Yes, but it was subject to an agreed compensation package. We were paid just shy of £1m by Derby for Warne, Barker, Hamshaw and Warrington. Think of it less as a resignation, more like a transfer between clubs.Originally Posted by mellowmiller
If they had just resigned, and we hadnt agreed a compensation package with Derby, then they wouldnt have been allowed to work for another EFL club without RUFC's consent or until such a time that their RUFC contract would have ceased.
Otherwise managers and coaches would just be jumping ship left, right and centre and it would be like the wild west. Contracts are there to protect people and clubs.
What happens in practice is that the managers and coaches have agents and the agent will liaise with both clubs to see what is/isnt possible before any decisions are made by the managers/coaches, and certainly before anything comes into the public domain. It's against the rules to tap up a manager or coach without permission of the contracted club. But clubs can talk to agents to their hearts content. And they certainly do! In the higher echelons they even have people who's bespoke role is to "facilitate". These are over and above the actual agents. Some might see it as a gravy train .......
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