Exactly. And clubs trying to pull this bullshit to try and guilt-trip the players into giving up their own money, is exactly the reason they have agents. The clubs are far from innocent.
If we want players to be treated like normal employees, would you guys also be open for them to then get other employment rights that normal employees have? So for example, the clubs cleaner can go and take a job at Lidl with a few weeks notice if he wishes.
So if a player wants to leave he should then also be allowed to leave for free after an agreed notice period and play for another club. I mean, if Pogba/Rashford want to leave in the summer the club shouldn't be able to hold them here against there wish until someone pays them a transfer fee. That sounds like another level of bullshit.
Looking at the post that's being refered, you're arguing that Pogba should be able to put in his 2 weeks notice and go play somewhere else.
Ok, so following that argument. Congratulations, you have now ended:
Professional football contracts. Football transfers AND club driven development programs. Clubs run their development programs to foster new football stars that they can sign to contract, They are not charirites that just wants the local lads to play ball and then join Manchester united when they are 20 for 0 pounds.
The relatively humorous bit is that you'd switch it around entirely. Players would become mercenaries that can switch to any club at any time for the biggest sign on fees. The superstars of football are no longer millionaires. They are billionaires who all play for clubs on 2 week auto-reccuring contracts. If you think this example sounds stupid its because it is, but this is the reality you are proposing.
I mean. Hell. We already HAVE a court ruling that allows for the free movement of workforce for non contractually obliged players. it's called the Union Royale Belge des Sociétés de Football Association ASBL v Jean-Marc Bosman (1995) C-415/93. Commonly referred to as the Bosman Ruling of 1995, that allows players to move between football clubs free of charge
once their contract is ended.
I honestly don't get what the argument is. Football players are BOTH employees AND assets during their contract period. This is how the football market works. The contracts are legally binding. You can call bullshit as much as you want, but there is a difference between Paul Pogba the contracted player between 2018 - 2022, with a legal obligation to represent Manchester United, that is in the
clubs accounting as a amortized assets deprecated annually until the terms of his contracts are expired, and Doris Day, the amazing cafeteria lady that makes scones for the lads, who has a standard employment contract that says she is entitled to x amount of pay every month with not contractual end date. Is Doris being amortized? No? Maybe she should, those are fine scones. Perhaps we can transfer her to Southampton for Lukas the light technician when her cafeteria contract is up in 2023.
It's not only this and that. Its BOTH. Period.