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They wouldn't be applying for work visa's, they'd be applying for Asylum visa's and that's why you have to do it alongside having a strict and quick process to remove them. I did mention it in that post - I see you decided not to quote that part of it. Some additional info as to why they tend to be young males: The majority of those arriving in small boats are men. In the year to 31 March 2024, 75% (22,357) were male and aged 18 or over (excluding those of unknown age or sex). Another 16% (4,630) of arrivals in the same period were children (under 18). These proportions have been stable over time, and similar to those observed in asylum applicants more broadly (72% and 19%, respectively, in the year to March 2024). One reason for the higher share of men among asylum seekers, in general, is the danger associated with irregular migration journeys. In many cases, female and minor family members join later through family reunification routes.

OMG it's not SR FFS, it's PSR. Jesus H Christ.

No, you've come on here to debate a point when you don't understand how immigration to the UK and other first world countries seems to work. Out of the back of that I have answered every question posed - if you can't be bothered to read my posts then don't debate with me, but don't be so disingenuous to suggest it's my fault you have missed it - it's not beyond the witt of man to understand you should probably read back through the thread. All the information you need is there. Unfortunately it seems you have lost the debate and as such are now hitting out, like a child. Essentially yes, everyone has access to the internet and phones cos they're not as poor as you think they are. Homeless, maybe, persecuted, maybe, but destitute? No.

Not from what I'd heard.

Yes it is enforceable within the EU - as soon as you next step foot in Italy you'll be taken to a police station and made to pay, and rental companies in the rest of the EU will have that info. Reciprocal laws and all that jazz - another Brexit failure (alongside fucking bottle caps). Your insurance in the UK will also be invalid until you accept it and report the points to your insurance company. Just pay the money and take the points, and stop committing crimes and think you can get away with it.

Yup - not sure the club can control other clubs intentions and transfers though. It's the normal gamesmanship of nearly all transfers nowadays.

We weren't interested, ploy to make Celtic drop demands for O'Riley...

Well that was shit, thank God I don't put any stock in friendlies. Sugawara looks bloody great though and tall Paul may be able to play in a front three...

Exactly, Raya, Henry, Janssen, Goode, Norgaard, Jensen, Toney as a spine to invest on top on would be great.

Lock up racists and thugs? Not sure that makes you right, just makes you not a twat.

I didn't realise that was the game, but ok - Villa 2019, Leeds 2020, Brentford 2021, Fulham 2022, possibly Bournemouth 2022. All had good spines they could build around.

I'm not, I'm using them as an example that had the opportunity to spend.

No, but he is the last player this happened with, and he left on a free.

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Like with Che?

But that's the point, it is people fleeing war torn countries - why do these people NOT have money? If Russia invaded England, would you not have a phone or any money if you emigrated? For someone who's travelled a lot you seem to think the rest of the world lives like 1980s Ethiopia. I explained above why they'd want to come here, and that many, many more go to other countries in the EU or around the world.

Like Che you mean?

If a player is worth £5m, then signing him for £20m does not make financial sense, whether it's last year, this year or next year. Not sure how that's difficult to understand?

He's staying I think. LWB please in a 5-2-3. Would be great.

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No, you said it would make "financial sense". If you didn't think he was worth that it wouldn't make good financial sense.

Dont agree with that so think we'll have to agree to disagree. However, if you've spent multiple seasons in the Championship you can benefit from a lack of spending and spend lots to fit in with PSR (see Forest for instance). We are more in the Burnley camp that can't spend enough due to previous spending within the PL/low commercial income.

Immigration is different to asylum seekers - different processes, rules and visa's. Immigration should be lower but that is by changing the parameters and tolerances that the government set out to everyone who does not live in the UK. How many more applications for asylum do you think we're going to get above the 80k? 1 million? 2 million? Let's not conflate the two and stick to asylum seekers and boats, as this is the issue most seem to have. They want to stop the boats. To stop the boats you have to have ways to apply from outside the UK (that all 1st world countries apart from ourselves have) and you have to be able to process those claims in a quick and accurate manner. Your deterrent to the economic migrants is that you'll stay for 3 weeks before being flown back to Turkey/Albania or wherever they've come from. In relation to the other million migrants, we need a sensible and pragmatic approach to what we need, which feeds into also encouraging workers in essential industries in the UK - bursaries for nurses, a minimum wage for care workers higher than the wages now, a crackdown on low paid, non-taxable, cash only jobs (car washes/nail salons etc) and probably ID cards (like national insurance) that has to be present to earn money.

You think he's worth £20m though.

Once they have been classed as a terrorist organisation, yes. I think before that it may be tricky.