[MikeA]

There's a simple solution to problems like this.

If the football authorities are responsible for handing out bans, registering players and international clearances, then why can't they notify clubs of any difficulties at the time of registration. It shouldn't be too difficult to put some kind of system together.

Centralising the process would avoid problems like this and prevent situations like Alty found themselves in a couple of seasons back.

Of course, if the football authorities feel that they couldn't cope with it, then how do they expect the clubs to carry out the task with much less specialised resources?