Koki Mizuno

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I just noticed the 'pure speshul' player who came nowhere near the criteria required for a work permit but got one anyone on appeal because Celtic told them to currently plays in division 2 in Japan.

 

We also got Maurice Edu on similar grounds but that case had merit and he has since proven his worth for club and country.

 

Given a player proven to be a no mark (Mizuno) was judged to be good enough to not require a proper permit, where does that leave clubs wanting foreign imports who don't meet the criteria in the future?

 

The Mizuno fiasca looks even worse when you consider Jason Scotland was not permitted a new permit to play in the SPL at Dundee Utd. Scotland has since scored freely in the English championship and even played a season in the premiership.

 

Incidentally, this cringeworthy quote is worth a read. This other 'pure speshul' sensation Nakamura who rarely played well against us barely got a game for Espanyol and now plays for Yokohama Marinos :spl:

 

After initially being denied a permit, Gordon Strachan took part in an appeal hearing in which he described his other Japanese import Shunsuke Nakamura as a "flawless performer" and "The best player I have ever worked with, and that includes (Kenny) Dalglish and (Gary) McAllister", and claimed that Mizuno was a young player of immense talent and potential. The appeal was successful

 

Better than Dalglish :confused: . No wonder Gordan Strachan is such an absymal manager with judgement like that

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It was an absolute farce then and only looks worse now.

 

Especially alongside the Scotland case you highlighted.

[Norris Cole 0]

Shunsuke Nakamura took free-kicks and dived about a lot. He was not a good footballer.

 

Another Celtic-minded myth. If he was from the West he'd have received barely any attention at all.