costarg Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 3 minutes ago, Bison44 said: They still have to wait their turn..if the Gov says special treatment for a certain group....usually everyone is ok and that group is in dire need, so they get processed first and quickly. What are the optics of making special exemptions for well off sports figures?? Optics and scandals are what GOV care about. CSA prob isnt able to run to the GOV and say "hey we just discovered a CB in the championship that has a CDN granny...can you fast track this so we can get him into some friendlies in a few months, we could really use the depth??" This shit takes FOR EVER for regular people. Fill out forms, wait 6 months, fill out more forms, get more certificates and documents, 100's of pages of info, wait one year to hear back from them...go get a clean bill of health from an accredited doctor.....fill out more forms, wait another 6 months....ad nauseum. Its not being tough on them, its not letting them slip in front of people that are 2 years into the process eh?? Or at least if it happens its on the QT and only for very special people. I wonder how long it took to get paperwork done for Arfield, Wotherspoon, Eusq etc etc?? Well that’s a different story, we started by discussing if he could get the citizenship and exceptions to the rules, you’re talking about cutting in line. Two different things. Bison44 and narduch 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Why are any Canadian soccer media/reporters/podcast people not talking about him or digging into this. He’s a championship CB. He would be ranked high in your depth chart here N1ckbr0wn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 6 minutes ago, costarg said: Well that’s a different story, we started by discussing if he could get the citizenship and exceptions to the rules, you’re talking about cutting in line. Two different things. How is that different, you give him an exemption, isnt that the ultimate cut in line??? Thats even worse, pro sports guys get exemptions, but regular people wait 2 years to go through channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, SpecialK said: Why are any Canadian soccer media/reporters/podcast people not talking about him or digging into this. He’s a championship CB. He would be ranked high in your depth chart here Probably because its all just speculation and a good journo wouldnt report on it until he figured something out....doesnt anyone remember Ethan Findley??? Rumors gets going on the interweb and we get all worked up over guys that were never going to be eligible or had no interest etc. SpecialK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Just now, Bison44 said: Probably because its all just speculation and a good journo wouldnt report on it until he figured something out....doesnt anyone remember Ethan Findley??? Rumors gets going on the interweb and we get all worked up over guys that were never going to be eligible or had no interest etc. good point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 39 minutes ago, Bison44 said: How is that different, you give him an exemption, isnt that the ultimate cut in line??? Thats even worse, pro sports guys get exemptions, but regular people wait 2 years to go through channels. Cutting the line means you get it faster, you’re just reducing the delay. Exemption means laxer rules to get the citizenship for people with specific education, investment opportunity, pro athletes, etc…. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_Impact Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 I'm assuming no news is bad news on this front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Chad_Impact said: I'm assuming no news is bad news on this front? I think if it was possible he'd be at this camp Edited June 2, 2022 by narduch The Real Marc and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, Chad_Impact said: I'm assuming no news is bad news on this front? Or no news could be good news when it comes to the CSA. Sonder didn’t take this long to debunk, so I’ll think there is still a chance,? YorkRegionFan, N1ckbr0wn, Obinna and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 What would be the bad news here? He’s never making team England, so either he is Canadian, or it isn’t our problem. that said, the CSA moves more silently than that, I think. Last year, we were obsessed with Flores, but it was Ugbo who was our big get. This year, we couldn’t stop talking about Mitrovic and they turn around and get Koleosho who few people were talking about to come to a camp. My guess is we hear nothing and he’s quietly added to our September friendlies squad when we go to Europe. johnyb and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Could certainly take some time to get his passport even if the link is valid. Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1J3 Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 (edited) Saw an article today that Nottingham Forest may have some interest in him: https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/opinion-why-nottingham-forest-need-to-opt-against-summer-move-for-defender/amp/ Edited June 3, 2022 by K1J3 johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Someone should just DM Junior for the inside scoop on Holmes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 15 minutes ago, Kadenge said: Someone should just DM Junior for the inside scoop on Holmes Just DM him a statement: Tom Holmes is eligible for Canada If he responds with 🧢 we all know whats going on. johnyb, dyslexic nam, narduch and 13 others 3 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobasew19 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Named Vice Captain for the upcoming season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueseeka Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 If he was eligible, we would of heard something by now. He is definitely a quality defender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Is it possible they are still quietly working behind the scenes to get him the required paperwork? johnyb, costarg, Pottsy3 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, Obinna said: Is it possible they are still quietly working behind the scenes to get him the required paperwork? There’s been a lot of smoke from the CSA for it to be done so….so there’s the hope. Also what’s surprising is that we haven’t outrightly heard he’s NOT eligible which adds more to the belief that he is. Would be a massive coup. Edited July 21, 2022 by Shway cronaldo7, Corazon, Kadenge and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 4 hours ago, Shway said: There’s been a lot of smoke from the CSA for it to be done so….so there’s the hope. Also what’s surprising is that we haven’t outrightly heard he’s NOT eligible which ads more to the belief that he is. Would be a massive coup. Wheeler said he was not. Kadenge, Shway and N1ckbr0wn 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally McCoist Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 32 minutes ago, Dominic94 said: Wheeler said he was not. Then how the hell was Marc Bircham eligible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyb Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, Ally McCoist said: Then how the hell was Marc Bircham eligible? That was 30 years ago. A lot of rules have been changed since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 I just figure if he were eligible the CSA/Herdman would have worked it out by now. Same with that guy in Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 48 minutes ago, Dominic94 said: Wheeler said he was not. I must have missed that. When? Source? I remember something about people saying Sondre Solholm wasn't eligible, but I don't remember such a comment about Holmes. An Observer, Approve My Account Pls, Shway and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Güerito Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Dominic94 said: Wheeler said he was not. He did so with the lad from Motherwell, but unless I'm mistaken, not Holmes. His contention (childish tantrum) was about a fan question asking about Holmes and how the fandom wasn't appreciative enough about the players we had and how Holmes was only Championship level or something to that affect. Anyway, he and OneSoccer got flamed hard in the twittersphere for his reaction and they ended up deleting the tweet. But I think the full vid still exists on their YouTube page. Olympique_de_Marseille, N1ckbr0wn and narduch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 I don’t recall Wheeler saying this, all I can find is people complaining about him whining about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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