Abolishing the football nursery compensation fee could deal a blow to the quality of coaching or result in higher clubs' annual registration costs, according to the Malta Football Association. The MFA did not believe the compensation payable when children swapped clubs should be abolished, because it deemed the fee a guarantee that nurseries were indemnified for the loss of a player whom they have trained, vice president Chris Bonett told this newspaper. Dr Bonett, who is also the MFA's legal adviser, was contacted following the launch of an online petition by the Malta Football Players Association calling for an end to the nursery compensation fee and the "exploitation of children". Children's Commissioner Pauline Miceli has also called for an end to the fee, which she said was symptomatic of a mindset that saw children as a means to an end. But the MFA is insisting that the fee acknowledges the efforts made by nurseries in nurturing players. Any funds received by nurseries are reinvested to get better coaches and facilities. "It is an undeniable fact that nurseries are non-profit-making organisations run by volunteers and usually have little means of income beyond the yearly...
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