davieG Posted 25 September 2017 Share Posted 25 September 2017 Time for a new thread. John Percy Leicester City have submitted their appeal to Fifa in a bid to finally complete the £25m signing of Adrien Silva. Nearly four weeks have passed since Silva’s proposed move from Sporting Lisbon was rejected after Leicester filed paperwork 14 seconds late. Leicester were granted an extension to complete the Portugal international's signing but his registration was denied by the world governing body after the club missed the deadline. Silva has since been in limbo, unable to even train with Craig Shakespeare’s squad while Leicester have considered their next move. However, it is understood that Leicester have now presented their appeal to Fifa, following weeks of negotiations between club officials and lawyers. Leicester remain in the dark over the outcome and have not received any notification on when a decision will be made. One possibility is that Silva’s signing is approved but he will be unable to officially play for the club until January. Shakespeare is anxious for the dispute to be resolved quickly, following the £35m sale of Danny Drinkwater to Premier League champions Chelsea. He said: “There is a legal process going on where Fifa will decide what is happening with him, the quicker it is sorted the better. “We’d love to have more answers but unfortunately we have to wait. Obviously I want to make him feel welcome because he’s a player we identified a long time ago. “He is frustrated because this is World Cup year but he understands what the legal side of it is as well.” Silva was sat in the stands again on Saturday for Leicester’s 3-2 defeat to Liverpool at the King Power Stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koke Posted 25 September 2017 Share Posted 25 September 2017 Worst LCFC saga since Nicky Maynard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fazzyfox Posted 25 September 2017 Share Posted 25 September 2017 At last something solid, appreciated, if not progress then at least signs that they're doing something. No doubt the club have been asking if there are any precedents, if so how did those clubs put together their case, which elements of their case swung the outcome the most etc or similarly in light of there possibly being no comparable precedent then which elements of fact versus regulation should we focus on. Either that or "Do we put 1 million or two in this brown envelope"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the fox Posted 25 September 2017 Share Posted 25 September 2017 They will give him the clearance on the last day of December Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted 25 September 2017 Share Posted 25 September 2017 Lets just face it, don't blame fifa because we're shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chico1958 Posted 25 September 2017 Share Posted 25 September 2017 Oh good another thread about the elusive Mr Silva I bloody hope he's worth the fuss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheppyFox Posted 25 September 2017 Share Posted 25 September 2017 Ugh ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Wall Posted 25 September 2017 Share Posted 25 September 2017 The one legged Long John Silva would likely lead to improved ball retention at the moment. The quicker this unfortunate saga is concluded the better. I still suspect that January is looking the most likely month for his first appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted 25 September 2017 Share Posted 25 September 2017 I'm sorry, maybe i've missed something but why has this taken so long? I'm sure I don't understand all the workings, the in and out's e.t.c and I don't claim I do but why does our club seem so slow to act on things? I doubt other clubs would be so lackadaisical, no other club seems to have these problems, not as many, to the extent we do anyway. We're Premier League standard on some things but then League One (That's being generous) regards others. We need to upgrade on the pitch and most certainly off it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Shep Posted 25 September 2017 Share Posted 25 September 2017 Watch us win the appeal and then lose him to injury on his debut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartfox Posted 25 September 2017 Share Posted 25 September 2017 First para says LCFC 'have', whereas the second para says it is 'understood' we have??? WT* is that all about? Question for anyone with connections at the Club - Do we have a PR/Communications team? If yes, what do they actually do? Thanks. Please God I pray the other thread is locked now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Max Wall Posted 25 September 2017 Share Posted 25 September 2017 15 minutes ago, Matt said: I'm sorry, maybe i've missed something but why has this taken so long? I'm sure I don't understand all the workings, the in and out's e.t.c and I don't claim I do but why does our club seem so slow to act on things? I doubt other clubs would be so lackadaisical, no other club seems to have these problems, they don't seem to anyway. We're Premier League standard on some things but then League One (That's being generous) regards others. We need to upgrade on the pitch and most certainly off it. Can't help feeling that if this had been either of the Manc clubs, Chelsea or Arsenal, that the governing body would have swept it under the carpet, the public wouldn't have heard about it and their player would have made his debut long ago. It may be our fault but I also feel we are too small a club to have sufficient influence when it comes to these sort of issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 25 September 2017 Share Posted 25 September 2017 29 minutes ago, red5 said: Lets just face it, don't blame fifa because we're shit. If I've got a deadline I don't wait till the last day to get my task done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchandro Posted 25 September 2017 Share Posted 25 September 2017 We might as well leave it til January at this rate. Appeals last ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairbanksh Posted 25 September 2017 Share Posted 25 September 2017 Hope it succeeds but honestly just not good enough The start of this campaign and Shakeys position compromised The owners must seriously shake up the structure of the club Its Mickey Mouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted 25 September 2017 Share Posted 25 September 2017 17 minutes ago, Max Wall said: Can't help feeling that if this had been either of the Manc clubs, Chelsea or Arsenal, that the governing body would have swept it under the carpet, the public wouldn't have heard about it and their player would have made his debut long ago. It may be our fault but I also feel we are too small a club to have sufficient influence when it comes to these sort of issues. I agree with you to a certain extent but a deadlines a deadline, there has to be a line even if it was only 14 seconds over, it was the cut off, we missed it, we put ourselves in this position. To add to that it's took us 4 weeks to lodge an appeal. As I said I don't claim to know the in and outs and i'm sure there is lots I don't understand but it's frustrating and quite frankly a joke how badly and slowly we do our dealings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Wall Posted 25 September 2017 Share Posted 25 September 2017 3 minutes ago, Matt said: I agree with you to a certain extent but a deadlines a deadline, there has to be a line even if it was only 14 seconds over, it was the cut off, we missed it, we put ourselves in this position. To add to that it's took us 4 weeks to lodge an appeal. As I said I don't claim to know the in and outs and i'm sure there is lots I don't understand but it's frustrating and quite frankly a joke how badly and slowly we do our dealings. I was in no way condoning how we handled this, it was piss poor and that's being conservative in my criticism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingston_fox Posted 25 September 2017 Share Posted 25 September 2017 3 minutes ago, Worthington said: John Percy suggesting that the appeal has just been lodged...The club having been consulting lawyers until now. Would suggest that, having taken nigh on a month to decide to go ahead with an appeal, the club aren't that confident of winning it ! Maybe it's taken that long to get the brown envelopes into the right hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Eaton Fox Posted 25 September 2017 Share Posted 25 September 2017 As Silva is injured there is no rush so the appeal can be spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxes1 Posted 25 September 2017 Share Posted 25 September 2017 Its on it's way at last via John Rudkin's carrier pigeon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Clender Posted 25 September 2017 Share Posted 25 September 2017 This is a must win appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxes1 Posted 25 September 2017 Share Posted 25 September 2017 Who do we think will make his debut first Drinkwater for Chelsea or Silva for Leicester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetintedspecs Posted 25 September 2017 Share Posted 25 September 2017 Some of the reactions on here are like......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Wall Posted 25 September 2017 Share Posted 25 September 2017 1 minute ago, Foxes1 said: Who do we think will make his debut first Drinkwater for Chelsea or Silva for Leicester At this rate, Silva's son will make his debut first. If he has one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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