Chez Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 Can anyone remember how long it took to sort out Jaidi's work permit? it took ages, so long I think we all thought the deal must have fallen through...and then his signing was announced. Jemal already feels exactly the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchen_dan Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 it took ages, so long I think we all thought the deal must have fallen through...and then his signing was announced. Jemal already feels exactly the same. Agree. Feel s like the deal is dead in the water. It will happen now or never IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintjay77 Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 If we are just waiting for a work permit and the club are fairly sure it will come through OK could he already be training with us? Anyone messaged him on twitter or seen anything else as to what he is doing now? He must be training somewhere as the season is about to start. Will he need another medical at 11:40 as the last one has expired by the time he signs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexsaint Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 When was that last facebook update ? seems his most direct answer to date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 Isn't it Pilchards who climbs trees at the training ground? Time to send Agent P in the check who's there.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 Just driven past the ground, and there is a camel parked outside the Chapel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 Just driven past the ground, and there is a camel parked outside the Chapel. It's just a lottery...Camel-out I'll get my coat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 Just driven past the ground, and there is a camel parked outside the Chapel. Hope Jemal does not read that - he may get the hump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 Agree. Feel s like the deal is dead in the water. It will happen now or never IMO. how long did 'now' last? Is it too late? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 Hope Jemal does not read that - he may get the hump He may con-fez that he could do better then us reading comments like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 I do wish we'd start putting first class stamps on our work permit applications Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 To be fair - the Cork saga went on for a while as well. I thought that was dead and nothing would happen and then it was announced. Hopefully we can get this sorted a.s.a.p, but i'm sure he's been training with the squad if it's all but done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexsaint Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 On the Saintsplayer interview recently Adkins was surprised and a little anxious that the reporter had been ' freely walking about' I wondered at the time if this meant there was a face he didn't want him to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 (edited) Jemal, as a Tunisian working outside the EU (in Switzerland) is certainly going to take longer to sign than anyone with an EU passport or already working in an EU country. I wonder if we still have to go through the "rejected and reapply" charade based on the proportion of games played for the country, etc. Last time I heard there was a "guaranteed" criteria, and then a "special circumstances" application if the stats weren't met. Of course, it's just as likely to be a delay due to him inviting other offers... or maybe that "old problem" that came up on the medical that the OP mentioned to me cooled us on the idea. Edited 2 August, 2011 by The9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsk Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 I was thinking this morning that it would make sense that a more complex deal would be the reason for the delay in getting something announced. The QPR connection might have some legs therefore, but if he's been playing for them why should a work permit be an issue? The work permit issue is for Jemal; Gorks wouldn't need one as he is an EU citizen. I will be very happy if we sign both of them, but can't really see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leslie Charteris Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 We won't know the truth until we see an announcement on the OS. After all, these are only two stories that have been doing the rounds on Football Rumours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 We won't know the truth until we see an announcement on the OS. After all, these are only two stories that have been doing the rounds on Football Rumours! The Jemal one has been authenticated by at least one poster I know personally who not only knows when his medical was (an hour or two before De Ridder's) but also that there was a minor problem with it. He has also been at the very least accommodating to Saints fans on his Facebook, which has the kind of obscure pic you'd expect of a genuine profile. It's not just football-rumours made up guff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Patrik Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 Latest news from QPR HQ http://www.london24.com/sport/championship/qpr_2_5433/exclusive_warnock_confident_qpr_can_complete_deal_for_puncheon_1_981706 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsk Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 From the above article: 'Rangers have had a bid accepted for 25-year-old Puncheon, with centre-back Kaspars Gorkss set to move in the opposite direction as part of the deal.' Hopefully this deal will be completed very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 Gorkks really would be an outstanding addition, I find it unbelievable that they're willing to let him go. He was their rock last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 that sounds more likely than this Algerian fella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsk Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 Gorkks really would be an outstanding addition, I find it unbelievable that they're willing to let him go. He was their rock last year. What's more giving us him PLUS cash for Puncheon. Amazing piece of business for us if this comes off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 that sounds more likely than this Algerian fella. Algeria, Tunisia, all the same to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revenant Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 This says it's a work permit delay too.... http://www.letelegramme.com/sports/clubs-football/stade-brestois/ligue-1-stade-brestois-brest-attend-encore-deux-defenseurs-01-08-2011-1387522.php Google Translate "Targeted, Tunisian Ammar Jemal (24 years, Young Boys Berne) should not be Finistere. His three-year contract to ... Southampton is at present suspended from receiving his work permit in Britain. Barring, Brest to continue his research." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
