: Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:09 pm  

I'd be happy if I was a Leeds fan. Another average plodder trying to earn some easy money by coming over here.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:09 pm  

wigan_knight wrote:

I bet a spanish or brazilian footballer with a driving conviction wouldnt have been refused

Spanish footballers can enter the UK without a visa to work

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:19 pm  

McClennan wrote:

Spanish footballers can enter the UK without a visa to work

But you get my point

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 5:11 pm  

I think all these refusals are a blessing in disguise. Maybe not to the teams concerned but to the competition as a whole, at least the teams affected can actually utilize fully thier academy players and give them a chance. Of course on the other side of the coin, the competition is missing out on world class players but at least the clubs have a chance to actually produce thier own world class players.