PFA player of the year - Tevez and Hart?

[jimharri]

At what age do you no longer qualify for the Young Player?

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[kippaxblue76]

Any got the link please where we can vote?

The great unwashed can't vote. It's the PFA's player of the year award, voted for by members of the PFA.

Ah well, there is only one winner then :)

 

[fanle]

At what age do you no longer qualify for the Young Player?

<a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PFA_Young_Player_of_the_Year" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PFA_Young_ ... f_the_Year</a>

Is Rooney not 24?

 

[Dyed Petya]

Rooney's 24 and has played in over 250 league games: http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=30921. Seems ridiculous that he can be considered for Young Player of the Year.

Tevez is disadvantaged by the timing of the voting, meanwhile. The ballots go out at the beginning of December, I think, and need to be back in early February. As the ballot papers were distributed when he'd scored in one league game, he won't have built up enough support to win.<br /><br />-- Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:23 pm --<br /><br />

<a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PFA_Young_Player_of_the_Year" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PFA_Young_ ... f_the_Year</a>

Is Rooney not 24?

It's taken at the start of teh season, I think. He was only 24 in October.

 

[jimharri]

Rooney's 24 and has played in over 250 league games: http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=30921. Seems ridiculous that he can be considered for Young Player of the Year.

Tevez is disadvantaged by the timing of the voting, meanwhile. The ballots go out at the beginning of December, I think, and need to be back in early February. As the ballot papers were distributed when he'd scored in one league game, he won't have built up enough support to win.

-- Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:23 pm --

Is Rooney not 24?

It's taken at the start of teh season, I think. He was only 24 in October.

Correct (unfortunately).

 

[Feed-The-Goat]

Rooney's 24 and has played in over 250 league games: http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=30921. Seems ridiculous that he can be considered for Young Player of the Year.

Tevez is disadvantaged by the timing of the voting, meanwhile. The ballots go out at the beginning of December, I think, and need to be back in early February. As the ballot papers were distributed when he'd scored in one league game, he won't have built up enough support to win.

-- Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:23 pm --

Is Rooney not 24?

It's taken at the start of teh season, I think. He was only 24 in October.

It states under the age of 23, meaning even at the start of the season he is still over the age limit.

WTF??


The Professional Footballers' Association Young Player of the Year (often called the PFA Young Player of the Year, or simply the Young Player of the Year) is an annual award given to the player under the age of 23 who is adjudged to have been the best of the season in English football.

 

[jimharri]

I would assume (not having read the rule book of the PFA) that, as the award is for the player of the season (ie, the whole season), that as long as a player meets the qualifying criteria at some point during the season, he can be nominated. Just a guess.

 

[1970IrlamBlue]

Will be amazed if Carlos or Joe win - unfortunately we all know who will win.

 

[masterwig]

I think that U-23 rule is out-dated when so many players come to the fore much younger than that. I'd make it under-21s.

 

[Fallingbostel Blue]

Hopefully Adam Johnson will win it next year then.