BensGrandad
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I was under the impression that the whole point of him coming back to us for 2 weeks during the loan was to ensure that he would be available to play for Palace in the play offs completely except obviously against us.
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Stephen Dobbie - Talisman? Should he be our water boy?
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Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
No, obviously that would have been the preferred outcome, but impossible to achieve unless the start of the initial loan had been later.
The semi finals were made possible by the loan break.
The final was impossible to include unless the deal had started later, but for some reason the deal was started on Jan 31st.
EDS
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No he can play for us in the semi's, you cannot and would not want to name him as a substitute. He is only still a Brighton player in name only.
Wow. This question has been asked plenty before, but you can see why.
So:
He can't play for Palace in the final, and he won't play for Brighton in the final.
He could play for Palace in the semis, as long as it's not against us.
Seems like the most sensible / believable answer.
It seems clear that, under the rules, he will be a Brighton player (as in, registered with us) on the day of the final. It would be the funniest, most bizarre thing ever if he played for Palace in the semis, got them to the final, then played for us in the final, beating Palace, to then go back to Palace on his permanent deal a couple of weeks later. Anyway, that's never going to happen.
So:
He can't play for Palace in the final, and he won't play for Brighton in the final.
He could play for Palace in the semis, as long as it's not against us.
nail-Z
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Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Nathan
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- Jan 8, 2010
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Thanks.
TWOCHOICEStom
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Why would they need him anyway, they've got "the best squad outside of the Premier L".... oh.
BensGrandad
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How does his loan differ from that of Zaha who was bought by United and then loaned back does his loan allow him to play in the play offs/final if they manage to get there.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
It's a 93 day loan.
Zaha is a half season loan.
Dobbie cannot have a half season loan as the same club registration restrictions apply to these as to permanent transfers.
Zaha can play in all playoff matches.
EDS
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I have just heard from a very reliable source that if Palace and Brighton play each other in the final he is going to play he first half for you and the second half for us.
The only way this will not happen is if the moon is in conjunction with Venus and he will then infact play for Watford
The only way this will not happen is if the moon is in conjunction with Venus and he will then infact play for Watford
