Hjk Vs Motherwell 06/08/26

[Spiderpig]

11 hours ago, Kmcalpin said:

Williams very doubtful. 

BbC confirmed that Said and williams did not travel, willisms is injured apparently and may miss the Falkirk game as well..

[Big Stall]

49 minutes ago, Spiderpig said:

BbC confirmed that Said and williams did not travel, willisms is injured apparently and may miss the Falkirk game as well..

Tells us about williams knock but casts no light on Said. Hopefully not a bid in

[Kmcalpin]

I find it strange that Said was not able to obtain a visa in time for this tie (and also Moses for our tie at Fir Park). Taken on its own it doesn't seem extraordinary.  However, I've never heard of this problem before now with footballers taking part in cross border ties. Its never seem to have affected bigger clubs before, or we most certainly would have heard about it. So, either its a new problem, just recently cropped up, or its not, but never been reported by the media before. 

Apparently visas for entry to Finland can take months. 

[Ya Bezzer!]

1 hour ago, Kmcalpin said:

I find it strange that Said was not able to obtain a visa in time for this tie (and also Moses for our tie at Fir Park). Taken on its own it doesn't seem extraordinary.  However, I've never heard of this problem before now with footballers taking part in cross border ties. Its never seem to have affected bigger clubs before, or we most certainly would have heard about it. So, either its a new problem, just recently cropped up, or its not, but never been reported by the media before. 

Apparently visas for entry to Finland can take months. 

Also Shkendija coach was refused entry to UK for tonights match against Hibs.

 

[Inflato]

13 hours ago, Pettywulliegrew-2 said:

My  “mate” has stepped up 🥰 off to ML3 Upper Eddlewood  ……stand up and sing !!!💔

Your "mate" is charging an entrance fee 😘

[weeyin]

2 hours ago, Kmcalpin said:

I find it strange that Said was not able to obtain a visa in time for this tie (and also Moses for our tie at Fir Park). Taken on its own it doesn't seem extraordinary.  However, I've never heard of this problem before now with footballers taking part in cross border ties. Its never seem to have affected bigger clubs before, or we most certainly would have heard about it. So, either its a new problem, just recently cropped up, or its not, but never been reported by the media before. 

Apparently visas for entry to Finland can take months. 

I imagine bigger clubs have the resources to ensure all (or most) possible visa issues are taken care of well in advance.

Its probably more common these days because there are a huge number of teams participating in Euro competitions these days, and wide range of countries to visit. 

Then there are the politics that mean some countries are applying more rigour (to put it politely) to their visa and immigration processes. Brexit didn't help either, although that won't be the issue for Said, but citizens from countries such as Nigeria or India often face more hurdles.

Most visa challenges can be resolved, but it's the quick turnaround for football matches that is the problem. If you need to make an appointment with someone to answer questions or discuss the application it can be too late as those can takes weeks or months to arrange.

It's also probably more common in recent times because teams have players from around the globe. 30 or 40 years ago most teams had players that were home grown with only a handful at most of overseas players, and most of those players were European.