Alejandro Bedoya signs with swedish Örebro SK

I would have preferred another league, but whatever. Another Yank in the CL (hopefully) is fine with me. If it actually is in January, he gets EL, which is fine as well.

Congrats to Ale though, hes a class act.

 

Much as I'd like to change the title to a Lady Gaga reference (which, I admit, I was thinking of myself when I clicked on the thread a little while ago, and "Alejandro" is the only Lady Gaga song I know), mightn't we perhaps wait to see how this all plays out? Or shall I change it to "...From Örebro to Rangers?"

 

They just got eliminated so I guess this is one less worry. To summarize the game FK Sarajevo looked much better this time (Örebro dominated the first game at home). The main difference between the teams was that Örebro still can't score any goals whatsoever (Bedoya is still tied top scorer for them in the league this season).

About the risk of him being benched I don't think he will be if he stays for the rest of the season. They had another player who left as Bosman last year and they kept playing him until the end.

 

Appreciate your first hand accounts from
Sweden on Bedoya. Thanks again.

 

Appreciate your first hand accounts from
Sweden on Bedoya. Thanks again.

 

Technically, Bedoya is in slightly better shape concerning a work permit then Findley was 6 months ago. He's played in 5 of 17 official US matches in the last 2 years, and that number will be 5 of 10 by January 2012.

 

Is the permit criteria the same in England & Scotland?

Also, does playing for an EU league prior to the transfer help at all?

 

Yes, I believe so.

No, that doesn't make any difference unless he stayed long enough to gain citizenship in said country.

 

Is the permit criteria the same in England & Scotland?

Also, does playing for an EU league prior to the transfer help at all?

 

If I were him, I would probably elect to have an ACL and ankle surgery before joining rangers so he can reinforce his tendons and ligaments before getting them hacked off in the SPL.

 

First post on the violence of the Scottish game. Still waiting for the first on Scottish racism...

 

Its not that the scottish game is violent, they just tend to have their challenges get more than just the ball.

 

One man's opinion...

 

Yes its the same for the UK (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland). If a player doesn't have an EU passport they must have played in 75% of their national teams "A" games (World Cup, World Cup qualifying, Gold Cup or similar competition) in the past 2 years. The national team also has to be in the top 70 in FIFA rankings.

I don't think Bedoya is anywhere close to 75% so it should automatically go to an appeal but he isn't guaranteed to win the appeal.

Playing in Sweden doesn't help unless he gets citizenship but that will take 3 more years. It takes 5 years of residence in Sweden for citizenship.

 

yeah but he'll be going to one of the big two so to speak in scotland. if it's like the big clubs in england they usually get there way on these matters.

 

Bedoya seems perfect for Scotland. He's got some skill but he seems to thrive on a high work rate, chasing every lost cause and forcing the opposition to make errors. I know we want every new yank abroad to turn into xavi but I think bedoya to rangers makes sense.

Also, I think landon helped bedoya out with his permit. Got to help to say he started in all 3 knockout matches in the gold cup just this summer. I know he almost wasn't on the roster but he started those games.

 

Your post inspired me to find this gem. Thanks!

https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1786963

 

According to Örebro newspaper NA the bid that was turned down was $0.5 million. To put it in context Örebro just sold a defender who also had his contract ending this winter for $0.8 million to Club Brügge. So they would probably have been looking to get at least that.

 

Glad for Alejandro, Rangers a great team and SPL a pretty cruddy league BUT its a big club and the Coach and Club WANT Bedoya...

You go to the teams that WANT you. Who make effort for you. So I think he will do well in Rangers. But until 2012 he is a Örebro SK player.

 

This is a bad move, IMO. He won't learn much in Scotland that he hasn't learned in Sweden. He will likely get injured, too, and miss a lot of games. Scotland is a blood and guts league -- technically not any better than MLS, but more pace and more physical, and obviously deeper pockets and consequently more depth.

Yes, it's good to go to a place where you will play. That's absolutely the most important criteria. Likewise, it's good to have Edu there to help you. And he will increase his wages. That's all good. However, as far as development goes, he would have been better off going to Portugal, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain. Having said that, you can only go where you have offers. If Rangers was the best he could do, then so be it. Rangers is a big club, and hard to turn down in the absence of better offers.

I wish him good luck.

 

How did Landon help him get a permit (which he doesn't actually have by the way)?

 

EDU HAILS BEDOYA TALENT

 

Best of both worlds:

Alejandro @ Glasgow Rangers: On the Edge of Gersland!

I'm excited for this move because, should he impress, Bedoya will slot in and make a difference in that midfield. I do wonder where McCoist will employ him, though.

 

I meant with the case for his permit appeal.

Landon went to sisters wedding = bedoya getting more time in gold cup.

And presumably that is what rangers will build their appeal around.

 

How about sectarianism?

I did call my Rangers bud last night, and talked to him about Bedoya. He said he heard from his buddies at the bar that Alejandro was Catholic, and expressed much displeasure about it.

I believe Alejandro went to St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Miami.........which is Roman Catholic. Then of course he attended Boston College, a private Roman Catholic university.

I worked the guy into quite a tizzy

I have no idea if Alejandro is Catholic or not.................but he is of Colombian descent (a heavily Catholic nation. >90%) and attended Catholic schools much of his life.