Interesting views. Let's take a look at what happened.

1. We agree a fee with BCFC and a contract with the player
2. Paperwork is submitted to the EFL and...... the EFL ratifies the deal.
3. Someone contacts the EFL and raises questions on the deal. Some wag has suggested it was 'Arry.
4. EFL revisits the paperwork and decides it's not in order and cancels the deal
5. DCFC appeal and lose the appeal
6. Kieftenbeld goes back to BCFC where he may well get little game time. If he starts any time soon, the wag might not have been far off the mark

If we are to point fingers, maybe they should be pointed at the "whistle blower" for, well, blowing the whistle and at EFL for ratifying the deal in the first instance.

DCFCArmy suggests a draft and trade system. The trade part is already there. There are frequent deals where player A moves to another club for X amount of money with player B going the other way as part of the deal. The draft part? How would you see that working? It works in the US in American Football, Baseball and Basketball as there is a group of new players coming out of the College system who are then chosen (or not) by pro clubs. In the UK we don't have that pool of players. Can you see the top 3 in the PL accepting a situation where they get choices 18,19 and 20 when the 3 promoted sides get the first 3 choices? Would it even be legal in the UK or would it be seen as unfair restraint of trade under the terms of the 2010 UK Employment Act? The answer to that question is that it would be illegal.

Is there a way round this situation for Derby, Brum and Kieftenbeld? I think there is. The inspiration for that thought is Neymar. Can't Kieftenbeld buy out his contract for the 600K we had agreed with Brum and thereby become a free agent? We could then give him a signing on fee of, say, the 600K plus the tax on that so that he doesn't lose out? He would still be a great deal at even 800K to 900K. Brum would lose a player they don't want. We'd get one we do want. Kieftenbeld gets to play football at a club he wants to be at and wants him.