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[Stifler]

15 minutes ago, maze said:

If they REALLY wanted they could have fixed the DoF and CEO way before it got known in public. They have not run the club very well, and so that article I posted does raise som valid concerns.

I’m not sure what much more they could do when the home office are delaying giving the new CEO a work permit, and Nottingham Forest won’t release their DOF until the transfer window has closed.

[PauloGeordio]

Just now, Stifler said:

I’m not sure what much more they could do when the home office are delaying giving the new CEO a work permit, and Nottingham Forest won’t release their DOF until the transfer window has closed.

Any timeframe on the work permit hold up? 

[Stifler]

28 minutes ago, TheInfiniteOdyssey said:

Must have missed the SJP refurb, was there for both friendly matches and the concourses are still absolutely shocking.

Most areas we haven’t seen, but they have created both the Barracks and Wings corporate area, as well as refurbishing other corporate facilities. The concourses have had a lick of paint, and the stadium gangways have had that horrible screening taken off that the groundsman had to put down with a mop.

The club store has been totally renovated, and they have bought the Strawberry land and put on the stack fanzone there.

[Stifler]

2 minutes ago, PauloGeordio said:

Any timeframe on the work permit hold up? 

No idea, word is the person in charge is a massive Liverpool fan. I think we have had similar problems with a players work permit in the past, and a board member. I think they have so long to approve it and they take as long as possible as they are allowed, otherwise the club are able to appeal in a court of law.

[SUPERTOON]

Where has the work permit delay news come from ?

[PauloGeordio]

1 minute ago, Stifler said:

No idea, word is the person in charge is a massive Liverpool fan. I think we have had similar problems with a players work permit in the past, and a board member. I think they have so long to approve it and they take as long as possible as they are allowed, otherwise the club are able to appeal in a court of law.

Can’t make this up!  How scared of us are they?

[JT24]

2 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

Where has the work permit delay news come from ?

I made it up a while ago. 

[SUPERTOON]

Just now, PauloGeordio said:

Can’t make this up!  How scared of us are they?

It sounds made up tbf.

[PauloGeordio]

1 minute ago, SUPERTOON said:

It sounds made up tbf.

Yes it does. But not beyond the realms of the cartel to be this petty with us.

 

 

Edited August 10, 2025 by PauloGeordio

[Rich]

[TheBrownBottle]

16 hours ago, Stifler said:

No idea, word is the person in charge is a massive Liverpool fan. I think we have had similar problems with a players work permit in the past, and a board member. I think they have so long to approve it and they take as long as possible as they are allowed, otherwise the club are able to appeal in a court of law.

That can't be right - it would be a complete abuse of the position and very easy to call out if true

[dcmk]

This cartel narrative is getting very far-fetched now.

[Wilson]

Dear me

 

[Miggys First Goal]

You’re trying to tell me there’s only ONE person who makes the final decision on whether a work permit is granted or not? And that ONE person is a Liverpool fan. And that ONE person is delaying it just to stop our potential CEO taking up his position?

 

Sounds canny fucking viable to me like. 

[PauloGeordio]

[The Prophet]

 

[80]

What they've chosen to highlight there - and not highlight - is very interesting.

[NSG]

Just now, 80 said:

What they've chosen to highlight there - and not highlight - is very interesting.

Its 2024 report so wouldn’t include our cup win or CL qualification.

 

Making a big deal of the women’s team investment is to be expected too.

[80]

6 minutes ago, NSG said:

Its 2024 report so wouldn’t include our cup win or CL qualification.

 

Making a big deal of the women’s team investment is to be expected too.

I realise about it being 2024, but still.

 

Re: the women, a lot of people on here would assume having a women's team is still a source of shame for the Saudis.

[duo]

Just built a new bloody training ground please - get it done !!

[McCormick]

15 hours ago, 80 said:

I realise about it being 2024, but still.

 

Re: the women, a lot of people on here would assume having a women's team is still a source of shame for the Saudis.

The idea that Saudi Arabia would be ashamed of a women’s football team just doesn’t hold up anymore. A decade ago, sure; women couldn’t even drive. But things have moved forward. Concerted efforts have taken place to enforce women’s rights and empower them; today, over 35 percent of the workforce is female, up from around 17 percent in 2012. Women are running companies, holding public office, and yes, playing international football. The Saudi Women’s Premier League kicked off in 2022, and the national team played its first FIFA-recognised match that same year.

 

I get that it’s a bit like taking your kid to Disneyland after years of neglect and yes, there’s still loads of ground to cover, but it’s moving in a positive direction here.

 

 

Edited August 14, 2025 by McCormick

[bowlingcrofty]

1 hour ago, McCormick said:

The idea that Saudi Arabia would be ashamed of a women’s football team just doesn’t hold up anymore. A decade ago, sure; women couldn’t even drive. But things have moved forward. Concerted efforts have taken place to enforce women’s rights and empower them; today, over 35 percent of the workforce is female, up from around 17 percent in 2012. Women are running companies, holding public office, and yes, playing international football. The Saudi Women’s Premier League kicked off in 2022, and the national team played its first FIFA-recognised match that same year.

 

I get that it’s a bit like taking your kid to Disneyland after years of neglect and yes, there’s still loads of ground to cover, but it’s moving in a positive direction here.

 

 

 

Sounds exactly like NUFC post-Ashley tbf.

[Newcastle Fan]

17 hours ago, 80 said:

I realise about it being 2024, but still.

 

Re: the women, a lot of people on here would assume having a women's team is still a source of shame for the Saudis.

 

That's a very ignorant view considering Saudi has 3 divisions of woman football in their league as well as all age levels national teams, with the likes of these girls playing in their league (couldn't bother searching for all but there quite a few more)

 

 

 

[80]

2 hours ago, McCormick said:

The idea that Saudi Arabia would be ashamed of a women’s football team just doesn’t hold up anymore. A decade ago, sure; women couldn’t even drive. But things have moved forward. Concerted efforts have taken place to enforce women’s rights and empower them; today, over 35 percent of the workforce is female, up from around 17 percent in 2012. Women are running companies, holding public office, and yes, playing international football. The Saudi Women’s Premier League kicked off in 2022, and the national team played its first FIFA-recognised match that same year.

 

I get that it’s a bit like taking your kid to Disneyland after years of neglect and yes, there’s still loads of ground to cover, but it’s moving in a positive direction here.

 

 

 

 

29 minutes ago, Newcastle Fan said:

 

That's a very ignorant view considering Saudi has 3 divisions of woman football in their league as well as all age levels national teams, with the likes of these girls playing in their league (couldn't bother searching for all but there quite a few more)

 

 

 

Yes lads I'm aware - I'm highlighting it for those on the forum who still say the place is nothing other than a hellscape.

 

 

Edited August 14, 2025 by 80

[McCormick]

No, I know. The post was aimed at the same people