Transfer update

[Copps is Magic]

Jonathan Buchan ‏@jonathanbuchan
Paul Dickov tells me nothing imminent on Steven Davies deal, conversation ongoing with him, as it is with another 3/4 players.

Jonathan Buchan ‏@jonathanbuchan 
Dickov admits they need to replace Furman, wants someone who can bring goals to midfield. Talking to a couple of midfielder's

[Copps is Magic]

aww hell no..

@jonathanbuchan
Dickov says visa issues could stop him from bringing Bongani Khumalo back to #DRFC - he hasn't played enough int football to qualify for it.

Maybe the BBB campaign should have paid for the visa instead of the pen?

[PopStander]

'No Bongani, No party!'

[Copps is Magic]

He'll never get into Heathrow, no visa, you know...

[drfchound]

I feared the worst on the Davies deal when i hadn't heard anything positive by lunchtime.
I hope it isn't the end of it.

[The Red Baron]

Same old story, isn't it? We spend the summer having conversations with players while other clubs are hammering out deals with them.

What's the betting that Stuckmann will be the only new signing when they report back for training? And we'll have the usual game of  "spot the trialist?"

[GazLaz]

We have to realise that good appealing players have the power. Clubs attract players with big signing on fees, I wonder if we do.

[Copps is Magic]

I'm not panicking yet lads. If we're at the end of June and we're still having 'positive conversations' with players then that is the time to worry.

[drfc1951]

It was said yesterday could be completed in 24/48hours.

[drfchound]

I agree CiM, far too early yet.

[Copps is Magic]

Ross Jenkins another named linked. Seems to be names linked left right and center now. Agents no doubt.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Jenkins_(footballer,_born_1990)

[GazLaz]

Ross Jenkins another named linked. Seems to be names linked left right and center now. Agents no doubt.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Jenkins_(footballer,_born_1990)

He's not kicked a ball in years has he?

[bpoolrover]

Was it the club or the media that said the deal would be done

[drfc1951]

I think it was the media.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Best thing to do is step back from it all and not hang on every bit of speculation as it generally leads to disappointment.

You wonder if he has halitosis if all his talks so far have been unsuccessful!

[bpoolrover]

If the media it's means very little then

[Filo]

aww hell no..

@jonathanbuchan
Dickov says visa issues could stop him from bringing Bongani Khumalo back to #DRFC - he hasn't played enough int football to qualify for it.

Maybe the BBB campaign should have paid for the visa instead of the pen?

According to the following, I'd say he has a good case for renewal of a Visa

Which players do need work permits?

Football players who are from outside Europe will be required to obtain a work permit if they wish to ply their trade in English football.

Will all football players who apply for work permits automatically be granted them?

Not all footballers who wish to apply for work permits will be automatically be granted them as there is specific criteria by which the immigration authorities will judge the application.

What are the criteria which will be used?

Work permits will only be issued to international football players of the highest calibre who will be able to make a significant contribution to the development of the game of football in the United Kingdom at the highest level.

How is it established that the player is an international player of the highest calibre?

In order to establish on an initial application that the player is an international player of the highest calibre the following criteria must be met:

A player must have player for his country in at least 75% of its competitive A team matches of which he was available for selection, during the two years preceding the date of the application

The player’s country must be at or above 70th place in the official FIFA world rankings when averaged over the two years preceding the date of the application

What is meant by a competitive A team international match?

A competitive A team international match is one of the following:

World Cup Finals game

World Cup Qualifying group game

Football Association confederation tournament game, for example:

The FIFA Confederations Cup

The UEFA European Championships and Qualifiers

The African Cup of Nations and Qualifiers

The Asia Nations Cup and Qualifiers

The CONCACAF Gold Cup

The CONCACAF The Copa Caribe

The CONMEBOL Copa America

The OFC Nations Cup and

The UNCAF Nations Cup

Who has to submit the application?

It is the responsibility of the club that wishes to sign a player to make an application for a work permit on behalf of that player. In most cases the club will have agreed a contract with the player with the final stumbling block being the work permit.

It is therefore the job of the club to provide written confirmation of the player’s international appearance record of the proceeding two years highlighting the competitive A matches.

This information should be obtained from the National Governing Body which that player represents and then provided to the UK Border Agency who will not be able to make a decision until this is provided.

What happens if a player has been injured?

If a player has been injured during this time period meaning that he has been unable to represent his country this will be taken into consideration when assessing the application. If this is the case the club will need to provide supporting evidence.

http://www.inbrief.co.uk/football-law/footballer-work-permits.htm

[GazLaz]

Injuries are always taken into account. He didn't play any international games the season before last which may be the issue though.

[Filo]

Injuries are always taken into account. He didn't play any international games the season before last which may be the issue though.

Last international match he played was the game he was injured in 5th March 2014, wasn't that the season before last?


How did Abdul Razak manage to get a work permit?



This bit is interesting in that link

What happens if a player is sold or loaned during his contractual period?

If a player is sold or loaned to another club before his initial contract has expired that the second club will have to make another application on the player’s behalf.

Did Colchester obtain a work permit for Bongs?

[Colemans Left Hook]

Same old story, isn't it? We spend the summer having conversations with players while other clubs are hammering out deals with them.

What's the betting that Stuckmann will be the only new signing when they report back for training? And we'll have the usual game of  "spot the trialist?"

rumour has it that dickov asked our "creator "in a wish that "pope" would be on the pitch for rovers first league game of the season ...... shame he didn't specify that the wish was for him to play for Rovers not the opposition

as they say

..... be careful what you wish for 

[Copps is Magic]

Andy Giddings ‏@Gids1980
#drfc boss PD now turns his attentions to signing "a centre half, midfielder and 2 full backs."

[ravenrover]

So does that means the Davies "deal" is dead and buried?

[Copps is Magic]

Not necessarily, Radio Sheffield asked Dickov whether he was after another strike and he said 'yes', but that other areas of the team are the priority.