Omar Abdulrahman

[Ray78]

Any friendly games in the horizon ?

Would love to see him in one of them !!

A couple of Reserve team games only. I hope he does well in his trial.

 

[LoveCity]

It's only 10 days till the U21 Premier League starts and the EDS plays Chelsea but I doubt trialists can play in it without a work permit.

 

[Mad_fer_it]

Belgium is probably the best work permit farm in Europe, can get them naturalised within 3 years. Norway is also good for it which is why we sent Mohammed Abu and Razak Nuhu there, and I think it doesn't take too long in Spain either if we're looking at a higher level. No chance of Abdulrahman on the "special talent" rule after the Olympics?

A slight problem with that LC is the Olympics is not classed as FIFA tournament so the special talent rule might not apply. However like you say we could use our links with other countries which could be a useful avenue to explore. We could start signing more Brazilians now we have links with Gil Vicente, just to change the topic slightly.

I think you might be wrong. I heard the commentators for one of the GB football games the other day say that the olympics is a FIFA recongised tournament. This was also the issue with playing a "Team GB" in the olympics. They were saying if we played a team GB we would have to play as GB in other FIFA comps too. However as it was a home olympics for us we've be given special dispensation hence us fielding a team GB for the London games.

 

[Roll On City]

Didn't Blatter wants to ban Bale from playing during the Olympics as punishment for his Team GB snub? I think the olympics is a FIFA recongised.

 

[Puppet Master Silva]

This has excited me! I love players of that ilk and he really does seem to have a touch of class about him. Before I had any idea who he was I caught that assist against Uruguay and told some mates to check the goal out because it was top class.

 

[Ray78]

Belgium is probably the best work permit farm in Europe, can get them naturalised within 3 years. Norway is also good for it which is why we sent Mohammed Abu and Razak Nuhu there, and I think it doesn't take too long in Spain either if we're looking at a higher level. No chance of Abdulrahman on the "special talent" rule after the Olympics?

A slight problem with that LC is the Olympics is not classed as FIFA tournament so the special talent rule might not apply. However like you say we could use our links with other countries which could be a useful avenue to explore. We could start signing more Brazilians now we have links with Gil Vicente, just to change the topic slightly.

I think you might be wrong. I heard the commentators for one of the GB football games the other day say that the olympics is a FIFA recongised tournament. This was also the issue with playing a "Team GB" in the olympics. They were saying if we played a team GB we would have to play as GB in other FIFA comps too. However as it was a home olympics for us we've be given special dispensation hence us fielding a team GB for the London games.

I am slightly wrong on it. Fifa didn't want Olympic football to rival the World Cup but they compromised with the IOC in 1984 by allowing Africa, Asia, Oceania, and CONCACAF to field their strongest sides but restricted UEFA and CONMEBOL to players who had not played in a World Cup.

 

[Rocket-footed kolarov]

A slight problem with that LC is the Olympics is not classed as FIFA tournament so the special talent rule might not apply. However like you say we could use our links with other countries which could be a useful avenue to explore. We could start signing more Brazilians now we have links with Gil Vicente, just to change the topic slightly.

I think you might be wrong. I heard the commentators for one of the GB football games the other day say that the olympics is a FIFA recongised tournament. This was also the issue with playing a "Team GB" in the olympics. They were saying if we played a team GB we would have to play as GB in other FIFA comps too. However as it was a home olympics for us we've be given special dispensation hence us fielding a team GB for the London games.

I am slightly wrong on it. Fifa didn't want Olympic football to rival the World Cup but they compromised with the IOC in 1984 by allowing Africa, Asia, Oceania, and CONCACAF to field their strongest sides but restricted UEFA and CONMEBOL to players who had not played in a World Cup.

The rules though have since been changed, the World Cup restrictions on Uefa and Conmebol no longer apply, hence the inclusion of Luis Suarez and Cavani for Uruguay and Javi Martinez for Spain. Football is no different from any other event at the Olympics; they are all governed by their respective governing bodies rules and regulations, rather than the IOC.

 

[Ray78]

I think you might be wrong. I heard the commentators for one of the GB football games the other day say that the olympics is a FIFA recongised tournament. This was also the issue with playing a "Team GB" in the olympics. They were saying if we played a team GB we would have to play as GB in other FIFA comps too. However as it was a home olympics for us we've be given special dispensation hence us fielding a team GB for the London games.

I am slightly wrong on it. Fifa didn't want Olympic football to rival the World Cup but they compromised with the IOC in 1984 by allowing Africa, Asia, Oceania, and CONCACAF to field their strongest sides but restricted UEFA and CONMEBOL to players who had not played in a World Cup.

The rules though have since been changed, the World Cup restrictions on Uefa and Conmebol no longer apply, hence the inclusion of Luis Suarez and Cavani for Uruguay and Javi Martinez for Spain. Football is no different from any other event at the Olympics; they are all governed by their respective governing bodies rules and regulations, rather than the IOC.

Thanks for clearing it up the wikipedia page needs updating, and I forgot about Jordi Alba, Cavani, Suarez So techincally speaking it is half affiliated with Fifa? Still we have to do a lot of convincing to get a work permit if he does impress.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Does he track back?

He's quick, he's fast, and he's got pace.

Is there a difference?

 

[Matty]

Didn't Blatter wants to ban Bale from playing during the Olympics as punishment for his Team GB snub? I think the olympics is a FIFA recongised.

Only for the U23 players, if a club refused to release one of their over-age players for the Olympics then there's nothing FIFA can do. Technically therefore FIFA could have done something about both bale and Walker being "unavaliable through injury" yet both playing for Spurs, but only if a complaint was made, which was never likely to happen.