Ricardo Clark in talks with Wigan

Discussion in 'Yanks Abroad' started by subbuteo, Nov 22, 2004.

  1. subbuteo

    subbuteo New Member

    Dec 17, 2002
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  2. DP_elyanqui

    DP_elyanqui New Member

    Mar 2, 2004
    vagabond
  3. chayes

    chayes New Member

    Feb 29, 2000
    Raleigh, NC
    uh... Does he have some EU heritage that I don't know about, cause I'm thinking a work permit may be a wee bit of a problem...
     
  4. purojogo

    purojogo Member

    Sep 23, 2001
    US/Peru home
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I have the feeling Metro wish they had reconsidered the Clark-Szetela switch with C-bus.... Oh well.... No one can read the future, and this is no done thing.... But if anyone brings up the issue again that the Metro are somehow favored over every other MLS club, they can go %*&$ themselves ;)
     
  5. prk166

    prk166 BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 8, 2000
    Med City
    Are you saying Wigan doesn't have the clout to win an appeal? :)

    Actually, has Clark been playing for the U23s / U21s? I don't follow the youth teams very closely. I'm asking this because if he's been playing for them regularly and given his age, that may be enough to get him a work permit for the time being. If that doesn't work, there's always Polishwives.com.
     
  6. sch2383

    sch2383 New Member

    Feb 14, 2003
    Northern Virginia
    I think this is just another training session, like EJ and Man Utd.
     
  7. purojogo

    purojogo Member

    Sep 23, 2001
    US/Peru home
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    not according to the link...a serious look is being given to Rico
     
  8. voros

    voros Member

    Jun 7, 2002
    Parts Unknown
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    What is Rico's Caribbean heritage and does it link back to Europe in some way?

    In any event if Wigan can get him, they probably should. They certainly have a shout for promotion to the Prem too.
     
  9. M

    M Member+

    Feb 18, 2000
    Via Ventisette
    I guess they'll get it right about the same time the "EPL" is got right.
     
  10. sidefootsitter

    sidefootsitter Member+

    Oct 14, 2004
    The guys at that site even write in cockney.

    Anyhow, it'd be odd for a club like Wigan to just fly a guy over if they had no interest or capabilities of buying him.

    But, overall ... Dempsey, Clark, Garcia ... three guys in one week? This is beginning to resemble an avalanche.
     
  11. voros

    voros Member

    Jun 7, 2002
    Parts Unknown
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well I've heard announcers call it the English Premier League on EPL broadcasts countless times and I've never heard Stone call it the Major Soccer League so it really isn't close to the same thing.
     
  12. mschofield

    mschofield Member+

    May 16, 2000
    Berlin
    Club:
    Union Berlin
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Youth teams don't count. :(
    Winning an appeal on a player who's close is one thing, winning when you're ManU and it's a goal-keeper you're after is another. But winning when the player has zero percent appearances is virtually impossible. Since he has a london agent touting him for jobs in the UK, Clark must have an unmentioned EU connection. Either that, of this is classic putting the beta version in a shop window early, hoping people get excited about when the real article is available.
     
  13. M

    M Member+

    Feb 18, 2000
    Via Ventisette
    I've never heard an English broadcast call it the EPL.
     
  14. Nutmeg

    Nutmeg Member+

    Aug 24, 1999
    Odd. I have.

    Back on topic - Rico's dad's name is Lancelot. That alone should be good enough for a work permit.
     
  15. nancyb

    nancyb Member

    Jun 30, 2000
    Falls Church, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Nutmeg again. :D
     
  16. dabes2

    dabes2 Member

    Jun 1, 2003
    Chicago
    I hear the FSW overlay announcers break in at halftime and call it the EPL, but the English guys calling the actual match call it "the Premiership".
     
  17. ugaaccountant

    ugaaccountant New Member

    Oct 26, 2003
    Wigan isn't in the premiership. They are in the Championship. Doesn't that make it easier to qualify.
     
  18. BuffloSoldier

    BuffloSoldier BigSoccer Supporter

    Jan 31, 2000
    Northern NJ
    Nope, it is the same qualifications to get a work permit, regardless of division.
     
  19. Stogey23

    Stogey23 Member+

    Dec 12, 1998
    San Diego, CA
    So is it pronounced Wiggin, like I'm wiggin out! Or is it pronounced Y-gan?

    Or none of the above?
     
  20. Matrim55

    Matrim55 Member+

    Aug 14, 2000
    Berkeley
    Club:
    Connecticut
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The rule's not in place to regulate each league's relative strength. It's there to, ostensibly, make sure honest, hardworking Brits aren't put out of jobs by dirty, low-salaried foreigners. The US doesn't have a monopoly on myopia.
     
  21. garbaggio

    garbaggio Member

    Jan 3, 2001
    Arlington
    Hattrick, quit wiggin' out - it's pronounced "wiggin".

    The article on the Wigan website says he might play in a reserve game against Sheffield U. Does a player have to be officially on loan to do this? I have a hazy idea that a loan is a more formal arrangement than a trial.
     
  22. Sandon Mibut

    Sandon Mibut Member+

    Feb 13, 2001
    Do you have a ...... link?
     
  23. prk166

    prk166 BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 8, 2000
    Med City
    Thanks!
     
  24. prk166

    prk166 BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 8, 2000
    Med City
    I always thought Wigan sounded a bit like "rubgy town". :)
     

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