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Post by NorwichStokie on Dec 16, 2008 9:44:19 GMT
Hi,
I've been delving into the new Points Based System (PBS) that the government have come up with and have appended below a few bits from the FA and Premier League websites. It appears that players requiring work permits now need to have 'averaged' 70th place in the FIFA rankings over the previous 2 years, which doesn't sound good news for the signing of Rudolph Austin.
Perhaps one way round this would be to argue that if this rule had been in place when we first applied for his work permit then he would have qualified for one (if the case was that Jamaica had averaged 70th place or higher over the previous 2 years). I'm sure that's not the case now though.
Both websites quoted also state that the aggregated rankings can be downloaded from their websites, but I don't seem to be able to find them, although this may well be because it only came into force a few weeks ago and they may be waiting on tomorrows (17 Dec) FIFA rankings before they make the first aggregated rankings.
Anyway, this is what they say..........
As of 27th November 2008 the Government has introduced the Points Based System (PBS) as a better means to manage economic migration. Football and other sports will be affected by the introduction of PBS as the responsibility for managing applications for work permits for players and managers/first team coaches moves from Government to the Sports Governing Body.
Criteria for Players
To be eligible for a Governing Body Endorsement under PBS:
A player must have played for his country in at least 75% of its competitive "A" team matches he was available for selection, during the 2 years preceding the date of the application; the player’s country must be at or above 70th place in the official FIFA World Rankings when averaged over the 2 years preceding the date of the application.
The Governing Body will produce the aggregated two-year rankings list on a monthly basis when the official FIFA world rankings are published and those countries ranked 70th or above meet the criterion.
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Post by NorwichStokie on Dec 16, 2008 9:55:07 GMT
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Post by wembley4372 on Dec 16, 2008 10:07:53 GMT
Is Iceland a special case?
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Dec 16, 2008 10:31:11 GMT
I've never really understood why the position of the National team in the rankings is significant whether under the old system or under the new one. Imagine if Northern Ireland had been an independent country and had been outside the top 70 nations at a time when George Best was in his prime? Or imagine if Nepal produced the world footballer of the year? Obviously a foreign player should be of a decent standard to allow him to play in the UK but at the end of the day it is the quality of the player and not the quality of his national team which should count when deciding whether to give him a permit.
By all accounts (and from what I have seen on video) TP wants Austin because he is a good player - arguably far better than many foreign players playing in the UK. How good a team Jamaica are should not really come into it. The fact that the system allowed Demar Phillips to come here but not Rudi shows how daft the system is. It shouldn't be too difficult to assemble a panel of ex players who can look at the videos and match reports and say player A is of a decent standard and player B is not.
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