Carlos Pena

[cooponthewing 1,139]

Don't remind me

 

Capucho was awful on a good day!

Edited May 31, 2017 by cooponthewing

[ian1964 10,720]

[Gaffer 1,665]

That chipped goal (shown around 6 minutes in the YouTube clip) is just class. Great touch and control.

[Dave M609 100]

He does look like a class act, hopefully PC can get the best out of him

[ian1964 10,720]

Will Rangers target Carlos Pena be awarded a work permit? Here’s the mechanics of the process

 

The Mexico striker is on his way to Scotland to land a deal at Ibrox but he must be granted permission to work in the country first.

 

Carlos Pena is on his way to Scotland to secure a deal with Rangers.The striker wants to sign for the Ibrox giants and should agree terms at some point today.

 

However, Pena must secure a work permit before he can join Pedro Caixinha’s Rangers revamp.

 

So how does the process work?

 

Record Sport Online attempts to find out...

 

First step is Rangers being granted a licence by the UK Border Agency. Then they must convince a tribunal arranged by the SFA to earn a work permit. The panel would consist of five ex-players or managers and they determine whether the player brings value to the Scottish game. Whether he can improve it.

 

UK law would automatically rule Pena ineligible for a work permit at Rangers in the first instance because the Mexico striker has not played in more than 75 per cent of his country’s senior international matches over the past two years.

 

In fact, the striker has won only two caps in the past three years, and none over the last 12 months.

 

But an application can still be approved if an appeal panel grants a Governing Body Endorsement, if they judge that the player would be an asset to Scottish football.

 

The vast majority of work permit appeals are successful in Scotland but refusals are often influenced by a player’s age.

 

Pena is 29. Celtic’s January signing Eboue Kouassi did not fulfill much of the international criteria but secured his permit due to his 'rising star' status for Ivory Coast. Kouassi had not played 75 per cent of his country’s matches.

 

It’s not always so easy for Scottish clubs, though.

 

In 2005 Dundee United were furious when Jason Scotland’s permit appeal was rejected because “he was not of the highest calibre and would not make a significant contribution to the Scottish game".

 

This despite the fact he had played the full 90 minutes of the Scottish Cup Final the previous season and United believed the permit issue was a formality in awarding a new two-year contract.

 

Yet, bizarrely, Scotland was granted a work permit to sign for St Johnstone three weeks later when Saints presented the same dossier to a different panel.

 

United were enraged again in December 2015 when Japan’s international keeper Eiji Kawashima’s move to Tannadice was delayed by Home Office red tape.

 

However, the issue on this occasion appeared to be based on bureaucrats being sluggish in processing the paper work rather than concerns over whether Kawashima was a worthy addition to the Scottish game.

[ian1964 10,720]

Then they must convince a tribunal arranged by the SFA to earn a work permit. The panel would consist of five ex-players or managers and they determine whether the player brings value to the Scottish game. Whether he can improve it.

 

This bit is a wee bit of a worry!................oh and for the record he is not a striker!, and he is 27 not 29!

Edited June 2, 2017 by ian1964

[trublusince1982 243]

Wouldn't trust a report when it can't even get the players position correct. Ohh he isn't 29 either he's 27

Edited June 2, 2017 by trublusince1982

[lenny3k 660]

surprised they've managed to spell his name correctly and not said he's from Guatemala or something

[MacK1950 2,376]

The "Power Lord" at the SFA will no doubt see to it that a rejection panel is set up.

[Uilleam 5,929]

The "Power Lord" at the SFA will no doubt see to it that a rejection panel is set up.

 

I think that Rangers has been quite clever here, and timed the application to ensure that it will be heard when Peter is abroad, with rahoops, on tour in Japan.