Chelsea cops transfer ban

[skilbeck]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5inX8nF-1nM7k4BKwLHRVdWHJpnfQD9AFRNHG0

FIFA gives Chelsea 1-year transfer ban

(AP) 22 minutes ago

ZURICH FIFA says it has banned Chelsea from signing any players for the next year because it encouraged a French player to break his contract and sign for the club.

FIFA said Thursday that Chelsea can't register new players, from England or abroad, during the next two transfer windows in January 2010 and the next offseason.

FIFA's Dispute Resolution Chamber made the ruling after Lens complained that Chelsea lured Gael Kakuta to break his contract with the French club and move to London.

The dispute panel banned also Kakuta from playing for four months, and ordered Kakuta and Chelsea to pay Lens compensation and a training fee.

Chelsea can appeal the decision.

All i can say in your f**kin faces f**kwads, though whats the chances they get off on appeal cos its rorted

 

[skilbeck]

i should also mention, hopefully they get a lot of injuries during this time and fade into mid table oblivion in the process, i reckon this is the biggest chance to break the 4

 

[Arabmariner]

A relegation battle would be good imo.

 

[Tassiemariner]

They will appeal
and get off with a fine
because FIFA have no balls

 

[skilbeck]

how funny would it be if it went that far, cheat$ki is their new name now for the mean time. and yeah i agree with foreignmariner

 

[Forum Phoenix]

and... Cheat$ki



I like this thread  ;D

 

[Kareem]

surey the ban wont stand- wat's the point if so?

can they still get free transfers?

 

[FFC Mariner]

Expect to find FIFA officials face down in the river courtesy of the Russian mafia (allegedly). Is hard to launder money when you cant exploit the transfer system (allegedly)

They will appeal, they will win. They are simply cheating cunce

 

[dibo]

surey the ban wont stand- wat's the point if so?

can they still get free transfers?

They can't sign any new players. That's not the same as 'They can't sign any new players for whom they are required to pay a transfer fee.'

The point is that they broke the rules. As they broke the rules, they are punished. As a Real Madrid fan, I wouldn't expect you'd be especially familiar with the concept (read up on Alfredo di Stefano), but it's something of a longstanding custom, even a tradition, that if you break the rules you're punished.

Ask Sacko about it for more information.

 

[scottmac]

Ask Sacko about it for more information.

And even more to laugh about is the news this morning of one fat lazy bastard on the verge of signing for the hammers

 

[skilbeck]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article6820875.ece

if only they follow it up with one of these

 

[dibo]

Central Coast Mariners, Newcastle Jets, James Holland?

Wouldn't that just turn up the f**king wick, eh?

 

[Sym]

pfft whinging french

like we are the only club to of done something like this (allegedly) anyways

 

[skilbeck]

youre the ones stupid enough to get caught, but yeah theres a few more clubs id want to pull up on it

 

[Sym]

us against the world.

 

[Kareem]

surey the ban wont stand- wat's the point if so?

can they still get free transfers?

They can't sign any new players. That's not the same as 'They can't sign any new players for whom they are required to pay a transfer fee.'

The point is that they broke the rules. As they broke the rules, they are punished. As a Real Madrid fan, I wouldn't expect you'd be especially familiar with the concept (read up on Alfredo di Stefano), but it's something of a longstanding custom, even a tradition, that if you break the rules you're punished.

Ask Sacko about it for more information.

I am not defending chelsea...
I am critiscising FIFA because I honestly dont think the ban will stand!

 

[hasbeen]

us against the world.

"In the fight between you and the world, back the world." .... Franz Kafka

 

[JT]

in words of didier drogba "it's a f#*king disscrace" 

 

[FFC Mariner]

Best one ever (especially about 2:15 in)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRjNBkKktlc

 

[RADINHO]

in words of didier drogba "it's a f#*king disscrace" 

lol next FIFA will be receiving death threats.

but one years transfer ban is ludicrous! It will affect the blues in a major way not olnly if suspensions and injuries come along but they have a very old squad:

Carvalho 31, Lampard 31, Drogba 31, Ballack 32, Ferreira 30, Deco 32, Belleti 33, Anelka 30.

you got build a retirement home out of those players.