Planning for League One

If true, could Hecky come the other way ?

 

The way to go is the Nordics and Eastern Europe …

 

I guess it would have to be considered. Not sure Stuart would/could be just an assistant though.

 

Happy for Smallwood to stay, providing he stays off the free kicks

 

Gary Jones had one year in league one before he was released at the end of the contract.

 

How did NCounty sign Jatta ? Signed in Jan 2024 . He didn’t become an international until Nov 2024 . I was always curious.

 

I'd suggest a Tier 2 sports person work permit. You don't need to be an International just a professional sports person. These are quite common in county cricket

 

Not unless they signed him as a quick bowler

 

Well lets hope they are. Adaramola already has a failed L1 spell at Stockport but at least we have Richards in that position.

 

I was trying to work that out before you suggested the same . He joined his Norwegian club in 2019 and was there not quite 5 years until Jan 2024 . I’m struggling to see the transition arrangements fit it tbh. As he wasn’t earring his living in the UK after 2020 . He didn’t have a visa prior to the transfer either which I thought only applied if an international player . ( He wasn’t) .

A side issue but does prove these players are out there.

 

I wouldn't say he failed he played a few games then got injured and touray I think he is called came back from his own injury and played in the same position.

 

Jatta signed on an ESC basis (Elite Significant Contribution). Criteria set out below, largely linked to international status, but some others too but the criteria do give wider scope for these types of players other than just being a senior international;

What does ‘Elite Significant Contribution’ mean?

The new regulations state that a player will be deemed an ‘ESC Player’ if “the Player is an elite player and will make a significant contribution to the sport”. In this respect, the FA expects the player to have satisfied one or more of the following conditions:

played in at least one Youth Competitive International Match for a national team ranked in the top 50 places in the FIFA World Rankings; or

played in at least 5 Youth Competitive International Matches for a national team ranked outside the top 50 places in the FIFA World Rankings; or

played in at least one Continental Youth Competition Match; or

played in at least five Domestic Youth Competition Matches; or

played in at least one Senior Competitive International Match for a national team ranked in the top 50 places in the FIFA World Rankings; or

played in at least five Senior Competitive International Matches for a national team ranked outside the top 50 places in the FIFA World Rankings; or

played in at least one match in a Continental Competition; or

played in at least five Domestic Senior Competition Matches.

It should be noted, however, that ‘Domestic Youth Competition Matches’ only covers certain domestic leagues worldwide, and clubs will therefore need to carefully consider the regulations when evaluating whether a player is capable of being an ‘ESC Player’.

League One and Two teams can each register two ESC players. Believe the Faroese lad Grimsby signed is via this route too.

 

Thanks for posting …..In other words someone needs a degree in footy logistics to sign these players . That’s what we pay Gent for , I assume ?

 

Adaramola has an Irish passport. I am no expert but I thought the rules were different for Irish citizens. Maybe someone can explain.

 

They are, Common Travel Area applies
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/common-travel-area-guidance#:~:text=Under%20the%20CTA%2C%20British%20and,welfare%20benefits%20and%20health%20services.

 

Their fans were not too complimentary on him and Stockport didn't extend his spell. This is whu he dropped to L2.

That said he has 6 months extra experience under his belt and knows what GA wants from him.

 

I feel he'd do well in league one for us. Knows the team and style of play, settled in, still a bit rough around the edges but had the pace to worry oppositions.

Folk always jump to this "we need better" but we can't sign someone brilliant in every position and some positions are trickier to recruit for, like wing backs, not loads of teams use them.