Lets hope he can play on the right.
Is it simply the other trialists couldn't get a work permit then or that they weren't good enough?
Think Al Mutawa was the one nailed down to sign right from the very beginning.
They couldn't get a work permit because they weren't good enough
he played on the right wing against West Brom......looked alright.....
It's all over twitter that none of them have got permits. I know it's only twitter, but just thought i'd throw it out there.
and people are claiming that that was the content of a tweet from Fawaz in arabic' he's defintely tweeted, but I can't translate it.
Shame. Bader and the keeper looked pretty good. I hope they appeal.
I thought that they were all guaranteed to fail initial application, but we were very hopeful of winning on appeal ?
They did all fail initial application. From what i can gather al mutawa was the only one thought to have something to offer the english league. Im pretty sure his appeal was sucessful
Al-Mutawa granted work-permit to complete Nottingham Forest transfer
by Paul McDaid, Aug 22, 2012
Reports in Kuwait suggest that Bader Al-Mutawa will complete his transfer to Nottingham Forest after being granted a work-permit to play in England.
However, goalkeeper Khalid Al-Rashidi and centre-back Hussain Fadel have not been given permission to work in the country and will return to their clubs in Kuwait.
Following the purchase of Nottingham Forest by the Al-Hasawi family, Al-Mutawa, Al-Rashidi and Fadel had all been on trial at the City Ground with a view to a permanent deal.
The trio appeared in several pre-season games but Fawaz Al-Hasawi said any decision on their future would be made by manager Sean O’Driscoll.
"In the end the coach will decide who will play," Fawaz told ME Sports Talk. "Maybe we can recommend players. I worked in Kuwait for 15 years so I know good players.
"So I suggest to the manager that we give this player a chance. Maybe you like him, maybe not but at least you give him an opportunity."
Work-permit regulations in the United Kingdom require incoming players to represent one of the top 70 countries in FIFA rankings and the player must have played 75 per cent of their national team’s competitive games in the past two years.
While Al-Mutawa, Al-Rashidi and Fadel did not fulfil these criteria due to Kuwait being ranked 96th by FIFA, an appeal was made to the FA to grant the players permission to play in England.
Al Watan newspaper in Kuwait has reported that only Al-Mutawa was judged to be capable of making a significant contribution to football in the country.
Al-Mutawa currently plays for Al Qadsia in Kuwait, a club with connections to the Al-Hasawi family, though has spent time playing for clubs in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Widely regarded as Kuwait’s best ever player, Al-Mutawa has been hailed by Fawaz Al-Hasawi as ‘the second best player in Asia.’
The 27-year-old has been capped 118 times by Kuwait and spoke of his delight at joining Forest when he began his trial period last month. "It's a great honour to be trialling at Nottingham Forest," Al-Mutawa told the club’s official website.
"The club's reputation for attractive football is well known in the Middle East, and it's exciting to be coming here when a new manager is looking to play the kind of football that I want to be part of."
Although as stillhatehooijdonk says twitter seems to sayin otherwise <sad>
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says on his wiki page he was granted a work permit....but could be wrong.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bader_Al-Mutwa
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They have not not agreed to not approve the work permits, and will agree to not agree about not allowing an appeal or not. Maybe.
http://www.sport360.com/article/nottingham-forest-fail-land-work-permits-kuwaiti-trio?
Damn
No easy route for Kuwaiti players into the English game?
That's you sold on soon then
So, no Al-Mutwata, bet ya gutted.
Sorta makes you think the owners didn't really do their homework, doesn't it? First they assumed the great and good of football management would jump at the chance to take over at Forest, then were forced to take on the only one who would touch it with a bargepole. Now the main point of the whole thing, trying to force Kuwaitis into mainstream football, is also failing at the first hurdle.
Shoulda thought it through. Ah well, they bought it for nowt, so it's not as if they're going to lose anything when they up sticks and leave.
I see a lot of words, yet strangely they say nothing. I guess your fingers needed the exercise.
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posted on 22/8/12
Lets hope he can play on the right.
posted on 22/8/12
Is it simply the other trialists couldn't get a work permit then or that they weren't good enough?
