Comments on: England vs Europe – Tapping Up and the Press

By: Ahmed Ahmed

Ahmed Ahmed — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:44:21 +0000

To me Ramon Calderon talks like a drunk man…does not keep track of what he’s saying contradicts himself.
Its quite obvious that he’s just trying to frustrate United fans, board and Ronaldo as well. It’s every player’s dream to play for Real Madrid…but every player that goes there ….goes there to perish…and i dont think Ronaldo wants to perish just yet.

By: Ahmed Bilal

Ahmed Bilal — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:59:58 +0000

I meant that since you’ve been around for a while, you should know my views on football as a business (big business, can’t be bottled back in, we have to learn to adapt rather than stupidly believe we can take money out of it) and not have to call me naive (at least thats what it sounded like in the first read).

Oh, and you still need to email me.

By: BD Condell

BD Condell — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:59:00 +0000

“Brian – really, you should know better.”

Ahmed, I’ve no idea what this means? Did you misread something in my posting (8)?

By: Ahmed Bilal

Ahmed Bilal — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:03:02 +0000

Yup.

By: BD Condell

BD Condell — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:26:02 +0000

Ahmed,
Is this for me?

By: Ahmed Bilal

Ahmed Bilal — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:59:34 +0000

Brian – really, you should know better.

Also, I sent you an email but it bounced back. drop me a line through the contact form please, want to talk to you about something.

By: FrankF27

FrankF27 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:40:49 +0000

In the PL it should not be done because it is seen on badly and obviously because it is the rules. In the rest of the world they can do what they please. In my PERSONAL opinion the PL should probably not be so strict. They must definately have boundries wich if crossed sansioned but at the moment its like a “sin” to talk about just anting another player even if you havn’t even talked 2 him.

By: BD Condell

BD Condell — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:32:45 +0000

It’s NOT a rule in England. The problem is you can’t legislate against people making comments (as long as they are not slanderous etc)…it’s called freedom of speech. Tapping-up involves approaching or meeting with another team’s player or agent while he’s under contract. Peope can huff and puff all day about what other clubs say about their players but there will never be a rule, either in law, or within the various football bodies that can fence this.

AJB, you’re the one who’s naiive. Players have the power, not under FIFA/UEFA or any other governing body rules, but in law and it’s not going to change. Get used to it.

Same comment to Ahmed. Football is BIG business now and subject to the laws, and protection, that any other business is. In terms of precedence it will always be the law of the land first and the ‘laws’ of sporting bodies second. Blatter and Platini huff and puff, pretending to have powers to change things but it’s all hot air. They don’t have that power. It’s like the Frankenstein monster. FIFA with it’s ambitions to grow the world football market (with resounding success over the last 40 years it might be said) have created the monster as a bi-product and it’s long since out of their control.
I don’t see this changing anytime soon.

By: Ahmed Bilal

Ahmed Bilal — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:19:41 +0000

UEFA want to restrict football from being operated along the same principles as a business – which would then mean better financial management, stringent wage caps, limits to how players can be transfered, etc.

I don’t agree with the approach but it’s a possible solution to at least ending the debate on whether football allows players the same employment rights as other industries.

By: AJB

AJB — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:32:43 +0000

@ Gonzalo. If you work with a company that has rules specifically stating you can’t have contact with another company while under contract than the answer to your question is NO, YOU CANNOT. All footballers (over the age of 18) playing professionally have contracts. The rules that these contracts abide by disallow players to have contact with other clubs regarding future employment. What you are advertising is that all players be allowed to do whatever they so choose. This will lead to anarchy and the death of the game. Stop being naive. Shrugging your shoulders and saying “But why not?” is grossly self-serving.