: Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:13 am  

Glenn Morangie wrote:

That's a farce. Not saying what the decision should be but that's just a fudge.

aye, so he will have to fly to the UK every other week - some weeks he will get in, some weeks not.

[Kosh]

: Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:28 pm  

Glenn Morangie wrote:

That's a farce. Not saying what the decision should be but that's just a fudge.

Yes and no. The rules say that each individual request for entry is judged on it's own merits. The last request Bird made was turned down, but the UKBA can't be seen to be pre-judging his next request as circumstances may change.

In practice, all the Immigration Officers will be working to the same rules and be interpreting them in line with the same guidelines. Unless something changes drastically between now and the first time he tries to enter the UK with Catalans, he's very likely to be turned away again.

[tb]

: Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:30 pm  

Kosh wrote:

Yes and no. The rules say that each individual request for entry is judged on it's own merits. The last request Bird made was turned down, but the UKBA can't be seen to be pre-judging his next request as circumstances may change.

In practice, all the Immigration Officers will be working to the same rules and be interpreting them in line with the same guidelines. Unless something changes drastically between now and the first time he tries to enter the UK with Catalans, he's very likely to be turned away again.

And I'm sure no RL supporting immigration officer would let their decision be influenced by that fact that he might be coming to play against their team, say …

: Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:39 pm  

tb wrote:

And I'm sure no RL supporting immigration officer would let their decision be influenced by that fact that he might be coming to play against their team, say …

Or against a team near them in the table etc...

: Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:08 pm  

tb wrote:

And I'm sure no RL supporting immigration officer would let their decision be influenced by that fact that he might be coming to play against their team, say …

What are you saying?!

: Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:33 pm  

Watch for that Zeebrugge - Hull Ferry!

: Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:43 pm  

Amazing, we not only allow hate filled terrorists to come here, we allow them to call for our own destruction while paying for their accommodation, food, council tax, their polygamous ways and their offsprings, but god forbid a professional athlete should turn up once every two weeks to play 80 minutes of rugby and then go back to France.

The world is one f'cked up place at times, I know who I would feel safer having on these shores and it isn't Sheik Yabennifts screaming for my death.

: Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:57 pm  

http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/news/bi ... 89784.html bird may only be allowed to play catalans home games

http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/news/bi ... 89784.html bird may only be allowed to play catalans home games

: Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:28 pm  

tb wrote:

And I'm sure no RL supporting immigration officer would let their decision be influenced by that fact that he might be coming to play against their team, say …

Or may sing "Swing Low" rubbish on a regular basis

: Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:00 pm  

You know what I love?

T*ts.


You know what else I love?

That it was completely find when Bird was going to end up at Wigan or Bradford or Warrington or Hull......but as soon as that was not allowed to take place and he signed with Catalans....well THEN it become a disgrace!