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21 January 2011 19:06
Motherwell could have been accused of monkey business if Mike (the) Grella had played for them Motherwell are still looking for a striker now that the SFA have blocked the loan agreed with Leeds for Mike Grella. Stuart McCall announced on Thursday that Grella had signed until the end of the season, but the SFA were keen to play by the FIFA rules that forbids a player from playing for three clubs in one season. Grella had made two substitute appearances for Leeds early in the season before joining Carlisle on an emergency loan in October and he played 11 times for the npower League One club. Motherwell released a statement which said: "It was both clubs' understanding that emergency loans do not count when calculating the number of clubs a player has played for. However, whilst completing clearance formalities with the Scottish Football Association, they highlighted an issue due to the cross-border nature of the transfer and his move from the Elland Road club will now not be allowed to be completed." Chief executive Leeann Dempster added: "Our focus now is to provide Stuart McCall with all the tools he needs to bring in additional players." Grella will now have to find  an English club to join on loan while McCall turns back to his search for a striker. Motherwell have lost Nick Blackman, Alan Gow, Marc Fitzpatrick and Mark Reynolds this month and let Bob McHugh join Partick Thistle on loan after announcing loan deals for Grella and Walsall winger Steve Jones. Editor Ger Harley (ger@scottishfitba.net)Admin Team (admin@scottishfitba.net)This is Scottish-Fitba.Net

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