ive been told the same.but its clear clubs arent following the same single set of rules.one club kept their returning players in the dark until 2 days before the trials even though players in the same team had months earlier already signalled their intention to leave because they had spots at another club.both clubs in question thought they were abiding by the rules so maybe theres a lack of clarity.the downside was that players who didnt know if they had a spot trialed at other clubs and got accepted.the way the situation was explained to me its hard to put blame on anyone.kids wanted to guarantee themselves a spot, clubs thought they werent allowed to inform kids of retention even though they intended to do so.Originally Posted by Retired01
id love to see clubs be allowed to inform players of being retained a month or 2 before the end of the season, that way if they arent planned to come back they can go trial at other clubs to try and secure a spot.it would also free up spots at trials so players who are already secure wont need to trial for anyone.
