Lyle Foster

[Hurstwood_Claret]

Not training due to a ‘passport’ issue according to VK

[ClaretTony]

No been able to get back, let alone not train.

[4midable]

Thats jay in the squad then

[HistoricalClaret]

Thats jay in the squad then

Jay wont be ready for this match as Kompany said in the presser

[ClaretTony]

Jay wont be ready for this match as Kompany said in the presser

He said the opposite didn't he? He suggested that he might be because of the Foster situation.

[4midable]

Jay wont be ready for this match as Kompany said in the presser

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Sure he suggested he could be part of the squad

[HistoricalClaret]

He said the opposite didn't he? He suggested that he might be because of the Foster situation.

I didnt hear that part just remember when injuries were mentioned he claimed Jay was still recovering and that Foster was fit but stuck in SA

[Burnley1989]

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Sure he suggested he could be part of the squad

And I’m sure you said he’d never play again, bar a cameo against Cardiff on the last day

[CaptJohn]

Sounds like SA immigration have heard of Foster and his new found status and wealth. They likely want a piece of the action too.
Anyone who has lived in Sub-Saharan Africa will have encountered this type of thing all too often and Lyle will have to figure out how to circumvent it. VK is not pleased.

[Burnley1989]

Sounds like SA immigration have heard of Foster and his new found status and wealth. They likely want a piece of the action too.
Anyone who has lived in Sub-Saharan Africa will have encountered this type of thing all too often and Lyle will have to figure out how to circumvent it. VK is not pleased.

I almost killed my mrs when she forgot our daughters birth certificate (which I wasn’t aware we needed), the most stressful day of my life

[HistoricalClaret]

Sounds like SA immigration have heard of Foster and his new found status and wealth. They likely want a piece of the action too.
Anyone who has lived in Sub-Saharan Africa will have encountered this type of thing all too often and Lyle will have to figure out how to circumvent it. VK is not pleased.

Thats a hell of a lot of assumption

[CaptJohn]

I lived in Nigeria for 12 years and Equatorial Guinea for 4 but travelled extensively on the West Coast to Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, Namibia and of course SA. Immigration and customs issues were all too frequent in that part of the world.

[HistoricalClaret]

I lived in Nigeria for 12 years and Equatorial Guinea for 4 but travelled extensively on the West Coast to Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, Namibia and of course SA. Immigration and customs issues were all too frequent in that part of the world.

Yeah but your heavily implying corruption in your original statement which I think while possible isn't neccacarily the situation.

[claretgoss]

I lived in Nigeria for 12 years and Equatorial Guinea for 4 but travelled extensively on the West Coast to Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, Namibia and of course SA. Immigration and customs issues were all too frequent in that part of the world.

"that part of the world"... Nigeria and South Africa are over 4000 miles apart

[CaptJohn]

Sub-Saharan Africa, it's a big place.

[claretgoss]

Sub-Saharan Africa, it's a big place.

Best not to generalise about it then hey

[BurnleyFC]

Best not to generalise about it then hey

He literally mentioned sub-Saharan Africa in his first post.

Stop nitpicking.

[claretgoss]

He literally mentioned sub-Saharan Africa in his first post.

Stop nitpicking.

???

That's my point - Sub-Saharan Africa is a huge area of millions of people. It shouldn't be all clumped in together. No nitpicking here

[BurnleyFC]

He’s mentioned that sub-Saharan immigration policies are very similar, as he has experience of many countries in that region.

I don’t think it’s a lazy generalisation.

[Billyblah]

I lived in Nigeria for 12 years and Equatorial Guinea for 4 but travelled extensively on the West Coast to Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, Namibia and of course SA. Immigration and customs issues were all too frequent in that part of the world.

Shame the United Kingdom couldn't adopt more "immigration issues" policies rather than the ongoing ' let 'em all in ' policy of recent years.

[claretgoss]

He’s mentioned that sub-Saharan immigration policies are very similar, as he has experience of many countries in that region.

I don’t think it’s a lazy generalisation.

You don't think it's a generalisation that all border authorities in the forty+ countries there, with a combined population of up to a billion people, are corrupt and take money off anyone with wealth passing through there? Interesting stance

[4midable]

And I’m sure you said he’d never play again, bar a cameo against Cardiff on the last day

Who else fills the spot?
If fosters there jays not

[Stevie Morgan]

Shame the United Kingdom couldn't adopt more "immigration issues" policies rather than the ongoing ' let 'em all in ' policy of recent years.

Yes we can definitely characterise the stance taken by the likes of Patel, Braverman, May (hostile environment), along with Brexit as "let them all in" can't we.

[Vegas Claret]

jesus wept what a thread