27 Jul 2015 07:53:04
With regards to the Scott Allan contract situation.

Article 17 of the FIFA Transfer Regulations states that players can unilaterally cancel their contract with their club after a certain protected period has expired if an amount of compensation is paid to their original club.

What is the protected period?

For players under the age of 28 the protected period for their contract is three years, meaning they will be able to unilaterally terminate their contract when they are three years into it. For players over the age of 28 the protected period for their contract is two years, meaning they will be able to unilaterally terminate their contract when they are two years into it.

1.) 27 Jul 2015
27 Jul 2015 08:37:28
here is also this little thing to consider in respect of when a player can ask to terminate.
"The player is required to give notice of two weeks following the final competitive match of the season of his intention to invoke Article 17, the compensation to be paid to the club must also be agreed upon within this time frame.
So it looks like it from last game of season i'm afraid.

2.) 27 Jul 2015
27 Jul 2015 10:52:57
I still don't know why we should spend money on SA now when we could sign him on pre-contract in January? All you would do is give Hibs our main promotion rivals money to rebuild their squad.

3.) 27 Jul 2015
27 Jul 2015 13:31:17
The problem with doing that is he will attracts more admirers.

4.) 27 Jul 2015
27 Jul 2015 15:51:49
Aye like andy Webster did also he wouldn't be able to join another club in scotland straight away so it's pointless even going on about this