[BaggieMan]

http://app.football-italia.net/?referrer...alia-86334

Would love to see this one happen, will not believe it until I see him in an Albion shirt.

But, given our Brexit, will he need to get a work permit ?

[talkSAFT]

But, given our Brexit, will he need to get a work permit ?

Interesting point. What are the laws now (or 3 years time, whenever, when we come out)? Anyone know?

[Dingle-Dingle]

West Brom are in talks with Palermo over a £14m move for attacking midfielder Franco Vazquez, 27, who is valued by his club at £19m and does not appear to have the Hawthorns uppermost in his thoughts with his quote: "I do not know if my next team will be Tottenham or Chelsea." (Calcionews24, in Italian)

DD

[Salopbaggie]

But, given our Brexit, will he need to get a work permit ?

Interesting point. What are the laws now (or 3 years time, whenever, when we come out)? Anyone know?

Yep as I have been looking into this for a while and have posted on it a few times.  Until Article 50 takes full effect so 2 years (apx) after it is implemented all is well, after that time all European players will become overseas players.

In order to get a work visa for an overseas player, the player must be of "the highest standard", there is a specific wording but I cannot remember what it is and I am to lazy to look it up at the moment.  To meet the criteria for a visa, over the previous two years the player has to have represented their country at a minimum of 75% of category A games, where they were eligible to be called up, (the lowest type of game that counts as category A is a qualifier for a major competition).  The players country also has to be in the worlds top 70 countries (on average over the previous two years) in the U.E.F.A. rankings. Both of these conditions are measured from the date of application

Hope that helps

[SomersetBaggie]

Rumours that Stoke are buying Saido for £16m.

[Stairs]

Rumours that Stoke are buying Saido for £16m.

Yes. Looks like he's going for £16m and will be paid 70k a week. Not bothered really, so long as we replace him, which we will.

His attitude stinks and he never got back to the form that resulted in him becoming a knob.

[talkSAFT]

But, given our Brexit, will he need to get a work permit ?

Interesting point. What are the laws now (or 3 years time, whenever, when we come out)? Anyone know?

Yep as I have been looking into this for a while and have posted on it a few times.  Until Article 50 takes full effect so 2 years (apx) after it is implemented all is well, after that time all European players will become overseas players.

In order to get a work visa for an overseas player, the player must be of "the highest standard", there is a specific wording but I cannot remember what it is and I am to lazy to look it up at the moment.  To meet the criteria for a visa, over the previous two years the player has to have represented their country at a minimum of 75% of category A games, where they were eligible to be called up, (the lowest type of game that counts as category A is a qualifier for a major competition).  The players country also has to be in the worlds top 70 countries (on average over the previous two years) in the U.E.F.A. rankings.  Both of these conditions are measured from the date of application

Hope that helps  

Thanks, Salop - that's quite significant. First thoughts are that British players' salaries will double, and there will be a big scramble for Clubs to get the cream. No European Championship players, etc.

[drewks]

Rumours that Stoke are buying Saido for £16m.

Yes. Looks like he's going for £16m and will be paid 70k a week. Not bothered really, so long as we replace him, which we will.

His attitude stinks and he never got back to the form that resulted in him becoming a knob.

Harsh - but fair

[Salopbaggie]

But, given our Brexit, will he need to get a work permit ?

Interesting point. What are the laws now (or 3 years time, whenever, when we come out)? Anyone know?

Yep as I have been looking into this for a while and have posted on it a few times.  Until Article 50 takes full effect so 2 years (apx) after it is implemented all is well, after that time all European players will become overseas players.

In order to get a work visa for an overseas player, the player must be of "the highest standard", there is a specific wording but I cannot remember what it is and I am to lazy to look it up at the moment.  To meet the criteria for a visa, over the previous two years the player has to have represented their country at a minimum of 75% of category A games, where they were eligible to be called up, (the lowest type of game that counts as category A is a qualifier for a major competition).  The players country also has to be in the worlds top 70 countries (on average over the previous two years) in the U.E.F.A. rankings.  Both of these conditions are measured from the date of application

Hope that helps  

Thanks, Salop - that's quite significant. First thoughts are that British players' salaries will double, and there will be a big scramble for Clubs to get the cream. No European Championship players, etc.

My concern is that we will end up in a situation where English players are at even more of a premium than they are now, as there will be no where near as many European players, with many of them not meeting the criteria for a visa. Obviously the big 6 will not be as badly affected as the rest of us, but will still be affected and the knock on will be a lot of the players who would normally end up with the mid table downwards Premiership teams will go to the top half clubs, the rest will have to take players that would at present go to the the Championship, to make up numbers and so on down the leagues.

As a result the attraction of the game will go down to the overseas buyers of TV rights, because not as many names will not be here and eventually the money coming in will go down. That in turn will mean even the big clubs will not be able to afford the top players and the whole situation will just escalate and get progressively worse until we are all playing in the park on Sunday's. (Now that's scaremongering) :-) Obviously I do not expect it to get quite that bad but i am sure you can see what I mean.

[BaggieMan]

'Project Fear' Salop ?  If I'd realised that scenario could happen, I'd have voted Remain !

Plus, if the 'Jocks' and Northern Ireland get independence, we won't see the likes of G-Mac, Mozza or Johnny Evans again.

Seriously, there are some frightening points being made and you can envisage footy going back to the 1950's/1960's - cloth cap and Bovril.