14 Aug 2020 07:01:44
Question for ED 02 and please don't go ballistic, it is a genuine question.
Everton and other clubs have been penalised for breaking rules about illegal approach of contracted players.
How come we see many examples (albeit in the tabloid press! ) of players being approached openly (Jurgen Klopp personally contacting the Greek left back as a recent example, there are more) with no apparent punishment?
We know common sense wise this is happening all of the time (whether through agents or not) so how do the Premier League or FA determine who is punished and who is not?

By the way ED, great insight into the summer madness that is the Transfer Window. Of course as a big Evertonian, I want Everton to be in the discussions for any available top player but I believe we as fans must be realistic as to who would want to come to us at present and of course the money situation. Keep up the great feedback, you MUST be an agent yourself?

{Ed002's Note - It all depends whether or not a formal complaint is made. So Stoke made a complain about Liverpool which led to a long ban. Everton as you say were punished for an illegal approach. Two Liverpool directors left a trail of slime when the made a grovelling apology to Fulham over an illegal approach they amde to stop them making a formal complaint. Liverpool then paid £15M over the odds and outrageous agent fees to Southampton for an illegal approach and having one of their players go on strike. They have paid off other clubs, heeded verbal warnings (only this week from Bayern Munich), suffered the indignation of what other clubs have said about their lack of respect (a recent good example being RB Leipzig) and stepped back after written complaints were made in writing (e.g. by Udinese). It is to me completely unprofessionalism and unacceptable.}

1.) 14 Aug 2020
14 Aug 2020 11:43:01
Thanks Ed, great insight as ever and as you point out seems to be going on in the background constantly. As ever in life though, it appears if you throw enough money at a problem, it can be made to go away!

Keep up the great feedback on the transfer front, it all seems fairly quiet at present, especially at Everton where we are definitely at the rear end of the queue when it comes to the better players making their choice as to where prefer to end up.

2.) 14 Aug 2020
14 Aug 2020 12:44:36
Question ED02 Klopp and Liverpool's Name keeps popping up so why do they always seem to get their own way (apart from the Stoke kiddie) Van Dyke, Wermer being two players likely tapped up and Bayern Munich and Udinese have made accusations if I have read that right so why do they always seem to get away with it.

{Ed002's Note - They don't get their own way - reputationally they are not in a good place, they have paid off clubs - Manchester City were paid a significant amount after Liverpool hacked in to their computers and got caught, another PL was paid off after an illegal approach for a player.}

3.) 14 Aug 2020
14 Aug 2020 14:58:18
Cheers ED02 I could be wrong but didn't city let them off lightly with a 1 million pound fine and then got all upset when Liverpool were one of the main teams pushing for a European ban maybe it just looks like they seem to get away with more than anyone else knowingly tapping players up but with no sanctions from the authorities.

{Ed002's Note - Yes - it was completely unprofessional of Liverpool after Manchester City had done them a hude favour.}