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I would think that we could sell Tau for a small profit; it was rumoured that he cost us about £2.5m and now he’s part of the Belgian champions squad and a CL player (though usually off the bench). Problem is we can’t sell him to another English club for big bucks and that the other European...

There’s basically a points system for the work permit, and then a second points system for the exceptions. All very bureaucratic.

The exceptions panel makes their decision based on the points system which he was analysing. He was explaining the process basically.

Think it will take time to drill into him, that Potter wants more than just “sprint down the wing, cut inside, skew shot well wide with teammates in better positions, repeat” as has long been his trademark.

Hadn’t realised Stephens was so close to the end of his contract. Amazed we never extended that (despite all the whingers on here). In my mind, the future of Duffy, Biss, Bernardo and Propper will be the most interesting. But it’s October, getting very far ahead of ourselves here.

I agree. I can see the much rumoured Propper to Ajax finally happening (£20m+ ta very much), then Izzy, Jahanbakhsh, Balogun and a few others off. Would be disappointed to lose Bissouma or Bernardo though. Both have always seemed very promising, but haven’t had much of a look in for Potter yet...

And CAM/wide forward, full Argentina international Mac Allister, who should be similarly in line for a work permit at the end of the season.

Presumably most of these points also apply for Alexis Mac Allister too. He is playing in the Argentine premier (listed in the top leagues) and Copa Libertadores, but is not an international.

Is it still the case that clubs who lose in the CL playoff round qualify for the EL group stage automatically? If so then he already has that point in the bag.

That video does appear to have been filmed through a thick layer of custard. Is there a higher definition one somewhere? Looks a decent finish.

When we signed Izquierdo, we got that through as an exception on the work permit process, because despite being Colombian he hadnt played enough for the national team to qualify. He scored enough points as an exception because he was a first team regular in the Champions League/Europa League at...

Well, there is a points based exceptions system through which you can be granted a work permit. This is what we used for Izquierdo, as he had not played enough games for Colombia to qualify automatically at that point. You get points for such things as winning domestic titles and playing in...

Brugge are Champions League next season, and already in the group stage having won the Belgian League. Exciting if true.

Exactly, I suspect that this is a major reason why Tony chose a Belgian club, it probably wouldnt take so much money to make it competitive, and the visa rules seem to be simpler. French clubs have been making a fortune acting as middle men for African players (Bissouma case in point), and...

Currently the top 8 leagues on the country coefficient are Spain, England, Italy, Germany, France, Russia, Portugal, Ukraine. If we are also going for points through the "continental competition" route, I would presume that would rule out Spain, Italy, Germany and France, where the teams...

The exceptions panel has a number of criteria such as "played in European competitions", and "played in a top league" etc. This counted in our favour with Izquierdo from Club Brugge, who had been competing in Europe and were one of the top Belgian clubs that year. At that stage Izquierdo had...

If I remember correctly, Izquierdo was announced prior to the work permit being completed, with all the usual caveats and "subject to"s in the announcement

Yes but unfortunately the work permit process and what the Premier League would like are two independent things. If the PL had their way, every player available would be allowed to sign at PL clubs for as much money as possible. However I am hopeful that Tau would qualify as an exception due to...