You need a rule on this as otherwise you could just have teams loaning certain players out 45 times to bully some other club. An extreme example but there has to be some cut off
And not everyone is free to work for as many employers as they like. Often higher level employees will have 6months or more notice and be forced to sit out gardening leave before commencing a new position.
If players don't want to be subject to a long contract just sign weekly or monthly deals. I suspect that wouldn't suit them though.
I had to look that one up…. This is how it happened: Tony Cottee once played in all four divisions in one season. Cottee started 2000-01 at Leicester City, where he made a couple of Premiership appearances as a sub before being released to Norwich, in what was then Division One. In November the chance to be player-manager of Barnet came up and soon Cottee was playing in Division Three, but alas it did not work out. By March he was again looking for work and found it, with two sub appearances, at Millwall in Division Two.
Our old friend Jason Banton played for us, Hartlepool and Notts County in the 15/16 season. In the 22/23 season he played for Sittingbourne, Herne Bay and Brightlingsea before retiring
Agree that Banton did play for Wycombe, Hartlepool and Notts County all in League 2 in 15/16, so not sure if the current EFL regs weren't in force back then, or they aren't as tight as some people might be hoping.
However he hasn't retired, it was only last week he was moaning on twitter having been released by Walthomstow.
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Paul Jones (goalkeeper) played for Southampton, Liverpool and Wolves in the 03/04 season
If Morley does get recalled by Bolton, do they have to make that decision on 1st January or do they have until 31st?
I think they can recall on Jan 1st.
You need a rule on this as otherwise you could just have teams loaning certain players out 45 times to bully some other club. An extreme example but there has to be some cut off
And not everyone is free to work for as many employers as they like. Often higher level employees will have 6months or more notice and be forced to sit out gardening leave before commencing a new position.
If players don't want to be subject to a long contract just sign weekly or monthly deals. I suspect that wouldn't suit them though.
Tony Cottee wins that one
Ah yeah, didn't he play in all 4 divisions in the same season?
I had to look that one up…. This is how it happened: Tony Cottee once played in all four divisions in one season. Cottee started 2000-01 at Leicester City, where he made a couple of Premiership appearances as a sub before being released to Norwich, in what was then Division One. In November the chance to be player-manager of Barnet came up and soon Cottee was playing in Division Three, but alas it did not work out. By March he was again looking for work and found it, with two sub appearances, at Millwall in Division Two.
Our old friend Jason Banton played for us, Hartlepool and Notts County in the 15/16 season. In the 22/23 season he played for Sittingbourne, Herne Bay and Brightlingsea before retiring
And Tony Cottey played first class cricket for Sussex that year too.
Agree that Banton did play for Wycombe, Hartlepool and Notts County all in League 2 in 15/16, so not sure if the current EFL regs weren't in force back then, or they aren't as tight as some people might be hoping.
However he hasn't retired, it was only last week he was moaning on twitter having been released by Walthomstow.