Mag, I seem to remember I had two main problems with him playing in the EXL and they were :-
a) He was just too damned good looking to be allowed to go to an event where I was attending.
And for those who do not know, I ain't no fag, or even leaning towards fagdom, Alex was (and is) one of those supermodel guys who was the boss model, and I think Calvin Klein model with his mug plastered over many men's magazines etc. He also dated Cameron Diaz .... I'll say no more.. and
b) On a technical point, he couldn't end up playing for two teams that potentially could have been in the same competition. I think this is a common sense preclusion.
As for the present state of affairs in the CPL?
It sucks ....but it also brings up the level of play in the Millennium ... some may say to an artificial level but all the time the sport hasn't matured into any sort of cohesive professional body then don't go expecting any league to behave in a way that is also consistent with this principle.