I have been trying (unsuccessfully) to google the impact of no deal Brexit below the Premier League. Currently freedom of movement allows us to sign the likes of Stendel, Radlinger, Andersen, Bahre and those who are probably on French/Belgian passports like Thiam, Cavare and Diaby. Does anyone have any insight on what the rules might be after a no deal Brexit? How, for example, do clubs like Barnsley get work permits for players like Dougal?
Difficult one to judge as no one will actually have a clue about no deal Brexit our what our immigration policy will be. I'd imagine we'd certainly see a lot less European players coming here
If I remember correctly, non-eu players have to appear in 75% of matches when available, otherwise their work permit doesn't get renewed. There may also be stipulations about involvement for their national team, but I could be wrong. I think Diaby might well have a Spanish passport, as he lived in Catalonia from the age of 4.
The Football league is not subject to the same restraints as other businesses, therefore Brexit will only become an issue if the people in Football allow it. I would not be surprised if it stays how it is
The amount of money the Treasury pulls in from PAYE and other taxes must be very welcome and as other sectors are hit and tax take diminishes, I can see the govt making pledges to allow overseas footballers easy access to the country. Certainly appeals to populist thinking too!
All those racists and fold that views for brexit seem to disappear when it comes to talk of 'they're coming here taking jobs from British footballers', however it's amazing that on the other hand 'they put money into the treasury'. I thought most genuine migrant workers did that, but cover , as well skull shortages in real jobs...
Things will only change when/if we change the laws of the country in Parliament. When we leave the European Union we will still operate under the laws of the European Union because we agreed to abide by them and we have to actively change them. There is no European body who can hold us to account anymore but they are still our laws. Foreign nationals working in this country will have exactly the same rights until a new law is made to take those rights away. It is British nationals living and working in Europe that have the problem. They're no longer a national of country that is part of the union and all the rights they enjoyed are instantly gone. They're illegal aliens and new laws need to be made to address that if the EU want to, which they may not.
That is down to the individual countries. Germany (at least) is currently putting through a law to protect Brits that are settled over there (and a lot easier than our own governments scheme).
