was withdrawal and reassignment . Most likely wrong.