Player wins case against Blackpool

Marcel Seip has won a case against Blackpool for bonus payments arising from their promotion to the Premier League.   He was loaned out from Plymouth Argyle to the Tangerines from September to December 2009.

Marcel Seip has won a case against Blackpool for bonus payments arising from their promotion to the Premier League.   He was loaned out from Plymouth Argyle to the Tangerines from September to December 2009.


He claimed that he was entitled to be given credit for games that he played without substitution.   He was awarded £72,206 plus legal costs and interest.   Lawyers have commented that this emphasises the need for clarity about matter such as bonus payments in players’ contracts, particularly where a loan deal is involved.