Just read this weeks Inside Football contains a little bit about this, but arguably more significant points have been posted on Bigfooty and aired on 3AW by the look of it.
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=159538
I don't listen to 3AWful, did anyone hear what was said by the caller on the rumour file?
Now this will be the fourth player I can recall in about 12 months to want clearance from the Port Melbourne Football Club (Josh Gibson, Glen Robertson, Ben Phibbs and now Scott Howard). The three to date have been turned down at appeal. Howard will go to appeal next week according to Inside Footy.
Last year relative of one player called SEN to complain about the clearance process, and now there is another clearance fight that has to go through a media circus. I think that's disappointing. It'd be nice if people could keep issues in house and it'd be even better if football clubs realised that they're better off not fighting with players who don't want to be there.
Thoughts?
Well looking at the Port Melbourne list on the VFL site, Scott Howard is not on it, so I would assume that Port Melbourne have cleared him to Werribee.
I think Port Melbourne were keen for Phibbs, Robertson and Anstey to remain at the club as they thought they were talented players who would get senior opportunity at a later date ?
I agree that if a player doesn't want to be at a certain club, then there is no point in keeping him.
Wasn't there a bit of hoo-haa when we got Rixy from Port?
Without pointing the finger, it would appear that the one common denominator here is Port.
The changes to the new player contracts will help this in the future as the club wont be allowed to continually invoke the option clause as has been done in the past.