Joined: Jul 31 2003 Posts: 36786 Location: Leafy Worcester, home of the Black Pear
Glenn Morangie wrote:That's a farce. Not saying what the decision should be but that's just a fudge.
Yes and no. The rules say that each individual request for entry is judged on it's own merits. The last request Bird made was turned down, but the UKBA can't be seen to be pre-judging his next request as circumstances may change.
In practice, all the Immigration Officers will be working to the same rules and be interpreting them in line with the same guidelines. Unless something changes drastically between now and the first time he tries to enter the UK with Catalans, he's very likely to be turned away again.
Hold on to me baby, his bony hands will do you no harm It said in the cards, we lost our souls to the Nameless One
Joined: Mar 05 2002 Posts: 48326 Location: Londinium
Kosh wrote:Yes and no. The rules say that each individual request for entry is judged on it's own merits. The last request Bird made was turned down, but the UKBA can't be seen to be pre-judging his next request as circumstances may change.
In practice, all the Immigration Officers will be working to the same rules and be interpreting them in line with the same guidelines. Unless something changes drastically between now and the first time he tries to enter the UK with Catalans, he's very likely to be turned away again.
And I'm sure no RL supporting immigration officer would let their decision be influenced by that fact that he might be coming to play against their team, say …
tb wrote:And I'm sure no RL supporting immigration officer would let their decision be influenced by that fact that he might be coming to play against their team, say …
Joined: Oct 19 2003 Posts: 17898 Location: Packed like sardines, in a tin
tb wrote:And I'm sure no RL supporting immigration officer would let their decision be influenced by that fact that he might be coming to play against their team, say …
Joined: Mar 05 2007 Posts: 13190 Location: Hedon (sometimes), sometimes Premier Inn's
Amazing, we not only allow hate filled terrorists to come here, we allow them to call for our own destruction while paying for their accommodation, food, council tax, their polygamous ways and their offsprings, but god forbid a professional athlete should turn up once every two weeks to play 80 minutes of rugby and then go back to France.
The world is one f'cked up place at times, I know who I would feel safer having on these shores and it isn't Sheik Yabennifts screaming for my death.
'when my life is over, the thing which will have given me greatest pride is that I was first to plunge into the sea, swimming freely underwater without any connection to the terrestrial world'
Joined: Dec 22 2001 Posts: 9721 Location: Cougarville
tb wrote:And I'm sure no RL supporting immigration officer would let their decision be influenced by that fact that he might be coming to play against their team, say …
Or may sing "Swing Low" rubbish on a regular basis
regards
and ENJOY your sport
Leaguefan
"The Public wants what the Public gets" - Paul Weller
Joined: Oct 09 2004 Posts: 21563 Location: Not Chorley
You know what I love?
T*ts.
You know what else I love?
That it was completely find when Bird was going to end up at Wigan or Bradford or Warrington or Hull......but as soon as that was not allowed to take place and he signed with Catalans....well THEN it become a disgrace!
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