As most of you will know, today was supposed to be the last day of the 'January' transfer window and therefore the last day that we added any players to PTG. Due to the snowfall that has hit the UK, the Premier League has given special dispensation to transfers that have been agreed in principle before the 5pm deadline, but are finalised afterwards as a result of weather constraints. The full details of the statement from the Premier League are copied at the bottom of this post.
All through the January transfer window we have been adding players at around 5pm GMT. As a result of the extenuating circumstances we have just added all players that had been confirmed by 6pm GMT.
If any players are subsequently confirmed as being signed to the Premier League on Monday evening or through Tuesday, these will be added to PTG on the afternoon of February 3rd. We will make further announcements as and when necessary if there are still outstanding transfers.
Today's player upload includes all the players signed from the evening of Friday 30th January through to the close of the transfer window and up until 6pm GMT on February 2nd. All players listed below were added at around 18:47 GMT and are subject to the usual 48 hour notice period.
Please be advised that the time at which allocation happens in individual leagues (on Feb 4th) will not be exactly the same time for every league. This is due to the number of players and leagues that have to be processed. Therefore some leagues will get slightly longer than 48 hours to claim the players, but claims should be made within 48 hours to guarantee acceptance.
For more details on the January transfer window process, please see http://blog.stats.com/playthegame/2008/12/january_transfer_window.html
There are 8 players in total that have been added to PTG today, as listed below.
Elliot Omozusi, Fulham *
Radoslav Kovac - West Ham United
Giles Barnes - Fulham
Theofanis Gekas - Portsmouth
Angelos Basinas - Portsmouth
Youssouf Mulumbu - West Bromwich Albion
Olivier Dacourt - Fulham
Juan Carlos Menseguez - West Bromwich Albion
* Elliot Omozusi was in our original PTG player list at the beginning of the season and some leagues may have a team that already includes this player. In these cases, the player will not be available to sign.
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Premier League statement regarding transfer window extension:
"The Premier League has announced that it will grant applications from clubs to complete transactions after the 5pm deadline provided that:
- the board receives email confirmation from the two clubs involved that a deal has been agreed in principle; and
- the club signing the player can satisfy the board that the prevailing weather conditions have prevented the signing from being completed by the 5pm deadline.
"The board will take a decision on a case-by-case basis as to when the registration documents have to be submitted after taking into consideration weather conditions and ability to travel."
Comments (2)
Any news on when/if Quaresma will be added (right/left winger)?
PTG - As per yesterday's blog post there will be another player upload at around 5pm today as required
Posted by Chris Rhodes | February 3, 2009 2:26 PM
Posted on February 3, 2009 14:26
Can you tell me why, Paul Scholes and Yossi Benayoun did not score any points for me on the weekend January 29-31st, as they both played some part. thanks
PTG - Paul Scholes did not play in the match against Everton on the 31st January. Yossi Benayoun came on as a sub for Liverpool v Chelsea on Feb 1st and played for 17 minutes his PTG scoring included amongst other things 1 assist. If you believe there is an issue with your scores, please contact customer services and don't forget to include your team name and league.
Posted by peter kerslake | February 3, 2009 8:04 PM
Posted on February 3, 2009 20:04