Think Al Mutawa was the one nailed down to sign right from the very beginning.
posted on 22/8/12
They couldn't get a work permit because they weren't good enough
posted on 22/8/12
ok
posted on 22/8/12
he played on the right wing against West Brom......looked alright.....
posted on 22/8/12
It's all over twitter that none of them have got permits. I know it's only twitter, but just thought i'd throw it out there.
posted on 22/8/12
and people are claiming that that was the content of a tweet from Fawaz in arabic' he's defintely tweeted, but I can't translate it.
posted on 22/8/12
Shame. Bader and the keeper looked pretty good. I hope they appeal.
posted on 22/8/12
I thought that they were all guaranteed to fail initial application, but we were very hopeful of winning on appeal ?
posted on 22/8/12
They did all fail initial application. From what i can gather al mutawa was the only one thought to have something to offer the english league. Im pretty sure his appeal was sucessful
posted on 22/8/12
Al-Mutawa granted work-permit to complete Nottingham Forest transfer
by Paul McDaid, Aug 22, 2012
Reports in Kuwait suggest that Bader Al-Mutawa will complete his transfer to Nottingham Forest after being granted a work-permit to play in England.
However, goalkeeper Khalid Al-Rashidi and centre-back Hussain Fadel have not been given permission to work in the country and will return to their clubs in Kuwait.
Following the purchase of Nottingham Forest by the Al-Hasawi family, Al-Mutawa, Al-Rashidi and Fadel had all been on trial at the City Ground with a view to a permanent deal.
The trio appeared in several pre-season games but Fawaz Al-Hasawi said any decision on their future would be made by manager Sean O’Driscoll.
"In the end the coach will decide who will play," Fawaz told ME Sports Talk. "Maybe we can recommend players. I worked in Kuwait for 15 years so I know good players.
"So I suggest to the manager that we give this player a chance. Maybe you like him, maybe not but at least you give him an opportunity."
Work-permit regulations in the United Kingdom require incoming players to represent one of the top 70 countries in FIFA rankings and the player must have played 75 per cent of their national team’s competitive games in the past two years.
While Al-Mutawa, Al-Rashidi and Fadel did not fulfil these criteria due to Kuwait being ranked 96th by FIFA, an appeal was made to the FA to grant the players permission to play in England.
Al Watan newspaper in Kuwait has reported that only Al-Mutawa was judged to be capable of making a significant contribution to football in the country.
Al-Mutawa currently plays for Al Qadsia in Kuwait, a club with connections to the Al-Hasawi family, though has spent time playing for clubs in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Widely regarded as Kuwait’s best ever player, Al-Mutawa has been hailed by Fawaz Al-Hasawi as ‘the second best player in Asia.’
The 27-year-old has been capped 118 times by Kuwait and spoke of his delight at joining Forest when he began his trial period last month. "It's a great honour to be trialling at Nottingham Forest," Al-Mutawa told the club’s official website.
"The club's reputation for attractive football is well known in the Middle East, and it's exciting to be coming here when a new manager is looking to play the kind of football that I want to be part of."
posted on 22/8/12
Although as stillhatehooijdonk says twitter seems to sayin otherwise <sad>
posted on 22/8/12
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posted on 22/8/12
says on his wiki page he was granted a work permit....but could be wrong.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bader_Al-Mutwa
posted on 22/8/12
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posted on 22/8/12
They have not not agreed to not approve the work permits, and will agree to not agree about not allowing an appeal or not. Maybe.
posted on 22/8/12
http://www.sport360.com/article/nottingham-forest-fail-land-work-permits-kuwaiti-trio?
Damn
posted on 23/8/12
No easy route for Kuwaiti players into the English game?
That's you sold on soon then
posted on 23/8/12
You hope.
posted on 23/8/12
So, no Al-Mutwata, bet ya gutted.
posted on 23/8/12
A bit.
posted on 23/8/12
Sorta makes you think the owners didn't really do their homework, doesn't it? First they assumed the great and good of football management would jump at the chance to take over at Forest, then were forced to take on the only one who would touch it with a bargepole. Now the main point of the whole thing, trying to force Kuwaitis into mainstream football, is also failing at the first hurdle.
Shoulda thought it through. Ah well, they bought it for nowt, so it's not as if they're going to lose anything when they up sticks and leave.
posted on 23/8/12
I see a lot of words, yet strangely they say nothing. I guess your fingers needed the exercise.
posted on 23/8/12
A bit.
posted on 24/8/12
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