Rest of A-League Transfer (Now with 99% RR - Love your work)

Guessing because its a January deal, it would only be a 150k cap hit. So they might release Williams then combine his saved salary cap with Gameiro's IR cap and use that to loan in Caceres at 150k salary cap.

If Melbourne City want to get rid of a player who stubbornly wants a payout rather than mutual termination then they can just sell him to the city group, i.e. get rid of a player that otherwise won't go and free up the cap space. Another loop hole.

Wouldn't he have to agree to the sale?

And can we sell fans to other fans groups??

Of course - but say you have a player taking up 200k of the cap space, say he is on the wrong side of 30 and won't be able to get a gig elsewhere or would go at a reduced rate. You need him to leave by mutual agreement to free up that 200k, but why would he leave if he knew he couldn't get a gig on the same terms anywhere else? So you say to him, well you can keep getting paid but you have to train by yourself and won't get any game time or you can take 200k and be brought by the city group. If you didn't have the city group to buy him for 200k you would never be able to free up that cap space.

I'd back city to be able to flog you off to another club for nothing too. Or, all they'd then do is release the player immediately. So many loopholes 

Yeah could totally see that happening: Williams doesn't want to mutually terminate his contract, freeing up the remainder of this contract with Melb City, Man City just 'purchase' Williams and then Man City can terminate the contract they have with Williams. Melb City have just gotten around the salary cap, Williams gets the remainder of his contract and free to pursue his career elsewhere - win, win for CFG and Williams, not so much the HAL.

This could have huge implications. City Football Group under the guise of Melb City get a lot of decent players under multi year contracts - though only pay them enough to fit under the cap then Man City purchase the players and pay the outstanding fee negotiated with the CFG.

CCM set to sign Hersi?

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/football/a-league/former-western-sydney-wanderers-winger-youssouf-hersi-set-for-move-to-central-coast-mariners/news-story/33db81b30a03dcf050ee1f9f186dd589

The Central Coast Mariners have re-called the services of left side utility Brad McDonald who has today signed a deal until the end of the 2016/17 Hyundai A-League season.

http://www.a-league.com.au/article/central-coast-mariners-sign-utility-brad-mcdonald-until-end-of-201617-a-league-season/1omxy5zx60jrh130anajlne1qj

Luis Garcia signs for CCM

Good signing.

37 years old. Hasn't played in a year - and then it was in India. 

This just seems like such a weird signing to me. 

Doesn't seem very money ball.

Shades of Romario to Adelaide.

At least Ronaldinho would be a big name. Who would go to watch Luis Garcia?

Glory also can't get Taggart cuz of the 3 clubs in a season rule

And City are on the verge of signing Fitzgerald as an IR for Gameiro

What 3 clubs for Taggart?

Fulham, Dundee and ?

Surely Perth could be the third.

Edit: scratch that... seems like the rule is that you can register for three but only play for two. Or something like that!

. @MelbourneCity has signed Anthony Caceres on loan from @MCFC for the remainder of 2015/16: https://t.co/N5upo1YPPr pic.twitter.com/59qQRHUIqr

— Melbourne City FC (@MelbourneCity) January 19, 2016

Hah. Money talks. Could Real Madrid please buy us, then buy all the A league's best players and loan them to other leagues please?

I love that this thread was started by the Hampster before he became famous.

Also.  Fudge the FFA.  Another joke of a decision.

Tell me again why Welnix can/should be bothered dealing with this pack of muppets?

Speaking of which... Lolz

:P

Better make it PSG

Barca still signed players while under a transfer embargo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arda_Turan#Barcelona

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleix_Vidal#Barcelon...

I suppose Real could do the same, but rather than having the players only involved in training have them loaned to us.

David Williams has been released to pursue an opportunity overseas. #ThanksWillo ? https://t.co/G8COFKgpiV pic.twitter.com/Pm8r3nMNdu

— Melbourne City FC (@MelbourneCity) January 19, 2016

I kinda miss that guy.

Does going from Aus to NZ technically count as 'overseas' for David Williams?

BREAKING | #CCMFC bolster their attack with the signing of Matthew Fletcher! MORE: https://t.co/ygk6akElOx pic.twitter.com/yCYrvrLzgk

— #CCMFC (@CCMariners) January 20, 2016

NEWS | #CCMFC part ways with Matt Sim by mutual consent. MORE: https://t.co/P0scMMQ7Bh pic.twitter.com/tAfbEi8kqo

— #CCMFC (@CCMariners) January 20, 2016

Word is @ErikPaartalu is closing on a move to Korea's @Jeonbuk_hyundai this month.

— Richard Bayliss (@RichBaylissFOX) January 20, 2016

Paartalu to Korea, paving the way for Brattan to come back on loan from City?

What's wrong with the Caceres deal?

Many players transfer between A-League clubs mid-season.

Normally there is no fee.

This way CCM get some cash off Manchester City.

Who's the loser here (assuming Melbourne B aren't breaking the salary cap ...)?

the other 9 clubs who aren't allowed to pay transfer fees between clubs for players. I don't mind people saying "good on city" but for fairness sake you need to either close the loophole, or scrap the "no transfer" rule. I'm in favour of scrapping it personally, it seems to me to be one of those legacy rules that is past its date of usefulness. 

The best way out of a financial hole for clubs like CCM and Newcastle is to sell players. Who is going to buy them? The only teams with cash that would pay are Melbourne, Melbourne and Sydney. CCM and Newcastle wont want to sell them cheap so then you have a situation of a club selling a player they may not want to sell but are also not prepared to sell him cheap and the only clubs that could pay over the line are 3.

Its an antiquated rule I agree but the there is also the other side of it which *could* skew the competition even further.