| Non-compete clauses 18:31 - Jun 10 with 577 views | Zx1988 |
Anyone know how they tend to work in practice?
I can't imagine that a blanket ban on any football-related work anywhere in the world would be enforceable.
Does it usually concern direct rivals, which would then open up an argument concerning what actually constitutes a direct rival? |  |
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| Non-compete clauses on 18:33 - Jun 10 with 542 views | bsw72 |
Courts will not enforce a non-compete clause simply to prevent competition; there must be something genuinely worth protecting, typically confidential tactical or recruitment knowledge (unlikely), relationships with players or agents (not sure which players he would take), or access to sensitive club data (again unlikely). |  | | |
| Non-compete clauses on 18:35 - Jun 10 with 509 views | Zx1988 |
| Non-compete clauses on 18:33 - Jun 10 by bsw72 |
Courts will not enforce a non-compete clause simply to prevent competition; there must be something genuinely worth protecting, typically confidential tactical or recruitment knowledge (unlikely), relationships with players or agents (not sure which players he would take), or access to sensitive club data (again unlikely). |
So Ashton can scream that we're protected until he's blue in the face, but if another club decides to call his bluff, there'll be no hope in hell of enforcing things? | |
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| Non-compete clauses on 18:41 - Jun 10 with 450 views | bsw72 |
| Non-compete clauses on 18:35 - Jun 10 by Zx1988 |
So Ashton can scream that we're protected until he's blue in the face, but if another club decides to call his bluff, there'll be no hope in hell of enforcing things? |
Don't confuse non-compete (prevention of taking another role for XX months) vs compensation (club gets £XM if he takes a job in nxt 12 months) - different legal mechanisms and one far easier to enforce than another.
What I am saying is that preventing a manager from taking another role for XX months is unlikely, but seeking agreed compensation for taking that role within XX months is far more legally enforcable. | | | |
| Non-compete clauses on 18:43 - Jun 10 with 431 views | WolfieAtTheBack |
You would think if he has left the club by mutual consent, then in x amount of months time he can enter talks with a new club and the money that was hanging over his head is no longer valid.
When he returns to football he would therefore be a free agent, is this about right? |  | | |
| Non-compete clauses on 19:13 - Jun 10 with 342 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
| Non-compete clauses on 18:41 - Jun 10 by bsw72 |
Don't confuse non-compete (prevention of taking another role for XX months) vs compensation (club gets £XM if he takes a job in nxt 12 months) - different legal mechanisms and one far easier to enforce than another.
What I am saying is that preventing a manager from taking another role for XX months is unlikely, but seeking agreed compensation for taking that role within XX months is far more legally enforcable. |
This is exactly it. If what we understand to be written in the contract is correct, with timelines and amounts, that will be highly enforceable.
Incidentally if Kieran really wanted out of his contract to go elsewhere, then he could have contributed to the buyout compensation. | | | |
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