Loan rules (FA Cup) - McAtee & Pepple

From what I can tell, if they are ‘season long loans’ they could play against Luton. Luton could have a clause in the loan agreements to prevent it though. The FA Cup rules:


Temporary (loan) Transfers

(i) A player on a temporary (loan) transfer is ineligible to compete in the Challenge Cup Competition unless permission to do so is given by the lending Club in writing and a copy is received by The Association by 12 noon on the Friday prior to the date fixed for playing the Round. Any permissions must clearly state that the player has approval to play in The FA Challenge Cup Competition. A registered Trainee or a player who is registered on a Scholarship for work experience may play for another Club, subject to written permission being given by the Club that he is registered to and provided that such permission is received by The Association by 12 noon on the Friday prior to the date fixed for playing the Round. The Association will not give permission for players on loan or work experience to play against the lending Club.

(ii) A player recalled, at any time prior to the date of the Round, to his original Club from temporary (loan) transfer, in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement, may represent his original Club. Such player may only play in postponed and replayed matches if he had been recalled in time for the first match in accordance with sub- paragraph (i) above and (iii) below as applicable.

(iii) A player on temporary (loan) transfer is eligible to compete if transferred by the lending Club to the loaning Club after the date and time for player qualification for a round but must have been eligible to play in the original tie.

(iv) Players on season “long term loan agreements”, are not considered “loan” players for the purposes of the Rule, and are therefore eligible to play in the Competition.

Id say its highly likely they wont be allowed

I think you’d have to ask yourself ‘why on earth would Luton allow their own player, to play against them, knowing he’s our best and holds the potential to score and impede their own success.

Quoted from chaos33

I think you’d have to ask yourself ‘why on earth would Luton allow their own player, to play against them, knowing he’s our best and holds the potential to score and impede their own success.

Exactly - so they might let us play Pepple…

Quoted from LH

Exactly - so they might let us play Pepple…

Pepple would be a man possessed, desperate to prove Luton wrong and get one over his mates.

Hoping for Wigan…..

Quoted from GrimRob

Pepple would be a man possessed, desperate to prove Luton wrong and get one over his mates.

He already proved them wrong for signing him tbf

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The crowd at Luton yesterday

This might hold little sway but I’m pretty sure McAtee and Pepple would want to play.

I don’t know how much Nathan Jones was involved in the transfer of the two of them but Jones has temporarily bananarama’d off to Southampton for a few weeks.

The best way for them to impress Rob Edwards is to play well for Town in the Cup. Neither of them are likely to get much of a chance to show what they can do in pre-season before they get loaned out again next season. McAtee is unproven above NL level and Pepple is as raw as ceviche.

Clifton would be even more up for it too if last summer’s rumours were true.

Anyway…academic until the result of the replay.

Pepple not playing will do us a favour

In all honesty if we get Luton would you really expect them to let probably the best player in our squad play.On the other hand they will be begging us to play pepple

Even if they was allowed to play (they won’t be), they wouldn’t really want to play against their parent club we’re their loyalty lies , bag the winner and knock them out would they, (don’t 💩 on your own doorstep)

Hope for Wigan then 🤞🏻🤞🏻

I don't think they'll play, but if they did I doubt they'd be that loyal to Luton - neither of them could've spent more than about 13 minutes there!

Football clubs are notorious for sticking to rules when it suits them, if it’s Luton I expect Mcatee not to play…that said, we’ve played more of the season without him and done alright so we don’t need to worry.

I’m hoping Wigan win anyway, would be a much better away day…

Quoted from aldi_01

Football clubs are notorious for sticking to rules when it suits them, if it’s Luton I expect Mcatee not to play…that said, we’ve played more of the season without him and done alright so we don’t need to worry.

I’m hoping Wigan win anyway, would be a much better away day…

It doesn't matter which way you cut it, Wigan is much better outcome.

Quoted from Abdul19

I don't think they'll play, but if they did I doubt they'd be that loyal to Luton - neither of them could've spent more than about 13 minutes there!

Loyalty and common sense that they would not want to get the fans against them, even before they have touched a ball for Luton 🤯, anyway won’t happen either way 😉

Even if Luton forgot to put a clause in the loan arrangement saying they can't play against the parent club (which they won't have done, it's not like they've never loaned a player out to another side before), I imagine a gentleman's agreement would be reached where neither player plays.

I can't remember if it was Hurst or Stockwood, but one of them hinted at a link-up with Luton over more players coming our way in the future.  I doubt we want to upset them.