retired_drakuel

I've played CM/FM for a long time and always used Scarborough as my team but they've been relegated way below any playable league so I was sorta lost for a while which team to choose. After trying with several teams in the Conf North/South without getting my heart really into it I decided to move up one division and go with Aldershot Town in the Conference.

Anyhow, I was very surprised to see that they have a back-up goalkeeper from South America in their squad! How is that possible? He's got more than 1000 days left before he can gain nationality in England. He's on a three month deal. But can anyone explain how it's possible that he's been signed in the first place? It's a real player and he's been with two English clubs before he was signed by the previous manager of my team. I don't understand this.

retired_angeliwuoma

Probably due to the fact that work permits are easier to obtain IRL than in the game.

retired_ironmaden

Can he play as an amateur? I don't know English football this well, but I guess if he's an amateur player, he can play without obtaining a work permit - as long as he has a work permit for his day-to-day job.

But that's just a guess.

retired_HustleHard

Maybe he married an english woman?

retired_drakuel

I think that's a very good guess! Thanks! It has to be the answer. It says "non-contract" on him when I choose the Views/Contract drop down menu and I should've guessed myself that this means he's an amateur.

retired_sandra

The club I am managing has a Cape Verde international goalkeeper from the start. He does have Portuguese as a second nationality so the work permit is not an issue. I want to know how my team got to sign him in the first place though, as they signed him from a Portuguese club.

retired_corbettk4

I think that IRL it is relatively easy for this to happen, specially in amateur leagues... the chap could be a student somewhere for example. Maybe they forged his ID too... who knows, a large number of possibilities...

I think I have seen foreigners playing in both British and continental lower leagues before though.

retired_lruby217

I remember seeing a Brazilian centre back playing for exeter in last years game. he was signed on a free after being release by Corinthians in Brazil. It's likely in these cases that the player is determined to forge a career in europe without the help of an agent but has to get a work permit and work to support himself. There is a spanish striker who played for Wrexham who did just that. He wasn't able to have a proffesional career in Spain so he moved to England and worked in a supermarket while playing for Dorchester. After one good season, Wrexham snapped him up.

retired_crazybonejr

That situation is impossible for the game to reproduce at current, Chezwig. I think this is one of these cases of the AI cheating.

retired_lruby217

My point was that this could explain why there are players from exotic countires playing at low level at the start of the game.