bt50 Posted September 20, 2019 Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 Honda was a regular marquee. The 'marquee' fund didnt preclude clubs from signing whoever they wanted; it was only that access to the funds were at the FFA's discretion in regards to meeting the criteria. The Iranian bloke definitely wasnt a guest either, just a mid season visa signing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted September 21, 2019 Report Share Posted September 21, 2019 7 hours ago, bt50 said: Honda was a regular marquee. The 'marquee' fund didnt preclude clubs from signing whoever they wanted; it was only that access to the funds were at the FFA's discretion in regards to meeting the criteria. The Iranian bloke definitely wasnt a guest either, just a mid season visa signing. A regular marquee but partly paid out of out of the FFA fund correct? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted September 21, 2019 Report Share Posted September 21, 2019 I don't think "regular marquee" is quite the right description. My definition of a "regular marquee" would be a player paid for entirely by the club concerned. Honda was paid both by Victory and out of the $3m "marquee fund" set up by FFA and Fox Sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted September 21, 2019 Report Share Posted September 21, 2019 4 hours ago, jw1739 said: I don't think "regular marquee" is quite the right description. My definition of a "regular marquee" would be a player paid for entirely by the club concerned. Honda was paid both by Victory and out of the $3m "marquee fund" set up by FFA and Fox Sports. He was a regular marquee and not a guest player though. The marquee fund was effectively the equivalent of a government grant you had to apply for, and if you met the criteria as set by the FFA they decide how much they would contribute based on the value they thought the player brought. The overlap is that the criteria for the marquee fund was similar to that of the guest player, and the full season guest player slot of the Cahill season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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