del boy Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 This says it's a work permit delay too.... http://www.letelegramme.com/sports/clubs-football/stade-brestois/ligue-1-stade-brestois-brest-attend-encore-deux-defenseurs-01-08-2011-1387522.php Southampton is at present suspended from receiving his work permit in Britain. Barring, Brest to continue his research." We're back to Lucy Pinder then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 poster on other forum confidently saying he is staying in hotel at Chilworth and is def done deal (pending permit I guess?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 poster on other forum confidently saying he is staying in hotel at Chilworth and is def done deal (pending permit I guess?) Camel seen outside hotel ? Slight conundrum, or flaw in the other poster's statement though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 why? Bit in brackets I added but you can have deal with player and other club pending permit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 Algeria' date=' Tunisia, all the same to you? [/quote'] Doh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 poster on other forum confidently saying he is staying in hotel at Chilworth and is def done deal (pending permit I guess?) Which forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 We should have a feeder club in Belgium and send him there for 3 years if the permit isnt given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 Just hope this signing completes soon. I'm just itching to write the news article headline..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 and maybe NA can ask NC for more scouts to expand our network to find more players like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 poster on other forum confidently saying he is staying in hotel at Chilworth and is def done deal (pending permit I guess?) They also said Martin O'Neill had boughta house in Winchester and was waiting in a hotel and definitely a done deal..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 no idea reliability but not same poster - don't think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS1980 Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 Not sure if there is anything to read into this, but Ammar Jemal wasn't in the new team photo for Young Boys. http://www.bscyb.ch/content.aspx?navi=23&mannschaft=1 He appears to be off.... just where to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 Not sure if there is anything to read into this, but Ammar Jemal wasn't in the new team photo for Young Boys. http://www.bscyb.ch/content.aspx?navi=23&mannschaft=1 He appears to be off.... just where to? hasn't been playing for them either, they are probably 2 matches into their season now.I believe someone told us he refused to go back there this summer. Perhaps not the sort of player one should touch with a bargepole really.Still we are desperate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudders Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 Haha, you have been looking at pictures of young boys on the internet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Thomas Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 Might not have played enough games for Tunisia - got a red card in their African Cup of Nations which meant they didn't progress, and refused to travel to play Morocco after a club vs country row - maybe that's what's holding it up as we have to prove he deserves one anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry the Badger Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 Just hope this signing completes soon. I'm just itching to write the news article headline..... It's all too quick now, I can't keep up. I miss the days of the 'Alan Pardew sacked' headline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerceSaint28 Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 Looks like he might be a Saint pretty soon http://www.topnet.tn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15276&catid=6&Itemid=177 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 Looks like he might be a Saint pretty soon http://www.topnet.tn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15276&catid=6&Itemid=177 Tunisian international, Ammar Jemal, is about to finalize his transfer to the English Divisional team, FC Southampton. Until obtaining a work permit, it has met the medical examination. After a fairly successful first season with the Young Boys Berne, the former resident of the Etoile Sportive du Sahel has not failed to get into a tussle with his club to leave Switzerland for a new experience . He ended, presumably, for to succeed and seems more than ever ready for a new adventure in English. Ammar Jemal will not be out of place among the "Saints" because regain his former teammate selection Radhi Jaidi. Finally, note that the start of the Championship (second division English) is planned for this weekend. For his opening match in Southampton, will face Leeds United. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchen_dan Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 Looks like he might be a Saint pretty soon http://www.topnet.tn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15276&catid=6&Itemid=177 In English - http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.topnet.tn%2Findex.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26view%3Darticle%26id%3D15276%26catid%3D6%26Itemid%3D177 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 Would be a very important part of the jigsaw and fill one of the gaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 It's interesting that the news articles seemed to have restarted again. Something MUST be close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexsaint Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 Is it possible we will get both then? From what people have said preseason RJ, much as I love the bloke looks well off the pace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 and maybe NA can ask NC for more scouts to expand our network to find more players like this. If you need a scouting network to find a player who played against a club from the same country as yours in the Champions League the previous season I'd say you were doing it wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giordano Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 Has anyone else noticed that he appears a little bit, dare i say it, on the pot belly side? I doubt hes fit enough to get anywhere near our first team tbh though his youtube highlights show hes a footballer alright- takes free kicks, penalties scores headers etc....its just he's got what for all the world looks like a bit of a pot belly? If the Gorks character from qpr is fit, which presumably he is from doing preseason and playing friendlies for them suggests, and he obviously speaks and understands english plus knows the Championship very well, then he is much more likely to walk straight in at cb than Jammal, younger and more potential notwithstanding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Bob Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 Tunisian international, Ammar Jemal, is about to finalize his transfer to the English Divisional team, FC Southampton. Until obtaining a work permit, it has met the medical examination. After a fairly successful first season with the Young Boys Berne, the former resident of the Etoile Sportive du Sahel has not failed to get into a tussle with his club to leave Switzerland for a new experience . He ended, presumably, for to succeed and seems more than ever ready for a new adventure in English. Ammar Jemal will not be out of place among the "Saints" because regain his former teammate selection Radhi Jaidi. Finally, note that the start of the Championship (second division English) is planned for this weekend. For his opening match in Southampton, will face Leeds United. Pah at Google translate, anyone knows that "bras de fer" is arm wrestle. not tussle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 2 August, 2011 Share Posted 2 August, 2011 Has anyone else noticed that he appears a little bit, dare i say it, on the pot belly side? I doubt hes fit enough to get anywhere near our first team tbh though his youtube highlights show hes a footballer alright- takes free kicks, penalties scores headers etc....its just he's got what for all the world looks like a bit of a pot belly? If the Gorks character from qpr is fit, which presumably he is from doing preseason and playing friendlies for them suggests, and he obviously speaks and understands english plus knows the Championship very well, then he is much more likely to walk straight in at cb than Jammal, younger and more potential notwithstanding... I'd go for the bloke with International and European club experience in the past 12 months just as readily as the one who just won the league we're in. The communication thing might be an issue at first, but Jemal looks like a quality player and Jaidi would get him up to speed on the language and football terminology quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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