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West Brom manager Sam Allardyce has revealed how new Brexit regulations have already harmed his plans for the January transfer window. (TeamTalk)

That`s funny, does not seem to have harmed any of the "Big six" transfer plans. Seems every player in Europe is linked to them.

DD    

Yes, but livestock transport rules have changed, so we can't bring in the donkeys we were after.

And the club never saw this coming???? This is part of post I posted on here back in 2015/16 (2016 Transfer Thread):

"Yep as I have been looking into this for a while and have posted on it a few times. Until Article 50 takes full effect so 2 years (apx) after it is implemented all is well, after that time all European players will become overseas players.

In order to get a work visa for an overseas player, the player must be of "the highest standard", there is a specific wording but I cannot remember what it is and I am to lazy to look it up at the moment. To meet the criteria for a visa, over the previous two years the player has to have represented their country at a minimum of 75% of category A games, where they were eligible to be called up, (the lowest type of game that counts as category A is a qualifier for a major competition). The players country also has to be in the worlds top 70 countries (on average over the previous two years) in the U.E.F.A. rankings. Both of these conditions are measured from the date of application"

I am not saying these are the same reason which have caused the issue but it sounds like it. If us fans saw this back then, how did the club miss it?