Quote Originally Posted by Zippity View Post


Well as long as he's got the inside track on what the PL is thinking...

The waiting is horrible....and I don't mean in terms of patience but in terms of wondering if there's any leeway in their 'fit and proper' guidelines which would allow them to knock it back.

It seems like there are so many people wanting this to fail and organisations bringing pressure to bear that there must be a feeling in the PL that this could be more hassle than they want.

Put it this way, I don't doubt for a second that there will be people on the panel that makes the final decision who are lobbying for it to be rejected.
Quote Originally Posted by Zippity View Post


Well as long as he's got the inside track on what the PL is thinking...

The waiting is horrible....and I don't mean in terms of patience but in terms of wondering if there's any leeway in their 'fit and proper' guidelines which would allow them to knock it back.

It seems like there are so many people wanting this to fail and organisations bringing pressure to bear that there must be a feeling in the PL that this could be more hassle than they want.

Put it this way, I don't doubt for a second that there will be people on the panel that makes the final decision who are lobbying for it to be rejected.
The process is not in depth at all!

It's just a case of confirming approved documents.

When I had all my documents 'notarised' to attain my Residence Permit for Qatar. I had to prove I was a University graduate and my professional qualifications were genuine. Police background checks from the Police records dept.

I collected all the documents - send them to the foreign office to be stamped - Send them to the Qatari Embassy in London, who stamp and return them - Send them to a solicitor for notary.

Used a service to process the forms for me; it took 10 days to process and 4 days to courier back to and from me in Qatar.

So I would assume that the required info would take about the same amount of time whilst being handled by the lawyers. Covid lock down will slow things down a bit but not that much.

Never forget money talks - 17£ Million deposit has been paid / £300 Million will be paid and the influx of cash into the Premier League is gonna be a massively refreshing force for a brand that this season really has started to feel tired.