Fair enough but you could either say to Chelsea its too late or say deal is contingent on a replacement. It is well known that the bloke at Sporting is difficult to deal with (ask WestHam).
Adrian Silva: arrives at Leicester 14 seconds too late
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As already pointed out, it was down to Chelsea coming very late to buy Drinkwater. Which was actually down to them failing to land multiple transfers in the previous few days, and it's not even Leicester but Adrien Silva who is going to pay for this.
That's actually what they did. They didn't sign off on selling Drinkwater until they had a replacement lined up.
It's hard on Leicester but FIFA are only sticking by there rules and it's Leicester's incompetence that is to blame, where it be 14 seconds, 5 minutes, half an hour...if it's passed the deadline it's passed the deadline!
Why risk it till the last few hours then ? The deadline is here for a reason, they can piss off.
It's 14 seconds. People need to show some common fcuking sense.
Anyone that says 1 second is too late is plain daft. 14 seconds is a dodgy phone line or broadband or fax connection.
Make them pay a fine and tell them their deadline finishes an hour early next window. Punish them by all means. But don't punish 14 seconds. It's pathetic.
Late is late but "Sorry it won't happen again" is a fair explanation.
Anyone that says 1 second is too late is plain daft. 14 seconds is a dodgy phone line or broadband or fax connection.
Make them pay a fine and tell them their deadline finishes an hour early next window. Punish them by all means. But don't punish 14 seconds. It's pathetic.
Late is late but "Sorry it won't happen again" is a fair explanation.
I agree with you. Especially if it means Leicester will be a little weaker when we play them at the weekend.
It's the price you pay for late transfers. Can't really see why they'd need sympathy - that's the way it works.
If they really wanted him, I guess they'd ought to apply for him earlier?
If they really wanted him, I guess they'd ought to apply for him earlier?
Pathetic. Boris Becker could have conceived 3 children in that amount of time. In the dark.
No. 14 seconds is not the same as five minutes or half an hour. It's the length of two breaths. It's not late.
If it was United we'd be fuming.
This.
FIFA are corrupt bastards and so it seems can't utilise common sense and a sense of fair play when necessary, slipping someone a £100 via bitcoin would have solved the issue.
Why? What's the "fair exceeding limit"? It's a slippery road, and in the real world a deadline is a deadline - for a reason. Why should that not apply for Football Clubs as well?
The only victim is the player. Leicesters just been donkeys in the case.
Exactly. It's player punitive. Not club punitive. That's ridiculous.
Just tell Leicester their deadline is 1hr prior to everyone else's next year.
There's a lesson there. People can poke fun and they'll learn from it.
Frustrating for Leicester but agree with FIFA here. Would open the flodgates for appeals and leniency in the future.
Haven't they made exceptions in the past? Seems unfair
It would be interesting to have a poll here. Is this a cultural thing? Or just punctual rule-fearing mortals vs. always late people?
It literally doesn't explain anything (not that explanations matter).
It literally doesn't explain anything (not that explanations matter).Exactly! Rules! Letting certain parties bend them a bit would be unfair towards the other clubs. What's the point in rules if they're not being enforced?
Well we can draw the line at a minute if you like. But case by case makes more sense.
If they'd had a power cut that evening in the City I'd give them 24 hours.
It's a simple decision. It's not a slippery slope. Punish the club. Free the player.
It's literally like that friend of yours always turning up late because he was lazy and didn't get out the door in time. When it's business you got deadlines for a reason.
If they had a power cut that'd be a fair explanation. In this case there wasn't anything but bad planning.
It's 14 seconds. "Sorry it won't happen again" is fair.It would be interesting to have a poll here. Is this a cultural thing? Or just punctual rule-fearing mortals vs. always late people?
When was the last time you had to explain away 14 seconds. (Don't give me stories of your love life)
No. It's not. When were you last held accountable to 14 seconds?
The Germans say that on time is on punctual. Early is as bad as late. Do you hold yourself to that standard to a degree of seconds?
I suggest you tell him how you feel about it. So much frustration bottled up can't be good for you or your relationship.
I was making the point that I'd go case by case.
14 seconds.
Every post in this thread has taken longer.
FIFA can't even take a bribe in 14 seconds.
If I left to catch the train and was 14 seconds too late I wouldn't blame the train. I'd blame everybody else in the world because god knows it's obviously their fault. Then a few days later I'd probably admit I left it a bit too late.
Leave Leicester to be. They'll come around eventually.
Leave Leicester to be. They'll come around eventually.
Didn't the deal collapse last minute last season too?
Nobody forces you to wait three months before those 14 seconds.
Do you live a life without nuance?
Have no sympathy for Leicester.
More so for the player, but then again, he will be paid for a few months for just training.
More so for the player, but then again, he will be paid for a few months for just training.
Could Leicester send him on loan (maybe back to sporting)?
Fine clubs £10k for every second past the deadline!
Yep. Sounds like a jammed fax machine to me. Common problem really, nothing you can do.
Yeah I'd be pissed at the idiot feeding the paper work into the fax machine! But the blame is 100% with the club and not the midnight deadline that has been known all bleedin summer!
14 seconds, very harsh.
in the real world 14 seconds doesn't mean shit. if I submit a report 14 seconds late no one is going to care because there's an element of reasonableness that works in dealing with people on a practical level. 'rules are rules'. blah, bore off.
Agreed. But the punishment should not affect the player and it shouldn't affect this transfer.
It's 14 seconds. Just hand Leicester a 1,12,24 hour punishment at the next window.
The goal should be to educate and alter future action with a minimum amount of punishment.
If I get caught speeding 5mph over the limit a fine of £250 teaches me I was wrong. A 5 year driving ban does the same thing but is way over the top.
Sure you have to draw a line somewhere but sometimes common sense has to dictate, this is sheer stupidity, it's not sending any message to clubs. Teams are still gonna leave it until last minute anyway, all they've done is waste half a season of Silva's career.
As an aside : Does anyone know who the hell Silvia is?
If they put through the registration at 23:00:14 it is still on the 11pm deadline as it is not a minute over, I am sure they can use it off that basis and accept it?
I mean logic must come into it at some point from that side but same time Leicester must have been in a position to do the registration 15 seconds earlier at least!?
I mean logic must come into it at some point from that side but same time Leicester must have been in a position to do the registration 15 seconds earlier at least!?