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After the fall of Big Sam, his trusted no.2 the next to fall?
Recent revelations prompted by the Daily Telegraph’s investigation in to corruption in football has already led to the FA’s new chairman Greg Clarke being hauled before a Parliamentary Committee. Facing the suggestion that the FA has failed to properly regulate … Continue reading
Compensation for players under 24; a mystery?
Updated in November 2016 As clubs begin their recruitment drive for next season, I am increasingly asked (whether in respect of players that we act for, clubs that we advise and work with or – mostly – out of idle … Continue reading
The demise of Big Sam – good news for the game?
Clearly the news that Sam Allardyce has ceased to be England manager after just one game ought not to be a matter for rejoice; it is quite embarrassing for the FA and our national game. Last night’s breaking news – … Continue reading
What does Brexit really mean for Football?
What does Brexit really mean for Football? Will the UK’s departure from the EU create a recruitment or immigration crisis for our domestic game? Perhaps wishing to erase from our memories the failings of our national team at Euro … Continue reading
Legal redress for YD7 & YD10 compensation disputes?
Following our earlier articles on the often controversial issue of compensation and YD7 and YD10 forms when a young player wishes to change footballs clubs/Academies, this article considers whether or not a player/parent has the legal right to challenge a … Continue reading
Immigration Advice for Motorsports
Whilst immigration and work permit/visa advice is commonly sought by football clubs and footballers (and their representatives), Full Contact are seeing an increasing need for advice tailored to motorsport. In advising various motorsport teams we have recently highlighted the problems faced … Continue reading
Is Going Dutch the way forward?
Following on from our recent article about the prominence of non-league football and Full Contact’s concerted recruitment efforts at that level, we consider another marketplace of real value to us. Full Contact’s Head of Football Lee Payne was one of the … Continue reading
Vardy to Ladapo – the rise of Non-League Football?
Full Contact yesterday completed the transfer of non-league player Freddie Ladapo from Margate to Premier League Crystal Palace – a jump from the sixth tier to the top-flight for the 23 year old striker. In a week where Jamie Vardy again … Continue reading
Full Contact Race Driver Management
As a parent you will want what’s best for your son / daughter and will rely on your management team to guide, advise and make suitable recommendations that will ultimately achieve your / their aim either within the chosen motorsport … Continue reading
New work permit rules start to bite……
New work permit rules came into force on 1st May 2015 but with the transfer window in full swing, clubs are only starting to discover the impact. Sheffield Wednesday have hit difficulties in trying to sign former Leeds … Continue reading
Training Compensation; the Category 4 loophole?
In the latest of a series of articles discussing training compensation, we take a look at a potential solution that players and their advisers might consider where (a) they can not sign for a new club without the former … Continue reading
EPPP : the curious YD forms?
Shortly after the introduction of the much heralded Elite Player Performance Plan (“EPPP”) I had cause to write an article; EPPP: can the player vote with his feet ? What I had perhaps not envisaged at the time was quite how … Continue reading
Full Contact Racing Driver Management
As a parent you will want what’s best for your son / daughter and will rely on your management team to guide, advise and make suitable recommendations that will ultimately achieve your / their aim either within the chosen … Continue reading
Player Solidarity Payments: a hidden goldmine?
After advising a lower league football club this week that they were owed substantial sums of money in respect of a player solidarity payment, it has occurred to me that many clubs – in these difficult economic times for … Continue reading
Playing for Kicks: the Consequences of Sporting Violence
Rumbling along in the background to the recent Lions tour of Australia was an interesting disciplinary issue concerning an alleged stamp by Australian captain James Horwill on Alun-Wyn Jones. The incident, which went unnoticed at the time, was cited, … Continue reading