| 单词 | retain and transfer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasretain and transfer retain and transfer n. British Association Football (now historical) a system in which players at the end of their contracts are placed by clubs on either a list of those to be retained or a list of those to be transferred, their transfer being at the club's discretion; chiefly attributive.The system existed (with various modifications, notably in 1963 and 1978) from the late 19th cent. to 1995, when it was fully abolished under the Bosman ruling; see Bosman n.2 ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > association football > [adjective] > relating to specific manner of employment retain and transfer1938 1938 C. E. Sutcliffe et al. Story of Football League xiii. 120 A result which had completely vindicated the retain and transfer system and declared it to be legal. 1961 Times 15 Apr. 9/3 In January the Professional Footballers' Association received a letter from the League Secretary agreeing to the players' interpretation of the new terms, with particular reference to the vexed question of ‘retain and transfer’. 2000 A. Caiger & J. O'Leary in A.Caiger & S. Gardiner Professional Sport in EU 201 Despite the Eastham case [in 1963] the ‘retain and transfer’ rules—although improved and less oppressive—remained in place. < as lemmas |
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