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Rouamba Work Permit Rejected as Charlton "Too small a Club"

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,221
edited April 2013 in Charlton Life Announcements
Exclusive by Richard Crawley

Charlton have missed out on the signing of Burkina Faso international Florent Rouamba after the Football Association's Work Permit committee rejected the signing on the grounds of Addicks being a "small club".

In a decision that has left Charlton manager Chris Powell fuming the FA have given the official reason as "incompatibility of the parties".

Sources within the Club, however, say that the FA said, when pushed to explain the decision, that "If it has been a big Club like Chelsea or Norwich it would have been fine but you're too small a Club to sign this sort of talent."

The FA official is then meant to have said that "You should stick to loans from premiership clubs. That helps them develop their young players which helps the Premier League and that is good for football".

Tony Jimenez was unavailable for comment

Full story in Friday's Kentish Times
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  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    People are getting desperate!
  • rananegra
    rananegra Posts: 3,689
    Is this an April Fools? Disgusting if it's true, particularly the FA official's comments. Where can I complain?
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,071
    Maybe we should merge with Rangers then we'll be big enough
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    Good try henners
  • johnny73
    johnny73 Posts: 4,567
    Not fooled.
  • cblock
    cblock Posts: 1,959
    must try harder next year
  • nichorob
    nichorob Posts: 1,794
    rananegra said:

    Is this an April Fools? Disgusting if it's true, particularly the FA official's comments. Where can I complain?

    One bite at least!
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,221
    Some people need to learn how to join in with a joke rather than walking all over it.

    Not fooled? Really?

    : - )
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,221
    BigRedEvil said:

    Maybe we should merge with Rangers then we'll be big enough

    You see, that would have been a good idea a few years ago.
  • RedPanda
    RedPanda Posts: 4,987
    Heard that UEFA are legalising pyro today as well.

    http://m.ultras-tifo.net/news/1492-uefa-legalize-pyrotechnics.html
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  • Bangkokaddick
    Bangkokaddick Posts: 4,295
    Henry, you should have realised that all Charlton Life members are intelligent enough to know that work permit applications are not processed on weekends and public holidays.

    Now if April Fool's Day had been on a Wednesday.....................
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,221
    Bangkokaddick said:

    Henry, you should have realised that all Charlton Life members are intelligent enough to know that work permit applications are not processed on weekends and public holidays.

    Now if April Fool's Day had been on a Wednesday.....................

    I blame Richard Crawley. Always said you have to take everything he says with a pinch of salt
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,825
    Can't believe the Rangers one was four years ago already. That went down well.....

    http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/25036/glasgow-rangers-to-buy-controlling-stake-in-charlton/p1
  • DRAddick
    DRAddick Posts: 3,588
    "Exclusive by Richard Crawley" was the first give away.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,221
    Where is the story where you said I was presenting a trophy to Simon Jordan as a thank you for Palace saving Charlton?
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,485
    DRAddick said:

    "Exclusive by Richard Crawley" was the first give away.

    Because it's Cawley or because exclusive and him don't mix? Or both?! :)
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,024
    edited April 2013
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    Stig Posts: 29,024
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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,221
    Talal said:

    DRAddick said:

    "Exclusive by Richard Crawley" was the first give away.

    Because it's Cawley or because exclusive and him don't mix? Or both?! :)
    Yes, and Cawley doesnt write for the Kentish Times either.

  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,979
    Ill be honest, when AFKA linked it on twitter I was reeled in for bit!
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  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,485
    Henry Irving said:

    Talal said:

    DRAddick said:

    "Exclusive by Richard Crawley" was the first give away.

    Because it's Cawley or because exclusive and him don't mix? Or both?! :)
    Yes, and Cawley doesnt write for the Kentish Times either.

    Too many clues! :)
  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,195
    I fell for it until the Norwich bit.
  • TEL
    TEL Posts: 10,100
    nice try
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    Shda made it slightly less believable.. :) had me going tho
  • vff
    vff Posts: 6,881
    edited April 2013
    I was a bit sceptical from the opening 'Exclusive from Richard Crawley' line.
  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    Poor effort Henry
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,221
    Absurdistan said:

    Poor effort Henry

    whooooooooooooosh
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,365
    The one about 'Jordan Cousin' and the point deduction last year got me at first.

    And then tried it on my Dad who was completely fooled and went mental about it!!
  • charltonJ
    charltonJ Posts: 521
    Had me when I saw the title
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    Henry Irving said:

    Some people need to learn how to join in with a joke rather than walking all over it.

    Not fooled? Really?

    : - )

    The joke has to warrant it.

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