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Chmaiden

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Brexit
« on: May 09, 2017, 01:48:44 PM »
will brexit mean that the likes of Jayawardene being able to play under his wifes danish passport disappear???
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Re: Brexit
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2017, 02:02:05 PM »
There was something in either the cricketer or AOC around this when the kolpak signings started to pick up this winter. The asnwer is no-one knows as it will be determined by any deal struck between the UK and the EU. The Kolpak agreement is something made with the EU so on the face of it it will cease to exist in the UK at some point unless it is negotiated as part of the settlement/agreement. I believe that plan is to make all EU law UK law and then remove bits that the government dont want to keep over time
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Re: Brexit
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2017, 04:26:27 PM »
interesting times...hopefully it will mean more chances for local youngsters though rather than the old blokes through the back door
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Re: Brexit
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2017, 07:21:33 PM »
Could go the other way .......
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Re: Brexit
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2017, 07:34:14 PM »
I also think it could go the other way. The Kolpak / Euro passport route is a backdoor, which cricketers currently take advantage of. Once Brexit is a reality, the Govt. may well try to reduce immigration from the EU, but free up the immigration options for Commonwealth countries through free trade deals. We get to sell them more stuff, they get easier access to more visas.

I'm not making any comment on whether I'm for, or against, by the way.
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Re: Brexit
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2017, 06:24:19 AM »
oooh...hadnt really thought about that as an option.  Stronger ties with teh commonwealth to make up for EU???  Will have to get my economics books out...apart form Inida I wouldnt have thought those markets would be enormous, but i havent really thought about it
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Re: Brexit
« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2017, 08:27:55 AM »
It's not so much that they are enormous economies, it's that they should be relatively easy to set up Free Trade agreements with. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, NZ, South Africa, UAE, all strong friends and allies of ours, generally English speaking, pretty similar laws and institutions, and all with many cricketers who'd be keen to spend their summers in England earning GB£. Personally, I think the effect could be seen not only at County / T20 Franchise level, but further down the pyramid as well. Right now it is not easy for an overseas player to get a visa for a summer just to play for a club, and generally if they get one they cannot get allowance to work and earn - no NI number either. This could easily change as part of post-Brexit agreements.
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Re: Brexit
« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2017, 09:23:08 AM »
Just thinking a little further on this. Assuming I'm right, and after Brexit it becomes easier for overseas players to get work/play visas, it could have benefits for club cricket in some ways. As we read in other threads, there are problems in various areas of the country with clubs and even leagues folding. An influx of new talent, able to go out and find paid employment rather than being funded by clubs or from savings, could be a big boost to the game around the country.

Now I know, there is a risk of matches becoming 'your Pro vs our Pro', but if the standard is managed appropriately and fairly by clubs and leagues, then we might see a renaissance of the club game in Britain. Overseas players would no longer have to be top talents, the game would open up to decent players who want to come over and spend the summer playing and doing pick-up work in our towns and villages.

For me, as a captain, there is no feeling worse than chasing players up all week and still taking the field with a short side. Getting back to competition for places, and 11 vs 11 on Sat/Sun, would be great for our game.
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Re: Brexit
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2017, 09:56:17 AM »
we are in a ridiculous situation with visas...our O/S guy has played 2 u19 matches for barbados (i think) but that makes him a pro (apparently)...yet to be  a pro for a visa, he needs to have played 5 matches!!!!
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