Emil, Simon and the old woman
Written by Mark Stokes on Thursday 20th August 2009

The Italian FA have been a cause for real frustration for Simon Davey as he waits for international clearance.

Simon told Barnsley Player: ""We are still awaiting international clearance for Emil (Hallfredsson) and have been on to the Italian FA all week trying to get it sorted.

"There is one old lady in an office in Italy and she has basically told us that if we keep pushing then she will make sure we do not have it through for the weekend. It's laughable really."

The Hallfredsson clearance has been compounded further by the long delay for O'Neil Thompson's work permit which may be resolved in the next week.