Not sure that's a rule, for example in our first season we didn't register Harry Arter and instead of left a spot open which Serge Aurier then took a week or so later.Says here March 26th is the deadline if a spot is unused for the PL. However, I seem to remember there's a rule all available and contracted players must be registered? Dunno though in truth.
Premier League rule allows Arsenal to make one more signing as deadline clear
Arsenal could sign a player after the transfer window due to Premier League squad registration rules, with a deadline extending to March if squad slots remain unusedwww.mirror.co.uk
Christopher Grant Wood of NEW ZEALAND!
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Bing Crosby's Head
Geoff Thomas
You can still add free agents after the deadline if you have space in the squad. I think we will go with a full squad though.
Est.1865
Destination Europe
Agree, the fact we are so limited with EL squad changes has pretty much dictated our January recruitment activity. EL squad was already light, but we’ve basically got to persevere with several players you would typically move on from, in my opinion.
Having to turn down 20m for Morato being another side effect of the early season squad decision.
Bing Crosby's Head
Geoff Thomas
I really don't get the narrative around this. Firstly, it wouldn't have been totally his decision. Secondly, the only really questionable decisions were to exclude Hutchinson and include Boly.
If Hutchinson was included then one of McAtee, Bakwa, Ndoye or CHO. Without the benefit of hindsight you'd choose each of those thanks to their European experience. Same with Boly, he was given a new contract and included for his experience and cover so that we didn't have to flog Milenkovic and Murillo to death. We could have included Cuhna instead but that would have been a gamble and we played safe going for experience.
king_congo_red
Ale Ape
It's pretty simple - out of all the players to leave out of the squad - why would you choose the club record signing. Justification aside, it's easy to infer the narrative.
Bing Crosby's Head
Geoff Thomas
Because he is the least experienced player we had. The fee is meaningless, the ones we did include weren't exactly that much cheaper.
JonnoSnr
Grenville Morris
What's Andre Ayew doing at the moment?
Est.1865
Destination Europe
And he’s still the least experienced…….
Can’t still be debating the clear fact Nuno used Hutchinson in his power struggle. The fact Hutchinson is fairly young and inexperienced makes that all the more distasteful, in my opinion.
Est.1865
Destination Europe
Bit further down the list than Sterling…..
JonnoSnr
Grenville Morris
In hindsight that extension for Boly just looks like charity now. I'm sure he's a good lad to have around on the training ground but he's offered nothing on the pitch and most of the time doesn't even make the bench. It was clear against Swansea his legs had gone.
Bing Crosby's Head
Geoff Thomas
Yes, in hindsight definitely. But at the time we were going into a European campaign with not wanting to play the first team twice a week and a lack of European experience so it made sense.
Captain Sinister
Senior doom Monger
Glue factory for Mr Boly.
Otis Redding
Try A Little Tenderness
I'm a little confused Captain. You felt ashamed to be a Forest fan the other day because of how you perceived the club to be treating Cuiabano, yet you're proposing that a player who is probably of little further use to us is melted down!
Captain Sinister
Senior doom Monger
I'm a confusing type.
Actually the Boly comment was tongue in cheek.
I think he will make a decent coach.
Otis Redding
Try A Little Tenderness
I never doubted it was mate, as too is mine.
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Viv Anderson
I’d much rather keep wood in the Europa squad over boly as 1 of the 3 changes.
Boly, luiz and kalimuendo out for hutch, netz and lucca with a bit of injury jiggery pokery to get the keeper in
Boly, luiz and kalimuendo out for hutch, netz and lucca with a bit of injury jiggery pokery to get the keeper in
Listen 'ere young man
Stuart Pearce
TommyT
Jack Burkitt
Is he done now? I mean this is pretty much an entire season
Captain Sinister
Senior doom Monger
I'd like to think we will see Wood return to the team this season.
If he does, and it is for the last 4 games or so, we could well be in that bottom 3 again, and to rely on a striker who has missed most of the season with injury might be a sizeable risk.
Taiwo (different injury i know) has only just started to look like he is regaining match sharpness, which to me is essential for a striker more than most other positions.
If he does, and it is for the last 4 games or so, we could well be in that bottom 3 again, and to rely on a striker who has missed most of the season with injury might be a sizeable risk.
Taiwo (different injury i know) has only just started to look like he is regaining match sharpness, which to me is essential for a striker more than most other positions.
Notcher
Ian Bowyer
I think we have to otherwise it's an utterly bizarre inclusion.
Boly has had a serious injury so is out of both squads. Makes sense on the face of it. Hopefully Woody can come back around April time. Help us stay up and get in to form for the world cup.