remedy73 wrote:Anyway, I also want to state my point of view about the case:
fact: Raffin and Hoesselt had contact about these 3 players before.
fact: Raffin and Hoesselt made a deal that the players would be transfered to Raffin exclusively
fact: Making deals is not forbidden, as long as the transferprice is according to the market.
I agree with these facts. But, in this case, the price was largely under the market value.
remedy73 wrote:fact: Raffin and Hoesselt never talked about the prices. Raffin is not interested in prices, because he has far enough money, so price is not an issue for Raffin.
Taking into account the price of the players and the budget of team FC Raffin, I can assure you that the financial gain was proportionally very important for manager Raffin. So this is false.
remedy73 wrote:fact: So there has never been a PRIZE-deal.
And this we can not know.
remedy73 wrote:The first 3 days on the transfermarket are meant to give anyone the chance to make a bid on players. Why was the prize after 3 days not already a good marketprize? Managers which were interested in these 3 players failed here. If you want a player, always make sure you have the highest (market-related) bid!
Other managers put bids. Raffin raised them just 10 minutes before his offers got accepted, so there was not much time for others to do the same thing. It is not realistic to say that price in 3 days should have reached the normal price. Why didn't Raffin offer something close to the normal price than? I mean, he even knew he is going to get the players, so why not directly go to the normal price?
remedy73 wrote:But what could Raffin do about that? Hoesselt accepted his bids, while Raffin wasn't interested in the prize...
He should have made a report instantly. Not spend 24h posting on the forum and then, when he saw pupajdi's message and the reactions on this topic, send an email to Sjarel.
remedy73 wrote:So in my opinion Raffin is innocent
Manager Raffin broke the rules by not reporting the transfers. So he is not innocent. Maybe it was not his intention, but he did not respect the rules.
remedy73 wrote:Hoesselt made a mistake, so he deserves a punishment. I feel like a ban is a too harsh punishment, but I'm not a sheriff, and they decide...
As I explained, there were other cases in the past when managers acted against their own team and they got banned. The discussion on alternative penalties is open, and it would be great hearing your opinion.