Sakiri will not be joining Burnley

Last updated : 11 August 2005 By Tony Scholes

Steve Cotterill was there to present his case but it was always going to be a difficult task given Macedonia’s position in the FIFA rankings and the decision was hardly surprising.

It took an appeal two years ago for him to be allowed to play for West Brom but this time there was no second chance for Sakiri.

Steve said about the decision, “I don’t know what else we could have done. We just need a bit of luck at the moment.”

Bill McCartney, Senior Manager of Work Permits commented after the decision to reject the Work Permit, “I am really sorry that the appeal for Artim Sakiri has been turned down,” he said.

“Whereas we don’t normally comment on these type of appeals, I felt that Steve Cotterill could not have done any more in putting forward Burnley Football Club’s case for appeal than he did.”

The hunt for new players continues with it believed that the manager was last night checking out a left back at the Southampton v Reading reserve team game.