Why is it that the government rarely grants work permits to our youth players in the first year, so that they must go out on loan at first. Other clubs seem to get preferential treatment, for example the da Silva twins at Man united both got work permits as soon as man utd signed them, while our fantastic prospects such as miyaichi have to spend a year out on loan. pdero botelho is another ridiculous case, because he has had to spend 3 YEARS out on loan due to work permit problems. is this a case of the arsenal board not being strong enough in their attempt to get hold of those special talent work permits, or is it a case of the government and FA (who I assume decide who gets a special talent work permit) favouring other teams over arsenal? discuss, unless of course you are another manc, spud or chav just wumming on our board...
Denilson got one didn't he?! I don't think it is really a bad thing. None of the players who have failed to get a permit were at a level where they were good enough to play for us, so a loan was always likely anyway. Maybe loans to English clubs would have suited some, but I think Miyaichi was better off at Feyenoord, and Galindo, Pedro Botelho and Wellington Silva were better off going to Spain (although neither loan really worked).
If the player doesn't have any national team call-ups they generally don't qualify for a special talent visa. Thus they spend 3 years on loan in Spain where it's easier to get a work permit, and easier to get citizenship. After 3 years, they can get Spanish citizenship & thus become eligable to play in the UK under EU regulations. Same thing happened with Vela. I can't speak about other clubs, but I thought the rules were pretty set, unless there were special grounds. If Miyaichi gets a call-up for Japan, he'll have a far greater chance of getting a visa.
Players need a certain level of experience to gain a work permit (based on number of games for their current club), or they can get a work permit if they are considered a "special talent".
I think the real problem here is the lack of common sense. Anybody with two brain cells could see that Miyaichi, aka Ryodinho, is a special talent and yet there isn't room for that to be recognised unless they get a call up to the international squad, which is a rubbish measure in all fairness. You know, Matthew Le Tissier rarely got called to the international squad, but there was no questioning his talent.
