Michael McGlinchey (Weston FC | Australia)

I...........Think it...........does.

dammit! I thought that this was preceded by a question like- does this mean we've got McGlinchey? not the bs it was preceded by. I should have known. ...

Here's a new fact to fuel your speculation.

There is an old and a new standard player agreement.

What one has he signed?

Dont Lie!

You can't have one rule for Seip and one rule for McGlinchey just because "everybody's happy". And whilst I am not a Lawyer, I did top Business Law when I did my accounting degree. I also topped Trustee Law in NZ and Australia. The reason this has gone on for so long is the Mediator (who may be more familiar with International Law) and FFA don't want to set future unintended consequences (read "shit").  This is however no excuse to hang Michael McGlinchey out to dry, whatever they think of him " taking advantage" of a legal loophole.  The powers that be are just being bastards because his circumstances have put them in a sticky situation. Someone needs to "man up" here.

If you change the football clubs to hospitals, this whole issue has been so bad it could set Shortland Street up with their plotlines for a year

Sorry I actually misread what you said

When I watched the Magna Carta being signed I remember one bit about "Justice delayed is Justice denied". There was also some stuff about every person having the right to work in their chosen profession........shame.

From the Magna Carta as Sellar and Yeatman (1930) state:

1. That no one was to be put to death, save for some reason - (except the Common People).

2. That everyone should be free - (except the Common People).

3. That everything should be of the same weight and measure throughout the Realm - (except the Common People).

4. That the courts should be stationary, instead of following a very tiresome medieval official known as the King's Person all over the country.

5. That no person should be fined to his utter ruin - (Except the King's Person).

6. That the Barons should not be tried except by a special jury of other Barons who would understand.

Magna Carta was therefore the chief cause of Democracy in England, and thus A Good Thing for everyone (except the Common People).

So that's the answer. Finally a legal explanation I can understand.

As WeeMac and all us Nix supporters are all "common people" (aka NZ'ers) 

then the FFA is using the Magna Carta to tell us to go get f**ked.

Bastards.

Its a conspiracy...

This is beyond a joke... how long have we been hearing this will be decided soon...

maybe we should 'let CCM have him'  and keep paying him under the table. We already know (or think we do) that they dont have cap space, so we could then 

A) lay a comkplaint with the FFA that they are over the cap, 

B) If they dont pay him till Jan he could take them to court and get a release, then sign for us

or C) if the first 2 don't work stink it up for them so bad that they will want to get rid of him.

The slow speed of this seems a bit like deliberate restraint of trade.

Haha - CCM scared of the Nix.!!

We'll do them like we did West Ham

We should lay a complaint with FIFA over this being dragged out.

we can offer weemac back to CCM as injury cover after Siggy kneecaps their entire midfield

Honest Sepp likes us, he'd make it so number 1.

Piney just announced that decision has been made and WeeMac is a CCM player. Nix seeking legal advice.

Clearly they aren't thinking of players best interests... Stupid decision 

https://twitter.com/pineyzb/status/502355025553653760

Moved from Wellington Phoenix Discussion to Kiwi Players Overseas.

That was quick..

Knob ends.

Well done dick heads you now have a player that doesn't want to be there.

Wellington Phoenix response. http://www.wellingtonphoenix.com/article/phoenix-to-seek-legal-advice-on-mcglinchey-decision/epxe7g17nsp317fmd6q43y8zg

Does anyone know if according to the arbitrator WeeMac is contracted to, is the old company or new one?

Reading the PFA statement, this seems to be the reason and the problem.

“However, it only recently emerged that the entity licensed to operate the Mariners had not changed, but will do so in the near future. The reason for the failure to transfer the licence has not been satisfactorily explained to the PFA.

http://www.pfa.net.au/index.php?id=5&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=631&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=4&cHash=963ce91cfa

So McGlinchey doesn't have a license with the new CCM legal entuty, but FFA haven't changed over the license from the old entity to the new one yet. 

http://www.pfa.net.au/index.php?id=5&tx_ttnews[tt_...

Whats the bet that they transfer the license over on Jan 1st?

More importantly...

Giggles.

Can't he just resign from his job at ccm?

So at the point the licence does transfer do we run into the same problem again? from reading that, its sounds like that decision was come to purely because the company with which McGlinchey has the contract is still the holders of the A-league licence, but not for much longer.

CCM for me.

(WSW will get humped in Guangzhou unless they pay off the ref.)

CCM must be so happy to have a player who doesn't want to play for them. Same old Aussies, always cheating

what a shite ruling

This sets a extremely dangerous precedence if that happens. Essentially, would that then mean (if the licence change hasn't happened by the start of the season) that CCM players are not being paid by the licensed owner (Previous owner). And that could therefore be a breach of contract, and in McG case, as he has not signed a contract to reflect this (Who knows what are in those contracts that they signed months ago), he could therefore take them to court (If he so wanted). 

One thing we all know, he won't be signing any contracts that have CCM on it thats for sure.

Classic Aussies. Can't spell Aussie arbitrator without a**hole. God.. and to think I used to like the mariners

CCM refuting the statement from the PFA:

well that's inconvenient

This should be a fun trip to Gosford for round 2...

And regardless of any desire to have him at the Phoenix, a club that is supposed to be about player development has just royally screwed the season for one of the best talents in the A League. Selfish knobs